Elementary Program: 6 – 12 years old
Language
- History of language, spoken and written
- Reading skills
- Interpretive reading
- Handwriting and calligraphy
- Literature study
- Word study and usage
- Semantics
- Drama and oral reports
- Public speaking skills
- Editing skills
- Reference skills, including use of a dictionary and thesaurus
- Study of grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and syntax
- Spelling strategies
- Writing
- Forms of writing
- Sentence analysis
- Verb conjugation
- Advanced grammar
- Regular and irregular verbs and verbals
- Phrases and clauses
- Style of Writing
Math
- History of numbers
- Decimal system
- Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division
- Long Multiplication
- Long Division
- Memorization of Rudimentary Mathematical Skills
- Measurement
- Money
- Rounding
- Expanded form
- Commutative law
- Multiples and factors, including LCM and GCF
- Geometry
- Nomenclature
- Congruency, Similarity, and Equivalency
- Lines
- Angles
- Polygons
- The Circle and Pi
- Equivalency Proofs
- Pythagorean and Euclidean Theorems
- Area
- Volume
- 3-dimensional solids
- Making a portfolio
- Divisibility
- Fractions
- Decimals
- Squaring
- Cubing
- Square root
- Cube Root
- Negative numbers
- Exponential Notation
- Graphing
- Pre-Algebra
- Ratio and Proportion
- Probability
- Word Problems
- Non-Decimal Bases
Science
- Story of the beginnings of the universe, the earth, and life
- Stories of the beginnings of human beings
- Geology, including the layers and composition of the earth, rocks, minerals, and fossils
- Sun and the Earth
- Ecology
- Biology
- Microscope work
- Zoology and Animal Classification
- Botany and Plant Classification
- Three States of Matter
- Properties of air and water
- Weather
- Chemistry, including the states of matter, simple chemistry experiments, and the Periodic Table of Elements
- Elementary Physics
- Environmental Studies
- Local watersheds and impacts of human beings on earth
- Plant and Animal Nomenclature
- Nutrition, health, cooking, and baking
Social Studies
- Historical Eras
- Great Stories
- Ancient Civilizations
- Three phases of history
- Civics and governmental studies
- Map skills and reading a legend
- Timelines of the beginnings of life, the early humans, the United States, and human history
- Time telling
- Days of the week and months of the year
- Fundamental needs of human beings
- Agricultural Revolution
- Age of Exploration
- Industrial Revolution
- Age of Enlightenment
- Current Events
- Economic geography
- Cultural studies
- Interdependencies of humans in society
- Pennsylvania history
Geography
- Investigation of arctic, tropic and temperate zones
- Human beings in each zone
- Work with and memorization of continents, countries, states, oceans, capitals
- Land and water forms
Spanish
- Conversation
- Grammar
- Oral
- Vocabulary
Technology
- Word processing skills
- Typing skills
- Use of the internet
Physical Education
- Development of gross motor skills
- Teamwork skills
- Soccer, yoga, and physical education games and strategies
Music
- Playing tone bars and keyboard
- Rhythm notation
- Reading a musical staff
- Steady beat, meter, and form
- Melody and composition
- Music appreciation
- Eras in music history
Art
- Proper use of art media
- Uses of media for representation
- Art appreciation
- Eras in art history