MATH - Harcourt School Publishers
Harcourt Math © 2004 is a research-based, complete and comprehensive math program for Pre-K through Grade 6. It was written to provide thorough coverage of state and national standards and to provide teachers the flexibility to customize the program for state and local courses of study. Harcourt Math was designed to help build conceptual understanding, skill proficiency, problem solving facility, and logical reasoning while carefully developing concepts within and across the mathematics stands.
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SCIENCE/HEALTH - FOSS Science
Our science program is taught from a Creationist perspective and Biblical worldview.
What is FOSS?
FOSS is a research-based science curriculum for grades K–8 developed at the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California at Berkeley. FOSS is also an ongoing research project dedicated to improving the learning and teaching of science. The FOSS project began over 20 years ago during a time of growing concern that our nation was not providing young students with an adequate science education. The FOSS program materials are designed to meet the challenge of providing meaningful science education for all students in diverse American classrooms and to prepare them for life in the 21st century. Development of the FOSS program was, and continues to be, guided by advances in the understanding of how youngsters think and learn.
Science is an active enterprise, made active by our human capacity to think. Scientific knowledge advances when scientists observe objects and events, think about how they relate to what is known, test their ideas in logical ways, and generate explanations that integrate the new information into the established order. Thus the scientific enterprise is both what we know (content) and how we come to know it (process). The best way for students to appreciate the scientific enterprise, learn important scientific concepts, and develop the ability to think critically is to actively construct ideas through their own inquiries, investigations, and analyses. The FOSS program was created to engage students in these processes as they explore the natural world.
For more information visit:
http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/foss/index.html
http://www.fossweb.com/
SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY - Tapestry of Grace
http://www.tapestryofgrace.com/index.php
Tapestry of Grace is a plan of study that helps teachers provide a Christian, classical education using a guided unit study approach, with the history of the world as the core organizational theme. From Grades K–12, all students cycle through world history every four years
Tapestry covers the humanities: history, church history, literature, geography, fine arts, government, philosophy, and writing & composition.
Week to week, Tapestry integrates all subjects: people, events, and movements are studied in the time period in which they were most influential. Lessons are presented from all modalities: visual, auditory, and tactile. For younger children, a variety of hands-on ideas are provided each week.
READING/LANGUAGE ARTS: Storytown by Harcourt School Publishers
http://www.harcourtschool.com/storytown/storysampler/index.html
HANDWRITING: A Reason For Handwriting
Grades 1 – 4: A Reason For® Handwriting provides a fun, meaningful approach to developing effective handwriting skills. Each lesson is built around a Scripture verse chosen not only for proper letter combinations, but also inspirational content. “Border Sheets” encourage students to share God's Word with others.
http://www.areasonfor.com/HomeSchool/Products/Handwriting/GeneralInfo.aspx