Curriculum Guide
Intermediate
Grades 3-5
Religion
The curriculum is
geared toward developing a student’s understanding of God’s attributes, recognition
of sin and forgiveness, and learning how to treat others in a Christlike
manner. The curriculum includes daily
instruction, weekly chapel, memorization of God’s Word, and community service.
Grade 3
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Old
Testament : Creation – The Life of John the Baptist
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New
Testament : The Birth of Jesus – The Life of Paul
Grade 4-6
A two-year
Cycle Covering:
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Old
Testament : Creation – Exodus
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New
Testament : The Life of Jesus – The Life of Paul
Mathematics
Goals
V
Learn to value
mathematics
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Become confident
in one’s own ability
V
Become a
mathematical problem solver
V
Learn to
communicate mathematically
V
Learn to reason
mathematically
Content Areas
V
Addition and
Subtraction of Whole Numbers, Decimals, and Fractions
V
Place Value:
Whole and Decimal
V
Time and Money
V
Multiplication
and Division of Whole Numbers, Decimals, and Fractions
V
Data and Graphs
V
Metric
Measurement
V
Geometry
V
Ratio and
Percent
V
Probability
V
Perimeter, Area,
and Volume
English
Reading, writing,
listening, speaking, thinking, and language are taught as an integrated study,
not in isolation. Effective writing and
thinking processes and techniques are taught.
Writing is taught as a step-by-step process so that students will apply
critical thinking skills to their work and use listening, speaking, and grammar
skills in a meaningful context. Students
will:
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Identify
nouns, verbs, and adjectives
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Use
sentence structure in their writing
V
Identify
use of pronouns
V
Identify
adverbs and prepositions
V
Use
capitalization and punctuation
V
Learn
and use the basic steps of the Writing Process
Grade 3 Phonics
Phonics help students see a
connection between reading, spelling, and writing. It also helps develop decoding and encoding
skills. Content areas are:
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Initial, medial,
and final consonants
V
Hard and soft
consonant sounds
V
Short and long
vowel sounds and spellings
V
Consonant
digraphs
V
Contractions,
plurals, inflected endings, comparatives, and suffixes
V
Vowel pairs,
vowel digraphs, and diphthongs
V
Prefixed, base words,
suffices
V
Synonyms,
antonyms, homonyms
V
Use of a
dictionary
Literature
Literature is the
heart of the Reading program. Children
should read and write every day. In
order for literature to become a vital part of their lives, it must be more
than a subject in school. It becomes a
daily activity that holds the promise of continual enjoyment. Guiding principles are:
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Reading
is the process of constructing meaning from written text through the
interaction of reader’s skills and knowledge, the text, and the reading
situation.
V
Reading
requires us to know how to apply decoding and comprehension skills, when and
why to apply them, and how to do so independently.
V
Reading
is a critical tool for discovering, clarifying, and evaluation ideas.
Spelling
The teaching of spelling and
vocabulary affects a student’s writing efficiency, reading accuracy and
efficiency, success in subsequent reading instruction, and reading
comprehension. Students will:
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Use a thesaurus,
encyclopedia, dictionary
V
Alphabetize
words
V
Identify proper
nouns, homophones, antonyms, synonyms, and compound words according to spelling
V
Identify
suffixes and prefixes
V
Divide words
into syllables
V
Recognize entry
words as base words
V
Recognize base
words and endings
V
Identify
abbreviations
V
Recognize words
needing capital letters
V
Identify
contractions
V
Distinguish
between singular and plural possessive nouns
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Recognize
different pronunciations
Science
Teaching science
from a Christian perspective involves guiding all lessons on the foundation of
God’s Word. We believe the best science
education for students is one that gradually introduces them to the knowledge,
methods, skills, and attitudes of scientists while simultaneously recognizing
and respecting the educational, developmental, and spiritual needs of all
students.
Life Science
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Life
Cycles
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Roles
of Living Things
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Insects
V
Plants
V
Birds
V
Fish
V
Population
and Ecosystems
Physical Science
V
Forms
of Energy
V
Properties
of Matter
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Magnetism
and Electricity
V
Energy,
Work, and Machines
V
Light
and Sound
Earth Science
V
Sun,
Moon, and Earth
V
Earth’s
Land Resources
V
Solar
System
Social Studies
Five themes of geography are
used to make students more geographically literate. They are:
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Location
1. Absolute (Maps, Longitude, Latitude)
2. Relative (Relation to surroundings)
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Place
1. Physical Characteristics (Climate, Soil, Vegetation)
2. Human Characteristics (Values, Ideas, Architecture)
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Human-Environment
Interactions: Ways humans are affected by their physical environment
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Movement: Flow of
people, goods, and ideas
V
Regions: areas
that can be defined on the basis of unifying characteristics
1. Physical
2. Human (Cultural, Social, Political)
Grade 3: United States Communities
Grades 4 & 5: A two-year cycle of World and United States History
and Geography
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