Curriculum Guide
Junior High
Grades 6-8
Religion
The Junior High
curriculum emphasizes God’s saving love for His people. Students learn of Jesus’ great love for them
and of the salvation He has earned for them and all people through His life,
death, and resurrection. Daily Scripture
reading and discussion, memorizing of the Word, worship, and community service
are components of the religion curriculum.
Grade 6
V
Survey
of the Old and New Testament
V
Church
History
Grade 7
V
Comprehensive
Study of the Old Testament
V
Church
History
Grade 8
V
Comprehensive
Study of the New Testament
V
Church
History
Mathematics
Students are introduced to
new ideas and new approaches to problem solving. They will discover how data analysis and
statistics are helpful tools to better understand the world. Students have the opportunity to work with
partners, in groups, and individually.
There are four levels of Math Instruction: General Math, Intermediate
Math, Pre-Algebra, and Algebra.
Grades 6-7-8
V
Missing Number
V
Variables
V
Compare and
order whole numbers
V
Decimals and
Fractions
V
Ordinal Numbers
V
Whole number and
decimal place value
V
Whole number
properties of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
Grades 7-8
V
Decimal concepts
of compare and order
V
Converting to
fractions and percents
V
Integers,
rational numbers, and real numbers
V
Graphs
V
Measurement
V
Algebra
V
Geometry
Language Arts
Through real
world writing experiences, students acknowledge how writing can help them
affect and make sense of their world.
Varied, true-to-life writing assignments grow more sophisticated as the
student advances in grade level. Through
these writing assignments, the students will have the opportunity to:
V
Use
prewriting techniques to discover and explore a topic
V
Identify
several possible writing forms
V
Write
successive drafts using different writing forms
V
Identify
personal writing goals
V
Evaluate
and revise a draft.
Eight writing
strands are focused on each year.
Students learn by writing. These
categories include:
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Personal
and expressive writing
V
Observation
and description
V
Narrative
and literary writing
V
Informative
writing
V
Persuasion
V
Responding
to literature
Grammar focuses,
within context, on:
V
Sentences
V
Nouns,
Verbs, Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs
V
Prepositions
and Conjunctions
V
Subject-Verb
Agreement
V
Capitalization
and Punctuation
Spelling lessons
focus on:
V
Spelling
of words and spelling of sounds
V
Pronunciation
of words and sounds
V
Recognition
of structural and phonetic similarities
V
Associative,
auditory, and visual memory
Literature
Great literature fills
students with a sense of wonder and gives them insights into life, leading to a
life long love of reading. The
literature program is designed to bring pleasure and understanding to the
reader, meet students’ interest, and provide time to share social and cultural
values. Students will:
V
Gain meaning
from written text through the interaction of the reader’s skills, knowledge,
and context of the selection.
V
Relate speaking,
listening, reading, and writing activities to prior knowledge, themes, and
experiences.
Vocabulary and reading
skills are evaluated weekly. Additional
components of the program are: individually selected books to read and evaluate
through reporting and chapter books that are read individually or in group
settings.
Science
Students are encouraged
to ask “why?” With this question, they are able to explore the world,
understand its meaning, come up with their own ideas and hypotheses, check
their hypotheses, and experiment.
Students learn through labs and experiments, discussions, debates, and
lectures. Students use critical
thinking, their imagination, and curiosity to discuss issues in class. Each week they take part in a Health class
that includes life activities, planning for the future, and classroom
discussion.
Grade 6: The Scientific
World
V
Continents,
Volcanoes, Earthquakes
V
Matter
V
Elements,
Acids, and Bases
V
Fossils
V
Motion,
Speed, Gravity
Grade 7: Life Science
V
Cells
V
The
Five Kingdoms
V
Human
Body: its systems and functions
Grade 8: Earth Science
V
Solar
System
V
Weather,
Erosion, Water Systems, Geology
V
Renewable
and Nonrenewable Resources
V
Exploring
through Simple Machines
Social Studies
To understand history,
students have to put themselves into a time very different from their own. There is no time machine to carry young readers
back to the ancient times of the Egyptians, to the cultures of the Aztecs, to
the first Thanksgiving, or to the American Revolution. No time machine except that which is in each
student’s imagination.
Students will be drawn into
history through: understanding source material, literature excerpts, and
selections, quotations, historical maps, time line, graphs, diagrams, and
tables. Citizenship and American values
are presented through five themes of geography and current events.
Grade 6
Eastern Hemisphere development from ancient
civilizations through the rise of nationalism to the present time.
Grade 7
Western Hemisphere development from the discovery of
Columbus through the Native American times to the Modern era; specific emphasis
on Canada and
Arizona History
Grade 8
United States development from Columbus to the
present time
U.S. Constitution
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