***The elementary grades page has been updated with new information, I'll share it below. If you haven't clicked around on the different pages here on the site, there is (and will be more soon) some really useful information. Let me know your thoughts!***
Elementary
(grades K-2, 3-6)
Now is the planning stages for all age groups. See our plans, thus far, below.
Excited to see what the next year will bring!
The elementary ages will be split into two age groups if group size allows, K-2 and 3-6.
History
K-2 and 3-6
"BP Year One covers World and Biblical History from Creation through the Fall of Rome. Chronologically speaking, it starts with the seven days of Creation, and ends with the demise of the last Western Roman Emperor in AD 476. On the World History side, Year One starts with the four oldest known civilizations: Egyptian, Sumerian, Harappan and Chinese. It flows from there to the great empires of the Ancient Near East—from Egyptian and Akkadian to Assyrian, Babylonian, Hittite, Persian and more. Then come the Greco-Persian Wars, Classical Greece, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Mixed in are empires and cultures from China, India, the Americas, and Africa beyond Egypt. On the Biblical History side, Year One covers both the Old Testament and the New. Since the events in the Bible all happened in ancient times, all our Biblical History falls in Year One. Later years cover Church History and Christian missions."
Science
K-2 and 3-6
"Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics presents a scientifically sound and God-honoring study of chemistry and physics for grades K-6. Your student will study the basic building blocks of creation, atoms and molecules, and then journey through simple chemicals, the laws of motion, and energy in its many forms, before discovering concepts of electricity and magnetism. Introduce your children to the fascinating world of chemistry and physics! The activities and projects in this course are sure to delight and inspire your young minds. They’ll begin by exploring the basic building blocks of creation, atoms and molecules, and then journey through simple chemicals, the laws of motion, and energy in its many forms, before discovering concepts of electricity and magnetism. Along the way, your students will make a bouncy ball, formulate a smoke bomb, build a solar oven, construct a working periscope, fashion a miniature motor, and create a lava lamp! All the while, God will be glorified as the Master Designer of all that they’re discovering about the world and how it works. This exciting course will give your students a love for learning and confidence in science that will carry them through the school years and beyond. It is an engaging way to teach your young students just how God made everything in the universe."
Literature Studies
K-2
"Five in a Row Volumes 1, 2 and 3 (Ages 5-9) are easy-to-follow, highly effective instructional guides for teaching Social Studies, Language, Art, Applied Math and Science using outstanding children’s literature as the basis for each weekly unit study. Lessons include a discussion guide and questions, teacher answers, hands-on activities, and suggestions for further study. Visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners and teachers will all benefit from Five in a Row’s variety of lessons and activities which are carefully laid out and available for you to choose whichever one fits your schedule for the day. You’ll find everything you need to be an effective teacher at your fingertips- pronunciation guides to foreign words or phrases, background information on history, geography, art and science lessons, facts, figures, and activity suggestions for a wonderful variety of hands-on learning experiences."
3-6
"Progeny Press study guides are designed to help students better understand and enjoy literature by getting them to notice and understand how authors craft their stories and to show them how to think through the themes and ideas introduced in the stories. To properly work with a Progeny Press study guide, students should have easy access to a good dictionary, a thesaurus, a Bible (we use NIV translation, but that is up to your preference; just be aware of some differences in language), and sometimes a topical Bible or concordance. Supervised access to the Internet also can be helpful at times, as can a good set of encyclopedias. Progeny Press study guides include: background, activities, vocabulary, content questions, literary analysis and terminology questions designed to give students a good understanding of writing technique and how to use it, critical analysis questions designed to help students consider and analyze the intellectual, moral, and spiritual issues in the stories and weigh them with reference to scripture and, of course, a detailed answer key!"
**Specific books have yet to be decided upon. Head over to our Facebook page to let us know your ideas for literature books you would like to see covered this year**
The above selections are the core classes being offered.
Elective classes will be held after lunch, there will be two blocks available for each age group.
Some options that have been discussed are physical education, art, piano, and interest based monthly themes and life skills. Each of these classes will depend on interest and finding parents willing and able to teach them. Please reach out to me if you have any thoughts on these classes so we can begin to narrow down these choices.
If you have any thoughts you would like to share about any of these classes please reach out and let me know! You can contact me via email (lightcoop@hotmail.com) or the Facebook page. Looking forward to hearing from you!!
