grade 6 Curriculum
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Primary Subjects
Reading
- Genres: Realistic and Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Poetry
- Biography and Non-Fiction
- Vocabulary- Greek and Latin based words
- Figurative Language
- Prefixes and suffixes
English/Language Arts
- Grammar – beginning diagramming
- Parts of speech
- Written Expression
- Genre Characteristics
- Word and Study skills
Science
- Sun, Moon, and Planets
- Diversity of Life
- Motion, Force, and Models
- Scientific Method
- Analyzing and interpreting data
Mathematics
- Numerical and Algebraic Expressions
- Solve Equations and Inequalities
- Operations with Rational numbers and absolute value
- Coordinate Geometry
- Compute fluently with multi-digit numbers and find common factors and multiples
- Apply and extend understanding of multiplication and division to divide fractions by fractions
- Understand ratio concepts and apply ratio reasoning to solve problems
- Percentages
- Understand statistical variability
- Geometry (area, surface area, volume)
Spanish
- Basic Conversational Questions/ Responses
- Biographical Information
- Grammar and Tenses
- Family and Time
- Hispanic Music and Authors
- Hispanic Map Work
Religion
- Old Testament
- God’s Plan for us
- God’s love and supporting grace
- Important figures of the Old Testament
- Navigating the Bible
- Created for Love Curriculum
Social Studies
- Maps, Charts, and Diagrams
- Ecosystems and Culture
- Economics
- Population and Movement
- Geography
- Government and Citizenship
- Landforms and Water Features
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Art
- Create 2/3D artwork from observation, memory, imagination, or to make an impact
- Explore media, composition, color theory, geometry in art, and abstraction
- Learn to classify art into categories, choose appropriate subject matter for art
- Elements of art: identify characteristics, demonstrate mastery of principles of design
- Art history, culture, art of native populations
- Art critiques
Music
- History of Jazz from ragtime to contemporary jazz
- Vocal performance – SH Chorus
- Music Theory – understanding/reading
- Ensemble Performance/Playing Orff Instruments
- Studying Symphonic Literature
Physical Education
- Fitness concepts
- Fundamentals of health and wellness
- Team sports
- Physical recreation activities
- Social-Emotional development
Information & Digital Literacy/Library
- Digital Citizenship: media balance, Internet privacy/security, digital identity and footprint, news/media literacy, cyber bullying, copyright, citation, Google tools, email etiquette
- Research: Print and Digital Sources, citation, navigating search engines and databases, evaluating websites
- Literature Exploration: book awards, Poetry month, book reviews
- Creative Content: Digital Projects
- Library Organization
grade 7 Curriculum
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Primary Subjects
Reading/ELA
- Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies
- Fiction/Non-fiction/Poetry/Drama
- Vocabulary development
- Diagramming sentences/Grammar
- Writing Process
- Figurative Language
Spanish
- Basic conversations about people, places, and celebrations
- Grammar and tenses
- Demonstrative adjectives, stem changing verbs, and present progressive present of common irregular verbs
- Study about Panama, Ecuador, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, and Columbia
Mathematics
- Integer and Rational number operations
- Simplify algebraic expressions
- Solving algebraic equations and inequalities
- Ratios, rates, and proportions
- Percentages
- Probability
- Data Sampling
- Geometry
Earth Science
- Maps
- Layers of the Earth
- Rocks/Soil
- Erosion and the changing earth
- Extreme weather
- Scientific method
- Hands-on activities
Religion
- Jesus in the Gospels
- Jesus – The Way, The Truth, and The Life
- Discipleship
- Sermon on the Mount
- The Beatitudes
- Christ’s Law of Love
- Created for Love curriculum
Civics
- Focus on the role of the citizen in their government
- To encourage responsible and active participation in their communities
- Study of the US Constitution and Bill of Rights
- Learn about the country’s diverse people: its democratic system of government; its capitalist economic system; its legal system as enshrines in its founding documents
- Hands-on projects designed to supplement their text with practical application of the major concepts
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Enhancing the Curriculum
Art
- Create 2/3D art from observation, memory, imagination, storytelling, or to make an impact
- Explore media, composition, color theory, Geometry in art, abstraction
- Demonstrate art elements and design principles in your art
- Classify art into categories
- Art History, Culture, art of immigrant groups/native populations
- Learn and explore famous art movements
- Art critiques
- Personal exploration and expression in your artwork
Music
- History of American Folk Music from 1920’s – 1970’s
- Vocal Performance – SH Chorus
- Music Theory:Understanding/Reading
- Ensemble Performance/Playing: Orff Instruments
- Studying Symphonic Literature
Physical Education
- Fitness concepts
- Fundamentals of health and wellness
- Team sports
- Physical Recreation Activities
- Social-Emotional development
- Progress with 5 National PE standards
Information & Digital Literacy/Library
- Digital citizenship: media balance, internet privacy/security, digital identity and footprint, news/media literacy, cyber bullying, copyright, citation, Google tools, email etiquette
- Research: print and digital sources, citation, navigating search engines and databases, evaluating websites
- Literature exploration: Book awards, Poetry month, Book reviews
- Creative content: Digital projects
- Library organization
grade 8 Curriculum
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Primary Subjects
Reading/ELA
- Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies
- Fiction/Non-fiction/ Poetry/Speeches/Mythology
- Vocabulary development
- Grammar
- Writing Process
Spanish
- Focus on becoming effective communicators by listening, speaking, reading, and writing
- Culture lessons
- Grammar and punctuation, subject pronouns, adjectives, conjugating regular and irregular verbs
- Study about Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and other Spanish speaking countries
Mathematics
- Solving linear equations and inequalities
- Graphing linear equations and functions
- Solving systems of equations and inequalities
- Solve absolute value equations and inequalities
- Graph absolute value and piecewise functions
- Law of exponents
- Graph exponential functions
- Radical operations
- Add, subtract, multiply, and factor polynomials
- Graph quadratic functions and solve quadratic equations
- Percentages and Statistics
- Geometry
Introduction to Physical Science
- Scientific Method
- Matter: types, properties, states of matter
- Forces of law and motion
- Energy
- Hands-on activities and various methods of learning
Religion
- History of the Church
- Mary as the best image of the church
- The four Marks of the Church
- Old Testament and New Testament
- Created for Love curriculum
World History
- Ancient and Medieval civilizations
- Current events
- Discuss historical events through the lens of our modern perspectives
- Develop critical thinking skills
- Various writing skills including research, argument and document based writing
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Enhancing the Curriculum
Art
- Create 2/3D art from observation, memory, imagination, storytelling, make an impact
- Explore media, composition, color theory, Geometry in art & abstraction
- Demonstrate mastery of art elements, design principles, terminology
- Classify art into categories, choose appropriate subject matter for artwork
- Properly use tools and materials, techniques and methods
- Art history, culture, art of immigrant groups and native populations
- Learn and explore famous art movements and modern trends
- Art critiques, personal exploration
Physical Education
- Fitness concepts
- Fundamentals of health and wellness
- Team sports
- Physical Recreation Activities
- Social-Emotional development
- Progress with 5 National PE standards
Music
- History of Rock ‘n Roll from the 1950’s to 1980’s
- Vocal performance – SH Chorus
- Ensemble Performance/Playing: Orff Instruments
- Studying Symphonic Literature
Information & Digital Literacy/Library
- Digital Citizenship: media balance, Internet Privacy/Security, Digital identity and footprint, News/Media literacy, copyright, citation, Cyber bullying, Google Tools, Email etiquette
- Research: print and digital sources, citation, navigating search engines and databases, evaluating websites
- Literature exploration: Book awards, Poetry month, Book reviews
- Creative content: Digital projects
- Library organization
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