A Glance at Silver State's Lower Elementary
K4
- Recognize letters
- Know the sounds the letters make
- Read simple books
- Count to 100 by 1's, 5's, and 10's
- Add and Subtract
- Learn money skills
- Write letters and numbers
- Explore our world through science and history
- Art projects
- Special days each month
Kindergarten
- Learn to read by Christmas
- Addition and subtraction on a number line
- Time
- Money
- Learn basic measurements
- Daily Bible lessons
- Read books
- Explore birds, butterflies, and bug units
- Begin basic punctuation
- Write sentences
- Write letters and numbers
- Weekly art projects
- Memorize poetry
First Grade
- Meet famous people like Squanto and Laura Wilder through literature
- Explore colonial and western life with hands-on fun
- Make butter, corn husk dolls
- Become an independent reader with a love for books and library time
- Discover God's great wisdom in how he created you, our world, and the planets
- Tour the depths of the ocean, the seven continents and the people and animals that live there
- Master basic math and writing skills
Second Grade
- Character study of biblical saints
- Math skills of carrying, borrowing, multiplication facts, simple fractions, and geometrical shapes
- State-by-state study of America
- Hands-on discovery of the early days of our country
- Read books from early American history
- Science units on weather, magnets, and the animal kingdom
- Writing cursive
- Writing poems, short stories, letters, and book reports
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Third Grade
- Get your passport and go exploring with us to the Bible lands
- Let's travel together through the Animal Kingdom of Vertebrates and Invertebrates
- Learn more about God's love and the lives of famous Americans of the past
- Look at history through the life of Abigail Adams, the wife of the second President of the United States
- Take a trip to the Denver Zoo and enjoy God's wonderful creation of animals
- Expanded skills in multiplication, division, and fractions
- Writing paragraphs and more
Fourth Grade
- In-depth study of the book of John
- Arithmetic challenges and games with flash cards and rapid calculation
- Archaeological dig in history
- Other hands-on history experiences
- Create a timeline of Colorado History
- Computer Projects - illustrated water cycle, natural resource map of Colorado
- Astronomy projects such as "Wacky Weather Report"
- Weather on other planets or "Star Gazer" - a look at constellations
- Science project with recorded sounds - "The Hearing Ear"
- Unique book reports - design a book cover, "Book Report in a Container"
- Literature units such as poetry, short stories, novellas, and a full length novel
- Study of Heidi
- Introduction to Greek and Latin root words
- Introduction to research paper writing with outlines and works cited
Fifth Grade
- Travel back to the days of brave knights and glorious castles
- Discover some secrets at the bottom of the sea
- Do some pre-algebra and pre-geometry
- Study Latin and Greek root words as the basis for our English language
- Learn how we know Christianity is true
- Sharpen your skills in art, speech, and creative writing
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 29 November 2011 09:56 |