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Elementary Course Descriptions
Biblical Foundations
Goals for K-4 through Fifth Grade:
- Recognize God’s existence and character.
- Understand the Bible as God’s inspired word and absolute truth.
- Use the Bible consistently to locate and memorize selected verses.
- Pray daily.
- Acknowledge need for salvation and respond to Jesus as God’s provision.
- Know and practice Biblical principles in relationships and service to others.
K-4 – Children recognize the importance of obeying God as they learn from the lives of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Samuel, Jonah, Ruth, David, and Elijah in the Old Testament. They will meet some of those who believed Jesus: the nobleman, roman soldier, four friends, two blind men, and Peter, and they will learn of Jesus’ power over death. Together they will memorize Bible verses, sing and pray, and learn to love God and work with others.
Kindergarten – Students see God at work from the creation of the world to the missionary work of Paul. They will look into the lives of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses and Joshua, Samuel and David, Josiah and Daniel. From the New Testament, children will follow the life of Jesus and learn about the beginning of the Church through the life of Paul. They will memorize Psalm 100, along with other verses. They will pray and sing daily, and learn to serve others.
First Grade – Using their Bibles on a consistent basis, students learn about Moses, Israel and the exodus from Egypt, the Law and the Tabernacle, Achan, Joshua, Jericho, Rahab and the twelve spies, Ehud, Gideon, Sampson, Ruth, Hannah and Samuel, Saul and David, Solomon, Elijah and Daniel. Jesus’ birth, baptism, disciples, miracles, parables, death and resurrection will be topics from the New Testament. They will sequence events on a classroom timeline, write paraphrases of Bible stories, sing the names of the books of the Bible, and memorize and recite scripture, including Proverbs 3:5-6 and Deuteronomy 6:4-5.
Second Grade – Students locate Bible verses independently, review naming the books of the Bible, and memorize Psalm 8 Psalm 23, John 14:1-7 and the Ten Commandments. Continuing to sequence events on a classroom timeline, topics will include creation, the Tower of Babel, Moses and the Israelites, Balaam, Gideon, Sampson, Jonathan and David, Naaman and the servant girl, Nehemiah, and the courage of Esther and Daniel. They will see Jesus as the promised Savior and follow His life through the pages of the New Testament. They will sing and pray daily and present a Christmas chapel.
Third Grade - Old Testament topics include the fall of man, Cain and Abel, Seth, Lot in Sodom and Gomorrah, Korah, Aaron and Miriam, the Law and the Tabernacle, Elijah and Job. From the New Testament students will learn about John the Baptist, the ministry of Jesus, the work of the disciples: Philip, Luke, Barnabas, Silas, John Mark, Paul’s conversion and ministry to the early church. They will learn more about missionaries and read a book about Gladys Aylward. Memory work will include The Lord’s Prayer, Ephesians 6:10-18, Proverbs 6:16-19, and I Corinthians 13:4-7.
Fourth Grade – Students use Bible study tools: timelines, maps, and concordances to help them understand and read about the following topics: The Bible, Attributes of God, Christ, The Holy Spirit, Man, Sin, Salvation, Eternity, Angels, the Church, Prayer, Witnessing, and living in peace with others. Memory passages will include Luke 2: 1-20, Philippians 2:5-11, Psalm 1, I Peter 5:6-10, and Joshua 1:7-10.
Fifth Grade - The focus of study is on the names of God that reveal His character and attributes. Students study fifteen names of God from scripture as they recognize God’s sovereignty and plan for their lives. They practice independent study and reflection. Memory work includes Psalm 139.
History-Social Studies
Students look at people, places, and events from a Biblical worldview, using timelines to develop chronological thinking. Four components are included: History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. Students gain knowledge and understanding of people’s lives, and discover causes and consequences of their actions. Students learn about the places people live, the rules and responsibilities they live by, and the ways in which they work to meet their needs.
K-4 – History: connect past and present events in own lives and environment, examine cause and effect relationships, time intervals. Geography: home and school, local landscape, location words. Civics: family and classroom structures (rules, jobs, responsibilities). Economics: basic needs of food, clothing, and shelter, services of school and community workers.
Kindergarten – History: Fire Safety Unit, Farm Unit, Thanksgiving Unit, Symbols of America, Presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, Transportation, Families and Grandparents, Memorial Day. Geography: land and water on map and globe, draw simple maps, locate U.S. on world map and Arkansas on a U.S. map. Civics: classroom rules and responsibilities, sharing and serving at home and school, daily Pledge of Allegiance, name school, city, state, and country. Economics: wants and needs, money as exchange for goods, community jobs and services, significance of work.
First Grade – History: Labor Day, Leif Erikson and Vikings, Columbus, Pocahontas and John Smith, Pilgrims, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, national holidays and symbols, Flat Stanley Project. Geography: use globe and map to locate poles, directions, continents, mountains, equator, United States, oceans, Arkansas. Civics: rights and responsibilities of citizenship: honesty, reliability, and fairness, rules at home and school, recite Pledge of Allegiance, five basic freedoms of U.S. citizens. Economics: consumers and producers, wants and needs, scarcity, resources, define and apply stewardship principle.
Second Grade – History: Native Americans of North America, Separatists, Colonial Days, Pioneers, National Symbols and Holidays. Geography: Locate continents, oceans, hemispheres, poles, equator, cardinal and intermediate directions, physical features on a map, countries bordering U.S., types of maps and map components. Construct and label maps. Civics: Purposes of rules and laws, democracy, rights and responsibilities in a community. Economics: Trading and currency, consumers and producers, productive resources, goods and services, working together in a community.
Third Grade – History: Columbus, John Smith and Pocahontas, Miles Standish, William Penn, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Daniel Boone, Civil War period (includes Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Clara Barton, David Livingstone), George Washington Carver, Booker T. Washington, Noah Webster. Geography: Four hemispheres, Prime Meridian, Regions, Names and locations of the fifty states, Physical Maps (make, label features, and interpret), Transportation and communication links, Conservation and use of environment. Civics: Levels of government (local, state, federal), Fundamental ideals of democracy, Election process (Bugident Unit). Economics: Productive resources, scarcity, supply and demand, profit, functions of money, saving and giving.
Fourth Grade – History: Settlement patterns of early explorers in America and Arkansas, Native American tribes in Arkansas, American Revolution, Lewis and Clark and Louisiana Purchase, American Inventors, the Civil War (in U.S. and in Arkansas), States and capitals, World Wars I and II. Geography: Five regions of the United States (features, weather), Natural regions of Arkansas, Latitude and Longitude, Major mountain ranges and rivers in the United States, Interpret historical and political maps. Civics: Levels of government (purpose, function, and responsibilities), Three branches of government, Fundamental principles of democracy, Founding documents (Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, U.S. Constitution), American Flag etiquette. Economics: Opportunity cost, supply and demand, scarcity, goods and services, productive resources, specialization and interdependence, entrepreneurship, characteristics of money, services provided by taxes, inflation, imports and exports.
Fifth Grade – History: Ancient Civilizations – Mesopotamia, India, China, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and the Medieval Period. Geography: Locate on a map or globe: India, China, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and countries in Europe, and identify major physical features in each area, Major rivers and mountain ranges of the world, Interpret climate and population data on charts and graphs, Types of maps, Identify major landforms, Interaction of people and resources. Civics: Forms of government, U.S. citizenship requirements. Economics: Wants and needs, Economic choices, Resources and scarcity, Types of economies, Free enterprise system, Factors of production, Global trade and currency.
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