Religion and Learn by Heart

• God’s Word as our foundation (Voyages)
• Martin Luther and the Reformation
• Moses and the Exodus (Voyages)
• The Annunciation (Voyages)
• Sermon on the Mount
• Sanctity of Life
• The New You (Sex  Education)
• Questions about our faith
• The Passion and Resurrection (Voyages)
• Ascension and Pentecost (Voyages)
• Luther’s Small Catechism: The 10 Commandments, The Apostles Creed, The Lord’s Prayer, The Sacrament of the Holy Baptism, The Sacrament of the Altar

Language Arts

• Literature: Basal and trade books
• Vocabulary study
• Weekly journal and creative writing
• Compositions: personal narrative, biography, explanation, persuasive, compare and contrast, story, and research report
• Weekly spelling
• Paragraph editing
• Computer integrated lessons

Math

• Operations – addition,  subtraction, multiplication, and division
• Decimals
• Geometry
• Fraction concepts and operations
• Measurement: linear, perimeter, area, and volume
• Metric and customary system

Social Studies

• Global and map skills
• History of North America
• In-depth study of U.S. history
• Brief study of Canada and Mexico
• Government simulation
• Bank simulation

Science

• Agriculture
• The Human body systems
• Health (as it relates to nutrition, drugs, and the heart)
• Physical  science
• Earth science

Other classes

• Physical education meets two periods per week
• Music (includes hand chimes) and choir meets three periods per week
• Art meets one period per week
• Spanish meets one period per week
• Band is an elective (meets two periods per week)

Field Trips

• Outdoor education at Camp CILCA (September)
• Downtown Champaign (February)
• State Capitol, Lincoln’s sites (April)
• Turkey Run State Park  (May)