3rd -4th Grade
Classical Program
Mondays and Wednesdays 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
$1200 minimum donation
Program Description
Students will begin the day with an opening devotion and continue with the following classes:
Catechesis & Recitation – Following the Catechesis curriculum from Wittenberg Academy, this class will include a daily reading from the Bible and will focus on learning and reviewing weekly hymns, psalms, Bible verses, and Catechism selections. Using music and repetition, students will also memorize facts related to other academic subject areas.
Grammar/Vocabulary – Using the Shurley English curriculum, this class will introduce and review grammar concepts and practice “jingles” as memory aids. Games and other exercises will be used to reinforce learning. Students will also expand their vocabulary and practice dictionary skills with each new lesson.
Dictation/Cursive/Spelling – Students will learn and practice New American cursive through copy work and dictation selections. Students will also be required to learn weekly spelling words, corresponding with the phonics and spelling rules presented in their grade-level classical curriculum.
History/Geography – Using the Veritas Press history curriculum, students will pursue a chronological study of world history with a focus on the New Testament, Greece, and Rome. Students will use colorful and informative history cards to learn about 32 different events from this period of history, as they continually review a timeline memory song about the events. Additionally, students will read supplemental books, complete fun projects, and make use of a timeline and maps of the region.
At the Grammar Level, there is a great emphasis on memorizing names, dates, places, and events, which will help students gain a valuable tool for understanding how God is working today and what He has done during many past events.
Mathematics – Through games, timed worksheets, and math manipulatives, students will practice primary math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, integers, and geometry. This class is meant to reinforce the student’s mathematics program at home.
Latin – Using the Latin for Children curriculum, students will be trained in grammar, vocabulary, and English derivatives in a lively, interactive way that is perfectly suited to students in the grammar stage..
Literature – Students will be reading several books from the Veritas Press Literature 3 program. Class time will involve reading aloud selections from the books, class discussions, and presentations of book reports.
Daily Schedule
for
3rd-4th Grade Classical Classes
8:30-8:45 Morning Devotions
8:45-9:15 Catechesis & Recitation
9:15-10:00 History
10:00-10:45 Mathematics
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-11:45 Grammar/Vocabulary
11:45-12:30 Spelling/Dictation/Cursive
12:30-1:00 Lunch/Recess
1:00-1:45 Literature
1:45-2:30 Latin
Required Materials for Third Grade:
● Catechesis & Recitation – none
● Grammar/Vocabulary
○ Shurley English Kit, Level 4 - only one teacher’s manual and CD required per family. Additional student workbooks can be purchased here.
○ Shurley Practice Booklet, Level 4
○ Students must also have access to a dictionary at home.
● Dictation/Cursive/Spelling
● History/Geography – only one of each of the following required per family:
Veritas Press New Testament, Greece, and Rome enhanced CD - if you do not have the ability to print documents from a CD-rom, please purchase the NewTestament, Greece, and Rome Teacher's Manual, as well as the New Testament, Greece, and Rome Memory Song MP3.
● Mathematics
● Latin –
○ Latin for Children Primer A Mastery Bundle - one per family
○ Each additional student will need a Latin for Children Primer A Textbook
● Literature– one of each book required per family
○ The Dragon of Lonely Island, Homer Price, The Magician’s Nephew, Misty of Chincoteague, Peter Pan, The Random House Book of Fairy Tales, Stuart Little, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Charlotte’s Web, The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Story of the Treasure Seekers
Other - Each student will also need items from the supply list.
Required Materials for Fourth Grade:
● Catechesis & Recitation – none
● Grammar/Vocabulary
○ Shurley English Kit, Level 4 - only one teacher’s manual and CD required per family. Additional student workbooks can be purchased here.
○ Shurley Practice Booklet, Level 4
○ Students must also have access to a dictionary at home.
● Dictation/Cursive/Spelling
New American Cursive 2: Scripture and Famous Quotations - if student is new to cursive handwriting, purchase New American Cursive 1, instead
● History/Geography – only one of each of the following required per family:
Veritas Press New Testament, Greece, and Rome enhanced CD - if you do not have the ability to print documents from a CD-rom, please purchase the NewTestament, Greece, and Rome Teacher's Manual, as well as the New Testament, Greece, and Rome Memory Song MP3.
● Mathematics
● Latin –
○ Latin for Children Primer A Mastery Bundle - one per family
○ Each additional student will need a Latin for Children Primer A Textbook
● Literature– one of each book required per family:
The Dragon of Lonely Island, Homer Price, The Magician’s Nephew, Misty of Chincoteague, Peter Pan, The Random House Book of Fairy Tales, Stuart Little, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Charlotte’s Web, The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Story of the Treasure Seekers
Other - Each student will also need items from the supply list.