Curriculum Outline

Our curriculum adheres to the Ministry of Education Guidelines by using a variety of resources. All subjects are taught from a Christian perspective. The following is a list of the main resources used. Various supplemental resources are also used to enhance the learning experience.

 

MATH
JK & SK EXPLORATIONS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD (Addison-Wesley)
MATHEMATICS THEIR WAY (Addison-Wesley)
Grades 1-6 SAXON MATH – An Incremental Development
Grades 7-8 NELSON MATHEMATICS

 

LANGUAGE/ENGLISH
JK & SK JOLLY PHONICS
BUILDING BLOCKS (Carson-Dellosa)
Grades 1-3 JOLLY PHONICS

PHONICS (Modern Curriculum Press)
THE FOUR BLOCKS (Carson-Dellosa Publishing)

GUIDED WRITING (Scholastics Professional Books)
COMPLETE ENGLISH SMART (Popular Book Co.)
LIPPINCOTT BASIC READING SERIES
Grades 4-6 ACROSS THE CENTURIES (Christian Academic Pub.)
A WORLD OF LITERATURE (C. S I.)
ENGLISH FOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
ENGLISH SMART (Popular Book Co.)
COMMUNICATING SKILLS (Nelson Canada)
Grades 7-8
BUILDING ENGLISH SKILLS, GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION
WRITE, WRITE, WRITE, WORDS ARE IMPORTANT


READING - FOUNDATIONS AND FRAMEWORKS

Throughout the year the students will read a minimum of NINE specially selected books or novels that will develop comprehension and critical thinking skills. Classes will focus on the following age-appropriate units:
AUTHOR’S VIEWPOINT, CAUSE & EFFECT, CHARACTER, CLASSICS, COMPARISON, CONCLUSION, CONTEXT CLUES, HISTORICAL FICTION, ILLUSTRATIONS, LITERARY ELEMENTS AND DEVICES, MAIN IDEA, NON FICTION, PLOT, PREDICTION, PROBLEM SOLVING, QUESTIONING, REALISTIC FICTION, RETELLING, REVIEW, SETTING, SEQUENCE, STORY ELEMENTS, SUMMARIZATION, SYMBOLISM, THINKING STANDARDS, THEME

SPELLING
Grades 1-6 ACSI SPELLING (Association of Christian Schools Int.)

 

SOCIAL STUDIES/SCIENCE
Grades 1-2 HANDS-ON SCIENCE (Peguis Pub.)
PROFESSOR BEAKER’S LEARNING LABS
Grades 3-6 S & S LEARNING MATERIALS

HANDS-ON SCIENCE (Peguis Pub.)
OUR CANADIAN GOVERNMENT (Ruth Solski)

ANCIENT EGYPT (Rainbow Horizons)
SCIENCE SERIES (GTK Press)
Grades 7-8 NELSON SCIENCE SERIES

 

GEOGRAPHY
Grades 7-8 HUMAN & PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY (Gage)
PATTERNS IN HUMAN & PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY (Johnson)

 

HISTORY
Grades 7-8 FLASHBACK CANADA (Oxford)
CLOSE-UP CANADA (Oxford)

 

FRENCH
Grades 4-6 ACTI-VIE (Prentice Hall Ginn)
Grade 7 TOUT ADOS
Grade 8 VISA

 

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION/BIBLE
Grades 1-3 CHARACTER FOUNDATION CURRICULUM (ACSI)
Grades 4 & 5 BIBLICAL CHOICES FOR A NEW GENERATION (Standard)
Grade 6
ACSI BIBLE
Grade 7 THE LIFE OF CHRIST (ACSI)
YOUNG PEACEMAKERS (Shepherd Press Publishers)
Grade 8 DON’T CHECK YOUR BRAINS AT THE DOOR (Josh McDowell)
PEACEMAKER SERIES (Shepherd Press Publishers)

 

MUSIC
Grades JK-4 MADE FOR PRAISE (Dovetail Music)

Various resources that integrate with the curriculum themes
Grade 5
YAMAHA RECORDER
Grades 6-8 STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE (Neil A. Kjos Music Co.)
Various Band Arrangements

 

ART
Grades 1-7 ART CONNECTIONS SRA (McGraw-Hill)
Grade 8
INTRODUCING ART (McGraw-Hill)

 

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
JK-SK OPHEA ( Ont. Physical & Health Education Assoc.)
Grades 1–8
P.E. ACTIVITIES (Joanne & Maxwell Landy)

COMPLETE PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

OPHEA (Ontario Physical Health & Education Association)


 

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