North Texas Christian Academy - Mckinney, Tx

2009-2010 Curriculum

	First Nine Weeks	Second Nine Weeks	Third Nine Weeks	Fourth Nine Week
Phonics & Reading Skills	Names and sounds of vowels and t,l,b,n,m,h,s,and c, CV blends and one vowel words	Names and sounds of d,g,r,f,j,k,v,w,y,p,x,z,q, Introduction to sight words, adding final consonants to blends, words ending in double consonants, phrases, sentences	Continue with sight words, possessives ('s), one vowel rule, long vowel sounds Reading Circles begin	Continue with Sight Words, Reading Circles Two vowel rule, Begin Phonic Flashcards introducing digraphs and blends
Language Arts	Oral Language Development, School Vocabulary, Listening Skills and Comprehension,Rhymes, songs, stories with repetitive phrases	Listening & Speaking Skills, Comprehension (who, what, when, where, why) Parts of a story, story sequencing and predictint, nouns (Is it a person, place or thing?)	Listening & Speaking Skills, Comprehension,Literary genres, verbs, adjectives	Listening & Speaking Skills, Literary forms and functions, Questioning Skills
Writing	Exercising fine motor skills Upper and lower case letters learned in phonics, journaling, inventive spelling, first names, introduction to shared writing	Model Writing Rules: Begin with capitals, spaces between words, left to right, end with punctuation, begin publishing,continue with shared writing, journaling	Model Writing Rules: Begin with capitals, spaces between words, left to right, end with punctuation, continue publishing,continue with shared writing, first and last names, journaling	Model Writing Rules: Begin with capitals, spaces between words, left to right, end with punctuation, continue publishing,continue with shared writing, first and last names, journaling
Math	Introduction to Calendar,graphing, counting, shapes, numeral recognition/writing, positional words, patterns, money (penny)	Counting 1-100, money (nickel), time to the hour, adding on 1, writing numerals, adding 0, addition families, ordinal numbers, counting by 10's	Counting by 5's, Number words, fraction 1/2, time to the half hour, before and after numbers, writing numbers to 100, money (dime), addition families	Writing 10's to 100, money (quarter), addition families, time to the quarter hour, before and between numbers
Social Studies	School Rules Home and Families Citizenship, Character Traits, U.S. Symbols and Historical Figures	Holiday Customs and Traditions	Basic Needs, Community Helpers, Occupations, Transportation	Map Skills, Texas History/Symbols, Problem Solving and Thinking Skills
Science	Science Safety, Tools for Observation, Scientific Process,5 Senses and Weather Changes	Living and Non-Living, Animals,Habitats	Earth Resources,Conservation, Properties of Rocks, Soil and Water	Life Cycles, Plants and Parts of a System
Bible	Jesus' Eary Life and 1st Year of Ministery Adam	Story of Noah, Story of Job, and Review of Joseph	Begin the Story of Moses	continue Story of Moses