Scope & Sequence

Coram Deo Academy Grammar School Curriculum OverviewGrammar School Curriculum

Subject K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Bible Old Testament SurveyNew Testament Survey (The Child’s Story Bible)

Genesis to Joshua Bible series (Veritas)Child’s Story Bible

Genesis - Job (God’s Great Covenant)

1 Samuel - Malachi (God’s Great Covenant)

Literature / Reading

CDA Literature List (below)Logic of EnglishSing, Spell, Read, and Write

CDA Literature List (below)Logic of English Picture Book Comprehension Guides

CDA Literature List (below)Logic of EnglishVeritas Comprehension Packets

CDA Literature List (below)Veritas Comprehension Packets

CDA Literature List (below)Veritas Comprehension Packets

History & Geography

History of USHeroes in History Thanksgiving Map Skills, Where We Live: Continents

History of US Beginning Geography, Geography Songs Legends & Leagues

Veritas History Cards: Old Testament & Ancient Egypt Genesis-Joshua Ancient History Interactive Notebook (Focus: Egypt) Legends & Leagues: South

Veritas History Cards: New Testament, Greece & Rome (The Story of the World: Vol 1, Chap 18-42) Legends & Leagues: East

Veritas History Cards: Rome to Renaissance to Reformation (The Story of the World: Volume 2) Legends & Leagues: North

Grammar/ Composition

Logic of EnglishCopy journals

Shurley English Pattern 1 Sentences & JinglesN, V & Adj.Logic of EnglishDictation Vocabulary & Journals

Shurley Grammar Sentence Patterns 1 & 2 N, V, Adj, Art., Adv, PrepInstitute for Excellence in Writing Curriculum (2nd Grade)Dictation & Vocabulary

Shurley Level 3Sentence Patterns 1-3All Parts of Speech Writing with Rhetoric Books 1/2

Shurley Level 5Sentence Patterns 1-5Writing with Rhetoric Book 3

Math Saxon 1 Saxon 2 Saxon 3 Saxon 5/4 Saxon 6/5

Science God’s World K5- A BekaDiscovering God’s World-A Beka

Exploring Creation with Astronomy “Exploring Creation w/

Zoology 2”

“Exploring Creation w/ Botany” “Wonders of Creation-Weather”

Spelling / Handwriting

Logic of English Logic of English

The Rhythm of Handwriting Cursive Teacher compiled Sight and spelling words based on Logic of English

Grammar of Spelling Level 3 Grammar of Spelling Level 4

Latin N/A Song School Latin, Book 1 Song School Latin Book 2 Latin for Children Primer A Latin for Children Primer B

CDA Literature List

Coram Deo Academy Grammar School Curriculum

Grammar School CurriculumK 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Read Alouds:

Various Children’s Picture Books:Dr. SeussKevin Henkes Laura NumeroffA.A. MilneEric CarleRobert McCloskey P.D. EastmanMargery WilliamsAudrey Penn VirginiaLee Burton LeoLionni MarjoriePriceman Keiko KaszaJeff BrumbeauJoy CowleyCarron Brown David Shannon Mac Barnett Charles Ghigna Joan HolubNed Young Jacqueline Briggs MartinTony RossMem FoxAlice McLerran Various Fairy Tales

Chapter Books:The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Complete Works of Beatrix Potter Classics for Children: The Secret Garden The Railway Children Heidi The Swiss Family Robinson Charlotte’s Web Aesop’s Fables Gideon’s Gift

SCRIPTURE MEMORY

Genesis 1:1 Ephesians 4:321 Corinthians 10:31 Proverbs 3:5-6

Psalm 95:6-7 Joshua 1:9 Psalm 23Luke 2:8-14 Matthew 7:24-27 Psalm 150

Galatians 5:22-23 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

POETRY MEMORY

“All Things Bright

and Beautiful”(Alexander)

“There Once Was a Puffin"(Jaques)

“In the Heart of a Seed” (Brown)

Various Nursery Rhymes

CORE BOOKSLeveled Readers/Saxon Readers/Various Picture Books

READ ALOUDSThe Cricket in Times SquareThe Sign of the BeaverSarah, Plain and TallSkylarkLillian TrasherFarmer BoyThe Courage of Sarah NobleThornton Burgess BooksA Bear Called Paddington

SCRIPTURE MEMORYPsalm 1:1-3Psalm 100Proverbs 2:6-8Isaiah 9:6Luke 2:8-14Matthew 22:37-392 Corinthians 5:17Philippians 4:6-8Isaiah 40:28-31

POETRY MEMORY“Autumn Woods” (James S. Tippett)“The Swing” (Robert Louis Stevenson)“The Seven Continents” (Gina Sanguino)“A Winter Walk” (Elizabeth Newell)“I Have A Dream” (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.)“Be Even Tempered” (Alice Joyce Davidson)“Special Friend” (May Pynchon)“Raindrops” (Anonymous) & “Fog” (Carl Sandburg)“If All the Trees Were Pine” (Anonymous)

CORE BOOKSMummies in the MorningTut’s Mummy-Lost & FoundA Question of YamsThe Boxcar ChildrenThe Adventures of BaltoThe Mouse and the Motorcycle

READ ALOUD BOOKSMrs. Piggle WiggleWinnie the PoohWho Was King Tut?Little House in the Big WoodsLittle House on the PrairieBaby IslandSocks

SCRIPTURE MEMORYOld TestamentExodus 20:1-17Deuteronomy 6:1-9Psalm 8New TestamentMatthew 5:1-12John 1:1-14Ephesians 3:14-192 Peter 1:3-9

POETRY MEMORY“The Little Turtle” (Vachel LIndsay) (full 3 verses)“Skyscrapers” (Rachel Field)“Some One” (Walter de la Mare)“The Months” (Sara Coleridge)“Stars” (Sara Teasdale)“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” (Jane Taylor) (full 5 stanzas)“The Secret” (Anonymous)

CORE BOOKSHomer PriceTales from the OdysseyDauliere’s Greek MythsThe Lion, Witch, & WardrobeStuart LittleWind in the Willows (Abridged)Charlie & the Chocolate FactoryThe Magician’s Nephew

READ ALOUD BOOKSMilly, Molly, MandyBecause of Winn DixieGinger Pye/MoffatsThe Little Prince

SCRIPTURE MEMORYOld TestamentGenesis 1:1, 1:27, 3:15Exodus 2:23-25, 15Numbers 6:22-27Joshua 1:5-9Psalm 33, 103New TestamentRomans 8:31-39Ephesians 1:3-13Hebrews 11

POETRY MEMORY“September” (Jackson)“Spider Webs” ( Tippett)“When the Frost is on the Punkin’” ( Riley) *Stanza 1“Gathering Leaves” ( Frost)“Father William” (Carroll)“A Jelly-fish” (Moore)“A Poison Tree” (Blake)“The Children’s Hour” “Guard, My Child, Thy Tongue” (13th Century Hymn)

CORE BOOKSFrom the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler -

E.L. KonigsburgMacbeth for Kids - BurdettAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass - CarrollPrince Caspian - LewisThe Twenty-One Balloons - Pene du BoisPhantom Tollbooth - JusterAdvent. of Robin Hood- VivianKing Arthur & His Knights of the Round Table - Green

READ ALOUD BOOKSBeowulf - SutcliffThe Hobbit -Tolkien

SCRIPTURE MEMORYOld TestamentPsalm 34, 51, 121Isaiah 40:28-31Jeremiah 1:1-10Habakuk 3:17-19New TestamentEphesians 2:1-10, 6:10-201 Thessalonians 5:12-241 Timothy 6:11-16

POETRY MEMORY“The Eagle” (Tennyson)“Trees” (Kilmer)“Road Not Taken” (Frost)“Wind is a Cat!” (Fuller)“Kubla Khan” - (Coleridge)“Today We Had Some Weather” (Nesbitt)

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