.Language Arts
Each classroom teacher incorporates their own style of teaching the following listening and speaking skills within the Classical Education model. These skills are continuously progressing as students engage in following directions and in classroom discussions/participation. These skills are addressed both through homeroom language arts instruction and through reading class content.
Each classroom teacher incorporates their own style of teaching the following listening and speaking skills within the Classical Education model. These skills are continuously progressing as students engage in following directions and in classroom discussions/participation. These skills are addressed both through homeroom language arts instruction and through reading class content.
- Classroom Discussion
- Presentation of ideas and information
- Reading comprehension (fiction, informational text, and poems
Writing/Grammar
The following writing and grammar concepts will be addressed throughout the year.
Penmanship
Handwriting is an important communication skill that reinforces reading, spelling, and writing. The goal of a good handwriting curriculum is to teach children to write legibly and efficiently so that writing becomes fluent and automatic. Students will have repeated practice of each letter. Because handwriting is, initially, a motor skill, repeated motor practice using correct letter formation is essential for achieving good handwriting. Students will use “Stop and Checks” to remind themselves to self-evaluate their letter formation through the use of four keys to legibility: shape, size, spacing, and slant. Handwriting skills are specifically taught daily in 1G classrooms. Correct formation of letters is emphasized throughout all subject areas.
Lesson 11 Lesson 12 Lesson 13 Lesson 14 Lesson 15 Lesson 16 Lesson 17 Lesson 18 Lesson 19 Lesson 20
Character Pillars
The pillars that will be covered this year are:
The following writing and grammar concepts will be addressed throughout the year.
- Parts of Speech – nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, pronouns
- Writing Conventions - capitalization, punctuation, sentence conventions,
- Writing Styles – paragraph writing with a topic sentence and details, friendly letters, thank you letters
Penmanship
Handwriting is an important communication skill that reinforces reading, spelling, and writing. The goal of a good handwriting curriculum is to teach children to write legibly and efficiently so that writing becomes fluent and automatic. Students will have repeated practice of each letter. Because handwriting is, initially, a motor skill, repeated motor practice using correct letter formation is essential for achieving good handwriting. Students will use “Stop and Checks” to remind themselves to self-evaluate their letter formation through the use of four keys to legibility: shape, size, spacing, and slant. Handwriting skills are specifically taught daily in 1G classrooms. Correct formation of letters is emphasized throughout all subject areas.
- Penmanship will be graded on a 5 point scale. We will be looking for correct shape, correct size, correct spacing, correct slant, and legibility.
Lesson 11 Lesson 12 Lesson 13 Lesson 14 Lesson 15 Lesson 16 Lesson 17 Lesson 18 Lesson 19 Lesson 20
Character Pillars
The pillars that will be covered this year are:
- Citizenship
- Courage
- Cooperation
- Responsibility
- Respect
- Honesty
- Integrity
- Perseverance.