Curriculum Guide-Grammar, History, Science: These are just suggested guidelines patterned after various national standards and

the Core Knowledge curriculum (E.D. Hirsch). These are only suggestions to give you ideas. Your standards, scope and sequence may vary. Please consult your states particular homeschool policies regarding reporting and required standards. It is worth noting that kids acquire knowledge formally and informally. Their learning is certainly not limited to their coursework. Most kids are observant and pick up a lot of knowledge through their daily interaction with their parents, in their exposure to the internet and television, by asking questions of the adults around them, and from their recreational reading (books, newspapers, magazines, etc.). If you dont formally cover a content standard it does not mean it has not been acquired.

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Grammar
Capitalization Basic Sentence Structure Parts of Speech 4 Types of Sentences: declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory Punctuation: Assuming knowledge of periods, question marks, and exclamation marks, move to commas, colons, semicolons, apostrophes, quotation marks Recognize and avoid the double negative. Avoiding run-on sentences Subject-verb agreement -

History
Early civilizations and their expansion: Eurasia & Africa Ancient migrations to North America Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Dark Ages Christendom Nordic exploration Native American history European exploration & trade Identify the geographic locations/principles associated with each concept. -

Science
Animal Classifications Human Body Geology Astronomy Basic Chemistry: atomic structure/behavior, basic properties of matter, fundamental elements, basic properties of matter - Electricity and magnetism - Meteorology

3-4

5-6

Reinforce grade 3-4 items plus: - Pronoun agreement with antecedents - Independent & dependent clauses - Compound & complex sentences - Active & passive voices - Commonly misused/misunderstood word usages such as irregular verbs, prepositions such as who/whom, and adjectives such as well/good, many/much.

Enrich previously learned concepts. Special emphasis on effective style in written and spoken communication.

7-8

- The New World: Settlement of Eastern Canada/N.E. America - French & Indian War - Colonial America - Catholic pre-colonial & colonial figures - Pioneer settlements - American Revolution - French Revolution - Development of Americas founding principles/documents - Napoleon & French Imperialism - Emergence of American federalism - Identify the geographic locations/principles associated with each concept. - Causes of the Civil War - Civil War - Reconstruction - American Industrialization - American Immigration - World War I - World War II - Rise of Communism: Cold War & Korean War - Arab-Israeli Conflict - Muslim sectarianism - Rise of terrorism - Identify the geographic locations/principles associated with each concept.

- Enrich concepts introduced in grades 3/4, plus: - Scientific Method - Cell structure/processes - Plant structure/processes - Discretionary basis: animal and human reproduction, genetics, gestation, endocrine system - Introductory chemical compounds - Enrich understanding of fundamental elements - Introductory physics: energy (speed, force, work, kinetic, potential, power, conservation of energy in a system, chemical energy, heat energy, mechanical energy, heat transfer, effects of energy on matter) - Enrich concepts introduced in grades 5/6 plus: - Properties of light and sound - Waves & particles - Plant & animal metabolism - Human neurological functions