Quick Curriculum Overview:

Language Arts

• Spelling (Carden Speller) & Vocabulary (Wordly Wise)

• Sounds & Carden Advanced Vowel Chart

• Log & Daily Drill

• Grammar & Comprehension Techniques

• Parts of Speech

• Verb Conjugations (6 Tenses & 4 Forms)

• Sentence Analysis (Keywords & Titles) & Outlining

• Reading Comprehension

• Dictation for Listening Skills

• Public Speaking

Composition

• Composition Patterns (Carden), Carden Paragraph

• Types of Writing (Informative, Persuasive, Opinion, Descriptive)

• Book Reviews/Reports/Research Papers

• Responses to Literature

• Creative Writing

• Summaring/Paraphrasing

• Scholastic Writer's Trait Crate

• Topic Sentences/4-5 Paragraphs

Literature

• Island of the Blue Dolphins 

• By the Great Horn Spoon

• The Swiss Family Robinson or Bambi

• Poems, Fables, Various Reading Comprehension 

History

• Textbook: Reflections- California: A Changing State

• Early Explorers- Introduction to Revolutionary War (by Mae Carden) 

• Spring- field trip to Sacramento

Geography

• National Geographic Map Essential Book: studying different maps (climate, topography, product, population) and their applications to modern life

• Our World, Our Earth  Carden workbook

Study Skills

• Techniques & Organization

• Time Management