Quick Curriculum Overview:

Language Arts

• Spelling & Vocabulary

• Log & Daily Drill

• Grammar & Comprehension Techniques

• Sentence Analysis

• Reading Comprehension

• Public Speaking

Composition

• Composition Patterns (Carden)

• Types of Writing 

• Book Reviews/Reports/Research Papers

• Creative Writing

• Scholastic Writer's Trait Crate

Literature

• Island of the Blue Dolphins 

• By the Great Horn Spoon

• The Swiss Family Robinson or Dr. Doolittle

• Poems, Fables, Various Reading Comprehension 

History

• Textbook: Reflections- California: A Changing State

• Early Explorers (by Mae Carden) 

Geography

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

• Our World, Our Earth  

Study Skills

• Techniques & Organization

• Time Management