THE GRAMMAR STAGE: K – 6th

Young children are uniquely adapted to memorize. They learn chants, songs and rhythmic verse and can be taught an enormous amount of information. By exercising this ability, students remain practiced in the art of memorizing.

CULTIVATING RIGHTLY ORDERED AFFECTIONS

The Grammar stage continues in the parental development of the child towards rightly ordered affections. Simply put, our teachers aide the students in learning to love things that are true, beautiful and good. As opposed to the world which teaches them to only love what feels good.

WHAT GRAMMAR STUDENTS LEARN

  • Learn to read using phonics (K)

  • Recite parts of speech jingles and begin learning Latin (1st)

  • Celebrate the traditions of the United States (1st)

  • Study ancient hieroglyphics (2nd)

  • Explore relationships between the Greeks, Romans, Hebrews, & Christians (2nd)

  • Write in cursive (3rd)

  • Learn significant events covered in the study of Isaiah-Daniel and Job (3rd)

  • Write limericks, cinquain and diamante poetry (4th)

  • Memorize songs and chants for the 13 colonies (4th)

  • Recite the reasons given for the importance of the Gospels (5th)

  • Understand America in the context of Christianity and world history (5th)

  • Imitate great poetry (6th)

  • Write a five-part essay (6th)

  • Use Saxon Math (K-6)

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BOOKS YOUR CHILD WILL READ

  • The Box Car Children (2nd)

  • Emperor’s New Clothes (2nd)

  • Stuart Little (3rd)

  • Adam of the Road (3rd)

  • Sarah Bishop (4th)

  • Black Beauty (4th)

  • Little Women (5th)

  • Huckleberry Finn (5th)

  • Animal Farm (6th)

  • The Hiding Place (6th)

  • The Diary of Anne Frank (6th)

  • Plus many more classics