While teachers are primary, actual curriculum is important. The following is a list of curricular resources we recommend for the lower school years (K-5). The (*) indicates curricula used at Hope Academy as of 2018-2019.
LANGUAGE ARTS
COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS
*Macmillan McGraw Hill Treasures (newer version Wonders)
*Fountas and Pinnell Classroom
Spalding Education: Writing Road to Reading
BUILDING READING HABITS & A READING PATHWAY
*Daily 5
Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Teaching Reading
PHONEMIC AWARENESS
*Phonemic Awareness Songs and Rhymes (Fall, Winter, Spring Books) (Kindergarten) (Jordano and Jones)
Phonemic Awareness in Young Children (Adams, Foreman, Lundberg, Beeler)
Phonemic Awareness: Playing with Sounds to Strengthen Beginning Reading Skills (Fitzpatrick)
PHONICS/SPELLING
*Phonics Dance Alphabet & Phonics (K-1)
*Abeka Phonics Program (K)
Wilson Foundations
Simply Charlotte Mason-Delightful Reading Kits
GRAMMAR
LEVELED READERS
*Abeka Basic Phonics Readers (kindergarten)
*Fountas and Pinnell Guided Reading Books (K-5)
PM Readers
WRITING
*Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Teaching Writing (K-5)
Fountas and Pinnell Interactive Writing
Institute for Excellence in Writing — Andrew Pudewa
LATIN
*Latin for Beginners (Classical Academic Press) (Note: Latin instruction begins in grade 4 at Hope Academy)
MATH
*Investigations in Numbers, Data and Space (primarily used K-2) (Pearson)
*Envision (primarily used 2-5, secondary resource K-1) (Pearson)
Math in Focus (American Version of Singapore Math) (Saxon)
Saxon Math
Scott Foresman Addison Wesley Math
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXT GRADES K-3 OR PRIMARY PROGRAM FOR K
*Developing Number Concepts (kindergarten and student support) (Kathy Richardson)
SCIENCE
*Foss Science Kits (K-5)
Simply Charlotte Mason
HISTORY
*Story of the World-Susan Wise Bauer (K-5, plus upper school)
Simply Charlotte Mason Curriculum- History Studies
BIBLE
*Walking with God and His People (Christian Schools International) (K-5)
*The ABC’s of God (Desiring God Curriculum) (K Family Worship)
*Jesus What a Savior (Desiring God) (1st Grade Family Worship)
*Faithful to All of His Promises (Desiring God) (2nd Grade Family Worship)
New City Catechism Curriculum (Crossway)
ART
*Discovering Great Artists: Hands on Art for Children (Solga and Kohl)
You can find this as well as detailed classroom schedules and sample lesson plans for K-2 in our School Leaders Guide.
