While teachers are primary in instruction, the right instructional resources can be a significant aid to a teacher. Below are our curriculum recommendations for grades K-3. The titles in bold are currently used at Hope Academy

Language Arts

• Comprehensive Programs
  • EL Education: Language Arts Program
  • Writing Road to Reading (Spalding)
• Building Reading Habits and a Reading Pathway
  • Daily 5
• Phonemic Awareness
  • Heggerty
  • 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
  • Flyleaf Books to Remember
  • IMSE Orton Gillingham Comprehensive Program
  • Phonics Dance Alphabet and Phonics (K-1)
  • Wilson Fundations
  • Great Minds-Geodes
  • Simply Charlotte Mason-Delightful Reading Kits
• Grammar
  • Sadlier Grammar
• Leveled Readers
  • Flyleaf Books to Remember
  • IMSE OG+ Readers
• Writing
  • EL Education

Math

• Illustrative Math
• Investigations in Numbers, Data and Space (primarily used k-2)(Pearson)
• Eureka Math
• Math in Focus (American Version of Singapore Math) (Saxon)

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) (1^st Grade Family Worship)
• Faithful to All of HIs Promises (Desiring God) (2nd Grade Family Worship)

Art

• Discovering Great Artists:  Hands on Art for Children (Solga and Kohl)