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Grades 6-8
At the middle school level, students develop a more disciplined method of study, time management, and individual responsibility.

6th Grade

Language Arts

Reading and Literature

Oral reading

Reading comprehension

Speed reading

Vocabulary building

Dictionary skills

Penmanship

Review of cursive writing formation

Practice penmanship through creative writing and word exercises

Spelling and Poetry

Weekly word lists by prefixes, suffixes, and root words

Vocabulary study from the word lists

Eight poems committed to memory

Dictionary skills

Language

Writing Process

Writing, comparison /contrasts, poetry, outlines, library research paper, narration, journal

Sentences and sentence parts

Fragments, run-ons

Punctuation and capitalization rules

Library skills

Student Writers’ Handbook

Grammar

Recognizing, diagramming, and using all eight parts of speech

Advanced map studies

Eight documents reviewed

History and Geography

Geography facts, including the 50 states

North America: Canada, United States,

Mexico and Central America

South America: Continent of Natural Resources

Nations of South America

United States History: The Colonial Heritage,

New World's First Republic, U.S. in the

Twentieth Century

Science

Earth and Space

Our Fascinating Earth

God’s Great Universe

Exploring Space

Chemistry

Matter and Chemistry (atoms, elements, and compounds)

Plants

Plentiful Plants

Animals

Observing Invertebrates

Health

Safety First

First Steps of First Aid

Your Changing Body

An Active Lifestyle

Your Body’s Defenses

Your Communication System

Drugs—Use and Abuse

A Healthy Spirit

Anatomy

Endocrine System

Respiratory System

Muscular System

Skeletal System

Lymphatic System

Nervous System

Skin

Arithmetic

Place value of whole numbers and decimals

Maintaining skills in fundamental operations

Story problems/Problem-solving strategies

Roman numerals

Rounding off

English and metric measures

Converting measures within the same system and solving measurement equations

Adding, subtracting, and multiplying measures

Prime factoring

Fundamental operations involving fractions and decimals

Estimation

Ratios and proportion

Percent

Probability

Graphs and scale drawing/Introduction to statistics

Basic geometric shapes

Perimeter, area, and circumference

Bisecting angles

Reading thermometers

Converting Celsius to Fahrenheit and Fahrenheit to Celsius

Equation solving/Introduction to basic algebra

Latitude, longitude, and time zones

Banking, finding interest, and installment buying

Reading electric and gas meters

Bible

Lessons such as Salvation Series, Life of Christ, Parables, Elijah, Elisha, Daniel, Esther, Ezra /Nehemiah (includes memory verses, hymns /choruses, and Bible doctrine)

Fine Arts

Music

Art

 

7th Grade

Language Arts

Grammar

Capitalization rules

Punctuation rules

Kinds of sentences and diagramming Eight parts of speech and their uses

Diagramming eight parts of speech

Sentence structure

Composition

The writing process

Outlining

The library

Summaries

Book reports

Research paper

Writing style

Letter writing

Vocabulary, Spelling, Poetry

Vocabulary lessons

Weekly spelling lessons

Eight poems memorized

Literature

Reading for enjoyment stories and poems by such authors as Frost, Dickinson, Kipling,

Bunyan, Alcott, Luther, Dickens, Defoe

History and Geography

The Beginning

From Sumer to Canaan

Down to Egypt

Israel and Its Land

According to His Will

Greece: A Drama in Two Acts

Rome before Christ

Rome after Christ

Early Church History

Islam versus Christendom

From Empire to Feudalism

An Age of Darkness

The Protestant Reformation

Post-Reformation Europe

The English Nation

An Age of Exploration

The United States

France in the Modern Age

Science & Industry in the Modern Age

The New World of Classics

The British Empire

World War I and the Rise of Communism

Before and During World War II

The Cold War Era

Era of Change

Eastern Hemisphere Geography

Parliamentary Procedure

Current events

Science

Invitation to Science

Plants: Provision for Life

Your Wonderful Body

Introduction to Physical Science

The Amazing Atmosphere

Knowing the Weather

The Science of Classification

Through the Microscope

Science and Creation

Insects and Other Arthropods

Health

The New You: Social and Mental Health

Personal Appearance: An Expression of the Real You

Drug Abuse: It’s Deadly

Spiritual Fitness: It’s Your Choice

Mathematics

Maintaining skills in fundamental operations

(See grades 4–6)

Fractions and decimals

Factoring

Problem-solving strategies

Factorial

Ratio and proportion

Application of percent

Personal finances

Metric system

Probability

Basic geometric concepts

Development and use of formulas

Reading and constructing graphs

Introduction to statistics

Introduction to algebra

Negative numbers

Powers and roots

Time zones, latitude, and longitude

Introduction to plane and solid geometry

Pythagorean theorem

Sine, cosine, tangent

Bible

Study series: Exodus, Life of Christ

(Includes memory verses and hymns)

Sex Education from the Bible

Morality

Dating and marriage

Sins such as adultery, fornication, and homosexuality

 

8th Grade

Language Arts

Grammar

Capitalization rules

Punctuation rules

Kinds of sentences and diagramming eight parts of speech and their uses

Diagramming eight parts of speech

Sentence structure

Composition

Manuscript form

The writing process

The library

Outlining

Summaries

Book reports

Paragraphs

Descriptions

Research paper

Writing style

Vocabulary, Spelling, Poetry

Vocabulary lessons

Weekly spelling lessons

Nine poems memorized

Literature

Reading for enjoyment stories and poems by such authors as Stuart, Whittier, Longfellow, Frost, Browning, Hawthorne, Sandburg

History

 A New World to Explore

The First English Colonies

New Colonies

Life in Colonial America

Preparation for Independence

Home of the Brave

Land of the Free

From the Appalachians to the Rockies

The Jacksonian Era

The Blessings of Technology

The Second Great Awakening and Its Impact

Education and Culture

The Promise of the West

The Civil War and Reconstruction

The Age of Industry

The Gilded Age

Growing into Greatness

Into the Twentieth Century

The Rise of Big Government

A World at War

Time for Freedom and Responsibility

Troubled Times for America

Which Way, America?

A New Millennium

Western Hemisphere Geography

Current events

National, State, and Local Government

Consider the Heavens

Man and the Universe

Solid Matter in Motion

Fluids in Motion

Heat Molecules in Motion

Science

Birds: Efficiency in Motion

Science vs. Evolution

Magnets and Magnetism

Electrons and Electricity

Health

Physical Fitness: The Active Life

Good Nutrition: Eating for Energy

Disease: Today’s Battle against It

Safety First: Then Basic Aid

Algebra

Maintaining skills in fundamental operations

(See grades 4–7)

Principles of mathematics

English and metric measures

Basic algebraic concepts

Signed numbers

Powers and roots

Like and unlike terms

Multiplying and dividing monomials

Problem-solving strategies

Word problems solved algebraically

Reading and constructing graphs

Graphical scale drawings

Statistics and probability

Business math

Earning income

Banking

Stocks and bonds

Insurance

Basic plane and solid geometric concepts

Properties of geometric figures

Constructing geometric figures

Perimeter, area, surface area, and volume

Pythagorean rule

Sine, cosine, and tangent

Scientific notation

Bible

Study series: Journeys of Paul, Joshua, Judges (Includes memory verses and hymns)

Spiritual Growth: A Personal Challenge

Sex Education from the Bible (see seventh grade)