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At the middle school level, students
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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)
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