Kindergarten: The Cradle of Civilization Year

History, Religion, and Literature Integrated

Language Arts

Orton Gillingham
*Spelling/Phonics Book

*Shurley Grammar: English Made Easy (Level K)
 

Latin
Living Latin
Level 1: Animalia Ubique / Animals Everywhere

Religion

Faith and Life/Image of God 

Nature Studies

Behold and See

The science curriculum is guided primarily by the teacher's thoughtful integration of various resources. 

Topics
Dinosaurs and fossils 
Basic animal groups
Plants and plant parts
Water cycle
Solar system: sun, moon, planets, stars
Seasons
My body: the senses
Simple machines: wheels, ramps, levers
Magnets

Teacher Resources
*Handbook of Nature Studies, Anna Botsford Comstock
*Nature Notebook (for the students to draw in)

*Janice VanCleave's Teaching the Fun of Science to Young Learners: Grades Pre-K through 2nd, Janice VanCleave
*Big Book of Dinosaurs: A First Book for Young Children (DK Publishing)

The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses, Joanna Cole
The Magic School Bus In the Time of the Dinosaurs, Joanna Cole
The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds: How Living Things Grow, Joanna Cole

Mathematics

* Math Dimensions- Kindergarten