Language Arts – Open Court – 2002 Edition; ACSI Spelling –
1992 Edition; A Beka Language 4-God’s Gift of Language- 2003 Edition

Students understand the basic features of reading. Our program continues to build on the foundational base of the program. Students read and understand grade-level-appropriate material. They draw upon a variety of comprehension strategies as needed. Literal comprehension: content, multiple meanings, characterization, conclusion, description, fantasy and realism, fiction and non fiction, main ideals and details, outcomes and sequence. Interpretative comprehension including: imagery, theme, synthesizing, and figures of speech.

Decoding skills include: compound words, prefixes and suffixes, syllables, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms. Students know the following parts of speech: nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs. They are able to interpret maps, diagrams, charts and drawings. They are able to alphabetize, use the dictionary, index and encyclopedia.

Students write with a selected focus in an organized structure. They are able to create a multiple-paragraph composition including introductory paragraph, establish and support a central idea, and conclude with a paragraph that summarizes the point. They use proper indentation and write fluidly in cursive.

Students make narrative presentations that are informational, including facts and details obtained from more than one source of information.

Math – Envision Math (Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley, 2009)

This program deepens the students understanding of large numbers and addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers. Students will describe and compare simple fractions and decimals. Areas of expected mastery include multiplication with 3 digit multiplier, two digit division, long division, averaging whole numbers, two step story problems, greatest common factors, multiples, fractions – common denominators, uncommon denominators, addition, subtraction, proper and improper, reducing; graphs. Students will be introduced to geometry-points, lines, line segments, rays, angles, polygons, quadrilaterals, triangles, circles, symmetry, area and perimeter; fractions – equivalent and mixed, addition and subtraction; algebra – writing and solving equations, problems with 2 variables, prime and composite numbers; and elementary statistics and probability. This math curriculum also has a large hands-on aspect as well as excellent technological resources to deepen students' mastery of concepts.

Bible – Positive Action, 2005: "Building Life Castles"

This curriculum focuses on the life of Christ from the Gospels; a study of the Holy Spirit from the Gospels, Acts, and the Epistles; an understanding of how Christian character develops using Paul's epostles; and the life of Paul from the book of Acts.

Social Studies – History-Social Science: California Studies (Houghton Mifflin, 2007)

This curriculum teaches students about California, while following the California Content Standards. Students will study the geography of California, the first Californians, development of Spanish and Mexican California, agriculture, the Mission period, the Gold Rush, statehood, and modern California. Students will also implement a study of current events in today's California. Students will complete several large projects about California's history: a mission project, an agriculture project, and a California ABC Book. Students will take a field trip to the state Capitol, Railroad Museum, and an interactive overnight field trip to Gold Country.

Science – Discovery Works (Houghton Mifflin, 2000)

Discovery Works is organized to help students meet the California Science Content Standards for 4th grade. The solid science content of this program is delivered through Investigations, which form the heart of a meaningful, well-thought-out plan. Investigations include activities that provide hands-on experiences to build conceptual understanding as well as reading resources that provide science content that continues to develop and extend the concepts. Students will study Erosion, Natural Resources, Soil Conservation, Trash/Recycling, Minerals, Rocks, Earth Structures (Earth Science); Living Things, Ecosystems, Environments (Life Science); Magnetism, Electrical Energy, Electricity (Physical Science).