Bethel
Elementary School offers a Curriculum Designed to meet the basic skills in
all curriculum areas.
We
know that children work well in small groups, therefore low ratio provides a
rich experience in a multi-aged learning environment.
Kindergarten:
Language Arts
Phonics and Reading
Recognition of name, sound, and
picture of long and short vowels
and
consonants
Sounding of blends, one-and two-vowel
words, and words with special sounds
Beginning phonics rules and special
sounds
Reading of sentences and stories from
twelve books containing one- and two-vowel words and special sounds
Letters, blends, words, and sentences
Name
Language
Recognition of sentences by capital
letters and periods
Science
Plants:
God’s Plan for Seeds
Animals:
God’s Plan for Animals, God’s Plan for Seashore
Health and Human Biology:
God’s Plan for Me
Earth and Space:
God’s Plan for Weather, God’s Plan for Seasons
Numbers
Number recognition, counting, and
writing 1 – 100
Number Concepts 1 – 100
Numbers largest and smallest 1 – 100
Counting and writing by tens to 100
Counting and writing by fives to 100
Numbers sequences by ones
Using number words 1 – 10 and first-
tenth
Value of coins and dollar bill
Telling time
Using the calendar
Days of the week
Addition facts through 10
Beginning subtraction
Social Studies
Community Helpers
Children of the world
America: Our Great Country (map studies, famous Americans and places)
Bible
God made me Special, God wants me to
be obedient to my parents and my teachers, God wants us to love one another,
God wants me to learn and to be the best that I can be, Bible Stories,
Bible Songs
Fine Arts
Music
Creative Arts
Technology
Language and Math Games
Learning about Computers
See
Technology
First Grade:
Language
Arts:
Phonics and Reading:
Review of vowels, consonants, blends,
one-and two-vowel words, consonant blends
Recognition
and use of all phonics special sounds in reading
Spelling
Rules: doubling consonants, dropping silent e, changing y to
i
Oral reading
Cursive
Writing:
Review of
letter formation, daily practice
Spelling and
Poetry:
Weekly
phonics-based word list
Weekly test
with phonics
Reinforcement activities
Poems
committed to memory
Language:
Capitalization of first word in a sentence, proper names, days of the week,
and months of the year
Correct
punctuation at the ends of sentences
Recognition
of complete sentences
Words using
suffixes, prefixes, syllables, compound words, rhyming words, opposite
words, same meaning words, contractions
Alphabetizing of words
Writing
complete sentences and short stories
Creative
writing
History and
Geography:
This is My
America, My America’s Flag, My America’s Freedoms, Symbols of My America,
Great People of America, My America Grows, My America Talks, My America
Travels, My America is Beautiful, My America Sings
This is My
World, Mexico, Peru, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, England, Norway,
France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Israel, Egypt, Kenya, India, China,
Australia, Guam, Philippines. Multicultural Awareness.
Science:
Health and Human Biology, Discovering Myself, Energy Discovering My Toys
Animals:
Discovering Animals, Discovering Insects
Plants:
Discovering Plants; Seasons: Discovering Seasons
Health,
Safety and Manners:
Eating good
foods, Exercising, Rest, Posture, Care of body, clothes, home
Safety at
home and away from home. Safety on streets, playgrounds, water
Manners at
home, school, church and public places. Eating manners
Mathematics:
Number recognition, counting and writing 1 – 1,000, greatest and least,
counting and writing by tens, fives, twos and threes, number sequences,
concepts of addition and subtraction, English and some metric measures,
geometry, estimation, unit fractions, using a ruler, calendars, reading
pictographs and bar graphs, problem solving, telling time, counting money,
story problems
Fine Arts:
Music, Creative Arts
Language:
Spanish
Technology:
Computer Classes, see
Technology
Bible:
Stories of Men and Women of Faith. Lessons such as Salvation Series,
Genesis, Life of Christ. Memory verses, hymns/choruses. On Celebrations
such as Christmas the Children will perform in a Christmas Play
Physical
Education:
The children will exercise daily
Second Grade:
Language
Arts:
Phonics and Reading:
Review of vowels, consonants, blends,
one- and two-vowel words, consonant blends. Recognition and use of all
phonics special sounds in reading. Spelling rules: doubling consonants,
dropping silent e, changing y to i
Oral reading
Cursive
Writing:
Review of
letter formation
Guided
creative writing
Creative
writing journal
Daily
seatwork practice in all academic areas
Spelling and
Poetry:
Weekly
phonics-based word list
Vocabulary
words and definitions
Second semester
Weekly test
Reinforcement activities
Spelling
glossary
Literature-Introduction to Poetry
Language:
Capitalization of first word in a sentence, days of the week, months of the
year, special holidays, people, and places, correct punctuation at the ends
of sentences, complete sentences, questions and exclamations
Words using
suffixes, prefixes, abbreviations, compound words, rhyming words, opposite
words, same-meaning words, singular and plural words, singular possessive
words, and contractions
Alphabetizing words and other dictionary skills, word usage rules, writing
of complete sentences, questions, exclamations, and short stories
Writing
letters and thank-you notes, Creative writing
History and
Geography:
America our
Home, Our Flag, Our Patriotic Holidays, Our songs. The People Who Built
America, America’s Indians, The Colonists, America’s Pioneers, America’s
Cowboys, The New Americans
Tomorrow’s
America
Science:
Plants:
Enjoying the Plant World
Animals:
Enjoying the Animal World
Health and
Human Biology:
Enjoying Myself and Others
Earth and
Space:
Enjoying our Earth and Sky
Matter:
Enjoying the Air Around Us
Energy:
Enjoying the Air Around Us, Enjoying Things That Move
Conservation:
Enjoying Things That Work Together
Health,
Safety and Manners:
Health:
posture, nutrition, exercise, rest, cleanliness, diseases
Safety:
At home away from home, on streets, around water, during bad weather
Manners:
Politeness, kindness, cheerfulness, respect, thoughtfulness, thankfulness,
patience, table and telephone manners
Mathematics:
Number recognition, counting, and writing 1 – 10,000 and beyond, numbers
greatest and least 1 – 1,000, counting and writing to hundred thousands,
threes to 36, fours to 48, ordinals numbers, addition facts through 18,
column addition, four-digit addition with carrying, subtraction facts
through 18, four-digit subtraction with borrowing, multiplication facts 0-5,
division fact 1-5, story problems, multiple combinations, estimation,
rounding, numbers before and after by ones, twos, threes, fours, fives and
tens, counting and combining coins and bills, telling time to the nearest
minute, English and some metric measures, drawing and measuring, drawing and
measuring lines to one-half inch, developing listening skills, calendars,
place value
to thousands, unit fractions, making change, reading a thermometer, reading
pictographs, bar graphs, and line graphs, Roman numerals
Fine Arts:
Music, Creative Arts, Photography, Learning to make a daily list of things
to be accomplished, learning to cut cloth and patterns for dressing dolls.
Introduction of sewing with a needle, setting goals!
Language:
Spanish
Technology:
Computer Classes, see
Technology
Bible:
Lessons as Salvation Series, Life of Moses, Tabernacle, Joshua, Judges,
Ruth, Jonah (memory verses, hymns/choruses, Bible doctrine)
Physical
Education:
The children will exercise daily
Third
Grade:
Language
Arts:
Phonics and Reading:
Review of all phonics rules, Oral reading,
Reading comprehension
Cursive
Writing:
Cursive
writing formation
¾-space high
Creative
writing
Spelling and
Poetry:
Weekly word
list with vocabulary
Sentence
dictation using spelling words
Reinforcement activities
Poems,
memorization
Language:
Writing
Process
Complete
sentences
Punctuation
and capitalization rules
Creative
writing, friendly letters
Grammar:
Recognition
of simple nouns, subjects, verbs, adjectives
Word usage:
Forming
plurals and common contractions, Recognition of antonyms, homonyms, synonyms
Dictionary
Skills
History and
Geography:
Continents
and oceans of the world, study of world geography, States of the United
States
Study of our
American heritage through the lives of great people:
Columbus,
John Smith, Pocahontas, Miles Standish, Squanto, William Penn, Ben Franklin,
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Daniel Boone, Noah Webster, John
Greenleaf Whittier, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Clara Barton, U.S.
Grant, Louisa May Alcott, Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver,
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Billy Sunday, Martin Luther King, Jr.
Science:
Plants:
Exploring the Plant World, Animals: Exploring the World of
Vertebrates
Health and
Human Biology
Wonderfully
Made
Earth and
Space:
Exploring
the Ocean, Exploring the Weather
Conservation:
Exploring
the Desert, the Ocean, the Pond, the Forest, the Farmer’s Field
Health,
Safety, Manners:
Health:
Posture, Exercise, nutrition, Diet, Cleanliness, Fighting disease
Safety:
Fire, Water safety, Home, Play safety, Street safety, Beware of strangers,
First aid.
Manners:
Hospitality, Proper introductions, Telephone manners, Courtesy and respect
Mathematics:
Recognition of the place value of numbers, Addition facts and checking
addition problems with carrying, Subtraction facts and checking subtraction
problems with borrowing, Multiplication tables 0 – 12 and multiplication
problems with carrying, How to show a multiplication fact six ways, Division
tables 1 – 12 and working and checking a division problem, Terminology for
four processes, English and metric measures, Telling time, Roman numerals 1
– 1000, Using a ruler, Solving story problems with up to four steps,
Recognizing and solving number sentences, Converting measures and solving
measurement equations, Recognizing and working with greater than (>) and
less than (<), Counting money and solving money problems using the decimal
point correctly, Solving problems containing parentheses, Fraction
terminology and basic understanding of fractions, Averaging numbers, Reading
a thermometer, Recognizing geometric shapes, Finding the unknown number in
an equation
Fine Arts:
Music, Music Theory, Art, Learning to sew by hand, needle work, Learning to
get organized, Learning to set goals, making a list!
Language:
Spanish
Technology:
Computer Classes, see
Technology
Bible:
Lessons such as Salvation Series, Parables, Samuel, David, Elijah, Daniel,
Ezra/Nehemiah, Esther (including memory verses, hymns/choruses, and Bible
doctrine)
Physical
Education:
The children
will exercise daily, introduction to varied sports such as Basketball,
Soccer…
Fourth
Grade:
Language
Arts:
Reading and Literature:
Oral reading, Reading comprehension,
Speed reading, Vocabulary building
Penmanship:
Review of cursive writing formation through skill practice, word games,
original composition, and sentence dictation
Spelling and
Poetry:
Weekly word list based on phonics and spelling rules, challenging words, and
vocabulary
Reinforcement activities
Six poems
committed to memory
Language:
Writing
Process
Sentence
structure, Kinds of sentences, Punctuation, Capitalization facts,
Abbreviations, Possessive words
Letters –
business, friendly, post Cards, thank-you notes, Gathering information
Writing with
details, Writing an encyclopedia report, Writing book reports
Creative
writing
Dictionary
skills
Grammar:
Recognizing
and using all eight parts of speech
Diagramming
verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs
Correctly
using troublesome words
History and
Geography:
Map study,
State history for six weeks, Eight documents memorized, The Years of
recovery, The Years of Conquest, First Americans, The English come to
America
The New
England Colonies, The Middle and Southern Colonies, A Picture of Colonial
Life, The Great Awakening, The French and Indian War, The American War for
Independence, Building a New Nation, Our Nation Grows, The Civil War, New
Frontiers,
An Age of
Progress, Beyond Our Boundaries, The World Wars, Time for Freedom and
Responsibility
Science:
Plants:
Provision for Man and Beast, Animals: Insects: Miniature Marvels of
Creation, Birds: Winged Wonders, Matter: Water, Air, and
Weather, Energy: Sound and Hearing, Earth and Space: Geology:
Planet Earth, Oceanography: Wonders of the Sea, Astronomy: Consider the
Heavens
Health:
Physical
Fitness:
Your Body
Framework, The Muscle Builder, Your Breathing Machine
Personal
Hygiene:
A Winning
Smile, Your Body Cover, Keys to Good Grooming, Interpersonal
Relationships: A Healthier You
Mathematics:
Place value of whole numbers and decimals, Mastery of fundamental
operations, Story problems, Estimating answers, English and metric measures,
Converting measures within the same system and solving measurement
equations, Roman numerals, Addition, subtraction, and multiplication
involving fractions,
Estimation,
Averaging, Factoring, Divisibility rules, Introduction to decimals, Making
change, Reading a thermometer, Solving equations using addition, and
subtraction axioms, Graphs and scale drawing, Basic geometric shapes,
Perimeter and area, Using an English and metric ruler
Time lapse
Fine Arts:
Music, Music Theory, Art, learning to sew by hand, Crochet, Setting goals
for personal growth, Introduction to Child Care, visiting the infant room,
interacting with the two years old
Language:
Introduction to Italian
Technology:
Computer Classes, see
Technology
Bible:
Lessons such as Salvation Series, Genesis, Life of Christ, Paul (includes
memory verses, hymns/choruses, and Bible doctrine)
Physical
Education:
The Children
will exercise daily, other Sports
Special Needs
Services Provided
by:
Somerset County Educational Service Commission provides Services in the
following area:
1.
Speech/Language SLS
2.
Compensatory Education Com. Ed.
3.
Supplementary Instruction S.I.
4.
English as a Second Language E.S.L.
Speech:
Articulation, Voice disorders
Fluency (Stuttering)
Language:
Child Study Team Evaluation
Comp. Ed:
Scores on
Standardized tests such as
Terra Nova
Supplementary Instruction:
Child Study Team Evaluation (Math, Reading, Writing)
