SSCCA 1st Grade Curriculum & Literature

  • Math: A Beka 1
  • Bible: My Bible Story Book by D. Korfker
  • History: MD History, MD Geography, MD Symbols by Mary Michael
  • Science: World of Animals, God’s Design by Answers in Genesis
  • Grammar: Shurley Grammar
  • Cursive: Memoria Press New American Cursive I Penmanship
  • Music: God Made Music 1
  • Phonics: Saxon Phonics 1
  • Literature: Curious George, Caps for Sale, Corduroy, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Blueberries for Sal, The Little Engine that Could, Floss, A Chair For My Mother, Harry the Dirty Dog, Billy and Blaze, Bread and Jam for Frances, Doctor DeSoto, Frog and Toad are Friends, Frog and Toad All Year, Longshoreman, Madeline, Nate the Great and the Lost List, Miss Nelson is Missing, The Biggest Bear,  A New Coat for Anna, The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Stone Soup, Mr. Putter and Tabby Pour the Tea,  Henry and Mudge, Little Bear, Amelia Bedelia, Peter Rabbit, Ping

SSCCA 2nd Grade Curriculum & Literature

  • Math: A Beka 2
  • Bible: Aelfred Rex
  • History: Story of the World Vol. 1
  • Science: World of Animals, God’s Design by Answers in Genesis
  • Art: Various Curriculum
  • Grammar: Shurley Grammar Level 2
  • Phonics: Saxon Phonics 2
  • Literature Curriculum: The Boxcar Children, Stories From Grandma’s Attic, Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, Owls in the Family, The Little House, Nate the Great, The Velveteen Rabbit, Senefer, Who was King Tut?, Stone Soup, Mummies Made in Egypt

SSCCA 3rd Grade Curriculum & Literature

  • Math: A Beka 3
  • Grammar: Shurley Grammar Level 3
  • Spelling: Purposeful Design Level 3
  • Latin: Picta Dicta Latin Primer
  • Bible: Aelfred Rex
  • Science: World of Plants, God’s design by Answers in Genesis
  • Music: God Made Music 3; flutophone
  • Art: Various Curriculum
  • History: Veritas (Ancient Greeks and Romans) and Story of the World
  • Composition: Institute for Excellence in Writing; Fables, Myths, and Fairytales
  • Literature: Grimms, Wilde, Anderson et al Fairy Tales, D’Aluieres Greek Mythology, Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little by EB White, Homer Price by Robert Mc Closkey, Magicians Nephew and The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian by CS Lewis

SSCCA 4th Grade Curriculum & Literature

  • Math: A Beka 4
  • Latin: Memoria Press – Latina Christiana
  • Bible: Aelfred Rex
  • History: Veritas – History Cards (Middle Ages thru Renaissance) and Story of the World vol. 2
  • Science: Our Universe, God’s Design by Answers in Genesis
  • Music: God Made Music 4; recorder
  • Spelling: Purposeful Design – Grade 4 Workbooks
  • Grammar: Shurley Grammar Level 4
  • Composition: Institute for Excellence in Writing: Medieval History
  • Literature: Door in The Wall, Mary Poppins, Dangerous Journey, Raiders of the Sea, Luther the Leader, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

SSCCA 5th Grade Curriculum & Literature

  • Math: A Beka 5
  • Grammar: Shurley Grammar Level 5
  • Spelling: Purposeful Design – Grade 5 Workbook
  • Composition: Institute for Excellence in Writing: U.S. History
  • Bible: Aelfred Rex
  • History: Veritas (Explorers to 1815) and Various Supplemental Materials
  • Latin: Memoria Press – First Form Latin
  • Art: Art in History by Susie Hodge; Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artist Series by Mike Venezia
  • Science: Properties of Matter by God’s Design by Answers in Genesis
  • Literature: Carry On Mr. Bowditch, The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Johnny Tremain, Seaman: The Dog Who Explored the West with Lewis and Clark, The Princess & The Goblin, Treasure Island

SSCCA 6th Grade Curriculum & Literature

  • Math: A Beka – Grade 6 or Grade 7 – Intermediate Math
  • Grammar: Shurley Grammar 7
  • Spelling: Purposeful Design –  Grade 6 Workbook
  • Latin: Classical Academic Press – Latin Alive! Book 1; Lingua Latina: Familia Romana
  • Bible: Aelfred Rex
  • History: Veritas (1815 to Present) and Various Supplemental Materials
  • Geovernment: American Government in a Christian Perspective by Abeka
  • Composition: Grammar of Poetry – Matt Whitling
  • Science: Gods Design (Chemistry & Ecology) – Properties of Matter & The World of Chemistry
  • Literature: The Hobbit – Tolkein, The Jungle Book – Kipling, The Call of the Wild – London, A Christmas Carroll – Dickens, Carry a Big Stick – Grant,  A Hiding Place – Corrie ten Boom, Little Women – Louisa May Alcott, Animal Farm – George Orwell

SSCCA 7th Grade Curriculum & Literature

  • Math: A Beka – Pre Algebra
  • Latin: Classical Academic Press – Latin Alive! Book 1
  • Omnibus: Book of the Ancient Greeks; Book of the Ancient Romans
  • History: Curious Historian: Greek and Roman
  • Logic: The Art of the Argument – Aaron Larsen
  • Composition: Essays, short-stories, and poems related to Ancient History or Medieval History and Literature
  • Science: Novare Life Science and Physical Science
  • Literature: The AeneidBlack Ships Before TroyJulius CaesarThe OdysseySophocles 1 Theban PlaysThe OresteiaAlexander the GreatThe Landmark HistoriesFamous Men of Rome, Greek Myths, Marcus Aurielus Meditations

SSCCA 8th Grade Curriculum & Literature

  • Math: A Beka –  Algebra 1
  • Latin: Classical Academic Press – Latin Alive Book 1
  • Omnibus: The Book of the Middle Ages – Memoria Press
  • History: Curious Historian – Middle Ages
  • Logic: Introduction to Logic – Canon Press
  • Composition: Essays, short-stories, poems and a capstone research paper related to Medieval History and Literature
  • Science: Novare Life Science and Physical Science
  • Literature: Augustine’s Confessions, The Fellowship of the Ring, Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales, Book of the Middle Ages, Augustine of Hippo, King Arthur and His Knights, Famous Men of the Middle Ages, The Song of Roland, The History of the Kings of Britain, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Everyman and Other Miracle and Morality Plays, Merchant of Venice, MacBeth, Murder in the Cathedral, The Lantern Bearers, Inferno, The Church History – Eusibus, The Middle Ages: An Illustrated History, Charlemagne and the Paladins

My favorite subject is Literature because there’s nothing like sitting down and reading a good book.
– 4th Grade Student