INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CURRICULUM

THE MEDIEVAL WORLD

GRADE 2

HISTORY / BIBLE / SCIENCE
UNIT 1 / Roman Empire
The Early Church
Fall of Rome / The Big Story of the Bible
Gospels / Human Body I:
Support Systems -
Skeletal, Muscular
UNIT 2 / Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Medieval China, Japan & India
Eastern Religions / Gospels / Human Body II: Communication Systems -
Nervous Sensory,
Endocrine
UNIT 3 / Medieval Europe Charlemagne
Byzantium
Islam: History & Religion / Gospels / Human Body III:
Organ Systems -
Circulatory
Respiratory Digestive
Excretory
Reproductive
UNIT 4 / King Arthur’s Britain
Vikings
Monasteries / Acts 1 - 9 / Human Body IV:
Defense -
Lymphatic System
Immune System
UNIT 5 / Crusades
Cathedrals
Castles
Plagues
Friars / Acts 10 - 20 / History of Medicine:
Medication / drug use
Personal hygiene
Nutrition
Fitness
UNIT 6 / Ottomans, Mongols
Ming Dynasty, Marco Polo
100 Years War, Joan of Arc
Fall of Constantinople / Acts 21 - 28 / Safety and survival skills/
Primary Health Care:
First Aid
CPR
Emergency preparedness
MATH / Purposeful Design Math curriculum with supplements
LANGUAGE ARTS / Explode the Code phonics: KG – 3rd grade
Purposeful Design – Spelling / Vocabulary:1st – 6th
Steck Vaughn handwriting: KG – 6th
Excellence in Writing: KG – 8th
LITERATURE / Fiction and biography related to History, Bible or Science:
-  Graded readers – 2nd grade
-  class readers – 5th grade
-  group readers – 5th grade
-  read-alouds
ART / Fine art skills and art history integrated with history topics
SPANISH / See JIS scope and sequence
MUSIC / Christmas Musical
Choral music
Recorders – 4th - 6th grades
Spring Concert
COMPUTER / Computer Basics w/keyboarding/Microsoft Office Suite
PHYSICAL EDUCATION / Fitness activities
Skills development
Sports in rotation

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