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The Studying God’s Word Series is designed to have the student encounter the biblical text firsthand over a 36-week period. The goal of this curriculum is to go beyond the stories of the Bible and to have students read the Bible itself.

The Rise and Fall of the Kingdom covers events in the Bible from the time of Samuel to the end of the Old Testament, in a chronological order. Students will learn about leading figures, including: Samuel, Saul, David, Solomon, Isaiah, and Daniel, as well as the other kings, priests, and prophets. They will also learn how the kingdom of Israel was founded, divided, exiled, and finally re-established.

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Christian Liberty understands that Christians hold various theological views, not all of which are in agreement with our own. Therefore, we allow families to construct their own independent Bible course if the choices we offer do not meet their needs.

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This course departs from the the use of phonics rules and presents spelling words in groups according to various domains of knowledge. Domains include (but are not limited to) world and U.S. geography, astronomy, anatomy, health, law, economics, music, buildings, and animals.

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This course combines grammar and writing (in alternating chapters) to teach students both the mechanics and the use of English. Grammar topics include a study of sentences with some diagramming, nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and references skills. Writing topics use the five-step writing process and include: comparative-contrast essays, persuasive business letters, diamantes, sense poems, personal narratives, book reviews, research reports, and more.

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This course continues the study of the parts of speech, capitalization, word choice, and punctuation. It also expands a student’s exposure to writing through writing different types of sentences, letters, paragraphs, outlines, and book reports. In addition, students are taught how to use a dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedia. Sentence diagramming is included.

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This course presents a collection of short stories, American folk tales, and poetry that will take students through many important historical events of America, from the westward expansion through the mid-20^th century. Comprehension questions, extension activities, and vocabulary building are used to develop greater depth of understanding.

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This course presents stories about the Earth’s hydrosphere (with an emphasis on oceans, currents, and tides) in order to develop vocabulary building and increase reading comprehension using a review question format.

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This course develops reading comprehension through a collection of stories taken from America’s past.

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This course provides students with a solid study of traditional mathematics concepts. Problem-solving strategies, critical thinking, estimation, and mental math are routinely stressed throughout. The material begins by reviewing facts regarding number and place value, and then moves into addition, subtraction, and multiplication of whole numbers; and division by one and two digit numbers. Students will also work with fractions, decimals, ratios, percentages, measurement, geometry, polygons, graphs, statistics, and probability. A number of word problem sets are included.

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This course uses the incremental method throughout 120 lessons to teach topics such as: whole number concepts and computation; arithmetic algorithms, geometry, and measurement; elapsed time; fractions, decimals, and percents; powers and roots; estimation, patterns, and sequences; congruence and similarity; statistics and probability; and more.

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This course focuses on concepts such as whole numbers, fractions, decimals, measurement and algebraic equations, basic geometric problems, and more. Extensive practice and daily word problems are used to instill knowledge.

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This general science course examines the scientific method; mammals; light; rocks, minerals, and soil; the sea and sea creatures; energy and engines; astronomy and weather; and vertebrate animals. Activities and experiments are included to enhance the student’s understanding.

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This resource provides students with geography for every day of a 36-week school year. Each week focuses on one geography topic and location. Students analyze maps, texts, and visual information as they explore the five themes of geography: location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region. They also learn key map skills and make personal connections to the locations for lasting effect.
Answer key located in back of text.

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This course uses a “biographical” approach to teach United States history by looking at the impact of its chief founders and builders. From the early Viking explorers to the 2008 presidential election, students learn about famous Americans and American history.