Terrific 3’s! Overview
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Literature Based Themes

September       
My School
I’m Safe!
My Family
God Made Me!
My Pets
October
Down Autumn Trails
Bucketful of Leaves
Seeds, Seeds, Seeds!
Harvest Adventure
November
From Long Ago
The First Americans
Tepees and Wigwams
Mayflower Travelers
Thanksgiving Feast!
December
Through Winter Wonderlands
Happy Birthday, Jesus!
Symbols of Christmas
Christmas Greetings
Families at Christmas
January
Whispers of Winter
Wintertime
Winter Animals
Winter Clothes
Winter Play
February
Where We Live
Community Workers
Wheels in Our Community
We Love Our Neighbors
  and Friends
Our Country
March
Gateways to Spring
God’s Weather makers:
The Sun, Clouds, Wind,
Rain & Snow
Signs of Spring
Happy Easter!     
April
Through the Barnyard Gate
Seed time!
Spring Planting
On the Farm
May
Spiders and Such
Along Came a Spider
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Bumblebee Buzz
The Zoo
June
Highways To Summer
By the Ocean
Let’s Go Camping
Family Picnic


TERRIFIC 3s:    
Literature Based Units - Terrific 3s:
The Wheels on the Bus
More More More said the Baby
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Old MacDonald Had A Farm
Feast for 10
What Mommies Do Best
The Best Mouse Cookie
How Do Dinosaurs Play With Their Friends?
Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear?
Sam's Winter Hat
Guess How Much I Love You
Is Your Mama a Llama?
Little White Duck
Miss Spider's Tea Party
Clap Your Hands
Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?
Tumble Bumble
I Know a Rhino
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Five Little Sharks Swimming in the Sea                          

Terrific 3’s Bible Overview
“ Terrific 3s ” learn about God through lessons including:
Jesus and the Children
Jesus Loves Me
God Made the World
God Made a World for Me
Adam and Eve
The First Family
Noah Listened and Obeyed God
God Took Care of Joseph
Joseph Was Kind to His Brothers
God Kept Baby Moses Safe
God Helped Moses to Be a Leader
Jesus Was Born
The Angels and the Shepherds
Wise Men Found Baby Jesus
Jesus Obeyed His Parents
Baby John
The Disciples Followed Jesus
A Little Boy Shared His Lunch
Jesus Healed the Sick
Jesus Calmed a Storm
Zacchaeus Came to Jesus
Nicodemus Met Jesus
Jesus Raised Lazarus from the Dead
The Boy Samuel
David, the Shepherd Boy
Jonah and the Big Fish
Daniel and the Lions’ Den




Pre-Kindergarten for 4-year-olds
Excellent program for children who miss the kindergarten cut-off date or for those
who would benefit from a year of pre-kindergarten skill development and enrichment.
Language Arts:
 Oral language development
 Listening skills
 Print/Book Awareness
 Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
 Letters and Sounds
 Vocabulary and Comprehension
 Writing: Formation of letters, blends, words and introduction to sentences
 Reading selections include fiction, nonfiction, songs, poems, folktales, fairy tales and Bible stories
Arithmetic:
 Number recognition and counting
 Number concepts
 Numbers before and after
 Numbers largest and smallest
 Addition and Subtraction concepts
 Money
 Sorting and Classifying
 Estimating
 Measuring
 Graphing
 Problem solving
Bible:
Lesson such as Creation, Noah, Daniel, Boyhood of Jesus, Zacchaeus, Good Samaritan, and how to apply
these lesson in daily life.  Development of character traits such as honesty, responsibility, and
obedience.  Lessons include weekly memory verses.

Classes in Art, Music, Spanish and Physical Education are included in the K-4 program
on a weekly basis.

KINDERGARTEN
Language Arts:
 A systematic comprehensive approach to phonics, language and reading
 Recognizing of name, sound, and picture of long and short vowels and consonants,letters,
blends, words, sentences
 Sounding of blends and one-and two-vowel words, and words with special sounds
 Exploring authors and illustrators through fiction, nonfiction, short stories, songs,    poems and
functional reading
 Cross-curricular reading for science, social studies, math, art and more including inquiry, teaching
them to question, investigate, and explore
 Writing across the curriculum
 Recognition and use of sentence structure
 Journaling
Arithmetic:
 Classify and Sort-top, middle, bottom, before, after, between, above, below, left, right, deciding,
naming, sorting by color, shape, alike, different
 Explore Patterns-copy, extend, problem solve, predict, alike and different, construct
 Count and Match-one-to-one, same, more, less, problem solve, forward, backward, graphing
 Numbers- identify and write, problem solve, order, compare, recognize, before, after, between,
graphing
 Shapes, Solids, and Equal Parts-explore, sort, find shapes in solids, problem solve, plane shapes,
squares, rectangles, circles, triangles, equal parts, equal groups, halves, symmetry, slides, flips, turns
 Money-introduce and sort, pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, dollars, compare values, problem
solve, graph
 Time-before and after, sequence events, ordinal numbers, positional words, hours, analog and
digital, daily schedule, more or less time, counting on and back, graphing
 Addition-acting it out, modeling, picture problems, combinations, problem solve, number line
addition, estimating, missing addends, graphing
 Subtraction-acting it out, modeling, picture problems, combinations, drawing stories, number line
subtraction, graphing
 Measurement-compare length and height, order length and height, nonstandard measurements,
equal parts, rulers, capacity, weight, temperature, graphing
Bible:
Old and New Testament Bible stories. Development of character traits such as honesty, responsibility,
and obedience.  Lessons include weekly memory verses, hymns and choruses.
Science
Investigating, observing, and thinking about the created world in areas such as:
Plants, Animals, Health and Human Biology, Earth and Space. Seasons, Weather
Social Studies:
Community Helpers, Holidays, Our big World, America: Our Great Country, Famous historical
people                        

Classes in Art, Music, Spanish and Physical Education are included in the Kindergarten
program on a weekly basis.
                                                                
1st Grade
Language Arts
Phonemic awareness helps children learn to read and spell through the strengthening of the ability to
hear, think about, and manipulate the sounds in spoken words.
 Phonics helps children with the relationship between letters of written language and individual
sounds of spoken language.  
 Fluency emphasis for reading a text accurately, quickly and with proper stress and intonation.
 Vocabulary skills directly related to achievement throughout subjects.  Vocabulary instruction
introduces children to new words and teaches strategies for learning, remembering, and
incorporating words into their existing reading, writing, speaking and listening vocabularies.
 Text comprehension through strategies and skills helps children to understand the meaning of what
is read.
 Writing strategies and skills necessary for expression of self and writing for an audience.
 Writing across the curriculum
 Review of letter formation, daily writing practice in all subject areas
 Exploring authors and illustrators through fiction, nonfiction, short stories, songs, poems and
functional reading
 Grammar, Usage and Mechanics
 Spelling
 Exploring authors and illustrators through fiction, nonfiction, short stories, songs, poems and
functional reading
Arithmetic
 Patterns: sorting, patterning, geometric patterns
 Number Theory:  writing numerals, ordinal numbers
 Place value:  number identification, comparing numbers, ordering numbers,
 Statistics: graph reading and analysis, designing graphs
 Addition: addition basics, addition with regrouping
 Subtraction: subtraction basics, subtraction with regrouping
 Multiplication: multiplication basics
 Division: division basics
 Fractions: identifying fractions
 Decimals: identifying decimals
 Algebra: equations, properties, coordinates
 Geometry: symmetry, shapes, measurements
 Problem solving:  data sources, skills and strategies, computational skills, map skills
 Probability: outcomes, predictions
 Technology: recognizing number and operational keys on calculators, problem solving
 Measurement: linear measurement, capacity, weight and mass, temperature, measurement
formulas
 Time: using the calendar, telling and writing time, comparing time
 Money: identifying U. S currency, calculating money amounts, everyday applications
 Ration: identifying fractions, writing fractions
History and Geography
 This is My America: flags, freedom, symbols, people, travel, beauty, songs, growth This is My
World: Various countries such as Mexico, Peru, England, Netherlands, Norway, France, Germany,
Switzerland, Italy, Israel, Egypt, China, India, Australia
Science
 Life Science: Animals, Fish, Birds, Insects
 Physical Science: Movement, Machines
 Human Body: Teeth, bones and muscles, heart and blood, lungs and air, stomach and food
 Earth and Space: Seasons, Space
Bible    
 God and my World: Daily lessons, weekly memory verses, choruses and applications to life
Classes in Art, Music, Spanish and Physical Education are included on a weekly basis.



2nd Grade
Language Arts
 Phonemic awareness helps children learn to read and spell through the strengthening of the ability
to hear, think about, and manipulate the sounds in spoken words.
 Phonics helps children with the relationship between letters of written language and individual
sounds of spoken language.  
 Fluency is the ability to read a text accurately, quickly and with proper stress and intonation.
 Vocabulary skills are directly related to achievement throughout subjects.  Vocabulary instruction
introduces children to new words and teaches strategies for learning, remembering, and
incorporating words into their existing reading, writing, speaking and listening vocabularies.
 Text comprehension through strategies and skills helps children to understand the meaning of what
is read.
 Writing strategies and skills necessary for expression of self and writing for an audience.
 Writing across the curriculum
 Introduction through completion of cursive writing skills, letter formation, emphasis on size,
shape, spacing and slant
 Exploring authors and illustrators through fiction, nonfiction, short stories, songs, poems and
functional reading
 Grammar, Usage and Mechanics
 Spelling
Arithmetic
 Patterns: sorting, manipulatives, geometric
 Number Theory: writing numerals, rounding numbers, ordinal numbers
 Place Value: number identification, comparing numbers, ordering numbers
 Statistics: graph reading and analysis, collecting and recording data, designing graphs
 Addition: addition basics, addition with regrouping
 Subtraction: subtraction basics, subtraction with regrouping
 Multiplication: multiplication basics
 Division: division basics
 Fractions: identifying fractions, comparing fractions
 Decimals: identifying decimals
 Algebra: equations, properties, coordinates
 Geometry: symmetry, shapes, angles
 Problem solving: data sources, skills and strategies, computational skills application
 Probability: making predictions
 Technology: recognizing number and operational keys on calculators, distinguishing problems best
solved by calculator, pencil and paper, or mental math
 Measurement: linear measurement, capacity, weight and mass, temperature,
 Time: calendar, telling and writing time, comparing time, calculating time
 Money: identifying U.S.currency, calculating money amounts, everyday application
 Ratio: identifying fractions, writing fractions, comparing fractions
History and Geography
 America, Our Home, our flag, Patriotic holidays and songs, the people that built America,
tomorrows America, continents, states, counties, cities, towns, map skills,
Countries in the news, current events
Science
 Life Science: plants, vertebrates, invertebrates, habitats
 Physical Science: energy, light, heat
 Human Body: sound and hearing, sight and touch, taste and smell
 Earth Science: weather, oceans
Bible  
 God and My Actions: Daily lessons, weekly memory verses and applications to life
Classes in Art, Music, Physical Education and Spanish are included on a weekly basis.


3rd Grade
Language Arts
 Strong instructional emphasis in phonics/word structure, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension,
inquiry, writing, grammar and spelling.
 Reading selections include fiction, nonfiction, novels, short stories, essays, poems, functional
reading, cross-curricular readings for science, social studies, math, art, and more.
 Themes to engage and inspire learning through genres introducing students to authentic literature
in areas of friendship, animals, money, earth, moon and sun, communities across time and storytelling
 Inquiry: teaching students to question, investigate and explore
 Language, grammar, usage and mechanics
 Literature and lesson based spelling and vocabulary
 Review and practice of cursive writing formation
Arithmetic
 Patterns: patterning, geometric patterns,
 Number theory: writing numerals, rounding numerals, ordinal numbers
 Place value: number identification, comparing numbers, ordering numbers
 Statistics: graph reading and analysis, collecting and recording data, designing graphs, statistics
 Addition: facts and strategies, regrouping, fractions, decimals
 Subtraction: facts and strategies, regrouping, fractions, decimals
 Multiplication, facts and strategies, regrouping, fractions, decimals
 Division: facts and strategies, long division, fractions, decimals
 Fractions: identifying, comparing, mixed numbers and improper fractions, adding, subtracting,
multiplying, dividing
 Decimals, identifying, comparing, adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing
 Algebra: equations, properties, factoring, coordinates, formulas
 Geometry: symmetry, shapes, angles, lines and line segments, coordinates, measurement of figures
 Problem solving: data sources, skills and strategies, computational skills application, map skills
 Probability: favorable and possible outcomes, predictions, proportions, probability as a fraction
 Technology: keyboard and calculator positions and operational keys, problem solving, patterns
 Measurement: linear, capacity, weight and mass, temperature, formulas, maps and scale drawings
 Time: calendar use, telling and writing time, comparing and calculating time
 Money: Identifying U.S.currency, calculating money amounts, everyday application
 Ration and proportion
History and Geography
 Continents and oceans, world geography, States of the United States, Our heritage through the
lives of great people including 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
Science
 Life Science: ecosystems, life of plants, plant variety
 Physical Science: matter, motion and force, electricity, magnets
 Human Body: musculoskeletal system, nervous system, health
 Earth and Space Science: rocks and soils, earth’s surface, changes in the earth’s surface, the solar
system, stars and constellations
Bible       Christ and His Church: Daily lessons, weekly memory verses and applications to life

Classes in Art, Music, Physical Education, Computers and Spanish are included on a
weekly basis.

4th  Grade
Language Arts
 Oral reading, reading comprehension, speed reading, vocabulary building
 Reading selections include fiction, nonfiction, novels, short stories, essays, poems, functional
reading, cross-curricular readings for science, social studies, math, art, and more
 Review of cursive writing formation through skill practice,
word games, original compositions, and sentence dictation
 Weekly lists based on phonics and
spelling rules reviewed
during spelling units, challenging words, vocabulary,
reinforcement activities,
poetry readings and original compositions
 Sentence structure, types of sentences, punctuation,
capitalization rules, abbreviations, possessive words,
letters: business, friendly, post cards, thank-you notes,
gathering information, writing with details,
writing reports with resources, writing book reports,
creative writing, dictionary skills, using writing skills
to describe field trips and activities
 Recognizing and using all eight parts of speech,
identifying verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs,
correctly using parts of speech and troublesome words
Arithmetic
 Patters: identification, geometric patterns
 Number theory: writing numerals, Roman numerals,  rounding numbers
 Place value: number identification, comparing numbers, ordering numbers
 Statistics: graph reading and analysis, collecting and recording data, designing graphs, statistical line
plots, mean, median, mode, finding the range of given data
 Addition:  properties of addition, estimating, regrouping, fractions, decimals
 Subtraction: regrouping, fractions, decimals
 Multiplication: properties of multiplication, regrouping, fractions, decimals,
 Division: long division, multi-digit division, dividing fractions, dividing decimals
 Fractions: identifying fractions, comparing fractions, mixed numbers and improper fractions,
adding, subtracting,  multiplying fractions
 Decimals: identifying decimals, comparing decimals, adding, subtracting
 Algebra: equations, properties, factoring, coordinates, formulas
 Geometry: symmetry, shapes, angles, lines and line segments, coordinates, measurement and
geometric figures
 Problem solving: data sources, skills and strategies, computational skills application, map skills
 Probability: outcomes, predictions, probability as a fraction, using proportions in probability
 Technology: keyboard skills, problem solving, patterns
 Measurement: linear measurement, capacity, weight and mass, temperature, measurement
formulas, maps and scale drawings
 Time: calculating elapsed time and other time zones and time between zones
 Money: rounding, calculating amounts, everyday application
 Ratio, proportion and percent
History and Geography
 Map study, state history, historic documents with memorization: Bill of Rights, Gettysburg Address,
Presidents, The Years of Discovery, The Years of Conquest, First Americans, New England Colonies,
Middle and Southern Colonies, The Great Awakening, The French and Indian War, The American War
for Independence, Building a Nation, Our Nation Grows, Numerous field trips related to New Jersey
history, memorization of states and capitals
Science
 Life Science; Stability: design of life, order of life, diversity of life, systems of life
 Physical Science; Energy: energy and heat, light and sound, motion and force, matter and its uses
 Earth and Space Science; Balance: the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the atmosphere, the universe
 Human Body; Wellness: body systems I,  body systems II
Bible
 Christ and His Word: Daily lessons, weekly memory, and applications to life

Classes in Art, Music, Physical Education, Computers and Spanish are included on a
weekly basis.







5th Grade
Language Arts
Word structure, fluency, Vocabulary and Comprehension, Inquiry: investigation, questioning,
exploring, writing, grammar, spelling. Cross-curricular connections,
Reading selections that include fiction, nonfiction, novels, short stories, essays, poems, functional
reading, and cross-curricular readings for science, social studies, math, art and more.
Writing: comparison/contrast/persuasive, poetry, outlines, research, narration, journaling,
sentence/paragraph/chapter/story structure, and grammar rules
Arithmetic
 Patters: sorting, identification, geometric patterns
 Number theory: writing numerals, Roman numerals,  rounding numbers
 Place value: number identification, comparing numbers, ordering numbers
 Statistics: graph reading and analysis, collecting and recording data, designing graphs, statistical line
plots, mean, median, mode, finding the range of given data
 Addition:  properties of addition, estimating, regrouping, fractions, decimals
 Subtraction: regrouping, fractions, decimals
 Multiplication: properties of multiplication, regrouping, fractions, decimals,
 Division: long division, multi-digit division, dividing fractions, dividing decimals
 Fractions: identifying fractions, comparing fractions, mixed numbers and improper fractions,
adding, subtracting,  multiplying and dividing fractions
 Decimals: identifying decimals, comparing decimals, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing
decimals
 Algebra: equations, properties, factoring, coordinates, formulas, exponents, integers, ratio and
proportions
 Geometry: symmetry, shapes, angles, lines and line segments, coordinates, measurement and
geometric figures
 Problem solving: data sources, skills and strategies, computational skills application, map skills
 Probability: outcomes, predictions, probability as a fraction, using proportions in probability
 Technology: keyboard skills, problem solving, patterns
 Measurement: linear measurement, capacity, weight and mass, temperature, measurement
formulas, maps and scale drawings
 Time: calculating elapsed time and other time zones and time between zones
 Money: rounding, calculating amounts, everyday application
 Ratio, proportion and percent
History and Geography
 Historic documents reviewed, geography facts and terms, rivers, capitals, mountains, climate,
deserts
 Introduction to History and Geography through Fertile Crescent: Cradle of Civilization, Ancient
Middle East, Middle East Today, Countries of Central and Southern Asia, Countries of the Far East,
Egypt, Africa long ago and in modern times, Ancient Greece, Rome, Christianity, England and the
British Isles, Countries of Western Europe, Countries of Eastern Europe, Australia
Science
 Animals, mammals, vertebrates, energy, force and motion, electricity and magnetism, engines:
steam, internal combustion, jet propulsion, rocket engines, light, matter, water, air, weather, earth
and space: geology, oceanography, astronomy, conservation
Health
 Circulatory system, nutrition and physical fitness, digestive system, interpersonal relationships
Bible
 Christ and My Choices: Daily lessons, weekly memory verses and applications to life

Classes in Art, Music, Physical Education, Computers and Spanish are included on a
weekly basis.

6th Grade
Language Arts
 Oral reading, reading comprehension, speed reading, vocabulary building, dictionary and research
resource skills
 Exploring authors and illustrators through fiction, nonfiction, short stories, songs, poems and
functional reading
 Review of cursive writing formation through skill practice through creative writing and word
exercises
 Weekly word lists and tests by prefixes, suffixes and root words, vocabulary study from the word
lists, proper spelling emphasized and expected in all subject areas, poetry
 Writing, comparison/contrast/persuasive, poetry, outlines, research, narration, journaling,
sentence/paragraph/chapter/story structure, punctuation and capitalization rules, Student Writers’
Handbook
Arithmetic
 Patters: sorting, identification, geometric patterns
 Number theory: writing numerals, Roman numerals,  rounding numbers
 Place value: number identification, comparing numbers, ordering numbers
 Statistics: graph reading and analysis, collecting and recording data, designing graphs, statistical line
plots, mean, median, mode, finding the range of given data
 Addition:  properties of addition, estimating, regrouping, fractions, decimals
 Subtraction: regrouping, fractions, decimals
 Multiplication: properties of multiplication, regrouping, fractions, decimals,
 Division: long division, multi-digit division, dividing fractions, dividing decimals
 Fractions: identifying fractions, comparing fractions, mixed numbers and improper fractions,
adding, subtracting,  multiplying and dividing fractions
 Decimals: identifying decimals, comparing decimals, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing
decimals
 Algebra: equations, properties, factoring, coordinates, formulas, exponents, integers, ratio and
proportions
 Geometry: symmetry, shapes, angles, lines and line segments, coordinates, measurement and
geometric figures
 Problem solving: data sources, skills and strategies, computational skills application, map skills
 Probability: outcomes, predictions, probability as a fraction, using proportions in probability
 Technology: keyboard skills, problem solving, patterns
 Measurement: linear measurement, capacity, weight and mass, temperature, measurement
formulas, maps and scale drawings
 Time: calculating elapsed time and other time zones and time between zones
 Money: rounding, calculating amounts, everyday application
 Ratio, proportion and percent
History and Geography
 Advanced map studies, geography facts, states, North America, South America, United States History
Science
 Plants, Animals, Earth and Space, Chemistry, matter, atoms, elements, compounds,
health, Safety, first aid, your changing body, body defenses, drug use and abuse, anatomy, System
studies: endocrine, respiratory, muscular, skeletal, lymphatic, nervous and skin
Bible
 Christ and My Live: Daily lessons, weekly memory verses, and applications to life

Classes in Art, Music, Physical Education, Computers, and Spanish are included on a
weekly basis.
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