Christian Homeschool Center
American History
THIS CLASS IS FULL FOR 2023/2024
Grade Level: 4th-6th grade
Day/Time: Tuesday/10:40-12:00
Instructor: Gina Crowder
Contact Info: gcrowderclassroom@gmail.com
Cost: $400/student/year plus a $25 supply fee
Books Needed:
America's Story, Volume 2: From the Civil War to the Industrial Revolution, by Angela O'Dell
Description:
Students will learn about America’s history, heritage and faith as they take an exciting journey into the past. Just a few of our historical stops on our journey will include: the Civil War, the Transcontinental Railroad, the Wild West, geography, states, presidents and more! We will engage in all kinds of activities to make history come alive!
Kids bible Sign
THESE CLASSES ARE FULL FOR 2023/2024
Grade Level: 3rd-5th
Day/Time: Tuesday/12:30-2:00 (prerequisite of at least one year)
or Wednesday/9:00-10:30 (Beginner students only)
Instructor: Jill Palumbo, Cathy Kelley and Sonja Bailes
Contact Info: Sonja Bailes: 2sparrows41@gmail.com
Cost: $200/student/semester
Description:
Sign language is both visual and kinesthetic, and research shows that when this language is combined with the spoken word, it enriches the spelling, vocabulary, and reading skills of children. In keeping with our Gospel mission, KidSign students will be introduced to sign language through scripture memory. The children will learn multiple Bible verses in English and sign language. While memorizing scripture, the children will also learn the ASL alphabet, how to spell their names, ASL numbers and counting, signs for the most common English words; and at the same time, build fine motor skills. Class time will include a short Bible story, a scripture verse, signing, singing, and craft time. Parents will be encouraged to reinforce the weekly memory verse by reciting it together with their children at home each day.
Grammar & Writing
Grade Level: 4th-6th grade
Days/Times: Tuesday/9:00-10:30 or Tuesday/12:30-2:00
Instructor: Gina Crowder
Contact Info: gcrowderclassroom@gmail.com
Cost: $400/student/year plus a $25 supply fee
Books Needed: Coming Soon
*Writing materials will be based on Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) curriculum.
Description:
This class will have a gentle introduction to grammar. The writing component will introduce students to IEW’s structure and style in writing. Skills and concepts will be introduced in class and students will be given the opportunity to practice them at home through assignments given for each week.
hands-on math: drills, games and real life math
THIS CLASS IS FULL FOR 2023/2024
Grade Level: 4th-5th (also advanced 3rd graders and struggling 6th graders)
Day/Time: Thursday, 9:00-10:30
Instructor: Shelley Boehling
Contact Info: esboehling@yahoo.com, (910) 795-6483 (texts)
Cost: $250/student/semester
Materials Needed:1. Fraction manipulatives set (Amazon, 166 pcs magnetic fraction tiles and fraction circles (and a large zip-lock bag to hold them, labeled with child’s name)
2. Workbook: Evan-Moor Daily Math Practice, Grade 5, Homeschool and Classroom Workbook
3. One one-subject notebook, one folder, inch/cm ruler, pencils, colored pencils, black Sharpiemarker (pen size)
4. Optional but very helpful (I’ll have a couple classroom sets): Base Ten Blocks Set-121pcs,
Description: This hands-on math class is going to be fun and is designed to reinforce skills that you are teaching at home with your own choice of math curriculum. We will use lots of manipulatives, so students can visually see how upper elementary math concepts work. We will work on place value, comparing and ordering numbers, computation, measurement, time, money, patterns, probability, word problems, graphs, estimation, basic geometry, fractions, decimals, and percentages. An important classroom goal is to have all students completely fluent in their multiplication and division facts since this is a necessary building block for middle and high school math. Using a different theme each month, we will play games, have friendly competitions, enjoy some songs and music to help memorize concepts, and participate in real life math activities and discussions.
Hands-on Science
THIS CLASS IS FULL FOR 2023/2024
Grade Level: 2nd/3rd
Day/Time: Thursday/9:30-10:30
Instructor: Hayley Hamilton
Contact Info: hayleywhamilton@gmail.com
Cost: $400/year/student plus a one time $30 supply fee
Books Needed: Science in the Beginning, Dr.Jay L Wile
Description:
This year-long course provides an excellent overview of science from a Biblical Worldview. The course is structured with six units, each for a different day of creation. Topics include light, energy, solids and liquids, plants, rocks, sun and solar system, vertebraes and invertebrates, our five senses and much more! We will do hands on experiments weekly. Reinforcing the concepts with hands on activities will be the major focus of this class.
dance and drama
Grade Level: 4th-6th
Day/Time: Tuesday/12:30-1:30
Instructor: Leigh Williams
Contact Info: leighwilliams3@gmail.com
Cost: $120/student/semester
*This course is designed to run the full year, but may be taken on a semester basis.
Description:
Students will begin by learning or reviewing Hebrew dances and their significance in the celebration of our Lord. We will then move to cultural dance, understanding how societies dance around the world, focusing on dance styles from each continent. Students will understand the historical significance of each dance as well as gain an understanding of how each style of dance can be used in worship and to create an atmosphere of mutual respect and compassion for one another. No dance experience is required as these dances are celebratory and encourage everyone to participate regardless of their level of training. As the students progress, they will also explore drama and liturgical dance.
Historical and Cultural Dance
THIS CLASS IS FULL FOR 2023/2024
Grade Level: K-3rd
Day/Time: Wednesday, 12:30-1:30
Instructor: Leigh Williams
Contact Info: leighwilliams3@gmail.com
Cost: $120/student/semester
*This class is designed to run the full year but may be taken on a semester basis.
Description:
Students will explore dances from around the world, beginning with Hebrew and progressing across each continent! Lessons are focused on the historical and geographical aspect of each dance while appropriate songs and stories will help children feel comfortable learning steps and combinations. Children will understand the importance of using dance to glorify God and show compassion and respect for one another. Drama and liturgical dance will also be expored as the students progress.
No experience needed!
Introduction to Music
Grade Level: 3rd-5th
Day/Time: Tuesday/9:00-10:30
Instructor: Kristi Lee
Contact Info: kristileepiano@gmail.com
Cost: $225/student/semester plus a one time fee of $25 for class handouts
*this class may be taken for one semester or year-long
Book: No book purchase necessary. Class handouts are included in the fee.
A set of flashcards (around $8) is needed for second semester only.
* In order to get the most out of this class, a keyboard for home practice is highly recommended!
Description:
This class provides a fun hands-on introduction to the fundamental aspects of music-making. Focus will be on rhythm (with lots of bucket-drumming activities), music reading and improvising (through keyboard playing), and listening skills (through a study of the orchestra). We will also learn to sing solfege and other fun songs.
First semester is geared towards those who have had little or no music lesson experience. Students will learn basic rhythm skills and pattern playing, explore keyboard geography and learn a few pre-reading piano songs as well as basic music notation, signs, and symbols. Utilizing classics such as Peter and the Wolf, Carnival of the Animals, and Benjamin Britten’s Guide to the Orchestra, students will have fun learning how to distinguish different instruments and sounds. Students will also be introduced to solfege singing.
Second semester will build on the foundations of first semester and is geared towards those who have had some lesson experience or who have completed first semester. Students will continue developing both rhythm and listening skills through ensemble bucket-drumming. Piano playing and music reading skills will be developed through Level 1 pieces, fun improvisation patterns, pentascales, and chords, with an introduction to lead sheets. We will also practice 2-part singing.
Jump Into Learning! Level 1
THIS CLASS IS FULL FOR 2023/2024
Grade Level: K-1st
Day/Time: Wednesday, 9:15-10:30
Instructor: Leigh Williams
Contact Info: leighwilliams3@gmail.com
Cost: $220/student/semester
*This course is designed to run the full year but may be taken on a semester basis.
Description:
Children will learn reading and writing concepts through Bible lessons, history, and science combined with arts and crafts. We will begin with the letter “A” and progress through the alphabet. Think “A is for Abraham” and “A is for Astronauts and Space!” / “B is for Beatitudes and B is for Butterfly life cycle,” etc. All lessons will have a strong emphasis on reading and writing skills at each child’s individual progression while engaging students in thinking about the Lord and His amazing design of our world. Supplemental learning projects and assignments are given for students to progress at their own pace during the week.
Jump Into Learning! Level 2
THIS CLASS IS FULL FOR 2023/2024
Grade Level: 2nd-3rd
Day/Time: Wednesday, 10:40-12:00
Instructor: Leigh Williams
Contact Info: leighwilliams3@gmail.com
Cost: $220/student/semester
*This course is designed to run the full year, but may be taken on a semester basis.
Description:
Students will build on fundamental reading and writing skills through the Five in a Row curriculum. “Five in a Row” is an easy-to-follow, highly effective instructional guide for teaching Social Studies, Language Arts, and Science using outstanding children’s literature as the basis for each weekly unit study. Wonderful and classic children’s books are the focus in all levels of Five in a Row; they capture attention and provide inspired learning opportunities for every child.” Source: fiveinarow.com Leigh has used this curriculum with her own children and loves the emphasis on fostering a lifelong love of literature. Students will use Volume III. Supplemental learning projects and assignments are given for students to progress at their own pace during the week.
literature: Drawn Into the Heart of Reading
Grade Level: 4th-6th
Day/Time: Tuesday/10:40-12:00
Instructor: Leigh Williams
Contact Info: leighwilliams3@gmail.com
Cost: $440/student/year
Description:
Using the curriculum, Drawn into the Heart of Reading as a base, students will be encouraged to become better readers through instruction and activities which will help them successfully comprehend and analyze each literary work. The goals of the program include making connections within the text and creating purpose for
reading, developing higher-order thinking skills, analyzing key elements that make a story work, literature discussions, vocabulary, character studies, and an appreciation for an array of literary styles.
Book examples: Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink, The Railway Children by E. Nesbit, A Little
Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter, and The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
“It is my goal to instill an absolute love for reading exceptional literary works of art.”
-Leigh
Science
THIS CLASS IS FULL FOR 2023/2024
Grade Level: 4th-6th
Day/Time: Thursday, 10:40-12:00
Instructor: Hayley Hamilton
Contact Info: hayleywhamilton@gmail.com
Cost: $400/student/year plus a one time $30 supply fee
Books Needed: Science in the Beginning, Dr. Jay L Wile
Older Student Notebook for Science in the Beginning
Description:
This year-long course provides an excellent overview of science from a Biblical Worldview. The course is structured with six units, each for a different day of creation. Topics include light, energy, solids and liquids, plants, rocks, sun and solar system, vertebraes and invertebrates, our five senses and much more! We will do hands on experiments weekly. The notebook provides structure for weekly lessons at home. After each lesson there are a few short questions to answer. There will be six unit tests throughout the year to be done at home and turned in.
Studio Art: Explorations,Level 1
THIS CLASS IS FULL FOR 2023/2024
Grade Level: 1st-4th
Day/Time: Thursday, 10:40-12:00
Instructor: Christine Cheesman
Contact Info: mrscheesman@hotmail.com
Cost: $400/student/year + $50 art supply/materials fee
Description:
This super fun, hands on class will be a time of enjoying our God given gift of creativity. We will explore many art mediums such as acrylic paint, watercolor, oil pastel, chalk pastel, pen and ink, graphite, and mixed media. While technique and the principles of art will be taught, the class goal will be to foster a love of creativity. With so many students (and adults) fearful to create or express themselves, this class will be a safe and faith-based space to encourage confidence, perseverance, freedom of expression, and imagination.
Studio Art: Explorations, Level 2
THIS CLASS IS FULL FOR 2023/2024
Grade Level: 3rd-6th
Days/Times: Tuesday, 9:00-10:30
Instructor: Christine Cheesman
Contact Info: mrscheesman@hotmail.com
Cost: $400/student/year + a $50 art supply/materials fee
Description:
This super fun, hands on class will be a time of enjoying our God given gift of creativity. We will explore many art mediums such as acrylic paint, watercolor, oil pastel, chalk pastel, pen and ink, graphite, and mixed media. While technique and the principles of art will be taught, the class goal will be to foster a love of creativity. With so many students (and adults) fearful to create or express themselves, this class will be a safe and faith based space to encourage confidence, perseverance, freedom of expression, and imagination.