Happy Hearts
Schoolhouse
"A happy heart makes the face cheerful..." Proverbs 15:13
Love Jesus, Love Others, Love Learning!
1X a week or 2X a Week Option Available for our Kinder & Up Grades
Full Program Tuesday & Thursday 9:30 am - 2:30 pm
Our 2X a week program covers core and elective days and is open for grades Pre-K4 - 3rd grade. Detailed descriptions of core and elective day topics are given below, so the 2X a week program will include take-home work for both core and elective subject material.
We start the day all together with our Morning Time: prayer, character trait & memory verses, calendar time, weather song, phonemic awareness activities, and Fantastic Fingers' activities and continue the day with indoor & outdoor activities, snack time, lunch, music and movement. We end the day with small group/independent learning centers and individual work and story time.
Full 2-day Program will include the following subjects and is open to
Pre-K4, Kinder - 3rd grades:
Language Arts/ Pre-Reading/Reading :
Below is a list of some of the curriculum we will be using:
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Phonemic Awareness - Heggerty
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Gift of Reading - Phonics/Spelling
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Foundational Phonics Book 1 by Ariel Gunther
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Explode the Code Workbooks
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Independent work from various sources - phonics & fluency activities
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Spelling Rules & Syllabication Rules (for those who are ready for spelling)
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Charlotte Mason Style Language Arts
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Literature-based read-alouds
Math:
Singapore Math (Essentials & Dimensions)
Mammoth Math
Multiplication Motivation CD
Various other sources
Geography:
Brand new Beautiful Feet geography program! It is based on literature.
(for K- 3rd covering US geography)
Continue our individual state studies and famous people studies too!
History:
Literature/History: Post American Revolution (literature-based)
U. S. Westward Expansion following Daniel Boone and continuing through the Oregon Trail to the Pacific Northwest
Handwriting:
Handwriting Without Tears
Fundanoodle (Pre-K & Kinder as needed)
Fine & Gross Motor Activities:
Fantastic Fingers
Art/ Art Appreciation:
Art Appreciation
Process Art
Ms. Sarah will use her unique program (developed for Happy Hearts) to coordinate with unit studies we have at the time.
Science:
Apologia (Elem) & library books - Human body
Various outside sources for hands-on projects (all levels)
Nature Walks & Scavenger Hunts:
On site
1X a Week Option: Elective Day Thursday - 9:30 am- 2:30 pm
Art/ Art Appreciation:
Art Appreciation
Process Art
Ms. Sarah will use her unique program (developed for Happy Hearts) to coordinate with unit studies we have at the time.
History:
Literature/History: Post American Revolution (literature-based)
U. S. Westward Expansion following Daniel Boone and continuing through the Oregon Trail to the Pacific Northwest
Science:
Apologia (Elem) & library books - Human body
Various outside sources for hands-on projects (all levels)
Nature Walks & Scavenger Hunts:
On site
Field Trips
Whether you choose our 2X a week program or 1X a week, you get to participate in all field trips and any special activities; some field trips may fall on non-class days.