Core Curriculum

Classes

Geography
High Flyers
Intro to Ground School
Aviation Science

Resource Room

Geography
Math
Science
- Blank Lab Worksheet Pages

GUIDE TO THE CORE CURRICULUM

The What (Intro)
The Why (History)
The How
- Daily Sheets
- Kindergarten “Sticky Notes”
The When (History Scope)
The Where (Indexes)
The “What to Have On Hand”

* 2020 Revision *

This curriculum is an ongoing work in progress… Check back often to see what’s new!

RESOURCES: I just added a page of my top curriculum picks! These aren’t math or language arts series, they’re general books that I recommend for any or every student. Sorted by subject.

New Format: Days 1-6

Geography: Added books on video when available

* Film Festivals * If FILM FESTIVAL is in black, it has not been checked. Use at your own risk, and know some of the links may not work.

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Day 79: Honorability

August 12, 2016rachelwhitsonCreepy-Crawlies, Dance, Doppert, Father, Gungor, Honor, Honorability, Hospitality, Humility, Jesus, Kurusa, Mother, Parable, Peru, Pharisee, Poverty, Slave Trade, South America, Ten Commandments, Venezuela, Wealth, WEEK 20 Leave a comment

Daily Sheet: Day 79: Honorability

Family Book: “The Streets are Free”

Travel: Venezuela

Video: “Cannot Keep You” – Gungor (dance video set in Cuzco, Peru)

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Day 78: Confidence

August 12, 2016rachelwhitsonAfrica, Balbusso, Benin, Blair, Burkina Faso, Child Labor, Confidence, Cote D'Ivoire, Cowley, Creepy-Crawlies, Death, England, Generosity, Ghana, Giving, Golden Rule, Industrial Revolution, Jesus, Kim, Mullins, Paul, Storm, Togo, UK, WEEK 20 Leave a comment

Daily Sheet: Day 78: Confidence

Family Book: “Leather Shoe Charlie”

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Travel: Burkina Faso; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Cote D’Ivoire

Video: “Ready for the Storm” – Rich Mullins (Final concert — Rich died unexpectedly six days later. Sorry for the poor video quality.)

Song: “Ready for the Storm” – Ric Blair

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Day 77: Integrity

August 12, 2016rachelwhitsonAfrica, Creation, Creepy-Crawlies, Elevation, Faithfulness, Gambia, Gungor, Integrity, Light, Northern Lights, President, Salt, Security, Senegal, Slavery, Small, St. George, WEEK 20 Leave a comment

Daily Sheet: Day 77: Integrity

Family Book: “So You Want to Be President?”

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Travel: Gambia; Senegal

Video: “Let There Be” – Gungor

Video: “Let There Be” – Gungor

Video: “Shine A Light” – Elevation Worship

Video: “Ancient Skies” – Gungor (with lyrics; set against time-lapse images of northern lights)

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Day 76: Initiative

August 12, 2016rachelwhitsonAfrica, Animals, Cows, Cronin, Discernment, Enthusiasm, Equatorial Guinea, Farm, Initiative, Jesus, Knowledge, Lewin, Mary, Meece, Miracles, Mother, Principe, Roo Panes, Sao Tome, Time, Water, WEEK 20, Welcoming, Wine Leave a comment

Daily Sheet: Day 76: Initiative

Family Book: “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type”

Travel: Sao Tome & Principe; Equatorial Guinea

Song: “This Time” – David Meece

Video: “Tiger Striped Sky” – Roo Panes

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Day 75: Prudence

August 12, 2016rachelwhitsonAfrica, Agriculture, Ambition, Animals, Daly, Death, Discipline, Ecclesiastes, Fairness, Farm, Groves, Justice, Lesotho, Prudence, Righteousness, Season, South Africa, Swaziland, WEEK 20, Work Leave a comment

Daily Sheet: Day 75: Prudence

Family Book: “To Every Thing there is a Season”

Travel: South Africa; Lesotho; Swaziland

Video: “Setting Up the Pins” – Sara Groves

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Day 74: Hospitality

August 12, 2016rachelwhitsonAlley, Angels, Animals, Cummings, Disciples, Farm, Giving, Grimes, Groves, Hospitality, Jesus, New Jersey, New York, New York City, Pennsylvania, Pomerantz, WEEK 20 Leave a comment

Daily Sheet: Day 74: Hospitality

Family Books: “Serena Katz”, “C is for City”

Travel: New York; New Jersey; Connecticut; Pennsylvania

Video: “Loving A Person” – Sara Groves (with Dutch subtitles)

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Day 73: Tenacity

August 12, 2016rachelwhitsonAnimals, Assad, Becker, Belgium, Confidence, Ellis Island, Encouragement, Endurance, England, Europe, Faith, Faithfulness, Farm, Germany, Immigration, Intercession, Jesus, Joy, Light, Magellan, Netherlands, New World, New York City, Patience, Perseverance, Pilgrims, Prison, Refugees, Sincerity, Suffering, Tan, Tenacity, Walking, WEEK 19 Leave a comment

Daily Sheet: Day 73: Tenacity

Family Book: “The Arrival”

Travel: Germany; Belgium; Netherlands

Song: “Immigrant’s Daughter” – Margaret Becker

Video: Boy learning to walk

Video: “How Can I Keep From Singing” – Audrey Assad

Video: “Zeke Gets Dressed”

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Day 72: Appreciation

August 12, 2016rachelwhitsonAppreciation, Asia, Celebes Sea, Chicks, Dance, Devlin, Dog, Eggs, Elizabeth, Generations, Gratitude, Humility, Hunger, Magellan, Magnificat, Mary, Mercy, Philippines, Pride, Punctuality, Talbot, Thankfulness, Time, Wealth, WEEK 18 Leave a comment

Daily Sheet: Day 72: Appreciation

Family Book: “How Fletcher was Hatched”

Travel: Philippines

Video: “Holy Is His Name” – John Michael Talbot (interpretive dance)

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Day 71: Goodness

August 12, 2016rachelwhitsonAction, Asia, Bluedorn, Chicks, Devotion, Eggs, Empathy, Faithfulness, Fruits of the Spirit, Generosity, Goodness, Groves, Healing, Hope, Hospitality, Humility, Hunger, Intercession, Jesus, Joy, Love, Magellan, Micronesia, Miracle, Modesty, Neighbor, Oceania, Ortega, Patience, Peace, Persecution, Poverty, Pride, Psalms, Punctuality, Revenge, Righteousness, Sabbath, Sacrifice, Sincerity, Unity, Water, WEEK 18 Leave a comment

Daily Sheet: Day 71: Goodness

Family Book: “Bless the Lord: The 103rd Psalm”

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Travel: Federated States of Micronesia

Hymn: “I Need Thee Every Hour” – Fernando Ortega

Video: “Add to the Beauty” – Sara Groves

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Day 70: Faithfulness

August 12, 2016rachelwhitsonBirds, Chelsea Moon, Chicks, Chile, Disciples, Eggs, Endurance, Faithfulness, Fruit, Generations, Groves, Heaven, Idol, Jesus, Kingdom, Magellan, Miracles, Moon, Mother, Nest, Persecution, Roo Panes, South America, Stars, Steadfastness, Sun, Ten Commandments, War, WEEK 18, Wind Leave a comment

Daily Sheet: Day 70: Faithfulness

Family Book: “Horton Hatches the Egg”

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Travel: Chile

Hymn: “I Need Thee Every Hour” – Chelsea Moon and the Franz Brothers

Video: “He’s Always Been Faithful” – Sara Groves (unofficial music video)

Video: “My Sweet Refuge” – Roo Panes

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