Maranatha Christian Academy Typical Course of Study

FOURTH & FIFTH GRADE COURSES Typical Course of Study 11 Fine Arts Bible • Bible study tools • Bible truths • The Bible is inspired, true, and endures • God is omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent • Christ is divine and had a human body • Christ is my substitute • The Holy Spirit indwells, empowers, and enlightens • Man is created in God’s image • Salvation (heaven and hell) • Angels • The Church and Christian life • Memory verses Music Education • Dynamics (piano, forte, crescendo/ decrescendo) • Getting faster vs. getting slower • Steady beat, no steady beat, off beat • Changing tempos • Strong vs. weak beat • Basic music notation • Meter in 2 and 3 • Form (ab, aba, aaba, aabb, rondo) • Solo and chorus/call response • Higher vs. lower • Steps, skips, and repeated tones • Basic pentatonic scale • Melodies • Nature vs. machine sounds • Voice tone qualities • Basic instrument recognition • God’s special revelation • Studies of people in the Old Testament • Overview of the United Kingdom • Jesus Christ in the Old Testament • Monthly Bible memory verses • Students choose band or general music • Review of all band instruments • Begin recorder program • Learn notes in treble clef • Call & response songs • Proper singing/ playing posture • Good vocal technique • Performances • Learn music terms and put them into practice (tempo, dynamics, etc.) • Composer Unit (1 per quarter) • Sing/play seasonal songs • Add rhythmic instruments to vocal selections • Filipino tinikling rhythmic movement • Boom whackers Art Education • Abstract painting • Yarn weaving Physical Education • Presidential Physical Fitness Testing • Impressionist still life • Cooperation games • Adinkra cloth printing • Kinball or parachute • Coil clay pot • Chinese calligraphy • Dip dye Bookmaking • Origami • Paper collage • Drawing from observation • Art history • Kandinsky-Russia • Native American • Soccer • Cup stacking • Badminton • Floor hockey • Jumping for Healthy Hearts • Basketball • Roller skating • Climbing wall • Kickball Technology • Keyboarding (touch typing) • Word processing (Microsoft Word) • Presentation (Microsoft PowerPoint) • Desktop publishing (Microsoft Publisher) • Telecommunication (Internet Explorer) • Internet safety Kingdom Culture • Daily morning meetings • Discuss respect and relationships • Weekly chapel with all lower school students • All-school chapel (3x a year) •

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