K8 Program

We offer a Christ-centered rigorous academic program with a healthy balance of teacher-directed and child-centered instruction. Through differentiation, collaborative learning and hands-on activities, teachers train our students to practice the Blooms Taxonomy model of higher-order thinking. Our goal is to create life-long learners and encourage students to utilize their gifts and talents to make this world a better place.

SCA utilizes a variety of curriculum and resources to ensure students have a deep understanding of State and National Standards. The following subject areas and domains are the basis of our elementary content in correlation with Florida and National Standards:

Language Arts

• Reading

• Reading Standards from Informational Text

• Reading Standards for Literature

• Reading Standards: Foundations Skills

• Standards for Speaking and Listening

• Writing Standards

Mathematics

• Counting and Cardinality

• Operations and Algebraic Thinking

• Number and Operations in Base Ten

• Measurement and Data

• Geometry

Science

• Earth and Space Science

• Life Science

• Nature of Science

• Physical Science

Social Studies

• American History

• Civics and Government

• Economics

• Geography

Bible

• Christian Worldview Grounded in Scripture

Handwriting

• Motor Skills

• Speed, Output, Fluency, Automaticity

Specials

• Spanish

• Art

• Physical Education

• Music

• STEM/Lego Engineering

• Cultural Enrichment

Christian Character Development

• Self-Concept, Self-Control, Relationships with Adults/Peers, Social Problem-Solving, Spirituality

For a complete list of all the Florida Standards by grade level and subject click here: Link to Florida Standards

SCA Curriculum

Kindergarten-5th Grade

2024-2025

Reading & Writing

Great Minds: Wit and Wisdom

Instead of reading basals or practicing skills in isolation, Wit & Wisdom students read authentic, complex texts while practicing reading, writing, speaking and listening, and vocabulary together to build knowledge of the world around them. Every module is crafted around a topic essential for building knowledge, empowering students to engage with complex texts. Great Minds® believes that classrooms are places where students and teachers encounter wit, wisdom, wonder, rigor, and knowledge, and that literature, history, art, and science all have a place in ELA instruction.

By providing a framework for inquiry, Wit & Wisdom helps students build rich layers of knowledge. It inspires teachers and students to experience complex texts and ideas on a deeper level by fostering the questioning spirit that will shape the next generation of great writers, thinkers, and leaders.

Phonics (K-2 only)

UFLI Foundations

UFLI Fundations is a multisensory and systematic phonics and spelling curriculum. It thoroughly teaches the foundational skills, and significantly supports the reading, writing, and language standards.

Math

Great Minds: Eureka Math

Eureka Math sets a new standard for rigor, coherence, and focus in the classroom. Students gain a deeper understanding of the why behind the numbers. Students gain a complete body of math knowledge, not just a discrete set of skills. They use the same models and problem-solving methods from grade to grade, so math concepts stay with them, year after year.

Social Studies

Bob Jones

BJU Press’s elementary heritage studies product line guides students in analyzing and evaluating historical events, world cultures, and primary sources from a biblical worldview. Engaging lessons and activities develop and strengthen 21st century skills through a variety of features, including graphic organizers, reinforcement pages, biographies, map skills, and study guides. Students relate social studies to other academic disciplines through cross-curricular links, background information, and interactive visuals in ways that help them learn how to make wise decisions about their world.

SCIENCE

Bob Jones
BJU Science equips students to apply science to life by building foundational knowledge and skills with pre-assessments, scaffolded instruction, spiral review, and hands-on activities. Explorations in scientific inquiry give students opportunities to observe, classify, measure data, analyze data, make inferences, and communicate their findings. When they interact with and use models, students are better able to explain and describe their observations as well as make predictions about scientific principles they’ve learned. Collaborative STEM activities give students opportunities to design, test, and refine engineered solutions to real-world problems.

Bible

Deep Roots

Deep Roots is an Apologetics and Worldview Bible Curriculum. It equips students with the tools and training to stand firm in the face of today’s cultural challenges.

SEL (Social Emotional Learning)

Friendyz

Friendyz’ is a comprehensive biblically based SEL program that teaches five-core competencies of social-emotional learning to students in K-8th grade. These competencies include self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision making, social awareness and relationship skills.

SCA Curriculum

6th-8th Grade

2024-2025

Reading

BJU Press: Exploring Literature

BJU Press’s secondary literature helps students go beyond learning about literature to learning how to interact with literature. Students develop a deeper understanding of their fellow man as they examine texts from different cultures, diverse authors and genres, and a range of time periods. Students use text-focused close reading techniques through a before, during, and after reading approach which emphasizes comprehension and critical thinking. Students evaluate each selection, sharpening their discernment and shaping their worldview. Teachers integrate novels throughout each trimester to sharpen reading skills.

6th Grade Novel Studies

-A Single Shard

-Island of the Blue Dolphins

7th Grade Novel Studies

- Chronicles of Narnia

- Children of the Storm

- The Lost Prince of Samavia

8th Grade Novel Studies

-Across Five Aprils

Math

Engage NY: Eureka Math

Science

Bob Jones

BJU science equips students to ethically engage in the work of science through this lab-based program. Students extend knowledge and skills through strategic modeling and practice, case studies, the evaluation of scientific models, and ethics activities. Webquests, spreadsheet activities, and probeware technology build 21st century skills and relate them to the work of science. Students have opportunities to collect and analyze data and to create and evaluate their own models through guided discovery labs, inquiry labs, and collaborative STEM experiences.

Social Studies

BJU Press
6th Grade: Ancient Civilizations

7th Grade: World Studies

8th Grade: US History

Students will engage in their culture by providing opportunities for students to read and analyze texts and sources, participate in group discussions, and conduct historical research. Photos and artwork bring chapters to life while feature boxes, maps, charts, and diagrams help students develop context and connect ideas. Probing questions about ethical citizenship and real-world problems are designed to produce biblically informed citizens and leaders.

Bible

Summit Ministries
6th Grade: The Christian Worldview

7th Grade: Competing Worldviews

8th Grade: Christianity in Action

The Walking in Truth series explores the big worldview questions about God, the universe, people, truth, and right and wrong. Students will first seek the answers to these questions through a biblical perspective. Then they will evaluate and critique how three competing worldviews - Islam, naturalist, and new spirituality - interpret these questions in relation to the Christian worldview.

The Walking in Truth series culminates with a comprehensive Christian approach toward the disciplines of theology, philosophy, ethics, psychology, sociology, and biology. Students will be able to apply biblical principles to all aspects of their lives as they learn what it means to think, make decisions, and act in ways that glorify God and align to his Word.

SEL (social Emotional Learning)

Friendyz