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Curriculum

ACC Academy’s Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment programs are committed to ensuring a robust and effective systemic plan for students in Pre-K through 3rd Grades. Our focus is on providing a guaranteed and viable curriculum guided by state and national standards. We emphasize the development of Biblical knowledge and spiritual growth, while building essential knowledge and critical thinking skills necessary for success in the world in which we live.

Writing skills development:

Handwriting Without Tears

Early literacy skills:

Heggerty Phonemic Awareness

Math/Science:

Hands-on learning

MOtor skill Development:

Fine and gross development through hands-on learning

Faith-Based Instruction:

Teaching for Transformation

Special Area Classes:

Age-Appropriate Enrichment Activities, including art, music, and movement

Social/Emotional Development

English language arts:

Early literacy curriculum grounded in the Science of Reading, while combining knowledge-building and research-based foundational skills. Robust instruction that develops strong readers, writers, and thinkers.

Phonics/Phonemic Awareness:

Heggerty - Bridge to Reading Foundational Skills Kindergarten
Heggerty - Phonemic Awareness Kindergarten Curriculum

handwriting:

Learning Without Tears - Handwriting Without Tears

Read alouds:

Books composing of classical literature as well as content-area texts to support knowledge-based curriculum, science, and social studies.Strategically chosen to build vocabulary, background knowledge, and comprehension skills.

Math:

McGraw-Hill - Reveal Math Kindergarten

Science/Social Studies:

Unit Studies to correlate with knowledge-building early literacy programming.

Bible:

Deep Roots – 29 core units in chronological order with one introductory unit on God’s Word and three holiday units (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter).

Special Opportunities:

Missional work partnerships within the community and beyond. Local libraries, parks, community field trip visits, nature explorations, and many opportunities for family and staff-led lessons and experiences.

Special Area Classes:

Physical Education, Music, Art, Exploration, Spiritual Formation

English language arts:

Phonics/Phonemic Awareness:

Heggerty - Bridge to Reading Foundational Skills Grade 1
Heggerty - Phonemic Awareness Primary Curriculum

handwriting:

Learning Without Tears - Handwriting Without Tears

Writing:

Heggerty - Bridge to Writing Grade 1

Read alouds:

Books composing of classical literature as well as content-area texts to support knowledge-based curriculum, science, and social studies. Strategically chosen to build vocabulary, background knowledge, and comprehension skills.

Math:

McGraw-Hill - Reveal Math 1st Grade

Science/Social Studies:

Unit Studies to correlate with knowledge-building early literacy programming.

Bible:

Deep Roots – 14 core two-week units in chronological order, starting with Old Testament, with one inductive two-week bible study unit and three holiday units (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter).

Special Opportunities:

Special Area Classes:

Physical Education, Music, Art, Exploration, Spiritual Formation

English language arts:

Phonics/Phonemic Awareness:

Heggerty - Bridge to Reading Foundational Skills Grade 2
Heggerty - Phonemic Awareness Primary Curriculum

handwriting:

Learning Without Tears - Handwriting Without Tears

writing:

Heggerty - Bridge to Writing Grade 2

Read alouds:

Math:

McGraw-Hill - Reveal Math 2nd Grade

Science/Social Studies:

Unit Studies to correlate with knowledge-building early literacy programming.

Bible:

Deep Roots – 14 core two-week units in chronological order, starting with New Testament, with one inductive two-week bible study unit and three holiday units (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter).

Special Opportunities:

Special Area Classes:

Physical Education, Music, Art, Exploration, Spiritual Formation

English language arts:

Phonics/Phonemic Awareness:

Heggerty - Bridge to Reading Foundational Skills Grade 3
Heggerty - Phonemic Awareness Primary Curriculum

handwriting:

Learning Without Tears - Cursive - Handwriting Without Tears

writing:

Heggerty - Bridge to Writing Grade 3

Read alouds:

Math:

McGraw-Hill - Reveal Math Grade 3

Science/Social Studies:

Unit Studies to correlate with knowledge-building elementary literacy programming.

Bible:

Deep Roots – 14 core two-week units in chronological order, starting with Old Testament, with one inductive two-week bible study unit and three holiday units (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter).

Special Opportunities:

Special Area Classes:

Physical Education, Music, Art, Exploration, Spiritual Formation