Teaching K5 Students (5-year-olds)
This age is impressive, to say the least! Their potential for spiritual,
moral, and academic growth is astounding. In addition to the same
basics 4-year-olds cover in phonics and spelling, fives will learn
about suffixes -s, -es, -ed, and -ing plus how to apply phonics
and spelling rules to vowel digraphs, modified vowels, and diphthongs.
They will study syllabication and accent rules for reading multi-syllabled
words. They will recognize variant vowels and consonants (the "rule
breakers") plus easily apply their growing knowledge of nouns,
verbs, adjectives, and pronouns to identifying the "who,"
"doing," and "what" of sentences (subject and
predicate) as a tool of reading comprehension. Writing short stories
is enjoyed as well.
What can fives accomplish in math? They can count by 1s, 2s, 3s,
4s, 5s, and 10s to 100+ as well as read and write numbers to 999.
Understanding number concepts is accomplished through "hands
on" activities plus place value instruction for 1s, 10s, and
100s places. Five-year-olds proficiently accomplish 50 addition/subtraction
combinations through 18 in less than 5 minutes. Learning two- and
three-digit addition/subtraction, greater than/less than comparisons
to 999, fractions, time, and money is done with ease.
As measured by the 1970 California Achievement Test (CAT) designed
for first graders, K5s with one year's education have traditionally
scored a median Grade Equivalent (G.E.) of 2.25 with a median Percentile
of 86.4. (With two years of Christ-Centered Phonics and Math, the
median G.E. has been 3.02, with a 98.8 Percentile.)
If you are a first-time buyer of Christ-Centered-Curriculum, the
following elements are recommended for teaching 5-year-olds. All
materials below are available individually, or with a 15% discount
in the "Teaching K5/B1st Package" (003) at Discounted
Teaching Packages. To see representative samples of phonics
and math, click on Samples.
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TEACHING K5 PHONICS
Organizational Tips for CCC
Never Too Early
Phonics Teaching Aids Package
Alphabet & Numbers Tracing Sheets
Phonics Lessons for Flashcards 1-31
PWB Instructions/Answer Key B:1
Phonics Workbook B:1
Phonics Lessons for Flashcards 32-66
PWB Instructions/Answer Key B:2
Phonics Workbook B:2
Phonics Lessons for Flashcards 67-93
PWB Instructions/Answer Key B:3
Phonics Workbook B:3
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TEACHING K5 READING
Creation: GOD MADE ME
The Fall: GOD LOVES ME
The Flood: GOD SAVES ME
Note: A suggested reading sequence list that includes
additional supplemental readers is at About
Early Readers.
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TEACHING K5 MATH
Math Teaching Aids Package B
Math Lessons Guide: Level A
MWB Instructions/Answer Key A
Math Workbook: Level A
Math Lessons Guide: Level B
MWB Instructions/Answer Key B
Math Workbook: Level B
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NOTE: Some of the CCC materials overlap in their use at
various ages. This particular package is suitable for 5-year-olds
or Beginning 1st graders (someone not schooled previously). The
bolded items above (plus the Phonics Flashcards Set) are included
in the "Teaching A1st/2nd Package" (item 004) at Discounted
Teaching Packages. When reordering next year, you will receive a
$48.50 credit towards the purchase of that package. If ordering
for multiple ages, begin with the package for the oldest child,
then fill in missing elements as listed in the younger child's recommendation
list.
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