BEEHIVE ONLINE SCHOOL and CURRICULUM INFORMATION

TEACHING CORRECT PRINCIPLES

PAGE CONTENTS

1. Mission Statement
2. School Culture
3. Protocols and Contents
4. Sign-Up, Costs and Materials
5. Course Availability
6. Courses by Subject
7. Courses by Level

MISSION STATEMENT

To offer Latter-day Saint homeschooling families and private schools a complete kindergarten through high school curriculum that

1. includes outstanding religious, academic, health, wellness, and preparedness education;
2. builds testimony and spirituality - leading the child to Christ;
and
3. gives a solid foundation for advanced studies and for life in the areas of religion, academics, life skills and fine arts.

SCHOOL CULTURE

A Bit of History...Beehive Schools began in 1997 as an outgrowth of homeschooling efforts. It boasted a school campus in St George, Utah, from September, 1997, through June, 2011, and served hundreds of students during that time. At its height, it had seven classrooms, a kitchen, theater, office, gym area, band room, 11 teachers, 40 students, full functioning parent association, and a full program including fine arts, languages, and Seminary. In 2003, efforts began to put the secondary curriculum on the internet as a distance learning tool for home schooling families. In 2009, efforts began to put the full curriculum online as students doing the elementary curriculum scored an average of the 98th percentile in reading and the 92% percentile in math on the Iowa Basic Skills tests.

School Slogan, Motto, Scripture, etc. Shortly after its founding students began to ask questions about school colors, mascot, etc. Jointly, students and administration chose the following:

1. Symbol: BEEHIVE.

2. Mascot: BUZZ the BEE.
3. Colors: Blue for Faith, Loyalty and Royalty - Remembering who we are; White for Purity; Yellow for Service; Red for Sacrifice and Gratitude, remembering the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
4. Slogan: Do a Good Turn Daily
5. Mottos: BEE Prepared; BEE Your BEST
6. Scripture Prompts:
   1. "Seek Ye FIRST the Kingdom of God."...Matthew 6:33.
   2. "Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightnes of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the words of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life."... 2 Nephi 31:20.
   3. "Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity."... I Timothy 4:12.
7. Song: "Seek the Lord Early" (Primary Songbook, page 108)
8. Hymns: "Choose the Right" and "It May Not Be At the Mountain's Height" (LDS Hymnal #239 & #270)
9. Sayings:
   1. "Be the soul you wish to be. Start this very minute. Mark your goal with courage and stick until you win it."
   2. "When a task is once begun, NEVER leave it till its done. Be the task GREAT or small, do it well or not at all."
   3. "Success comes in CANS, not can'ts."
   4. "Success is never found at the top of the hill, if the duties at the bottom of the hill are neglected."

10. Guiding Principles:
    1. "Your education is your responsibility. No One can learn for you, - not your teachers, not your parents, not your friends. How knowing or ignorant you are is up to you." Mrs. Kessler.
    2. "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you: For everyone that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh fineth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened." Matthew 7: 7 & 8.
    3. "That which we persist in doing becomes easier to do, not that the nature of the thing has become easier, but our ability to do it has increased." H.J. Grant.
    4. "Help thy brother's boat to cross, and lo ----- Thine own has reached the shore."
    5. "There is order and law in all things. One thing builds upon another. Out of small things great things come to pass."

11. Goal: Exaltation with our families in the Celestial Kingdom.

SCHOOL PROTOCOLS and CURRRICULUM CONTENTS

PROTOCOLS:

1. All students and parents are expected to do their best and to ask us questions as they arise.
2. Parents are expected to avail themselves of the FREE COURSES on the NEWS PAGE and also the PARENT LESSONS at the beginning of the curriculum. These courses and lessons, if followed, will help to assure your and your student's success.
3. The school is set-up for 180 days of instruction and testing per level. However, there is no way of telling where your student or students will need less time on a lesson or more time on a lesson. Therefore, feel free to adjust the timeframe to what best suits your students. An older child may zip through the lower levels of science and then spend two years on an upper level: THAT'S OK. With the BEEHIVE SYSTEM the student is free to learn at his or her own pace.
4. Advancement is by subject by level. As soon as a student passes the FINAL ASSESSMENT in a level of a subject, he may progress to the next level of that subject. It is not necessary to wait to proceed until all subjects of a particular level have been passed-off.
5. Passage of a subject is considered to be 85% or greater on the objective FINAL ASSESSMENT.
6. If a parent wishes BEEHIVE to keep a transcript record of a student's FINAL GRADES, the parent must submit a copy of the student's FINAL ASSESSMENT along with an signed statement declaring that the grade is the result of the student's own, unaided efforts. These transcripts can then be used for validation of student work and be submitted to institutions of higher learning. BEEHIVE will keep the records on file until the student has turned 25 years of age.
7. BEEHIVE does issue letter grades and HONOR ROLL inclusion, dependent upon the percentages received in the final assessments for a subject and level.
   For SUBJECTS:

   1. 85% to 87% = B;
   2. 88% to 92% = B+;
   3. 93% - 95% = A-;
   96% - 99% = A;
   4. 100% = A+.
   NOTE: We have set these standards because we have found that a grade of less than 85% means that the student has not grasped enough of the material to facilitate adequate retention for advanced studies. Thus, we have 'raised the bar' and set our standards at a place that assures that our students will succeed in their education.
   
   For LEVELS:

   1. An AVERAGE of 85% - 89% = CUM LAUDE;
   2. 90% - 95% = MAGNA CUM LAUDE;
   3. 97% - 100% = SUMMA CUM LAUDE.

8. ALL STUDENTS BEGIN AT LEVEL ONE in ALL SUBJECTS. At first, this seems a bit ridiculous, but there are good reasons. We expect that in the higher levels, students will already KNOW what we taught in the lower levels. Plus, we have NO WAY of knowing what your student has already mastered. By everyone starting at LEVEL ONE in ALL subjects, you and we assure that your student does know what he needs to know in each subject. Students may advance as fast as they are able through a level of a subject by going through all the lessons and then challenging the FINAL ASSESSMENT. For example, in LEVEL ONE MATH, we would expect that older students might only have to spend a week or two, before advancing to LEVEL TWO and then another week or two before advancing to LEVEL THREE. At first, this may seem tedious, however, as your student progresses through the levels, he and you will see the wisdom of this as he gleans pearls of information he would not have had, had he gone straight to the level he would supposedly be on.
9. THE BEEHIVE BRAIN BOX LEARNING SYSTEM is a key component to our way of teaching learning. Our students are expected to use the system as soon as they are able to read and write, - and actually to learn to read and write.
   STUDENTS: DO NOT short-change yourself by trying to skip this step. The learning and review cards you construct in this step of the program will stand you in good stead at review and test times and especially in preparation for the FINAL ASSESSMENTS.
   PARENTS: You may think you will 'go broke' purchasing cards for your students, but believe us - it IS worth it. If done properly, according to instructions, the BEEHIVE BRAIN BOX LEARNING SYSTEM will help your student be an outstanding scholar.

10. The curriculum is set-up - for the most part on a four day - new lessons; one day - review pattern with tests every three weeks or so and quarterly, semester and FINAL ASSESSMENTS.
11. HEADS-UP! There are two courses: LEVEL THREE and LEVEL TEN RELIGION Part A, that are YEAR ROUND. They are set-up to start the day after finishing the previous level. These courses deal with 1) reading the Book of Mormon through for the first time within a calendar year and 2) reading ALL the Standard Works through for the first time within a year.

BEEHIVE CURRICULUM CONTENTS:

1. Preschool through AP High School
2. In 70 courses
3. 10 Levels each of the following subjects:
1. Religion
2. Communications
3. History
4. Music
5. Mathematics
6. Science
7. Independent Studies
4. Also Learning Strategies that helped our day school elementary attain Average Test Scores of: 98th Percentile in Reading and 92nd Percentile in Math

SIGN-UP, COSTS & MATERIALS

SIGN-UP:

1. Go to the CURRICULUM PAGE.
2. Click on "Sign-Up" in the Curriculum Access Box.
3. Follow the instructions given there.
4. Payment is through the PAYPAL System.
5. Also, if desired, sign-up at this point for the "Individual Help Service".
6. Read and assimilate the FREE Courses on the NEWS Page.
7. Read through and use what is appropriate for your situation in the PARENT LESSONS at the beginning of the CURRICULUM.
8. Download the first LESSON PACK in each of the seven subjects for LEVEL ONE.
9. Read through the Introductory Material; acquire what materials and supplies needed; begin the lessons.

COST:

1. Cost of a year's subscription is $125.00.
2. The SUBSCRIPTION COVERS 200 DOWNLOADS a week, WHICH EQUALS 3,000 LESSONS - enough for the biggest of families.
3. Cost of the Individual Help Service is $40.00 a month. This is automatically deducted each month until stopped by you and gives you and your student a combined 4 hours of individual help each month. SEE CURRICULUM PAGE for details and CURRENT SPECIAL.
4. Note: You will also need a library card, colored 3" x 5" lined index cards, and in some courses a book or other materials, like the Church Magazines, The Friend, The New Era, and The Ensign. Generally speaking, additional materials are standard school supplies. However, in the upper level science classes, we ask you to use a text which can run $50.00 to $60.00 or more, depending upon what YOU and YOUR STUDENT decide you want for the class. However, these texts can usually be purchased USED for a fraction of the cost.
5. OUR GURANTEE: If, for any reason, you are not satisfied with the curriculum, notify us within 10 days of signing-up through our email as designated on the contact page, giving us your reason for wanting to unsubscribe, and we will refund 90% of the subscription fee. Sorry, we must retain 10% for processing costs.

SIGN-UP during the Initial Upload Period NOW through DECEMBER 1, 2011,

and Recieve an additional SIX MONTHS FREE!!!

COURSE AVAILABILITY

Since the Spring of 2009, when we began the project of putting our entire curriculum on the internet, we have had to overcome many obstacles and hurdles - the main one being that of changing the delivery format from live classroom to PDF.

1. In the live classroom, we used a number of commercial learning aids, most of which were not adaptable to the internet and your purchase of which would have required a fortune. Therefore, we resolved to make our own and include them in the lessons.
2. A single lesson format for each course had to be created which would give continuity and simplicity to the lesson delivery. It took much trial and error and over two years to finally come up with a format that worked well.
3. The shear volume - 25,000+ lessons - was overwhelming. The home printing costs would be huge. This was solved by reducing the number of lessons by half by 1) reducing the number of subjects from ten to seven and 2) the number of levels from fourteen to ten - but still incorporating all the content of the original ten subjects and fourteen levels!
4. However, printing costs were still unacceptable - so we set to work to come-up with a way to 'batch' the lessons and make it even more affordable. Now, instead of the orginal over 25,000 lessons and downloads, or 180 lessons and downloads per course, we still have the 180 lessons, but there are only 12 downloads per course! This saves tremendously on time as well as money for a printer, ink and paper.

As we had nearly 4,000 lessons on the internet when we discovered we needed to 'batch' the lessons we are now in the middle of taking those lessons off, revising them according to the new 7 Subjects - 10 Levels - 15 Lessons a batch format.

THE REVISED CURRICULUM FORMAT:

1. Within each course, there are 15 lessons in each download or lesson batch or group.
2. Each batch or group of 15 lessons is three weeks of lessons in that subject.
3. Courses are being uploaded a 'batch' at a time with a minimum of one batch per subject being uploaded each week.
4. This equals 105 new lessons each week; 15 lessons in each of the subjects: Religion, Communications, History, Music, Math, Science, and Independent Studies

NOTE: It will take approxinately 3 months to upload each level. Please plan accordingly.


FOR YOUR INFORMATION: The following table of expected Fully Uploaded Dates by LEVEL follows.

HOWEVER, TO GET AN UP-TO-DATE ACCOUNTING of EXACTLY WHAT IS ONLINE - EMAIL beehivelds1@gmail.com and REQUEST THE WEEKLY NEWSLTTER.

THE BUZZ publishes weekly up-to-date listings of what is currently online, plus other news.

5. The following are the dates by which we expect to have each level fully uploaded: LEVEL ONE by December 31, 2011. LEVEL TWO by March 31, 2012 LEVEL THREE by June 30, 2012 LEVEL FOUR by September 30, 2012 LEVEL FIVE by December 31, 2012 LEVEL SIX by March 31, 2013 LEVEL SEVEN by June 30, 2013 LEVEL EIGHT by October 31, 2013 LEVEL NINE by February 28, 2014 LEVEL TEN by June 30, 2014
   
6. As EVERYONE STARTS WITH LEVEL ONE in EACH SUBJECT this should not be a big problem. There is plenty to keep a student busy in each of the seven areas.

If you wish a detailed account of where we are in the upload process - which courses are available through what lesson number, PLEASE email us at beehivelds1@gmail.com and we will reply with the list of lessons and courses currently online.

So that you can see what is in the curriculum, we have a brief description of each subject at each level.

COURSES BY SUBJECT

RELIGION

The Goals of the Religion Curriculum are as follow:

1. To give your student a solid religious foundation through understanding of and ability to use the scriptures.
2. To encourage your student to emulate the righteous role-models in the scriptures.
3. To help your student to grow as Jesus did - line upon line, precept upon precept, and grace upon grace.
4. To help your student gain and grow his own, personal testimony.
5. To instill in your student faith in, love of, and obedience to God.
6. To give your student knowledge of how to come unto Christ and become like Him.
7. To help your student to be ready to serve a misssion and share the gospel with others.
In summary, the goal of the curriculum is to develop youth who are -
1. Like the Sons of Helaman - firm in their faith, believing those things which their mothers teach them.
2. Like Nephi - seeking to know the truth for himself.
3. Like the Sons of Mosiah and Alma the Younger - waxing strong in the truth by searching the scriptures diligently and praying and fasting much.
4. Like Jesus Christ - humble, obedient, and submissive - doing as his Heavenly Father requires of him.

The courses follow a natural progression from:

1. Listening to the stories
2. To learning the people, places, timelines and principles involved;
3. To reading the actual texts through expanding vocabulary and comprehension skills;
4. To likening the scriptures to onesself and studying the heroes of the scriptures;
5. To studying the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and his commandments;
6. To learning how to come unto Christ; how to learn by faith; and how to teach the Gospel to others.

RELIGION COURSES

1. RELIGION LEVEL ONE
1. PART A: Book of Mormon Stories I with fun, motivational stories and activities. Volume One of Good Turn Journal.
2. PART B: Survey of Old Testament Stories, New Testament Stories, and Doctrine and Covenant Stories: Memorization of the Ten Commandments, the Beatitudes, and the Articles of Faith.


2. RELIGION LEVEL TWO
1. PART A: Book of Mormon Stories II Reading, Vocabulary, Place, Timeline, People
2. PART B: New Testament Stories II: Reading, Vocabulary, Place, Timeline, People, with special attention to the life and missions of Jesus Christ. Volume Two of Good Turn Journal.


3. RELIGION LEVEL THREE
1. PART A: Book of Mormon - First Read Through: Title Page - Moroni. Emphasis on vocabulary and comprehension. Volume Three of Good Turn Journal -273 Lessons
2. PART B: New Testament I - Matthew through Revelation: Vocabulary and Comprehension Includes JS Matthew from the Peral of Great Price


4. RELIGION LEVEL FOUR
1. PART A: Book of Mormon - Likenings & Heroes Likenings Journal. Volume Four of Good Turn Journal.
2. PART B: Old Testament with Abraham and Moses: Likenings and Heroes Vocabulary and Comprehension


5. RELIGION LEVEL FIVE
1. PART A: The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ - Feasting Upon the Words of Christ, a Book of Correct Principles; Volume Five of Good Turn Journal.
PART B: Doctrine & Covenants and Church History


6. RELIGION LEVEL SIX
1. PART A: The STANDARD WORKS: TOPICAL STUDIES, Part One. A study of the four books of scripture using selected subjects from the Topical Guide. Volume SIX of Good Turn Journal
.
2. PART B: The STANDARD WORKS: TOPICAL STUDIES, Part Two. Further study of the four books of scripture using selected subjects from the Topical Guide.


7. RELIGION LEVEL SEVEN
1. PART A: DOCTRINES of the KINGDOM - A study of the doctrines of the kingdom as contained in two works: Gospel Principles and True to the Faith. Volume Seven of Good Turn Journal.
2. PART B: LDS Seminary - Old Testament Course Companion


8. RELIGION LEVEL EIGHT
1. Part A: Jesus the Christ Study of the life, missions, and attributes of Jesus Christ by studying Jesus the Christ by Talmage. Volume Eight of GOOD TURN JOURNAL
2. PART B: LDS Seminary - New Testament Course Companion


9. RELIGION LEVEL NINE
1. PART A: Preach My Gospel: Missionary Prep Course. Volume NINE of GOOD TURN JOURNAL
2. PART B: LDS Seminary - Book of Mormon Course Companion.


10. RELIGION LEVEL TEN
1. PART A: FIRST ANNUAL READ-THROUGH of ALL SCRIPTURES. Nn the course of a calendar year, using the 5+2 Method, the Book of Mormon is read through three times; the other standard works once . Intended to nurture a lifelong, year-round study of the scriptures. Begins day after end of Level 9 course or first day of summer break to finish by time of graduation the following year. Plus, a studious read-through of The Miracle of Forgiveness by Kimball. Volume Ten of Good Turn Journal.
2. LDS Seminary - Doctrine and Covenants Course Companion.

COMMUNICATIONS:

BEEHIVE COMMUNICATIONS courses encompass a multitude of areas. These are:

1. Phonics
2. Syllabication
3. Penmanship
4. Reading
5. Composition
6. Journaling
7. Spelling
8. Vocabulary, including Greek and Latin Roots
9. Listening
10. Recall
11. Comprehension
12. Study skills
13. Grammar - Parts of Speech
14. Grammar - Sentence Structure
15. Mechanics - Capitalization and Punctuation
16. Literature, Literary Genres, Techniques and Analysis
17. Memorizations
18. Journalisn
19. Speech
20. Persuasion, Argumentation and Debate
21. Propaganda
22. Theater
23. Typing or Keyboarding
24. Basic Computing

COMMUNICATIONS COURSES

1. COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL ONE
   1. Emphasis is on learning to read - Letter recognition, phonetics, sight words and syllabication rules
   2. Beginning of study skills and the Beehive Brainbox Learning System
   3. Monthly reading of The Friend
   4. Manuscript handwriting
   5. Listening and recall of scripture Storybooks, other selected stories and poems
   6. Parts of speech - definitions and recognition
   7. Sentence definition and basic types
   8. Mechanics - beginning capitalization and punctuation
   9. Daily "Show & Tell"
   10. Dramatization of Scripture stories and/or heroes and/or stories of ancestors; famous person day.
   11. Daily journaling
   12. Typing I
   13. Basic Computing I

2. COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL TWO
   1. Continued emphasis on learning to read well - phonics and syllabication review; free reading.
   2. Beginning study of literature - simple genre: fables, parables, legends, folktales, tall tales
   3. Composing at least one of each of the above
   4. Monthly reading of The Friend or New Era
   5. Daily Journaling
   6. 29 Spelling rules and Vocabulary study
   7. Handwriting - cursive
   8. Grammar - parts of speech, diagramming
   9. Grammar - types of sentences and their structures
   10. Intermediate mechanics - Capitalization and Punctuation Rules and Practice
   11. One to two minute speeches of various types
   12. Dramatization of some literature studied - especially Native American stories; famous person day; attendance at a play
   13. Basic Typing II
   14. Basic Computing II

3. COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL THREE
   1. Emphasis on reading of both the Book of Mormon and the New Testament with rigorous vocabulary study.
   2. Monthly reading of The Friend or New Era
   3. Study of first 100 Greek and Latin Roots
   4. Advanced grammar constructions.
   5. Advanced mechanics
   6. Paragraphing
   7. Daily Journaling
   8. Three to five minute speeches of various types
   9. Literature - Biblical foundational stories; literary allusions; idioms
   10. Theater - famous person day; dramatization of Biblical stories
   11. Intermediate Typing I
   12. Basic Computing III

4. COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL FOUR
1. Free reading from a classics library with introduction of literary genres
2. Monthly reading of The Friend or New Era
3. Report and essay writing
4. Daily Journaling
5. Spelling and Vocabulary
6. Advanced Grammar and Mechanics reviews and practice
& Latin roots and other vocabulary.
7. Five to seven minute speeches of various types.
8. Theater - The History of drama around the world. Sampling of different types
9. Intermediate Typing II.
5. COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL FIVE
   1. Study of American Literature I; attention to literary devices
   2. Monthly reading of The Friend or New Era
   3. Non-fiction reading - The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
   4. Writing of topical summaries, essays, parables, and anecdotes; descriptive writing.
   5. Fictional writing - poems, short stories
   6. Daily Journaling
   7. Spelling
   8. Mechanics
   9. Roots and vocabulary
   10. Eight to ten minute speeches of various types
   11. Theater - Study and observation of American Theater
   12. Advanced Typing I

6. COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL SIX
   1. Study of American Literature II - The Novel. Reading of nine; writing of one.
   2. Monthly reading of The Friend or New Era
   3. Non-fiction reading : Principle-Centered Leadership
   4. Practice of different writing and speaking techniques.
   5. Daily Journaling
   6. Twelve to fifteen minute speeches of various types
   7. Review of mechanics and devices
   8. Vocabulary
   9. Theater - Behind the scenes hands-on experience: Church, Community, School or Home School Group - All stages of play production
   10. Advanced Typing II

7. COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL SEVEN
   1. Study of LDS Literature - fiction; The Book of Virtues and First Things First
   2. Monthly reading of the New Era and Conference Talks in the Ensign
   3. Study of journalism, print and broadcast, and propaganda
   4. Gospel writing; Informative writing with investigative reports and "term papers"
   5. Daily Journaling
   6. Continued work on spelling, roots, mechanics, vocabulary
   7. Theater - Acting: Techniques and DOING
   8. Fifteen to twenty minute speeches of various types

8. COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL EIGHT
   1. Non-fiction reading - Living the Seven Habits - The Courage to Change and The Eighth Habit - From Effectiveness to Greatness
   2. Monthly reading of the New Era
   3. World Literature - The Moral Compass and Writings that Made a Difference on the World Stage
   4. Persuasive and dramatic writing
   5. Daily Journaling
   6. Vocabulary work and continued review of grammar, writing techniques and mechanics
   7. Theater - Personal project of choice: playwright, Actor, Director or Producer

9. COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL NINE
   1. Monthly reading of the New Era
   2. Non-fiction reading: How to Win Friends and Influence People
   3. Study of English literature with review of literary devices; techniques and genres
   4. Continued vocabulary study
   5. Study of rhetoric, argumentation, and debate. Preparation and presentation of both sides of an argument. Vocabulary
   6. Continued review of grammar, mechanics, spelling and writing techniques
   7. Daily Journaling
   8. Theater - Shakespeare: The Elizabethan Theater and Stage

10. COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL TEN: Building Relationships
    1. LDS and Success Literature readings: How to Succeed with People, the Og Mandino University of Success; The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families; Strengthening Our Families, New Era, Ensign,; Conference Talks and more.
    2. Review of phonetics, syllabication and spelling rules, vocabulary, mechanics, grammar, sentence and paragraph structures.
    3. Review of various types of writing and speeches
    4. Daily Journaling

HISTORY

Beehive HISTORY includes the following subjects:

1. History
2. Geography
3. Government
4. Economics
5. Art

It covers the following levels:

1. Personal
2. Family
3. Church
4. Local
5. County or parish
6. State
7. National
and
8. Internatinal levels.

In HISTORY, the student will

1. Learn his own history and how to keep a daily journal
2. Learn his family history and memorize his five generation pedigree
3. Learn the true 'pre-history' of the earth from its creation through to the time of Abraham.
4. Memorize the US Constitution and its various applications
5. Study other countries and cultures as directed in the Doctrine and Covenants
6. Understand the cycle of history
and
7. Understand that the answers to four questions define all civilizations and cultures
These four questions are:
1. Is there a God?
2. If so, what is He like?
3. What is my relationship to Him?
and
4. What does He require of me?

HISTORY COURSES

1. HISTORY LEVEL ONE
   Introduction to basics of geography, history, government; emphasis on personal and family history; holidays and heroes, plus church and community history, geography, and government, with overview of United States and World History and Geography. Life Skills - Personal Management: formation of basic habits; acquisition of basic skills. Art - Instruction and projects in conjunction with holidays, heroes and history.

2. HISTORY LEVEL TWO
   Continued personal, family and church history with emphasis on United States Geography, History and Government. Art: Cartooning exploration, dioramas, scrapbooking.

3. HISTORY LEVEL THREE
   Continued personal, family and church history with emphasis on World Geography and History. Art: Survey of Art History, techniques and modalities; drama in different cultures.

4. HISTORY LEVEL FOUR
   Continued personal, family, and church history with emphasis on State and Native American History. Art: Native American art with natural materials, local and state artists; photography.

5. HISTORY LEVEL FIVE
   Personal, family and church history; US History and Government In-Depth I - including Constitutional study. Art: Study of American Artists I and practice of their techniques and modalities.

6. HISTORY LEVEL SIX
   Personal, family, and church history; US History and Government In-Depth II - including Constitutional studies. Art: Study of American Artists II, with practice of their techniques and modalities.

7. HISTORY LEVEL SEVEN
   Personal, family, and church history; World History and Geography In-Depth I - including known 'pre-history'. Art: World Artists I, with practice of their techniques and modalities: Art of earliest times, Far East, Pre-Colombian, Greece, Rome, India, Islam, Africa.

8. HISTORY LEVEL EIGHT
   Personal, family, and church history; World History and Geography In-Depth II - including prophecy. Art: World Artists II, with practice of their techniques and modalities: Middle Ages, Renaissance, European 1600s - 1800s, Art of Late 1800s to today.

9. HISTORY LEVEL NINE
   Personal, Family, and church history; Current Events; Economics - The Mainspring of Human Progress and other texts. Art: Select a media or medias in which to work. Personal project or projects.

10. HISTORY LEVEL TEN
    Personal, family, and church history; In-Depth Study of the US Constituion and the Levels of Government, plus Political Practicum: Active particpation in all levels of government. Driver's Education; Art: Study of LDS Art and Artists and work in own media.

MUSIC

WHY MUSIC?

There are three main reasons why music takes up a seventh portion of the curriculum. First, according to a prophet, music is one of the top three, non-religious subjects with eternal application. (The others are math and science.) Second, music integrates the brain and thus facilitates learning, allowing a person to literally think better and at a higher intelligence! Third, some music can actually heal; other music can destroy - as witnessed by the work of Michael Balllim. Fourth, music is an integral part of the church and the church needs musicians - especially those who can play the piano and/or organ and/or conduct choral singing and/or sing in choirs. In addition, music can be fun, a lucrative sideline or an honorable career. Many mothers have been able to stay in the home while still supplementing their husbands' incomes through voice, piano or other music lessons. Finally, there is nothing quite like a good song to cheer you up, to set the mood, or to cause you to think or feel deeply.

MUSIC COURSES

1. MUSIC LEVEL ONE
   Selected Primary and children's songs; rhythm instruments and practice, movement to rhythm, basic conducting to 4/4, 3/4 and 2/4 time signatures; introduction to the recorder and reading music.

2. MUSIC LEVEL TWO
   Selected Primary, children's, and patriotic songs; conducting practice, firmatas, beginnings and cut-offs; second year of recorder; basic children's dances.

3. MUSIC LEVEL THREE
   Selected Primary, children's, and patriotic songs; conducting practice and review plus 6/8 time; first year of keyboard or piano; dances of different cultures.

4. MUSIC LEVEL FOUR
   Selected Primary songs and hymns, learning of different types of songs and composers; Native American music; conducting review and practice, plus dynamics; year two of keyboard or piano; Native american music and dances.

5. MUSIC LEVEL FIVE
   Selected hymns and songs; study of the orchestra and its instruments; conducting review and practice; year three of keyboard or piano. early American music and dances.

6. MUSIC LEVEL SIX
   Selected hymns and songs; overview of the history and periods of music, major composers and genres; conducting review and practice; year four of keyboard or piano. Later American music and dances.

7. MUSIC LEVEL SEVEN
   History of music to time of Christ; group singing; music theory; conducting practice; piano or other instrument. Social Dance I.

8. MUSIC LEVEL EIGHT
   Group or individual singing; history of music from the time of Christ; music theory; conducting practice; piano or other instrument. Social dance II.

9. MUSIC LEVEL NINE
   Study of Classical music in-depth; benefits of the right kind of music; conducting practice; music theory and composition; singing; piano or other instrument. Social dance III.

10. MUSIC LEVEL TEN
    Study of LDS music; conducting practice; music theory and composition; singing, piano, or other instrument.

MATHEMATICS

Mathematics is one of the three non-religious subjects that we are told will be of most worth to us in eternity. WHY? because everything in creation is mathematical! You can find mathematical order and law everywhere. It is great evidence of a Creator, a mastermind.

Besides, math study is useful ineveryday life. Those who cook use fractions to halve or double a recipe. Teens wanting to know how much it will cost them for gas for a week must be able to figure miles per gallon and cost of those miles per gallon. To accurately pay our tithing, we must know percents, decimals and money. To arrive on time, we must be able to tell time. When buying something, we want to know that we are getting correct change. And, if a person plans on any kind of career from beautician to accountant to architect to engineer, he must know math.

MATH COURSES

1. MATH LEVEL ONE
   Introduction to numbers, numerals, quantity, and word math. Time, calendar, shapes, measurement, place value, money, addition and subtraction and more.

2. MATH LEVEL TWO
   Introduction to mental math with addition and subtraction, further measurement and geometry, multiplication and division; fun with geometric designs and more.

3. MATH LEVEL THREE
   Introduction to mental math with multiplication and division, fractions, basic geometric formulas and more.

4. MATH LEVEL FOUR
   Introduction of decimals, metrics, and percents. More mental math. Equivalent to pre-algebra.

5. MATH LEVEL FIVE
   Algebra and Geometry I with real life applications and more. Basic consumer and business math. Advanced mental math. Personal Financial Mangement I - The 5 Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me

6. MATH LEVEL SIX
   Algebra and Geometry II with real life applications. Continued practice in arithmetic, consumer and business math. Personal Financial Management II - The Real Money Makeover

7. MATH LEVEL SEVEN
   Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus, continued practice in arithmetic, algebra, business and consumer math. Introduction to Business I; Personal Financial Management III

8. MATH LEVEL EIGHT
   Calculus I with constant review of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, consumer and business math and applications. Introduction to Business II; Personal Financial Management IV

9. MATH LEVEL NINE
   Calculus II with constant review of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, consumer and business math and applications. Entrepreneurship I

10. MATH LEVEL TEN
    Calculus III with constant review of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, consumer and business math and applications. Entrepreneurship II

SCIENCE

Science is one of the three non-religious subjects that will help us the most throughout eternity. Beehive Science is formatted uniquely in three ways. One, it includes Health and PE. Two, in Levels One thru Four, it allows you and your student a choice in delivery mode. Three, it has certain activities or projects that last for a semester.

First, since the Science curriculum includes PE, instruction is given in the first section of the course for each level, with the expectation that you and your student will keep-up the activities, filling-in the charts as the year goes on.

Second, the curriculum spirals up through the years, offering lessons and review in Human Health and Biology, Earth Sciences, Chemistry and Physics, and Life Sciences, each year.

For example, each LEVEL or year is divided into four sections of nine weeks each. The Levels start out with Human Health and Biology, then move to Earth Sciences, Chemistry and Physics, and finally Life Sciences.

However, in the FIRST FOUR LEVELS, if you and your student prefer to pursue just one of these areas, you can do LEVEL ONE in one area, then move to LEVEL TWO and so forth, until you have completed 180 lessons - or a year's worth. You may combine the elementary and intermediate levels of science, Levels One through Four ONLY. LEVEL FIVE SCIENCE begins the high school portion of the science curriculum and it is NOT recommended that you do only one science per year at this point. This is due to the fact that the student may be taking ACT, GED or SAT exams eventually and the curriculum is designed to help him stay current at an advanced level in all the sciences.

Third, there are activities, like gardening, which last for the better part of semester. Consequently, these are NOT included in the regular lessons, but are listed under their own category at the beginning of the essons listings for each level.

SCIENCE COURSES:

1. SCIENCE LEVEL ONE
   1. Elementary Human Health & Biology, Earth Sciences, Chemistry and Physics, and Life Sciences, I.
   2. Physical Fitness & Well-being I
      1. The Five Pillars of Health I
      2. Basic Exercises for Optimal Brain Function
      3. Rebounding and Walking
      4. Simple Skill Games
   3. Basic Gardening I.
   4. Art - colors and mixing of colors, plus artistic expressions in conjunction with various science projects.

2. SCIENCE LEVEL TWO
   1. Elementary Human Health & Biology, Earth Sciences, Chemistry and Physics, and Life Sciences, II.
   2. Physical Fitness & Well-being I1
   3. The Five Pillars of Health II
   1. Types of Wellness
   2. Basic Exercises for Optimal Brain Funtion Review
   3. Rebounding and Walking II
   4. More Skill, Social and Individual Games I
   4. Basic Gardening II
   5. Meal Preparation I - simple breakfast, lunch, and dinner, clean-up.
   6. Art - Projects in science and history. Examples: flower and leaf pressing, models of the solar system, scrapbooking.

3. SCIENCE LEVEL THREE
   1. Intermediate Human Health & Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry and Physics, and Life Sciences I
   2. Physical Fitness & Well-being 3
      1. The Five Pillars of Health III
      2. Review of exercises and skills
      3. Rebounding and Walking III
      4. Social and Individual Games II
   3. Basic Gardening III
   4. Meal Preparation II - meals for three days, menu planning, shopping to clean-up
   5. Cleaning I - clothes, floors, walls, and furniture
   6. Intermediate Computing

4. SCIENCE LEVEL FOUR
   1. Intermediate Human Health & Biology, Earth Sciences, Chemistry and Physics, and Life Sciences II
   2. Physical Fitness & Well-being 4
      1. The Five Pillars of Health IV
      2. Review of exercises and skills
      3. Rebounding and Walking IV
      4. Social and Individual Games III
   3. Intermediate Gardening I
   4. Meal Preparation III - meals for a week, planning to clean-up
   5. Cleaning II - windows, bathrooms, light fixtures
   6. Intermediate Computing I
   7. Art: physical and chemical laws expresssed through art

5. SCIENCE LEVEL FIVE
   1. High School level Human Health & Biology, Earth Scienes, Chemistry and Physic, and Life Sciences I
   2. Physical Fitness & Well-being 5
   1. The Five Pillars of Health V
   2. Review of exercises and skills
   3. Rebounding and Walking V
   4. Social and Individual Games IV
   3. Intermediate Gardening II
   4. Cleaning III - Outside
   5. Intermediate Computing II
   6. Bicycle Maintenance and Repair

6. SCIENCE LEVEL SIX
   1. High School Level Human Health & Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry and Physics, and Life Sciences, II
   2. Physical Fitness & Well-being 6
      1. The Five Pillars of Health VI
      2. Review of exercises and skills
      3. Rebounding and Walking VI
      4. First Aid & CPR
   3. Intermediate Gardening III
   4. Intermediate Computing III

7. SCIENCE LEVEL SEVEN
   1. High School Level Human Health & Biology, Earth Sciences, Chemistry and Physics, and Life SciencesIII
   2. Physical Fitness & Well-being 7
      1. The Five Pillars of Health VII
      2. Review of exercises and skills
      3. Personal Exercise Routine I
      4. Home Nursing, Herbs & Oils I
   3. Advanced Gardening I
   4. Advanced Computing I

8. SCIENCE LEVEL EIGHT
   1. Advanced Human Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry and Physics, and Life Sciences Life I - college level
   2. Physical Fitness & Well-being 8
      1. The Five Pillars of Health VIII
      2. Review of exercises and skills
      3. Personal Exercise Routine II
      4. Home Nursing, Herbs and Oils II
   3. Advanced Gardening II
   4. Advanced Computing II

9. SCIENE LEVEL NINE
   1. Advanced Human Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry and Physics, and Life Scienes II - college level
   2. Physical Fitness & Well-being 9
      1. Personal Exercise Routine III
      2. Psychology and Emotional Equlibrium
   3. Advanced Gardening III
   4. Advanced Computing III

10. SCIENE LEVEL TEN
    1. Advanced Human Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry and Physics, and Life Sciences & III - college level
    2. Physical Fitness & Well-being 10
       1. Personal Exercise Routine IV
       2. The Traits of a Healthy Family
    3. Special Gardening Projects

INDEPENDENT STUDY

Wouldn't you liked to have had a subject like this in school when you were growing-up? INDEPENDENT STUDIES allows for the free exploration and investigation by the student into things in which he is particulary interested. The subject category came about due to the fact that many of our students had particular things they wanted to study that were not a part of a normal curriculum - or, if they were they were not studied to the depth that a student desired. Hence: Independent Studies.

We decided to include this subject because we have seen what can be achieved: an eight year old girl who knew as much about rocks as a college professor; a five year old boy who was an expert on dinosaurs; a young person sending his novel off to be published!

We are each sent to this earth with particular missions. No two of us are alike. Hence, INDEPENDENT STUDIES allows each of our students the FREEDOM to pursue his interests, which, we have discovered, normally have something to do with one or more of his missions in this life!

The course formats are set-up so that you can plug-in an interest and run with it; keeping track of what you are doing and recording your discoveries.

INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSES:

1. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEVEL ONE
   Sampling of areas of your child's interest through the library, internet, television programming, field trips, and interviews. Notebook kept of explorations.

2. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEVEL TWO
   Further sampling in four areas of interest. Notebooks kept of explorations.

3. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEVEL THREE
   Further sampling of two to four areas of interest. Notebooks kept of explorations.

4. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEVEL FOUR
   Serious study begins in two to four areas of interest. Detailed notebooks and reports.

5. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEVEL FIVE
   Serious study in one to two areas of interest. Detailed notebooks, reports, shadowing of professionals in the areas of interest, if possible.

6. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEVEL SIX
   Serious study continues in previous areas of interest or new ones, 1 - 4 areas are explored. Notebooks, projects.

7. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEVEL SEVEN
   Develop your own course in your area of greatest interest. Recommended: Frequent consultations with Mrs. K or another staff member to help you develop to expert level in your chosen area or areas of interest.

8. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEVEL EIGHT
   Same as Independent Study 7 - in same or another area of interest.

9. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEVEL NINE
   If age appropriate, begin working or volunteering in your area of interest. Or, devise another course. YOUR CHOICE.

10. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEVEL TEN
    If age appropriate, work or volunteer in one or more areas of interest to you. Or, devise a capstone course. YOUR CHOICE.

COURSES BY LEVEL

LEVEL ONE

1. RELIGION LEVEL ONE
1. PART A: Book of Mormon Stories I with fun, motivational stories and activities. Volume One of Good Turn Journal.
2. PART B: Survey of Old Testament Stories, New Testament Stories, and Doctrine and Covenant Stories: Memorization of the Ten Commandments, the Beatitudes, and the Articles of Faith.
2. COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL ONE
   1. Emphasis on learning to read - Letter recognition, phonetics, sight words, syllabication rules
   2. Beginning of study skills and the Beehive Brainbox Learning System
   3. Monthly reading of The Friend
   4. Manuscript handwriting
   5. Listening and recall of scripture Storybooks, other selected stories and poems
   6. Parts of speech - definitions and recognition
   7. Sentence definition and basic types
   8. Mechanics - beginning capitalization and punctuation
   9. Daily "Show & Tell"
   10. Dramatization of Scripture stories and/or heroes and/or stories of ancestors; famous person day.
   11. Daily journaling
   12. Typing I
   13. Basic Computing I

3. HISTORY LEVEL ONE
   Introduction to basics of geography, history, government; emphasis on personal and family history; holidays and heroes, plus church and community history, geography, and government, with overview of United States and World History and Geography. Life Skills 1 - Personal Management: formation of basic habits; acquisition of basic skills. Art - Instruction and projects in conjunction with holidays, heroes and history.

4. MUSIC LEVEL ONE
   Selected Primary and children's songs; rhythm instruments and practice, movement to rhythm, basic conducting to 4/4, 3/4 and 2/4 time signatures; introduction to the recorder and reading music.

5. MATH LEVEL ONE
   Introduction to numbers, numerals, quantity, and word math. Time, calendar, shapes, measurement, place value, money, addition and subtraction and more.

6. SCIENCE LEVEL ONE
   1. Elementary Human Health & Biology, Earth Sciences, Chemistry and Physics and Life Sciences, I.
   2. Physical Fitness & Well-being I
      1. The Five Pillars of Health I
      2. Basic Exercises for Optimal Brain Function
      3. Rebounding and Walking
      4. Simple Skill Games
   3. Basic Gardening I.
   4. Art - colors and mixing of colors, plus artistic expressions in conjunction with various science projects.

7. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEVEL ONE
   Sampling of areas of your child's interest through the library, internet, television programming, field trips, and interviews. Notebook kept of explorations.

LEVEL TWO

1. RELIGION LEVEL TWO
1. PART A: Book of Mormon Stories II Reading, Vocabulary, Place, Timeline, People
2. PART B: New Testament Stories II: Reading, Vocabulary, Place, Timeline, People, with special attention to the life and missions of Jesus Christ. Volume Two of Good Turn Journal.
2. COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL TWO
   1. Continued emphasis on learning to read well - phonics and syllabication review; free reading.
   2. Beginning study of literature - simple genre: fables, parables, legends, folktales, tall tales
   3. Composing at least one of each of the above
   4. Monthly reading of The Friend or New Era
   5. Daily Journaling
   6. 29 Spelling rules and Vocabulary study
   7. Handwriting - cursive
   8. Grammar - parts of speech, diagramming
   9. Grammar - types of sentences and their structures
   10. Intermediate mechanics - Capitalization and Punctuation Rules and Practice
   11. One to two minute speeches of various types
   12. Dramatization of some literature studied - especially Native American stories; famous person day; attendance at a play
   13. Basic Typing II
   14. Basic Computing II

3. HISTORY LEVEL TWO
   Continued personal, family and church history with emphasis on United States Geography, History and Government. Art: Cartooning exploration, dioramas, scrapbooking.

4. MUSIC LEVEL TWO
   Selected Primary, children's, and patriotic songs; conducting practice, firmatas, beginnings and cut-offs; second year of recorder; basic children's dances.

5. MATH LEVEL TWO
   Introduction to mental math with addition and subtraction, further measurement and geometry, multiplication and division; fun with geometric designs and more.

6. SCIENCE LEVEL TWO
   1. Elementary Human Health & Biology, Earth Sciences, Chemistry and Physics and Life Sciences, II.
   2. Physical Fitness & Well-being I1
   3. The Five Pillars of Health II
   1. Types of Wellness
   2. Basic Exercises for Optimal Brain Funtion Review
   3. Rebounding and Walking II
   4. More Skill, Social and Individual Games I
   4. Basic Gardening II
   5. Meal Preparation I - simple breakfast, lunch, and dinner, clean-up.
   6. Art - Project in science and history. Examples: flower and leaf pressing, models of the solar system, scrapbooking.

7. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEVEL TWO
   Further sampling in four areas of interest. Notebooks kept of explorations.

LEVEL THREE

1. RELIGION LEVEL THREE
1. PART A: Book of Mormon - First Read Through: Title Page - Moroni. Emphasis on vocabulary and comprehension. Volume Three of Good Turn Journal -273 Lessons
2. PART B: New Testament I - Matthew through Revelation: Vocabulary and Comprehension; Includes JS Matthew from the Pearl of Great Price
2. COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL THREE
   1. Emphasis on reading of both the Book of Mormon and the New Testament with rigorous vocabulary study.
   2. Monthly reading of The Friend or New Era
   3. Study of first 100 Greek and Latin Roots
   4. Advanced grammar constructions.
   5. Advanced mechanics
   6. Paragraphing
   7. Daily Journaling
   8. Three to five minute speeches of various types
   9. Literature - Biblical foundational stories; literary allusions; idioms
   10. Theater - famous person day; dramatization of Biblical stories
   11. Intermediate Typing I
   12. Basic Computing III

3. HISTORY LEVEL THREE
   Continued personal, family and church history with emphasis on World Geography and History. Art: Survey of Art History, techniques and modalities; drama in different cultures.

4. MUSIC LEVEL THREE
   Selected Primary, children's, and patriotic songs; conducting practice and review plus 6/8 time; first year of keyboard or piano; dances of different cultures.

5. MATH LEVEL THREE
   Introduction to mental math with multiplication and division, fractions, basic geometric formulas and more.

6. SCIENCE LEVEL THREE
   1. Intermediate Human Health & Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry and Physics, and Life Sciences I
   2. Physical Fitness & Well-being 3
      1. The Five Pillars of Health III
      2. Review of exercises and skills
      3. Rebounding and Walking III
      4. Social and Individual Games II
   3. Basic Gardening III
   4. Meal Preparation II - meals for three days, menu planning, shopping to clean-up
   5. Cleaning I - clothes, floors, walls, and furniture

7. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEVEL THREE
   Further sampling of two to four areas of interest. Notebooks kept of explorations.

LEVEL FOUR

1. RELIGION LEVEL FOUR
1. PART A: Book of Mormon - Likenings & Heroes Likenings Journal. Volume Four of Good Turn Journal.
2. PART B: Old Testament with Abraham and Moses: Likenings and Heroes Vocabulary and Comprehension
2. COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL FOUR
1. Free reading from a classics library with introduction of literary genres
2. Monthly reading of The Friend or New Era
3. Report and essay writing
4. Daily Journaling
5. Spelling and Vocabulary
6. Advanced Grammar and Mechanics reviews and practice
& Latin roots and other vocabulary.
7. Five to seven minute speeches of various types.
8. Theater - The History of drama around the world. Sampling of different types
9. Intermediate Typing II.
3. HISTORY LEVEL FOUR
   Continued personal, family, and church history with emphasis on State and Native American History. ART Native American art with natural materials, local and state artists; photography.

4. MUSIC LEVEL FOUR
   Selected Primary songs and hymns, learning of different types of songs and composers; Native American music; conducting review and practice, plus dynamics; year two of keyboard or piano; Native american music and dances.

5. MATH LEVEL FOUR
   Introduction of decimals, metrics, and percents. More mental math. Equivalent to pre-algebra.

6. SCIENCE LEVEL FOUR
   1. Intermediate Human Health & Biology, Earth Sciences, Chemistry and Physics, and Life Sciences II
   2. Physical Fitness & Well-being 4
      1. The Five Pillars of Health IV
      2. Review of exercises and skills
      3. Rebounding and Walking IV
      4. Social and Individual Games III
   3. Intermediate Gardening I
   4. Meal Preparation III - meals for a week, planning to clean-up
   5. Cleaning II - windows, bathrooms, light fixtures
   6. Intermediate Computing I
   7. Art: physical and chemical laws expresssed through art

7. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEVEL FOUR
   Serious study begins in two to four areas of interest. Detailed notebooks and reports.

LEVEL FIVE

1. RELIGION LEVEL FIVE
1. PART A: The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ - Feasting Upon the Words of Christ, a Book of Correct Principles; Volume Five of Good Turn Journal.
PART B: Doctrine & Covenants and Church History
2. COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL FIVE
   1. Study of American Literature I; attention to literary devices
   2. Monthly reading of The Friend or New Era
   3. Non-fiction reading - The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
   4. Writing of topical summaries, essays, parables, and anecdotes; descriptive writing.
   5. Fictional writing - poems, short stories
   6. Daily Journaling
   7. Spelling
   8. Mechanics
   9. Roots and vocabulary
   10. Eight to ten minute speeches of various types
   11. Theater - Study and observation of American Theater
   12. Advanced Typing I

3. HISTORY LEVEL FIVE
   Personal, family and church history; US History and Government In-Depth I - including Constitutional study. Art: Study of American Artists I and practice of their techniques and modalities.

4. MUSIC LEVEL FIVE
   Selected hymns and songs; study of the orchestra and its instruments; conducting review and practice; year three of keyboard or piano. early American music and dances.

5. MATH LEVEL FIVE
   Algebra and Geometry I with real life applications and more. Basic consumer and business math. Advanced mental math. Personal Financial Mangement I - The 5 Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me

6. SCIENCE LEVEL FIVE
   1. High School level Human Health & Biology, Earth Scienes, Chemistry and Physic, and Life Sciences I
   2. Physical Fitness & Well-being 5
   1. The Five Pillars of Health V
   2. Review of exercises and skills
   3. Rebounding and Walking V
   4. Social and Individual Games IV
   3. Intermediate Gardening II
   4. Cleaning III - Outside
   5. Intermediate Computing II
   6. Bicycle Maintenance and Repair

7. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEVEL FIVE
   Serious study in one to two areas of interest. Detailed notebooks, reports, shadowing of professionals in the areas of interest, if possible.

LEVEL SIX

1. RELIGION LEVEL SIX
1. PART A: The STANDARD WORKS: TOPICAL STUDIES, Part One. A study of the four books of scripture using selected subjects from the Topical Guide. Volume SIX of Good Turn Journal
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2. PART B: The STANDARD WORKS: TOPICAL STUDIES, Part Two. Further study of the four books of scripture using selected subjects from the Topical Guide.
2. COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL SIX
   1. Study of American Literature II - The Novel. Reading of nine; writing of one.
   2. Monthly reading of The Friend or New Era
   3. Non-fiction reading : Principle-Centered Leadership
   4. Practice of different writing and speaking techniques.
   5. Daily Journaling
   6. Twelve to fifteen minute speeches of various types
   7. Review of mechanics and devices
   8. Vocabulary
   9. Theater - Behind the scenes hands-on experience: Church, Community, School or Home School Group - All stages of play production
   10. Advanced Typing II

3. HISTORY LEVEL SIX
   Personal, family, and church history; US History and Government In-Depth II - including Constitutional studies. Art: Study of American Artists II, with practice of their techniques and modalities.

4. MUSIC LEVEL SIX
   Selected hymns and songs; overview of the history and periods of music, major composers and genres; conducting review and practice; year four of keyboard or piano. Later American music and dances.

5. MATH LEVEL SIX
   Algebra and Geometry II with real life applications. Continued practice in arithmetic, consumer and business math. Personal Financial Management II - The Real Money Makeover

6. SCIENCE LEVEL SIX
   1. High School Level Human Health & Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry and Physics, and Life Sciences, II
   2. Physical Fitness & Well-being 6
      1. The Five Pillars of Health VI
      2. Review of exercises and skills
      3. Rebounding and Walking VI
      4. First Aid & CPR
   3. Intermediate Gardening III
   4. Intermediate Computing III

7. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEVEL SIX
   Serious study continues in previous areas of interest or new ones, 1 - 4 areas are explored. Notebooks, projects.

LEVEL SEVEN

1. RELIGION LEVEL SEVEN
1. PART A: DOCTRINES of the KINGDOM - A study of the doctrines of the kingdom as contained in two works: Gospel Principles and True to the Faith. Volume Seven of Good Turn Journal.
2. PART B: LDS Seminary - Old Testament Course Companion
2. COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL SEVEN
   1. Study of LDS Literature - fiction; The Book of Virtues and First Things First
   2. Monthly reading of the New Era and Conference Talks in the Ensign
   3. Study of journalism, print and broadcast, and propaganda
   4. Gospel writing; Informative writing with investigative reports and "term papers"
   5. Daily Journaling
   6. Continued work on spelling, roots, mechanics, vocabulary
   7. Theater - Acting: Techniques and DOING
   8. Fifteen to twenty minute speeches of various types

3. HISTORY LEVEL SEVEN
   Personal, family, and church history; World History and Geography In-Depth I - including known 'pre-history'. Art: World Artists I, with practice of their techniques and modalities: Art of earliest times, Far East, Pre-Colombian, Greece, Rome, India, Islam, Africa.

4. MUSIC LEVEL SEVEN
   History of music to time of Christ; group singing; music theory; conducting practice; piano or other instrument. Social Dance I.

5. MATH LEVEL SEVEN
   Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus, continued practice in arithmetic, algebra, business and consumer math. Introduction to Business I; Personal Financial Management III

6. SCIENCE LEVEL SEVEN
   1. High School Level Human Health & Biology, Earth Sciences, Chemistry and Physics, and Life SciencesIII
   2. Physical Fitness & Well-being 7
      1. The Five Pillars of Health VII
      2. Review of exercises and skills
      3. Personal Exercise Routine I
      4. Home Nursing, Herbs & Oils I
   3. Advanced Gardening I
   4. Advanced Computing I

7. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEVEL SEVEN
   Develop your own course in your area of greatest interest. Recommended: Frequent consultations with Mrs. K or another staff member to help you develop to expert level in your chosen area or areas of interest.

LEVEL EIGHT

1. RELIGION LEVEL EIGHT
1. Part A: Jesus the Christ Study of the life, missions, and attributes of Jesus Christ by studying Jesus the Christ by Talmage. Volume Eight of GOOD TURN JOURNAL
2. PART B: LDS Seminary - New Testament Course Companion
2. COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL EIGHT
   1. Non-fiction reading - Living the Seven Habits - The Courage to Change and The Eighth Habit - From Effectiveness to Greatness
   2. Monthly reading of the New Era
   3. World Literature - The Moral Compass and Writings that Made a Difference on the World Stage
   4. Persuasive and dramatic writing
   5. Daily Journaling
   6. Vocabulary work and continued review of grammar, writing techniques and mechanics
   7. Theater - Personal project of choice: playwright, Actor, Director or Producer

3. HISTORY LEVEL EIGHT
   Personal, family, and church history; World History and Geography In-Depth II - including prophecy. art: World Artists II, with practice of their techniques and modalities: Middle Ages, Renaissance, European 1600s - 1800s, Art of Late 1800s to today.

4. MUSIC LEVEL EIGHT
   Group or individual singing; history of music from the time of Christ; music theory; conducting practice; piano or other instrument. Social dance II.

5. MATH LEVEL EIGHT
   Calculus I with constant review of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, consumer and business math and applications. Introduction to Business II; Personal Financial Management IV

6. SCIENCE LEVEL EIGHT
   1. Advanced Human Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry and Physics, and Life Sciences Life I - college level
   2. Physical Fitness & Well-being 8
      1. The Five Pillars of Health VIII
      2. Review of exercises and skills
      3. Personal Exercise Routine II
      4. Home Nursing, Herbs and Oils II
   3. Advanced Gardening II
   4. Advanced Computing II

7. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEVEL EIGHT
   Same as Independent Study 7 - in same or another area of interest.

LEVEL NINE

1. RELIGION LEVEL NINE
1. PART A: Preach My Gospel: Missionary Prep Course. Volume NINE of GOOD TURN JOURNAL
2. PART B: LDS Seminary - Book of Mormon Course Companion.


2. COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL NINE
   1. Monthly reading of the New Era
   2. Non-fiction reading: How to Win Friends and Influence People
   3. Study of English literature with review of literary devices; techniques and genres
   4. Continued vocabulary study
   5. Study of rhetoric, argumentation, and debate. Preparation and presentation of both sides of an argument. Vocabulary
   6. Continued review of grammar, mechanics, spelling and writing techniques
   7. Daily Journaling
   8. Theater - Shakespeare: The Elizabethan Theater and Stage

3. HISTORY LEVEL NINE
   Personal, Family, and church history; Current Events; Economics - The Mainspring of Human Progress and other texts. Art: Selecting a personal media or medias in which to work. Personal project or projects.

4. MUSIC LEVEL NINE
   Study of Classical music in-depth; benefits of the right kind of music; conducting practice; music theory and composition; singing; piano or other instrument. Social dance III.

5. MATH LEVEL NINE
   Calculus II with constant review of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, consumer and business math and applications. Entrepreneurship I

6. SCIENE LEVEL NINE
   1. Advanced Human Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry and Physics, and Life Scienes II - college level
   2. Physical Fitness & Well-being 9
      1. Personal Exercise Routine III
      2. Psychology and Emotional Equlibrium
   3. Advanced Gardening III
   4. Advanced Computing III

7. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEVEL NINE
   If age appropriate, begin working or volunteering in your area of interest. Or, devise another course. YOUR CHOICE.

LEVEL TEN

1. RELIGION LEVEL TEN
1. PART A: FIRST ANNUAL READ-THROUGH of ALL SCRIPTURES. In the course of a calendar year, using the 5+2 Method, the Book of Mormon is read through three times; the other standard works once . Intended to nurture a lifelong, year-round study of the scriptures. Begins day after end of Level 9 course or first day of summer break to finish by time of graduation the following year. Plus, a studious read-through of The Miracle of Forgiveness by Kimball. Volume Ten of Good Turn Journal.
2. LDS Seminary - Doctrine and Covenants Course Companion.
2. COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL TEN: Building Relationships
   1. LDS and Success Literature readings: How to Succeed with People, the Og Mandino University of Success; The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families; Strengthening Our Families; Conference Talks and more.
   2. Review of phonetics, syllabication and spelling rules, vocabulary, mechanics, grammar, sentence and paragraph structures.
   3. Review of various types of writing and speeches

3. HISTORY LEVEL TEN
   Personal, family, and church history; In-Depth Study of the US Constituion and the Levels of Government, plus Political Practicum: Active particpation in all levels of government. Driver's Education; Study of LDS Art and Artists and work in own media.

4. MUSIC LEVEL TEN
   Study of LDS music; conducting practice; music theory and composition; singing, piano, or other instrument.

5. MATH LEVEL TEN
   Calculus III with constant review of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, consumer and business math and applications. Entrepreneurship II

6. SCIENE LEVEL TEN
   1. Advanced Human Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry and Physics, and Life Sciences & III - college level
   2. Physical Fitness & Well-being 10
      1. Personal Exercise Routine IV
      2. The Traits of a Healthy Family
   3. Special Gardening Projects

7. INDEPENDENT STUDY LEVEL TEN
   If age appropriate, work or volunteer in one or more areas of interest to you. Or, devise a capstone course. YOUR CHOICE.