DUNLAP ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (DACS)
CURRICULUM
*BIBLE:
K-1 Use nature and Bible stories
Grades 2nd-8th use Encounter Bible Series
*MATH: Saxon Math
(Published by Harcourt Achieve Inc. & Stephen Hake)
IXL Math Practice (online)
*SOCIAL STUDIES:
Grades K-1 use discoveries in nature, interactions with each
other, and NAD standards to guide their class.
Grades 2-3 have a 2-year cycle using 2nd -3rd grade NAD
standards and Kendall Hunt Publishing along with other
resources
Grades 4th-8th have a 5-year cycle using the following…
*The United States (Scott Foresman Publishing)
*World Studies (Pearson Prentice Hall Publishing)
-Geography -The Ancient World
-Europe & Russia -Medieval Times to Today
-Latin America -Asia and the Pacific
-Africa -The United States and Canada
*The American Nation (Prentice Hall Publishing)
*A History of the World (McGraw Hill Publishing)
*SCIENCE:
K-1 use nature, exploration, and discoveries, along with the
NAD standards
2nd-8th Grades use By Design Science (Kendall Hunt Publishing with
Seventh-day Adventists/ North American Division Office of Ed)
along with connected resources
*LANGUAGE ARTS K-2nd Grades use:
*Fundations (by Wilson Language Publishing)
*Phonics (by Savvas Learning Company)
*Soaring with Spelling & Vocabulary (JacKris Publishing)
*Pathways 2.0 Journey to Excellence through Literacy
(Kendall Hunt Religious Publishing in collaboration with the
Seventh-day Adventist NAD Office of Education)
*LANGUAGE ARTS 3rd – 8th use:
*Spelling, Grammar, and Writing are built into the curriculum
(Soaring with Spelling & Vocabulary with JacKris Publishing)
*Phonics (by Savvas Learning Company)
*Pathways 2.0 Journey to Excellence through Literacy
(Kendall Hunt Religious Publishing in collaboration with the
Seventh-day Adventist NAD Office of Education)
*Reading has a cross-curricular focus using existing literature…
Examples from the 4th-8th grade curriculum:
-Songs of the Trail -Amos Fortune: Free Man
-Esperanza Rising -If You Lived Here: Houses
-The Door in the Wall -First Flight: A Mother Hummingbird’s Story
-A Long Walk to Water -Volcano: The Eruption &…Mount St. Helens *Writers Handbook: Grades 5+
*Random House Book of Poetry
*wpponline Writing Practice (online)
*Vocab A-Z (online)
*IXL Language Arts
*ART: Arts Attack (online) and/or Explorations in Art (Davis Art)
(Guest artists occasionally teach Art)
*MUSIC:
-Miss Whitmill (K-2 choir & bells)
-Ms. Bishop – Music Teacher (3rd-8th graders do chimes)
*TECHNOLOGY:
-Each Student has a Chromebook
-Keyboarding
-Technology Standards for Grades 5-8
*P.E.
-P.E. Standards for Grades K-8