While teachers are primary in instruction, the right instructional resources can be a significant aid to a teacher. Below are our curriculum recommendations for grades K-3. The titles in bold are currently used at Hope Academy
Language Arts
- Comprehensive Programs
- EL Education: Language Arts Program
- Writing Road to Reading (Spalding)
- Building Reading Habits and a Reading Pathway
- Daily 5
- Phonemic Awareness
- Heggerty
- Phonemic Awareness Songs and Rhymes (Fall, Winter, Spring Books) (Kindergarten) (Jordano and Jones)
- Phonemic Awareness in Young Children (Adams, Foreman, Lundberg, Beeler)
- Phonemic Awareness: Playing with Sounds to Strengthen Beginning Reading Skills (Fitzpatrick)
- Phonics/Spelling
- Flyleaf Books to Remember
- IMSE Orton Gillingham Comprehensive Program
- Phonics Dance Alphabet and Phonics (K-1)
- Wilson Fundations
- Great Minds-Geodes
- Simply Charlotte Mason-Delightful Reading Kits
- Grammar
- Sadlier Grammar
- Leveled Readers
- Flyleaf Books to Remember
- IMSE OG+ Readers
- Writing
- EL Education
Math
- Illustrative Math
- Investigations in Numbers, Data and Space (primarily used k-2)(Pearson)
- Eureka Math
- Math in Focus (American Version of Singapore Math) (Saxon)
Supplementary Text Grades K-3 or Primary Program for K
- Developing Number Concepts (kindergarten and student support)(Kathy Richardson)
Science
- Foss Science Kits (k-5)
- Simply Charlotte Mason
History
- Story of the World-Susan Wise Bauer (K-5, plus upper school)
- Simply Charlotte Mason Curriculum-History Studies
Bible
- Walking with God and His People (Christian Schools International) (K-5)
- The ABC’s of God (Desiring God Curriculum) (K Family Worship)
- Jesus What a Savior (Desiring God) (1st Grade Family Worship)
- Faithful to All of HIs Promises (Desiring God) (2nd Grade Family Worship)
Art
- Discovering Great Artists: Hands on Art for Children (Solga and Kohl)