At Bethany we have aligned our curriculum with the KSDE standards for each grade. This Curriculum Resources document lists the textbooks and resources that we use to cover the standards in each subject. We see these standards as a minimum, and often go beyond them in many subjects in each grade. This alignment is important, as it ensures a student in our school receives all necessary instruction in each content area when progressing from grade to grade.  

In 6th-8th grade, we offer several math tracks, designed to best prepare each student for high school. General math courses are available, as well as pre-algebra, algebra, and geometry.

Reading:                   

Grades K-2: Zaner- Bloser The SuperKids Reading Program
Grades 3-5: Read Side-By-Side
Grades 3-5: Heggerty Phonemic Awareness
Grades 6-8: Novel-based units
Grades K-8: Accelerated Reader

English:                    

Grades 1-5: Shurley English
Grades 6-8: Zaner-Bloser Grammar, Usage & Mechanics
Grades 6-8: Interactive Grammar Notebooks

Math:                        

Grades K-6: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Into Math
Grades 6-8: Holt McDougal Math/Algebra/Geometry
Grades 1-5: Rocket Math

Science:                    

Grades K-5: STEMscopes
Grades K-5: Mystery Science
Grades 6/7: Prentice Hall Earth Science & Life Science (rotating schedule)
Grade 8: Prentice Hall Physical Science

Social Studies:        

Grades K-5: Studies Weekly
Grade 6: TCI Geography Alive! Regions and People
Grade 7: TCI History Alive! The Ancient World
Grade 8: TCI History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism

Religion/Leadership:                  

Grades K-8: Concordia Publishing House Enduring Faith
Grades K-1: A Little Spot of Emotion by Diane Alber
Grade 2: The Social Emotional Learning Curriculum by Peyton Curley
Grade 3: Big Life Journals Growth Mindset, Challenges, and Resilience Kits
Don’t Feed the ANTs by Erin Bernardi
Grades 4-5: Concordia Publishing House 30-Lesson Bible Overview
Shepherd Press The Young Peacemaker
Grade 6-7: Growing Leaders Habitudes: Social and Emotional Learning
Zondervan Publishing Creative Bible Lessons in Nehemiah
The Life of Joseph by Bryan Carter
Grade 8: Concordia Publishing House 30-Lesson Apologetics Study

Handwriting:           

Grades 1-5: Zaner-Bloser

Spanish:                   

Grades K-5: Vista Higher Learning Listos
Grades 6-8: Vista Higher Learning Encuentros

Keyboarding:          

Grades 3-5: TypeTastic Online
Grades 6-8: TypingClub