Wednesday Tutorial
Level 3 Class Descriptions

Teacher: Jacquie Evans

IEW Level 2A is a course in the IEW program made for grades 4-6. While no longer considered an introductory course, it still uses source texts at a lower reading level as students learn the program. As this course is the second step in learning the IEW program, the material moves at a faster pace than that of 1A and two new units are introduced. Additionally, stylistic techniques (strong verbs, quality adjectives, etc) are taught incrementally to gently move students from the basics into more sophisticated writing. There are more of these in Level 2A than that of Level 1A and sentence openers are also introduced as part of the stylistic techniques.

Teacher: Angie Flesch

The study of chemistry helps us understand and appreciate the amazing way everything God created works together. In God’s Design: Chemistry & Ecology students will learn that the study of atoms and molecules reveals an amazing design, even at the smallest level of life. Understanding the carbon, nitrogen, and water cycles will help our children see that God has a plan to keep everything working together and learning about ecosystems reveals God’s genius nature.

This is a course designed for students ranging from young elementary up through
middle school and is primarily graded on attendance and participation, as well as three projects and three unit exams. Each week we will read chapters together, watch videos corresponding with the lesson, and conduct activities to understand better the material. An assignment sheet will be provided with reading and worksheet activities for home. There will be 3 projects spread across the year including: identification of substances, creating an ecosystem diorama, and a chemical reactions experiment. A “take home” exam will be given at the end of each unit.

Teacher: Melissa Cameron

Using Story of the World Vol 2, this class will cover the major historical events from the fall of Rome through the rise of the Renaissance. History doesn't happen in a vacuum; it happens in real places, so students will find lots of maps in their history books! This textbook will be used alongside student pages for a full year of history and geography, along with fun and engaging hands-on activities in class.

Students will be assigned an average of two chapters of reading, narration work, and map work each week. Students will also have the opportunity to discuss all they've learned each week with their peers in class and add layers to the learning with projects and activities.

*While this class mirrors the work assigned to Level 2 students, a Level 3 student will be assigned additional work at home in the form of reading comprehension questions as well as work to become independent at their own pace in managing their workload.

Teacher: Andrea Bookout

Over the course of the year, we will be alternating math and art!

For art, we will enjoy our class time learning about artists and art movements. We will also be creating art projects based on these artists as we chronologically work through an overview of art history.

For math, we will spend class time learning and reviewing math concepts that correlate to the students’ level they are in. Taking advantage of having a group of students, we will play various math games to practice math skills! Lessons will be short, interactive and educational. No homework will be given in this course.

Teacher: Jacquie Evans

Grammar: This year we will be utilizing Fix It Grammar's Level 2 Town Mouse and Country Mouse. This book builds on basic grammar concepts. Students follow the adventures of a curious town mouse and his country cousin as they explore each other’s worlds, revealing new portions of the tale in daily passages. As students hunt for and correct errors, they learn parts of speech, basic comma and capitalization rules, complex sentence patterns, and more.

Literature: In Level 3, we will spend the other half of our class discussing literature. Students will read a few chapters at home each week and complete questions that will aid in comprehension. In class, we will be discussing what we've read as we continue to develop reading comprehension skills. Additionally, we start to dig into more of the literature concepts behind the writing. Students will be completing a book report project at home at the conclusion of each book. Students will present these in class to practice speaking in front of others.

Wednesday Tutorial Level 3 Class Descriptions

Wednesday Tutorial
Level 3 Class Descriptions