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Elementary

(K - 5th)

Paragon Cooperative Learning Academy offers fine arts, language arts, science, and social science for kindergarten through 4th grade. These courses can be taken separately at the standard tuition rate or bundled together for a discounted tuition.

EL1A

K / 1 Bundle

This includes all four K - 1 classes (Literature, Art, Science, and History) at a reduced price.

See the individual classes.

Subject

Grade Levels

Elective

Kindergarten

1st Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

8 - 12

EL1B

2 / 3 Bundle

This includes four 2nd - 3rd grade classes (Literature, Art, Science, and History) offered at a reduced price.

See the individual classes.

Subject

Grade Levels

Elective

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

8 - 12

EL1C

4 / 5 Bundle ***NEW

This includes four 4th - 5th grade classes (Math, Grammar, History, Science) at a reduced price. 

See the individual classes.

Subject

Grade Levels

Elective

4th Grade

5th Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

8 - 1:30

EL1C

4/5 Bundle

This includes five 4th - 5th grade classes (Math, Grammar, History, Spanish, and Science) offered at a reduced price.

See the individual classes.

Subject

Grade Levels

Elective

4th Grade

5th Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

8 - 2:30

EL1F

Elementary Bible Fun

This elementary level Bible course includes songs, games, and simple crafts focused around a weekly Bible lesson. Curriculum varies yearly for those who would like to take this class multiple times.

Required Text: Student will need a Bible with the Old & New Testament.

Subject

Grade Levels

Elective

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

Teacher

Marian Rainwater

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

12:30 - 1:30

EL1J

Elementary Bible Fun 4/5

This elementary level Bible course includes songs, games, and simple crafts focused around a weekly Bible lesson. Curriculum varies yearly for those who would like to take this class multiple times.

Required Text: Student will need a Bible with the Old & New Testament.

Subject

Grade Levels

Elective

4th Grade

5th Grade

Teacher

Marian Rainwater

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

1:30 - 2:30

FA1B

K/1 Art

Students will have different monthly units that focus on the world’s greatest painters. The children will study different art techniques, so they will have a foundation to create great works of art by themselves. There will also be several outside the box activities like making jewelry, food as art, and slime time. This course will be interactive and fun. We will incorporate basic kindergarten and first grade writing and reading standards.

Required Text: 13 Paintings Children Should Know ISBN: 9783791343235

13 Art Techniques Children Should Know ISBN: 978-3791371368

Subject

Grade Levels

Fine Arts

Kindergarten

1st Grade

Teacher

Jamie Corley

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

9 - 10

FA1G

Artistic Pursuits

The student will dive into the four areas of art: Elements of Art (the basics of the actual drawing -line, shape, color, etc.), Composition (balance, proportion, space), Color Theory, and Art History (studying different artists, styles, and periods).
Required Text: Artistic Pursuits Grades 4-6 Book 1 (ISBN: 978-0981598246) Students will keep an Art History binder.

Subject

Grade Levels

Fine Arts

3rd Grade

4th Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

11 - 12

FA1J

K-2 Author Studies

This course uses a variety of books written by popular authors that allow students to explore, discuss, and continue to develop a love of reading through author studies and exploration centers.
No text required

Subject

Grade Levels

Fine Arts

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

11 - 12

FA1K

3rd/4th Author Studies

This course uses a variety of books written by popular authors that allow students to explore, discuss, and continue to develop a love of reading through author studies and exploration centers. This age will dive into chapter books as well.
No text required

Subject

Grade Levels

Fine Arts

3rd Grade

4th Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

10 - 11

FA1M

K/1 Author Studies

This course focuses on classic children's stories and includes take home lessons that the parent can tailor to each child's reading and writing level.

No text required

Subject

Grade Levels

Fine Arts

Kindergarten

1st Grade

Teacher

Marian Rainwater

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

10 - 11

FA1N

2/3 Author Studies

This course uses a variety of books written by popular authors that allow students to explore, discuss, and continue to develop a love of reading through author studies and exploration centers. This age will dive into chapter books as well.

No text required

Subject

Grade Levels

Fine Arts

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

Teacher

Renee Brannon

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

9 - 10

FA1P

2/3 Art

Students will have different monthly units that focus on the world’s greatest painters. The children will study Art techniques so they will have a foundation to create great works of art themselves. There will also be several outside the box activities like making jewelry, food as art, and slime time. This course will be interactive and fun.

Required Text: 13 Paintings Children Should Know ISBN: 9783791343235

13 Art Techniques Children Should Know ISBN: 978-3791371368

Subject

Grade Levels

Fine Arts

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

12:30 - 1:30

FA1R

4/5 Art

Subject

Grade Levels

Elective

4th Grade

5th Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

11 - 12

FA2H

MS Music

This class is designed to provide a close-up look at famous composers, their music, and their times with special attention to character traits and Christian testimony. Students will learn basic sight reading through playing the recorder and keyboard. All musical abilities will enjoy this class.

No text required

Subject

Grade Levels

Fine Arts

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

10 - 11

FL1C

4/5 Spanish

This course presents basic structure and grammar of the Spanish language and encourages learning by using games and other activities to engage the student in the course. Students will converse, read, and write in Spanish.

Required Text: TBD

Subject

Grade Levels

Foreign Language

4th Grade

5th Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

11 - 12

LA1A

2/3 Grammar

Subject

Grade Levels

Language Arts

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

11 - 12

LA1C

4/5 Grammar

Lessons will cover parts of speech, sentence structure, and rules of capitalization and punctuation. Basic elements of writing will be introduced as students learn to model original works using the imitation method.

Required Text: The Language Mechanic (ISBN: 978-0-89455-761-3)

Subject

Grade Levels

Language Arts

4th Grade

5th Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

8 - 9

MA1A

2/3 Math

Subject

Grade Levels

Math

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

10 - 11

MA2C

4/5 Math

Lessons will include place value, Roman numerals, addition & subtraction, multiplication & division, equations, geometry, time & measurement, ratios, proportions, percent’s, fractions, decimals, and integers.

Required Text: BJU Press Math 5 Student Worktext – 3rd Edition;

Updated Copyright: ISBN #: 9781628562347

Subject

Grade Levels

Math

4th Grade

5th Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

12:30 - 2:30

SC1A

K/1 Science

Students will focus on three separate units. In the Earth Science unit students will observe, measure, and communicate weather data to see patterns in weather and climate. In the Physical Science unit students will investigate light and sound. In the Life Science unit students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals. We will incorporate basic kindergarten and first grade writing and reading standards. This will be an interactive, hands on approach to Science.

No Text Required

Subject

Grade Levels

Science

Kindergarten

1st Grade

Teacher

Jamie Corley

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

11 - 12

SC1C

2/3 Science

Course description coming soon.

Required Text: TBD

Subject

Grade Levels

Science

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

9 - 10

SC2C

4/5 Science

Topics covered in our science units will include rocks and minerals, matter and energy, weather, biomes, ecosystems, sound and light, respiratory and circulatory systems.

Required Text: BJU Press Science 5 – 4th Edition ISBN #: 978-1-60682-463-4

Subject

Grade Levels

Science

4th Grade

5th Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

9 - 10

SS1F

K-2 History

Students will explore what history is, timelines, intro to history, prehistoric times, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Modern Times all through storytelling and hands-on activities. Teacher will use Bede’s History and A Child’s History of the World.
No Required Text (Parents may purchase A Child’s History of the World by Virgil Hillyer if you would like to review the stories at home, but this is not required).

Subject

Grade Levels

Social Studies

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

9 - 10

SS1G

Expedition Earth: Geography

A hands on world geography curriculum that covers 31 countries across the world. Students will learn the continents, oceans, people, cultures, animals, climates, try new foods, crafts and more, all through hands-on activities!
No Text Required

Subject

Grade Levels

Social Studies

3rd Grade

4th Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

9 - 10

SS1N

K/1 History

Students will have an introduction to United States history through the study of selected historical figures. In the history strand, students study the important contributions each historical person made. In the geography strand, students learn about where these historical people lived and explore important basic geographic concepts and including a study of maps. The civics strand provides a study of the positive character traits exhibited by these important historical figures. We will incorporate Wee Sing America Songs and have a fun wax museum character exhibit at the end of the year. We will incorporate basic kindergarten and first grade writing and reading standards.

Required Text: Wee Sing America book and cd (reissue) ISBN-13: 978-0843149326

Subject

Grade Levels

Social Studies

Kindergarten

1st Grade

Teacher

Jamie Corley

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

8 - 9

SS1P

2/3 History

We will study leaders from Christopher Columbus to Martin Luther King, Jr., to give your child a chronological understanding of great leaders in American history. With 22 biographical excerpts of Presidents, generals, preachers, pioneers, and more, your child can observe the character-building qualities of these leaders. Comprehension questions, timelines, terms and definitions, “Stop and Think” sections and maps of where these honorable people lived give your child facts to remember and traits like honesty, courage, and bravery to model in his life.

Required Text: Our American Heritage Abeka: Item No. 104728

Subject

Grade Levels

Social Studies

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

8 - 9

SS2G

4/5 History

This course begins with the time period before Europeans came to what is now the U.S. and takes students on an exciting journey through the history of the people, places, and events that shaped U.S. history until the late 1800s.

Required Text: Our Star-Spangled Story Part 1, ISBN 9781609991241

My Star-Spangled Student Workbook 9781609991289. Notgrass Publisher

Subject

Grade Levels

Social Studies

4th Grade

5th Grade

Teacher

Class Day and Time

Tuesday

10 - 11

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