Kindergarten
K-3rd Grades
| Rainbow | Sight Words (K) |
| Abeka | Reading (K-1) Phonics Language Handwriting and Cursive Math |
Primary phonics workbooks and readers
Houghton Mifflin | Reading (2-3) |
| Life Cycle | Life Science |
| Abeka | Social Studies/Historical Figure |
Religion is taught by the Pastor and the teacher and scripture memory verses are taught with music each week.
| Technology | Chromebooks Accelerated Reading ABC Mouse (K) |
Current Class
Miss Nelson is the full-time teacher with one part-time aide who helps her. Additional volunteers (retired educators) come in weekly to help the children on a one to one basis. She has less than 20 students in grades K-3 and this allows her to give each child the attention they require to flourish. Her classroom is like a traditional one-room schoolhouse. Due to our individualized instruction, many students can progress beyond grade level expectations. This is Miss Nelson’s first year of teaching here at Zion. She has been teaching the last ten years at various grade levels in the Sacramento area. She is looking forward to working with her students in helping them learn.
4th-8th Grades
| Saxon | Math (4-8) |
| Scott Foresman | Reading/Writing/Phonics (4-6) (Use of journals and silent sustained reading) |
| Spectrum | Writing & Language Art (Grammar) |
| Prentice Hall | Literature/Writing (7-8) (Use of journals and silent sustained reading) |
| Concordia | Science (4-5) Science Discovery |
| Prentice Hall | Science (6-8) Earth, Life & Physical Science |
| Harcourt Brace | Social Studies - California History (4-5) |
| McGraw Hill | U.S. History - A New Nation (6-8) |
| Eternal Word - God Leads Us | Religion taught by Ms. Anderson (4-6) |
| Band, Choir, and Art |
| Concordia Bible, History, Catechism & Hymnal | Religion taught by Pastor - includes memory verses and catechism homework (7-8) |
Tulare Poetry and Prose competition
| Technology | Chromebooks 1 per student Accelerated Reading |
Current Class
Mr. Ruckman is the full-time teacher, instructing all subjects except for Math. He has less than 20 students in grades 4-8 and this allows him to give each child the attention they require to flourish. Due to our individualized instruction many students progress beyond grade level expectations. Students in his class love how he incorporates technology into his lessons and makes students feel welcome with his humor and engaging personality. By the time students are in his class they are creative problem solvers and are able to work independently as well as in smaller groups to achieve their academic goals. Mr. Ruckman challenges his students with a rigorous curriculum, which will prepare them for High School and beyond.
Miss Anderson is a part-time teacher who instructs these students in Math (4-8), and supplements in History, as needed. We are using the Saxon Math books and not doing the Common Core Math instruction.