St. Stephen's Armenian Elementary School
- 47 Nichols Avenue
- Watertown, MA 02472
- (617) 926-6979
"St. Stephen's Armenian Elementary School is a Child
Centered
American-Armenian Institution Committed to Excellence"
Armenian Curriculum
St. Stephen's is pleased to have adopted the newest & most innovative Armenian Language Series available entitled "Mer Lezoun". This is a publication of the Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America. This program was completed in 1997 and St. Stephen's was fortunate to be a pilot school to test this program while the curriculum was being edited and printed.
Kindergarten
The Goal is to help students:
- Recognize the 38 letters of the Armenian Alphabet
- Blend sounds together to read words.
- Recognize key words.
- Retell stories read aloud.
- Express ideas through illustrations.
- Read with fluency, expression and understanding.
- Express ideas in complete sentences.
- Use age appropriate grammar and vocabulary.
- Use correct spelling
- Write legibly.
- Write numbers 1-50
- Count numbers 1-100
- Compare and contrast
Social Studies
Introduce students with age appropriate manner to the following:
- St. Mesrob, creator of the Armenian Alphabet
- Vartanantz
Religion
- Der Hayr (priest,)
- Religious symbols; cross
- Religions chants (sharagan)
- Bible
- Prayer
- 10 commandments
- Saints
- Feast days
General Knowledge
- Families
- Seasons
- Clothing
- Market
- Farm Animals
- Wild Animals
Grade 1
Textbook "Mer Lezoun", Red Fish, Yellow Fish
Reading
- Read with fluency, expression and comprehension
Comprehension
- Retell stories read out loud
Vocabulary
- Learn the meaning of key words
Writing
- Write sentences with key words and illustrate
Spelling
- Write key words correctly
Copying
- Copy 4-5 lines legibly and with correct spelling
Grammar
- Recognize and use of upper case letters
- Consonant and vowel sounds
- Proper names and common names
- Syllables
- Singular-plural
Social Studies
- Early days of Armenian History (Haig & Pel, Ara & Shamiram, etc.)
- St. Mesrob
- Vartanantz
- Anniversary of the First Armenian Republic
- Geography of Armenia
Religion
- Architecture of the Armenian Church, Khatchkar
- Sharagans
- Christmas
- Kiss of Peace
- Baptism
- Confession
- Communion
- Feast days
- Comm. Life
General Knowledge
- Seasons, Months, Days
- Farm and zoo animals (Where do they live? What do they eat? How do they benefit us?)
- Professions and jobs
- Families
- Cities and Neighborhoods
- Continents and People of the world
- Numbers and Shapes (classify and compare)
Grade 2
Textbook "Mer Lezoun", Gakhartagan Choutagueh
Reading
- Read fluently, paying attention to punctuation marks and making inferences
Vocabulary
- Retell stories read out loud. Learn the synonyms and antonyms of vocabulary words
Writing
- Answer the questions of the text in writing
Handwriting
- Copy a paragraph from the text, forming upper case and lower case letters correctly
Spelling
- The spelling homework for the weekly spelling test is to learn to write correctly the designated 3-5 lines of the text
Grammar
- Use of upper case letters
- At the beginning of proper names
- After a period
- At the beginning of a new sentence
- Nouns
- Singular-plural
- Verbs
- Conjugation (present, past and future tenses)
- Adjectives
- Articles
- Synonyms and Antonyms
Recitation
- Recitation of selected poems after reading and understanding the subject
History and Geography of Armenia
- The origins of the Armenian Nation
- Geograpy of Armenia (mountains, lakes, rivers)
Religion
- Church
- People in Church
- Sharagans
- Bible
- Havadov Khosdovanim
- Lent
- Easter
- Baptism
- Feast Days
General Knowledge
- Seasons
- Plants (vegetables, fruits, flowers)
- City, State, Country
- Breakfast, Lunch , Dinner
- Good manners (greetings)
- Library skills
- geography (map skills)
Grade 3
Textbook "Mer Lezoun", Tangakeen Kar
Reading
- Read fluently with proper pronunciation paying attention to punctuation marks.
Comprehension
- Retell stories read out loud.
Writing
- Begin writing narrative and descriptive essays
Copying
- Write meticulously 3-5 lines of the text paying attention to lower and upper case letters
Spelling
- Spelling test on the above mentioned 3-5 lines
Grammar
- Syllables
- Nouns
- Verbs
- Pronouns
- Adjectives
- Major elements of a sentence (subject and verb)
Recitation
- Recitation of poems
History
- Early stages of Armenian history followed by the history of Ardashesian and Arshagouni Kingdoms, and the conversion of the Armenian Nation to Chritianity
Religion
- Church
- Lord's Prayer
- Chalice/Curtain
- Sharagans
- Bible
- 10 Commandments
- Church Service
- Ordination
- Saints
- Feast days and Prayers
General Knowledge
- Seasons, in more detail
- Plants (parts of a tree or flower)
- Continents, oceans, islands, etc.
- Day, week, month, year, leap year, century
- Nutrition food
- Different parts of the body
- Good manners (greetings)
- Parts of a computer
Additional Reading
- Stories on space, continents and others
Grade 4
Textbook "Mer Lezoun" Yes Medz Em
Reading:
- Read fluently paying attention to the pronunciation and punctuation marks
Comprehension and Vocabulary:
- Learn the vocabulary words
- Retell the story read aloud
- Answer the questions
Spelling:
- Prepared spelling test (5 lines from the text)
- Unprepared spelling test
- Spelling rules
Grammar:
- Phonics (Review consonants and vowels)
- Diphthong
- Dictionary and alphabetical order
- Letters used as numbers
- Syllables
- Word Composition
- Root words
- Compound words
- Vocabulary
- Synonym
- Antonyms
- Sentence Structure
- Capitalization
- Punctuation
- Noun or subject
- Proper and common names
- Plural/singular
- Declension
- Articles
- Pronouns
- Adjectives
- Verbs
- Groups of verbs ending with el, il, al
- Tense (present, past, future)
- Auxiliary verb "to be"
- Writing:
- Writing as a process approach
- Making sure to have an introduction, main idea and conclusion
- Recitation:
- Recite with understanding and expression selected poems
Grade 5
Textbook "Mer Lezoun"
Reading:
- Read fluently, paying attention to punctuation marks
Comprehension and Vocabulary:
- Learn the vocabulary words
- Retell the story read aloud
- Answer the questions
Spelling:
- Prepared spelling test
- Unprepared spelling test
- Spelling rules
Grammar:
- Review consonants and vowels
- Diphthong
- Dictionary and alphabetical order
- Letters used as numbers
- Root words
- Compound words
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Capitalization
- Punctuation
- Noun or subject
- Proper and common names
- Plural/singular
- Declension
- Articles
- Pronouns
- Adjectives
- Verbs
- Groups of verbs ending with el, il, al
- Tense (present, past, future)
- Auxiliary verb "to be"
Writing:
- Writing as a process approach
- The three major parts of a writing:
- Introduction
- Development
- Conclusion
Recitation:
- Recite with understanding and expression selected poems
Armenian History
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Legacy
Project
(Click above link to go to Legacy Projects and view information on the Armenian Genocide)