- Curriculum - Kindergarten
- Curriculum - Grade 1
- Curriculum - Grade 2
- Curriculum - Grade 3
- Curriculum - Grade 4
- Curriculum - Grade 5
- Curriculum - Grade 6
- Curriculum - Grade 7
- Curriculum - Grade 8
- Curriculum - High School
Curriculum - Kindergarten
During the Kindergarten Grade year, your child will encounter the following skills and concepts in their Language Arts Classroom:
Foundational Skills
- Utilize book handling skills and concepts of print
- Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds
- Know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words
- Read with purpose and understanding
Reading Informational Text
- Identify main ideas and details with prompting and support
- Ask and answer questions about key details with prompting and support
- Make connections between 2 pieces of information with prompting and support
- Identify parts of a book, (title, author) and parts of a text,( beginning and end of a book)
- Ask and answer questions about unknown words with prompting and support
- Answer questions to describe the relationship between illustrations and the text
- Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text with prompting and support
- Use illustrations and details in a text to describe key ideas
- Identify basic similarities and differences between 2 texts on the same topic with prompting and support; read or read aloud
- Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to text
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown words or phrases
Reading Literature
- Retell stories and key details
- Ask and answer questions about key details
- With prompting and support identify characters, setting and major events in a story
- Name author and illustrator and the role of each
- Recognize common types of texts
- Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text
- Make a connection between illustrations and text in a story
- Compare and contrast the experiences of characters in stories
- Determine the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words and phrases
- Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to text
- Read and comprehend literature independently and proficiently
- Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding
Writing
- Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to compose text
- With support, develop ideas that relate to the chosen topic
- Make logical connections between drawing, dictation and writing
- With support, add details in illustrations and dictate/write using descriptive words
- Compose stories that describe real or imaginary experiences or events
- Compose informational pieces
- Compose opinion pieces about familiar topics
- Focus on the topic
- Capitalize the first word in a sentence
- Use end punctuation
- Spell simple words phonetically
- With guidance and support, respond to questions and suggestions from classmates to strengthen writing
- Use digital tools to produce and publish writing in collaboration with peers
- Participate in individual or shared research projects
Speaking and Listening
- Participate in collaborative conversation
- Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud, information presented orally, or through other media
- Ask questions to understand or clarify what a speaker says
- Share stories, experiences and interests speaking clearly to be understood
- Use conventions of standard English when speaking
MATHEMATICS – GRADE K CONCEPTS BY QUARTER
During the Kindergarten year, your child will encounter the math skills and concepts outlined in the document below:
PARENT Grade K Concepts by Quarter MATHEMATICS
Grade K Social Studies
Curriculum - Grade 1
During the 1st Grade year, your child will encounter the following skills and concepts in their Language Arts Classroom:
Foundational Skills
- Recognize distinguishing features of a sentence (First word, capitalization and ending punctuation)
- Distinguish long and short vowels
- Demonstrate understanding of syllables and sounds
- Know and apply phonics and decoding skills
- Read high frequency words
- Read irregularly spelled words (words that don’t follow the rules)
- Read with accuracy and fluency to support comprehension
Reading Informational Text
- Identify main ideas and details
- Ask and answer questions about key details
- Make connections between 2 pieces of information
- Use text features to aide comprehension
- Ask and answer questions to clarify what words and phrases mean in text
- Use illustrations and details in a text to describe key ideas
- Identify basic similarities and differences between 2 texts on the same topic
- Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to text
- Read and comprehend informational text independently and proficiently
Reading Literature
- Retell stories and key details and understand the message
- Ask and answer questions about key details
- Use key details to describe characters, settings, and major events in a story
- Identify who is telling the story
- Explain differences between books that tell stories and books that give information
- Identify words or phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses
- Use illustrations and details in a story to describe characters, settings, or events
- Compare and contrast the experiences of characters in stories
- Determine the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words and phrases
- Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to text
- Read and comprehend literature independently and proficiently
Writing
- Write for different purposes and audiences
- Write clear and focused text to define a perspective
- Capitalize dates and names of people
- Use end punctuation and commas in dates and words in a series
- Spell words drawing on common spelling patterns
- Respond to questions and suggestions to strengthen writing
- Use digital tools to produce and publish writing
- Participate in individual or shared research and writing projects
Speaking and Listening
- Participate in collaborative conversation
- Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud, information presented orally, or through other media
- Ask questions to understand or clarify what a speaker says
- Describe using details and expressing ideas and feelings clearly
- Use conventions of standard English when speaking
MATHEMATICS – GRADE 1 CONCEPTS BY QUARTER
During the 1st grade year, your child will learn the skills and concepts in the Mathematics Classroom as outlined in the document below:
PARENT Grade 1 Concepts by Quarter MATHEMATICS
Grade 1 Social Studies
Curriculum - Grade 2
During the2ndgrade year, your child will encounter the following skills and concepts in his or herLanguage ArtsClassroom:
Foundational Skills
- Know and apply phonics and decoding skills
- Distinguish long and short vowels
- Read high frequency words
- Read irregularly spelled words (words that don’t follow the rules)
- Read words with common prefixes and suffixes
- Read with accuracy and fluency to support comprehension
Reading Informational Text
- Identify main ideas and details
- Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text
- Make connections within a text and between texts
- Identify and use text features to aid comprehension
- Determine the meaning of words
- Explain how graphics help you understand and clarify a text
- Compare and contrast two texts on the same topic
- Acquire and use grade level conversational, academic, and content vocabulary
- Read and comprehend informational text independently and proficiently
Reading Literature
- Retell stories and determine the message, lesson or moral
- Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text
- Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges
- Describe story structure
- Use information from illustrations and words to understand text
- Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story
- Determine the meaning of words
- Acquire and use grade level conversational, academic, and content vocabulary
- Read and comprehend literature independently and proficiently
Writing
- Write for different purposes and audiences
- Write clear and focused text to define a perspective
- Capitalize proper nouns
- Use commas and apostrophes appropriately
- Spell words drawing on common spelling patterns
- Consult reference materials as needed
- Strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing
- Use digital tools to produce and publish writing
- Participate in individual or shared research and writing projects
Speaking and Listening
- Participate in collaborative conversations
- Describe key ideas from a text read aloud
- Ask questions to understand or clarify what a speaker says
- Tell a story or retell an experience speaking audibly in coherent sentences
- Add drawings or other visual displays to presentations
- Use conventions of standard English when speaking
MATHEMATICS – GRADE 2 CONCEPTS BY QUARTER
During the 2nd grade year, your child will encounter the following skills and concepts in the Mathematics Classroom as outlined in the document below:
PARENT Grade 2 Concepts by Quarter MATHEMATICS
Grade 2 Social Studies
Curriculum - Grade 3
During the 3rdgrade year, your child will encounter the following skills and concepts in theirLanguage ArtsClassroom:
Foundational Skills
- Know and apply phonics and decoding skills
- Know the meaning of the most common prefixes and suffixes
- Decode words with common Latin suffixes
- Read irregularly spelled words (words that don’t follow the rules)
- Read with accuracy and fluency to support comprehension
Reading Informational Text
- Determine main ideas and supporting details
- Ask and answer questions and make inferences; cite text evidence
- Make connections within a text and between texts, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect
- Explain the point of view of the author
- Identifies and uses text features to aid comprehension
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases
- Use text features to gain understanding from the text
- Compare and contrast two texts on the same topic
- Acquire and use grade level conversational, academic, and content vocabulary
- Read and comprehend informational text independently and proficiently
Reading Literature
- Determine the message, lesson or moral; cite text evidence
- Ask and answer questions and make inferences; cite text evidence
- Describe characters and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events
- Explain the point of view of the author
- Refer to specific text structures when writing or speaking about a text (chapter, scene, stanza) and describe how each part builds upon earlier sections
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases
- Explain how illustrations create mood and emphasize aspects of a character or setting
- Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters
- Acquire and use grade level conversational, academic, and content vocabulary
- Read and comprehend informational text independently and proficiently
Writing
- Write for different purposes and audiences
- Write clear and focused text to define a perspective
- Demonstrate a command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
- Strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing
- Use digital tools to produce and publish writing
- Cite text evidence to support responses to literature and informational text
- Participate in individual or shared research and writing projects
Speaking and Listening
- Engage in a range of collaborative discussions
- Determine the main ideas and supporting details from a text read aloud for information presented
- Ask questions to understand or clarify what a speaker says, offering appropriate detail
- Report on a topic, tell a story, or recount an experience, with adequate volume, pacing, and pronunciation
- Add visual displays to presentations
- Use conventions of standard English when speaking
MATHEMATICS – GRADE 3 CONCEPTS BY QUARTER
During the 3rd grade year, your child will encounter the following skills and concepts in the Mathematics Classroom as outlined in the document below:
PARENT Grade 3 Concepts by Quarter MATHEMATICS
Grade 3 Social Studies
Curriculum - Grade 4
During the 4thgrade year, your child will learn the following skills and concepts in his/herLanguage ArtsClassroom:
Foundational Skills
- Know and apply phonics, decoding skills, and syllabication patterns to read unfamiliar multisyllabic words
- Read with accuracy and fluency to support comprehension
Reading Informational Text
- Determine main idea and explain how it is supported by details; summarize text
- Refer to text evidence to support what the text says explicably and make inferences
- Explain text, what happened and why, by citing text evidence
- Compare and contrast an event or topic text from two different points of view
- Use text structure to interpret information; chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases including figurative language (e.g.; Simile, Metaphor)
- Interpret various presentations of information within a text or digital source to gain understanding of the text
- Explain if the author uses reasons and evidence to support points in a text
- Integrate information from two texts on the same topic to gain understanding
- Acquire and use grade level conversational, academic, and content vocabulary
- Read and comprehend literary nonfiction and informational text independently and proficiently
Reading Literature
- Determine the theme of a text using text evidence; summarize the text
- Cite text evidence to support what the text says explicably and make inferences
- Describe in depth characters, setting, and events using specific details in text
- Compare and contrast an event or topic from two different points of view
- Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases including figurative language
- Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text
- Compare and contrast similar themes, topics, and events in literature including different cultures
- Acquire and use grade level conversational, academic, and content vocabulary
- Read and comprehend informational text independently and proficiently
Writing
- Write for different purposes and audiences
- Write clear and focused text to define a perspective
- Group related information in paragraphs and sections, linking information, and providing a conclusion
- Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
- Strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing; use formatting to aid comprehension
- Use digital tools to produce and publish writing
- Cite text evidence and recall information from experiences and other sources to support responses to literature and informational text
- Participate in individual or shared research and writing projects
Speaking and Listening
- Engage in a range of collaborative discussions
- Paraphrase portions of text read aloud or from diverse media
- Identify the evidence a speaker provides to support a point
- Report on a topic, tell a story, or recount an experience with adequate volume, pacing, and pronunciation
- Add drawings or other visual displays to presentations
- Demonstrate a command of standard English when speaking
MATHEMATICS – GRADE 4 CONCEPTS BY QUARTER
During the 4th grade year, your child will encounter the following math skills and concepts as outlined in the document below:
PARENT Grade 4 Concepts by Quarter MATHEMATICS
Grade 4 Social Studies
Curriculum - Grade 5
During the 5thgrade year, your child will learn the following skills and concepts in his/herLanguage ArtsClassroom:
Foundational Skills
- Know and apply phonics, decoding skills , syllabication patterns and to read unfamiliar multisyllabic words
- Read with accuracy and fluency to support comprehension
Reading Informational Text
- Determine two or more main ideas in a text and explain how it is supported by details; summarize text
- Cite text evidence by quoting from the text to support what the text says explicably and make inferences
- Explain the relationship between characters, events, or concepts by citing text evidence
- Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic
- Use text structure, in and among text, to interpret information; sequence events, make comparisons, cause/effect, problem/solution
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases including interpretation of figurative language
- Draw on information from multiple sources to answer a question quickly and efficiently
- Determine how an author supports points in a text through reasons and evidence
- Integrate information from several texts on the same topic to gain understanding
- Acquire and use grade level conversational, academic, and content vocabulary
- Read and comprehend literary nonfiction and informational text independently and proficiently
Reading Literature
- Determine the theme of a text using text evidence; summarize the text
- Cite text evidence to support what the text says explicably and make inferences
- Compare and contrast characters, setting, and events using specific details in text
- Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic
- Explain how chapters, scenes, or stanzas fit together for a story, drama, or poem
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases including figurative language
- Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text
- Compare and contrast texts in the same genre on their approaches to similar themes or topics
- Acquire and use grade level conversational, academic, and content vocabulary
- Read and comprehend informational text independently and proficiently
Writing
- Write for different purposes and audiences
- Write clear and focused text to define a perspective
- Group related information in paragraphs and sections linking information and providing a conclusion
- Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
- Strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing; use formatting to aid comprehension
- Use digital tools to produce and publish writing
- Cite text evidence and recall information from experiences and other sources to support responses to literature and informational text
- Participate in individual or shared research and writing projects
Speaking and Listening
- Engage in a range of collaborative discussions
- Summarize the main points of text read aloud or from diverse media
- Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by evidence
- Report on a topic or present an opinion on themes with sequence, adequate volume, pacing, and pronunciation
- Include multimedia components in presentations
- Demonstrate a command of standard English when speaking
MATHEMATICS – GRADE 5 CONCEPTS BY QUARTER
During the 5th grade year, your child will learn the math skills and concepts as outlined in the document below:
PARENT Grade 5 TEMPLATE Concepts by Quarter MATHEMATICS
PARENT Grade 6 Math Jumper Concepts by Quarter MATHEMATICS
Grade 5 Social Studies
Curriculum - Grade 6
Grade 6 Mathematics
Grade 6 Reading/Language Arts
Grade 6 Science
Grade6 Social Studies
Grade 6 Art
Grade6 Family and Consumer Sciences
Grade6 Health_Physical Education
Grade6 Information Technology
Grade6 Music
Grade 6 Technology Education
Curriculum - Grade 7
Grade 7 Mathematics
Grade 7 Reading/ Language Arts
Grade 7 Science
Grade 7 Social Studies
Grade 7 Art
Grade 7 Family and Consumer Sciences
Grade 7 Health/Physical Education
Grade 7 Information Technology
Grade 7 Intro to World Languages
Grade 7 Music
Grade 7 Technology Education
Curriculum - Grade 8
Grade 8 Mathematics
Grade 8 Reading and Language Arts
Grade 8 Science
Grade 8 Social Studies
Grade 8 Art
Grade 8 Family and Consumer Sciences
Grade 8 Health and Physical Education
Grade 8 Information Technology
Grade 8 Music
Grade 8 Technology Education
Grade 8 World Languages
Curriculum - High School
The high school curriculum is found in the Course Selection book.
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