Tuition-Free Online Elementary School Program in Wyoming

LANGUAGE ARTS

The Kindergarten course lays the groundwork for reading and writing. It aims to combine excellent decoding instruction with frequent reading-aloud to ensure that students can translate letters into words and make sense of the words they are decoding.

Skills lessons address decoding skills, focusing on sounds or phonemes as the primary organizing principle, rather than letters. Phonics instruction begins with sounds and then attaches those sounds to spellings. Students build awareness of environmental noises, sounds within words, and words within sentences. As students gain phonological awareness, they progress to blending and segmenting sounds within words. Students are introduced to reading using decodable readers that are engaging and fun.

Students learn the mechanics of writing. Starting with pre writing basics, students learn correct grip and the writing strokes used to create letters. Students learn how to “spell the sounds,” writing the letters that represent the sounds that they have learned.

The course includes daily read-alouds that help students build the background knowledge and vocabulary critical to listening and reading comprehension. Students learn by listening to nursery rhymes, fables, classic tales, and nonfiction texts.

While teaching skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking, the course also builds students’ knowledge and vocabulary in literature, history, geography, and science.

MATH

A: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration with interactives and virtual manipulatives.

Students will develop counting skills and compare values of a wide variety of counting tools including 5-frames and connecting cubes. They will explore differences in shapes and describe, compare, and sort them. They will also use pattern blocks to make larger shapes. They reinforce their counting and comparison skills as they count and compare the pattern blocks used to create larger shapes. Students also use positional words to describe shapes.

Finally, they will solve story problems to begin to develop their understanding of addition and subtraction. Students represent the problems in different ways, by acting them out, drawing, using numbers, or using objects.

B: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration with interactives and virtual manipulatives.

Students will explore different ways to represent the compositions and decompositions of numbers within 10, including working with 10-frames. Then they will count and represent collections of objects and images within 20. Next, students will explore solid shapes while reinforcing their knowledge of counting, number writing and comparison, and flat shapes.

In the final unit of this course, students will prepare for Grade 1 by revisiting major work and fluency goals of the grade, applying their learning from the year.

SCIENCE

The Kindergarten science course builds students’ knowledge about core ideas in life, physical, and earth sciences, as well as engineering design. Students will explore pushes and pulls, the needs of plants and animals, changing environments, and weather patterns.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

SOCIAL STUDIES

S1 and S2:
Kindergarten Social Studies includes history, geography, economics, and civics lessons plus additional resources for teachers and students.

This is a comprehensive course, integrating topics in civics and the arts. The course helps students build knowledge of the diverse civilizations, cultures, and concepts.

ELECTIVES

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Elementary PE K-1 helps young learners establish a basic understanding of health and fitness. Students focus on health-related fitness and learn to become more fit and healthy. Topics of study include exercise safety, healthy choices, nutrition, the benefits, components, and principles of fitness, basic anatomy and physiology, and values of cooperation and teamwork. In addition, students learn age-appropriate motor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skills. Students are required to participate in regular physical activity.

ARTS AND CRAFTS

This course provides a foundation for children’s inherent artistic imagination and creativity by sharing the basics of art and making art. It covers fundamental art concepts, including lines, circles, shape recognition, collage creation, and an exploration of symmetry.

LANGUAGE ARTS

A: The course continues to build the foundation for reading and writing. It includes frequent read-alouds that help students build the background knowledge and vocabulary critical to listening and reading comprehension. Students learn by listening to fables and stories, as well as nonfiction texts that include topics related to science and history.

Skills instruction starts with a review of sounds and spellings. Students are introduced to tricky spellings (spellings that look the same but are pronounced differently) and tricky words (words that cannot be sounded out using the letter-sound correspondences taught so far). Decodable readers are provided for students to practice their emerging reading skills. Students learn to read and write words with separated digraphs (such as a and e in cake). They begin to work with weekly spelling words.

Grammar lessons address parts of speech, including nouns (common and proper), past-tense verb forms, and adjectives. Students progress to work with nouns and verbs in phrases and to use adjectives for descriptive writing. They begin formal instruction in a writing process with a focus on narrative writing.

B: The course continues to build the foundation for reading and writing. It includes frequent read-alouds that help students build the background knowledge and vocabulary critical to listening and reading comprehension. Students learn by listening to fables and stories, as well as nonfiction texts that include topics related to science and history.

Skills instruction continues with more tricky spellings (spellings that look the same but are pronounced differently) and tricky words (words that cannot be sounded out using the letter-sound correspondences taught so far). Decodable readers are provided for students to practice their emerging reading skills. Students learn to read and write words with separated digraphs (such as a and e in cake). They continue to work with weekly spelling words.

Grammar lessons address types of sentences and matching nouns and pronouns. Students continue to practice using a writing process as they write a letter and a personal narrative.

MATH

In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration with interactives and virtual manipulatives.

A: Students will deepen their understanding of addition and subtraction within 10 and extend what they know about organizing objects into categories and representing the quantities. They will solve new types of story problems within 10 using the relationship between addition and subtraction. They develop an understanding of the meaning of the equal sign and connect story problems to equations as they begin to learn to add and subtract within 20. Students apply the properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction.

B: Students will count and group two-digit numbers and compare them using the symbols >, =, and <, while using place value and properties of operations to add within 100. Students will begin a study of measurement, measuring length and counting up to 120 length units. They solve addition and subtraction story problems with unknowns in all positions. They will continue to learn basic geometry skills as they reason with shapes and their attributes, partition shapes into equal pieces, and tell time to the hour and half hour.

In the final unit of this course, students will prepare for Grade 2 by revisiting major work and fluency goals of the grade, applying their learning from the year.

SCIENCE

A: Grade 1 science continues to build students’ knowledge about core ideas in life, physical, and earth sciences, as well as engineering design. Students will explore the sun, moon, and stars; light and sound; plant and animal survival; and simple machines.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

B: Grade 1 science continues to build students’ knowledge about core ideas in life, physical, and earth sciences, as well as engineering design. Students will explore the sun, moon, and stars; light and sound; plant and animal survival; and simple machines.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

SOCIAL STUDIES

First Grade Social Studies includes history, geography, economics, and civics lessons plus additional resources for teachers and students.

This is a comprehensive course, integrating topics in civics and the arts. The course helps students build knowledge of the diverse civilizations, cultures, and concepts.

LANGUAGE ARTS

A: The course includes frequent read-alouds that help students build the background knowledge and vocabulary critical to listening and reading comprehension. Students learn by listening to fairy tales, tall tales, myths, and nonfiction texts that include topics related to science and history.

Skills instruction continues as students are introduced to spelling alternatives for vowel sounds, as well as various tricky spellings (spellings that look the same but are pronounced differently, such as o in hop or open). Weekly spelling lessons are a regular part of student work.

Students practice using a writing process with a focus on writing narratives and opinions. Grammar instruction focuses on capitalization, quotation marks, ending punctuation, and common and proper nouns. Students are also introduced to antonyms and synonyms.

Decodable readers for every skills unit include both fiction and nonfiction selections.

B: The course includes frequent read-alouds that help students build the background knowledge and vocabulary critical to listening and reading comprehension. Students learn by listening to fairy tales, tall tales, myths, and nonfiction texts that include topics related to science and history.

Skills instruction continues as students learn more spelling alternatives for vowel sounds and additional tricky spellings. They also practice chunking phonemes to read multisyllabic words. Weekly spelling lessons continue.

Students continue to use a writing process as they practice persuasive writing and expository (report) writing.Grammar instruction includes reviews of previously taught skills as well as instruction on adjectives, adverbs, complete sentences, and correcting run-on sentences.

Decodable readers for every unit include both fiction and nonfiction selections.

MATH

A: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration with interactives and virtual manipulatives.

Students represent and solve story problems within 20 using picture and bar graphs. Students build toward fluency with addition and subtraction as they add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and the relationship between addition and subtraction. They then use what they know to solve story problems.

Students measure and estimate lengths in standard units and solve measurement story problems within 100 and then learn about the structure of a number line and use it to represent numbers within 100. They also relate addition and subtraction to length and represent the operations on the number line.

B: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration with interactives and virtual manipulatives.

Students extend place value understanding to three-digit numbers and use properties of operations to add and subtract within 1,000 and work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication.

Students continue their study of geometry as they reason with shapes and their attributes and partition shapes into equal shares, building a foundation for fractions. They relate halves, fourths, and skip-counting by 5 to tell time, and solve story problems involving the values of coins and dollars.

In the final unit of this course, students will prepare for Grade 3 by revisiting major work and fluency goals of the grade, applying their learning from the year.

SCIENCE

A: Grade 2 science continues to build students’ knowledge about core ideas in life, physical, and earth sciences, as well as engineering design. Students will explore the properties of matter, the needs of plants and animals, land and water features, and electricity and magnetism.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

B: Grade 2 science continues to build students’ knowledge about core ideas in life, physical, and earth sciences, as well as engineering design. Students will explore the properties of matter, the needs of plants and animals, land and water features, and electricity and magnetism.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

SOCIAL STUDIES

A: Second Grade Social Studies includes history, geography, economics, and civics lessons plus additional resources for teachers and students.

This is a comprehensive course, integrating topics in civics and the arts. The course helps students build knowledge of the diverse civilizations, cultures, and concepts.

B: Second Grade Social Studies includes history, geography, economics, and civics lessons plus additional resources for teachers and students.

This is a comprehensive course, integrating topics in civics and the arts. The course helps students build knowledge of the diverse civilizations, cultures, and concepts.

LANGUAGE ARTS

A: The course includes frequent read-alouds that help students build the background knowledge and vocabulary critical to listening and reading comprehension. Students learn by listening to nonfiction texts that include topics related to science and history. The first unit includes selections from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame to reinforce understanding of story elements.

Students practice and build reading skills as they read selections in their readers. Many reading selections are informational texts that address topics related to science and history. Students also read excerpts from some classic tales, plus a variety of stories and myths from diverse groups.

During writing instruction, students use a writing process as they practice expository (cause and effect), narrative (story), and opinion writing.

Morphology lessons address reading and understanding words with common prefixes, suffixes, and Greek and Latin roots. Morphology instruction also addresses the meaning of various prefixes, suffixes, and roots.

Grammar lessons address various speech and language-usage conventions (such as capitalization and punctuation). These specific grammar skills are then reinforced and applied in all writing exercises.

Spelling lessons include weekly word lists that focus on content words and words with morphological patterns taught in each unit. Spelling exercises provide students with opportunities to practice applying knowledge of letter–sound correspondences learned in earlier grades.

B: The course includes frequent read-alouds that help students build the background knowledge and vocabulary critical to listening and reading comprehension. Students learn by listening to nonfiction texts that include topics related to science and history.

Students practice and build reading skills as they read selections in their readers. Many reading selections are informational texts that address topics related to science and history. Students also read excerpts from some classic tales, plus a variety of stories and myths from diverse groups. Students have the opportunity to independently read a longer book that they select themselves.

During writing instruction, students use a writing process as they practice writing a narrative and a research paper.

Morphology lessons address reading and understanding words with common prefixes, suffixes, and Greek and Latin roots. Morphology instruction also addresses the meaning of various prefixes, suffixes, and roots.

Grammar lessons address various speech and language-usage conventions (such as capitalization and punctuation). These specific grammar skills are then reinforced and applied in all writing exercises.

Spelling lessons include weekly word lists that focus on content words and words with morphological patterns taught in each unit. The spelling exercises provide students with opportunities to practice applying knowledge of letter–sound correspondences learned in earlier grades.

MATH

A: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration with interactives and virtual manipulatives.

Students will represent and solve multiplication problems using picture and bar graphs. They will learn about the relationship between multiplication and division, place value, and the properties of operations to multiply and divide whole numbers within 100. They also represent and solve two-step word problems using all four operations.

They will learn about area concepts and relate area to multiplication and to addition as well as use place value understanding to round whole numbers and add and subtract within 1,000. They represent and solve two-step word problems using addition, subtraction, and multiplication and assess the reasonableness of answers.

B: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration with interactives and virtual manipulatives.

Students will begin to develop an understanding of fractions and fraction equivalence by representing fractions on diagrams and number lines, generating equivalent fractions, and comparing fractions. They continue their study of measurement as they represent length data in halves and fourths of an inch on line plots. They learn about and estimate relative units of measure including weight, liquid volume, and time, and use the four operations to solve problems involving measurement. Students also continue their study of geometry as they reason about shapes and their attributes, with a focus on quadrilaterals. They solve problems involving the perimeter and area of shapes.

In the final unit of this course, students will prepare for Grade 4 by revisiting major work and fluency goals of the grade, applying their learning from the year.

SCIENCE

A: Grade 3 science builds on prior understanding of scientific topics to support increasingly sophisticated learning. Students will investigate forces; life cycles, traits, and variations; habitats and change; and weather and climate.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

B: Grade 3 science builds on prior understanding of scientific topics to support increasingly sophisticated learning. Students will investigate forces; life cycles, traits, and variations; habitats and change; and weather and climate.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

SOCIAL STUDIES

A: Grade 3 social studies is a comprehensive program that is meant to prepare students to actively participate in a democratic society. Students will learn about history and geography as they study world rivers, ancient Rome, the Vikings, the earliest Americans, and the thirteen colonies.

Projects that accompany each unit expand upon the historical and geographical learning and allow students to build an understanding of local history and geography, civics, and economics.

B: Grade 3 social studies is a comprehensive program that is meant to prepare students to actively participate in a democratic society. Students will learn about history and geography as they study world rivers, ancient Rome, the Vikings, the earliest Americans, and the thirteen colonies.

Projects that accompany each unit expand upon the historical and geographical learning and allow students to build an understanding of local history and geography, civics, and economics.

LANGUAGE ARTS

A: Students read from a variety of texts, including excerpts from Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson, Legends of King Arthur and His Knights, poetry, and informational texts about science and history topics.

Students use a writing process to develop several writings, including a memoir, a persuasive paragraph, a short story, a variety of poems, and shorter writing projects.

Morphology lessons address reading and understanding words with common prefixes, suffixes, and Greek and Latin roots. Morphology instruction also addresses the meaning of various prefixes, suffixes, and roots.

Grammar lessons address various speech and language-usage conventions (such as capitalization and punctuation). These specific grammar skills are then reinforced and applied in all writing exercises.

Spelling lessons include weekly word lists that focus on content words and words with morphological patterns taught in each unit. The spelling exercises provide students with opportunities to practice applying knowledge of letter–sound correspondences learned in earlier grades.

B: Students read from a variety of texts, including an abridged version of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and informational texts about science and history topics. Students have the opportunity to independently read a longer book that they select themselves.

Writing instruction centers on a comprehensive writing process and focuses on writing increasingly complex sentences, composing coherent paragraphs, and writing for a variety of purposes. Students develop a variety of writings including a cause-and-effect essay, an opinion essay, and a short story.

Morphology lessons address reading and understanding words with common prefixes, suffixes, and Greek and Latin roots. Morphology instruction also addresses the meaning of various prefixes, suffixes, and roots.

Grammar lessons address various speech and language-usage conventions (such as capitalization and punctuation). These specific grammar skills are then reinforced and applied in all writing exercises.

Spelling lessons include weekly word lists that focus on content words and words with morphological patterns taught in each unit. The spelling exercises provide students with opportunities to practice applying knowledge of letter–sound correspondences learned in earlier grades.

MATH

S1: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration with interactives and virtual manipulatives.

Students apply understanding of multiplication and area to work with factors and multiples. Students generate and reason about equivalent fractions and compare and order fractions and learn to add and subtract fractions with like denominators, and to add and subtract tenths and hundredths.

Finally, students will read, write, and compare numbers in decimal notation. They also extend place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers and add and subtract within 1,000,000.

S2: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration with interactives and virtual manipulatives.

Students will focus on developing an understanding of the relationship between multiplication and division. They use this thinking to convert units of measure within a given system from larger to smaller units. Students multiply and divide multi-digit whole numbers using partial products and partial quotients strategies and solve multi-step problems using the four operations.

Students continue their study of geometry as they learn to draw and identify points, rays, segments, angles, and lines, including parallel and perpendicular lines. Students will learn how to use a protractor to measure, draw, and identify angles. They will classify triangles and quadrilaterals based on the properties of their side lengths and angles and learn about lines of symmetry in two-dimensional figures. They use their understanding of these attributes to solve problems, including problems involving perimeter and area.

In the final unit of this course, students will prepare for Grade 5 by revisiting major work and fluency goals of the grade, applying their learning from the year.

SCIENCE

S1: Grade 4 science builds on prior understanding of scientific topics to support increasingly sophisticated learning. Students will investigate energy transfer and transformation; waves; structures and functions of living things; processes that shape the earth; and using natural resources for energy.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Students will also have the opportunity to use problem-based learning to develop and present solutions based on learning, and, ideally, interact with their community. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

S2: Grade 4 science builds on prior understanding of scientific topics to support increasingly sophisticated learning. Students will investigate energy transfer and transformation; waves; structures and functions of living things; processes that shape the earth; and using natural resources for energy.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Students will also have the opportunity to use problem-based learning to develop and present solutions based on learning, and, ideally, interact with their community. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

SOCIAL STUDIES

S1: Grade 4 social studies is a comprehensive program that is meant to prepare students to actively participate in a democratic society. Students continue to build upon their knowledge of geography as they study world mountains. The age of exploration is covered and the historical focus shifts to American history topics such as the American Revolution, the Constitution, and early Presidents.

Projects that accompany each unit expand upon the historical and geographical learning and allow students to build an understanding of local history and geography, civics, and economics.

S2: Grade 4 social studies is a comprehensive program that is meant to prepare students to actively participate in a democratic society. Students continue to build upon their knowledge of geography as they study world mountains. The age of exploration is covered and the historical focus shifts to American history topics such as the American Revolution, the Constitution, and early Presidents.

Projects that accompany each unit expand upon the historical and geographical learning and allow students to build an understanding of local history and geography, civics, and economics.

LANGUAGE ARTS

S1: Students study contemporary and classic fiction, as well as informational texts. Readings include excerpts from the contemporary novel They Call Me Güero: A Border Kids Poems by David Bowles, an adaptation of the Adventures of Don Quixote, and a variety of informational texts related to historical topics.

Writing instruction centers on a comprehensive writing process and focuses on writing increasingly complex sentences, composing coherent paragraphs, and writing for a variety of purposes. Students develop a variety of writings, including a personal narrative, an informative report, a persuasive essay, and a research project.

Morphology lessons address reading and understanding words with common prefixes, suffixes, and Greek and Latin roots. Morphology instruction also addresses the meaning of various prefixes, suffixes, and roots.

Grammar lessons address various speech and language-usage conventions (such as capitalization and punctuation). These specific grammar skills are then reinforced and applied in all writing exercises.

Spelling lessons include weekly word lists that focus on content words and words with morphological patterns taught in each unit. The spelling exercises provide students with opportunities to practice applying knowledge of letter–sound correspondences learned in earlier grades.

S2: Students study contemporary and classic fiction, as well as informational texts. Readings include an adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a novel that students select, poetry, and a variety of informational texts related to historical topics.

Writing instruction centers on a comprehensive writing process and focuses on writing increasingly complex sentences, composing coherent paragraphs, and writing for a variety of purposes. Students develop a variety of writings, including a friendly letter, a variety of original poems, and a persuasive essay.

Morphology lessons address reading and understanding words with common prefixes, suffixes, and Greek and Latin roots. Morphology instruction also addresses the meaning of various prefixes, suffixes, and roots.

Grammar lessons address various speech and language-usage conventions (such as capitalization and punctuation). These specific grammar skills are then reinforced and applied in all writing exercises.

Spelling lessons include weekly word lists that focus on content words and words with morphological patterns taught in each unit. The spelling exercises provide students with opportunities to practice applying knowledge of letter–sound correspondences learned in earlier grades.

MATH

S1: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration. Throughout this course, students will use interactives and virtual manipulatives to explore math concepts.

Students continue their study of geometry as they find the volume of right rectangular prisms and solid figures composed of two right rectangular prisms. They will then solve problems that involve the multiplication of a whole number and a fraction, including fractions greater than 1 as well as

multiply fractions by fractions and divide a whole number and a unit fraction.

Finally, students use the standard algorithm to multiply multi-digit whole numbers. They divide whole numbers up to four-digits by two-digits divisors using strategies based on place value and properties of operations.

S2: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration. Throughout this course, students will use interactives and virtual manipulatives to explore math concepts.

Students will use their understanding of place value to round, compare, order, add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals. They will then solve multi-step problems involving measurement conversions, line plots, and fraction operations, including addition and subtraction of fractions with unlike denominators.

Next, students plot coordinate pairs on a coordinate grid and classify triangles and quadrilaterals based on properties of side length and angle measure. They generate, identify, and graph relationships between corresponding terms in two numeric patterns, given two rules, and represent and interpret real world and mathematical problems on a coordinate grid.

In the final unit of this course, students will prepare for middle school by revisiting major work and fluency goals of the grade, applying their learning from the year.

SCIENCE

S1: Grade 5 science builds on prior understanding of scientific topics to support increasingly sophisticated learning. Students will investigate matter; energy and matter in ecosystems; modeling Earth’s systems; protecting Earth’s resources; and astronomy.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Students will also have the opportunity to use problem-based learning to develop and present solutions based on learning, and, ideally, interact with their community. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

S2: Grade 5 science builds on prior understanding of scientific topics to support increasingly sophisticated learning. Students will investigate matter; energy and matter in ecosystems; modeling Earth’s systems; protecting Earth’s resources; and astronomy.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Students will also have the opportunity to use problem-based learning to develop and present solutions based on learning, and, ideally, interact with their community. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

SOCIAL STUDIES

S1: Grade 5 social studies is a comprehensive program that is meant to prepare students to actively participate in a democratic society. Students continue to build upon their knowledge of geography as they focus on the physical features and climate of the United States. They learn about the ancient civilizations that paved the way for modern societies and systems. American history topics focus on westward expansion, before and after the Civil War.

Projects that accompany each unit expand upon the historical and geographical learning and allow students to build an understanding of local history and geography, civics, and economics.

S2: Grade 5 social studies is a comprehensive program that is meant to prepare students to actively participate in a democratic society. Students continue to build upon their knowledge of geography as they focus on the physical features and climate of the United States. They learn about the ancient civilizations that paved the way for modern societies and systems. American history topics focus on westward expansion, before and after the Civil War.

Projects that accompany each unit expand upon the historical and geographical learning and allow students to build an understanding of local history and geography, civics, and economics.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Grade six students are able to independently read increasingly complex text, as well as respond in writing to these same texts. Readings include classic short stories and a variety of informational texts related to historical topics. Students will also have the opportunity to read and study a novel of their choice. Each unit in 6th grade Language Arts includes explicit instruction and practice in writing, grammar, morphology, spelling, and reading.

Grade 6 writing expands in scope and complexity, consisting of a robust series of unit- long writing activities that incorporate language skills and focus on developing craft and structure while incorporating and building upon writing skills learned in the earlier grades. These writing projects are intended to prepare middle school students for the writing they will do in high school, college, and the professional world.

The semester culminates with a project in which students apply the learning from the semester to complete a comprehensive activity. The projects are intended to promote independent learning as students make choices about work products and apply self- management skills to plan activities.

MATH

A: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration. Throughout this course, students will use interactives and offline tools to explore math concepts. Students learn by doing math, solving problems in mathematical and real- world contexts, and constructing arguments using precise language. Students hear thoughts and ideas from their “virtual classmates” as they explore mathematical concepts and are encouraged to explain their thinking in writing throughout the course.

Students begin the year exploring geometry through the study of area and surface area of figures. They then move into a study of ratios, unit rates, unit pricing, and percentages. The semester concludes with an in- depth dive into dividing fractions, focusing not only on algorithms, but also conceptualizing and applying this skill. Additional course elements include real- world applications, discussions, graphic organizers, and unit projects.

B: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration. Throughout this course, students will use interactives and offline tools to explore math concepts. Students learn by doing math, solving problems in mathematical and real- world contexts, and constructing arguments using precise language. Students hear thoughts and ideas from their “virtual classmates” as they explore mathematical concepts and are encouraged to explain their thinking in writing throughout the course.

Students begin this semester by exploring decimals, and learn how to perform operations with decimals in context of real- world situations and problems. They then begin to delve into algebraic concepts such as expressions, expressions with exponents, and equations with one variable. Students begin to learn about negative numbers and plot positive and negative numbers on a coordinate grid. Finally, students explore data analysis and statistical questions through the study of dot plots, histograms, median, IQR, and measures of center. Additional course elements include real- world applications, discussions, graphic organizers, and unit projects.

SCIENCE

In this inquiry-based curriculum, students engage with science questions with the goal of explaining a phenomenon and/or solving a problem. Students begin by posing questions, developing models, proposing ideas for investigation, investigating and gathering data, applying data to answer questions and revise models, and then forming new questions to answer. They question, investigate, and build understanding as they read, complete interactive activities and simulations, and engage in virtual labs.

A: Students begin the semester with a study of light and matter, exploring the phenomenon of one- way mirrors which act as both a window and a mirror. They will investigate how light transmission and reflection impacts how we see an object. Next, they will study thermal energy and learn how containers can keep materials hot or cold. During this study, they will investigate closed and open systems and the movement of particles. Finally, they will learn about cells and systems. Students will explore the systems of the body and investigate how we heal from injuries at a cellular level. Additional course elements include readings, discussions, and unit projects.

B: Students begin the semester with a study of weather, climate, and water cycling. They investigate the movement of air in the atmosphere and the impact that it has on the weather. Students explore precipitation and storms and investigate why some storms are more severe than others. Next, student will learn about plate tectonics and rock cycling. They study Earth’s surface and how tectonic plate movement has impacted land. Finally, students will focus on tsunamis as they investigate natural hazards and how to prepare for them. Additional course elements include readings, discussions, and unit projects.

SOCIAL STUDIES

A: Sixth grade students will study the beginning of early civilizations through the Gupta dynasty. Students will examine the geographical, social, economic, and political foundations for early civilizations progressing through the Gupta dynasty. They will analyze the shift from nomadic societies to agricultural societies. Students will study the development of civilizations, including the areas of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Ancient Israel, and India. The study of these civilizations will include the impact of geography, early history, cultural development, and economic change. The geographic focus will include physical and political features, economic growth and resources, and migration patterns. This class will conclude with the Gupta dynasty.

B: Students explore the geographic, political, economic, and cultural development of Ancient Greece, Rome, and China. The course examines the birth and spread of Judaism, Christianity, Taoism, and Confucianism. Students apply historical thinking skills to understand the implications of ancient literature, art, and philosophy on later Western culture.

K-1 PE

Elementary PE K-1 helps young learners establish a basic understanding of health and fitness. Students focus on health-related fitness and learn how to become more fit and healthy. Topics of study include exercise safety, making healthy choices, nutrition, the benefits, components, and principles of fitness, basic anatomy and physiology, and values of cooperation and teamwork. In addition, students learn age-appropriate motor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skills. Students are required to participate in regular physical activity

2-3 PE

Elementary PE 2-3 helps young learners establish a basic understanding of health and fitness. Students focus on health-related fitness and learn how to become more fit and healthy. Topics of study include warm-up and cool down, water safety, goal setting, nutrition, muscle strength and flexibility. In addition, students learn age-appropriate motor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skills. Students are required to participate in regular physical activity.

4-5 PE

Elementary PE 4-5 helps young learners establish a basic understanding of health and fitness. Students focus on health-related fitness and learn how to become more fit and healthy. Topics of study include warm-up and cool down, water safety, goal setting, nutrition, muscle strength and flexibility. In addition, students learn age-appropriate motor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skills. Students are required to participate in regular physical activity.

6TH GRADE PE

Physical Education 6 is intended to help students maintain an active lifestyle by presenting multiple activities to incorporate in a weekly activity log. Each week, students are provided with three activities including a warm-up activity, an aerobic activity, and a cool-down activity. Students are expected to incorporate those three activities, as well as activities of their own choice, to complete the required number of activity minutes weekly.

K-1 HEALTH

Elementary Health K-1 helps young learners establish a basic understanding of the aspects of health. Students focus on the various aspects of their health and how they can make healthy choices. Topics of study include personal safety, healthy behaviors, nutrition, communication, disease prevention, basic anatomy and physiology, and values of cooperation and teamwork.

2-3 HEALTH

Elementary Health 2-3 helps young learners establish a basic understanding of the aspects of health. Students focus on the various aspects of their health and how they can make healthy choices. Topics of study include personal safety, healthy behaviors, nutrition, disease prevention, conflict resolution, basic anatomy and physiology, and the values of respect and cooperation.

4-5 HEALTH

Elementary Health 4-5 helps young learners establish a basic understanding of the aspects of health. Students focus on the various aspects of their health and how they can make healthy choices. Topics of study include personal safety, reducing illness, avoiding bullying, nutrition, healthy friendships, emergency situations, and the human body. Fourth grade will study the functioning systems of the body. Fifth grade will be covering the reproductive system.

6TH GRADE HEALTH

Our 6th grade health course will help the student understand the importance of making decisions that will affect his or her physical, emotional, mental and social health. This course will provide students with the knowledge and resources they will need to make responsible informed decisions about their health. Students will have an opportunity to evaluate their own values, opinions and attitudes about health.

KINDERGARDEN KEYBOARDING

The keyboarding course is appropriate for elementary and middle school students. The curriculum introduces new keys by rows where students first learn the middle row, then the top row and the bottom row of the keyboard. The content is designed with a strong focus on sight and high frequency words. This course assumes no keyboarding experience and will guide them through the keyboard.

1ST GRADE

The keyboarding course is appropriate for elementary and middle school students. The curriculum introduces new keys by rows where students first learn the middle row, then the top row and the bottom row of the keyboard. The content is designed with a strong focus on sight and high frequency words. This course assumes no keyboarding experience and will guide them through the keyboard.

2ND GRADE KEYBOARDING

The keyboarding course is appropriate for elementary and middle school students. The curriculum introduces new keys by rows where students first learn the middle row, then the top row and the bottom row of the keyboard. The content is designed with a strong focus on sight and high frequency words. This course assumes no keyboarding experience and will guide them through the keyboard.

3RD GRADE KEYBOARDING

The keyboarding course is appropriate for elementary and middle school students. The curriculum introduces new keys by rows where students first learn the middle row, then the top row and the bottom row of the keyboard. The content is designed with a strong focus on sight and high frequency words. This course assumes no keyboarding experience and will guide them through the keyboard.

4TH GRADE KEYBOARDING

In this course you will learn how to use productivity and collaboration tools, such as G Suite by Google Cloud to create word processing documents, spreadsheets, surveys and forms such as personal budgets and invitations.

5TH GRADE KEYBOARDING

In this course you will learn how to use productivity and collaboration tools, such as G Suite by Google Cloud to create word processing documents, spreadsheets, surveys and forms such as personal budgets and invitations.

6TH GRADE BUILDING CONNECTIONS

Description coming soon