K - 12 Curriculum

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

During the 1^st 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

During the 2^nd grade year, your child will encounter the following skills and concepts in his or her Language Arts Classroom:

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

During the 3^rd grade year, your child will encounter the following skills and concepts in their Language 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

During the 4^th grade year, your child will learn the following skills and concepts in his/her Language Arts Classroom:

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

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