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prekindergarten122 Instructional days (122 hours)

Prekindergarten English Language Arts

122 Instructional days (122 hours)
Core Knowledge Language Arts Preschool
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kindergarten317 Instructional days (317 hours)

Kindergarten English Language Arts

317 Instructional days (317 hours)
Core Knowledge Language Arts Listening and Learning, and Skills
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grade 1313 Instructional days (313 hours)

Grade 1 English Language Arts

313 Instructional days (313 hours)
Core Knowledge Language Arts Listening and Learning, and Skills
grade 1
listening and learning strand147 Instructional days (147 hours)

Core Knowledge Language Arts, Listening and Learning

147 Instructional days (147 hours)
Students build the background knowledge and vocabulary critical to listening and reading comprehension.
listening and learning strand
unit 113 Instructional days (13 hours)

Fables and Stories

13 Instructional days (13 hours)
Students work on vocabulary and comprehension skills, and become familiar with the structure of a story.
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unit 213 Instructional days (13 hours)

The Human Body

13 Instructional days (13 hours)
Students are introduced to a network of body systems that work together to keep us alive.
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unit 312 Instructional days (12 hours)

Different Lands, Similar Stories

12 Instructional days (12 hours)
Students study folktales from different countries and cultures that have similar themes and messages.
unit 3
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unit 419 Instructional days (19 hours)

Early World Civilizations

19 Instructional days (19 hours)
Students explore how and where civilizations, governments, writing and religion form.
unit 4
lesson 1

A Father and His Son in Mesopotamia

1 hour
Students learn, through an historical fiction vignette in Mesopotamia, how rivers support civilizations.
lesson 2

Writing in Mesopotamia

1 hour
Students explore reading, writing, and laws in Mesopotamia, examining the Code of Hammurabi
lesson 3

The Religion of Babylon

1 hour
Students learn about the significance of gods, ziggurats, and priests in ancient Mesopotamia
lesson 4

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

1 hour
Students understand the importance of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers as the Cradle of Civilization
lesson 5

People of the Nile

1 hour
Students continue to learn to identify geographic locations on maps, turning their focus to Egypt.
lesson 6

Writing in Ancient Egypt

1 hour
Students learn, through studying Egyptian hieroglyphs, how written language is important to civilizations
lesson 7

Amon-Ra and the Gods of Ancient Egypt

1 hour
Students will be able to locate Egypt on a map and explore the gods of ancient Egypt
lesson 8

Approaching the Great Pyramid

1 hour
Students will study the pyramids.
lesson 9

The Sphinx

1 hour
Students will learn that Egypt is located in the desert of Africa, and explore the mystery of the Sphinx
lesson 10

The Story of Hatshepsut

1 hour
Students will learn about Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh of ancient Egypt
lesson 11

Tutankhamun, The Golden Pharaoh, Part I

1 hour
Students will learn about archaeology through the exploration of King Tut
lesson 12

Tutankhamun, The Golden Pharaoh, Part II

1 hour
Students will continue to learn about King Tutankhamun
lesson 13

Three World Religions

1 hour
Students will identify Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as major monotheistic world religions
lesson 14

Judaism

1 hour
Students study the origins of Judaism.
lesson 15

Christianity

1 hour
Students study the origins of Christianity
lesson 16

Islam

1 hour
Students study the origins of Islam
lesson 17

Domain Review

1 hour
Review of Early World Civilizations
lesson 18

Domain Assessment

1 hour
Assessment of Early World Civilizations
lesson 19

Culminating Activities

1 hour
Culminating Activities for Early World Civilizations
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unit 514 Instructional days (14 hours)

Early American Civilizations

14 Instructional days (14 hours)
Students will examine the fundamental features of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca
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unit 612 Instructional days (12 hours)

Astronomy

12 Instructional days (12 hours)
Students will study our place in the solar system
unit 6
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unit 711 Instructional days (11 hours)

The History of the Earth

11 Instructional days (11 hours)
Students will learn about the geographical features of the Earth, from the layers to fascinating functions .
unit 7
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unit 812 Instructional days (12 hours)

Animals and Habitats

12 Instructional days (12 hours)
Students will study the interconnectedness of all living things in the natural world, with a focus on habitat.
unit 8
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unit 912 Instructional days (12 hours)

Fairy Tales

12 Instructional days (12 hours)
Students will begin to learn about how fairy tales are different from other types of fiction
unit 9
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unit 1015 Instructional days (15 hours)

A New Nation: American Independence

15 Instructional days (15 hours)
Students study how the stories of historical figures contributed to the formation of the United States.
unit 10
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unit 1114 Instructional days (14 hours)

Frontier Explorers

14 Instructional days (14 hours)
Students learn about early westward expansion of the United States.
unit 11
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skills strand166 Instructional days (166 hours)

Core Knowledge Language Arts, Skills

166 Instructional days (166 hours)
Students learn the decoding skills needed for reading.
skills strand
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grade 2307 Instructional days (307 hours)

Grade 2 English Language Arts

307 Instructional days (307 hours)
Core Knowledge Language Arts Listening and Learning, and Skills
grade 2
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grade 3228 Instructional days (228 hours)

Grade 3 English Language Arts

228 Instructional days (228 hours)
Student build literacy skills as they develop knowledge about the world.
grade 3
grade 4252 Instructional days (252 hours)

Grade 4 English Language Arts

252 Instructional days (252 hours)
Student build literacy skills as they develop knowledge about the world.
grade 4
grade 5232 Instructional days (232 hours)

Grade 5 English Language Arts

232 Instructional days (232 hours)
The overarching focus for all modules is building students’ literacy skills as they develop knowledge about the world.
grade 5
grade 6247 Instructional days (247 hours)

Grade 6 English Language Arts

247 Instructional days (247 hours)
Building students’ literacy skills as they develop knowledge about the world.
grade 6
grade 7256 Instructional days (256 hours)

Grade 7 English Language Arts

256 Instructional days (256 hours)
The overarching focus for all modules is on building students’ literacy skills as they develop knowledge about the world.
grade 7
grade 8258 Instructional days (258 hours)

Grade 8 English Language Arts

258 Instructional days (258 hours)
The overarching focus for all modules is on building students’ literacy skills as they develop knowledge about the world.
grade 8
grade 9237 Instructional days (237 hours)

Grade 9 English Language Arts

237 Instructional days (237 hours)
All lessons utilize engaging, high quality texts that span the canonical to the contemporary
grade 9
grade 10233 Instructional days (233 hours)

Grade 10 English Language Arts

233 Instructional days (233 hours)
Students analyze literary and journalistic nonfiction as well as poetry, drama, and fiction.
grade 10
grade 11185 Instructional days (185 hours)

Grade 11 English Language Arts

185 Instructional days (185 hours)
Students delve deeply into works by acclaimed authors and historical figures.
grade 11
grade 12242 Instructional days (242 hours)

Grade 12 English Language Arts

242 Instructional days (242 hours)
Students build knowledge, analyze ideas, delineate arguments, and develop writing, collaboration, and communication skills.
grade 12
prekindergarten146 Instructional days (146 hours)

Prekindergarten Mathematics

146 Instructional days (146 hours)
Students explore two and three-dimensional shapes, compare length, weight, and capacity, addition and subtraction stories, and counting to 20.
prekindergarten
grade 2152 Instructional days (152 hours)

Grade 2 Mathematics

152 Instructional days (152 hours)
Students extend understanding of base-ten notation, fluency with addition and subtraction, standard units of measure, and describing and analyzing shapes.
grade 2
algebra i105 Instructional days (105 hours)

Algebra I

105 Instructional days (105 hours)
Students explore relationships between quantities, descriptive statistics, linear and exponential functions, polynomial and quadratic expressions.
algebra i
geometry117 Instructional days (117 hours)

Geometry

117 Instructional days (117 hours)
Students explore congruence, proofs, constructions, trigonometry, circles, as well as connect algebra and geometry through coordinates.
geometry
algebra ii120 Instructional days (120 hours)

Algebra II

120 Instructional days (120 hours)
Students explore polynomials, rational and radical relationships, trigonometry and functions and make inferences and conclusions from data.
algebra ii
precalculus111 Instructional days (111 hours)

Precalculus and Advanced Topics

111 Instructional days (111 hours)
Students explore transformations, vectors and matrices, rational and exponential functions, trigonometry, probability and statistics.
precalculus