Somerset Academy Bethany's Curriculum

English/Language Arts

 

HMH: Into Reading: Grounded in the science of reading and aligned with ESSA evidence tiers, Into Reading uses award-winning texts to foster reading and writing skills. Students build knowledge over time through discussion, writing about what they read, and making connections across texts and topics.  

 

IXL Language Arts (ELA): is an online program follows best practices for effective early literacy instruction, IXL's curriculum provides strong support in all essential components of reading: phonemic awareness, explicit and systematic phonics instruction, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.that is an early literacy curriculum, guided by the science of reading. It covers a wide range of English language arts (ELA) skills, from pre-K through 12th grade. 

 

CommonLit: is an online-based literacy resource that offers standards-based training and assessments for students. Created for students of a wide range, from grade 3 up to grade 12, it covers a lot of reading progression. Its has thousands of reading lessons, full-year ELA curriculum, benchmark assessments, and standards-based data for teachers.

 

 

Small Groups/Rotations: Students are assigned to small groups based on their reading level and ability. The groups will meet with the teacher and work on strategies to enhance their reading comprehension skills and writing along with anything else that is pertinent to their success.

 

Vocabulary.com teaches students words by systematically exposing you to a wide array of question types and activities that will help you understand all the meanings and nuances of every word you’re learning.

 

                                    

                                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Studies

 

Social Studies Weekly by Studies Weekly Publications Grades K-5 is a weekly magazine curriculum that teaches the same information as in a textbook, but in a colorful, illustrated format. To stay current, these publications are updated annually to cover state content standards and provide relevant information. Beyond that, Studies Weekly's online version of the curriculum brings learning to life with primary source videos, audio files, photos and so much more. This media, combined with the attractive print format, creates an emotional engagement that feeds critical thinking skills development.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Science

FL Science (McGraw hill)- Immerse students in learning and exploration with Florida Science—a K–12 series designed to meet the rigorous Florida State Academic Standards (FSAS) through the power of experimentation and innovation.

IXL Science: IXL Science helps students build lasting critical thinking abilities. With IXL, they'll analyze data, build new vocabulary, and deepen their understanding of the world around them. 

Science Weekly: It will be aligned with standards, phenomenon-based, and include even more informational text practice. A phenomenon-based curriculum that's aligned with national and state frameworks. It includes lots of non-fiction and informational text practice to support ELA. 

 

 

STEM

Project Lead the Way addresses students’ need to access real-world, applied learning experiences that empower them to gain the skills they need to thrive in college, career, and beyond. Through the program, students develop in-demand, transportable skills – such as problem solving, critical and creative thinking, collaboration, and communication – that they will use both in school and for the rest of their lives, on any career path they take. As PLTW students' progress through grades PreK-12, they are empowered to explore career paths, engage in problem solving and process thinking, develop technical knowledge and skills, and build communication skills.

 

 

Mathematics

enVision Mathematics: enVision puts math students at the center of learning, encouraging active exploration and discovery to help them see how math connects to their world.

Small Groups/Rotations: Students are assigned a small group based on their grade level math skills. The groups will meet with the teacher and work on strategies to enhance these skills along with anything else that is pertinent to their success.

Perfomance Coach, Math, 3rd-5th: provides standards-based review and essential practice to prepare students for the item types and rigor associated with high-stakes assessments. Performance Coach, Math, is designed to give students the confidence needed to succeed on state assessments.

 

 

Social Emotional Learning

Sanford Harmony is a social emotional learning program for Pre-K-6 grade students designed to foster intergender communication and understanding, connection, and community both in and outside the classroom and develop boys and girls into compassionate and caring adults.

The Compass Advantage framework is designed to foster the development of a child’s mind, body, heart, and spirit. Created by researcher and developmental psychologist, Marilyn Price-Mitchell, Ph.D., eight core attributes form an internal compass that helps kids become pilots of their own lives. Nurtured by parents, teachers, and mentors, research suggests these competencies are the drivers of school, career, and life success. Hover over a compass point to see more information. Discover resources to help grow the compass abilities in your home, school, and community or take a free survey to explore these attributes in yourself or a child. Read why human development is essential to thriving and how the compass framework and our surveys are informed by decades of research.

*All curriculum descriptions are pulled from each source directly.

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