Curriculum

MATH

Envision Math serves as our primary mathematics curriculum. We approach math with a hands-on, realistic perspective that encourages students to look at how mathematics is all around us, every day. Envision also provides computer resources like videos for extra practice at home.

K-5 Envision Math 2.0 Scope And Sequence

Kindergarten

Domain 1. Counting and Cardinality

Domain 2. Operations and Algebraic Thinkin

Domain 3. Number and Operation in Base Ten

Domain 4. Measurement and Data

Domain 5. Geometry

Grade 1

Domain 1. Operations and Algebraic Thinking

Domain 2. Number and Operation in Base Ten

Domain 3. Measurement and Data

Domain 4. Geometry

Grade 2

Domain 1. Operations and Algebraic Thinking

Domain 2. Number and Operation in Base Ten

Domain 3. Measurement and Data

Domain 4. Geometry

Grade 3

Domain 1. Operations and Algebraic Thinking

NYCDOE Fall Benchmark Assessment

Domain 2. Number and Operation in Base Ten

Domain 3. Measurement and Data

NYCDOE Spring Benchmark Assessment

Domain 4. Geometry

Grade 4

Domain 1. Operations and Algebraic Thinking

NYCDOE Fall Benchmark Assessment

Domain 2. Number and Operation in Base Ten

Domain 3. Number and Operation-Fractions

Domain 4. Measurement and Data

NYCDOE Spring Benchmark Assessment

Domain 5. Geometry

Grade 5

Domain 1. Operations and Algebraic Thinking

NYCDOE Fall Benchmark Assessment

Domain 2. Number and Operation-Fractions

Domain 3. Operations and Algebraic Thinking

Domain 4. Measurement and Data

NYCDOE Spring Benchmark Assessment

Domain 5. Geometry

SCIENCE

Amplify Science is a highly engaging, phenomena-based program for grades K–8 that integrates the latest practices in science teaching and learning, as well as interactive digital tools and hands-on activities, to teach students how to think, read, write, and argue like real scientists and engineers.

K-5 Science Scope and Sequence

Kindergarten:

Unit 1 SOLIDS & LIQUIDS introduces matter in which students investigate the effects of temperature on different types of matter.
Unit 2 PUSH ME, PULL ME introduces design projects related to motion.
Unit 3 OUR ENVIRONMENT studies the relationship between living things and where they live and the impact humans have on the environment.
Unit 4 OUR WEATHER requires students to employ weather data gathered throughout the school year to identify methods of preparing for daily and severe weather.

Grade 1

Unit 1 PATTERNS OF DAYLIGHT make observations about how light illuminates objects to make them visible.
Unit 2 LIGHT & SOUND WAVES builds on the concept of light by introducing students to light and sound waves.
Unit 3 STRUCTURES & BEHAVIORS IN LIVING THINGS introduces the basic of heredity, and the structures and characteristics of living things that help them survive in their environment

Grade 2

Unit 1 PROPERTIES & PATTERNS OF WATER describing and classifying different materials according to observable properties, develop models of land and water, and observe living things.
Unit 2 THE CHANGES TO LAND OVER TIME focus on processes that change land over time by studying natural events which precipitate change the Earth's surface.
Unit 3 PLANTS & ANIMAL INTERACTIONS plant and animals interactions, students examine the relationship between organisms and the world around them by investigating the interdependence among plants and animals within their habitats.

Grade 3

Unit 1

INHERITANCE & VARIATION introduces life cycles, inherited traits, and diversity among organisms.

Unit 2

INTERDEPENDENCE builds upon the understanding of traits to explore how organisms survival is dependent on how well suited they are to their environment.

Unit 3

CHANGE OVER TIME students learn how Earth Systems, climate, and the environment affect populations of organisms over long periods of time.

Unit 4

INTERACTING FORCES shifts the focus to the physical sciences, with students apply their understanding of patterns and cause and effect to explore forces and motion.

GRADE 4

Unit 1

STRUCTURE & FUNCTIONS OF ORGANISMS students explore light energy and how structure and function are related to how organisms process information from their senses, particularly sight.

Unit 2 & 3

TRANSFER OF ENERGY AND INFORMATION & Unit 3 ENERGY, MOTION, & COLLISIONS units two and three builds on the concepts of energy and information transfer by applying these ideas to physical science and mechanical systems energy, motion, and collisions

Unit 4

CHANGES OF EARTH'S SURFACES investigate ways, weathering, and erosion and their impacts on Earth's surface over long periods of time.

Unit 5

IMPACTS OF NATURAL PROCESS further investigating the relationships between energy, natural resources, and Earth's processes with the goal of designing solutions that minimize the negative effects of natural processes on humans.

Grade 5

Unit 1

PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL CHANGES develop models of matter and provide evidence that matters is conserve when undergoing changes.

Unit 2

MATTER & ENERGY IN ECOSYSTEMS focuses on the cycle of matter and flow of energy in organisms and ecosystems. Unit 3F Systems Science the scale of the systems being studied is larger in

Unit 3

EARTH'S SYSTEMS SCIENCE the scale of the systems being studied is larger in Unit 3, as students describe and model how matter and energy interact in Earth systems, such as the water cycle.

Unit 4

STARS IN THE SOALR SYSTEM expand the scale of the system's understudy, as they investigate stars and the solar system.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Our students begin studying social studies by first studying themselves and their neighborhood, and then year by year expand their studies to other cultures, parts of the country and countries of the world. All of our social studies lessons and projects integrate reading and writing themes from the NYCDOE Passport Curriculum.

Social Studies Curriculum Themes ELA

Kindergarten: Self and Others

School and School Community
Self and Others
Geography, People, and the Environment
Families, Change, and Time

Grade 1: My Family and Other Families, Now, and Long Ago

Families and Communities are Important
Families, Now and Long Ago the communities Community economics

Grade 2: My Community and Other Communities

Our Community's Geography
New York City Over Time
Urban, Suburban, and Rural Communities
Rights, Rules, and Responsibilities

Grade 3: Communities Around the World

Introduction to World Geography and World Communities

Case Studies of a Community in Africa, Asia, South America, the Caribbean, Middle East, Europe, Southeast Asia, Oceania or Australia

Grade 4: New York State and Local History

The Geography of the New York State
Native Americans, First Inhabitants of New York State, and the Environment
Colonial and Revolutionary Period In New York
Freedom and the New nation: Federal, State and Local Government
Making the Empire State: Immigration, Industrialization and Westward Movement

Grade 5: The Western Hemisphere

Geography and Early Societies of the Western Hemisphere
European Exploration
Comparative Case Study of Western Hemisphere Cultures; Mexico, United States, Canada, and one Caribbean or one South American Country
The Western Hemisphere Today

ELA (English Language Arts)

Our ELA curriculum includes interdisciplinary units of study rooted in Science & Social Studies themes. For Reading & Writing, we use EL Education, a content-based curriculum organized around themes. Students build background knowledge by reading about a range of topics. They then use that knowledge to build writing skills across the genres.

We incorporate Phonics in all grades, using FUNdations for Kindergarten through 2nd Grade. FUNdations utilizes a structured literacy approach grounded in the science of reading to make learning to read fun while laying the groundwork for lifelong literacy. Teachers utilize carefully structured reading, spelling, and handwriting curriculum using engaging, multisensory techniques.

3rd through 5th Grades use Phonics for Reading, a systematic instruction program that delivers the right skills, in the right order, to help older students, including those who struggle at the word level.