Curriculum
MATH
Stepping Stones math program:
Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in math
SCIENCE (HCPS III)
ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA)
Wonders reading and writing program:
SOCIAL STUDIES (HCPSIII)
OTHER CONTENT AREAS
Stepping Stones math program:
- fosters students' thinking and reasoning skills
- delivers multiple ways to differentiate classroom instruction
- provides a valuable source of professional learning for the teacher
- presents methods to assess deep understanding and skills
- is rich in online print resources that engage all students
Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in math
- Operations and Algebraic Thinking (5.OA)
- Numbers and Operations in Base Ten (5.NBT)
- Numbers and Operations: Fractions (5.NF)
- Measurement and Data (5.MD)
- Geometry (5.G)
SCIENCE (HCPS III)
- STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)
- Scientific process (experiments)
- Life and Environmental Science (cycles of energy, human body systems
- Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences (solar system, forms of energy, light)
ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA)
Wonders reading and writing program:
- builds a strong reading foundation
- access complex text
- finds and uses text evidence
- engages in collaborative conversations
- writing to sources
- use of digital media
- Literature (5.RL)
- Informational (5.RI)
- Foundational skills (5.RF)
- Speaking and Listening (5.SL)
- Language (5.L)
SOCIAL STUDIES (HCPSIII)
- History (Explorers, Native Americans, Revolutionary War
- Political Science/Civics (government)
- Cultural Anthropology
- Geography
- Economics
OTHER CONTENT AREAS
- Health
- Music
- Art
- PE