Curriculum
Overview
Our curriculum is research‐based and has been aligned to the Illinois State Learning Standards. Through differentiated instruction, all students will have access to the general education curriculum.
English/Language Arts
- 120 minutes of instruction daily
- Scott Foresman Reading (Reading Street & My Sidewalks)
- Great Source writing
- Grade‐level trade books and classroom libraries
- Full digital pathway
Mathematics
- 90 minutes of instruction daily
- enVision Math
- Higher order thinking skills
- Hands‐on approach
- Problem solving
- Manipulatives, tools and games
- Full digital pathway
Science
- Pearson science curriculum
- Life science
- Earth science
- Physical science
- Hands‐on experience and investigation
Social Studies
- Core Knowledge and Pearson social studies
- History of the United States and Illinois
- World History
- Local, national and global geography
- Maps, atlases, almanacs, trade books and resource materials