ENGLISH

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.


Benjamin Franklin

Grades

Kindergarten – 12th

Kindergarten

Curriculum

Recognize letters and their sounds

Lesson #
1

5.0

Demonstrate understanding of all letters of the alphabet and their sounds.

Read sight words

Lesson #
2

5.0

Demonstrate comprehension by matching pictures with sentences.

Develop a basic vocabulary

Lesson #
3

5.0

Recognize and read sight words.

Develop spelling skills

Lesson #
4

5.0

Show familiarity with rhyming and beginning sounds.

Spelling Activities

Lesson #
5

5.0

Learn how to spell and spelling exercises.

Rhyme Time

Lesson #
6

5.0

Learning rhymes with actions.

1st Grade

Curriculum

Phonics

Lesson #
1

5.0

Increase vocabulary as they blend consonant sounds, vowel and consonant digraphs, and more.

Reading

Lesson #
2

5.0

Read simple stories fluently and independently.

Reading Comprehension

Lesson #
3

5.0

Retell the main idea of a story and answer questions about the text.

Writing

Lesson #
4

5.0

Identify parts of a story or book.

Grammar

Lesson #
5

5.0

Know the names and sounds of all the consonants and vowels.

Vocabulary

Lesson #
6

5.0

Understand phonics concepts such as consonant combinations.

Spellings

Lesson #
7

5.0

Develop an understanding of composition.

Writing

Lesson #
8

5.0

Write from top to bottom, left to right while using spacing between words.
Correctly write 3- 4-letter words and longer words phonetically.
Write simple sentences and short stories or paragraphs in chronological order.

Grammar

Lesson #
9

5.0

Use correct capitalization and punctuation.
Understand and identify the parts of speech and types of sentences.
Identify compound words and distinguish between proper and possessive nouns.

2nd Grade

Curriculum

Reading

Lesson #
1

5.0

Using the information in a text to determine the characters, setting, or plot.
Identifying the meaning of words and phrases in appropriately-leveled text based on contextual cues.
Anticipating, making inferences, and recognizing the author’s point of view of a story.

Writing

Lesson #
2

5.0

Learn to gather information from sources to answer a question.
Writing for different purposes and audiences such as creative, informational/expository, and persuasive forms.
Creating written drafts that will be revised and edited, with guidance from a teacher

Grammar

Lesson #
3

5.0

Distinguishing between complete and incomplete sentences.

Speaking

Lesson #
4

5.0

Identifying and correctly using parts of speech including nouns and verbs.

Listening

Lesson #
5

5.0

Using quotation marks correctly.
Spelling frequently used, but irregular words correctly (e.g.: was, were, says, said)

3rd Grade

Curriculum

Nouns and Pronouns

Lesson #
1

5.0

Describe characters, identify the main idea, and use supporting details.

Writing Personal Narrative

Lesson #
2

5.0

Use context clues to understand what a word means.

Explanatory Writing

Lesson #
3

5.0

Read and understand a variety of genres such as fiction, non-fiction, poetry, fables, etc.

Verbs, Adjectives and Adverbs

Lesson #
4

5.0

Opinion Writing

Lesson #
5

5.0

The writing process: planning, drafting, revising, editing, publishing.

Writing That Compares

Lesson #
6

5.0

Write longer text in chronological order using transition words.

Writing That Compares

Lesson #
7

5.0

Write longer text in chronological order using transition words.

Expository Writing

Lesson #
8

5.0

Write different types of text: opinion, informative, narrative, etc.

Writing a Story

Lesson #
9

5.0

Grammar

Lesson #
10

5.0

Use proper punctuation, capitalization, and noun and verb forms (singular/plural).
Understand parts of speech, prefixes, suffixes, homophones, etc.
Know the different sentence types.