We follow the Core Knowledge Curriculum Series™, which provides comprehensive, content-rich learning materials based on the Core Knowledge Sequence. The Core Knowledge Sequence is a detailed outline of recommended content knowledge and skills to be taught in language arts, history and geography, visual arts, music, mathematics, and science. The Sequence complements the general skills and objectives typically found in state and local curriculum guides, along with knowledge-based learning. Knowledge-based schooling puts the emphasis of early education on teaching and learning an enabling core of broadly shared knowledge. It builds strong foundations for later learning and opens doors to effective participation and mutual understanding in the wider society.
Oral Language | Nursery Rhymes, Poems, Finger-Plays, and Songs | Storybook Reading and Storytelling | Emerging Literacy Skills
Time: Vocabulary | Measures of Time
Passage of Time (Past, Present, Future) | Space: Vocabulary | Actual and Representational Space | Simple Maps | Basic Geographic Concepts
Attention to visual detail | Creating Art | Looking and Talking about Art
Attention to Differences in Sound | Imitate and Produce Sounds | Listen and Sing | Listen and Move
Patterns and Classification | Geometry | Measurement | Numbers and Number Sense | Addition and Subtraction with Concrete Objects | Money
Human Characteristics, Needs and Development | Animal Characteristics, Needs and Development | Plant Characteristics, Needs and Growth | Physical Elements (Water, Air, Light) | Introduction to Magnetism | Seasons and Weather | Taking Care of the Earth | Tools
Listening and Speaking | Reading | Writing | Language Conventions | Poetry | Fiction | Sayings and Phrases
Geography: Spatial Sense | Overview of the Seven Continents | American: Geography | Native American Peoples, Past and Present | Early Exploration and Settlement | Presidents, Past and Present | Symbols and Figures
Elements of Art | Sculpture | Look & Discuss | Architecture
Elements of Music | Listening and Understanding | Songs
Counting and Cardinality | Operations and Algebraic Thinking | Number and Operations in Base Ten | Measurement and Data | Geometry
Pushes and Pulls | Needs of Plants and Animals | Changing Environments | Weather Patterns | The Human Body: Our Five Senses | Science Biographies
Listening and Speaking | Reading | Writing | Language Conventions | Poetry | Fiction | Sayings and Phrases
Geography | Early World Civilizations | Modern Civilization and Culture: Mexico | American: Early People and Civilizations | Early Exploration and Settlement | From Colonies to Independence: The American Revolution | Early Exploration of American West | Symbols and Figures
Art from Long Ago | Elements of Art | Kinds of Pictures | Architecture
Elements of Music | Listening and Understanding (Composers; Orchestra; Opera; Ballet; Jazz) | Songs
Operations and Algebraic Thinking | Number and Operations in Base Ten | Measurement and Data | Geometry
Sun, Moon, and Stars | Plant and Animal Survival | Exploring Light and Sound | Simple Machines | The Human Body: Human Body Systems | Science Biographies
Listening and Speaking | Reading | Writing | Language Conventions | Poetry | Fiction | Sayings and Phrases
World: Geography | Early Asian Civilizations | Modern Japanese Civilization | The Ancient Greek Civilization | American: American Government: The Constitution | The War of 1812 | Westward Expansion | The Civil War | Immigration and Citizenship | Fighting for a Cause | Geography of the Americas | Symbols and Figures
Elements of Art | Sculpture | Landscapes | Abstraction | Architecture
Elements of Music | Listening and Understanding (Orchestra; Keyboards; Composers) | Songs
Operations and Algebraic Thinking | Number and Operations in Base Ten | Measurement and Data | Geometry
Properties of Matter | Organisms and Their Habitats | Exploring Land and Water | Electricity and Magnetism
The Human Body: Cells and Digestion | Science Biographies
Listening and Speaking | Reading | Writing | Language Conventions | Poetry | Fiction | Sayings and Phrases
World: World Geography | The Ancient Roman Civilization | The Vikings | American: The Earliest Americans | Early Exploration of North America | The Thirteen Colonies: Life and Times Before the Revolution
Elements of Art | Native American Art | Art of Ancient Rome and Byzantine Civilization | Architecture
Elements of Music | Listening and Understanding (Orchestra; Composers; Connections) | Songs
Operations and Algebraic Thinking | Number and Operations in Base Ten | Number and Operations - Fractions | Measurement and Data | Geometry
Investigating Forces | Life Cycles, Traits, and Variations | Habitats and Change | Weather and Climate | The Human Body: Systems and How Our Eyes and Ears Work | Science Biographies
Listening and Speaking | Reading | Writing | Language Conventions | Poetry | Fiction | Speeches | Sayings and Phrases
World: World Geography (Spatial Sense; Mountains) | Europe in Middle Ages | The Spread of Islam and the "Holy Wars" | Early and Medieval African Kingdoms | China: Dynasties and Conquerors | American: The American Revolution | Making a Constitutional Government | Early Presidents and Politics | Reformers | Symbols and Figures
Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages in Europe | Islamic Art and Architecture | Art of Africa | Art of China | Art and Architecture of a New Nation
Elements of Music | Listening and Understanding (Orchestra; Vocal Ranges; Composers; Connections) | Songs
Operations and Algebraic Thinking | Number and Operations in Base Ten | Number and Operations - Fractions | Measurement and Data | Geometry
Energy Transfer and Transformation | Investigating Waves | Structures and Functions of Living Things | Processes That Shape Earth | Using Natural Resources for Energy | The Human Body: Our Circulatory & Respiratory Systems | Science Biographies
Listening and Speaking | Reading | Writing | Language Conventions | Poetry | Fiction and Drama | Speeches | Sayings and Phrases
World: World Geography (Spatial Sense; Lakes) | Early American Civilizations | European Exploration, Trade, and the Clash of Cultures | The Renaissance and the Reformation | England from the Golden Age to the Glorious Revolution | Russia: Early Growth and Expansion | Feudal Japan | American: Westward Expansion | The Civil War: Causes, Conflicts, Consequences | Native Americans: Cultures and Conflicts | U.S. Geography
Art and Architecture of the Renaissance | Baroque Art and Architecture | American Art: Nineteenth-Century United States | Native American Art | Art of Japan | Russian Art and Architecture
Elements of Music | Listening and Understanding (Composers; Connections) | American Musical Traditions (Spirituals; Performers) | Songs
Operations and Algebraic Thinking | Number and Operations in Base Ten | Number and Operations - Fractions | Measurement and Data | Geometry
Investigating Matter | Energy and Matter in Ecosystems | Modeling Earth's Systems | Protecting Earth's Resources | Astronomy: Space Systems | The Human Body: Our Endocrine and Reproductive Systems | Science Biographies
Listening and Speaking | Reading | Writing | Language Conventions | Poetry | Fiction and Drama | Sayings and Phrases
World: World Geography (Spatial Sense; Deserts) | Lasting Ideas from Ancient Civilizations | The Enlightenment | The French Revolution | Romanticism | Industrialism, Capitalism, and Socialism | Latin American Independence Movements | American: Immigration, Industrialization, and Urbanization | Reform
Art History: Period and Schools (Classical; Gothic; Rococo; Neoclassical; Romantic; Realism; Impressionism; Post-Impressionism) | Architecture in the Age of the Industrial Revolution
Elements of Music | Classical Music: From Baroque to Romantic (Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Smyth) | Songs
Ratios and Proportional Relationships | The Number System | Expressions and Equations | Geometry | Statistics and Probability
Light and Matter | Thermal Energy | Weather, Climate, and Water Cycling | Weather, Climate, and Weather Cycling | Rock Cycling and Plate Tectonics | Natural Hazards | Cells and Systems | The Human Body: Circulatory, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems | Science Biographies
Listening and Speaking | Reading | Writing | Language Conventions | Poetry | Fiction and Drama | Sayings and Phrases
Survey of American History (Precolonial to the Present)
Art History: Period and Schools (Fauvism/Expressionism; Cubism; Surrealism; Abstract Expressionism; Abstraction; Modern American Painting) | Organic Architecture
Elements of Music | Classical Music: Romantic and Patriotic (Brahms, Berlioz, Liszt, Wagner, Dvorak, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Ponce) | American Musical Traditions (Blues and Jazz)
Ratios and Proportional Relationships | The Number System | Expressions and Equations | Geometry | Statistics and Probability
Chemical Reactions and Matter | Chemical Reactions and Energy | Metabolic Reactions | Matter Cycling and Photosynthesis | Ecosystem Dynamics | Natural Resources and Human Impact | Science Biographies
Listening and Speaking | Reading | Writing | Language Conventions | Poetry | Fiction, Nonfiction, and Drama | Foreign Phrases Commonly Used in English
Survey of World History (Ancient to the Present)
Art History: Period and Schools (Painting Since World War II; 20th-Century Photography; 20th-Century Sculpture; Contemporary Art) | Post-Modern Architecture
Elements of Music | Non-Western Music | Classical Music: Modern and Patriotic | Modern Musical Performers | Vocal Music (Opera; American Musical Theater; Song Ballards)
The Number System | Expressions and Equations | Functions | Geometry | Statistics and Probability
Contact Forces | Sound Waves | Electromagnetic Waves | Forces at a Distance | Earth in Space | Genetics | Natural Selection and Common Ancestry | Science Biographies
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