Curriculum Transparency Law Requirements
Each classroom teacher shall comply with the request of any parent/guardian by providing a detailed summary of instructional materials adopted by the local BOE, supplementary instructional materials in the classroom that were not adopted by the local BOE, and books in the classroom that are available for students to read.
Please check your child's Canvas account for information on the course's curriculum
If a teacher fails to comply, the parent or guardian may file a complaint with the superintendent.
Elementary School Curriculum
- Grades Pre-K - 5 Curriculum Materials
- Pre-Kindergarten Concepts
- Kindergarten Concepts
- First Grade Concepts
- Second Grade Concepts
- Third Grade Concepts
- Fourth Grade Concepts
- Fifth Grade Concepts
- English Language Arts Concepts
- Counselors
- Elementary Instructional Resources
Grades Pre-K - 5 Curriculum Materials
Instructional Materials Adopted by BOE
- Leader In Me
- HMH
- iReady
- Heggerty
- Science By the Shore
- LETRS
- Heggerty
- Handwriting Without Tears
- Studies Weekly
- STEMscopes
- Zaner Bloser Cursive Handwriting
- TeachTown
Supplementary Instructional Materials Not Adopted by BOE
- Frog Street
- Numberblocks
- Hand 2 Mind
- BrainPop
- Epic
- Scholastic Watch & Learn
- BookFlix
- Generation Genius
- Heggerty Writing
- Mystery Science
- Pebble Go
- TumbleBooks
- BookFlix
- TrueFlix
- LETRS - Imagine Language and Literacy
- IXL
- Reflex Math
- ReadWorks
- NearPod
- Edulastic
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NewsELA
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Discovery Science
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Generation Genius
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CommonLit
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NoRedInk
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Khan Academy
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PBS Science
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Simplify Science
Pre-Kindergarten Concepts
Instructional Materials Adopted by BOE
- Leader In Me
Supplementary Instructional Materials Not Adopted by BOE
- Frog Street
- Heggerty
- Numberblocks
- Hand 2 Mind
- BrainPop,
- Epic, Scholastic Watch & Learn
- BookFlix
- Generation Genius
Concepts Taught Throughout The Year
- Literacy : rhyme, alliteration, small units of sound; letters and sounds, concepts of print, reading comprehension, write name, writing to convey meaning
- Math: number concepts and operations, rote counting, counting objects, quantifying, spatial relationships, patterns, measuring and comparing
- Science: inquiry skills, living things, physical properties, Earth’s environment, tools and technology
- Social Studies: knowledge of self, people and how they live, change related to people and places
Other objectives:
- Social Emotional: regulates own emotions and behaviors, establishes and sustains positive relationships, participates cooperatively and constructively in group situations
- Physical: traveling skills, balancing skills, gross-motor manipulative skills, fine motor and coordination skills
- Language: listens to and understands increasingly complex language, uses language to express thoughts and needs, uses appropriate conversational and other communication skills
- Cognitive: demonstrates positive approaches to learning, remembers and connects experiences, classification skills, uses symbols and images to represent something not present
Kindergarten Concepts
Instructional Materials Adopted by BOE
- HMH
- iReady
- Heggerty
- Leader in Me
- Science By the Shore
Supplementary Instructional Materials Not Adopted by BOE
- Heggerty Writing
- Mystery Science
- BrainPop
- Pebble Go
Concepts Taught Throughout The Year
English Language Arts: Concepts of print, letters & sounds, decoding & encoding, vocabulary, writing process, listening/speaking & following directions, nouns & verbs, shared reading experiences, phonemic awareness, high-frequency words, orally read decodable texts, ask & answer questions about texts, identify common types of texts, compare & contrast texts, handwriting, writing student first & last name, composing & writing simple sentences with proper grammar, punctuation, & capitalization.
Math: Number sense, counting concrete objects, oral counting to 100 by 1's & 10's, written numerals, answering "how many" questions, greater than/less than, addition & subtraction within 10, composing & decomposing numbers, patterns, classifying objects, categorize data, measurement, object directionality, shapes.
Science: Plants & Animals, Force & Motion, 5 Senses, Effects of Weather
Social Studies: Timelines (concepts of time), Rights & Responsibilities, Rules & Procedures, Needs & Wants, Goods & Services, Cultural Celebrations, Community Helpers, Maps, Globes & Directions, State Symbols & Customs.
First Grade Concepts
Instructional Materials Adopted by BOE
- HMH Into Reading adopted. 2019 (expires 2025)
- HMHed- HMH Educational Online Access adopted. 2019 (expires 2025)
- LETRS Science of Reading adopted. 2020
- Heggerty Phonemic Awareness adopted. 2021
- iReady Math adopted. 2021
- iReady Online Instructional Support adopted. 2021
- iReady Online Student Practice adopted. 2021
- iReady Benchmark testing adopted. 2023
- iReady State testing adopted. 2023
- Handwriting Without Tears adopted. 2020
- Studies Weekly Student Newsletters adopted. 2020
- Studies Weekly Online 3.0 adopted. 2020
- STEM scopes adopted. 2021
Supplementary Instructional Materials Not Adopted by BOE
- HMH First Writing Component (purchased one year, deemed un-useful)
- Imagine Language and Literacy- LETRS supplement
- My Heggerty Online Curriculum
- Handwriting Without Tears Online Component
- STEMscopes Student Workbooks
Concepts Taught Throughout The Year
English/Language Arts: Concepts of print, letters and sounds, encoding and decoding, phonemic/phonological awareness, vocabulary, high frequency words, orally read grade appropriate texts, ask and answer questions about texts, nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, subject and predicate, identify common types of texts, main topic and key ideas, writing first and last name, identifying key details of a sentence, develop and edit final drafts.
Math: Adding and subtracting to solve word problems, addition and subtraction problems within 20, operations with numbers: base 10, extend the counting sequence from 0-120, place value, collect and analyze data, ask and answer questions, describe and compare measurable attributes, reason with shapes and attributes, time and money.
Science: Forces of motion, plants and animals, living and non-living things, 5 senses, effects of weather and life cycles of plants and animals.
Social Studies: Timelines (concepts of time), responsibilities of citizens local and state, leaders and roles in our community, contributions of diverse significant figures, historical events and celebrations, how people live today vs the past, land masses, bodies of water, natural resources and human made products, roles of money, traditions and cultures, unique characteristics of societal groups.
Second Grade Concepts
Instructional Materials Adopted by BOE
- HMH
- iReady
- Heggerty
- Leader in Me
- Science by the Shore
- Studies Weekly
- LETRS
Supplementary Instructional Materials Not Adopted by BOE
- Mystery Science
- BrainPop
- IXL
- Reflex
- Readworks
- Near Pod
Concepts Taught Throughout The Year
ELA: Oral language, phonological awareness/phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing,
Math: Operations and algebraic thinking, operations with numbers: base ten, data analysis, measurement, geometry
Science: Matter and Its Interactions, Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics, Earth's Systems,
Social Studies: Compare features of modern-day living to those of the past, identify past and present contributions of a variety of individuals who have overcome difficulties or obstacles to achieve goals, discuss historical and current events within the state and the nation that are recorded in a variety of resources, discuss celebrations in the United States and around the world, explain the relationship between the production and distribution processes, identify human-made and natural resources in the world
Third Grade Concepts
Instructional Materials Adopted by BOE
- HMH Into Reading
- iReady Math
- STEMscopes
- Studies Weekly
- Heggerty
- Zaner Bloser Cursive Handwriting
Supplementary Instructional Materials Not Adopted by BOE
Concepts Taught Throughout The Year
English Language Arts: Phoneme-grapheme correspondences to encode and decode words, build vocabulary, utilize the writing process and publish writing in various genres, use precise and descriptive language in writing, advanced phonemic awareness, decode multisyllabic words, identify syllables in multisyllabic words, decode and encode multisyllabic words, read grade-level appropriate texts in various genres, use academic- and grade-level vocabulary accurately, determine meanings of synonyms and antonyms, interpret figurative language, apply knowledge of verb tense, determine the main idea and details in a text, summarize key ideas, describe literary elements, describe character traits, identify the theme of a story, use text features, identify and explain text structures, fact and opinion, compare texts, write legibly in cursive, apply grade-level appropriate grammar skills
Math: Identify equal groups, multiplication and division within 100, determine and justify two-step word problems, rounding to the nearest 10 or 100, add and subtract fluently within 1000, fractions on a number line, compare fractions, create a graph to display data, measurement, tell time, measure liquid, area and perimeter of rectangles and rectilinear figures, recognize and describe polygons, draw quadrilaterals
Science: force of motion, living organisms, life cycles of plants and animals, fossils, weather and climate
Social Studies: Latitude and longitude, apply map skills, compare maps, geographical features on Earth, human impact on Alabama environment, trading patterns, producers and consumers, imports and exports, locate natural resources around the world, locate 5 geographic regions of Alabama, natural disasters, the Constitution, federal and state governments, governing systems,
Fourth Grade Concepts
Instructional Materials Adopted by BOE
- HMH Reading
- iReady
- Studies Weekly
- Stemscopes
Supplementary Instructional Materials Not Adopted by BOE
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IXL
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Reflex
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Edulastic
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NewsELA
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ReadWorks
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Discovery Science
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Mystery Science
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BrainPop
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Comprehension Toolkit
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CommonLit
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Generation Genius
Concepts Taught Throughout The Year
English Language Arts- Students will utilize active listening skills during discussion and conversation in pairs, small groups, or whole-class settings, following agreed-upon rules for participation. Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.. Use digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically when researching and writing, both individually and collaboratively. Utilize a writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writings in various genres. Identify and explain literary devices in prose and poetry. Assess the formality of occasions in order to speak or write using appropriate language and tone. Apply knowledge of grade-appropriate phoneme-grapheme correspondences, syllable types, and morphological structure to read unfamiliar multisyllabic words accurately, both in context and in isolation. Demonstrate fluency when reading grade-level text and when responding through writing or speaking. Accurately interpret general academic and domain-specific words and phrases. Demonstrate comprehension of literary and informational text by utilizing its content when discussing or writing in response to the text. Respond in writing to literature and informational text, including stories, dramas, poetry, and cross-curricular texts, both independently and with support, demonstrating grade-level proficiency.
Math- Interpret and write multiplicative comparisons; solve word problems involving multiplicative comparisons; determine and justify solutions for multi-step word problems; write equations to show solutions for multi-step word problems with a letter standing for the unknown quantity; determine reasonableness of answers for multi-step word problems, using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding; for whole numbers in the range 1 to 100, find all factor pairs, identifying a number as a multiple of each of its factors; determine whether a whole number in the range 1 to 100 is a multiple of a given one-digit number; determine whether a whole number in the range 1 to 100 is prime or composite; generate and analyze a number or shape pattern that follows a given rule; using models and quantitative reasoning, explain that in a multi-digit whole number, a digit in any place represents ten times what it represents in the place to its right; read and write multi-digit whole numbers using standard form, word form, and expanded form; use place value understanding to compare two multi-digit numbers using >, =, and < symbols; round multi-digit whole numbers to any place using place value understanding; use place value strategies to fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers and connect strategies to the standard algorithm; find the product of two factors (up to four digits by a one-digit number and two two-digit numbers), using strategies based on place value and the properties of operations: illustrate and explain the product of two factors using equations, rectangular arrays, and area models; use strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division to find whole-number quotients and remainders with one-digit divisors and up to four-digit dividends; illustrate and/or explain quotients using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models; using area and length fraction models, explain why one fraction is equivalent to another, taking into account that the number and size of the parts differ even though the two fractions themselves are the same size; apply principles of fraction equivalence to recognize and generate equivalent fractions; explain that comparison of two fractions is valid only when the two fractions refer to the same whole; model and justify decompositions of fractions and explain addition and subtraction of fractions as joining or separating parts referring to the same whole; decompose a fraction as a sum of unit fractions and as a sum of fractions with the same denominator in more than one way using area models, length models, and equations; add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with like denominators using fraction equivalence, properties of operations, and the relationship between addition and subtraction; solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions and mixed numbers having like denominators, using drawings, visual fraction models, and equations to represent the problem; apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a whole number times a fraction; model and explain how a non-unit fraction can be represented by a whole number times the unit fraction; extend previous understanding of multiplication to multiply a whole number times any fraction less than one; solve word problems involving multiplying a whole number times a fraction using visual fraction models and equations to represent the problem; express, model, and explain the equivalence between fractions with denominators of 10 and 100; use fraction equivalency to add two fractions with denominators of 10 and 100; use models and decimal notation to represent fractions with denominators of 10 and 100; use visual models and reasoning to compare two decimals to hundredths (referring to the same whole), recording comparisons using symbols >, =, or <, and justifying the conclusions; interpret data in graphs (picture, bar, and line plots) to solve problems using numbers and operations; create a line plot to display a data set of measurements in fractions of a unit (½, ¼, ⅛); solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions using information presented in line plots; select and use an appropriate unit of measurement for a given attribute (length, mass, liquid volume, time) within one system of units: metric - km, m, cm; kg, g, l, ml; customary - lb, oz; time - hr, min, sec.; within one system of units, express measurements of a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. Record measurement equivalents in a two-column table; use the four operations to solve measurement word problems with distance, intervals of time, liquid volume, mass of objects, and money; solve measurement problems involving simple fractions or decimals; solve measurement problems that require expressing measurements given in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit; represent measurement quantities using diagrams such as number line diagrams that feature a measurement scale; apply area and perimeter formulas for rectangles in real-world and mathematical situations; identify an angle as a geometric shape formed wherever two rays share a common endpoint; use a protractor to measure angles in whole-number degrees and sketch angles of specified measure; decompose an angle into non-overlapping parts to demonstrate that the angle measure of the whole is the sum of the angle measures of the parts; solve addition and subtraction problems on a diagram to find unknown angles in real-world or mathematical problems; draw points, lines, line segments, rays, angles (right, acute, obtuse), and perpendicular and parallel lines, and identify these in two-dimensional figures; identify two-dimensional figures based on the presence or absence of parallel or perpendicular lines or the presence or absence of angles of a specified size; describe right triangles as a category, and identify right triangles; define a line of symmetry for a two-dimensional figure as a line across the figure such that the figure can be folded along the line into matching parts; identify line-symmetric figures and draw lines of symmetry.
Science- Life Science: Structures and Functions of Plants and Animals; Sensory Information; Earth Science: The Water Cycle; Earth’s Changes over Time; Weathering and Erosion; Physical Features of Earth (with maps); Natural Resources (renewable and nonrenewable); Natural Hazard Solutions; Physical Science: Speed and Energy; Energy and Collision; Energy Transfer (heat absorption, reflection, and conduction; Energy Transfer (electric circuits); Wave Properties (wavelength and amplitude); Information Transfer through Waves (light, sound, digital info); Wave Properties (light)
Social Studies- Fourth-grade students apply geographic concepts obtained in Grade 3 to a study of their own state and relate geography to history, economics, and politics in Alabama. They examine ways economic and political institutions respond to the needs of Alabamians. Students gain knowledge of economic principles and technological advancements as well as knowledge of past events and present-day practices in the state. They learn specific characteristics regarding the land and its people and analyze diverse groups that contributed to the development of Alabama, beginning with early American Indians in Alabama and continuing to the present. Fourth-graders’ enthusiasm for classifying and organizing information may be used for obtaining knowledge about geographic regions in Alabama. Students investigate Alabama’s role in the Civil War, civil rights efforts, and the structure of state and local governments. They compare similarities between contemporary issues and their historical origins and draw parallels among historical events in Alabama, other states, and the world.
Fifth Grade Concepts
Instructional Materials Adopted by BOE
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HMH Into Reading
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iReady
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Studies Weekly
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StemScopes
Supplementary Instructional Materials Not Adopted by BOE
- IXL
- iReady
- Comprehension Toolkit
- NoRedInk
- ReadWorks
- CommonLit
- Khan Academy
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Reflex Math
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BrainPOP
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Mystery Science
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Generation Genius
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PBS Science
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Simplify Science
Concepts Taught Throughout The Year
ELA: Students will:
- Utilize active listening skills during discussion and conversation in pairs, small groups, or whole-class settings, following agreed-upon rules for participation.
- Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.
- Use digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically when researching and writing, both individually and collaboratively.
- Utilize a writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writings in various genres.
- Identify and explain literary devices in prose and poetry.
- Assess the formality of occasions in order to speak or write using appropriate language and tone.
- Apply phonics and word analysis skills to encode and decode words in grade-level texts.
- Use combined knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, appropriate blending, syllabication patterns, morphology, and word attack skills to read unfamiliar multisyllabic, grade-level words accurately in context and in isolation.
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
- Write familiar and unfamiliar multisyllabic, grade-level appropriate words accurately in context and in isolation.
- Demonstrate fluency when independently reading, writing, and speaking in response to grade-level literary and informational text, including stories, dramas, poetry, and cross-curricular texts.
- Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, automaticity, appropriate prosody or expression, purpose, and understanding, self-correcting and rereading as necessary.
- Write routinely and independently for varied amounts of time.
- Orally present information and original ideas clearly.
- Express ideas clearly and effectively to diverse partners or groups.
- Respond directly to specific information shared by others in classroom discussion, using facts to support the ideas being discussed.
- Acquire and use grade-level vocabulary, clarifying the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases in text, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
- Interpret the meaning of words, phrases, and patterns as they are used in texts, including domain-specific and academic vocabulary and figurative language.
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases.
- Write using grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases accurately, including those that signal contrasting ideas, additional information, and other logical relationships.
- Use grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases during presentations and discussion.
- Demonstrate comprehension of varied literary and informational texts by utilizing its content when discussing or writing in response to the text.
- Demonstrate comprehension of text by asking and responding to questions about literary elements used in the text.
- Explain the relationships among events, people, or concepts in informational texts, supported by textual evidence.
- Interpret how authors use literary elements throughout a text, including character, setting, conflict, dialogue, and point of view.
- Explain how the author's use of character types throughout a narrative helps drive its plot.
- Compare and contrast characters, points of view, or events in two or more literary texts.
- Determine the implied and/or explicit main idea in literary and informational texts.
- Determine and analyze themes of various culturally-diverse literary texts, supporting analysis with textual evidence.
- Determine and evaluate the effectiveness of digital and print text features and structures, including comparison and contrast, problem and solution, and cause and effect.
- Determine credibility and appropriateness of a research source by distinguishing between fact and the author’s opinion in informational text.
- Analyze how two or more texts address similar topics in diverse media and formats, including graphics, live and/or recorded performances, and written works.
- Review the key ideas expressed in a text and draw conclusions, using facts to support them.
- Use audio and/or visual sources of information to obtain the answer to a question.
- Summarize in writing a variety of texts, stating their implied and/or explicit main ideas.
- Quote literary and informational texts accurately to support conclusions and inferences drawn from them.
- Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to enhance the development of main ideas or themes when appropriate.
- Respond in writing to literature and informational text, including stories, dramas, poetry, and cross-curricular texts, independently and with grade-level proficiency.
- Write fluently and legibly in cursive, using correctly formed letters with appropriate spacing and placing text elements correctly on the page.
- Write personal or fictional narratives incorporating literary elements (characters, plot, setting, conflict), dialogue, strong voice, and clear event sequences.
- Write informative or explanatory texts using multiple sources to examine a topic, conveying ideas and information clearly and incorporating a strong organizational structure, relevant details, and elaboration.
- Write an argument to persuade the reader to take an action or adopt a position, stating a claim, supporting the claim with relevant evidence from sources, using connectives to link ideas, and presenting a strong conclusion.
- Write about research findings independently over short and/or extended periods of time.
- Gather information on a topic or question, and share the results through various modes of writing, including projects and presentations.
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage in writing.
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
- Write using grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases accurately, including those that signal contrasting ideas, additional information, and other logical relationships.
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Consult print and digital reference materials to find the pronunciation and to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
Math: In Grade 5, instructional time should focus on three critical areas: 1. developing fluency with addition and subtraction of fractions, and developing understanding of the multiplication of fractions and of division of fractions in limited cases (unit fractions divided by whole numbers and whole numbers divided by unit fractions); 2. extending division to 2-digit divisors, integrating decimals into the place value system and developing understanding of operations with decimals to hundredths, and developing fluency with whole number and decimal operations; and 3. developing understanding of volume. 1. Through their learning in the Operations with Numbers: Fractions Alabama Content Area, students • apply their understanding of fractions and fraction models to represent the addition and subtraction of fractions with unlike denominators as equivalent calculations with like denominators; • develop fluency in calculating sums and differences of fractions, and make reasonable estimates of them; and • use the meaning of fractions, multiplication and division, and the relationship between multiplication and division to understand and explain why the procedures for multiplying and dividing fractions make sense. 2. Through their learning in the Operations with Numbers: Base Ten Alabama Content Area, students • develop understanding of why division procedures work based on the meaning of base-ten numerals and properties of operations; • apply understandings of models for decimals, decimal notation, and properties of operations to add and subtract decimals to hundredths; • develop fluency with decimal computations and make reasonable estimates of their results; • use the relationship between decimals and fractions, as well as the relationship between finite decimals and whole numbers (i.e., a finite decimal multiplied by an appropriate power of 10 is a whole number), to understand and explain why the procedures for multiplying and dividing finite decimals make sense; and • compute products and quotients of decimals to hundredths efficiently and accurately. 3. Through their learning in the Measurement Alabama Content Area, students • recognize volume as an attribute of three-dimensional space; • understand that volume can be measured by finding the total number of same-size units of volume required to fill the space without gaps or overlaps; • understand that a 1-unit by 1-unit by 1-unit cube is the standard unit for measuring volume; • select appropriate units, strategies, and tools for solving problems that involve estimating and measuring volume; • decompose three-dimensional shapes and find volumes of right rectangular prisms by viewing them as decomposed into layers of arrays of cubes; and • measure necessary attributes of shapes in order to determine volumes to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
Science: Matter and Its Interactions, Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions, Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics, Earth's Place in the Universe, Earth's Systems, Earth and Human Activity
Social Studies: Through an integrated approach that includes economic, geographic, historical, political, social, and cultural perspectives, content in 5th grade emphasizes roles various groups played in the development of American society. The key concepts of chronology, change, conflict, complexity, and increased globalization are addressed to show connections among the strands of economics, geography, history, and civics and government.
5th Grade students will:
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Examine and question the nature of culture and its influence on human belief systems.
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Identify important concepts and ideas embedded in the history of the United States.
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Understand and apply economic concepts, patterns of historical change and continuity, and the use of land.
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Examine and explain interactions between states and nations and their cultural complexities.
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Think about themselves as persons in civic roles as they grow in the recognition of their rights and responsibilities as citizens.
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Study the chronological development of the United States per the National Council on Social Studies.
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Develop critical-thinking skills to evaluate their own opinions as well as those of others.
English Language Arts Concepts
Counselors
Our school is committed to your child's complete wellness and life-long health; therefore, throughout the year, we will be utilizing the evidence-based P.A.T.H. curriculum from ThriveWay. Prevention and Awareness for Total Health (P.A.T.H.) is a schoolwide approach to address state-mandated topics, promote positive coping skills, and strengthen character building. The purpose of this comprehensive curriculum is to concentrate on critical prevention areas and expand into additional life skills and character traits. The program contents include grade-level comprehensive lessons focused on prevention mandates: bullying, substance awareness, types of abuse, and mental health; plus, seven lessons on character education for elementary grades K-6. The curriculum is delivered to the students; students do not have direct access to lessons.
Each developmental phase for elementary students brings its own unique set of challenges and opportunities. We strive to equip our students with personal tolls that will help them combat those challenges, protect physical health and safety, foster kindness, enhance relationships, promote mental wellness, maintain perspective, employ positive coping skills, and build resiliency. We want our students to do more than survive - we want them to thrive!
We believe that schools and families must work together for the betterment of the whole child, and our communication with you is a key factor in the success of that mission. We are excited to share this information with you as we use P.A.T.H. to empower students to make choices that will protect their safety, enhance connectedness, and encourage life-long physical and mental health.
Elementary Instructional Resources
Gulf Shores City Schools content standards and curriculum align with the standards outlined in the Alabama State Course of Study. You may learn more about state standards by clicking on the Standards tab on the Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX) website.
Information regarding textbooks, curriculum, materials, and instructional resources used in Gulf Shores City Schools are below.