Curriculum and Resources Available for 2020-21
The following resources are available to teachers and to families choosing parent-directed curriculum for their students. NOTE: This information is subject to updates.
MATH
Adopted Curriculum: Eureka Math, https://greatminds.org/math Eureka Math is available in its entirety as free pdf downloads.
5th/6th Adopted Curriculum: GoMath5 (5th), Big Ideas Math Course 1 (6th), Big Ideas Math Courses 2 and 3 (honors). These include textbooks, workbooks, and online curriculum.
Supplemental Print Materials:
Supplemental Online Resources:
LANGUAGE ARTS
Adopted Curriculum: Benchmark
The Benchmark Language Arts Curriculum includes textbooks, workbooks, and an extensive online curriculum, all of which are available to Pacific School teachers and students, including families choosing parent-adopted curriculum
Supplemental Print Materials:
Supplemental Online Materials:
INDEPENDENT READING
The Pacific School library will be working hard to check books out to all students all year. A library use agreement will be included in the back-to-school forms.
In addition, our school librarian, Doña Bumgarner, has created this impressive list of reading resources: https://www.pacificesd.org/reading-resources.html
Finally, some individual classrooms have books that can be checked out from the teacher.
SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES
Adopted Science Curriculum: FOSS Science
FOSS Science is a hands-on science curriculum emphasizing learning by doing. In 2020-21 we will be using FOSS Web Science. The curriculum also includes textbooks which can be checked out from teachers.
Adopted Social Studies Curriculum: Scott Foresman and History Alive (5th/6th)
Supplemental Print Materials
Supplemental Online Materials
MATH
Adopted Curriculum: Eureka Math, https://greatminds.org/math Eureka Math is available in its entirety as free pdf downloads.
5th/6th Adopted Curriculum: GoMath5 (5th), Big Ideas Math Course 1 (6th), Big Ideas Math Courses 2 and 3 (honors). These include textbooks, workbooks, and online curriculum.
Supplemental Print Materials:
- Mathematical Reasoning by the Critical Thinking Company. Pacific School will purchase the appropriate grade level textbook for any enrolled family who expects to use most or all of the textbook. Textbooks include instruction, colorful illustrations, room for student answers, and complete answer keys. https://www.criticalthinking.com/mathematical-reasoning-level-c.html
- Math Practice Pages. Free downloadable pdfs appropriate for review and work samples. https://mathathome.mathlearningcenter.org/practice-pages
- Triumph Learning Math Workbooks - available for some grades
- Illustrative Mathematics. Free grade-level aligned and standards-aligned problems requiring thought and explanation. https://tasks.illustrativemathematics.org/content-standards
- You Cubed Math Tasks. A variety of open-ended thought-provoking math problems and puzzles, organized by grade level. https://www.youcubed.org/tasks/
- NRICH math tasks. Fun puzzles that target mathematical processes like making sense of problems, persevering in solving, reasoning abstractly, and looking for patterns.
Supplemental Online Resources:
- Khan Academy. https://www.khanacademy.org/math/ Khan Academy offers free online math video lessons, problems, and quizzes that are organized by grade level or topic.
- Wild Maths. https://wild.maths.org/ A diversity of math puzzles.
- DreamBox Learning is an online resource. It is a paid subscription for the full program, and Pacific School does not currently pay for the program. However, there are also free games targeting math understanding and skills if you go to Resources>Educators>Teacher Tools.
- 3 Act Tasks is a way to structure inquiry and development of understanding in math. Read about the process here and find sample problems and inquiries here. These activities are often great for all levels (developing and extending) as there are multiple takeaways.
- Mathletics/ Math seeds mathseeds.com mathletics.com may be available at some or all grade levels, still to be determined.
LANGUAGE ARTS
Adopted Curriculum: Benchmark
The Benchmark Language Arts Curriculum includes textbooks, workbooks, and an extensive online curriculum, all of which are available to Pacific School teachers and students, including families choosing parent-adopted curriculum
Supplemental Print Materials:
- Explode the Code. These workbooks use pictures to teach phonics and spelling in a way that is very easy for students to work independently
- Handwriting Without Tears. These workbooks teacher print and cursive handwriting.
Supplemental Online Materials:
- Khan Academy. https://www.khanacademy.org/ela Khan Academy has recently been developing English Language Arts units.
- Readworks. https://www.readworks.org/ Readworks is a free source of leveled reading passages and associated reading comprehension questions. Passages and questions can be viewed and answered online or printed.
INDEPENDENT READING
The Pacific School library will be working hard to check books out to all students all year. A library use agreement will be included in the back-to-school forms.
In addition, our school librarian, Doña Bumgarner, has created this impressive list of reading resources: https://www.pacificesd.org/reading-resources.html
Finally, some individual classrooms have books that can be checked out from the teacher.
SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES
Adopted Science Curriculum: FOSS Science
FOSS Science is a hands-on science curriculum emphasizing learning by doing. In 2020-21 we will be using FOSS Web Science. The curriculum also includes textbooks which can be checked out from teachers.
Adopted Social Studies Curriculum: Scott Foresman and History Alive (5th/6th)
Supplemental Print Materials
- FOSS Science textbooks may be checked out through the teacher
- TCI History Alive books are available for fifth and sixth grades
- Books on science and social studies topics can be checked out from the school library, or from individual classroom libraries.
Supplemental Online Materials
- Mystery Science Program is a full inquiry-based curricular resource addressing state standards. Each inquiry starts off with a question that students will investigate through videos and printable resources. Talk to your teacher about logging in.
- Flocabulary is a catchy way to involve vocabulary in learning. Most grade level specific topics are available. Students watch and listen to a rap on a topic and then can practice vocabulary or write their own rap to a beat. Free for 30 days, some classes have a year subscription.
- PBS Learning Material Social Studies has various videos and activities for various levels
- California Education and Environment Initiative units - free CA-aligned curricular units https://californiaeei.org/curriculum/history-social-science-units/
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Science Classes - these free online science classes are available in English and Spanish and support inquiry and wonder.
- US History lessons using primary source documents (for older students). Also helps students learn to write history essays. http://zoomin.edc.org/browse-lessons
OTHER SUBJECTS
- Dance Mat Typing Practice Program A fun way to learn touch typing. You start by learning the home row keys. Each stage builds on previous lessons, introducing new letters as you progress. You’ll soon be touch typing like an expert! At the end of each level you can test your typing speed and get a fun reward.