Elementary

Reading Units of Study

We are Readers
Sharing Reading
Super Powers: Reading with Phonics and Sight Word Power
Boosting Reading Power
Becoming Avid Readers

Writing Units of Study

Launching Writing Workshop
Show and Tell
Writing for Readers: Writing Readable True Stories
How-to Writing: Writing to Teach Others
Persuasive Writing of All Kinds: Using Words to Make a Change

Phonics Skills | Units

Letter-Sound and Letter Formation
Beginning and Ending Sounds
Segmenting and Blending (VC, CVC, Short Vowels)
Blends and Digraphs

Units of Instruction

Count and Write Numbers 0 - 5
Compare Numbers 0 - 5
Count and Write Numbers 6 - 10
Compare Numbers to 10
Compose and Decompose Numbers to 10
Add Numbers within 10
Subtract Numbers within 10
Represent Numbers 11 - 19
Count and Compare Number to 20
Count to 100
Identify Two-Dimensional Shapes
Identify Three-Dimensional Shapes and Positions
Measure and Compare Objects

Myself and Others
How Can I Be a Good Citizen?
Understanding Economics and Geography
Holiday Unit

 Weather and Climate
Matter and its Interactions
Pushes and Pulls
Animals Plants and their Environment
 

Reading Units of Study

Building Good Reading Habits

Word Detectives

Learning About the World

Readers Have Big Jobs to Do

Meeting Characters and Learning Lessons

Writing Units of Study

Small Moments

How-to Writing

Topic Books

Writing Reviews

From Scenes to Series: Writing Fiction
 

Phonics Skills | Units

Kindergarten Review

CVCe and Long Vowels

Inflected Endings

Ending Blends

Vowel Teams

R-Controlled Vowels

Units of Instruction

Addition and Subtraction

Fluency and Strategies within 10

More Addition and Subtraction Situations 

Add Numbers within 20

Subtract Numbers within 20

Count and Write Numbers to 120

Compare Two-Digit Numbers

Add and Subtract Tens

Add Two-Digit Numbers

Measure and Compare Lengths

Represent and Interpret Data

Tell Time

Two- and Three-Dimensional Shapes

Equal Shares

Rules and Laws

We are Family

Unity in Community

Economics
 

Waves: Light & Sound

Structure, Function and Information Processing

Space Systems: Patterns and Cycles

Reading Units of Study

Becoming a Big Kid Reader

Becoming Experts

Tackling Longer Words and Longer books

Reading Nonfiction Cover to Cover

Stepping into the World of Story

Growing Knowledge Together

Writing Units of Study

Making Small Moments

Chapter Books: Writing Nonfiction from the Heart

Finding Awesome Everywhere

Writing Gripping Fictional Stories

Writing Research-Based Nonfiction

Phonics Skills | Units

First Grade Review

Multisyllabic Words

Word Parts

Prefixes/Suffixes

Units of Instruction

Numbers and Arrays

Fluency and Strategies within 20

Addition to 100 Strategies

Fluently Add within 100

Subtraction to 100

Fluently Subtract within 100

Understand Place Value

Count and Compare Numbers to 1,000

Add Numbers within 1,000

Subtract Numbers within 1,000

Measure and Estimate Lengths

Solve Length Problems

Represent and Interpret Data

Money and Time

Identify and Partition Shapes

Active Citizenship

Geography of Communities

Rural, Urban, and Suburban Communities

Change and Interdependence
 

Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

Structures and Properties of Matter

Processes that shape the earth 

Reading

Building a Reading Life

Reading to Learn: Grasping Main Idea and Text Structure

Mystery: Foundational Skill in Disguise

Character Studies

Test Prep

Research Clubs

Writing

Crafting True Stories

The Art of Information Writing

Structuring Episodes: Writing Series Fiction

An Introduction to Literary Essay

Test Prep

Changing the World

Units of Instruction

Understand Multiplication and Division

Multiplication Facts and Strategies

More Multiplication Facts and Strategies

Division Facts and Strategies

Patterns and Fluency

Relate Area to Multiplication

Round and Estimate Numbers

Add and Subtract Multi-Digit Numbers

Multiples and Problem Solving

Understand Fractions

Understand Fraction Equivalency

Understand Time, Liquid Volume and Mass

Classify Two-Dimensional Shapes

Represent and Interpret Data

Find Perimeter and Area
 

Global Geography

Civic Readiness

Holidays Around the World / Cultural Diversity Around the World

Leadership and Government Around the World

Forces and Interactions

Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Life Cycles and Traits

• NYS Required Investigation embedded within

Weather and Climate

Reading

Interpreting Characters

Reading the Weather, Reading the World

Detail and Synthesis

Reading History

Test Prep

Historical Fiction Book Clubs

Writing

Spinning True Stories into Gold

Boxes and Bullets

The Literary Essay

Discipline-based Writing

Test Prep

Graphic Novels

Units of Instruction

Place Value Concept

Add and Subtract Multi-Digit Numbers

Multiply by One-Digit Numbers

Multiply by Two-Digit Numbers

Divide Multi-Digit Numbers by One-Digit Numbers

Factors, Multiples, and Patterns

Understanding Fraction Equivalence and Comparison

Add and Subtract Fractions

Multiply Whole Numbers and Fractions

Relate Fractions and Decimals

Understand Measurement Equivalence

Use Perimeter and Area Formulas

Identify and Draw Lines and Angles

Identify Symmetry and Two-Dimensional Shapes

Geography of NY and its Early People

Two Cultures Meet

A Time for Change: Colonialism to Revolution

The Empire State

A Change in NY

Energy

• NYS Required Investigation embedded within

Waves and Information

Structure, Function and Information Processing

Processes that Shape the Earth

Reading

Interpretation Book Clubs: Analyzing Themes

Tackling Complexity: Moving Up Levels of Nonfiction

Fantasy Book Club

Argument & Advocacy: Researching Debatable Issues

Test Prep

Reading in the Content Area

Writing

Turning Life into Literature

Journalism

Literary Essay

Research-based Argument

Test Prep

The Lens of History: Writing Research Reports

Units of Instruction

Place Value Concepts

Numerical Expressions

Add and Subtract Decimals

Multiply Whole Numbers

Multiply Decimals

Divide Whole Numbers

Divide Decimals

Add and Subtract Fractions

Multiply Fractions

Divide Fractions

Convert and Display Units of Measure

Patterns in the Coordinate Plane

Understand Volume

Classy Two-Dimensional Shapes

Geography of the US and Canada

US and Canada Past to Present

Physical Geography of Latin America

Holocaust Unit

History and Culture of Latin America

The US and Canada Today

Latin America Today

Structures and Properties of Matter

• NYS Required Investigation embedded within

Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems

Earth’s Systems

• NYS Required Investigation embedded within

Space Systems: Stars and the Solar System