Curriculum Resources
Browse some additional resources below to connect with our curriculum and support your child's learning at home!
Eureka Math Resources - Kindergarten through Fifth Grade
At District 113A, students’ experience mathematical instruction by means of a coherent story of units from Kindergarten through Fifth Grade utilizing Eureka Math resources for teaching, learning, and assessment practices
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Find some great additional resources below!
| Resource | Description | Links |
|---|---|---|
| Great Minds Website | Greatminds.org is the website that supports Eureka Math. Here parents can create a free log in to access all materials, blogs and videos that support Eureka lessons. This is a great place to gain more information about Eureka Math and its philosophies. | Parent Great Mind Resources Greatminds Parent How To |
| How to access the website | How to access the website for families | |
| Homework Helpers | Homework Helpers cover student homework for the entire school year and provide step-by-step explanations of how (and why!) to work problems similar to those found in your child's Eureka Math homework assignments. They are located in students’ workbooks and will be sent home with homework. | Available in students’ workbooks and will be sent home with homework on a day-day basis. |
| Parent Letters | Here is where you’ll find what your child will learn in math this year and how you can support their learning outside of the classroom with Eureka Math Parent Resources. | Parent Information |
| Curriculum Overview and Sequence of Modules | Here you will find an Introduction and Curriculum Overview for Eureka Math. The grade level links will provide you with a sequence of modules for the school year, along with the grade level Common Core State Standards that are covered in each module. | Intro. and Curriculum Overview Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Advanced Math |
| Parent RoadMaps | These grade-specific parent roadmaps explain what your child will be studying in the coming year and share strategies that you can employ to facilitate learning outside of the classroom. These roadmaps are a great way to begin bridging the gap between the way math was once taught and today’s techniques. | Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Advanced Math |
| Resource | Description | Links |
| Math Card Games | Here you will find the rules and instructions for a wide range of mathematics skills games using our Eureka Math deck or any standard deck of playing cards. We have assembled 12 games for skill levels from Grades K–12, all with an educational math twist. | Eureka Math Card Games |
| Zearn | Zearn Math is a coherent and rigorous K-5, digital support used with and aligned to Eureka Math. Zearn Math is designed so that each day, students work through engaging digital content at their own pace and learn targeted lessons with their teacher and peers. | www.zearn.org |
| Fluency Practice | Here you will find links to a wide range of fluency activities. There are flashcards, sing along songs, as well as websites that students can access in order to practice math facts. | Fluency Resources |
Big Ideas Math: Grades 6-8
At Old Quarry Middle School, SD113A uses Big Ideas Math Curriculum for grades 6-8. This curriculum is designed to engage and enrich both teachers and students’ mathematical understanding with comprehensive, seamless, and cohesive math progressions.
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English Language Arts (ELA) Curriculum
ELA (English Language Arts) instruction is designed to make learning visible by having students work through reading, writing, speaking, and listening activities daily. Our commitment as educators is to support our students with a mastery of the standards, allow for multiple and varying assessment opportunities to drive student learning, and provide high quality and research-based instruction for each and every student.
Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) and Reading Horizons (RH) is the Board-approved curricular resource. CKLA is a program for Grades K–5 that combines a multi-sensory approach to phonics with rich texts carefully sequenced to build content knowledge so that students learn to read and read to learn at the same time.
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Amplify ELA - Grades 6-8
English Language Arts (ELA) instruction is designed to make learning visible by having students work through reading, writing, speaking, and listening activities daily. Our commitment as educators is to support our students with a mastery of the standards, allow for multiple and varying assessment opportunities to drive student learning, and provide high quality and research-based instruction for each and every student.
Amplify ELA is the Board-approved curricular resource for sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. Students work with grade-level, complex literary and informational texts that feature academic language. Lessons leverage analytic reading practices to help students learn vocabulary, build knowledge, and incorporate evidence in integrated reading, writing, and discussion activities.
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SD113A Social Emotional Learning Curriculum
In grades PK-5 students use a program called PurposeFull People and students in grades 6-8 use CharacterStrong. These programs teach skills that will help students be successful in school and in life.
PurposeFull People has three main goals for students: Be Kind, Be Strong, and Be Well.
- Be Kind: Social skills like listening, friendship, solving conflicts, and leadership. These skills are taught alongside Empathy, Respect, & Cooperation
- Be Strong: Skills that help students focus, stay organized, and set goals. These skills are taught alongside Responsibility, Courage, & Perseverance
- Be Well: Skills that help students handle their emotions and deal with stress. These skills are taught alongside Gratitude, Honesty, & Creativity
Students will engage in lessons throughout the school day, but each week will focus on one core lesson. Each month, a trait will be emphasized and letters home will be shared in our newsletters about the skills being taught each month. Each letter will include some ways to build these skills at home, discussion starters, and fun challenges you can try with your family.