Curriculum 

English Language Arts

Science of Reading

Our Scientific Approach to Teaching Reading

DIBELS

What Drives Our Instruction? DIBELS Benchmark Assessment. Click HERE for a parent's guide to understanding DIBELS.

dibelsparentguide.pdf

Progress Monitoring

Want to learn how to read the progress monitoring reports that your student is bringing home? If so, this video is for you! 

CMES_CKLA_Domains - Google Docs.pdf

CKLA Domains of Study for Clinton-Massie Elementary

Science

Ohio's Learning Standards for Science.pdf

Mystery Science & Generation Genius

What are grades 3-5 up to in science class? Learn more about that here! Left, you will see a copy of our Ohio Science Learning Standards.

Mystery Science is an innovative, standards-aligned, hands-on curriculum that teaches children how to think like scientists. Our phenomena-driven instruction helps kids to better understand and communicate about the world around them through writing, discussion, and exploration. 

Generation Genius is a K-8 teaching resource that brings school science standards to life through fun and educational videos paired with lesson plans, activities, quizzes, reading material, and more. Our videos are produced in partnership with the National Science Teaching Association and aligned to standards in all 50 states. 

5E Pages from PB422X2.pdf

5E Model for Science Instruction

We follow the 5E model for every science lesson. 

Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate. 

See the document attached to learn more about what each of these steps looks like from the teacher and student's perspective.

Online Explanation for K-2 Science

K-2 Science

Curious about how your K-2 science students are learning about science? Check out these links to learn more about how and why Science education is so important!

Ohio's Learning Standards for Science.pdf

Ohio Science Standards

Click here to see what your child is expected to learn in Science based on Ohio's Science Standards.

GIS Curriculum Team

It is May! That means another school year is about to wrap up. Time sure does fly. CMES’ Gifted Curriculum Team has been working on putting together a few resources for you to use to support your student over the summer. Any child can benefit from these resources. The top 3 our team recommends are: