TK - 2nd Grade

CURRICULUM

ELA & MATH

Set up assignments for curriculum, including Interim Assessments and Performance Tasks

Students can sign in to ClassLink from home to access Benchmark Advance, Think Central, and other online resources

Learn how to create assignments & customized books in Benchmark Advance

For further assistance, watch the "Show Me How" video entitled Creating an Assignment from Your Library on the upper right of your main Benchmark screen

Benchmark Advance has set up Facebook groups and Distance Learning activities for each grade level. These can be typed into the templates or shared in Google Classroom or ClassDojo.

See letters below for more information.

grade K-1 Letter

grade 2-6 Letter

Learn how to create assignments on Think Central for Math Expressions

For further assistance, click the link for more detailed PDF directions

https://www.luminpdf.com/viewer/5e6bdc903f6bbb0012a51dc8

Create links to videos, websites, etc.

Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.

Children have fun while they learn - specializing in reading, phonics & math with educational games, movies, books, songs, and more for children K-3.

Engages kids ages 2-7 in core subjects like early literacy, reading, writing, language, and math, while encouraging creativity and building social-emotional skills.

Adaptive math game that integrate common-core math (grades 1-7) into a fantasy style game.

Create packets for students to pick up, using these templates for Distance Learning

Benchmark Advance has set up Facebook groups and Distance Learning activities for each grade level. These can be typed into the templates or shared in Google Classroom or ClassDojo.

See letters below for more information.

grade K-1 Letter

grade 2-6 Letter

SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES

Create links to Social Studies and Science concepts that can be learned through videos, online articles, virtual field trips, etc.

Contains over 1,000 short animated movies for students in grades K-12, together with quizzes, supplemental information and related materials, covering the subjects of science, social studies, English, mathematics, engineering and technology, health, and arts and music.

A science resource with videos, discussion questions, and hands-on activities. Each lesson starts with a question to spark students’ curiosity. The site includes ull Lessons (45-90 minutes, with hands-on activities) and Mini-Lessons (5-15 minutes, all digital): Videos answer real student questions using stunning visuals. Great for independent exploration - no adult support needed!

GOOGLE CLASSROOM

Click to learn how to use Google Classroom for assignments

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

Record a video to share a Read Aloud or Mini-Lesson with students

Click to learn how to use Zoom Video Conferences to check-in with parents and students (Social-Emotional) or to give assignments and answer questions

Set-Up: Mute students upon entrance; Disable private chats (only allow Host or Everyone Publicly)

Create interactive experiences using Class Dojo, Google Classroom, or Zoom

A social learning platform that allows educators to ask a question, then the students respond in a video. Students are then able to respond to one another, creating a “web” of discussion

Students study information via learning tools and games., to help thempractice and master whatever topic they are learning. Quizlet provides engaging, customizable activities.

TK - 2nd Grade

CURRICULUM

ELA & MATH

Set up assignments for curriculum, including Interim Assessments and Performance Tasks

Students can sign in to ClassLink from home to access Benchmark Advance, Think Central, and other online resources

Learn how to create assignments & customized books in Benchmark Advance

Benchmark Advance has set up Facebook groups and Distance Learning activities for each grade level. These can be typed into the templates or shared in Google Classroom or ClassDojo.

See letters below for more information.

Learn how to create assignments on Think Central for Math Expressions

Create links to videos, websites, etc.

Create packets for students to pick up, using these templates for Distance Learning

Benchmark Advance has set up Facebook groups and Distance Learning activities for each grade level. These can be typed into the templates or shared in Google Classroom or ClassDojo.

See letters below for more information.

SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES

Create links to Social Studies and Science concepts that can be learned through videos, online articles, virtual field trips, etc.

GOOGLE CLASSROOM

Click to learn how to use Google Classroom for assignments

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

Record a video to share a Read Aloud or Mini-Lesson with students

Click to learn how to use Zoom Video Conferences to check-in with parents and students (Social-Emotional) or to give assignments and answer questions

Set-Up: Mute students upon entrance; Disable private chats (only allow Host or Everyone Publicly)

Create interactive experiences using Class Dojo, Google Classroom, or Zoom

PBS SOCAL

Click to access TV programming and activities

(easily share to Google Classroom with link)