TAG Center School Curriculum Overview
TAG Center School Curriculum Overview
Reading/English/Language Arts
Reading/English/Language Arts
- English Core Curriculum
- 1st and 2nd Quarter PGCPS RELA Curriculum Framework Guide – compacted – differentiated instruction
- Curriculum Compacting
- Pre-assessment
- Enrichment
- Acceleration (pacing and instructional level)
William and Mary Language Arts Curriculum
William and Mary Language Arts Curriculum
- Lesson 1 – Pre-assessment
- Lesson 2 – Concept Lesson (Change or Utopia)
- Incorporate William and Mary Instructional Models with Houghton Mifflin/Language of Literature Anthology when appropriate
- Concept of Change
- Paul’s Reasoning Model
- Hamburger Writing Model
- Literature Web – analysis
- Vocabulary Web – analysis
William and Mary Language Arts Textbooks
William and Mary Language Arts Textbooks
Grade 2 - Beyond Words
Grade 2 - Beyond Words
Grade 3 – Journeys
Grade 3 – Journeys
Grade 4 – Literature Reflections
Grade 4 – Literature Reflections
Grade 5 - Autobiographies
Grade 5 - Autobiographies
Instructional Models
Instructional Models
Paul’s Reasoning Model
Paul’s Reasoning Model
Hamburger Writing Model
Hamburger Writing Model
Research Model
Research Model
Literature Web – analysis
Literature Web – analysis
Vocabulary – analysis
Vocabulary – analysis
Supplemental Curriculum Resources/Opportunities (optional)
Supplemental Curriculum Resources/Opportunities (optional)
Junior Great Books (shared inquiry/high level thinking strategies) -trained teachers
Junior Great Books (shared inquiry/high level thinking strategies) -trained teachers
Novel and Author Studies (advanced/accelerated reading materials)
Novel and Author Studies (advanced/accelerated reading materials)
Independent Study/Research
Independent Study/Research
Mathematics
Mathematics
- Curriculum Compacting
- PGCPS Math Curriculum Framework Guide – Accelerated based on pre and post assessments (off grade level/accelerated instruction, as needed)
- Grade 2 options – Grade 2 or 3
- Grade 3 options – Grade 3 or 4
- Grade 4 options – Grade 4 or 5
- Grade 5 options – Grade 5 or Math 6
- Supplemental Curriculum Resources/Opportunities (optional)
- Math Competitions (Sum Dog, Stock Market Game, etc.)
Science
Science
- PGCPS Science Curriculum Framework Guide – Differentiation Strategies
- Supplemental Curriculum Resources/Opportunities (optional)
- Lab sciences (Delta Hands-on Science Kits to enrichment curriculum)
- Science competitions (Science Bowl, Stem Fair, Consumer Fair, Invention Convention, etc.) - based on student interest
PGCPS Social Studies Curriculum Framework Guide – Honors Curriculum - Differentiation Strategies
PGCPS Social Studies Curriculum Framework Guide – Honors Curriculum - Differentiation Strategies
- Incorporate William and Mary Instructional Models with Houghton Mifflin/Language of Literature Anthology when appropriate
- Paul’s Reasoning Model
- Hamburger Writing Model – Persuasive Writing
- Model Supplemental Curriculum Resources/Opportunities
- Independent Study
World Language -
World Language -
(Required courses)
(Required courses)
Foreign language study – International Culture and Language (1 unit per quarter)
Foreign language study – International Culture and Language (1 unit per quarter)
Grade 2 - Languages: Japanese & French ICAL
Grade 2 - Languages: Japanese & French ICAL
Grade 3 - Languages: Chinese & Italian ICAL
Grade 3 - Languages: Chinese & Italian ICAL
Grade 4 - Languages: Russian & Spanish ICAL
Grade 4 - Languages: Russian & Spanish ICAL
Grade 5 - Languages: Spanish, Japanese, and French
Grade 5 - Languages: Spanish, Japanese, and French