Curriculum Info

Everyday Mathematics is an elementary school mathematics curriculum developed by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project. Here are some features of the First Grade Everyday Mathematics program: 

• Children learn basic skills by solving problems based on everyday situations. They connect their own knowledge to their experiences both within and outside of school. Through these meaningful situations, children learn basic skills as mathematics becomes “real.” 

• Children practice basic skills in a variety of engaging ways. They complete daily practice covering a variety of topics, find patterns on the number line, work with addition and subtraction facts, and play games that are designed to develop basic skills. 

• Children revisit concepts over the course of the year. To improve the development of basic skills and concepts, children regularly revisit concepts and repeatedly practice skills that have been taught earlier. The lessons are designed to build on concepts and skills throughout the year instead of treating topics in isolated sections. 

First Grade Everyday Mathematics emphasizes the following topics: 

• Operations and Algebraic Thinking 

Representing and solving problems involving addition and subtraction; understanding and applying properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction to these problems; adding and subtracting within 20; and working with addition and subtraction equations 

• Number and Operation in Base Ten 

Extending the counting sequence; understanding place value; and using place-value understandings and properties of operations to add and subtract within 100 

• Measurement and Data 

Measuring lengths; telling and writing time; and representing and interpreting data

• Geometry 

Reasoning with shapes and their features 

Mystery Science offers open-and-go online video lessons that inspire kids to love science. Whether you have just 5-10 minutes in the day, or can devote an hour or more a week to teaching science, we make it easy for you to help children stay curious!

Offering both 5-minute mini-lessons and hour-long, hands-on lessons which are NGSS-aligned for Kindergarten through 5th grade, Mystery Science strives to offer resources that can help a variety of teachers make science more engaging. The lessons are easy to prep, using mostly materials you have on hand in the classroom or at home.

You don't need to be a science expert, or even a teacher, to get started with Mystery Science! Our  expertly narrated videos use story-telling and amazing visuals to keep your students engaged. We even build classroom management right into the lessons, providing timers, step-by-step activity guides, and helping pair up students.

Michigan Open Books are Open Education Resources created by the Michigan Open  Book Project.  Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, whether you are an instructor, student or self-learner.  This project began in 2014 as part of the Technology Readiness Infrastructure Grant (TRIG) and is designed to give kids a first exposure to the content that they will learn about in their social studies courses. Funded by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), the MI Open Book resources were created by teachers from around the state who have taught their content for many years. They are edited and maintained by professionals from the field of Social Studies which include ISD consultants, university faculty, and district curriculum leaders who all have extensive background knowledge in their content. It is a true collaboration of k-12 and higher education.

Mind + Heart K-2 by Proud to Be Primary

The mind+heart social and emotional learning curriculum was designed to help teachers instruct young children to develop emotional literacy, self-control, and social competence. The ultimate goal is for primary aged children to develop a healthy sense of self and positive peer relations, that will continue throughout their lives. Children will learn to express their emotions appropriately, solve problems, develop a “growth mindset”, build relationships, and be thoughtful citizens who take responsibility and show respect.

mind+heart includes a variety of thought provoking lessons and discussions, community building ideas, and engaging activities to help build important social and emotional skills. Children will have many opportunities to learn, practice, and develop SEL through a variety of lessons and activities. Teachers are provided with all lesson materials, instructions, and a layout that is simple and easy to implement. mind+heart is a flexible SEL curriculum that can be taught when teachers have time, while the recommendation is to teach a lesson once to twice or more a week.

What units are included in the mind+heart SEL curriculum?

Emotions 

Unit 1: Identifying and labeling; What causes emotions; Expressing emotions; Labelling experiences.

Self-Management 

Unit 2: self-regulation & ways to calm down; self-control, and self-esteem.

Growth Mindset 

Unit 3: fixed vs. growth mindset; the elastic brain; effort & perseverance; failure, mistakes & challenges.

Relationships 

Unit 4: communication - listening & speaking; friendship; teamwork & cooperation; sharing & taking turns.

Social Awareness 

Unit 5: how feelings & behaviors affect others; developing & displaying empathy; building a community of compassion.

Kindness 

Unit 6: what is kindness - ways to show; what to say; caring for others; kindness challenge; generosity; Bucket Filling.

Respect 

Unit 7: what is respect? Ways to show respect, honesty, gratitude, & acceptance.

Responsibility 

Unit 8: responsibility; peaceful problem solving; goal setting; anti-bullying.