SPARK K-8 (K-8)
Semester-long, core subject classes aligned with CA state standards
Opportunities for students to grow and learn from PCA teachers in a given core subject area
Classes designed for student engagement, hands-on learning, creativity, interaction, and connectivity with course content and peer collaboration
Parent interaction and support are appreciated and encouraged
Scope and sequence provided
Communication through Google Classroom
Class materials list provided and purchased with planning amounts
Where learning is FUN!
Spark the Adventure, Ignite the Passion, Spark the Learning
$200/class per semester
ELEVATE* (TK-5)
ELEVATE Learning provides free, online classes to PCA students. Every month, online enrichment courses will be taught by our talented PCA teachers in the areas of Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science and various elective courses. Elevate teachers will provide interactive, hands-on learning and enrichment activities that will target specific skills.
*New catalog will be added when it becomes available.
Zearn Math (K-6)
Short videos that explain math ideas - Guided concept exploration from real on-screen teachers
Problem-solving gets visual and interactive - The best concrete math manipulatives and pictorial representations, digitized.
Pause points where kids stop and DO math - Checks for understanding, online and on paper, every few minutes.
Real-time feedback on every problem - Precise and encouraging feedback so students can learn from mistakes.
Built-in math help when kids are stuck - Just-in-time scaffolding to connect unfinished learning in the context of new learning.
Diverse cast of on-screen kids and teachers - All kids see someone like them learning and loving math.
Lessons are standards-aligned.
Option to purchase workbooks and manipulatives.
Math Antics (3-8)
Math Antics is a series of basic math videos. Math lessons are organized by topic, not grade level. Math Antics is not a complete curriculum for any grade and is meant to be a supplement to your main curriculum.
Option to pay for worksheets connected to video lessons - $10/year
Studies Weekly (K-8)
Engage children in Social Studies (TK-8), Science (K-6), and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL).
With Studies Weekly, your children explore their world, connect their learning across topics, and become more excited, active citizens. Studies Weekly is a meaningful curriculum housed in a kid-friendly periodical format and a safe, robust online learning platform. Lessons are standards-aligned.
$44.95 per subject for a year subscription of print and online
Story Jumper (K-12)
With StoryJumper, you can create your own custom stories with (or for!) your children!
Whether you want to write and hand down stories you’ve told them all their lives, or encourage and assist them to write their own, we help bring these tales to life.
Collaborate with other family members (like grandparents, siblings, or aunts/uncles), and even record their voices in your narration!
You can create custom characters that resemble the people your kids cherish, narrate them with their voices, and add custom backgrounds.
Essentials in Writing (1-12)
All Essentials in Writing courses include an instructional video and a textbook/workbook.
Essentials in Writing is a complete grammar and composition curriculum for students in grades 1-12.
Online only: $99/year, Print & Digital: $119/year
Comprehension Engine (K-2)
Fun & Free Reading Program - Build confidence and skills
Students enjoy reading high-interest texts
Students gain confidence as they learn
Students develop comprehension skills essential to all subjects
Students fully engage in supported reading experiences
Quindew (3-12)
Fun & Free Reading Program - Build confidence and skills
Get kids excited about reading.
Practice comprehension reading skills
Diagnostic and summative reading assessments
Differentiate with adaptive reading lessons
Read science, social studies, and ELA texts
Explode the Code (K-4)
Individualized instruction and reinforcement based on continuous assessment
Research-based instruction supported by auditory and visual cues to promote independent learning
Robust reporting features that provide ongoing progress monitoring
Engages students and provides online delivery available across school, home, and extended day services—no installation required
Phonics curriculum spanning grades K through 4 in one comprehensive program, effective for grade-level and intervention instruction
Online program: $42year - Option to pay for workbooks
Khan Academy (TK-12)
Khan Academy offers personalized learning - Students practice at their own pace, first filling gaps in their understanding and then accelerating their learning.
Created by experts, Khan Academy's library of trusted, standard's-aligned practice and lessons cover math K-12 through early college, grammar, science, history, AP, SAT, and more.
ReadWorks (K-12)
ReadWorks is committed to solving America’s reading comprehension crisis and student achievement gap. Driven by cognitive science research, ReadWorks creates world-class content, teacher guidance, and integrated tools that improve teacher effectiveness and student achievement. (Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Health, Arts)
CK-12 (K-12)
All students are unique. Each has a different pace of learning, different interests, and different goals. But with limited time and resources, it's a challenge to treat students as individuals and cater to their varied needs. Our philosophy is that learning is a personal journey. The CK-12 Foundation was founded with the mission to enable everyone to learn in his or her own way. We pair high-quality content with the latest technologies. We equip students, teachers, and parents with everything they need. For free.
CODE (K-12)
Learn Computer Science, just like Biology, Chemistry, or Algebra. Code.org provides the leading curriculum for K-12 computer science in the largest school districts in the United States and Code.org also organizes the annual Hour of Code campaign which has engaged 15% of all students in the world.
Flyleaf Publishing (TK-3)
Flyleaf Publishing offers an Online Materials Portal for students.
Help your student click on any book cover to begin reading. Each book has a homework activity attached to it. Currently, this is free!