Elementary Alternative Instructional Course Catalog
Kindergarten
Course Name on Schedule: Math K
Course Name on SchoolsPLP: K Mathematics
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Course Description:
Course introduces addition and subtraction, counting to 100, one-to-one correspondence, writing numbers 0-20, and shapes. Course introduces and reinforces basic concepts of mathematics such as counting whole numbers and understanding patterns.
Course Name on Schedule: Reading, Writing, Communication K:
Course Name on SchoolsPLP: K Language Arts
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course engages students in activities to develop their reading skills. Course content may emphasize storytelling or reading aloud and evoke a written, oral, or pictorial response. The course aligns with state standards for kindergarten.
Course Name on Schedule: Science K or Sci/Social S: Units of Inquiry
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: K Science
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course encourages students to observe and describe the properties of organisms, systems, and the environment. Students may raise questions, identify patterns, and record observations.
Course Name on Schedule: Social Studies K or Sci/Social S: Units of Inquiry
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: K Social Studies
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course provides initial foundations in the social studies disciplines: history, geography, civics and government, and economics.
1st Grade
Course Name on Schedule: Math1
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: 1st Mathematics
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course helps build a conceptual foundation in number, operation, and quantitative reasoning; patterns, relationships, and algebraic thinking; geometry and spatial reasoning; time and non-standard length units.
Course Name on Schedule: Reading, Writing, Communication 1
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: 1st Language Arts
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course focus on reading skills and may emphasize recognition of and response to various types of text; extension of vocabulary; and the connection of language to the expression of ideas. Course aligns to state standards for grade 1.
Course Name on Schedule: Science 1 or Sci/Social S: Units of Inquiry
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: 1st Science
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course allows students to identify interactions and patterns in objects and events and to record observations in written or visual form. Students investigate systems of living organisms and the environment
Course Name on Schedule: Social Studies 1 or Sci/Social S: Units of Inquiry
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: 1st Social Studies
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course develops foundational skills in the social studies disciplines: history, geography, civics and government, and economics.
2nd Grade
Course Name on Schedule: Math 2
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: 2nd Math
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course continues to build a conceptual foundation in number, operation, and quantitative reasoning; patterns, relationships, and algebraic thinking; geometry and spatial reasoning; and measurement. Students begin to incorporate the context of time and money.
Course Name on Schedule: Reading, Writing, Communication 2
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: 2nd Language Arts
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course focuses on reading skills and may build students’ skills in independent reading by increasing reading fluency, vocabulary, and recognition of word and language patterns. Course aligns to state standards for grade 2.
Course Name on Schedule: Science 2 or Sci/Social S: Units of Inquiry
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: 2nd Science
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course continues to introduce students to basic scientific processes and principles. Course content may include the identification of patterns, classification, and sequencing, or manipulation of systems to observe interactions between parts and record the effects of change.
Course Name on Schedule: Social Studies 2 or Sci/Social S: Units of Inquiry
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: 2nd Social Studies
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course helps students reach greater understanding of the social studies disciplines: history, geography, civics and government, and economics
3rd Grade
Course Name on Schedule: Math 3
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: 3rd Mathematics
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course emphasizes number, operation, and quantitative reasoning; patterns, relationships, and algebraic thinking; geometry and spatial reasoning; and measurement.
Course Name on Schedule: Reading, Writing, Communication 3
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: 3rd Language Arts
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course focuses on reading skills and may emphasize independent reading in a variety of assignments. Some emphasis may also be placed on presentation skills. Course aligns to state standards for grade 3.
Course Name on Schedule: Science 3 or Sci/Social S: Units of Inquiry
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: 3rd Science
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course involves observation, measurement, and description of simple systems. Course content may include the scientific process; life and environmental science; and physical, earth, and space science.
Course Name on Schedule: Social Studies 3 or Sci/Social S: Units of Inquiry
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: 3rd Social Studies
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course builds on previous knowledge and introduces concepts in the social studies disciplines: history, geography, civics and government, and economics. Instruction of the disciplines is often integrated for instructional purposes.
4th Grade
Course Name on Schedule: Math 4
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: 4th Mathematics
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course emphasizes number, operation, and quantitative reasoning; patterns, relationships, and algebraic thinking; geometry and spatial reasoning; and measurement.
Course Name on Schedule: Reading, Writing, Communication 4
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: 4th Language Arts
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course engages students in oral expression and listening: communication skills; Reading for all purposes: comprehension, fluency, word study/vocabulary; Writing and Composition: conventions, informative/explanatory writing, narrative, opinion, writing process; Research Inquiry & Design: documentation, identifying evidence, short research projects
Course Name on Schedule: Science 4 or Sci/Social S: Units of Inquiry
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: 4th Science
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course explores complex systems, such as plant and animal adaptation, forces and motion, and physical and chemical changes in matter, or content consistent with state academic standards. Students may identify the causes and effects of change, make predictions, and gather data from multiple sources.
Course Name on Schedule: Social Studies 4 or Sci/Social S: Units of Inquiry
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: 4th Social Studies
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course continues to develop skills in history, geography, civics and government, and economics.
5th Grade
Course Name on Schedule: Math 5
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: 5th Mathematics
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course emphasizes number, operation, and quantitative reasoning; patterns, relationships, and algebraic thinking; geometry and spatial reasoning; and measurement, including exploring the concept of volume.
Course Name on Schedule: Reading, Writing, Communication 5
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: 5th Language Arts
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course focuses on reading skills and may emphasize independent reading in a variety of assignments and require students to respond to different material in different ways. Course aligns with state standards for grade 4.
Course Name on Schedule: Science 5 or Sci/Social S: Units of Inquiry
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: 5th Science
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course builds on the study of various systems. They may include identification and description of cycles, comparisons of forms of matter and energy, forces, or content consistent with state academic standards. Students may make comparisons and interpret and analyze information.
Course Name on Schedule: Social Studies 5 or Sci/Social S: Units of Inquiry
Couse Name on SchoolsPLP: 5th Social Studies
Credit Hours: .50 Instructional Provider: SchoolsPLP
Description:
Course continues to develop skills in history, geography, civics, and government, and economics for grade-level standards.
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