Curriculum Corner

West Harvey-Dixmoor 147 is dedicated to ensuring that all students receive a high quality education. Our Curriculum and Instruction team works to design and support relevant and standards-aligned curricula that improve all students’ outcomes by collaborating with educators, leaders, and the community.

English Language Arts

Pre-K

CAPIT reading is a comprehensive program that provides explicit and systematic lessons in phonemic awareness and phonics.

K - 4th Grade

95% Phonics is a Tier 1 program that provides explicit, systematic, and cumulative instruction for the whole class. It is based on the science of reading, and aims to advance reading skills in students from diverse backgrounds, grades, and abilities.

K - 2nd Grade

Wonders and Maraviallas are an evidence-based K-2 ELA program that empowers students to take an active role in learning and exploration. They provide a comprehensive reading curriculum to include: phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension skills.

3rd - 5th Grade

Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) is a comprehensive reading curriculum that teaches foundational skills; builds knowledge through rich texts; and supports writing, vocabulary, and comprehension instruction across the school year.

6th - 8th Grade

Amplify ELA is a knowledge-building English language arts curriculum designed for grades 6–8. Students engage deeply with complex texts, develop critical reading and writing skills

Writing 

K - 8th Grade 

Writing by Design provides students with the explicit instruction needed to become an excellent writer. 

K - 5th Grade

Students will engage in handwriting instruction. Students in third through fifth grade will learn cursive. 

Math 

K - 3rd Grade and 8th Grade

Big Ideas is designed to engage and enrich both teachers and students’ mathematical understanding with comprehensive, seamless, and cohesive math progressions from Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. 

4th - 7th Grade

Eureka Math is an evidence-based math curriculum that connects concepts and mathematical models across lessons and grade levels. It uses conceptual understanding, guided inquiry, explicit and systematic fluency, and application.

Social Studies

K - 4th Grade 

Studies Weekly Social Studies is a student-friendly core curriculum. It is organized thematically to the strands of civics and government, geography, economics, and history.

5th - 8th Grade 

Savvas is an inquiry-based social studies curriculum, promoting active student engagement with democratic values, community, and cultural diversity, while supporting the NCSS standards and the C3 Framework.

Science 

 K-2nd Grade 

 Studies Weekly Explore Science program is fully aligned with NGSS to encourage student-driven learning.  It incorporates the Engineering Design Process with interactive and hands-on activities. 

3rd - 8th grade 

 STEMscopes Science™ NGSS 3D integrates dynamic content and real-world connections to empower both students and teachers.