3-5 Curriculum

FLVS

FLVS Math offers a rigorous, robust digital curriculum to ensure students are college and career ready. FLVS courses are designed to provide a seamless learning experience within Canvas.

 

Wowzers (Grades K-5)

In Wowzers every question is mapped to both state and Common Core math standards. Student progress toward standard mastery is reported online in real time. Wowzers curriculum adapts to everyone, creating a customized curriculum that focuses on what the student has yet to learn.        

Rocket Math (Grades 1-5)

Rocket Math believes all students can learn math and are motivated by seeing their own learning and success. It is a program that helps young students become fluent in math and enjoy the process.      

NWEA Accelerator (Grades 3-5)

A personalized learning tool for grades 3-8, MAP Accelerator reduces the manual work of differentiating math instruction by automatically integrating class rosters, MAP® Growth™ scores, and Common Core-aligned Khan Academy content to generate learning pathways—complete with lessons, instructional videos, and practice problems.

FLVS

FLVS ELA offers a rigorous, robust digital curriculum to ensure students are college and career ready. FLVS courses are designed to provide a seamless learning experience within Canvas.

Learning A-Z

Learning A to Z provides an extensive collection of resources and tools that make teaching easier. Provide high-quality resources needed to reach curriculum goals, and help students develop the 21st century skills needed to excel in the classroom and beyond.

Headsprout:

Headsprout is an online kids reading program for K-5 students that provides teachers and parents with one adaptive, individualized reading solution. The program is designed to tailor its instruction to the needs and learning pace of every student. Its patented research-based teaching methods have been tested and verified in real classroom environments to improve kids' reading skills at various reading levels, from non-readers and early readers to established readers already reading above their grade level.

Vocabulary A-Z

Writable supports schools in organizing their writing programs around research-based instruction and feedback.  Many students struggle with writing in elementary school, and Writable is a program to support students in becoming better writers.

Writing A-Z

Writing A-Z delivers online writing lessons, resources, and tools to meet the needs of every student, at every learning level.

Raz-Plus

Raz-Plus provides leveled Books and Resources to Support Reading Development at School and at Home. It is a comprehensive blended learning platform that includes the curricular support teachers need and the personalized resources necessary to improve students' reading skills.

 

Write Score

Write Score fully aligns to the Georgia Standards of Excellence for English Language Arts K-12 for Writing and provides materials to help measure and instruct on those standards.

Mindplay

MindPlay Universal Screener™ is a fully computerized, comprehensive diagnostic reading assessment program. It automatically tests and diagnoses basic reading skills and weaknesses for a single student, a classroom, the entire school or a school district population.

MindPlay Reading Fluency™ is an online program that makes reading fun and easy by improving reading speed and knowledge.

MindPlay Virtual Reading Coach® (MVRC) is an effective online reading program that improves reading abilities. It permits students with diverse skills and unique needs to read with control and precision.

Book Taco

Book Taco is a highly engaging, inclusive, program that helps teachers manage, assess, and motivate student independent reading. The more students read, the more they earn in the form of game coins, cyber swag and virtual pet play. With customizable avatars, interactive reading logs, books quizzes, writing opportunities, and Book Talk video submissions, Book Taco fosters student voice while making reading fun. Whether you’re administering a state student choice award program, school reading lists, Battle of the Books competition or summer reading initiative, Book Taco provides the perfect interactive platform for analyzing student reading data and motivating participation through sustained engagement.

Discovery Ed

Discovery Education Experience provides engaging high-quality content, ready-to-use digital lessons, creative collaboration tools, and practical professional learning resources to give educators everything they need to facilitate instruction and create a lasting educational impact in any learning environment.

Moby Max

MobyMax provides personalized learning experiences through an adaptive curriculum. The site creates an individualized education plan for each student, allowing gifted students to progress as quickly as they like while simultaneously ensuring that remedial students get the extra instruction they need."      

Newsela

Newsela takes authentic content from the world's most trusted providers and turns it into learning materials that are classroom-ready. It provides a database of informational articles paired with assignments and activities for educators to use in their classrooms.  The content within each piece of news can be adjusted to 5 different lexile levels, so the differentiation is built in to make the material accessible to all students.

Writable

Writable supports schools in organizing their writing programs around research-based instruction and feedback.  Many students struggle with writing in elementary school, and Writable is a program to support students in becoming better writers."

Sora

The Sora student reading app is a state-of-the-art reading experience that allows K-12 students to borrow ebooks and audiobooks from their school's digital library collection. GCA has a collection of titles for students of all grade levels for both academic and aesthetic reading.

Brain Pop

BrainPOP is an essential engagement tool that allows both students and teachers to be involved in the learning process. BrainPOP offers curriculum based animated movies, learning games, interactive quizzes, primary source activities, and a breadth of additional resources for students.

Twinkl

Twinkl provides instant access to inspirational lesson plans, schemes of work, assessment, interactive activities, resource packs, PowerPoints, and teaching ideas. Our teacher-created resources provide entire schemes of work, lesson planning and assessments right through to online educational games, augmented reality and so much more.       "             

Brain Pop Jr

BrainPOP Jr. is an essential engagement tool for students in grades kindergarten through third grade, that allows both students and teachers to be involved in the learning process. BrainPOP Jr. offers curriculum based animated movies, learning games, interactive quizzes, primary source activities, and a breadth of additional resources for students. "               

Spelling Classroom

Spelling Classroom is an interactive spelling & vocabulary  program that rewards student effort and makes it easy for teachers to create, assign, assess and manage word lists.

Wordly Wise

Wordly Wise 3000® provides direct academic vocabulary instruction that develops the critical link between vocabulary and reading comprehension.  Direct instruction of important, useful, or difficult words for each grade level helps students successfully comprehend content-area texts and improve test results" 

Type to Learn

Type to Learn is game-based to ensure full student engagement. The Type to Learn solution supports teachers in teaching proper technique by providing visual and auditory instruction on proper posture, body and hand positions, and finger striking techniques. Detailed explanations of the home row position, posture, and key stroking technique are provided in the earlier lessons, and shorter reminders are provided throughout the rest of the program. 3D model reference hands on the keyboard demonstrate the proper location for each finger, key press, or reach.

FLOCABULARY

Flocabulary is a vocabulary focused engaging digital resource that using videos to introduce standard based Science content. With Flocabulary, every lesson is an opportunity to bring the curriculum to life and reinforce core knowledge and skills.

Handwriting Heroes

Playful heroes teach students how to form their letters through captivating stories, hilarious animations, and catchy songs. The multisensory program is easy to implement and presented in various formats including an iPad App, videos, and printable materials (such as workbooks, activity cards, and letter strips) to support all learning styles.

FLVS

FLVS Science offers a rigorous, robust K-12 digital curriculum to ensure students are college and career ready. FLVS courses are designed to provide a seamless learning experience within Canvas.

Discovery Education

Discovery Education Science provides engaging high-quality content, ready-to-use digital lessons, creative collaboration tools, and practical professional learning resources to give educators everything they need to facilitate instruction and create a lasting educational impact in any learning environment.  This resource is accessible through Canvas.

Brain Pop Jr

BrainPOP Jr. is an essential engagement tool for students in grades kindergarten through third grade, that allows both students and teachers to be involved in the learning process. BrainPOP Jr. offers curriculum based animated movies, learning games, interactive quizzes, primary source activities, and a breadth of additional resources for students. "               

Brain POP

Brain POP is an essential engagement tool that allows both students and teachers to be involved in the learning process. Brain POP is an engaging learning online program designed with relevance, depth, and humor to encourage kids on their unique learning paths.

Moby Max

MobyMax provides personalized learning experiences through an adaptive curriculum. The site creates an individualized education plan for each student, allowing gifted students to progress as quickly as they like while simultaneously ensuring that remedial students get the extra instruction they need.

Newsela

Newsela takes authentic content from the world's most trusted providers and turns it into learning materials that are classroom-ready. It provides a database of informational articles paired with assignments and activities for educators to use in their classrooms.  The content within each piece of news can be adjusted to 5 different lexile levels, so the differentiation is built in to make the material accessible to all students.

IXL

IXL is personalized learning. With a comprehensive K-12 curriculum, individualized guidance, and real-time analytics, IXL meets the unique needs of each learner. IXL is an adaptive tool, so questions adjust to an appropriate level of difficulty to assess what students know and to provide next steps for academic growth.

FLOCABULARY                                                                                                                                                                                                     Flocabulary is a vocabulary focused engaging digital resource that using videos to introduce standard based Science content. With Flocabulary, every lesson is an opportunity to bring the curriculum to life and reinforce core knowledge and skills.

Learning A-Z

Learning A to Z provides an extensive collection of resources and tools that make teaching easier. Provide high-quality resources needed to reach curriculum goals, and help students develop the 21st century skills needed to excel in the classroom and beyond.

Gallopade

Available for Grades K-8, Gallopade Curriculum for Georgia is 100% aligned and 100% correlated to Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE).

 

Brain Pop Jr.

BrainPOP Jr. is an essential engagement tool for students in grades kindergarten through third grade, that allows both students and teachers to be involved in the learning process. BrainPOP Jr. offers curriculum based animated movies, learning games, interactive quizzes, primary source activities, and a breadth of additional resources for students.          

Brain POP

Brain POP is an essential engagement tool that allows both students and teachers to be involved in the learning process. Brain POP is an engaging learning online program designed with relevance, depth, and humor to encourage kids on their unique hearning paths.

Education Galaxy

Education Galaxy provides award-winning online assessment for students to help prepare them for state testing. Education Galaxy is built 100% to your state standards and provides a highly-engaging and amazingly effective way for students to master all their state standards. Education Galaxy is a great tier 1 solution for practice, instruction, and assessment.

Moby Max

Moby Max provides personalized learning experiences through an adaptive curriculum. The site creates an individualized education plan for each student, allowing gifted students to progress as quickly as they like while simultaneously ensuring that remedial students get the extra instruction they need.    

Study Island

Study Island, an Edmentum product, helps students in kindergarten through 12th grade master state-specific, grade-level academic standards in a fun and engaging manner. Study Island combines rigorous content that is highly customized to specific state standards in math, reading, writing, science, and social studies with interactive features and games that engage students and reinforce and reward learning achievement. Our online suite of products uses technology to transform education. All of our programs are designed to create a very user-friendly experience for students and teachers.

Newsela

Newsela takes authentic content from the world's most trusted providers and turns it into learning materials that are classroom-ready. It provides a database of informational articles paired with assignments and activities for educators to use in their classrooms.  The content within each piece of news can be adjusted to 5 different lexile levels, so the differentiation is built in to make the material accessible to all students.

IXL

IXL is personalized learning. With a comprehensive K-12 curriculum, individualized guidance, and real-time analytics, IXL meets the unique needs of each learner. IXL is an adaptive tool, so questions adjust to an appropriate level of difficulty to assess what students know and to provide next steps for academic growth.

Discovery Education

Discovery Education Science provides engaging high-quality content, ready-to-use digital lessons, creative collaboration tools, and practical professional learning resources to give educators everything they need to facilitate instruction and create a lasting educational impact in any learning environment.  This resource is accessible through Canvas.

Rosetta Stone- Grades 1-5

Offered to students in good academic standing only

The best way to learn a new language is to surround yourself with it, so our proven Dynamic Immersion® method does just that. Interactive activities and contextual lessons advance you far more quickly than memorizing a long list of vocabulary. Sound like a local and fine-tune your pronunciation with our patented speech recognition engine–TruAccent. Learn on any device–including full access to our award-winning mobile app

FLVS- Grades K-5

Kindergarten- Get creative and express yourself! This course is all about inspiration, expression, and boosting self-confidence in each student’s creativity. Budding artists will explore music and movement and find inspiration in the world around them to create their own artwork. Students will learn about Spain through Picasso’s art, study textures in animals, and even travel to China’s Forbidden City!

1st Grade- Get inspired and embrace your artistic side! In this course, students will learn art techniques in drawing, painting, sculpture, and paper making. Explore the Elements of Art like line, space, color, shape, and texture in the world around them, and connect them to artworks of master artists like Jessica Dismorr and Helen Frankenthaler. Join Cassatt Color, Salvador Space, Frank Form, and their friends while they explore the streets of Havana, Cuba and the landscapes of Guatemala in search of art.

2nd Grade- Be inspired to grow as an artist and learn from the masters! This course is not just about learning art, it is about creating art inspired by great artists. From the works of Jackson Pollock to Antoni Gaudi, students will explore the Elements of Art like color and line to learn how artists use them to tell a story, and then tell a story of their own! Discover where artists find inspiration in their own culture and tradition and how they show it in their art.

3rd Grade- Learn how to create Mexican papel picado or observe Dutch paintings in the Netherlands! In this course, students will learn the Principles of Design while they explore art from around the world. From the gestural lines of Edgar Degas to the organic glass sculptures of Dale Chihuly, students will learn art techniques that will fuel their creative spirit.

4th Grade- Explore the Lascaux Caves in France or lacemaking and street art in Brazil! From Impressionism to Pop Art, students will learn about many styles of art and how to appreciate artists in their own community. By creating works of art inspired by Andy Warhol and Frank Stella, students will build their art techniques by practicing rhythm, pattern, symmetry, and other Principles of Design.

5th Grade- Discover how Bridget Riley and Salvador Dalí use optical illusions to trick your eye with their artworks! No matter what a student’s interest—painting, pottery, glassblowing, sculpting, or graphic design, this course introduces students to all types of careers in the artistic field. Students will build on their art techniques, learn the art of critique, and travel across the world to explore how language and music influence art in different countries.

Georgia Department of Education Standards of Excellence

FLVS Grades K-5

Kindergarten: On your mark, get set, move! Follow Frank, Miriam, and Ziggy the dog, as they guide students in ways to live a healthy lifestyle. Learn how to throw, catch, kick, strike, dance, swim, and do basic gymnastics while playing fun games, exciting drills, and completing a variety of moderate and vigorous activities. As students’ progress through the course, they will get to do Banana Stretches, hydrate at Hydration Station, read storybooks, and challenge themselves to fitness fun.

1st Grade: Jump to your feet and pump up your heartbeat! Gain locomotive tips by playing games like Walk, Run, Shuffle with Salvador, kick up those heels while learning cultural dances with Aiko, and design a lunch menu for the whole family. Whether you are learning athletic skills, gaining fitness resources, or working on strength and conditioning, this course gives students the tools they need to live a healthy lifestyle and hit 60 minutes of daily fitness. Ready, set, go!

2nd Grade: It's time to commit to be fit. In this course, students learn how to throw, catch, kick, strike, dance, swim, and do basic gymnastics while hitting their 60 minutes of daily fitness. Tag along with Riley and Ralph as they hustle for the muscle, play games, dance the Itsy-Bitsy Spider, and stretch the Cooked Spaghetti. Packed full of physical activities, this course empowers students as they design an exercise circuit, create fitness goals, plan a healthy meal, and imagine the perfect team mate.

3rd Grade: Get fit, feel great! In this course, get physical while having fun on the journey to becoming fit and staying safe. Join Maya and Kyle as they learn about healthy bodies, throwing and catching, dancing, and how to do it all while having a blast. Games like Guess That Sketch and activities like Heart Beat the Clock will keep students engaged and active for 60 minutes per day.

4th Grade: Pump it up! Throughout this course, students will develop skills in how to throw, catch, kick, strike, dance, swim, and do basic gymnastics. Follow Gene and Ava to learn stretches, develop workout plans, gain sportsmanship, and create manageable fitness goals. Lift more, stretch farther, and get your heart racing faster to feel the burn as you hit your 60 minutes a day of fitness.

5th Grade: Turn up the intensity! Dive into this course and learn how to throw, catch, kick, strike, dance, swim, and do basic gymnastics. Amp up the cardio with Kristen and gain tips on a healthy diet with Henry. Develop teamwork and sportsmanship while striving for 60 minutes of daily activity. Using videos and demonstrations, students will discover ways to jump-start their fitness through drills, games, and activities to meet their goals and improve their skills.

The following are suggested sites.  Certain links may contain subject matter not every parent chooses for their students to study.  We strongly recommend that the Learning Coach make certain the material is appropriate for their student. 

Learn To Be Healthy: health related games and information on topics such as nutrition, adolescence and the five senses. You will also have access to many other health related resources such as recipes and health tips directly from this site. Students will need to register and have an email account in order to login.

Kids Health for Kids: explore ways to keep bodies, minds, and insect bites clean and healthy! Students can research recipes, ways to deal with feelings and even how to prevent mosquito bites. There are games as well as a kid friendly medical terminology glossary. Also available in Espanol!

Children, Youth, and Women’s Health Services: health and practical information, recipes, kid friendly solutions to common problems and concerns, and interactive games.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia children’s website: take a tour of a ‘children’s hospital’ and meet the staff.  Explore the many floors of the hospital as well as learn the terminology used. 

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences:  The NIEHS has developed this site to help kids make the connection between the environment and their health. The Read all about it! page covers information on environmental health, and the rest of the site brings together jokes and riddles, games and activities, art and word puzzles, and even a section on rewarding careers in the environmental health sciences. This page is more for fun and reinforcement than introduction of new material.

Colgate Kid’s World: learn about healthy teeth, play teeth related puzzle games, and print a teeth- brushing chart.

Children’s First For Health: read real stories written by children about their medical journeys.

The National Center for Environmental Health: understand what important jobs are done to keep the world safe and healthy! Learn what steps are taken in a natural disaster, how cruise ships and airplanes are made safe for vacations as well as learning about babies and children born with birth defects.

Medtropolis: articles about health, body, and medicine. Information about college, jobs, peer pressure, exercise, and recipes.

Action Hero Alliance

Dole 5 a Day: create and print personalized recipes, learn the history of fruits and vegetables using the online fruit and veggie encyclopedia, and play nutrition games. 

K-5 All Systems Are Go: Students are presented with a body system and a variety of organs. Students drag and drop all the organs that belong in that particular body system. 

BrainPOP Health: a multitude of health topics complete with animated videos and follow-up activities. 

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.): material that reinforces the D.A.R.E. message. Areas that promote a positive self-concept, sections that encourage kids to say "No" to drug use. 

Explore Your Dream World: an exploration of sleep and how it can affect health. 

The Food Timeline: how foods have evolved throughout the ages.

Health Smart: education about germs, hygiene, and safety practices.

Abduction Prevention Program: Topics include “Abduction, Kids and Guns, General Safety, and Internet safety” 

National Crime Prevention Council: topics on Crime Prevention, links on bullying, child abuse and neglect, child development, and child safety. Access to on-line publications, books, articles, agencies and organizations.

Safe Kids: explore online safety.

The following are suggested sites.  Certain links may contain subject matter not every parent chooses for their students to study. We strongly recommend that the Learning Coach make certain the material is appropriate for their student. 

KID-FIT: an exercise program for young children. Warm-up, stretch, do aerobic exercise to strengthen hearts and lungs, strengthen muscles then cooldown and stretch for improved flexibility.  Learn how to develop healthy lifestyles from early on and why it's important.

KIDS GAMES: list of kids’ games that can be played indoors and outdoors.

CAN TEACH: a lesson that shows children how to control the ball with their feet. 

AEROBICS DICTIONARY: defines aerobics terms and gives illustrations to help better understand the term.

KIDNETIC.COM: quizzes, food analysis, and more to help your child become more interested in physical activity.

PE WARMUP AND COOLING DOWN: specific tasks for warming up and cooling down during physical activity.