Early Years

The path to a successful future starts at the beginning. Our commitment to our student’s future starts at the beginning of their academic journey. Our mission for our early years program is to develop early literacy and math skills, develop their social and emotional learning skills, and introduce them to the online community through digital citizenship classes. Our early years students begin their college and career readiness program as we expose them to human services and education; agriculture, nutrition, & natural resources; and health science.

Literacy

Khan Academy Kids

This program engages kids in core subjects like early literacy, reading, writing, language, and math, while encouraging creativity and building social-emotional skills. (Download Khan Academy Kids)

Accelerated Reader

Individual reading recommendations use students’ interests and reading levels to suggest “just-right” titles—or students can self-select from over 200,000 choices! “Just reading” transforms into high-quality reading practice that fuels growth: Reading quizzes monitor comprehension, while literacy skills and vocabulary quizzes extend student learning and build skills mastery. (Watch: An Overview of Accelerated Reader)

Freckle

Students practice early reading and math skills at their own pace with audio-guided lessons and big, colorful buttons.  With Freckle, your students will start recognizing words, associating letters and sounds, and reading fun, age-appropriate stories.  Hundreds of Freckle’s ELA, Science, and Social Studies articles are available in K-2 reading levels. Each student will practice reading at the level that’s perfect for them. (Watch: An Overview of Freckle)

Cricket Media

These K-2 literature and informational text lessons engage students through interactive multimedia, including read-aloud stories and VR experiences.  (Sample Lesson: Busy Body Sleep Solution)

Big Word Club

Enrich your academic vocabulary with Big Words 6-lesson units. Practice language skills with songs, activities and engaging videos. (Sample Lesson: Big Word Song – Dinosaur)

Current Events

Students complete weekly ELA lessons that develop their literacy and critical thinking skills.  Assigned each week by your teacher, these lessons are designed to empower the Kindest Generation to engage with and discuss what’s happening in the world around them. 

Math

Khan Academy

Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace. Their math missions guide learners from kindergarten to calculus using state-of-the-art, adaptive technology that identifies strengths and learning gaps.  (Watch: You Can Learn Anything)

Freckle

Freckle introduces fundamental math skills so your students can practice foundational math skills at their own level.

Social & Emotional Learning

Growth Mindset Practices

In these lessons, students explore ACSD’s Habits of Mind through the lens of improving their growth mindset to answer the question “Why is how I learn as important as what I learn?” (Sample Lesson: Introduction to Growth Mindset)

SEL in Action

In these lessons, students will explore CASEL’s Social and Emotional Learning competencies to answer the question “How can we promote a positive, safe learning culture in our school?” (Sample Lesson: What is Empathy?)

SEL Moments

In these mini-lessons, students discover in-the-moment strategies to practice and apply social and emotional learning competencies, including self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, relationship skills, and social awareness. (Sample Lesson: Cooperating with Others)

Lifelong Learning Strategies

In these lessons, students gather learning strategies, improving their study skills, organization strategies, and more to answer the question “How can I become a life-long learner?” (Sample Lesson: Communicating My Needs)

Teaching Tolerance

In these K-2 lessons, students address important topics that aim to build empathy and create active citizens. These lessons educate the whole child and build 21st Century Skills, like communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking. (Sample Lesson: Anti-Racism with the Sneetches)

Digital Citizenship & Literacy

Common Sense Media

These digital citizenship lessons provide resources to assist in preparing students with critical 21st century skills, including media balance, online privacy, digital footprint, online communication, cyberbullying, digital drama, and media literacy. (Sample Lesson: Putting a Stop to Online Meanness)

Be Internet Awesome with Google

Be Internet Awesome is a multifaceted program that includes a fun and free web-based game called Interland and an educational curriculum to teach kids how to be safe and responsible explorers of the online world. (View Course)

College & Career Readiness

Common Sense Media

In these lessons, students use VR to explore what options exist for after high school and how these options overlap with their skills and interests to answer the question “How can I be prepared for life after school?” (Sample Lesson: What is College?)

Career Exploration

In these lessons, students use VR to explore career fields and how these fields overlap with their skills and interests to answer the question “How can I be prepared for life after school?” (Sample Lesson: Traits of Good Employees)

STEM Project-Based Learning

Defined Learning

To prepare students for the future, they need to be engaged with lessons that are relevant, encourage critical thinking and collaboration, and provide an authentic assessment of their understanding. (See Research & White Papers)

Life Skills

Evaluating Media

In this K-2 series, students will learn skills necessary to evaluate information online and interrogate the platforms they get information from. The curriculum comes with assessments to measure growth and a PBL activity for students to creatively apply what they have learned. (Sample Lesson: No Fake News)

Learning Strategies

In these lessons, students gather learning strategies, improving their study skills, organization strategies, and more to answer the question “How can I become a life-long learner?” (Sample Lesson: Using Context Clues)

Computer Science

Code.org

Pre-Reader Express: An introduction to computer science for pre-readers; combines the best of our kindergarten and first grade courses. (View Course)


Early Years

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The path to a successful future starts at the beginning. Our commitment to our student’s future starts at the beginning of their academic journey. Our mission for our early years program is to develop early literacy and math skills, develop their social and emotional learning skills, and introduce them to the online community through digital citizenship classes. Our early years students begin their college and career readiness program as we expose them to human services and education; agriculture, nutrition, & natural resources; and health science.

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Literacy

Khan Academy Kids

This program engages kids in core subjects like early literacy, reading, writing, language, and math, while encouraging creativity and building social-emotional skills. (Download Khan Academy Kids)

Accelerated Reader

Individual reading recommendations use students’ interests and reading levels to suggest “just-right” titles—or students can self-select from over 200,000 choices! “Just reading” transforms into high-quality reading practice that fuels growth: Reading quizzes monitor comprehension, while literacy skills and vocabulary quizzes extend student learning and build skills mastery. (Watch: An Overview of Accelerated Reader)

Freckle

Students practice early reading and math skills at their own pace with audio-guided lessons and big, colorful buttons.  With Freckle, your students will start recognizing words, associating letters and sounds, and reading fun, age-appropriate stories.  Hundreds of Freckle’s ELA, Science, and Social Studies articles are available in K-2 reading levels. Each student will practice reading at the level that’s perfect for them. (Watch: An Overview of Freckle)

Cricket Media

These K-2 literature and informational text lessons engage students through interactive multimedia, including read-aloud stories and VR experiences.  (Sample Lesson: Busy Body Sleep Solution)

Big Word Club

Enrich your academic vocabulary with Big Words 6-lesson units. Practice language skills with songs, activities and engaging videos. (Sample Lesson: Big Word Song – Dinosaur)

Current Events

Students complete weekly ELA lessons that develop their literacy and critical thinking skills.  Assigned each week by your teacher, these lessons are designed to empower the Kindest Generation to engage with and discuss what’s happening in the world around them. 

Math

Khan Academy

Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace. Their math missions guide learners from kindergarten to calculus using state-of-the-art, adaptive technology that identifies strengths and learning gaps.  (Watch: You Can Learn Anything)

Freckle

Freckle introduces fundamental math skills so your students can practice foundational math skills at their own level.

Social & Emotional Learning

Growth Mindset Practices

In these lessons, students explore ACSD’s Habits of Mind through the lens of improving their growth mindset to answer the question “Why is how I learn as important as what I learn?” (Sample Lesson: Introduction to Growth Mindset)

SEL in Action

In these lessons, students will explore CASEL’s Social and Emotional Learning competencies to answer the question “How can we promote a positive, safe learning culture in our school?” (Sample Lesson: What is Empathy?)

SEL Moments

In these mini-lessons, students discover in-the-moment strategies to practice and apply social and emotional learning competencies, including self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, relationship skills, and social awareness. (Sample Lesson: Cooperating with Others)

Lifelong Learning Strategies

In these lessons, students gather learning strategies, improving their study skills, organization strategies, and more to answer the question “How can I become a life-long learner?” (Sample Lesson: Communicating My Needs)

Teaching Tolerance

In these K-2 lessons, students address important topics that aim to build empathy and create active citizens. These lessons educate the whole child and build 21st Century Skills, like communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking. (Sample Lesson: Anti-Racism with the Sneetches)

Digital Citizenship & Literacy

Common Sense Media

These digital citizenship lessons provide resources to assist in preparing students with critical 21st century skills, including media balance, online privacy, digital footprint, online communication, cyberbullying, digital drama, and media literacy. (Sample Lesson: Putting a Stop to Online Meanness)

Be Internet Awesome with Google

Be Internet Awesome is a multifaceted program that includes a fun and free web-based game called Interland and an educational curriculum to teach kids how to be safe and responsible explorers of the online world. (View Course)

College & Career Readiness

Common Sense Media

In these lessons, students use VR to explore what options exist for after high school and how these options overlap with their skills and interests to answer the question “How can I be prepared for life after school?” (Sample Lesson: What is College?)

Career Exploration

In these lessons, students use VR to explore career fields and how these fields overlap with their skills and interests to answer the question “How can I be prepared for life after school?” (Sample Lesson: Traits of Good Employees)

STEM Project-Based Learning

Defined Learning

To prepare students for the future, they need to be engaged with lessons that are relevant, encourage critical thinking and collaboration, and provide an authentic assessment of their understanding. (See Research & White Papers)

Life Skills

Evaluating Media

In this K-2 series, students will learn skills necessary to evaluate information online and interrogate the platforms they get information from. The curriculum comes with assessments to measure growth and a PBL activity for students to creatively apply what they have learned. (Sample Lesson: No Fake News)

Learning Strategies

In these lessons, students gather learning strategies, improving their study skills, organization strategies, and more to answer the question “How can I become a life-long learner?” (Sample Lesson: Using Context Clues)

Computer Science

Code.org

Pre-Reader Express: An introduction to computer science for pre-readers; combines the best of our kindergarten and first grade courses. (View Course)