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3-5 Curriculum
Reading
New Albany Elementary has developed a balanced approach to teaching children to read. Our reading instruction includes: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary fluency, and text comprehension. Programs include:
McMillian McGraw Hill Reading
Lessons combine direct skill instruction, vocabulary development and leveled books.
English
Shurley English
The Shurley Method provides a step-by-step approach to teaching grammar and writing skills. Lessons are complete with detailed teaching strategies, student practice, and countless resources with which to promote student success. Although new skills are introduced regularly, previously studied skills are maintained through repetition throughout the year. Because most of the skills are reinforced in the classroom, homework will be significantly reduced. Boasting "English Made Easy," The Shurley Method is a strong addition to our curriculum.
Write Reflections
Write Reflections is one of the newest programs to be adopted at New Albany Elementary. This is a research proven program that teaches children to write well by using graphic organizers, color coding, and self-editing. This program is currently being used to better prepare the fourth grade students for the writing assessment, however, the entire school will be using this program once the pilot is complete.
Mathematics
Saxon Math
A hands on success orientated program which emphasis manipulative and mental math, and addresses a multi-sensory approach to teaching while enabling all students to develop a solid foundation and language of math. Concepts are practiced over a long period of time and presented to students in carefully sequenced small pieces. All concepts are practiced repeatedly in succeeding lessons.
Accelerated Math
Students participate in a computer based program that is structured to enrich and challenge by building on previous skills and introducing new concepts.
Science
The Houghton Mifflin Science program includes two components: The classroom and the mobile science unit.
The Classroom: The classroom teacher utilizes many tools such as the new textbook, leveled readers, colorful overhead transparencies, interactive CD ROMs, science videos, and hands-on activities to engage and introduce the science concepts to the students.
The Mobile Unit/Living with Science: The mobile unit will be available and ready for use for grades 3-5 in October. Students and their teachers will spend 50 minutes a week using interactive simulations, practical hands-on experiments, and continuous assessment to prepare the students for success in science.
Social Studies
Social Studies is integrated within the McMillan McGraw-Hill reading series. In addition supplements are used to ensure the necessity of addressing all the required benchmarks.
Rotation
K-2 students participate in a thirty minute rotation each day. This enables New Albany Elementary to offer the student a variety of additional subjects.
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