FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
K-6 BASELINE/CORE PROGRAM
KINDERGARTEN
Adopted
Instructional
Program
LANGUAGE ARTS
MATHEMATICS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SCIENCE
Adopted Texts-Houghton Mifflin Reading
California including ELD; Spanish, Lectura.
A balanced and comprehensive program in which all
students participate in an organized, explicit skill program
that includes:
A. Reading
1. Houghton Mifflin skills as developed in the district
single adoption language arts program
2. Quality literature experiences (i.e., core)
B. Phonemic Awareness/Phonics Instructions
C. English Language Development (ELD)- mandatory
instruction for all English Learners as described in the
Elementary ELD Curriculum Guide and the ELD
standards document
D. Writing—provide opportunity and enable writing for a
variety of purposes.
E. Oral Language--integrate throughout the curriculum
F. Handwriting--begin knowledge of letter
recognition and formation using D’Nealian
Adopted Baseline Text—Harcourt Math®, published
by Harcourt School Publishers (materials are
available in English and Spanish) including the
Student Edition, Teacher’s Edition; Activities and
Games for Home or School; Practice Workbook;
Challenge
Workbook;
Family
Involvement
Activities; Assessment Guide; and the Teacher’s
Resource Book. Supplemental material includes
Math Readers; Literature Big Book (Book)
Collection; Literature Books on Tape; Concept
Builder mat; and Mighty Math Software.
*Adopted Texts—Adventures in Time and
Place: Here I Am, McGraw Hill; Harcourt
Brace Social Studies: My World and Me,
Harcourt Brace.
A. "Learning and Working, Now and Long
Ago"
1. Learning to Work Together
2. Working
Together:
Exploring,
Creating, and Communicating
3. Reaching Out to Times Past
B. Current events, geography, multiculture, and
values education should be integrated
throughout the curriculum
C. Second Step/Interpersonal Problem-Solving
Adopted programs aligned to District and State
Standards organized under the headings of inquiry, and
the physical, life and earth sciences. Harcourt School
Publishers California Edition including Big Book,
Teacher’s Edition, Activity Book, Picture Cards,
Activity Cards, and Science Instant Readers.
Supplemental materials include: Full Option Science
System (FOSS): Select 2 Modules (Fabric, Wood,
Paper, Trees, and Animals 2x2); Big Book; Science
Stories.
Materials are available in English and
Spanish.
Instruction addresses the following content strands as
outlined in the FUSD Board Adopted Standards:
Number Sense, Algebra and Function, Measurement
and Geometry, Statistics and Probability, Problem
solving, Mathematical Reasoning, and Mathematical
Communication.
Science Companion – Scott Forseman
Supplemental Materials:
A. Phonemic
Awareness/Phonics
Instruction
Hampton
Brown,
Phonics
and
Friends,
SRA/McGraw
Hill,
Collection
for
Young
Scholars.
B. Written Language Instruction Great Source, The
Writing Spot .
Required
Assessment
A. Kindergarten Assessment of Individual Growth
B. Trimester Writing Sample (scored holistically
using a four point rubric)
C. Individual Reading Assessment (i.e. DRA,
Results, State Provided Reading First Theme
Assessment, Reading First Fluency
Assessment, etc.)
D. Ongoing Diagnostic Assessments
E. Annual California English Language
Development Test (CELDT)
Kindergarten Assessment of Individual Growth
HEALTH
Adopted
Instructional
Program
A. Here’s Looking At You, 2000
B. Talking About Touching
C. Second Step
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
ART
MUSIC
A. Movement
skills
and
movement
knowledge
B. Self-image, self-esteem, and self-realization
C. Social development and social interaction
(200 minutes every 10 days)
Adopted Texts—Portfolios, Barrett Kendall
Publishing, Ltd.
A. Explore personal expression utilizing a
variety of materials and techniques (see
Portfolios, Barrett Kendall Publishing, Ltd.)
B. Correlate with other areas of the curriculum
as applicable
None
Adopted Text—Share The Music, McGraw Hill
A. Students will experience expression, form, harmony, melody, rhythm
B. Integrate into other areas of the curriculum as
applicable
None
Required
Assessment
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT
(ELD)
None
None
Mandatory differentiated instruction for all English Learners as described in the Elementary English Language Development Curriculum Guide for a minimum of 30-45 minutes daily. Areas of instruction for ELD
are the same as those in English Language Arts and are based on the ELD standards.
Required Assessment
ELD Standards Progress Profile K-6 (quarterly); annual CELDT (CA English Language Development Test)
Adopted Text-Houghton Mifflin Reading California
FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
K-6 BASELINE/CORE PROGRAM
FIRST GRADE
Adopted
Instructional
Program
LANGUAGE ARTS
MATHEMATICS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SCIENCE
Adopted Texts-Houghton Mifflin Reading
California including ELD; Spanish, Lectura.
A balanced and comprehensive program in which all
students participate in an organized, explicit skill program
that includes:
A. Reading
1. Houghton Mifflin skills as developed in the district
single adoption language arts program
2. Quality literature experiences (i.e., core)
B. Phonemic Awareness or phonics instruction
C. English Language Development (ELD) –mandatory
instruction for all the English Learners as described in
the Elementary ELD Curriculum Guide and the ELD
standards document.
D. Writing—process writing; modeled, shared/
interactive
E. Oral Language--integrated throughout the curriculum
F. Handwriting--instruction in letter formation using
D’Nealian
G. Spelling—begin programmatic instruction in
correct spelling.
Adopted Baseline Text—Harcourt Math®, published
by Harcourt School Publishers (materials are
available in English and Spanish) including the
Student Edition, Teacher’s Edition; Practice
Workbook; Challenge Workbook; Reteach
Workbook; Problem Solving and Reading Strategies
Workbook; Daily Transparencies; Success for
English Language Learners; Family Involvement
Activities; Assessment Guide; and the Teacher’s
Resource Book. Supplemental material includes
Math Readers; and Mighty Math software.
Adopted Texts—Adventures in Time and Place:
My World, McGraw Hill; Harcourt Brace Social
Studies: A Child’s Place, Harcourt Brace.
A. "A Child's Place in Time and Space"
1. Developing Social Skills and
Responsibilities
2. Expanding Children's Geographic and
Economic Worlds
3. Developing Awareness of Cultural
Diversity, Now and Long Ago
B. Current events, geography, multiculture, and
values education should be integrated
throughout the curriculum
C. Second Step/Interpersonal Problem-Solving
Adopted programs aligned to District and State
Standards organized under the headings of inquiry, and
the physical, life and earth sciences. Harcourt School
Publishers California Edition including: Teachers
Edition; SDAIE Manual/Support for ELL Workbook;
Workbook Teachers Edition; Assessment Guide;
Teaching Resources; Inside Story Transparencies;
Teaching Transparencies; Picture Cards; Text-onTape, California Science Activity Videos, Take-Home
Books, California Expeditions Lessons, and California
Test Preparation Book. Supplemental materials: Full
Option Science System (FOSS): Select 2 Modules
(Solids & Liquids; Air & Weather; or, New Plants);
Big Book; Science Stories; FOSS Science Stories.
Materials are available in English and Spanish.
Instruction addresses the following content strands as
outlined in the FUSD Board Adopted Standards:
Number Sense, Algebra and Function, Measurement
and Geometry, Statistics and Probability, Problem
Solving, Mathematical Reasoning, and Mathematical
Communication.
Science Companion – Scott Forseman
Supplemental Materials:
A. Phonemic
Awareness/Phonics
Instruction
Hampton
Brown,
Phonics
and
Friends,
SRA/McGraw
Hill,
Collection
for
Young
Scholars.
B. Written Language Instruction Great Source,
Write One
C. Spelling Instruction Houghton-Mifflin,
Spelling
and Vocabulary
Required
Assessment
A. Trimester Writing Sample (scored
holistically using a four point rubric)
B. Individual Reading Assessment (i.e., DRA,
State Provided Reading First Theme
Assessment, Reading First Fluency
Assessment, etc.)
C. Trimester Grade Level Assessment of
Standards (GLAS)
D. Ongoing Diagnostic Assessments
E. Annual California English Language
Development Test (CELDT)
Adopted
Instructional
Program
A. Here's Looking At You, 2000
B. Talking About Touching
C. Second Step
Grade Level Assessment of Standards (GLAS)
Results,
HEALTH
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
A. Movement skills and movement knowledge
B. Self-image, self-esteem, and self-realization
C. Social development and social interaction
(200 minutes every 10 days)
Recommended Materials
Dairy Council of California Nutrition Education
Required
None
Assessment
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT
(ELD)
Required Assessment
None
ART
MUSIC
Adopted Texts—Portfolios, Barrett Kendall
Publishing, Ltd.
A. Expose students to the five strands and
seven elements of art: Strands--drawing,
painting, printmaking, sculpture, collage;
Elements--line, shape, color, texture, value,
form, space
B. Correlate into other areas of the curriculum
as applicable
None
Adopted Text—Share The Music, McGraw Hill
A. Students will experience expression, form,
harmony, melody, rhythm
B. Integrate into other areas of the curriculum as
applicable
None
Adopted Text-Houghton Mifflin Reading California
Mandatory differentiated instruction for all English Learners as described in the Elementary English Language Development Curriculum Guide for a minimum of 30-45 minutes daily. Areas of instruction for ELD
are the same as those in English Language Arts and are based on the ELD standards.
ELD Standards Progress Profile K-6 (quarterly); annual CELDT (CA English Language Development Test)
FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
K-6 BASELINE/CORE PROGRAM
SECOND GRADE
Adopted
Instructional
Program
LANGUAGE ARTS
MATHEMATICS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SCIENCE
Adopted Texts-Houghton Mifflin Reading California
including ELD; Spanish, Lectura.
A balanced and comprehensive program in which all
students participate in an organized, explicit skill program
that includes:
A. Reading
1. Houghton Mifflin skills as
developed in the district single adoption
language arts program
2. Quality literature experiences (i.e., core)
B. Phonics instruction in context as appropriate
C. English Language Development (ELD) –mandatory
instruction for all English Learners as described in the
Elementary ELD Curriculum Guide and the ELD
standards document.
D. Writing—process writing, writing using 4 domains
E. Oral Language--integrated throughout the curriculum
F. Spelling—conventional spelling used. Instruction
extends to include complex spelling patterns and words.
G. Handwriting--continue instruction using
D’Nealian
Adopted Baseline Text—Harcourt Math®, published
by Harcourt School Publishers (materials are
available in English and Spanish) including the
Student Edition, Teacher’s Edition; Practice
Workbook;
Challenge
Workbook;
Reteach
Workbook; Problem Solving and Reading Strategies
Workbook; Daily Transparencies; Success for
English Language Learners; Family Involvement
Activities;
Assessment
Guide;
California
Standardized Test Prep; and the Teacher’s Resource
Book.
Supplemental material includes Math
Readers; and Mighty Math Software.
Adopted Texts—Adventures in Time and Place:
People Together, McGraw Hill; Harcourt Brace
Social Studies: Making A Difference, Harcourt
Brace.
A. "People Who Make a Difference"
1. People Who Supply Our Needs
2. Our Parents, Grandparents, and
Ancestors from Long Ago
3. People from Many Cultures, Now and
Long Ago
B. Current events, geography, multiculture, and
values education should be integrated
throughout the curriculum
C. Second Step/Interpersonal Problem-Solving
Adopted programs aligned to District and State
Standards organized under the headings of inquiry, and
the physical, life and earth sciences. Harcourt School
Publishers California Edition including: Teachers
Edition; SDAIE Manual/Support for ELL Workbook;
Workbook Teachers Edition; Assessment Guide;
Teaching Resources; Inside Story Transparencies;
Teaching Transparencies; Picture Cards; Text-onTape, California Science Activity Videos, Take-Home
Books, California Expeditions Lessons, and California
Test Preparation Book. Supplemental Materials: Full
Option Science System (FOSS): Select 2 Modules
(Balance & Motion, Pebbles, Sand & Silt, Insects);
Science Stories & Big Book; FOSS Science Stories.
Materials are available in English and Spanish.
Required
Assessment
Supplemental Materials:
A. Phonemic Awareness/Phonics Instruction Hampton
Brown, Phonics and Friends, SRA/McGraw Hill,
Collection for Young Scholars.
B. Written Language Instruction Great Source, Write
Away.
C. Spelling Instruction Houghton-Mifflin, Spelling and
Vocabulary
A. California Standards Test, Grade 2
B. Trimester Writing Sample (scored
Holistically using a four point rubric)
C. Individual Reading Assessment (i.e. DRA, Results,
State Provided Reading First Theme Assessment,
Reading Fluency Assessment, etc.)
D. Trimester Grade Level Assessment of Standards
(GLAS)
E. Ongoing Diagnostic Assessments
F. Annual California English Language Development Test
(CELDT)
Adopted
Instructional
Program
A. Here’s Looking At You, 2000
B. Talking About Touching
C. Second Step
Instruction addresses the following content strands as
outlined in the FUSD Board Adopted Standards:
Number Sense, Algebra and Function, Measurement
and Geometry, Statistics and Probability, Problem
Solving, Mathematical Reasoning, and Mathematical
Communication.
Science Companion – Scott Forseman
A. California Achievement Test (CAT 6)
B. California Standards Test Grade 2
C. Grade Level Assessment of Standards (GLAS)
HEALTH
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
A. Movement skills and movement knowledge
B. Self-image, self-esteem, and self-realization
C. Social development and social interaction
(200 minutes every 10 days)
Recommended Materials
Dairy Council of California Nutrition Education
None
ART
MUSIC
Adopted Texts—Portfolios, Barrett Kendall
Publishing, Ltd.
A.
Expose students to the five strands and
seven elements of art: Strands—drawing,
painting, print-making, sculpture, collage;
Elements—line, shape, color, texture,
value, form, space
B.
Correlate with other areas of the
curriculum as applicable
None
Adopted Text—Share The Music, McGraw Hill
A.
Students will experience expression, form,
harmony, melody, rhythm
B.
Integrate into other areas of the curriculum as
applicable
None
Required
Assessment
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT
(ELD)
None
Supplemental Text Hampton Brown, Into English
Mandatory instruction for all English Learners as described in the Elementary English Language Development Curriculum Guide for a minimum of 30-45 minutes daily. Areas of instruction for ELD are the same
as those in English Language Arts and are based on the ELD standards.
Required Assessment
ELD Standards Progress Profile K-6 (quarterly); annual CELDT (CA English Language Development Test)
Adopted Text-Houghton Mifflin Reading California
FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
K-6 BASELINE/CORE PROGRAM
THIRD GRADE
Adopted
Instructional
Program
Required
Assessment
LANGUAGE ARTS
MATHEMATICS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SCIENCE
Adopted Tests-Houghton Mifflin Reading
California including ELD; Spanish, Lectura.
A balanced and comprehensive program in which all
students participate in an organized, explicit skill program
that includes:
A. Reading
1. Houghton Mifflin skills as developed in the district
single adoption language arts program
2. Quality literature experiences (i.e., core)
B. Phonics instruction in context as appropriate
C. English Language Development (ELD)—mandatory
instruction for all English Learners as described in the
Elementary ELD Curriculum Guide and the ELD
standards document.
D. Writing—process writing, writing using 4
domains
E. Oral language--integrated throughout the curriculum
F. Handwriting--instruction in cursive writing
G. Spelling—a knowledge of common spelling
patterns, roots, and affixes. Continued use of
conventional spelling.
Adopted Baseline Text—Harcourt Math®, published
by Harcourt School Publishers (materials are
available in English and Spanish) including the
Student Edition, Teacher’s Edition; Practice
Workbook; Challenge Workbook; Reteach
Workbook; Problem Solving and Reading Strategies
Workbook; Daily and Teaching Transparencies;
Success for English Language Learners; Family
Involvement Activities; Assessment Guide; and the
Teacher’s Resource Book. Supplemental material
includes E-test software, Intervention CD, and
Mighty Math Software.
Adopted Text—Adventures in Time and Place:
Communities, McGraw Hill; Harcourt Brace
Social Studies: Communities, Harcourt Brace.
A. "Continuity and Change"
1. Our Local History: Discovering Our
Past and Our Traditions
2. Our Nation's History:
Meeting
Extraordinary People Through Biography, Story, Folktale, and Legend
B. Current events, geography, multiculture, and
values education should be integrated
throughout the curriculum
C. Second Step/Interpersonal Problem-Solving
Adopted programs aligned to District and State
Standards organized under the headings of inquiry,
and the physical, life and earth sciences. Harcourt
School Publishers California Edition including:
Teachers Edition; SDAIE Manual/Support for ELL
Workbook; Workbook Teachers Edition; Assessment
Guide;
Teaching
Resources;
Inside
Story
Transparencies; Teaching Transparencies; Picture
Cards; Text-on-Tape, California Science Activity
Videos, Take-Home Books, California Expeditions
Lessons, and California Test Preparation Book.
Supplemental Materials:
Full Option Science System (FOSS): Select 2
Modules (Physics of Sound, Ideas & Inventions,
Structures of Life, Measurement). FOSS Science
Stories, Science Companion, Scott Forseman.
Materials are available in English and Spanish.
Supplemental Materials:
A. Phonemic
Awareness/Phonics
Instruction
Hampton
Brown,
Phonics
and
Friends,
SRA/McGraw
Hill,
Collection
for
Young
Scholars.
C. Written Language Instruction Great Source,
Write on Track
C. Spelling Instruction Houghton-Mifflin,
Spelling
and Vocabulary
A. California Achievement Test (CAT 6)
B. California Standards Test Grade 3
C. Trimester Writing Sample (scored holistically using a
four point rubric)
D. Individual Reading Assessment, (i.e., DRA, Results,
State Provided Reading First Theme Assessment,
Reading First Fluency Assessment, etc.)
E. Trimester Grade Level Assessment of Standards
(GLAS)
F. Ongoing Diagnostic Assessment
G. Annual California English Language
Development Test (CELDT)
Instruction addresses the following content strands as
outlined in the FUSD Board Adopted Standards:
Number Sense, Algebra and Function, Measurement
and Geometry, Statistics and Probability, Problem
Solving, Mathematical Reasoning, and Mathematical
Communication.
A. California Achievement Test (CAT 6)
B. California Standards Test Grade 3
C. Grade Level Assessment of
Standards (GLAS)
HEALTH
Adopted
Instructional
Program
A. Here's Looking at You, 2000
B. Talking About Touching
C. Second Step
V A.
B.
C.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
ART
MUSIC
Movement skills and movement knowledge.
Self-image, self-esteem, and self-realization
Social development and social interaction
(200 minutes every 10 days)
Adopted Text—Portfolios, Barrett Kendall
Publishing, Ltd.
A. Develop skills in the five strands and seven
elements of art: Strands--drawing, painting,
printmaking, sculpture, collage; Elements-line, shape, color, texture, value, form,
space
B. Correlate with other areas of the curriculum
as applicable
None
Adopted Text—Share The Music, McGraw Hill
A. Students will experience expression, form,
harmony, melody, rhythm
B. Integrate into other areas of the curriculum as
applicable
Recommended Materials:
Dairy Council of California Nutrition Education
None
Required
Assessment
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT
(ELD)
Required Assessment
None
None
Adopted Text-Houghton Mifflin Reading California
Supplemental Text Hampton Brown, Into English
Mandatory differentiated instruction for all English Learners as described in the Elementary English Language Development Curriculum Guide for a minimum of 30-45 minutes daily. Areas of instruction for
ELD are the same as those in English Language Arts and are based on the ELD standards.
ELD Standards Progress Profile K-6 (quarterly); annual CELDT (CA English Language Development Test)
FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
K-6 BASELINE/CORE PROGRAM
FOURTH GRADE
Adopted
Instructional
Program
Required
Assessment
LANGUAGE ARTS
MATHEMATICS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SCIENCE
Adopted Texts-Houghton Mifflin Reading
California including ELD; Spanish, Lectura.
A balanced and comprehensive program in which all students
participate in an organized, explicit skill program that
includes:
A. Reading
1. Houghton Mifflin skills as developed in the district
single adoption language arts program
2. Quality literature experiences (i.e., core)
B. Phonics Instruction in context as
appropriate
C. English Language Development (ELD)—mandatory
instruction for all English Learners as described in the
Elementary ELD Curriculum Guide and the ELD
standards document
D. Writing—process writing, writing using 4
domains
E. Oral language--integrated
throughout the
curriculum
F.
Handwriting—cursive instruction
continues
G. Spelling—Instruction extends the spelling knowledge of
prefixes, suffixes, and word roots. Supports word
analysis strategies beyond the lesson.
Adopted Baseline Text—Harcourt Math®,
published by Harcourt School Publishers (materials
are available in English and Spanish) including the
Student Edition, Teacher’s Edition; Practice
Workbook; Challenge Workbook; Reteach
Workbook; Problem solving and Reading
Strategies Workbook; Daily and Teaching
Transparencies; Success for English Language
Learners;
Family
involvement
Activities;
Assessment Guide; and the Teacher’s Resource
Book.
Supplemental material includes E-test
software, Intervention CD, and Mighty Math
Software.
Adopted Texts—Adventures in Time and Place:
California, McGraw Hill; Harcourt Brace Social
Studies: California, Harcourt Brace
Map skills
“California: A Changing State”
1.
The Physical Setting: California and
Beyond
2.
Pre-Columbian Settlements and People
3.
Exploration and Colonial History
4.
Missions, Ranchos, and the Mexican War
for Independence
5.
Gold Rush, Statehood, and the Westward
Movement
6.
The Period of Rapid Population Growth,
Large-Scale Agriculture, and Linkage to
the Rest of the United States
7.
Modern
California:
Immigration,
Technology, and Cities
Current events, geography, multiculture, and
values education should be integrated
throughout the curriculum
D. Second Step/Interpersonal Problem-Solving
Adopted programs aligned to District and State
Standards organized under the headings of inquiry,
and the physical, life and earth sciences. Harcourt
School Publishers California Edition including:
Teachers Edition; SDAIE Manual/Support for ELL
Workbook; Workbook Teachers Edition; Assessment
Guide;
Teaching
Resources;
Inside
Story
Transparencies; Teaching Transparencies; Picture
Cards; Text-on-Tape, California Science Activity
Videos, Take-Home Books, California Expeditions
Lessons, and California Test Preparation Book.
Supplemental Materials:
A. Phonemic Awareness/Phonics Instruction
Hampton
Brown, Phonics and Friends,
SRA/McGraw Hill,
Collection for Young
Scholars.
B. Written Language Instruction Great Source,
Writers Express
C. Spelling Instruction Houghton-Mifflin,
Spelling
and Vocabulary
A. California Standards Test, Grade 4
B. Trimester Writing Sample (scored holistically
using a four point rubric)
C. Individual Reading Assessment (i.e. DRA,
Results, etc.)
Trimester Grade Level Assessment of Standards
(GLAS)
E. Ongoing Diagnostic Assessments
F. Annual California English Language
Development Test (CELDT)
Instruction addresses the following content strands
as outlined in the FUSD Board Adopted Standards:
Number Sense, Algebra and Function,
Measurement and Geometry, Statistics and
Probability, Problem Solving, Mathematical
Reasoning, and Mathematical Communication.
A. Here's Looking at You
B. Talking About Touching
C. Second Step
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
A. Movement skills and movement knowledge
B. Self-image, self-esteem, and self-realization
C. Social development and social interaction
(200 minutes every 10 days)
Recommended Materials:
Dairy Council of California Nutrition Education
None
Required
Assessment
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT
(ELD)
Required Assessment
Grade 4 Science Standards will be assessed in the
Grade 5 STAR Test.
CST in grade 5
A. California Achievement Test (CAT 6)
B. California Standards Test Grade 4
C. Grade Level Assessment of Standards (GLAS)
HEALTH
Adopted
Instructional
Program
None
Supplemental Materials:
A.
Full Option Science System (FOSS): Select 2
Modules (Measurement, Magnetism & Electricity,
Earth Materials, Landforms, Environments). FOSS
Science Stories.
B. Science Companion – Scott Forseman Materials
are available in English and Spanish.
ART
MUSIC
Adopted Texts—Portfolio, Barrett Kendall
Publishing, Ltd.
A. Develop skills and apply the five strands
and seven elements of art:
Strands-drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture,
collage; Elements--line, shape, color,
texture, value, form, space
B. Correlate with other areas of the curriculum
as applicable
None
Adopted Text—Share The Music, McGraw Hill
A.
Students will experience expression, form,
harmony, melody, rhythm
B. Integrate into other areas of the curriculum as
applicable.
Selected music theory materials:
A. Fourth graders learn basics of note-reading while
learning to play recorders.
None
Adopted Text-Houghton Mifflin Reading California
Supplemental Text Hampton Brown, Into English
Mandatory differentiated instruction for all English Learners as described in the Elementary English Language Development Curriculum Guide for a minimum of 30-45 minutes daily. Areas of instruction for
ELD are the same as those in English Language Arts and are based on the ELD standards.
ELD Standards Progress Profile K-6 (quarterly); annual CELDT (CA English Language Development Test)
FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
K-6 BASELINE/CORE PROGRAM
FIFTH GRADE
LANGUAGE ARTS
Adopted
Instructional
Program
Adopted Texts-Houghton Mifflin Reading
California including ELD; Spanish, Lectura.
A balanced and comprehensive program in which all
students participate in an organized, explicit skill program
that includes:
A. Reading
1. Houghton Mifflin skills as developed in the district
single adoption language arts program
2. Quality literature experiences (i.e., core)
B. English Language Development (ELD)—
mandatory instruction for all English
Learners as described students in the
Elementary ELD Curriculum Guide and
ELD standards document
C.
D.
E.
A. California Standards Test, Grade 5
B. Trimester Writing Sample (scored holistically
using a four point rubric)
C. Individual Reading Assessment (ie. DRA,
Results, etc.)
D. Trimester Grade Level Assessment of Standards (GLAS)
E. Ongoing Diagnostic Assessments
F. Annual California English Language Development Test
(CELDT)
A.
B.
C.
HEALTH
Here's Looking at You,
Talking About Touching
Second Step
Adopted
Instructional
Program
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Adopted Texts—Adventures in Time and Place:
A New Nation, McGraw Hill; Harcourt Brace
Social Studies: Early United States, Harcourt
Brace.
A. Map skills
B. "United States History and Geography:
Making a New Nation":
1. The Land and People Before Columbus
2. Age of Exploration
3. Settling the Colonies: a) The Virginia
Settlement; b) Life in New England; c)
The Middle Colonies
4. Settling the Trans-Appalachian West
5. The War of Independence
6. Life in the Young Republic
7. Westward Ho!
8. Linking Past to Present: The American
People, Then and Now
C. Current events, geography, multiculture, and
values education should be integrated
throughout the curriculum
D. Second Step/Interpersonal Problem-Solving
Instruction addresses the following
content strands as outlined in the FUSD
Board Adopted Standards: Number
Sense, Algebra and Function,
Measurement and Geometry, Statistics
and Probability, Problem Solving,
Mathematical Reasoning, and
Mathematical Communication.
Writing--process writing, writing using 4 domains
Oral language--integrated throughout the curriculum
Spelling--instruction extending the spelling
knowledge of prefixes, suffices, and word roots.
Supports word analysis strategies beyond the lesson.
Supplemental Materials:
A. Phonemic Awareness/Phonics Instruction
Hampton
Brown, Phonics and Friends,
SRA/McGraw Hill,
Collection for Young
Scholars.
D. Written Language Instruction Great Source,
All Write or Write Source 2000
C. Spelling Instruction Houghton-Mifflin,
Spelling
and Vocabulary
Required
Assessment
MATHEMATICS
Adopted Baseline Text—Harcourt Math®,
published by Harcourt School Publishers (materials
are available in English and Spanish) including the
Student Edition, Teacher’s Edition; Practice
Workbook; Challenge Workbook; Reteach
Workbook; Problem Solving and Reading
Strategies Workbook; Daily and Teaching
Transparencies; Success for English Language
Learners; Family Involvement Activities;
Assessment guide; and the Teacher’s Resource
Book. Supplemental material includes E-test
software, Intervention CD, and Mighty Math
Software.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Recommended Materials:
Dairy Council of California Nutrition Education
Required
Assessment
California Healthy Kids Survey
California Physical Fitness Test—mile walk, pullups, sit and reach, sit-ups, skin fold test (Fitness
gram) Grades 5, 7, 9
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT
(ELD)
Adopted Text-Houghton Mifflin Reading California
Required Assessment
ELD Standards Progress Profile K-6 (quarterly); annual CELDT (CA English Language Development Test)
Supplemental Materials:
A. Full Option Science System (FOSS):
Select 2 Modules (Measurement,
Mixture & Solutions, Solar Energy,
Water, Food & Nutrition).
B. FOSS Science Stories. Materials are
available in English and Spanish.
C. Science Companion – Scott Forseman
STAR science assessment. Test will cover grade 4
and 5 science standards.
CST-Life, Earth, and Physical Science
California Achievement text (CAT 6)
California Standards Test Grade 5
Grade Level assessment of Standards (GLAS)
A. Movement skills and movement knowledge
B. Self-image, self-esteem, and self-realization
C. Social development and social interaction
(200 minutes every 10 days)
SCIENCE
Adopted programs aligned to District
and State Standards organized under the
headings of inquiry, and the physical,
life and earth sciences. Harcourt School
Publishers California Edition including:
Teachers Edition; SDAIE
Manual/Support for ELL Workbook;
Workbook Teachers Edition;
Assessment Guide; Teaching Resources,
Inside Story Transparencies, Teaching
Transparencies, Picture Cards, Text-onTape, California Science Activity
Videos, Take-Home Books, California
Expeditions Lessons, and California
Test Preparation Book.
ART
MUSIC
Adopted Text—Portfolios, Barrett Kendall
Publishing, Ltd.
A. Apply the five strands and seven elements of
art to create original, personal artworks:
Strands--drawing, painting, printmaking,
sculpture, collage; Elements--line, shape,
color, texture, value, form, space
B. Correlate with other areas of the curriculum
as applicable
None
Adopted Text—Share The Music, McGraw Hill
A. Students will experience expression, form,
harmony, melody, rhythm
B. Integrate into other areas of the curriculum as
applicable
None
Mandatory differentiated instruction for all English Learners as described in the Elementary English Language Development Curriculum Guide for a minimum of 30-45 minutes daily. Areas of instruction for ELD
are the same as those in English Language Arts and are based on the ELD standards.
FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
K-6 BASELINE/CORE PROGRAM
SIXTH GRADE
LANGUAGE ARTS
Adopted
Instructional
Program
Adopted Texts-Houghton Mifflin Reading
California including ELD; Spanish, Lectura.
A balanced and comprehensive program in which all
students participate in an organized, explicit skill program
that includes:
A. Reading
1. Houghton Mifflin skills as developed in the district
single adoption language arts program
2. Quality literature experiences (i.e., core)
B. English Language Development (ELD)—mandatory
instruction for all English Learners as described in the
Elementary ELD Curriculum Guide and the ELD
standards document.
C. Writing--process writing, writing using 4 domains
D. Oral language--integrated throughout the curriculum
Spelling--instruction extending the spelling knowledge of
prefixes, suffices, and word roots. Supports word
analysis strategies beyond the lesson.
A.
B.
California Achievement Test, Grade 6
Trimester Writing Sample (scored holistically
using a four point rubric)
C.
Individual Reading Assessment, (i.e. DRA, results,
etc.)
D.
Trimester Grade Level Assessment of Standards
(GLAS)
E.
Ongoing Diagnostic Assessments
F.
Annual California English Language Development Test
(CELDT)
Adopted
Instructional
Program
A. Here’s Looking At You
B. Talking About Touching
C. Second Step
D.
Family Life Education (Sex Can Wait)
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SCIENCE
Adopted Texts—Adventures in Time and Place:
Ancient World, McGraw Hill; Harcourt Brace
Social Studies: Ancient Civilizations, Harcourt
Brace.
A. Map skills
B. "World History and Geography: Ancient
Civilizations"
1. Early Humankind and the Development
of Human Societies
2. The Beginnings of Civilization in the
Near East and Africa
3. Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush
4. The Foundations of Western Ideas--The
Ancient Hebrews and Greeks
5. West Meets East--the Early Civilizations
of India and China
6. East Meets West: Rome
C. Current events, geography, multiculture,
and values education should be integrated
throughout the curriculum
D. Second Step/Interpersonal Problem-Solving
Adopted programs aligned to District and State
Standards organized as a one-year course of study in
Earth Science. Holt Science and Technology, Units
1-6.
Supplemental Materials:
A. Full Option Science System (FOSS), Select one
module (Landforms or Environments). Materials are
available in English and Spanish.
B. Prentice Hall: Focus on Earth
C. Science Companion – Scott Forseman
Instruction addresses the following
content strands as outlined in the FUSD
Board Adopted Standards: Number
Sense, Algebra and Function,
Measurement and Geometry, Statistics
and Probability, Problem Solving,
Mathematical Reasoning, and
Mathematical Communication.
Supplemental Materials:
A. Phonemic Awareness/Phonics Instruction Hampton
Brown, Phonics and Friends, SRA/McGraw Hill,
Collection for Young Scholars
B. Written Language Instruction Great Source, All Write or
Write Source 2000
C. Spelling Instruction Houghton-Mifflin, Spelling and
Vocabulary
Required
Assessment
MATHEMATICS
Adopted Baseline Text—Harcourt Math®,
published by Harcourt School Publishers (materials
are available in English and Spanish) including the
Student Edition, Teacher’s Edition; Practice
Workbook; Challenge Workbook; Reteach
Workbook; Problem Solving and Reading Strategies
Workbook; Daily and Teaching Transparencies;
Success for English Language Learners; Family
Involvement Activities; Assessment guide; and the
Teacher’s Resource Book. Supplemental material
includes E-test software, Intervention CD, and
Mighty Math Software.
A. California Achievement text (CAT 6)
B. California Standards Test Grade 6
C. Grade Level assessment of Standards (GLAS
HEALTH
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
A. Movement skills and movement knowledge
B. Self-image, self-esteem, and self-realization
C. Social development and social interaction
(200 minutes every 10 days)
None
Grade 6 History-Social Science Standards are
assessed on the 6-8 History-Social Science CST
(22%) given in grade 8.
ART
MUSIC
Recommended
Text—Understanding
Art,
Glencoe Publishing
A. Apply standards to create original artworks.
B. Correlate with other areas of the curriculum
as applicable
None
Adopted Text—Share The Music, McGraw Hill
A. Students will experience expression, form,
harmony, melody, rhythm
B. Integrate into other areas of the curriculum as
applicable
None
None
Required
Assessment
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT
(ELD)
Mandatory differentiated instruction for all English Learners as described in the Elementary English Language Development Curriculum Guide for a minimum of 30-45 minutes daily. Areas of instruction for ELD
are the same as those in English Language Arts and are based on the ELD standards.
Required Assessment
ELD Standards Progress Profile K-6 (quarterly); annual CELDT (CA English Language Development Test)
Adopted Text-Houghton Mifflin Reading California