Curriculum

School Year 2023-2024

Curricular Resources Used at P.S. 232Q 

Reading – Balanced Literacy Approach to Reading (Fountas & Pinnell) 

• A 50 minute period for Read Aloud/Shared Reading 5x per week 
• A 50 minute period for Guided Reading 5x per week 
• Junior Great Books – Grade 4-8 (two short stories per month) 
• Literature Circles – Novels 
• Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards       

Writers’ Workshop  

• A 50 minute period for Teacher’s College Writing Project in K-5 
• A 50 minute period 3x per week in grades 6-8 in ELA 
• Junior Great Books – Writing in Grades 4-8  

 Phonics/Language Arts  - Open Court Reading Foundational Skills and Corrective Reading Program 

                                          Hegarty Phonemic Awareness Program 

                                         Wordly Wise Direct Academic Vocabulary Instruction 

Handwriting  

• Handwriting Without Tears K-1 
• Writing For Learning Series Handwriting Gr 2 - Beginning Cursive Writing - Grade 2-3  

 Mathematics  

• K-5 Pearson Envision 
• Grades 6-8 Go Math/Integrated Algebra - Go Math 
• Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards  

Social Studies  

• NYS K-8 Social Studies Framework/Authentic Text/Non-Fiction 
• Scott Foresman The World - 6th Grade 
• Prentice Hall America - 7th & 8th Grades 
• Studies Weekly Grade 2-5   

Science  

• NYS K-8 Science Framework/Authentic Text/Non-Fiction 
• Foss Next Generation Lab Kits 
• Support Text - Glencoe NY Science Grade 8     Support Text - UpCo - Earth Science  

                 Support Text - McGraw Hill NY Science Grade 7