Reading/Language Arts (RLA)
Vision: The Woodlands School community is committed to fostering a love of Reading/Language Arts for
students in K4-8th grade. Woodlands provides a holistic, inclusive, and differentiated approach to
Reading/Language Arts instruction that engages students in real-life, authentic tasks aligned to standards
across grade levels.
Curriculum Resources:
● K4-8th grade reading - Lucy Calkins Units of Study in Reading
● K4-2nd grade phonics - Lucy Calkins Units of Study in Phonics
● K4-8th grade writing - Lucy Calkins Units of Study in Writing
Mathematics
Vision: The Woodlands School community is committed to providing a mathematics learning experience for
students that is aligned to standards and across grade levels that engages students in real world applications
and project-based learning opportunities in which all students can excel in their mathematical knowledge.
Curriculum Resources:
● K4 - 4th grade - Zearn Mathematics
● 5th-8th grade - Kendall Hunt Illustrative Mathematics
Science
Vision: The Woodlands School community is committed to providing K4-8th grade students a high quality
science education using relevant inquiries to build knowledge and skills to understand, question, and adapt to
the ever-changing world students live in.
Curriculum Resources:
● K4-4th grade - Mystery Science with the kits
● 5th-8th grade - Kesler Science
Social Emotional Learning(SEL)
Vision: The Woodlands School community is committed to providing K4-8th grade students a holistic social
emotional learning education by creating an environment where students develop skills to be reflective,
adaptive, and able to connect with themselves and others.
Curriculum Resource:
● K4-8th grade - Character Strong
Social Studies
Vision: Woodlands students will become responsible, respectful, and creative citizens of the community. They
will apply their knowledge of the core content of economic, historical, political and social issues by working
collaboratively and by being exposed to multiple perspectives. Students will become civically engaged
problem-solvers who critically examine their roles in local, regional, state, national, and global communities.
Curriculum Resource:
● K4-8th grade - inquirEd