Curriculum Maps

Sample Curriculum Maps

Last Updated on Saturday, August 01, 2009 at 10:01 PM

Have you ever wondered how to pace your year to ensure that you cover all the standards within your grade-level content and subject? Many districts and schools across the Commonwealth are developing curriculum maps as tools to organize teaching. Curriculum maps offer a sequence for delivering content and provide a clear scope for what must be taught to all students, based on Kentucky's curriculum documents.

Curriculum maps can be aligned both horizontally and vertically, organizing content, skills, assessments, and resources over time. A curriculum map can also serve as a tool for collecting data about the implemented curriculum in a school and in a district—the instruction that students are experiencing. By mapping what's actually taught and when it's taught, teachers produce data that can be used with assessment data to make modifications in instruction (Educational Leadership, December 2003/January 2004).

Since curriculum decisions are made at the local level, we are including models only to assist schools with their curriculum work. The curriculum maps included on this Web site show a variety of approaches to curriculum mapping. All maps included on this page have a description of the process the district/school used to develop and implement their curriculum map as well as contact information. Additionally, some of the curriculum maps include a place to add activities and/or resources. In classrooms that include students identified as having limited English proficiency (LEP), the following resource may be helpful when thinking of classroom practices/activities: English Language Proficiency Standards for Kentucky Schools Instructional Companion.

Please note that all information on this page is continually being revised and updated. Wherever possible, the maps include links to standards-based units of study.

To browse the maps, please choose a subject area and grade level.

Pre-school	Primary	Intermediate	Middle School	High School
Arts & Humanities	Arts & Humanities	Arts & Humanities	Arts & Humanities	Arts & Humanities
English/ Language Arts	English/ Language Arts	English/ Language Arts	English/ Language Arts	English/ Language Arts
Mathematics	Mathematics	Mathematics	Mathematics	Mathematics
PL/VS	PL/VS	PL/VS	PL/VS	PL/VS
Science	Science	Science	Science	Science
Social Studies	Social Studies	Social Studies	Social Studies	Social Studies
World Languages	World Languages	World Languages	World Languages	World Languages

Adair County Curriculum Maps - Primary Reading and Writing
Teachers from Adair County elementary schools worked together to design curriculum maps that aligned their current resources to the Kentucky Program of Studies and Core Content for Assessment 4.1. These resources in addition to teacher experience served as the basis of their maps. A district-wide curriculum planning day has been added ... More

Boyle County High School Social Studies Curriculum Map
Boyle County Schools shared their High School Social Studies Curriculum Map and the description below. Boyle County Schools High School Social Studies Curriculum Map Voluntary Scholastic reviews three years ago revealed that the district curriculum documents did not include the most recent version of the Kentucky Core Content for Assessment. Spring ... More

Campbellsville HS Political Science CM
Campbellsville High School shared their Political Science Social Studies Curriculum Map and the description below. Campbellsville High SchoolPolitical Science Curriculum Map Based on CATS information and other assessment data, we identified gaps in our curriculum. Teachers independently identified taught curriculum then worked in groups to assess grade level curriculum. Next, all subject area teachers in ... More

Campbellsville HS US History C M
Campbellsville High School shared their US History Curriculum Map and the description below. Campbellsville High SchoolU.S. History Curriculum Map Based on CATS information and other assessment data, we identified gaps in our curriculum. Teachers independently identified taught curriculum then worked in groups to assess grade level curriculum. Next, all subject area teachers in one school met ... More

Campbellsville HS World Civilizations CM
Campbellsville High School shared this exemplary World Civilizations curriculum map and description below. Campbellsville High SchoolWorld Civilizations Curriculum Map Based on CATS information and other assessment data, we identified gaps in our curriculum. Teachers independently identified taught curriculum then worked in groups to assess grade level curriculum. Next, all subject area teachers in one school ... More

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Calloway County Schools shared their preschool language arts curriculum map and the description below. Calloway County Preschool Curriculum MapLanguage Arts- Reading & Writing Beginning in the 2003-2004 school year, the Calloway County Preschool teachers began conducting a standards audit at the end of the first semester and again at the end ... More

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Calloway County Schools shared their Preschool math curriculum map and the description below. Calloway County SchoolsPreschool Mathematics Beginning in the 2003-2004 school year, the Calloway County Preschool teachers began conducting a standards audit at the end of the first semester and again at the end of the school year to document ... More

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Calloway County Schools shared their preschool science curriculum map and the description below. Calloway County Preschool Curriculum Map Science Beginning in the 2003-2004 school year, the Calloway County Preschool teachers began conducting a standards audit at the end of the first semester and again at the end of the ... More

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Calloway County Schools shared their preschool social studies curriculum map and the description below. Calloway County Preschool Curriculum Map Social Studies Beginning in the 2003-2004 school year, the Calloway County Preschool teachers began conducting a standards audit at the end of the first semester and again at the end of the ... More

Drakes Creek Middle School Social Studies Curriculum Map
Drakes Creek Middle School shared their middle school Social Studies Curriculum Map and the description below. Drakes Creek Middle School8th GradeSocial Studies Curriculum Map Drakes Creek Middle School developed curriculum maps to make maximum use of instructional time and to intentionally plan when, what, how long, and how each content unit would be addressed. Teachers ... More

Fayette County 5th Grade Reading Curriculum Map
Fayette County Public Schools shared this exemplary 5th Grade Reading Curriculum Map and description below. Fayette County Public Schools Recommended 5th Grade Curriculum Framework FCPS began its curriculum mapping project after conducting a needs assessment with school-level leadership teams across the district. In addition to assistance with curriculum development, school leaders identified a need for ... More

Fayette County Middle School Social Studies Curriculum Maps
Fayette County Schools shared their middle school social studies curriculum maps and the description below. Each grade includes a sequencing document (in Excel). Fayette County Schools Social Studies FCPS began a curriculum mapping project after conducting a needs assessment with school-level leadership teams across the district. In addition to assistance with curriculum development, ... More

Ft. Thomas High School Social Studies Curriculum Maps
Ft. Thomas Independent Schools shared these High School Social Studies curriculum maps and the description below. Ft. Thomas Independent SchoolsHigh School Social Studies We have not developed curriculum maps but rather curriculum guides for courses required for high school graduation as well as the courses that lead up to those courses. Each guide contains ... More

Ft. Thomas Intermediate Social Studies Curriculum Maps
Ft. Thomas Independent Schools shared these Intermediate School Social Studies curriculum maps and the description below. Ft. Thomas Independent SchoolsIntermediate Social Studies We have not developed curriculum maps but rather curriculum guides for courses required for high school graduation as well as the courses that lead up to those courses. Each guide contains a ... More

Ft. Thomas Primary SS CM
Ft. Thomas Independent Schools shared these Primary Social Studies curriculum maps and the description below. Ft. Thomas Independent SchoolsPrimary Social Studies We have not developed curriculum maps but rather curriculum guides for courses required for high school graduation as well as the courses that lead up to those courses. Each guide contains a framework ... More

Hardin County Preschool Practical Living Curriculum Map
Hardin County Schools shared their Preschool practical living curriculum map and the description below. Hardin County Schools Preschool Practical Living Why did your school/district decide to develop curriculum maps? To identify when and how often standards are taught with the goal of teaching standards through a spiral approach. To ensure that instructional ... More

Hardin County Preschool Social Studies Curriculum Map
Hardin County Schools shared their Preschool Social Studies Curriculum Map. Hardin County Schools Preschool Social Studies Why did your school/district decide to develop curriculum maps? To identify when and how often standards are taught with the goal of teaching standards through a spiral approach. To ensure that instructional gaps are identified and ... More

High School Geometry Construction Technology Curriculum Map
The Kentucky Department of Education facilitated the creation of this map and the description below. KDE High School Math Curriculum Map for Interdisciplinary Construction Technology/Geometry Course During the summer of 2002, a group of construction technology teachers and high school geometry teachers met for a week to develop an integrated ... More

High School Science Curriculum Maps
Knox County 9th Grade Science Curriculum Map Knox County 10th Grade Science Curriculum Map Knox County 11th Grade Earth and Space Science Curriculum Map

High School Social Studies Curriculum Maps
Boyle County High School Social Studies Campbellsville High School U.S. History Campbellsville High School Political Science and Law and Justice Campbellsville High School World Civilizations Ft. Thomas High School Social Studies Jefferson County High School Social Studies

High School World Languages Curriculum Maps
Newport High School Spanish I Curriculum Map Newport High School Spanish II Curriculum Map Newport High School Spanish III Curriculum Map Newport High School Spanish AP Curriculum Map

Jessamine County 8th Grade Physical Education Curriculum Map
Jessamine County Schools shared their 8th grade physical education curriculum map and the description below. Jessamine County Schools 8th Grade PE Why did your school/district decide to develop curriculum maps? We needed to vertically and horizontally align the curriculum and to define student outcomes for each grade level and course. There ... More

Jessamine County High School Health and Physical Education Curriculum Map
Jessamine County Schools shared their high school health and physical education curriculum map and the description below. Jessamine County Schools High School Health and PE Why did your school/district decide to develop curriculum maps? We needed to vertically and horizontally align the curriculum and to define student outcomes ... More

Jessamine County Middle School Writing and Reading Curriculum Map
Jessamine County Schools shared their Middle School writing and reading curriculum map and the description below. Jessamine County Schools Middle School Writing and Reading Why did your school/district decide to develop curriculum maps? We needed to vertically and horizontally align the curriculum and to define student outcomes for ... More

Lewis County 5th Grade Curriculum Map
Lewis County 5th Grade Social Studies Curriculum Map Lewis County Schools began the curriculum mapping process as a way to ensure that every child received the same curriculum and assessments throughout the district – an equity issue based on CATS data analysis, and as a means of supporting new (inexperienced) ... More

Lewis County Schools 5th Gr SS CM
Lewis County Schools shared this exemplary 5th Grade Social Studies curriculum map and description below. Lewis County Schools 5th Grade Social Studies Lewis County Schools began the curriculum mapping process as a way to ensure that every child received the same curriculum and assessments throughout the district – an ... More

For more information contact:

Michael Miller
500 Mero Street, 18th Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601

Phone: (502) 564-2106

Michael.Miller@education.ky.gov