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Arts & Humanities
Intermediate level arts and humanities incorporates the four arts disciplines (dance, drama, music, visual art, historical and cultural perspective) in both a discipline based and an integrated program which focuses on different grade level standards each year. Teaching ToolsWelcome to Teaching Tools! We've designed Teaching Tools to provide teachers, schools and ... More
English Language Arts - Reading
Reading is the complex, recursive process through which we make meaning from texts, using semantics; syntax; visual, aural, and tactile cues; context; and prior knowledge. --from Standards for the English Language Arts: A Project of the International Reading Association (IRA) and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), 1996. ... More
English Language Arts - Writing
Writing instruction prepares students to communicate for a variety of purposes and audiences in a variety of real-world forms. Kentucky Writing Resources - Download Page Writing documents and helps in three formats, Word, rtf, and Adobe pdf. Kentucky Writing Resources Writing Development Teacher Handbook, Prompt Writing Cautions, Primary Scaffolding for On-Demand ... More
Gifted & Talented
Language Learning
Language Learning implies second language acquisition and refers to: 1) the study of English as a Second Language (ESL) for students whose native language is not English; and 2) the study of languages other than English (e.g., ASL, Chinese, French, German, Latin, Japanese, Russian and Spanish) for students whose native language ... More
Mathematics
This page contains information about the Program of Studies for the Primary and Intermediate levels, as well as the Core Content for Assessment at the 5th grade level. Additional resources available include standards-based units and lessons, professional development opportunities and professional organizations, the Marco Polo portal and its alignment to Kentucky ... More
Practical Living/Vocational Studies
Practical Living includes health, education, physical education, and family and consumer sciences. Instructional/assessment activities that help students achieve optimal physical, mental, social, and emotional development necessary for lifelong health and learning should be integrated across the disciplines, beginning in primary school. The physical condition of individuals affects their mental and emotional ... More
Science
Information about science teaching and learning for all grade levels including Program of Studies and Core Content for Assessment information can be accessed from here. Additional resources available include information regarding research-based practices, links to state and national science organizations, the Marco Polo "Science NetLinks" portal and its alignment to Kentucky ... More
Social Studies
Elementary social studies utilizes the five subdomains of social studies (historical perspective, geography, economics, government and civics, and cultures and societies) in an integrated program which focuses on a different grade-level context each year. Teaching ToolsWelcome to Teaching Tools! We've designed Teaching Tools to provide teachers, schools and districts with a ... More