Math
- The iThinkSmart curriculum for Elementary math consists of a multitude of math concepts that the student can acquire. These concepts include:
- Quantity – Realizing the amount, measure or number of a material.
- Number recognition- Building memory and mental math skills, which builds a strong foundation for the recognition of numbers.
- Number meaning- Gaining a stronger understanding of Cardinal vs. Ordinal numbers and decreasing the confusion between numbers involved in different categories.
- Operations- understanding the basic mathematical process which includes, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, creating a function between inputs and outputs.
- The iThinkSmart elementary math curriculum accommodates an extensive range of the five basic math strands. The five basic math strands include:
- Number Sense and Operations
- Algebra
- Geometry and Spatial Sense
- Measurement
- Data Analysis and Probability
Reading
- The iThinkSmart curriculum for Language Arts consists of a multitude of reading concepts that the student can acquire from Kindergarten to 12th Grade are:
- Analyzing the passage given by annotating and the usage of context clues.
- Broadening the students’ vocabulary through the usage of complex words.
- Students will be able to summarize, analyze, and comprehend along with grasping the key concept of the passage.
- In early onset reading curriculum, the student will have a plot chart which includes, exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. This will help the student expand their knowledge to break down the storyline of the passage.
- The student will be able to realize the difference between fiction and nonfiction passages, along with their questions.
Writing:
- The iThinkSmart curriculum for elementary writing consists of a multitude of writing concepts that the student can acquire. These concepts include:
- Lower Elementary: Introduction of grammar, by using complete sentences, learning capitalization, apostrophes, singular/plural nouns and pronouns, and understanding the usage of singular possessives.
- Upper Elementary: Building on top of curriculum learned in lower elementary, the student will learn more complex grammar which includes, parts of speech, punctuation, past/present tense, the different types of sentences. The student will also extend their knowledge on singular and plural possessives.
Social Studies
- The iThinkSmart curriculum for Elementary school social studies consists of a wide range of topics:
- Geography
- Map reading & Directions
- US History
- Ancient Civilizations
- Economics
Science
- The iThinkSmart curriculum for Elementary school science consists of a wide range of topics:
- Physical Science
- Force and motion
- Nature of matter
- Energy
- Life Science
- Living vs Non-Living things
- Different environments
- Life cycles
- Food chain
- Different habitats
- Ecosystems
- Extinction
- Vertebrae vs. Invertebrate
- Plants vs. Animals
- Producers, consumers, carnivores, omnivores , herbivores
- The 3 R’s (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle)
- Earth/Space Science
- Weather
- Surface of the Earth
- Describing the rotation/orbit of the Earth/Moon
- Astronomy
- Mesozoic eras
- Physical Science