- Basha Elementary
- Curriculum Overview
Basha Elementary Curriculum Overview
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Kindergarten
English Language Arts (ELA):
Go Math K, Engage New York Activities, Number Sense, Addition/Subtraction, Base 10, Measurement & Data, Geometry, Counting & CardinalityScience
Defined STEM, Light and Sounds, Patterns, Living Things and their EnvironmentSocial Sciences
Focus on Local, National and World Cultures, Rules and Community Building, Holiday Traditions, Historical FiguresPhysical Education
OPEN Physical Education; Dynamic PE; Physical Best; The First Tee; Running ClubMusic
Silver Burdett Making MusicArt
K-6 Art Masterpiece Program: A national art enrichment program, proudly self-funded by Basha PTO, which uses reproductions of fine works of art to promote art literacy in elementary age children.Media / Technology
Library Skills: Call Number Dewey Decimal System, Biography, Author Illustrator, Elements of Fiction and Non-Fiction, Use of the Library, Card Catalog, Destiny, Mouse and Keyboarding, Internet SafetySocial Emotional
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1st Grade
English Language Arts (ELA):
Go Math 1, Engage New York Activities, Algebraic thinking, Number and Operations in Base 10, Measurement, Geometry, Thinking MapsScience
Integrated Units of Study; Defined STEM; Plants and Animals, Changing World, Life CyclesSocial Sciences
Integrated Units of Study; Government, Citizenship, Economics, and HistoryPhysical Education
OPEN Physical Education; Dynamic PE; Physical Best; The First Tee; Running ClubMusic
Silver Burdett Making MusicArt
K-6 Art Masterpiece Program: A national art enrichment program, proudly self-funded by Basha PTO, which uses reproductions of fine works of art to promote art literacy in elementary age children.Media / Technology
Library Skills: Call Number Dewey Decimal System, Biography, Author Illustrator, Elements of Fiction and Non-Fiction, Use of the Library, Card Catalog, Destiny, Mouse and Keyboarding, Internet SafetySocial Emotional
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2nd Grade
English Language Arts (ELA):
Go Math 2, Engage New York Activities, Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Number & Operations in Base 10, Measurement & Data, Geometry, Mathematical PracticesScience
Defined STEM; Integrated Units of Study , Energy & Matter, Structures & Function, Systems & Models, Weather, Engineering & TechnologySocial Sciences
Integrated Units of Study; Civics & Community, Geography & maps, Economics (Wants & Needs), My World (Stability & Change), Landforms (Environmental Impact on People & Land)Physical Education
OPEN Physical Education; Dynamic PE; Physical Best; The First Tee; Running ClubMusic
Silver Burdett Making MusicArt
K-6 Art Masterpiece Program: A national art enrichment program, proudly self-funded by Basha PTO, which uses reproductions of fine works of art to promote art literacy in elementary age children.Media / Technology
Intervention Groups; Library Skills: Call Number Dewey Decimal System, Biography, Author Illustrator, Elements of Fiction and Non-Fiction, Use of the Library, Card Catalog, Destiny, Mouse and Keyboarding, Internet SafetySocial Emotional
Second Step -
3rd Grade
English Language Arts (ELA):
Go Math 3, Engage New York Activities, Number sense, Problem solving, Numerical operations, Multiplication, Division, Data Analysis, FractionsScience
Defined STEM; Science Inquiry, Physical – Energy, Light and Sound; Life Science - Plants, Living Things; HealthSocial Sciences
Arizona History: First People, Expansion, Migration, StatehoodPhysical Education
OPEN Physical Education; Dynamic PE; Physical Best; The First Tee; Running ClubMusic
Silver Burdett Making MusicArt
K-6 Art Masterpiece Program: A national art enrichment program, proudly self-funded by Basha PTO, which uses reproductions of fine works of art to promote art literacy in elementary age children.Media / Technology
Library Skills: Call Number, Dewey Decimal System, Biography, Author, Illustrator, Elements of Fiction and Non-Fiction, Use of the Library, Card Catalog, Destiny, Keyboarding, Website Search, Internet Safety, Word, PowerPoint, MovieMakerSocial Emotional
Second Step -
4th Grade
English Language Arts (ELA):
Go Math 4, Engage New York Activities, Leveled Math Groups Including Intervention and Acceleration, Fractions, Multi-digit Multiplication Divisions, Place value, Decimals, Measurement, and GeometryScience
Harcourt Science, Defined STEM, Physical Science (Forms of Energy, Electricity/ Magnetism), Earth/Space Science (Earth Systems Interactions-Geological, Weather and Climate)Social Sciences
Regions and Cultures of the Americas Including Civics, Economics, Geography, and History.Physical Education
OPEN Physical Education; Dynamic PE; Physical Best; The First Tee; Running ClubMusic
Silver Burdett Making MusicArt
K-6 Art Masterpiece Program: A national art enrichment program, proudly self-funded by Basha PTO, which uses reproductions of fine works of art to promote art literacy in elementary age children.Media / Technology
Library Skills: Call Number, Dewey Decimal System, Biography, Author, Illustrator, Elements of Fiction and Non-Fiction, Use of the Library, Card Catalog, Destiny, Keyboarding, Website Search, Internet Safety, Word, PowerPoint, MovieMakerSocial Emotional
Second Step -
5th Grade
English Language Arts (ELA):
Go Math 5, Engage New York Activities, Leveled Math Groups, Cluster-Accelerated Math Class, Number sense, Fractions, Decimals, Geometry, Measurement, Problem SolvingScience
Harcourt Science, Defined STEM, Problem-Based Learning, Rube Goldberg Projects, Science Fair, Force and Motion, Matter, Simple MachinesSocial Sciences
Harcourt, Early People, American Revolution, Civil War, GeographyPhysical Education
OPEN Physical Education; Dynamic PE; Physical Best; The First Tee; Running ClubMusic
Silver Burdett Making Music; Orchestra; BandArt
K-6 Art Masterpiece Program: A national art enrichment program, proudly self-funded by Basha PTO, which uses reproductions of fine works of art to promote art literacy in elementary age children.Media / Technology
Library Skills: Call Number, Dewey Decimal System, Biography, Author, Illustrator, Elements of Fiction and Non-Fiction, Use of the Library, Card Catalog, Destiny, Keyboarding, Website Search, Internet Safety, Word, PowerPoint, MovieMakerSocial Emotional
Second Step -
6th Grade
English Language Arts (ELA):
McGraw Hill Glencoe Course 1, Engage New York Activities, Number Sense, Number Systems, Ratios and Proportional Reasoning, Expressions and Equations, Geometry, Statistics and Probability, Mathematical PracticeScience
Harcourt Science; Defined STEM; Structure; Earth's Processes, Systems, and Atmosphere; Functions of Living Systems; Energy Storage and Transfer; Scientific Method, Integrated Science and Social Studies UnitsSocial Sciences
Holt, Rinehart, and Winston: Ancient Civilizations, Contemporary United States, Civics and Government, Geography, Integrated Science and Social Studies UnitsPhysical Education
OPEN Physical Education; Dynamic PE; Physical Best; The First Tee; Running ClubMusic
Silver Burdett Making Music; Orchestra; BandArt
K-6 Art Masterpiece Program: A national art enrichment program, proudly self-funded by Basha PTO, which uses reproductions of fine works of art to promote art literacy in elementary age children.Media / Technology
Library Skills: Call Number, Dewey Decimal System, Biography, Author, Illustrator, Elements of Fiction and Non-Fiction, Use of the Library, Card Catalog, Destiny, Keyboarding, Website Search, Internet Safety, Word, PowerPoint, MovieMakerSocial Emotional
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Special Programs
- Celebration of Learning and Innovation Fair
- Childsplay
- Fundations
- Literacy Week
- Playworks
- Quarterly Recognition Program
- Science Camp
- Sonora Desert Museum
- Spelling Bee
- Strong, supportive PTO
- Student Council
- Thinking Maps
- Tonto National Monument
- Write From the Beginning
- Z Space Technology
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Extra-Curricular Activities
- Battle of the Books
- Chess Club
- Choir Grades 4-6
- Green Club
- Media Club
- Recycling Club
- Running Club
- Various Tech Clubs including coding and Z Space
- Young Rembrandts (Art)