Kindergarten

English Language Arts

EL Education is the provider of the OUSD ELA curriculum for grades K-5,.* The curriculum is standards-based, and relies heavily on fiction and nonfiction trade books. This curriculum is open access, and full materials are available to view and at the EL Education website.

* OUSD Dual Language schools use the Benchmark Education curriculum for language instruction.

Module 1

Toys and Play

What can we do to make playing together fun? What makes toys fun? Which classroom toy do we prefer and why?

Llama Llama Time to Share by Anna Dewdney
Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell
Toys Galore by Peter Stein
Playing with Friends by Rebecca Rissman

Module 2

Weather Wonders

What is weather? How can I be prepared for any type of weather? What is weather like around the world? How does weather affect people? How can I write a story that teaches my reader about weather?

Umbrella by Taro Yashima
Brave Irene by William Steig
On the Same Day in March: A Tour of the World’s Weather by Marilyn Singer
Weather (National Geographic Readers) by Kristin Baird Rattini)
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (Six per Classroom)
Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse
Weather Words and What They Mean by Gail Gibbons

Module 3

Trees Are Alive

What do all living things need to live and grow? What do researchers do? How do we know that something is living? How do living things depend on trees to meet their needs?

The Tree in the Ancient Forest by Carol Reed-Jones
What’s Alive? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Are Trees Alive? by Debbie Miller
Be a Friend to Trees by Patricia Lauber

Module 4

Enjoying and Appreciating Trees

How and why are trees important to us and our communities? How can we inspire others to appreciate and enjoy trees?

A Tree is Nice by Janice May Udry
A Tree for Emmy by Mary Ann Rodman
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya by Donna Jo Napoli
We Planted a Tree by Diane Muldrow
Oliver's Tree by Kit Chase
Gus Is a Tree by Claire Babin

Math

Eureka Math2 (Eureka Math "Squared") is the adopted OUSD curriculum for elementary schools. The curriculum is aligned to California Common Core standards, which describe what students should know and be able to do in each subject in each grade.

Fall

Module 1
Counting and Cardinality

English | Spanish

Module 2
Two- and Three-Dimensional Shapes

English | Spanish

Winter

Module 3
Comparison
English | Spanish

Module 4
Composition and Decomposition
English | Spanish

Spring

Module 5
Addition and Subtraction
English | Spanish

Module 6

Place Value Foundations

English | Spanish

Science

For elementary science instruction, OUSD uses FOSS (Full Option Science System), a research-based science curriculum developed at the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley. This curriculum emphasizes hands-on activities and is aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The order of the three modules varies from school to school, depending on the rotation of physical science kits at each school site.