Special Edition: K-5 Curriculum

Below is some information about our adopted elementary instructional materials, along with links to family resources. If you have questions after looking things over, please contact your child's teacher or visit our district Teaching and Learning webpage linked here.

Assessment Update

In Sherwood, we believe assessment should help create a learning environment where students take ownership of their learning by engaging in reflection, setting goals, and using teacher feedback.

To track growth and tailor instruction across the school year, we administer two key assessments in the fall, winter, and spring:

MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Growth: Administered in Reading and Math, MAP provides our staff with timely, actionable data to better meet the individual needs of each student. As a family, MAP Growth allows you to track your student’s academic progress over the course of the year, identifying both areas of strength and areas for continued growth to guide conversations about learning goals.
DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills): Used to measure essential foundational reading skills (such as phonics, word recognition, and fluency), DIBELS helps us monitor early literacy development. We use it to identify specific learning needs early on so we can provide targeted support and ensure every child becomes a confident, fluent reader.

Together, these seasonal benchmarks give teachers and families a clear picture of student achievement and help us partner with you to support your child's success.

Math- Bridges 3rd Edition

Bridges, published by The Math Learning Center, is inquiry based and student centered. Bridges focuses on developing mathematical reasoning while creating an inclusive and equitable learning community for all students. The curriculum includes whole group lessons, small group games and activities, and the Number Corner component which is used during calendar time each day. Bridges uses a hands-on approach to learning and provides manipulatives and games to teach a variety of problem solving strategies so students better understand complex mathematical concepts. For more information about the Bridges curriculum please click here and for parent resources.

Literacy- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Sherwood uses a structured literacy approach to develop the reading and writing skills of our students throughout the literacy instructional block. Click on the links below to learn more.

Kindergarten - 2nd Grade

3rd-5th Grade

Science- Mystery Science

Mystery Science engages students' natural curiosity through hands-on, inquiry-based learning aligned with science standards. Built around real-world questions, multimedia lessons, and interactive experiments, Mystery Science guides students to explore physical, earth, and life science concepts while building critical thinking and problem-solving skills. To explore Mystery Science resources, click here.

Social Sciences- SSD Developed Integrated Units and TCI Social Studies Alive

Inquiry Journeys provides our students and staff with high-quality instructional materials as well as professional development to ensure a deep understanding of the inquiry process. As we've established the infrastructure to implement the inquiry process, our team of teachers and the Teaching & Learning Department have created inquiry units with intentionally selected materials that align even more closely with Sherwood and our local history. Additional information about this program can be found linked here.

Health- Health Ed Journeys by Catch.org

Our health education program utilizes CATCH.org alongside aligned resources from the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) to deliver age-appropriate, evidence-based health and wellness instruction for grades K–5. CATCH (Coordinated Approach To Child Health) empowers students to develop lifelong healthy habits, focusing on physical activity, nutrition, emotional well-being, and overall health. For lessons with an opt-out option, teachers will share lesson details and district opt-out forms several weeks prior to instruction. Teachers will also send a Unit Overview each trimester that outlines what will be taught that trimester in health. To learn more about CATCH resources, click here.

Social and Emotional Learning- Sources of Strength and Wayfinder

Social and emotional learning (SEL) helps children manage emotions, build healthy relationships, and make responsible decisions. We use the Wayfinder curriculum to support this work. Wayfinder helps students build a strong sense of purpose, belonging, and empathy by connecting classroom lessons to self-reflection and real-world skills. To learn more, check out the Wayfinder resources here.

PAX

You may hear your students coming home talking about PAX or the PAX Good Behavior Game. These programs are designed to help students with positive behavior within the classroom. PAX focused on "expected" and "unexpected" behaviors within our learning environments. Students can earn "Granny's Wacky Prizes" for being PAX leaders and using expected behaviors. For additional information about PAX, please check out the link here.

Assessment Update Assessment Update

Math- Bridges 3rd Edition Math- Bridges 3rd Edition

Literacy- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Literacy- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Science- Mystery Science Science- Mystery Science

Social Sciences- SSD Developed Integrated Units and TCI Social Studies Alive Social Sciences- SSD Developed Integrated Units and TCI Social Studies Alive

Health- Health Ed Journeys by Catch.org Health- Health Ed Journeys by Catch.org

Social and Emotional Learning- Sources of Strength and Wayfinder Social and Emotional Learning- Sources of Strength and Wayfinder

PAX PAX