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7th Grade ELA - Written in Bone Parent Guide

“Your child will read fiction and nonfiction texts about stories from the past to understand how these texts can offer different historical perspectives and how authors sometimes alter details of history to serve a purpose. Your child will show what she’s learned by corroborating details of the past, figure out an author’s purpose, and write her own fictionalized historical account.”

8th Grade ELA - Flowers for Algernon Parent Guide

“Your child will read fiction and nonfiction texts about ​knowledge and intelligence to understand what happens when humans try to manipulate the minds of others and how our understanding of intelligence has evolved over time. Your child will explore how authors draw on traditional stories and develop characters and themes to teach us about ourselves and others.”

Eureka Math Squared Sample Lesson Recap

Recaps 

Whether your student is missing class or could use additional support at home, Recaps can help students preview or review lesson concepts. Lesson recaps are provided in the student workbook for each lesson.

The Recap outlines key learning from the lesson and provides examples with supporting notes. The Recap summarizes the main learning in the lesson. Definitions of any terms introduced in the lesson are included. Each Recap also shows problems like those completed in class and examples of the thinking that helps students solve the problems. For middle school students, Recaps are the activities designed to be completed at home with families.

7th Grade Science - Thermal Energy - Parent Letter

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Because OpenSciEd is a national curriculum, some Louisiana standards align with different grade levels

OpenSciEd is designed to make science accessible for all students using a storyline approach. This method engages students by letting them explore and explain phenomena they observe. Lessons are sequenced to help students answer their own questions and deepen their understanding through discussion and reasoning with peers. Teachers and students collaborate as a learning community, much like real-world scientists.

Your child will study fewer topics but in greater depth, using science and engineering practices to understand concepts rather than memorizing disconnected facts.

8th Grade Science - Plate Tectonics & Rock Cycling - Parent Letter

OpenSciEd is designed to make science accessible for all students using a storyline approach. This method engages students by letting them explore and explain phenomena they observe. Lessons are sequenced to help students answer their own questions and deepen their understanding through discussion and reasoning with peers. Teachers and students collaborate as a learning community, much like real-world scientists.

Your child will study fewer topics but in greater depth, using science and engineering practices to understand concepts rather than memorizing disconnected facts.

7th Grade Social Studies - Governing the New Nation - Letter to Families

Bayou Bridges is a K–8 social studies curriculum developed in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Education. This comprehensive curriculum integrates history, geography, civics, and economics in alignment with the student expectations of the 2022 Louisiana Student Standards for Social Studies. These materials advance Louisiana Literacy by building explicit content knowledge and disciplinary literacy. All units emphasize primary sources and have been reviewed by subject matter experts, typically university professors.

8th Grade Social Studies - Nation in Conflict - Letter to Families

Bayou Bridges is a K–8 social studies curriculum developed in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Education. This comprehensive curriculum integrates history, geography, civics, and economics in alignment with the student expectations of the 2022 Louisiana Student Standards for Social Studies. These materials advance Louisiana Literacy by building explicit content knowledge and disciplinary literacy. All units emphasize primary sources and have been reviewed by subject matter experts, typically university professors.