Primary Curriculum

Literacy Kindergarten - phonemic awareness, letter ID, early reading and writing strategies, poetry, read-alouds, author studies, reading buddies First and Second Grade - phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding strategies, comprehension strategies, literature circles, poetry, independent reading, spelling, Writer's Workshop, reading buddies	Math Kindergarten - mathematical thinking, patterns, collecting, counting, measuring, geometry, number sense First and Second Grade - mathematical thinking, number sense, collecting and sorting data, geometry, addition, subtraction, measuring, money, time
	The Peaks Island School is a multi-age elementary school with a rotating Integrated Studies curriculum for both the Intermediate grades (3,4,5) and the Primary grades (K,1,2). This provides a spiraling approach to topics in each unit based on The Learning Results .
Primary Curriculum for Integrated Studies On-going themes: Citizenship, Geography, Cultures, Gardening, Dental Health, Fire Safety
Integrated Studies - Year 1 Citizenship/Rights & Responsibilities Government Cultures Health: 5-2-1-0 & Dental Physical Science: Weather Physical Science: Oceans	Integrated Studies - Year 2 Citizenship/Rights & Responsibilities Colonial America Cultures Health: 5-2-1-0 & Dental Simple Machines
Integrated Studies - Year 3 Citizenship/Rights & Responsibilities Native Americans Cultures Health: 5-2-1-0 & Dental Ecology: Habitats/Animals Ecology: Plants