{"id":11944,"date":"2016-04-04T18:48:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T01:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/highlandfreeschool.org\/?page_id=11944"},"modified":"2026-06-28T20:31:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T03:31:40","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.highlandfreeschool.org\/?page_id=11944","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our curriculum is aligned with the Arizona College and Career Ready Standards and includes individualized, skill-based assignments for the introduction and practice of basic skills. However, our emphasis is on integrated, thematic units that often use hands-on, innovative activities and projects designed to give students practice in applying the educational standards while strengthening their twenty-first century skills of creativity, collaboration, and communication.<\/p>\n

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CURRICULUM Maps<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Highland’s Math and ELA Curriculum Maps \u00a0\u00a0(Note: These curriculum maps are subject to change.)<\/p>\n

K-1 Class: Math<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 ELA <\/a>\u00a0 Unit Topics<\/a><\/p>\n

2-3 Class: Math<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 ELA\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0 Unit Topics<\/a><\/p>\n

4-6 Class: Math<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 ELA\u00a0<\/a> Unit Topics<\/a><\/p>\n

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2026-27 Units of Study<\/u><\/h1>\n

August 17-21: <\/strong>Geography<\/p>\n

August 24- September 4: <\/strong>Ancient Mesopotamia<\/p>\n

September 8-18: <\/strong>Ecosystems: Grasslands<\/p>\n

September 21-October 2<\/strong>: Native American Cultures<\/p>\n

October 5-14: <\/strong>Money\/Economics<\/p>\n

October 19-30: <\/strong>Westward Expansion<\/p>\n

November 2-6: <\/strong>Civics \/ US Symbols<\/p>\n

November 9-20: <\/strong>Geology<\/p>\n

November 23-24: <\/strong>Thanksgiving<\/p>\n

November 30- December 17 <\/strong>Theater<\/p>\n

January 4-8: <\/strong>Olympics<\/p>\n

January 11-29: <\/strong>Biography (also Careers and Yearbooks)<\/p>\n

February 1-5: <\/strong>Celebrations \/ Older Class- Eastern Religions<\/p>\n

February 8-24: <\/strong>Scientific Method AND Energy\/Magnets<\/p>\n

March 1-5: <\/strong>Ecology (and Science Fair)<\/p>\n

March 8-19: <\/strong>Oceans and School Dance<\/p>\n

March 29- April 16: <\/strong> Media and Technology<\/p>\n

April 19- 30: <\/strong>Celebrating Diversity \/ Older Class- Civil War<\/p>\n

May 3-14:<\/strong> Body Systems (and Talent Show)<\/p>\n

May 17-27:<\/strong>\u00a0 Ancient Egypt<\/p>\n

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AZCCRS (Arizona College and Career Readiness Standards) Support<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n