What’s

New?
PUSD Elementary
Curriculum Changes
2023 - 2024
This brief document is provided in order to
explain the rationale behind some of the
changes made to the elementary scope &
sequences for the 2023 - 2024 school year.

RATIONALES
01 ELA + DLIP
Focus on major clusters
of the grade level
02 Math
Focus on major clusters
of the grade level

03 Science
Focus on creating a
STEM-centered
classroom.
04
Social Studies
Creation of Scope &
Sequence that align
ELA and TCI: Social
Studies Alive! lessons
 01~ELA + DLIP CHANGES
* Reminders:
*In an effort to provide guidance for teachers, all scope and sequences have highlighted
standards that indicate priority skills for that unit.

* Each Scope and Sequence has one unit that is optional. A teacher may choose to
complete this optional unit to reinforce standards or may choose to use the time to cover
other grade level standards within other units. It is up to the teacher to use that time
frame as needed/desired throughout the year.
 01~ELA + DLIP CHANGES
* Teachers will now see an “Integration” column that will call out grade level Science and Social
Studies units. These units can be taught to meet gradel level standards in ELA and in Science
and/or Social Studies.
 02
Math Changes
1. In an effort to provide guidance for teachers, all
scope and sequences have highlighted standards
that indicate the major work for each grade level.
The clusters were identified by achievethecore.org.
Though not perfect, the document indicates critical
areas of focus for teachers to accelerate learning in
order to address the unfinished learning that
occurred due to the pandemic.
2. A new Math Launch Unit has been added for the
first 25 Days.
03
Kindergarten-5th Grade

1. Teachers will find a Launch unit dedicated to establishing a

STEM-centered classroom during the first 4 weeks of school.

Science
2. Check out the Science Resource Folder

3. The Science Scope & Sequences are designed to address the three
dimensions of the Next Generation Science Standards:

✧ Science and Engineering Practices (what students do)

✧ Disciplinary Core Ideas (what students know)
✧ Crosscutting Concepts (how students think)

K-1st 2nd-5th

1. Teachers will administer 1. The Launch includes the

the STEMscopes STEMscopes
Beginning-of-Year Beginning-of-Year
Assessment in November. Assessment.

2. Teachers will administer 2. Teachers will administer

the STEMscopes the STEMscopes
End-of-Year Assessment to End-of-Year Assessment to
monitor progress in late monitor progress in late
spring. spring.
04 Social Studies
PUSD’s K-5 instructional materials for History/SS is TCI:
Social Studies Alive! You have print materials and digital
materials that can be accessed via Clever. Scope &
Sequence and Unit Overview documents are in the PUSD
2023-2024 Curriculum folder. Both Scope & Sequences and
Unit Guides align to ELA units to support literacy
development K-5.
 District approved resources to support
implementation of Scope and Sequences
ELA Math
* Heggerty
- K-2nd; PA + Phonics *iReady Classroom Book
- 3rd-5th; PA *iReady Tools For Instruction
* iReady; Tools for Instruction +
Personalized Instruction
* Raz Plus Science
* Units of Study; Writing * STEMscopes
* Classroom Libraries -Teacher Toolbox
-STEMcoach in Action
Social Studies * Science Resource Center
*TCI: Social Studies Alive! * Science Resource Folder
* Flocabulary
* Nearpod

Pink denotes Williams list for 2023-24 school year