North Clackamas
School District
Curriculum and Instruction
High-Quality Instructional Materials
Building Excellence Through Research-Based Education Resources
Why High-Quality Instructional Material Matters
Access to high-quality instructional materials is critical to excellent instruction. A growing body of research points to the positive impact that high-quality instructional materials have on student learning.
High-quality instructional materials allow students to engage more deeply and meaningfully with academic standards, creating a foundation for sustained academic growth.
For information on the importance of high-quality materials, please visit the Oregon Department of Education website.
The expectations for the selection and use of instructional materials are outlined in school board policy:
Elementary
Health
Adopted Curriculum
The Great Body Shop
Second Steps
If an asterisk (*) appears next to the topic, families have the option to opt out of a portion of a unit using an opt out form. Opt out forms are provided by individual schools.
Grade Level Topics
Kindergarten
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Community Building
First Aid Facts
You Are What You Eat
Love Your Lungs
*Those Crazy Mixed Up Emotions, & Consent and Refusal Skills
*Ready, Set, Respect: What is Love? Defining Sexual Orientation
*Growing Up
Danger Ahead: The Truth About Drugs
*About Blood and Disease
All the Right Stuff
Bones and Muscles
*Erin's Law
Language Arts
Adopted Curriculum
Fountas and Pinnell Classroom: K-5
Fountas and Pinnell Writing MiniLessons:
K-2
From Phonics to Reading: K-2
English Language Arts content builds upon each other developmentally and academically according to state standards.
English Language Arts
Kindergarten
Fountas and Pinnell Classroom:
Genre
Text Structure
Content
Themes and Ideas
Language and Literary Features
Sentence Complexity
Vocabulary
Illustrations
Book and Print Feature
From Phonics to Reading:
Phonemic Awareness
Sound Spelling
High Frequency Words
Blending Sounds
Read Connected Text - Fluency
Dictation
Word Building
Writing Extension
Handwriting
1st
Fountas and Pinnell Classroom:
Genre
Text Structure
Content
Themes and Ideas
Language and Literary Features
Sentence Complexity
Vocabulary
Illustrations
Book and Print Feature
From Phonics to Reading:
Phonemic Awareness
Sound Spelling
High Frequency Words
Blending Sounds
Read Connected Text - Fluency
Dictation
Word Building
Writing Extension
2nd
Fountas and Pinnell Classroom:
Genre
Text Structure
Content
Themes and Ideas
Language and Literary Features
Sentence Complexity
Vocabulary
Illustrations
Book and Print Feature
From Phonics to Reading: Sound Spelling
High Frequency Words
Blending
Build Fluency
Word Study
Read Connected Text
Word Sort
Writing Extension
3rd
4th
5th
Dual Language Immersion Program Adopted Curriculum
Benchmark Taller de Fonética: K-2
Benchmark Sound-Spelling Transfer Kit: K-2
Units of Study for Reading and Writing: K-5
Okapi Despegando: K-5
Spanish/English Language Arts content builds upon each other developmentally and academically according to state standards.
Dual Language Immersion Language Arts
Kindergarten
Benchmark Taller de Fonética:
Phonemic Awareness
Sound Spelling
High Frequency Words
Blending Sounds
Read Connected Text - Fluency
Dictation
Word Building
Writing Extension
Handwriting
Units of Study for Reading:
Genre
Text Structure
Content
Themes and Ideas
Language and Literary Features
Sentence Complexity
Vocabulary
Illustrations
Book and Print Feature
Units of Study for Writing:
The Writing Process
Writing Habits and Identity
Genres and Forms
Writing Craft and Technique
Editing and Mechanics
1st
Benchmark Taller de Fonética:
Phonemic Awareness
Sound Spelling
High-Frequency Words
Blending Sounds
Read Connected Text - Fluency
Dictation
Word Building
Writing Extension
Units of Study for Reading:
Genre
Text Structure
Content
Themes and Ideas
Language and Literary Features
Sentence Complexity
Vocabulary
Illustrations
Book and Print Feature
Units of Study for Writing:
The Writing Process
Writing Habits and Identity
Genres and Forms
Writing Craft and Technique
Editing and Mechanics
2nd
Benchmark Taller de Fonética:
Sound Spelling
High-Frequency Words
Blending
Build Fluency
Word Study
Read Connected Text
Word Sort
Writing Extension
Units of Study for Reading:
Genre
Text Structure
Content
Themes and Ideas
Language and Literary Features
Sentence Complexity
Vocabulary
Illustrations
Book and Print Feature
Units of Study for Writing:
The Writing Process
Writing Habits and Identity
Genres and Forms
Writing Craft and Technique
Editing and Mechanics
3rd
Units of Study for Reading:
Genre
Text Structure
Content
Themes and Ideas
Language and Literary Features
Sentence Complexity
Vocabulary
Illustrations
Book and Print Feature
Units of Study for Writing:
The Writing Process
Writing Habits and Identity
Genres and Forms
Writing Craft and Technique
Editing and Mechanics
4th
Units of Study for Reading:
Genre
Text Structure
Content
Themes and Ideas
Language and Literary Features
Sentence Complexity
Vocabulary
Illustrations
Book and Print Feature
Units of Study for Writing:
The Writing Process
Writing Habits and Identity
Genres and Forms
Writing Craft and Technique
Editing and Mechanics
5th
Units of Study for Reading:
Genre
Text Structure
Content
Themes and Ideas
Language and Literary Features
Sentence Complexity
Vocabulary
Illustrations
Book and Print Feature
Units of Study for Writing:
The Writing Process
Writing Habits and Identity
Genres and Forms
Writing Craft and Technique
Editing and Mechanics
Math
Science
Social Studies
Middle School
Health
Language Arts
Adopted Resources:
Oregon Writing Project (OWP)
Inquiry By Design (IBD)
Math
Courses
Math 6
Math 7
Adopted Resources
Amplify Desmos Math
Semester 1
Scale Drawings
Introducing Proportional Relationships
Measuring Circles
Proportional Relationships and Percentages
Semester 2
Operations with Positive and Negative Numbers
Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities
Angles, Triangles, and Prisms
Probability and Sampling
Math 8
Adopted Resources
Amplify Desmos Math
Semester 1
Rigid Transformations and Congruence
Dilations, Similarity, and Introducing Slope
Proportional and Linear Relationships
Linear Equations and Inequalities
Semester 2
Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities
Functions and Volume
Exponents and Scientific Notation
Pythagorean Theorem and Irrational Numbers
Associations in Data
Science
Social Studies
Adopted Resources: Newsela
Social Studies 6
Unit Titles
The Culture of YOU and the Pacific Northwest
Change and Contributions- Aztec, Mayan, Olmec and Inca Empires
Globalization: Hawaii and the Pacific Islands
Governance - Oregon
Compelling Questions
How does the geography and culture of where you live impact your identify?
How have indigenous peoples in the western hemisphere create and sustained civilizations?
How has the growing global world impacted people and the environment?
How do government actions impact communities in Oregon?
Social Studies 7
Unit Titles
Relationships to Land and Resources
Power and Government
Interactions and Exchanges
Ancient Empires of Africa
Compelling Questions
How does the geography of where we live help shape who we are?
What is the ideal form of government?
Who suffers and benefits from globalization?
What components are most important to a civilization?
Social Studies 8
Unit Titles
American Identity
Indigenous Peoples' History
Legacy of Enslavement
Legacy of Resistance and Transformative Justice
Compelling Questions
What are ways that the founding documents protect and fail to protect underrepresented groups?
What does it mean to be a nation within a nation?
How does enslavement shape American ideals about race and equality?
How can small groups of people change the world?
World Language
High School
Health
Courses
9: Health 1
Adopted Resources
McGraw Hill Glencoe Health (2023)
Rights, Respect, and Responsibility
Units
Wellness and Health Promotion
Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Affirming Identities and Anti-Oppression
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use Prevention
Health Relationships and Violence Prevention
Growth and Development
Sexual Health Promotion
10: Health 2
Adopted Resources
McGraw Hill Glencoe Health (2023)
Rights, Respect, and Responsibility
Units
Wellness and Health Promotion
Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Affirming Identities and Anti-Oppression
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use Prevention
Health Relationships and Violence Prevention
Growth and Development
Sexual Health Promotion
Safety, First Aid, and CPR
Language Arts
Adopted Resources:
Oregon Writing Project (OWP)
Inquiry By Design (IBD)
Instructional Resources:
College Board Pre-AP
Courses
Language Arts 9
Language Arts 10
OWP Units and Adopted Novels
Gabi, Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achedbe
Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat
A Literature Dialogue with A Long Way Gone and Tasting the Sky
Language as Power: Personal, Political, Pivotal
IBD Units
Language Matters: Essays and Arguments
Language Arts 11
OWP Units and Adopted Novels
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
America Like Me by America Ferrera, 2019
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer
Speaking Truth to Power: Poetry
Buried Onions by Gary Soto, 2018
Race, Power, and Privilege
Migration in American Literature and History, 2019
Harlem to Hip Hop Poetry and Stories, 2019
Rhetoric and Language of Elections as Explored through Non Literary texts (CDL supports)
Equity Micro-Unit
Language Arts 12
OWP Units and Adopted Novels
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Global Literature Circles
I Am Yours by Reema Zaman
Analyzing and Reimagining the Canon through Short Fiction (AP)
Voice from the Pandemic
12th Grade Equity Micro-Unit
Homegoing: Diaspora, Generational Identity, and Home
IBD Units
Being and Unbeing: A Study of Four Poets
Math
Courses
- Core 9: Geometry and Data Reasoning
- Core 10: Advanced Algebra
- Quantitative Pathway
- Statistics Pathway
- Calculus Pathway
Core 9: Geometry and Data Reasoning
Adopted Resources
Amplify Desmos Math
Bootstrap Data Science
Semester 1: Data Reasoning
Dear Data
Who are Data Scientists, and what do they do?
Gathering, Analyzing, and Visualizing Data
Modeling the World Around Us with Data
Semester 2: Geometry
Rigid Transformations
Congruence/Similarity
Right Triangle Trigonometry
Solid Geometry
Core 10: Advanced Algebra
Quantitative Pathway
Adopted Resources
Financial Algebra – Next Gen Personal Finance
Math in Society: Mathematics for liberal arts majors, by Portland Community College Math Instructors
Math in Society (Math 105/95)
Logic and Sets
Financial Math
Statistics
Probability
Democracy
Financial Algebra
Taxes
Checking
Savings & Systems of Equations
Budgeting
Intro to Investing and Strategies
Types of Credit
Managing Credit
Paying for College
Insurance
Statistics Pathway
Adopted Resources
The Practice of Statistics 6th Edition, by Daren S. Starnes and Josh Tabor
AP Statistics (Math 243)
Data Analysis
Modeling Distributions of Data
Describing Relationships
Collecting data
Probability
Random Variables
Sampling Distributions
Estimating Proportions with Confidence
Testing Claims about Proportions
Estimating Means with Confidence
Testing Claims about Means
Inference for Distributions and Relationships
Calculus Pathway
Adopted Resources
PreCalculus with Limits (Larson) 7th ed.
Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 8th Edition, by James Stewart
Precalculus (Math 111/112)
Functions and their graphs
Polynomial and rational functions
Exponential and logarithmic functions
Sequence, series and probability
Trigonometric functions
Linear algebra and matrices
Conic sections
Additional topics in trigonometry
Calculus (Math 251/252)
Vectors, Limits and Asymptotes
Limits and Derivatives
Differentiation Rules
Applications of Differentiation
Integrals
Applications of Integration
Techniques of Integration
Further Applications of Integration
Science
Social Studies
Adopted Resources: Newsela
United States History
Units
Shaping America, Becoming “American”
Thriving Despite…
Creating the Nation We’ve Never Yet Been
Foreign Relations
Compelling Questions
How should we define what it means to be American?
How have we thrived despite historical injustices?
How have people used movements to redefine what it means to be an American?
What responsibilities does the United States have to care for the global community?
World History
Units
Journey
Power and Resistance
Conflict
Global Citizenship
Compelling Questions
What causes people to journey? What is the impact?
How do individuals, groups, societies use power to dominate others? How do people resist?
How does conflict impact humanity?
What responsibility do we have to each other as global citizens?