cics wrightwood curriculum
School Year 2025-2026
Curriculum Information
English Language Arts (ELA)
Grades K-8 Amira Learning
Amira Learning is an AI-powered reading platform designed to support students in developing their reading abilities. The program listens as students read aloud, providing real-time feedback and personalized tutoring to address individual reading challenges.
Grades K–2: Heggerty Phonemic Awareness
A daily, explicit, and systematic phonemic awareness curriculum designed to build foundational reading skills. Heggerty focuses on developing students’ ability to hear, identify, and manipulate sounds in spoken words—key skills necessary for successful decoding and early reading development.
Grades K–5: i-Ready Reading
A blended learning program that combines computer-based lessons with teacher-led instruction. i-Ready Reading provides adaptive diagnostic assessments and personalized instructional paths that target key domains such as phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension of both literature and informational texts.
Grades 6–8: Wit & Wisdom
A high-quality, knowledge-building ELA curriculum that emphasizes the integration of reading, writing, speaking, and listening through deep engagement with rich, complex texts. Wit & Wisdom units are thematically organized and include frequent writing tasks, vocabulary development, and close reading aligned to grade-level standards.
mathematics
Grades K–8: i-Ready Math
An adaptive, standards-aligned math program that offers diagnostic assessments, personalized online lessons, and teacher-guided instruction. i-Ready Math focuses on conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and problem-solving across all major domains—number and operations, algebraic thinking, geometry, and measurement & data.
social studies
Grades K–5: Impact Social Studies
A comprehensive, inquiry-based curriculum that engages students with civics, economics, geography, and history through rich texts, primary sources, and interactive activities.
Grade 6: World History – Voices and Perspectives
This course explores ancient and global civilizations through diverse historical narratives and primary sources, promoting empathy, critical thinking, and cultural understanding.
Grades 7–8: United States History – Voices and Perspectives
A U.S. history curriculum focused on inclusive storytelling and analysis of multiple perspectives. Students explore foundational moments, movements, and policies that shaped the nation, emphasizing civic literacy and social justice.
science curriculum
Grades K–3: Teacher-Created Thematic Units
Hands-on, standards-aligned thematic science units developed by teachers that integrate reading, writing, and inquiry-based experiments to build early scientific thinking and curiosity.
Grades 4–5: PhD Science
A knowledge-rich, phenomenon-based science curriculum that encourages students to ask questions, build evidence-based explanations, and develop scientific models through real-world investigations.
Grades 6–8: Integrated Science
A middle school science program that weaves together Life, Earth, and Physical Sciences using an integrated approach. Emphasizes inquiry, lab investigations, cross-cutting concepts, and preparation for high school-level science.
social emotional learning (sel)
Grades K–8: Classroom Champions – Champion Mindset Curriculum
Classroom Champions is an SEL curriculum designed to build students’ confidence, resilience, and connection by integrating the personal stories and lessons of Olympic, Paralympic, NCAA, and professional athletes. The program comprises eight thematic units per grade, each containing four lessons, totaling 32 spiraling lesson plans per grade.
Key Features
Thematic Units
Topics include goal setting, perseverance, leadership, and community, aligning with CASEL competencies.
Athlete Mentorship
Students engage with athlete mentors through videos and optional live interactions, providing real-world examples of SEL in action.
By incorporating Classroom Champions into the curriculum, CICS Wrightwood aims to foster a positive school culture and equip students with the social and emotional skills necessary for success both in and out of the classroom.
