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High-Quality Instructional Materials

Recommendations for ADSY PEP Summer

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A Quick Reminder: Decision 8 Assurances & HQIM

Action Item: Review the HQIM assurances with your campus curriculum specialist and begin the process of selecting the best product for your campus

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A Quick Reminder: Decision 8 Assurances & HQIM

Action Item: Review the HQIM assurances with your campus curriculum specialist and begin the process of selecting the best product for your campus

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Recommended HQIM Product: Texas Home Learning

Texas Home Learning: A FREE, optional, aligned suite of resources for Texas educators.

�Texas Home Learning helps Texas educators to use high quality instructional materials -- one of the most impactful parts of a student’s education -- in virtual, in-person, and hybrid settings with professional learning and technology supports for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

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THL Instructional Materials are designed to help teachers:

Spend less time on…

Spend more time on…

Building lessons from scratch

Searching the internet for materials & activities

Modifying existing classroom materials for shortened summer learning

Differentiating lessons for individual students

Analyzing and acting on student progress data

Customizing materials to fit your teaching style

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THL Summer Unit One Pagers (Summer 2022)

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Pre-K

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Prekindergarten: Teaching Strategies

Recommended Customizations

Recommended Summer Units & Length:*

  • Water** - 20 full-day or half day lessons
  • Getting Ready for Kindergarten - 15 full or half day lessons

Product Overview

This product is great because it… meets the individualized needs of all early learners by building creativity and critical thinking skills through hands-on, project-based investigations. 

This product is a good fit for… Summer programs for Emergent Bilingual Students (TAC §89.1250) or any locally operated summer school programs for pre-k

Weeks

Recommended Action

3

Use 15 days of Water unit and add Getting Ready for Kindergarten

4

Use full Water unit and add Getting Ready for Kindergarten

5

Use 15 days of Water unit and 2 weeks Getting Ready for Kindergarten

6

Use full Water unit and 2 weeks Getting Ready for Kindergarten

More information:

 *Indicates 2021-2022 Student Grade Level **Same unit as CRIMSI Spring Pilot

For full day PK, add an additional read aloud, round of small group instruction, or block of choice time

Modifications can be made based on program needs. For example, teachers can reduce days on a topic from 5 to 1 or 2.

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Math

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Math Tier 1 Instructional Materials Options

*ST Math is a supplemental program available through THL

Rationale for Use

Description

Math Block

Eureka Math TEKS Edition

Only

100% TEKS coverage curriculum with focus on the developing conceptual understanding of math and accelerated learning paths.

All-in-one package for 100% TEKS Coverage

K: 50+ min

1st -5th: 60+ min

Eureka Math TEKS Edition

+ Zearn

Adds digital extension to EM TEKS with digital math lessons and adaptive practice

Supplement EM TEKS with on-demand lessons and personalized practice

K: 80+ Minutes; 1st-5th: 90+ minutes

Eureka Math TEKS Edition

and ST Math

Adds game-based adaptive online supplement with topics aligned to EM TEKS

K: 62+ min; 1st: 72+ min; 2nd - 5th: 78+ min

Supplement EM TEKS with student-paced conceptual math games

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Math K-5: Eureka Math TEKS Edition

 *Indicates 2021-2022 Student Grade Level **Same unit as CRIMSI Spring Pilot

Product Overview

This product is great because it… focuses on the development of a rigorous and conceptual understanding of math with accelerated learning paths to mastering grade level TEKS. 

This product is a good fit for… Summer programs of all types but specifically those focused on filling gaps and accelerating learning.

Recommended Customizations

Weeks

Recommended Action

3

Start with lesson 1 and give lessons in order. Remove assessment to maximize number of lessons given.

Additional pacing guidance for each module will be available in mid- April. 

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5

6

If longer math block is feasible, recommend incorporating Zearn (add 30 min/day) or ST Math (90 min/wk). Eureka Math TEKS and blended products used together in CRIMSI.

Recommended Summer Unit & Length*

Instructional Minutes per Eureka Lesson: K: 50+ min; 1st -5th: 60+ min

K

Module 4: Numbers to 10 –20, Counting to 100 - 41 lessons + 6 assessment days

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Module 6: Place Value to 120, Comparison, Understanding Incomes, Addition and Subtraction to 100 - 32 lessons + 4 assessment days

2

Module 6: Foundations of Multiplication, Division, & Area  20 lessons + 4 assessment days

3

Module 3: Multiplication and Division with Units of 0,1, 6-9, and Multiples of 10  23 lessons + 4 assessment days

4

Module 5: Fraction Equivalence, Ordering, and Operations** - 31 lessons + 6 assessment days

If you taught Module 5 for Spring CRIMSI we recommend:  

Module 3: Multi-Digit Multiplication & Division - 34 lessons + 5 assessment days

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Module 4: Multiplication and Division of Fractions  - 25 lessons + 6 assessment days

More information:

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Math K-5: ST Math & Eureka Math TEKS Edition

 *Indicates 2021-2022 Student Grade Level **Same unit as CRIMSI Spring Pilot

Recommended Customizations

Recommended Summer Content & Length:*

Use as Digital Companion to Eureka Math TEKS Edition�

  • Align to chosen Eureka Math TEKS Edition Unit:
  • Instructional min/week: K-1st: 60; 2nd-3rd: 90

Product Overview

This product is great because it… builds conceptual understanding in math, provides just-in-time feedback for students and includes topics aligned with TEKS Readiness Standards.

This product is a good fit for… Blended learning models, at-home only learning,  digital companion to Eureka Math TEKS Edition, and EL summer programs 

Weeks

Recommended Action

3

Use w/ Eureka Math TEKS Edition and add aligned ST Math topics for remaining time in math block

Recommended Block:

K: 62+ Minutes; 1st:72+ minutes; 2nd - 5th: 78+ minutes

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5

6

More information about ST Math:

  • Product Overview
  • Sample a game, JiJi Cycle!

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Math K-5: Zearn & Eureka Math TEKS Edition

*Indicates 2021-2022 Student Grade Level

Recommended Customizations

Recommended Summer Content & Length:

Use as Digital Companion to Eureka Math TEKS Edition

  • Zearn as Complement to HQIM Curriculum (Pg 17)
  • Instructional Min/Day: Add 30 min to Eureka Math TEKS Edition Lesson

Product Overview

This product is great because it… is built as a digital companion to Eureka Math TEKS Edition with adaptive content for students, 400+ hours of digital math lessons, and family supports.

This product is a good fit for… Hybrid summer programs, blended summer programs seeking a digital companion to Eureka Math TEKS Edition, and EL summer programs.

Weeks

Recommended Action

3

Add 30 min of aligned Zearn Mission to each Eureka Math TEKS Edition lesson

Recommended Block:

K: 80+ Minutes; 1st-5th: 90+ minutes

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5

6

Schools can choose to use Eureka Math TEKS Edition during school with students using Zearn before or after school.

More information about Zearn:

Learn more about Zearn for Texas here

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RLA

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RLA K-5: Amplify Texas Elementary Literacy Program

Use recommendations for Amplify Texas Elementary Literacy Program

Prior experience with Amplify

Recommendation

Scenario 1

You implemented Amplify in the full year last year, but had to skip a unit or two

Prioritize skipped units (1-2) for summer

Scenario 2

You implemented Amplify in the full year, and completed all units

Use annual performance or STAAR data to identify trends in TEKS that student struggled with, and cross reference with the scope and sequence to prioritize those standards

Scenario 3

You are brand new to Amplify

Use recommended units on the following slide

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RLA K-5: Amplify Texas Elementary Literacy Program

*Indicates2021-2022 Student Grade Level **Same unit as CRIMSI Spring Pilot *** Available at no-cost for K-2 and 6-8

Recommended Customizations

Recommended Summer Units & Length:*

Kindergarten; 120 min/day

  • 3 week: Skills U7 & The Five Senses**; 6 week: + Skills U6 & Presidents and American Symbols�

1st Grade: 120 min/day

  • 3 week: Skills U3 & The Human Body: Building Blocks and Nutrition**; 6 week: + Skills U2 & Frontier Explorers: Journeys to America�

2nd Grade: 120 min/day

  • 3 week: Skills U3** & The Human Body; 6 week: + Skills U2 & Immigration�

3rd Grade: 90 min/day

  • 3 week: The Ancient Roman Civilization; 6 week: + Flash, Bang, Boom! Exploring Light and Sound�

4th Grade: 90 min/day

  • 3 week: Treasure Island: X Marks the Spot; 6 week: + American Revolution: Building a Nation�

5th Grade: 90 min/day

  • 3 week: Chemical Matters: Detective, Dinosaurs, and Discovery; 6 week: +Renaissance: Art and Culture

Weeks

Recommended Action

3

3-week recommendation

4

3-week recommendation + culture days & culminating activities

5

Above recommendation + use tradebook guides inside each unit plan

6

6-week recommendation

Amplify Reading, adaptive online curriculum, is available at no cost through THL for K-2 and 6-8

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Science

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Science K-12: PhD Science TEKS Edition

Recommended Summer Units & Length:�

Kindergarten:

  • Weather with Spotlight Lessons on Forces and Motion

1st Grade:

  • Survival with Spotlight Lessons on Forces and Motion

2nd Grade:

  • Matter with Spotlight Lessons on Forces and Motion

3rd Grade:

  • Earth Changes with Spotlight Lessons on Matter

4th Grade:

  • Earth Changes with Spotlight Lessons on Matter

5th Grade:

  • Earth Features with Spotlight Lessons on Matter

Product Overview

This product is great because it provides a science option for campuses who wish to provide science curriculum over the summer

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Texas Home Learning Next Steps

More information about all of these products at TexasHomeLearning.org