6-8 Curriculum

The following resources have been vetted for use by the district curriculum team.  

PBL Resources:  NCMS teachers received PBL training from The Buck Institute.  All Buck Institute resources at www.bie.org are appropriate for PBL unit development.  

  • The resources page at Buck Institute provides multiple ancillary materials,templates, and lessons that can be searched by content area and grade level.  

Reaching Illinois Reading Informational Text Resources:  The State Department of Education in Illinois has developed an outstanding resource for ELA teachers to ensure instruction is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Reading Informational Text.  This resource provides instructional strategies and assessments for learning aligned to each standard at each grade level.  

Reaching Illinois Reading Literature Resources:  The State Department of Education in Illinois has developed an outstanding resource for ELA teachers to ensure instruction is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Reading Literature.  This resource provides instructional strategies and assessments for learning aligned to each standard at each grade level.   

The Best Instructional Strategies:  This handout provides a variety of instructional strategies for classroom consideration. 

Literacy