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2013/14 Curriculum Catalog
Calvert Partners • World-class Virtual Education 1

We Chose the Trusted
Leader in Distance
Education for Your Child
Why We Chose the Calvert Curriculum
We chose Calvert because of their world-renowned
curriculum, their reputation for academic excellence,

world-class virtual education and the exceptional support they provide to every
family enrolled. Calvert partners with our faculty,
staff and you to create a learning environment that
empowers your student to achieve academic success.

When we decided to add a distance The Benefits We See From Calvert
learning option to our school system, we • The freedom to balance flexibility and structure for
searched for the best distance learning partner your family

we could find, and are pleased to have chosen • Tuition-free access to the time-tested, accredited
Calvert. Calvert, began providing distance Calvert program and support network

learning over 100 years ago, and today • Step-by-step daily lesson plans
their curriculum is used all over the world in • Instruction supported by highly qualified teachers
virtual schools, charter schools and homes. • Clear academic objectives for individualized learning

We believe Calvert is dedicated to • An excellent balance of online and offline learning
inspiring students to realize their full potential • The Verticy Learning option, a specialized curriculum
in a 21st-century learning environment designed to help struggling readers

using a proven curriculum and expert • Instructional technologies for 21st-century learning
instructional support systems designed to • A curriculum that will prepare your child for future
encourage academic excellence. Calvert schooling

also tailors their program to your child, so
she receives the best possible education.

“As a teacher I love the ability to combine textbook
learning with online enrichment and support, plus
monitor my students’ progress.”
Susan Henry
Lead Advisory Teacher, Chehalem Online Learning Alliance

2 Calvert Partners • World-class Virtual Education

The Calvert
Experience
A successful, enriching educational experience

Educating your child outside of a traditional classroom gives you more choices and more flexibility, and
the opportunity to be directly involved in your child’s education. When you choose Calvert, you can be
confident that you are receiving the very best education for your child.

The Curriculum Verticy Learning It All Works Together
The Calvert curriculum is a high- Verticy Learning is a curriculum option To emphasize and reinforce key
quality, research-based, standards- for students with language-based concepts, skills and information are
aligned program of study designed learning differences (LLDs) such integrated within topics and across
to prepare your child for success as dyslexia, or who are struggling subjects. For example, the readings
in school and in life. Developed by with reading, writing or math. This in the literature course follow the
curriculum and distance learning curriculum is based on the world- time period being studied in history.
experts, the Calvert curriculum renowned, Orton-Gillingham method Composition skills learned in language
provides your child a challenging of teaching and time-tested, multi- arts are applied when writing essays
and integrated educational sensory strategies to best match how and reports in literature and history.
experience with emphasis on each child learns. Verticy Learning can Computation, data analysis, and
grammar, composition, and critical help your frustrated student become graphing skills that are learned in
thinking. Instruction is sequenced a confident, focused, independent math are applied when students
in manageable steps, reinforced by reader and writer. develop spreadsheets to display
multimedia experiences to engage results from a science investigation.
children with different learning Technology skill application is woven
styles. Both the curriculum and its throughout all subjects to ensure
presentation is refined and updated students succeed in a 21st century
every year, to take advantage of new digital environment. In each subject
research, new technology and new area, students build on what they
ways to help your child succeed. already know to successfully grasp
new concepts and skills.


The Calvert Lesson Manual
Daily lesson plans let you spend more
time teaching and less time planning

Lesson Manuals are the “gold” of 1 The Lesson Area
the Calvert curriculum. They provide area in the middle of the screen displays the
The
current lesson featuring the same instruction as
complete, step-by-step daily plans for
the printed manual. All resource links are live, and
all subjects to facilitate an efficient navigation is easy in this online version.
school day. Lesson Manuals are
delivered in both online and print 2 The Menu Bar
versions. Online manuals contain rich menu bar at the top of the screen allows users
The
to navigate to other pages, view printer-friendly
embedded instructional resources and versions of the manual, and subscribe to instant
links. Each Lesson Manual contains curriculum updates.
a course outline for each subject,
instructions on how to use the manual, 3 The Navigation Area
a suggested daily schedule and tips A
t the left of the screen, users can navigate to other
lessons, general instructions, and, in appropriate
for the Learning Guide. The Lesson grade levels, a learning strategies section and
Manuals weave instruction from one sentence diagramming companion.
subject to the next to help students
retain information and build a solid 4 Resources Section
academic foundation. Additional resources that correspond to the current

lesson are located on the right of the screen.
Resources may include:
n I
nteractive math activities
n Grammar review videos

What’s Included in the Lesson Manual n Interactive instructional videos

• Suggested daily schedule n Interactive computer skills lessons and activities
• Tips for the Learning Guide
n Online activities
• List of daily materials n BrainPOP
• Assignment summary n iscovery Education
D
• Clear objectives n irtual Nerd
V
• Step-by-step instructions
n Checkpoints
• Automatic curriculum updates
n Practice tests

• Learning strategies
• Online and Multimedia Learning Resources
Computer not included.
• Online daily Checkpoints Materials and books subject to change.


Look for these icons in your Lesson Manual directing you to
online and multimedia resources that correspond to the lesson.

Web Photo
Visit a World Wide Web URL Look at a still image online.
address.
e-Textbook
Activity Use your electronic textbook.
Engage in an online
interactive activity. Checkpoint
Complete an online assessment.
Video
Watch an instructional Rate This Lesson
video online. Rate the lesson using the
Five-Star Rating System— we
Audio
Listen to a CD or online audio
listen. Your comments and
suggestions are valued! Take a look
file (mp3).
B
rowse our online Lesson Manual
demo at:
www.calvertschool.org/lessonmanual

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Calvert Online Resources
Learning made fun with interactive and multimedia resources

Interactive multimedia learning
takes less time, is enjoyed more, LEARNING GUIDE PORTAL
and increases learning. Calvert All Grades
The Learning Guide Portal is your online tool to oversee, support
has integrated technology
and enhance your child’s academic journey. In this password
with textbooks and traditional protected site, you will find:
resources to provide your • Gradebook
child with a dynamic, fun and • Tracking for your student’s progress
• Answer keys for daily work
enriching learning experience.
STUDENT PORTAL
The best part is that all students All Grades
using Calvert or Verticy have Each student receives access to an online portal containing links
to instructional support and online resources. These resources are
access to these engaging online customized to support your child’s course and are designed to
resources. enhance and reinforce lessons.

Calvert i-Library
All Grades
Calvert i-Library contains interactive resources, tools, and
supplemental activities including website reviews, age-appropriate
activities, and even an astronomy portal. Online versions of
Encyclopedia Britannica®, World Atlas, Merriam-Webster
Dictionary, Collegiate Thesaurus, and Multimedia Library are
also included.

Calvert i-Library


Instructional Composition Video
Discovery Education STREAMING Videos
Game-Based Math Practice

Discovery Interactive Computer Skills e-Textbooks
Education STREAMING Grades K–8 Publisher-provided electronic versions
Grades K–8 Computer aptitude is a vital skill. Calvert of selected textbooks contain additional
Calvert presents concept-specific videos Computer Skills are subject-integrated, resources, such as video clips, auto-
from Discovery Education STREAMING. animated and child-friendly to help graded practice tests, quizzes,
The videos will engage your child and children develop word-processing, and valuable support material.
help bring lessons alive. You will be spreadsheet, presentation software,
thrilled with the quality of the videos and HTML basic programming, desktop Virtual Nerd
the learning benefits they provide. publishing, and web research skills. Grades 6–8
Online math help is available
BrainPOP Game-Based Math Practice in the form of video tutorials.
Grades K–8 Grades K–5 Sometimes a different perspective
Interactive multimedia learning Learning math is fun with web-delivered can help get the point across.
is more than just fun; it increases supplemental math activities. This game-
learning. Calvert presents interactive based program uses rich, multisensory Calvert Instructional Videos
tools featuring videos, games, and activities designed to improve learning Grades 5–8
quizzes from BrainPOP. Your child will while developing higher level problem- Calvert’s math, grammar, composition,
love using the online activities that solving and reasoning skills. and history instructional videos are
are an integrated part of the Calvert engaging and interactive. These tutorial
experience. Calvert Mastery Series: videos are aligned to lesson objectives
Spelling and help with retention.
BrainPOP Online Activity
Grades 3–7
Incorporating dynamic activities while Curriculum Checkpoints
using “smart” technology to create Grades K–8
individualized learning, Calvert’s Online Online, concise, objective assessments
Spelling program encourages the at the end of every lesson are
mastery of spelling skills. automatically graded to give you instant
feedback regarding your child’s mastery
Calvert Online Spelling Program of the lesson’s concepts.

Virtual Nerd


Support for
Your Success
Our team of professional
educators helps you and your
child every step of the way

We are dedicated to helping your child get the
best education possible. When you enroll in our
school, you are not alone. We’re in this together: you,
your child’s Supervising Teacher, our school system
and the Calvert Academic Services Team, all sharing
a commitment to your child’s academic success.

Customized Curriculum Collaborate With Your Individualizing Your
Among the reasons we chose Calvert Supervising Teacher Support
is their ability to help us tailor your Your Supervising Teacher develops Cultivating a nurturing learning
child’s course of study. Each child is a personal relationship with you and environment not only encourages
unique, and with Calvert’s placement your child to establish goals for the your child’s love of learning, but
services and specially developed academic year and plot achievement helps your child receive the best
placement test, we will determine milestones. Throughout the year, education possible. This is achieved
a custom placement to fit your the Supervising Teacher evaluates through the ongoing partnership of
child’s skills in math and grammar/ progress against established goals your Supervising Teacher, Calvert’s
composition/spelling. This placement and offers suggestions and strategies. academic services team, and you.
flexibility ensures that your child is This ongoing academic planning is Your Supervising Teacher guides
positioned for a successful year. a fundamental ingredient ensuring you through the school year and
a positive academic outcome for collaborates with Calvert grade level
your child. experts to provide you and your child
with individualized support.


Measuring
Results
Monitoring your child's progress
helps ensure academic success
One of the most important keys to
academic success is regularly monitoring
your child’s performance and progress.
A virtual education using the Calvert
curriculum includes tools to help Daily curriculum
Checkpoints
ensure that your child is meeting After finishing a lesson, your child will
or exceeding performance complete concise, objective online
expectations and mastering grade- questions that give you instant feedback
on comprehension and retention of
level content. Your Supervising the lesson’s main ideas. Responses are
Teacher uses these assessment automatically graded and recorded in the
tools throughout the year to online Learning Management System (LMS).
address concerns and adjust
Daily attendance tracking
the academic program as Daily attendance plays a vital role in a
needed. Additionally, student’s academic achievement and
your school district may success. Online features allow our school
to track your child’s attendance to ensure
require standardized
state regulatory compliance is met.
achievement tests.
Weekly or biweekly check-ins
Some Supervising Teachers may conduct one-on-
one phone or webcam sessions with you and your
child, helping to build a solid relationship and provide
personal interaction, guidance, and feedback.

Monthly performance evaluations
A portfolio of your child’s tests will be evaluated,
offering personalized feedback and guidance.

District and state assessments
As a public school student, your school district and state
may require your child to participate in the quarterly
benchmark assessments and the annual state assessment
program. The results of these assessments not only provide
you information about your child’s progress, but they also
serve as indicators about the school’s overall effectiveness.


Kindergarten
INSIDE YOUR BOX

• Lesson Manual
• Teacher Aids
• Letters Words

Hands-on, active learning • 19 Early Phonics Storybooks
• The Music Break CDs (2)
• Calvert Math Lesson Manual
• Calvert Math Textbook
• Calvert Math Workbook
Math Social Studies • Activity Pages
Students explore Math by learning Students discuss community, • Poems Prose
about fractions, money, shapes, transportation, and significant • Little Big Books – Set of 20
time, and simple addition and people and events. • Read Aloud Books – Set of 10
• Word and Picture Book
subtraction.
Technology • Phonics Library
Language Arts Word processing and graphics • Practice Book, Volume 1 2
• Supplies
This phonics-based approach applications are introduced.

uses colorful, read-aloud phonics

Music ONLINE RESOURCES
storybooks and poetry to introduce
and reinforce short vowel and Students learn traditional children’s • Online Lesson Manual
songs and finger plays. • Game-based Math Practice
consonant sounds, sequencing,
• Interactive Computer Lessons
• Curriculum Checkpoints
auditory and visual discrimination,
Art
classifying and rhyming.
Students paint, draw with crayons • Calvert i-Library
• Learning Guide Portal
Science and chalk, and complete craft
• BrainPOP Online Interactive Activities
activities to foster creativity and
Students study topics such as the • Discovery Education STREAMING
develop fine-motor skills.
seasons, weather, the human body, • Calvert Parent Community
plants and space.
Course content subject to change based on
state standards and curriculum updates.

Children enjoy a full-day program featuring
a phonics-based learning approach that
gives them a solid foundation for reading.
Hands-on, interactive activities make
learning fun as students are introduced to
Technology, Science, handwriting and the
fundamentals of music.


First Grade
The joy of reading and writing

INSIDE YOUR BOX

• Lesson Manual
• Here We Go!
• Let’s Be Friends
• Surprises Calvert’s spelling and
• Treasures reading are integrated with
• Wonders each other so your child
• Red Robin, Fly Up! learns and retains phonics
• Reading Work Pages basics and the building
• Reading Word Cards blocks of language.
• Calvert Speller
• Phonics Library
• Explore Your World I
• Maps, Globes, Graphs: Level A
• Stories and Longer Verses
• Writing Fun
• Math Lesson Manual
• Math In Focus Textbook
• Math In Focus Workbook
• Science: A Closer Look
• Activity Pages
• Tests
• Science Kit
• Supplies

Math Science
Students work with two- and An exploration of living things,
ONLINE RESOURCES

• Online Lesson Manual three-digit numbers, skip-counting,
measurements, addition and
Earth, weather, matter, motion, and
energy excites the imagination.
• Game-based Math Practice
subtraction, telling time, and graphs.
Social Studies
Language Arts Students are inspired by biographies
• Calvert i-Library
Through activities that develop of famous explorers, political figures,
phonemic awareness, phonics, inventors, and American leaders.
• Discovery Education STREAMING comprehension, vocabulary, and
• Calvert Parent Community fluency skills, students build on Geography
• e-Textbooks printing skills and begin to use Students explore the five themes
• Answer Keys for Daily Work the distinctive Calvert script. The of geography and learn basic
formal spelling program overlaps map skills.
C
ourse content subject to change based on
state standards and curriculum updates. with phonics instruction in reading.
Technology
Students learn to compose
Computer studies include word
sentences on a given topic, lines of
processing, computer navigation,
poetry, and thank-you notes.
graphics skills, and visual
mapping basics.


Second Grade
Math applications for real life

INSIDE YOUR BOX

• Lesson Manual
• Adventures
• Delights
• Phonics Library
• Reading Workbook
• Rhymes and Verses
Math Social Studies
• Explore Your World II
Students perform complex addition Biographies of old-world figures,
• Maps, Globes, Graphs: Level B
• Calvert Writer with Spelling
and subtraction, manipulate and inventors, and leaders in American
measure geometric figures, develop life expand an understanding of • Math Lesson Manual
skills with money and measurement, the world. • Math In Focus Textbook
represent data, and work with • Math In Focus Workbook
numbers through the thousands. Geography • Science: A Closer Look

Language Arts
Students learn about exact and
relative location, boundaries, and
•
Activity Pages
• Art Pictures
Phonics storybooks and regions while continuing to build • Tests
reading anthologies reinforce basic map skills. • Science Kit
word analysis techniques and • Supplies
develop comprehension skills. Art

Simultaneously, students begin Students develop skills in drawing ONLINE RESOURCES

writing dictated words and and studying famous paintings. • Online Lesson Manual
sentences, learn punctuation and
Technology • Interactive Computer Lessons
spelling rules, and start to express
Typing, spreadsheets, internet, • Curriculum Checkpoints
ideas in original compositions.
and e-mail skills are used. • Calvert i-Library
Science
• Calvert Parent Community
Students study heat, light, forces,
• Discovery Education STREAMING
the properties of rocks, the heart
and lungs, plants, animals, and • Answer Keys for Daily Work
habitats.

Numbers are everywhere with Second Grade
Math, which is based on the Singapore method.
Math is made both easy and fun with engaging
math manipulatives, and online, game-based
programs designed to keep children
interested and excited.


Third Grade
In-depth review of history

INSIDE YOUR BOX

• Lesson Manual
• Smiling Hill Farm
• Tales From Far and Near,
Tales of Long Ago and classic literature
• Rewards
• Horizons
• Reader’s Library
• Critical Thinking: Level C
• A Child’s Study of
Famous Americans
• Gods of Greece Spelling is much more than
• Let’s Read a Poem repetition, memorization, and writing
• Everyday Spelling lists. Calvert’s spelling software
• Reading Work Pages incorporates fun online activities and
• Reading Word Cards uses “smart” technology to create
• Phonics: Level C a custom learning experience while
• Maps, Globes, Graphs: Level C your student masters spelling skills.
• Scott Foresman Communities
• NEW! Math Lesson Manual
• NEW! Math In Focus Textbook
• Art Cards
• Tests
• Activity Pages
• Science Kit Math Science
• Supplies Students use problem-solving and Life cycles, ecosystems, matter,

visual representations to interpret force, motion, and astronomy,
ONLINE RESOURCES
data, create tables and graph, add health, and mineralogy are studied.
• Online Lesson Manual and subtract like and unlike fractions
and mixed numbers, express Social Studies
decimals as fractions and mixed
Students begin a more formal
numbers, measure angles, and find
• Calvert i-Library study of social studies, focusing on
• Learning Guide Portal area and perimeter. communities.
Language Arts Geography
• Discovery Education STREAMING Composition lessons help students Students learn to identify
• Calvert Math e-Textbook further develop writing and hemispheres, continents, and
• Calvert Mastery Series: reinforce spelling skills. Students are oceans. They gain an understanding
Online Spelling Program introduced to ancient mythology of longitude, latitude and symbols
• Answer Keys for Daily Work to foster literature appreciation. on maps and graphs.
Smiling Hill Farm, a classic, but rare,
OPTIONAL RESOURCES
Technology
• Verticy Learning program for

children’s book reprinted exclusively
for Calvert, is the first novel Spreadsheets, graphing, and
struggling readers
students read on their own. It is presentation skills are employed
Course content subject to change based on supplemented by story anthologies. throughout subjects.
Students begin a more formal
interactive, web-based spelling
Art
Students learn techniques in
program.
drawing, perspective, and color.


Fourth Grade
Idea expression and INSIDE YOUR BOX

• Lesson Manual
scientific discovery • Robinson Crusoe
• Island of the Blue Dolphins
• Famous Legends
• Mighty Men
Math Science • Poetry Selections
Students use problem-solving and Students study life science, • Critical Thinking: Level D
• Phonics: Level D
visual representations to interpret physical science, and earth science.
• Everyday Spelling
data, create tables and graph, add
• Vocabulary Connections: Level D
and subtract like and unlike fractions Social Studies • Grammar Usage
and mixed numbers, express Students study regions of the United
decimals as fractions and mixed States and basic geography using • NEW! Math In Focus Textbook
numbers, measure angles, and find maps, globes and graphs. • Science: A Closer Look
area and perimeter. • Maps, Globes, Graphs: Level D
Technology • Regions
Language Arts Spreadsheets, tables, charts, and • Social Studies Workbook
The reading curriculum relies on graphs are integrated throughout • State History Courses
classic children’s literature and the curriculum. • Art Cards and Art Pictures
poetry with lessons designed • Tests
• Activity Pages
to increase comprehension, Art
• Science Kit
appreciation, and analysis. Students Students improve skills using lines,
• Supplies
use the writing process to develop light sources, and motion.
original compositions. ONLINE RESOURCES

• Online Lesson Manual
E
ncourage your young scientist • Calvert Parent Community
through hands-on experiments. • BrainPOP Online Interactive Activities
Calvert includes science materials • Discovery Education STREAMING
• Calvert Mastery Series:
with each grade provide hard-to-find Online Spelling Program
materials needed to conduct science • Answer Keys for Daily Work
activities while online resources

show real-world application. OPTIONAL RESOURCES


struggling readers



Fifth Grade
In-depth review of history

INSIDE YOUR BOX

• Core Lesson Manual
• Grammar/Composition/Spelling
Manual – Includes Activities and Tests
• The Secret Garden and classic literature
• Sing Down the Moon
• Number the Stars
• Shiloh
• The Sign of the Beaver
• Call It Courage
Imagine your child learning a new topic and
• Reading Comprehension: Level E then wowing friends by using presentation
• Critical Thinking: Level E software to share knowledge and advanced
• Everyday Spelling computer skills. Calvert students develop
• Grammar Usage age‑appropriate computer skills and apply
•
NEW! Math Lesson Manual
those skills in various subjects.

• American Tall Tales
• Build Our Nation
• Student Atlas
• A Child’s History of Art: Painting
• Painting Art Cards
• Core Tests
• Core Activity Pages
• Science Kit
• Supplies Math Social Studies
Students use problem-solving and Students continue to learn about

ONLINE RESOURCES visual representations to multiply American history, from colonial times
• Online Lesson Manual and divide fractions, simplify through the twenty-first century.
• Game-based Math Practice algebraic expressions, represent
• Interactive Computer Lessons ratios in fraction form, multiply Geography
and divide decimals, and classify Students study the regions of the
polygons. United States, the countries of Latin
America, and Canada.
Language Arts
• Discovery Education STREAMING Students explore connections Technology
• Calvert Instructional Videos among American history, literature, Research and basic HTML skills are
• Calvert Mastery Series: and geography by reading classic introduced.
Online Spelling Program historical novels such as Sing Down
• Answer Keys for Daily Work the Moon and Sign of the Beaver. Art
Students also continue their studies Students learn different art
OPTIONAL RESOURCES


in grammar and learn how to write
different kinds of compositions.
techniques including contour,
naturalism, and linear perspectives.
struggling readers

Course content subject to change based on Science Art History
Animal and plant kingdoms, Using A Child’s History of Art:
weather, ecosystems, physics of Painting by Virgil Hillyer, students
matter, forces, and energy are study paintings from ancient
explored. Egypt through the modern art
movement.


Sixth Grade

INSIDE YOUR BOX

• Theras and His Town
An emphasis on independent learning • The Phantom Tollbooth
• Explorations: An Anthology
• City: A Story of Roman Planning
and Construction
Math History • The Master Puppeteer
• One Hundred Years of Poetry
Students draw on problem-solving From the birth of Western civilization
skills and prior knowledge to through the fall of Rome, students for Children
develop an understanding of ratios are awed by the past. • Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
and proportions, summarize data • Esperanza Rising
distributions, compare numbers Geography • Everyday Spelling
with percents and ratios, write and Students study the Eastern • Elements of Language
evaluate algebraic expressions, and Hemisphere.
express and compute rates.
• Inside Earth
Technology • Chemical Building Blocks
Language Arts URLs, web searches, and
• Chemical Interactions
Students develop skills of literary presentations are critical skills used • Earth’s Waters
analysis while enjoying poetry, for study across subjects. • Weather and Climate
drama, novels, and nonfiction. • A Message of Ancient Days
Grammar study is intensified as Art • Geography - The World
students learn how to diagram Students study Egyptian line and Its People, Eastern Hemisphere
• A Child’s History of Art: Sculpture
sentences. Composition skills are drawing, soft-dough sculpture, relief
• Sculpture Art Cards
honed through various assignments, sculpture, and symmetry design.
• Core Tests
including a research report. Lessons are coordinated with Art
• Core Activity Pages
• Science Kit
History study.
Science • Supplies
Earth science, the environment, Art History

weather and climate, and chemical A Child’s History of Art: Sculpture ONLINE RESOURCES
properties and interactions are offers the study of great sculpture • Online Lesson Manual
studied. from ancient times to the present. • Interactive Computer Lessons
• Calvert Instructional Videos
Language Arts—skill, complexity, • Calvert Mastery Series:
Online Spelling Program
and beauty are inherent in the
• Virtual Nerd
development and structure of
• Answer Keys for Daily Work
language. Sixth Grade students tap
• e-Textbooks
into the art of language by reading • Learning Strategies
novels, analyzing poetry, and • How to Diagram a Sentence
(gulp!) diagramming sentences.

OPTIONAL RESOURCES

• Learning program for
Verticy
struggling readers



Seventh Grade

INSIDE YOUR BOX

• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
• The Door in the Wall
• Out of the Dust
Inspired and integrated
• Across America on an Emigrant Train
• A Single Shard art and history
• Classic Poems to Read Aloud
• Everyday Spelling
• Elements of Language Math Geography
• NEW! Math Lesson Manual Students develop an understanding A study of thematic maps and the
• NEW! Math In Focus Textbook of proportional relationships, add Western Hemisphere expands world
• From Bacteria to Plants and subtract integers, perform knowledge.
• Animals operations with rational and
• Human Biology and Health
irrational numbers, simplify algebraic Technology
• Motion, Forces, and Energy
expression, approximate probability More sophisticated topics such
• Sound and Light
and relative frequency, and construct as networks, web research and
• Across the Centuries
• Geography - The World
different geometric figures. validation, desktop publishing, and
and Its People, Western Hemisphere databases are introduced.
• A Child’s History of Art: Architecture Language Arts
• Architecture Art Cards Students continue to build strong Art
• Core Tests grammar and composition skills Students apply concepts from Art
• Core Activity Pages through descriptive narrative, History, including creating trilithons
• Science Kit
expository writing, and poetry. and step pyramids and designing
• Supplies
Students enjoy novels, poems, and various buildings.
works of nonfiction.
ONLINE RESOURCES

• Online Lesson Manual
Art History
Science A Child’s History of Art: Architecture
Life and physical sciences, is explored with applied lessons
• Calvert i-Library characteristics of living things, and designing structures.
• Learning Guide Portal sound, light, motion, forces, and
• Calvert Parent Community energy provide understanding of
• BrainPOP Online Interactive Activities how things work.
• Calvert Instructional Videos History
• Calvert Mastery Series: Students are captivated by the
Online Spelling Program
past as they study the fall of Rome
• Virtual Nerd
through the Enlightenment.
• e-Textbooks
• Learning Strategies
• How to Diagram a Sentence

OPTIONAL RESOURCES Calvert’s curriculum is rooted in
Verticy the classics. Students are immersed
struggling readers in a world of art and architecture
Course content subject to change based on as history and art converge. A
state standards and curriculum updates. rich palette of resources including
picture cards, online resources, and
hands-on art activities combine for a
whirlwind virtual tour of the world’s
most impressive structures.


Eighth Grade
INSIDE YOUR BOX


High school preparation • The True Confessions
of Charlotte Doyle
• The Pearl

and confidence building • The Autobiography
of Miss Jane Pittman
• Reflections: An Anthology
• Stories in Verse
Math Science • Elements of Language
Students develop a deep Physical, life, and earth sciences such • The Growing Vocabulary
understanding of algebra as electricity, magnetism, the • NEW! Math Lesson Manual
through statistical applications structure of plant and animal cells, • NEW! Math In Focus Textbook
and representing and comparing genetics, space, topography, and • Cells and Heredity
functions. Students will also add and erosion are studied. • Earth’s Changing Surface
subtract using scientific notation, • Astronomy
History • Electricity and Magnetism
use exponential notation, graph
linear equations, analyzing data, and
Students study American • Environmental Science
History from the discovery • America: History of Our Nation
applying geometric transformations.
of America to modern America. • History and Geography Workbook
Language Arts • Atlas of United States History
Geography • Core Activity Pages
Narrative poetry and prose
correspond to American History.
Students review geographic • Core Tests
Students are immersed in the
themes, such as spatial growth, • Learning Strategies
demographic patterns, and climatic • Science Kit
country’s intellectual, physical, and
issues, in the historical context of the • Supplies
political identities. Vocabulary,
United States.
grammar skills, and reading
ONLINE RESOURCES
comprehension are built through Technology • Online Lesson Manual
poetry reading, speeches, sonnets, Students master presentation skills,
plays, and award-winning novels. desktop publishing, spreadsheets, • Curriculum Checkpoints
and HTML. • Calvert i-Library
Learning Strategies • Calvert Parent Community
Students also master study skills,
organizing, test taking, note‑taking, • Discovery Education STREAMING
and research needed for high school. • Calvert Instructional Videos
• Virtual Nerd
• e-Textbooks
History is brought to life through the
• Learning Strategies
study of famous Americans as your child
• How to Diagram a Sentence
experiences voices of the past which
have made the United States what it
OPTIONAL RESOURCES
is today. Literature selections and a
review of primary-source documents
Verticy
struggling readers
through Calvert i-Library give your child
a deeper understanding through stories state standards and curriculum updates.
of individual contribution.


Help and hope for students who struggle
with reading , writing , spelling , and math

Children learn in different ways. Reading improved by 2–3 grade levels
For children with dyslexia or other
Research shows that Verticy works to significantly
language-based learning difficulties, improve reading levels, and a student’s ability to read
conventional teaching strategies often independently, by as much as 2–3 grade levels.
do not work, causing children to lag
behind. This results in frustration Customized courses designed for the
and unhappiness for both parents child who:
and children. Verticy Learning is Struggles with reading, writing or spelling

Calvert’s solution for meeting the •• Experiences issues with memory and retention
needs of not only dyslexic students, •• Performs below grade level in reading and writing
but those who learn differently. •• Has difficulty decoding words (sounding out)
•• Benefits from a variety of instructional techniques:
visual, auditory, tactile (touch), kinesthetic (movement)
Is this your child?
•• Exhibits frustration and may resist learning
•• Does your child struggle with reading
due to difficulty sounding out words?
A curriculum personalized for your child
•• Does your child struggle with spelling due
to difficulty matching sounds to letters? Verticy meets your child where he is and moves toward
academic goals. The level of each course matches
•• Do reading and spelling difficulties
where your child is now, builds on existing skills and
impact your child’s writing?
challenges your child to progress and excel. The time
•• Does reading or writing make your it takes to reach these goals will vary for each student,
child angry or frustrated? however students will gain skills that were previously
If you answered yes to any of these out of reach and progress on their journey toward
questions, Verticy can end the frustration academic success and becoming independent learners.
and help your child develop a love of Courses can be customized in four areas:
reading, writing and learning which
•• Grammar/Composition
will help them succeed in school.
•• Phonics/Spelling
•• Math (Grades 3–8)
•• Core Subjects (Grades 3–8) (Social
Studies/History, Science, Literature,
Learn more about Verticy.
Geography, Technology and Art)
Go to verticylearning.org


Big News!
High school is on the way
Calvert is now embarking on a new undertaking – implementing a high school curriculum. We will be offering Ninth
Grade beginning in the 2014/15 school year. Tenth Grade will follow in the 15/16 year, and so on until Twelfth Grade is
made available in 2017.
This new program will meet the high standard of excellence that parents, educators and students from every state
and over 100 countries have come to expect from the Calvert curriculum. As we explore and author the high school
content, we will be looking toward creating Advanced Placement courses that will be accepted for college credit.

Moving forward
with Math Accreditation and Alignment
to Educational Standards
You will see this educational approach in our choice of the Singapore
Math method. Using the textbook Math in Focus, this course The Calvert educational program is
incorporates multiple learning strategies to engage all children accredited by the Commission on
Elementary and Secondary Schools, a
and their learning styles. Hands-on learning with visual models
division of the Middle States Association
prepares students for higher-level problem solving. of Colleges and Schools. The Calvert
The Singapore Math method focuses on teaching mathematical curriculum is internationally recognized
among distance learning organizations,
concepts in depth, rather than providing a broad survey of topics,
public, and independent schools.
as offered by many current math programs. Students
Calvert’s instructional program is
study assigned concepts to the point of mastery,
based on iNACOL Standards for Online
which eliminates the need for yearly review.
Programs. The Calvert curriculum is
These concepts are then applied to solve aligned to Common Core Standards.
real-life problems. We offer the only Singapore Calvert regularly reviews all courses
Math program that provides instructional and introduces new materials after
support with a detailed lesson manual, considering state standards and the
standards established by the National
manipulatives, and online resources.
Council for Teachers of Mathematics,
National Council for Teachers of English,
National Council for Teachers of Social
Studies, and National Science Teachers
Association, as well as the International
Society for Technology in Education.
Watch your school’s website
for upcoming events and
learning opportunities.

CalvertVirtualSchools.org
(877) 485-8283

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