Shelton Public Schools

The elementary schools use the research-based curriculum program developed by the University of Chicago’s School of Mathematics known as Everyday Math.  

The Everyday Math curriculum has been replaced with the new 2012 version of the program.  The update was necessary to support the alignment of curriculum to the Common Core State Standards.  All grade level curricula have been revised to include the Common Core grade level standards and also include, curriculum pacing calendars and a list of read aloud titles to integrate into mini-lessons.  All grade level units include “Big Ideas” and “Essential Questions” to allow students to make the connections with the content and the world around them.  

This program is closely aligned with Connecticut’s standards and allows students to share daily work among classmates, create products from activities, and use games and manipulatives to demonstrate their math skills.  This curriculum will be used by classroom teachers as support to provide a depth of unserstanding to all students based on grade level standards throughout the school year.

This year, Shelton Intermediate School will implement a new Pre-algebra program supported by textbook and resource material from the Holt-McDougal publishing company.  This program allows students to gain a stronger knowledge of foundational algebra skills that will prepare them when transitioning into the high school curricula. In addition, the text includes online interactive learning resources that coincide with each lesson to enrich student learning.