Badger Mountain Highly Capable Service Matrix

Grade Level / ELA / Math
Kindergarten / Small Group Instruction for Students in Blue Range. Instruction may include:
  • GLAD Strategies
  • Higher Level Read Well
  • Differentiated Small Group Instruction Monday-Thursdays 45 minutes
/ Small Group Instruction for Students in Blue Range. Instruction may include:
  • GLAD Strategies
  • Differentiated Small Group Instruction Mon – Thurs 30 min
  • Differentiated Core – Mon/Tues 30 min
  • EnVisions
  • Math Investigations

First Grade / Monday – Thursday rotate students during portion of Literacy Block to differentiate Word Work skills. Differentiate in home room as well. Instruction may include:
  • Differentiated Core Instruction
  • Whole Group/Small Group/ Individual
  • Working with Words
  • Comprehension Toolkit
  • Daily 5 Literacy
  • Goal Setting
  • Lucy Calkins Integrated Writing Kit
  • Accelerated Reader
  • Mosaics of Thought
  • Enrichment Activities
  • Non-Fiction Readers
  • Research based oral presentations
  • Scholastic News
  • Houghton Mifflin
  • Take-home books
/ Monday – Thursday rotate students during portion of math block to differentiate math skills. Differentiate in home room as well. Instruction may include:
  • Math Club (ability group)
  • Math Games
  • Goal Setting
  • Engage New York
  • Challenge Packets
  • EnVisions
  • Math Whizz
  • FASTT Math
  • Enrichment Games

Second Grade / Small Group Instruction for Students in Blue Range and/or Identified Hi-Cap in homeroom during literacy block.Instruction may include:
  • Comprehension Toolkit
  • Fiction/Non-Fiction tradebooks/literature circles/book clubs
  • Guided/Shared reading groups
  • Lucy Calkins Integrated Writing Kit
  • Daily 5 Literacy
  • GLAD Strategies
/ Small Group Instruction for Students in Blue Range and/or Identified Hi-Cap in homeroom during math block. Instruction may include:
  • Higher Level Problem Solving
  • Math groups/stations
  • Engage New York
  • Accelerated Math Content
  • Grade Level Content at Deeper Level of Application.

Third Grade / Small Group Instruction for Students in Blue Range and/or Identified Hi-Cap in homeroom during literacy block. Instruction may include:
  • CIA Book Clubs
  • Comprehension Toolkit
  • Houghton Mifflin Leveled Readers
  • Daily 5 Literacy
  • Lucy Calkins Integrated Writing Kit
  • Differentiated Small Book Club Groups
/ Small Group Instruction for Students in Blue Range and/or Identified Hi-Cap in homeroom during math block. Instruction may include:
  • Differentiated Small Group Instruction
  • GLAD Strategies
  • Engage New York
  • EnVisions enrichment
  • Higher Level Problem Solving
  • Grade Level Content at Deeper Level of Application.
  • Technology Integration
  • Differentiation using web-based programs

Fourth Grade / Flexible Grouping for Core and Interventions Monday – Thursday. Instruction may include:
  • CIA Book Clubs
  • Comprehension Toolkit
  • Lucy Calkins Integrated Writing Kit
  • Houghton Mifflin
  • Literature Circles accompanied by project-based learning
/ Flexible Grouping for Core and Interventions Monday – Thursday. Instruction may include:
  • Whole and Small group instruction
  • Engage New York
  • Origo
  • Hands on Equations

Fifth Grade / Small Group Instruction for Students in Blue Range and/or Identified Hi-Cap in homeroom during literacy block Monday – Thursday 30 minutes. Instruction may include:
  • GLAD Strategies
  • AVID Strategies
  • Differentiated Instruction
  • Book Clubs (CIA)
  • Houghton Mifflin
  • Comprehension Toolkit
  • Science Weekly
  • Harcourt Social Studies
  • Lucy Calkins Integrated Writing Kit
/ Flexible Grouping based on skill level for Core and Interventions Monday – Thursday. Instruction may include:
  • Math Clubs 30 minutes
  • Math Core 60 minutes
  • GLAD Strategies
  • EnVisions
  • Engage New York
  • ALEKS
  • Math Whizz

Possible Enrichment Activities Offered Afterschool:
Math is Cool! – Math Club offered to students in 4th and 5th grades.
Destination Imagination – Club offered to students in 4th and 5th grades.
Chess Club
Art Club
Orchestra (during lunch recess)

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