Elementary Education (PK-5)
Welcome to Elementary Education
Welcome to the Elementary Education page! For information about our PK-5 programs, click the links in the left navigation. For information about Kindergarten registration, All Day Kindergarten, or Early Entrance to Kindergarten, please visit the student registration page.
A Look At Our English Language Arts Curriculum
Medina City Schools utilizes an approach to English Language Art instruction that is guided by evidence based practices to support all learners. The District recognizes that developing the skills to be a successful reader and writer is essential to supporting students throughout their educational career. Through high quality, evidence based instructional practices and assessments that allows teachers to monitor student growth, our elementary staff is committed to ensuring all students develop a strong foundation as readers and writers.
Medina City Schools utilizes Amplify’s Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) curriculum from kindergarten through 5th grade. The CKLA curriculum introduces students to phonemic awareness and phonics skills in a sequence that helps them to successfully read the words in books. The curriculum also incorporates an approach to building knowledge; when students understand the topics they are reading, it increases their ability to comprehend the text. While building strong reading skills, students are also provided instruction to develop writing skills aligned to their reading instruction. By incorporating research based instructional practices, the curriculum supports students in becoming strong readers, writers, and thinkers.
Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA)-Brings the World to Kids Video
A Look at Our Mathematics Curriculum
Medina City Schools adopted Bridges in Mathematics with Number Corner second edition for the 2018-2019 school year. Grades K-5 allocate 75 minutes per day for mathematics instruction; 60 minutes for Bridges in Mathematics instruction and 15 minutes for Number Corner.
Social Studies/Science
Our elementary science and social studies programs are standards-based and thematic. Students learn these important disciplines through reading, writing and hands-on experiences. Each discipline contains strands which the students explore more in-depth each year. The Social Studies strands include History, Geography, Government, and Economics. The Science strands include Earth Science, Life Science and Physical Science.