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Curriculum

jcolello@lisbonschoolsme.org
19 Gartley St. Lisbon, ME 04250
(207) 353-6711 x1904

Lisbon School Department Teaching, Learning and Grading Handbook click here

  • Lisbon High School Curriculum Units

  • English Language Arts and Social Studies: An integrated Humanities Approach

     

    Math- Reveal (2025 Edition)

    A balanced core curriculum, Reveal Math® ©2025 for 6–8develops the problem solvers of tomorrow by incorporating both activity-basedand teacher-guided instructional strategies within each lesson. The program’sflexible structure reveals a world of possibilities—both for teachers as theydetermine which path to choose and for students as they discover math allaround them throughout the journey.

    Reveal Math ©2025 empowers teachers to play to theirclassroom’s strengths with two comprehensive instructional paths for eachlesson complemented with robust supports and ready-made yet easily customizableresources. A variety of high-impact teaching strategies, including thoughtfullydesigned instructional routines, comprehensive MLL support, real-worldactivities with multiple entry points, and scaffolded differentiation resources,ensure every student has access to equitable and engaging learning.

    The Reveal Math program is focused on cultivatingmath confidence and growth mindset at every turn through routines andstrategies that help cultivate a supportive mathematics classroom in whichstudents feel safe taking learning risks and enjoy regular opportunities to tryand try again. Available in the program are Courses 1–3 and an Acceleratedpathway to prepare students for Algebra 1 in 8th grade. 

     

    Science 

    Lisbon School Department uses OpenSciEd as a primary resource for middle school science instruction. Teachers are currently working on an alignment of each unit's resources with the Maine State Science Standards as well as offering STEM integrated projects multiple times a year. Please visit this link to explore the program's offerings by grade level.  Middle School Instructional Materials-Click Here

     

    Technology

    Grades 6-8 Technology Learning-Click Here

  • Literacy
    As of the 2024 school year, Lisbon Community School has implemented two (2) new reading programs throughout the building. 
    In the K-2 classrooms, Being a Reader is our primary instructional resource. "Being a Reader follows a continuum of reading development to meet each student at their instructional point of need and take them to their next level of literacy. Grounded in reading research, each grade level includes either seven or eight instructional units organized around two instructional strands: Reading and Word Study. The strands work together to develop comprehension, fluency, decoding strategies, word analysis, spelling, vocabulary, and independent reading. Progress monitoring and other assessment tools help teachers make informed, targeted instructional decisions to ensure reading success for every child." (Center for the Collaborative Classroom, 2024) K-2 Classrooms also utilize Being a Writer for our writing instruction.
     

    Wonders is an evidence-based primary instructional resource for our Grades 3-5 classrooms.  Rich in differentiated instructional and supports for struggling readers, Wonders "provides a 50/50 balance between literary and informational text to enhance content area learning, includes both classic and contemporary works in various genres that highlight a diverse range of people and experiences, focuses on social emotional learning and student empowerment with texts that model social justice and how students can impact their communities, and offers culturally responsive lessons to help students and teachers read selected texts through a culturally responsive lens and highlight a diverse range of people and experiences." (McGrawHill, 2024) Wonders provides our primary writing instruction, with Mystery Writing used as a supplemental program to integrate Science and Writing together.

     

    Math
    At Lisbon Community School, we use REVEAL Math as a primary curriculum resource. "Reveal Math lessons provide standards-driven, routine-based, and skills taught using the most effective teaching practices." 
    Click here to access Reveal Math
    Click here for annual Math Scope and Sequence

     

    Science
    Lisbon's K-5 classrooms utilize Mystery Science for our instructional program. Weekly science lessons involve videos, experiments, conversations, and inquiry visit https://about.mystery.org/ The units of study for each grade level are available within the Teaching and Learning Handbook on the Curriculum main page. 

     

    Additional Learning Opportunities

    Grades 4 & 5 Technology Learning - Click Here

    Life and Career Readiness - Click Here

    Community Days Unit Maps - Click Here