Elementary Curriculum - Campbell County Public Schools

Welcome to Campbell County Public Schools’ Elementary Instructional Program webpage. CCPS is dedicated to the academic development of each student.

This is achieved through the use of evidence-based instructional practices such as:

Providing teacher modeling, teacher and student-guided practice, and independent student application
Providing immediate, specific feedback and scaffolding to support students’ performance and knowledge
Implementing engaging strategies allowing students to communicate their thinking in a collaborative learning environment
Using a guaranteed curriculum that includes systematic, explicit instruction

Our Instruction meets the needs of all learners, with a focus on reading, math, and building real-world knowledge through science and social studies instruction. Our classrooms are inviting, and our teachers strive to engage students in authentic learning experiences that are both meaningful and rigorous.

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Elementary English
Elementary Math

Elementary English

literacy activities with students

English Language Arts in Campbell County Public Schools

A Focus on Literacy for All Students

The Virginia English Standards emphasize developing strong literacy skills through engaging and rigorous instruction. Our English Language Arts curriculum supports students in becoming thoughtful, confident readers, writers, speakers, and listeners.

Key Areas of Literacy Instruction

Reading Comprehension
Building critical thinking skills by analyzing texts and understanding complex ideas.
Writing Skills
Encouraging students to express thoughts clearly and creatively in narrative, informative, and opinion writing.
Language and Vocabulary
Expanding understanding through grammar, spelling, and rich vocabulary instruction.
Listening and Speaking
Developing effective communication through discussions, presentations, and collaboration.

Our Literacy Programs

🐛 Bookworms (Grades K–5)

To meet the rigor of the new standards and align with the science of reading, we have adopted Bookworms, a literacy program designed to engage students in daily reading, writing, speaking, and listening about complex ideas.

Three Daily Literacy Blocks in Bookworms:

Shared Reading
- Real books written for each grade level
- Builds fluency, vocabulary, and critical thinking
- Includes teacher and peer support
English Language Arts Block
- Interactive Read Aloud with above-grade-level texts
- Develops vocabulary, world knowledge, and inferencing
- Includes a grammar study based on published sentences
Differentiated Instruction
- Tailored instruction based on student assessments
- Activities include:
  - Writing in response to Shared Reading
  - Core 5 online adaptive literacy program
  - Independent reading from the classroom library

Writing instruction supports students as they plan, draft, revise, and edit across all three writing genres: narrative, opinion, and informational. Support is gradually reduced to build independence.

🔡 Phonics Core

Another key component of our literacy curriculum is Phonics Core, a comprehensive phonics program that teaches:

Letter-sound connections
Decoding and spelling using phonetic rules
Increased reading fluency and comprehension
Daily interactive lessons tailored to student needs

This program was successfully implemented last year and continues to strengthen foundational reading skills.

🏠 How Families Can Help

Reading with your child daily is the best way to support literacy at home. The type of text doesn’t matter; what matters is the time spent together exploring language.

Consider reading:

Books
Magazines
Newspapers
Blogs
Cookbooks
Informational texts
Fiction stories

Every reading experience builds vocabulary, world knowledge, and understanding of how texts work.

Students reading during Literacy

Elementary Math

K–5 Mathematics Instruction in Campbell County Public Schools

📊 The Importance of Math in a Data-Driven World

In today’s data-driven world, mastery of mathematical knowledge and skills is foundational for success. By setting clear, rigorous learning standards aligned to the world's needs, we are centering our K–5 education system on excellence.

How we approach implementing these standards is just as important as defining the standards. We will approach mathematical instruction through the following guiding principles:

Raise the floor; remove the ceiling
Ensure every student builds strong mathematical foundational skills.
Master critical content
Apply mathematics to real-world scenarios.
Belief in all students’ ability to grow their mathematical critical thinking

🧮 Instructional Approach & Components

Whole Group Math (K–5)

High Yield Routines (K–5)
High-yield Routines provide all students with an entry point to engage in mathematical discussions. These routines develop a deeper understanding of concepts and provide opportunities for critical thinking and problem-solving.
Number Corner (K–1)
Number Corner is a skill-building program revolving around the classroom calendar. It provides daily practice and continual encounters with broader mathematical concepts in 15 minutes of engaging instruction.
- Short daily workouts introduce, reinforce, and extend grade-level skills
- New display elements each day launch discussions, problem solving, and rich mathematical dialogue

Guided Math

Our teachers utilize a guided math model for instruction. This model is supported by:

Bridges in Mathematics
Kathy Richardson Resources
Exemplars and VDOE lessons

How it works:

Flexible Grouping
Students are grouped based on formative and summative data. Each group is instructed on grade-level standards at their current level of understanding.
Teacher Table Instruction
Instruction follows the C-R-A model (Concrete – Representational – Abstract), helping students understand the "why" behind mathematical actions using hands-on materials, visuals, and algorithms.
Independent Station Work
Students engage in differentiated practice through:
- Small group games
- Partner work
- Individual activities
Digital Learning
- Dreambox: A challenging, standards-aligned digital curriculum that supports deeper conceptual understanding through multiple problem-solving pathways
- Reflex Math (Grades 2–5): Builds math fact fluency with an individualized approach

📝 Math Assessments Overview

Grade Level(s)	Assessment	Description
K	VKRP (Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program)	A multi-dimensional measure that includes mathematics, social skills, and self-regulation. VKRP partners with Virginia Literacy Partnerships to provide a holistic view of kindergarten readiness.
K – 5	MAP (Measures of Academic Progress)	Measures your child’s academic progress or growth with precise data. Teachers use this information to monitor student achievement in: - Problem solving and reasoning - Number sense and operations - Algebraic concepts, processes, patterns, relations, functions - Geometry - Measurement - Data analysis, probability, and statistics
K – 5	Common Formative Assessments	Designed collaboratively by grade-level curriculum teams across the division, these assessments monitor student understanding and mastery of essential skills.
3 – 5	Standards of Learning (SOL) Assessments	State-mandated assessments that evaluate how well students meet the Virginia Board of Education’s learning expectations. Virginia classroom teachers review all test items for accuracy and fairness. Teachers also assist in setting the proficiency standards.