CCA Curriculum
CCA uses a rigorous, research-based curriculum across all grade levels. Please see information on each grade level's learning objectives and courses of study below. Have more questions? Click the button to read our curriculum FAQs.
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Kindergarten
CKLA
Kindergarten CKLA Domains
○ Nursery Rhymes and Fables
○ The Five Senses
○ Stories
○ Plants
○ Farms
○ Native Americans
○ Kings and Queens
○ Seasons and Weather
○ Columbus and the Pilgrims
○ Colonial Towns and Townspeople
○ Taking Care of the Earth
○ Presidents and American Symbols
Math in Focus
Kindergarten Math in Focus Chapters
We use Math in Focus to teach the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. As Math in Focus meets and exceeds North Carolina's standards, some lessons may be modified or skipped.
Chapter 1 - Numbers to 5
Chapter 2 - Numbers to 10
Chapter 3 - Measurement
Chapter 4 - Compare Numbers to 10
Chapter 5 - Flat and Solid Shapes
Chapter 6 - Numbers to 20
Chapter 7 - Addition
Chapter 8 - Subtraction
Chapter 9 - Numbers to 100
Chapter 10 - Sorting
Specials
Kindergarten Specials
○ PE
○ Art
○ Spanish
First Grade
CKLA
1st Grade CKLA Domains
○ Fables and Stories
○ The Human Body
○ Different Lands, Similar Stories
○ Early World Civilizations
○ Early American Civilizations
○ Astronomy
○ The History of the Earth
○ Animals and Habitats
○ Fairy Tales
○ A New Nation: American Independence
○ Frontier Explorers
Math in Focus
1st Grade Math in Focus Chapters
We use Math in Focus to teach the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. As Math in Focus meets and exceeds North Carolina's standards, some lessons may be modified or skipped.
Chapter 1 - Numbers to 10
Chapter 2 - Addition and Subtraction within 10
Chapter 3 - Shapes and Patterns
Chapter 4 - Numbers to 20
Chapter 5 - Addition and Subtraction within 20
Chapter 6 - Numbers to 40
Chapter 7 - Calendar and Time
Chapter 8 - Addition and Subtraction within 40
Chapter 9 - Length and Weight
Chapter 10 - Numbers to 120
Chapter 11 - Addition and Subtraction within 100
Chapter 12 - Graphs
Chapter 13 - Money
Specials
1st Grade Specials
○ PE
○ Art
○ Spanish
Second Grade
CKLA
2nd Grade CKLA Domains
○ Fairy Tales and Tall Tales
○ Early Asian Civilizations
○ The Ancient Greek Civilization
○ Greek Myths
○ The War of 1812
○ Cycles in Nature
○ Westward Expansion
○ Insects
○ The U.S. Civil War
○ The Human Body: Building Blocks and Nutrition
○ Immigration
○ Fighting for a Cause
Math in Focus
2nd Grade Math in Focus Chapters
We use Math in Focus to teach the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. As Math in Focus meets and exceeds North Carolina's standards, some lessons may be modified or skipped.
Chapter 1 - Numbers to 1000
Chapter 2 - Addition within 1000
Chapter 3 - Subtraction within 1000
Chapter 4 - Using Bar Models: Addition and Subtraction
Chapter 5 - Length
Chapter 6 - Mass
Chapter 7 - Graphs and Line Plots
Chapter 8 - Multiplication and Division
Chapter 9 - Multiplication Tables
Chapter 10 - Time and Money
Chapter 11 - Shapes
Specials
2nd Grade Specials
○ Spanish
○ PE
○ Art
Third Grade
CKLA
3rd Grade CKLA Domains
○ The Wind in the Willows
○ Animal Classifications
○ The Human Body
○ The Ancient Roman Civilization
○ Light and Sound
○ The Viking Age
○ Astronomy
○ Native Americans
○ Early Explorations of North America
○ Colonial America
○ Ecology
Math in Focus
3rd Grade Math in Focus Chapters
We use Math in Focus to teach the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. As Math in Focus meets and exceeds North Carolina's standards, some lessons may be modified or skipped.
Chapter 1 - Numbers to 10,000
Chapter 2 - Addition within 10,000
Chapter 3 - Subtraction within 10,000
Chapter 4 - Multiplication Tables
Chapter 5 - Multiplication
Chapter 6 - Using Bar Models: The Four Operations
Chapter 7 - Fractions
Chapter 8 - Measurement
Chapter 9 - Area and Perimeter
Chapter 10 - Time
Chapter 11 - Graphs and Line Plots
Chapter 12 - Angles, Lines, and 2-D Figures
Specials
3rd Grade Specials
○ Spanish
○ PE
○ Art
Fourth Grade
CKLA
4th Grade CKLA Domains
○ Personal Narratives
○ Empires in the Middle Ages
○ Poetry
○ Eureka! Student Inventor
○ Geology
○ Contemporary Fiction
○ American Revolution
○ Treasure Island
Math in Focus
4th Grade Math in Focus Chapters
We use Math in Focus to teach the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. As Math in Focus meets and exceeds North Carolina's standards, some lessons may be modified or skipped.
Chapter 1 - Working with Whole Numbers
Chapter 2 - Multiplication and Division
Chapter 3 - Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Chapter 4 - Decimals
Chapter 5 - Conversion of Measurements
Chapter 6 - Area and Perimeter
Chapter 7 - Angles and Line Segments
Chapter 8 - Polygons and Symmetry
Chapter 9 - Tables and Line Graphs
Specials
4th Grade Specials
○ Spanish
○ PE
○ Art
○ STEM (Science, Technology, Math, Engineering)
Fifth Grade
CKLA
5th Grade CKLA Domains
○ Personal Narratives
○ Early American Civilizations
○ Poetry
○ The Adventures of Don Quixote
○ The Renaissance
○ The Reformation
○ Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
○ Native Americans
○ Chemical Matter
Math in Focus
5th Grade Math in Focus Chapters
We use Math in Focus to teach the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. As Math in Focus meets and exceeds North Carolina's standards, some lessons may be modified or skipped.
Chapter 1 - Whole Numbers and the 4 Operations
Chapter 2 - Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Chapter 3 - Multiplying and Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Chapter 4 - Decimals
Chapter 5 - Four Operations of Decimals
Chapter 6 - Volume
Chapter 7 - Line Plots and the Coordinate Plane
Chapter 8 - Polygons
Chapter 9 - Ratio
Chapter 10 - Percent
Specials
5th Grade Specials
○ Spanish
○ PE
○ Art
○ STEM (Science, Technology, Math, Engineering)
Sixth Grade
ELA
6th Grade ELA Domains
○ Dahl & Narrative
○ Mysteries & Investigations
○ The Greeks
○ Summer of the Mariposas
○ The Titanic Collection
○ The Chocolate Collection
○ Beginner Story Writing Unit
○ Grammar Unit
Math in Focus
6th Grade Math in Focus Chapters
We use Math in Focus to teach the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. As Math in Focus meets and exceeds North Carolina's standards, some lessons may be modified or skipped.
Chapter 1 - Whole Numbers, Prime Numbers and Prime Factorization
Chapter 2 - Number Lines and Negative Numbers
Chapter 3 - Fractions and Decimals
Chapter 4 - Ratio
Chapter 5 - Rates and Speed
Chapter 6 - Percent
Chapter 7 - Algebraic Expressions
Chapter 8 - Equations and Inequalities
Chapter 9 - The Coordinate Plane
Chapter 10 - Areas of Polygons
Chapter 11 - Surface Areas and Volumes of Solids
Chapter 12 - Introduction to Statistics
Chapter 13 - Measures of Central Tendency and Variability
Illustrative Math (Advanced)
6th Grade Illustrative Math Chapters
We use Illustrative Math for middle school students who test into an advanced math class. Placement is determined by the administrative team.
Unit 1 - Areas
Unit 2 - Ratios, Rates, and Percentages
Unit 3 - Fractions and Decimals
Unit 4 - Equations and Expressions
Unit 5 - Proportional Relationships
Unit 6 - Percentage Increase and Decrease
Unit 7 - Rational Numbers
Unit 8 - Data Sets and Sampling
Unit 9 - Putting It All Together
Social Studies
6th Grade Social Studies
Coming soon.
Science
6th Grade Science
Coming soon.
Specials
6th Grade Specials
○ Spanish
○ PE
○ Art
○ FACS (Food and Consumer Science)
○ STEM (Science, Technology, Math, Engineering)
Seventh Grade
ELA
7th Grade ELA Domains
○ Red Scarf Girl
○ Character & Conflict
○ Brain Science
○ Poetry & Poe
○ The Frieda and Diego Collection
○ The Gold Rush Collection
○ Intermediate Story Writing Unit
○ Grammar Unit
Math in Focus
7th Grade Math in Focus Chapters
We use Math in Focus to teach the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. As Math in Focus meets and exceeds North Carolina's standards, some lessons may be modified or skipped.
Chapter 1 - Rational Numbers
Chapter 2 - Algebraic Expressions
Chapter 3 - Algebraic Equations and Inequalities
Chapter 4 - Proportion and Percent of Change
Chapter 5 - Angle Properties and Straight Lines
Chapter 6 - Geometric Construction
Chapter 7 - Circumference, Area, Volume, and Surface Area
Chapter 8 - Statistics and Probability
Chapter 9 - Probability of Compound Events
Illustrative Math (Advanced)
7th Grade Illustrative Math Chapters
We use Illustrative Math for middle school students who test into an advanced math class. Placement is determined by the administrative team.
Unit 1 - Rigid Transformations and Congruence
Unit 2 - Scale Drawings, Similarity, and Slope
Unit 3 - Writing and Solving Equations
Unit 4 - Inequalities, Expressions, and More Equations
Unit 5 - Linear Relationships
Unit 6 - Functions and Volume
Unit 7 - Exponents and Scientific Notation
Unit 8 - Pythagorean Theorem and Irrational Numbers
Unit 9 - Putting It All Together
Social Studies
7th Grade Social Studies
Coming soon.
Science
7th Grade Science
Coming soon.
Specials
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Eighth Grade
ELA
8th Grade ELA Domains
○ Perspective & Narrative
○ Liberty & Equality
○ Science & Science Fiction
○ Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
○ The Holocaust: Memory & Meaning
○ The Space Race Collection
○ Advanced Story Writing Unit
○ Grammar Unit
Math in Focus
8th Grade Math in Focus Chapters
We use Math in Focus to teach the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. As Math in Focus meets and exceeds North Carolina's standards, some lessons may be modified or skipped.
Chapter 1 - The Real Number System
Chapter 2 - Exponents
Chapter 3 - Scientific Notation
Chapter 4 - Linear Equations and Inequalities
Chapter 5 - Lines and Linear Equations
Chapter 6 - Systems of Linear Equations
Chapter 7 - Functions
Chapter 8 - The Pythagorean Theorem
Chapter 9 - Geometric Transformations
Chapter 10 - Congruence and Similarity
Chapter 11 - Volume and Surface Area of Solids
Chapter 12 - Statistics
Illustrative Math (Advanced)
Math 1 (Algebra 1) Illustrative Math Chapters
We use Illustrative Math for middle school students who test into an advanced math class. Placement is determined by the administrative team.
Unit 1 - One-variable Statistics
Unit 2 - Linear Equations, Inequalities, and Systems
Unit 3 - Two-variable Statistics
Unit 4 - Functions
Unit 5 - Introduction to Exponential Functions
Unit 6 - Introduction to Quadratic Functions
Unit 7 - Quadratic Equations
Social Studies
8th Grade Social Studies
Coming soon.
Science
8th Grade Science.
Coming soon.
Specials
8th Grade Specials
○ Spanish
○ PE
○ Art
○ FACS (Food and Consumer Science)
○ STEM (Science, Technology, Math, Engineering)