United Online Academy has partnered with A+LS™ to deliver a comprehensive, completely managed curriculum developed for grades one through advanced secondary level.
Kindergarten – Reading Program
Our Kindergarten program is designed to help prepare students for success in reading. This program is designed to be used as a supplement to a homeschooling or traditional school program.
Learning Letter Sounds™
Designed to guide emerging readers through a series of logical decisions, culminating in an understanding of how spoken language is interpreted in print.
Storybook Phonics I and II
Storybook Phonics produced by Cambridge HitachiSoft Educational Solutions Plc, is an exciting addition to the A+nyWhere Learning System® courseware. These titles offer a story-based approach to reading fluency with stories using regular phonemic patterns.
Mathematics Grades 1-8
Using the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards as guidelines, each mathematics title provides a wealth of content that is supported by pictures and diagrams. Onscreen manipulatives such as scientific and standard calculators assist students with their work. All titles have extensive tutorial support and are fully correlated to major mastery standards and many leading adopted textbooks.
Using the four step approach of A+LS (Study Guide, Practice Test, Mastery Test, and Essay) the curriculum follows the successfully proven tactic of introducing a concept, fully explaining it, and using examples to reinforce understanding of the concept.
Upper level mathematics titles give students the opportunity to answer questions and receive interactive feedback to enhance their understanding. Students develop their skills in common sense, mental math, estimation, and other methods to solve problems and check answers for reasonableness.
Grade 1 Mathematics
Introduction to mathematical concepts. Covers numbers and counting, ordering numbers, ordinal numbers, addition readiness, vertical addition, number sense, vertical subtraction, fact families, story problems, addition sentences, subtraction sentences, identifying the operation needed to solve a problem, ordering numbers, telling time, three dimensional figures, symmetry, and fractions.
Grade 2 Mathematics
Strengthens mathematical skills in the areas of numbers and counting, odds and evens, money and money strategy, graphing, addition and subtraction, using a calculator, measurement, estimating. Reviews reading time on digital or analog clocks, addition and subtraction story problems, problem solving strategies,logic,fractions,and ordered pairs.
Grade 3 Mathematics
Covers addition and subtraction, counting bills and coins, using a number line, using mental math, bar graphs, estimating differences, estimating and measuring time, mass, reading temperatures in Celsius and Fahrenheit, multiplication, dividing by tens and hundreds, solving problems using pictographs, decimals, probability, plane figures, ordered pairs, and identifying faces, edges, and corners.
Grade 4 Mathematics
Contains lessons covering the five-step process for problem solving, grouping addends, addition and subtraction, odd and even numbers, multiplication and division problems using money, using a calendar, temperature, writing decimals to the tenths and hundredths positions, line segments and angles, comparing maps and grids, comparing graph types, and formulating information into a story problem.
Grade 5 Mathematics
Covers exponents, standard, expanded, and word forms of numbers, writing decimals, adding and subtracting decimals, the properties of addition, the five-step thinking plan, multiplying two and three digit numbers, surveys, uses of line and circle graphs, Venn diagrams, least common multiples, units of length, elapsed time, lines and angles, circles, perimeter, circumference, pyramids, and probability.
Grade 6 Mathematics
Strengthens mathematical knowledge and ability in the areas of rounding numbers, estimation, place value, properties of numbers, multiplying decimals, dividing by one- or two-digit numbers, prime numbers, equivalent fractions, tallies, identifying variables, solving equations, length, capacity and weight units, temperature, lines and rays, parts of a circle, perimeter, positive and negative integers, and ordered pairs.
Grade 7 Mathematics
Covers place value, commutative, associative, zero, one, and distributive properties, inverse operations, factors, number theory, mixed numbers, ratios, percent concepts, markups, commissions, steps to solving equations, measurement of length, mass/weight, metric units, points, angles, calculating perimeter, area, volume, using a number line, and graphing ordered pairs on a coordinate axis.
Grade 8 Mathematics
Strengthens mathematical knowledge and ability in the areas of rounding numbers, positive and negative rational numbers, order of operations, proportion, scales, randomly occurring events, counting principle factorials, introduction to algebra, points, rays, quadrilaterals, polyhedrons, cones, formulas for the area of plane figures, the Pythagorean Theorem, statistics, translating word phrases into algebraic expressions with integers, slope, binomials, determinants, and Cramer’s rule.
Pre-Algebra
Covers number notation, the multiplicative property of zero, operational symbols, inverse operations of multiplication and division, rules for solving equations by adding and subtracting integers, factors and exponents, fractions, graphing on the coordinate plane, slope and intercept, decimals and percents, statistics, scatter plots, the counting principle, definitions of basic geometric terms, circles, area, volume, sine and cosine ratios, and the Pythagorean Theorem.
Reading and Language Arts – Grades 1-8
UOA’s Reading and Language arts courses incorporate building vocabulary, language skills, reading, writing for grades 1-8, in addition our program includes keyboarding skills for grades 3-8.
Building Vocabulary provides phonetic and visual introduction to new words and word sounds. Students are exposed to numerous examples of the correct use of words and sentences. The curriculum helps to develop the student’s ability to recognize sound/letter associations and build vocabulary skills.
Knowing that students must have a strong command of our language in order to succeed in school and in life, the Language Usage titles provide tools that assist students in mastering the written word and identifying grammar pitfalls such as subject/verb disagreement, tense shifts, double negatives, and fragments. Each of these titles also addresses sentence mechanics, including capitalization, punctuation, and diagramming. Phonetic and visual introduction of new words and word sounds and multiple exposures to correct word usage give students a solid grammar foundation that will extend into their writing and speaking skills.
The reading series reinforces vocabulary, grammar, language, and comprehension skills as well as literature in many different forms. Students are encouraged to recognize relationships in printed text and to develop skills for using words in practical, everyday situations.
The Writing curriculum directs students through the entire writing process from learning to write a complete sentence to expressing themselves creatively through essays or other forms of creative writing.
The Language Arts Keyboard Companion is included in the reading and language arts program for grades 3-8. It contains a comprehensive set of exercises that provide keyboard practice in the proper use of sentence structure, sentence combination, and grammar in writing.
Science – Grades 1-8
The A+LS Science curriculum content consists of a sequence of titles that match content suggested by the National Science Education Standards (NSES) and the Benchmarks for Science. For grades 1-8, each science course takes students through the units of Physical Science, Life Science, Earth Science, Technology, and Evaluation.
Social Science – Grades 1-8
The Social Sciences curriculum develops the facet of students’ knowledge that helps them understand who they are, where their ancestors came from, how they got where they are, and why current and past events are important to them. Social Sciences is a subject area that promotes the use of both cooperative and exploratory learning. The detailed maps and charts dynamically illustrate key concepts. The Social Science courses for grades 1-3 have a special, animated character named Globert who personally guides younger students through the lesson content and teaches them about the world and the people around them.
1st Grade Social Science
Students are introduced to the use of maps and geographic terms, the location and features of the continents, the land bridge, the first people in the Americas, and detailed lessons on the Cherokee, Sioux, Chinook, and Eskimo Indians, the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, the Statue of Liberty, the bald eagle, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance, government, liberty, human wants and needs, goods and services, and the use of money.
2nd Grade Social Science
Continues study material from the Social Science I title. Students review maps, new geographic terms, the location and features of the continents, the New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, Southern Colonies, the founding of Jamestown, the significant events and leaders of the American Revolution, ancient civilizations of India, stories, cultural traditions, symbols, celebrations, the U.S. Flag, Presidents’ Day, the Liberty Bell, the White House, rights and responsibilities of citizens, government in America, producers, and consumers.
3rd Grade Social Science
Continues study material from the Social Science II title. Covered topics include American Indian tribes, slavery, events leading up to the Civil War, the Missouri Compromise, the beginning of the Civil War, Reconstruction, timelines, calendars, Ancient Rome, the Byzantine Empire, the African kingdoms of Ghana and Mali, immigration, the symbols of Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, United States Congress, human, natural, and capital resources, the distribution of goods and services, and the effect of climate on an economy.
4th Grade Social Science
Continues study material from the Social Science III title. Students are introduced to the use of maps and additional geographic terms as well as Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Italian explorers, the importance of the Treaty of Tordesillas, Spanish explorations of Columbus, the search for the Northwest Passage, Cartier, colonization in North America, immigration to America, forced relocation of Native American tribes, timelines, the Bronze Age, Viking exploration, the Maya Indians, the Incas, the capitol building, Mount Rushmore, the role of money in the economy, and economic institutions.
5th Grade Social Science
Continues study material from the Social Science IV title. Covered topics include the use of maps, geographic terms, the lifestyle of Plains and Western Indian tribes, timelines from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the English Revolution, the English Bill of Rights, Uncle Sam, the Presidential Seal, Washington, D.C., the Star Spangled Banner, elections, the Electoral College, the Federal Reserve Bank, interest rates, and the use of credit in America.
Social Sciences Grades 6-8
Civics
Covers the areas of the definition and purpose of government, the English Magna Carta, House of Lords and Commons, Thomas Jefferson and the founding fathers’ objectives, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, the English Bill of Rights, the Preamble, religion, the amendments to the Constitution, direct democracy, checks and balances, copyrights, patents, establishing the Presidential system, the definition of civil rights, women’s suffrage, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., affirmative action, and much more.
History of America I
Introduces students to the definition of history, the Middle Ages, Christopher Columbus, Incas, French exploration, King Henry, Queen Elizabeth I, the New England Colonies, the Mayflower, pilgrims, Henry Hudson, tobacco, plantations, slaves, Thanksgiving, British and French colonists, Proclamation of 1763, the Boston Massacre, the American Revolution, the Louisiana Purchase, moving westward, Texas Independence, the Mexican War, and the Civil War from 1861–1865.
History of America II
Covers the costs of the Civil War, the 13th Amendment, tenant farmers, sharecroppers, life on the Plains, the American Indian, 1862 Homestead Act, railroad industry, Henry Ford and the assembly line, the Roaring Twenties, the 18th Amendment, prohibition, the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, the Paris Peace Conference, World Wars I and II, Pearl Harbor, D–Day, the Holocaust, the Cold War, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and his assassination, the Vietnam War, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, George W.Bush, and terrorism.
Mid–Level Social Sciences
Topic areas include making economic decisions, management of resources, AFL-CIO, unions, collective bargaining, the definition of anthropology, ethnography, human ancestors, origin of languages, community, mores, culture, divorce, deities, Aristotle, the development of psychology and philosophy, observation, Pavlov, psychosis, Hippocrates, introverts, and much more.
