Benchmark Advance

The Benchmark Advance program architecture provides a cohesive K-6 framework for the development of content knowledge over time. Engaging, multi-genre reading selections, complex read-alouds, decodable texts, differentiated leveled texts, and reader’s theater experiences are integrated into each three-week unit. Students are immersed deeply in the topic, expanding their academic knowledge and vocabulary as they build literacy and English language skills.

-Benchmark Advance

Unit 1: Government at Work

In this unit, students will learn about the 3 branches of government and why we need them.

Standard: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

Essential Question: Why do we need a government?

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