Scope & Sequence

Our stand-alone lesson plans with flexible scope & sequence are the perfect resource for Tier 1, 2 and 3 instruction and intervention.

Our framework of well-being is based on several educational theories and reflects a synthesized approach to what we know about the conditions needed for educators and students to do their best work, the well-being competencies that educators and students must acquire through multi-tiered systems of support, and the culminating celebrations of educators and students thriving in any given system.

PreK-12 curriculum features

  • free-standing lessons specifically and explicitly designed to enhance students’ social and emotional competencies
  • strategies that promote reflection by students and build positive and supportive relationships among teachers, students, and families
  • lessons that integrate well-being and academic instruction
  • organizational strategies designed to create systemic structures and a schoolwide culture conducive to learning.

GRADE LEVEL SAMPLES

Our PreK-12 student curriculum was written by teachers, administrators, and service providers. Aligned with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, our student curriculum helps students acquire the knowledge, skills, and dispositions for physical, social, emotional, mental, and academic well-being.

Our standards-based lessons include hands-on activities, topic- based reflection prompts, engaging discussions, interactive graphic organizers, and integrated deep learning opportunities for all students. 

Samples

in focus Parent Guides

In today’s world, the opportunities to partner with parents are needed more than ever! Our parent curriculum supports the adults in your students’ lives to do just that. The purpose of our curriculum is to:

  1. Provide transparency to the curriculum and increase trust.
  2. Partner with parents in teaching well-being skills and competencies.
  3. Provide resources to parents to improve their own well-being.
  4. Extend the learning into the home environment, supporting parents in their important role.

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS

Each In Focus lesson is aligned with your academic core standards.

All of the In Focus lessons have curriculum connections with English Language Arts standards. Speaking and listening standards are taught and reinforced through collaborative discussions in every lesson. Students engage in writing standards through reflection and journaling prompts as well as through performance tasks related to writing. Lesson activities provide opportunities for students to apply both fiction and nonfiction reading skills.

Curriculum Connections also make reference to cross-disciplinary integration opportunities with mathematical practices, themes of social studies, cross-cutting skills of science, health, fine arts, CTE, and STEM. 

In focus REFLECTION APP

The In Focus reflection APP provides an online platform for students and teachers to reflect and respond to topic specific prompts.

Aligned with our scope and sequence, each lesson/topic has 4-5 prompts ranging from multiple choice, scale, and open-ended questions. Teachers and administrators can also customize and add context specific prompts and questions.

Student responses provide real time data for teachers and service providers. Teacher responses provide real time data for administrators. Data is collected and used as pre/post assessments that inform instruction as well as provide longitudinal data regarding student and teacher well-being.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

In Focus provides both digital and face-to-face platforms for professional development training opportunities. All sessions can be customized to a 1- hour, 2-hour, 4-hour, or multi-day training. Our training

  • reflects research-based best practice strategies that teachers can incorporate into their own classrooms
  • provides hands-on, engaging opportunities for teachers to reflect, collaborate, and experience our curriculum
  • is customized to your teachers’ needs and learning objectives
  • builds long-term relationships, ownership, and accountability through a structured approach.

LEARN MORE ABOUT IN FOCUS

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