K-2 Curriculum

Throughout the day, students at the lower elementary level need the hands‐on support of an adult facilitator. These facilitators are provided with a weekly schedule of what needs to be accomplished both online and off, as well as guidance as to how best to support students before, during, and after those specific academic activities.
The list below provides some links to sample online activities used in Mercury Online Education classes. For the complete lesson, the teacher would provide instruction on the concept and then assign these activities to reinforce the instruction.

Language Arts

Phonological Awareness: The sound of “m”
In this Flash‐based activity, students will identify and associate the “m” sound.
How the Alphabet Got Its Order
In this online movie, students are introduced to the sounds that letters make.
Writer’s Corner with “m” and “s”
In this Flash‐based story writing activity, students select backgrounds (settings), characters, and objects from the stories and activities in the chapter. After building their own stories, these stories may be printed.
The Letter “g”
In this flash video, students are introduced to the letter “g”.
Wolves
In this online reader about wolves, students can practice reading with their class and/or their adult facilitator.

Math

Estimate and Measure with Chef Pierre
In this interactive activity, students use non‐standard units to estimate and measure.
Invisible Ape
In this flash activity, students use metric units to measure, compare, and order objects according to capacity.
Rhino Raider
In this interactive flash activity, students predict and extend, using numerical patterns.

Science

Grouping Animals
Students explore and learn about grouping animals by plant eaters, meat eaters, and those that eat both.
Voyage to the Earth, Moon, and Sun
Students explore and learn about the Earth, Moon and Sun and their relationship to earth each other in the Solar System.

Social Studies

Social Studies standards are met through the delivery of our proprietary Paragon curriculum. Paragon replaces the traditional history and social studies curriculum, balances cultural literacy content with hands‐on learning, teaches to the multiple intelligences, and fulfills state and national history, social studies and geography standards. Please see the separate Paragon portfolio for a full description of this curriculum.