Overview
Basha Elementary Curriculum Overview
Visit Chandler Unified School District's Curriculum website for district information.
- Kindergarten
- 1st Grade
- 2nd Grade
- 3rd Grade
- 4th Grade
- 5th Grade
- 6th Grade
- Special Programs
- Extra-Curricular Activities
Kindergarten
English Language Arts (ELA):
Go Math K, Engage New York Activities, Number Sense, Addition/Subtraction, Base 10, Measurement & Data, Geometry, Counting & Cardinality
Science
Defined STEM, Light and Sounds, Patterns, Living Things and their Environment
Social Sciences
Focus on Local, National and World Cultures, Rules and Community Building, Holiday Traditions, Historical Figures
Physical Education
OPEN Physical Education; Dynamic PE; Physical Best; The First Tee; Running Club
Music
Silver Burdett Making Music
Art
K-6 Art Masterpiece Program: A national art enrichment program, proudly self-funded by Basha PTO, which uses reproductions of fine works of art to promote art literacy in elementary age children.
Media / Technology
Library Skills: Call Number Dewey Decimal System, Biography, Author Illustrator, Elements of Fiction and Non-Fiction, Use of the Library, Card Catalog, Destiny, Mouse and Keyboarding, Internet Safety
Social Emotional
Second Step
1st Grade
English Language Arts (ELA):
Go Math 1, Engage New York Activities, Algebraic thinking, Number and Operations in Base 10, Measurement, Geometry, Thinking Maps
Science
Integrated Units of Study; Defined STEM; Plants and Animals, Changing World, Life Cycles
Social Sciences
Integrated Units of Study; Government, Citizenship, Economics, and History
Physical Education
OPEN Physical Education; Dynamic PE; Physical Best; The First Tee; Running Club
Music
Silver Burdett Making Music
Art
K-6 Art Masterpiece Program: A national art enrichment program, proudly self-funded by Basha PTO, which uses reproductions of fine works of art to promote art literacy in elementary age children.
Media / Technology
Library Skills: Call Number Dewey Decimal System, Biography, Author Illustrator, Elements of Fiction and Non-Fiction, Use of the Library, Card Catalog, Destiny, Mouse and Keyboarding, Internet Safety
Social Emotional
Second Step
2nd Grade
English Language Arts (ELA):
Go Math 2, Engage New York Activities, Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Number & Operations in Base 10, Measurement & Data, Geometry, Mathematical Practices
Science
Defined STEM; Integrated Units of Study , Energy & Matter, Structures & Function, Systems & Models, Weather, Engineering & Technology
Social Sciences
Integrated Units of Study; Civics & Community, Geography & maps, Economics (Wants & Needs), My World (Stability & Change), Landforms (Environmental Impact on People & Land)
Physical Education
OPEN Physical Education; Dynamic PE; Physical Best; The First Tee; Running Club
Music
Silver Burdett Making Music
Art
K-6 Art Masterpiece Program: A national art enrichment program, proudly self-funded by Basha PTO, which uses reproductions of fine works of art to promote art literacy in elementary age children.
Media / Technology
Intervention Groups; Library Skills: Call Number Dewey Decimal System, Biography, Author Illustrator, Elements of Fiction and Non-Fiction, Use of the Library, Card Catalog, Destiny, Mouse and Keyboarding, Internet Safety
Social Emotional
Second Step
3rd Grade
English Language Arts (ELA):
Go Math 3, Engage New York Activities, Number sense, Problem solving, Numerical operations, Multiplication, Division, Data Analysis, Fractions
Science
Defined STEM; Science Inquiry, Physical – Energy, Light and Sound; Life Science - Plants, Living Things; Health
Social Sciences
Arizona History: First People, Expansion, Migration, Statehood
Physical Education
OPEN Physical Education; Dynamic PE; Physical Best; The First Tee; Running Club
Music
Silver Burdett Making Music
Art
K-6 Art Masterpiece Program: A national art enrichment program, proudly self-funded by Basha PTO, which uses reproductions of fine works of art to promote art literacy in elementary age children.
Media / Technology
Library Skills: Call Number, Dewey Decimal System, Biography, Author, Illustrator, Elements of Fiction and Non-Fiction, Use of the Library, Card Catalog, Destiny, Keyboarding, Website Search, Internet Safety, Word, PowerPoint, MovieMaker
Social Emotional
Second Step
4th Grade
English Language Arts (ELA):
Go Math 4, Engage New York Activities, Leveled Math Groups Including Intervention and Acceleration, Fractions, Multi-digit Multiplication Divisions, Place value, Decimals, Measurement, and Geometry
Science
Harcourt Science, Defined STEM, Physical Science (Forms of Energy, Electricity/ Magnetism), Earth/Space Science (Earth Systems Interactions-Geological, Weather and Climate)
Social Sciences
Regions and Cultures of the Americas Including Civics, Economics, Geography, and History.
Physical Education
OPEN Physical Education; Dynamic PE; Physical Best; The First Tee; Running Club
Music
Silver Burdett Making Music
Art
K-6 Art Masterpiece Program: A national art enrichment program, proudly self-funded by Basha PTO, which uses reproductions of fine works of art to promote art literacy in elementary age children.
Media / Technology
Library Skills: Call Number, Dewey Decimal System, Biography, Author, Illustrator, Elements of Fiction and Non-Fiction, Use of the Library, Card Catalog, Destiny, Keyboarding, Website Search, Internet Safety, Word, PowerPoint, MovieMaker
Social Emotional
Second Step
5th Grade
English Language Arts (ELA):
Go Math 5, Engage New York Activities, Leveled Math Groups, Cluster-Accelerated Math Class, Number sense, Fractions, Decimals, Geometry, Measurement, Problem Solving
Science
Harcourt Science, Defined STEM, Problem-Based Learning, Rube Goldberg Projects, Science Fair, Force and Motion, Matter, Simple Machines
Social Sciences
Harcourt, Early People, American Revolution, Civil War, Geography
Physical Education
OPEN Physical Education; Dynamic PE; Physical Best; The First Tee; Running Club
Music
Silver Burdett Making Music; Orchestra; Band
Art
K-6 Art Masterpiece Program: A national art enrichment program, proudly self-funded by Basha PTO, which uses reproductions of fine works of art to promote art literacy in elementary age children.
Media / Technology
Library Skills: Call Number, Dewey Decimal System, Biography, Author, Illustrator, Elements of Fiction and Non-Fiction, Use of the Library, Card Catalog, Destiny, Keyboarding, Website Search, Internet Safety, Word, PowerPoint, MovieMaker
Social Emotional
Second Step
6th Grade
English Language Arts (ELA):
McGraw Hill Glencoe Course 1, Engage New York Activities, Number Sense, Number Systems, Ratios and Proportional Reasoning, Expressions and Equations, Geometry, Statistics and Probability, Mathematical Practice
Science
Harcourt Science; Defined STEM; Structure; Earth's Processes, Systems, and Atmosphere; Functions of Living Systems; Energy Storage and Transfer; Scientific Method, Integrated Science and Social Studies Units
Social Sciences
Holt, Rinehart, and Winston: Ancient Civilizations, Contemporary United States, Civics and Government, Geography, Integrated Science and Social Studies Units
Physical Education
OPEN Physical Education; Dynamic PE; Physical Best; The First Tee; Running Club
Music
Silver Burdett Making Music; Orchestra; Band
Art
K-6 Art Masterpiece Program: A national art enrichment program, proudly self-funded by Basha PTO, which uses reproductions of fine works of art to promote art literacy in elementary age children.
Media / Technology
Library Skills: Call Number, Dewey Decimal System, Biography, Author, Illustrator, Elements of Fiction and Non-Fiction, Use of the Library, Card Catalog, Destiny, Keyboarding, Website Search, Internet Safety, Word, PowerPoint, MovieMaker
Social Emotional
Second Step
Special Programs
Extra-Curricular Activities

A teacher at Basha Elementary School points at her white board while talking to the class, 2025-2026 school year.