Curriculum

St. Michael Catholic School is committed to following a rigorous curriculum as well as align to the MN Education Standards for Kindergarten through Grade 8 always keeping our Catholic Faith and teachings at the forefront.

Standards

Archdiocesan Religion Standards

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in English Language Arts (2010)

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in Mathematics (2007)

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in Science (2019)

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in Social Studies (2011)

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in the Arts (2018)

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in the Arts: Music (2018)

National Physical Education Standards and Minnesota Benchmarks

Standards for Foreign Language Learning

The following links lead to the curriculum resources used at St. Michael Catholic School. If you have questions, please contact us at 763-497-3887.

Religion

• Religion Curriculum (K-4):Word of Life by Augustine Institute
• Religion Curriculum (5-8) Spirit of Truth by Sophia Press
• First Reconciliation and First Communion: "Blessed" Sacrament Preparation
• Confirmation Preparation: Anointed In the Spirit 
• Family Life and Human Development: Purely You! Growing God’s Way
• Prayers Scope & Sequence

Reading and Language Arts

• Grade K-3: Groves
  • Groves Foundational Skills
  • Groves Knowledge Based Comprehension
• Grades 4-5: Journeys (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
• Grades 4-8: Voyages (Grammar)
• Grades 6: StudySync (McGraw Hill)

Mathematics

• Grades K-4: Envision Mathematics
• Grades 5-8: Big Ideas Math: Minnesota

Music

• Grades K-6: Music Play Online
  
  

Science

• Grades 1-8: TCi

Social Studies

• Grades K-4: Kids Discover
• Grade 6: Minnesota Historical Society (Minnesota Historical Society Press)
• Grades 5, 7-8: Social Studies Curriculum by TCI (Teacher Curriculum Institute)

Spanish

• Grades 2-4: Descubre (Santillana USA)
• Grades 5-6: Realidades (Pearson) 
• Grades 7-8: Senderos (Vista Higher Learning)