Curriculums in the Classroom
Learn more about the curriculums in our classrooms everyday.
ELA
The NYC Department of Education (NYC DOE) uses Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) curricula, primarily HMH Into Reading (K-5) as the core literacy program. The focus is on building background knowledge, fostering discussions, and supporting diverse learners with online tools and multilingual resources.
MATH
NEW HERE AT PS119, students are getting a new taste of Math. Illustrative Mathematics (IM) core belief is that students learn math best by doing math—reasoning, problem-solving, and collaborating rather than memorizing procedures
SCIENCE
PS 119 uses Amplify Science, a K-8 curriculum aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), blending hands-on labs, digital tools, and literacy to teach science through authentic problem-solving, making students act like real scientists by collecting evidence and building arguments. It's a "do, talk, read, write, visualize" approach that integrates science and literacy, offering differentiated support for diverse learners in NYC schools.
SOCIAL STUDIES
The NYC Department of Education's Passport to Social Studies is a K-12 curriculum, developed by teachers, focusing on history, geography, civics and culture, using real documents and sources to build critical thinking, with digital/blended resources available on WeTeachNYC and TeachHub . It provides grade-specific units, performance tasks, and integrated primary sources to foster inquiry and understanding of diverse perspectives.
