Elementary School Academics

Elementary School Curriculum

At Texas Online Preparatory School (TOPS), we believe all students should wake up excited to learn, and that true learning starts by calling out to the innate curiosity in each child and sparking the excitement of discovery.

That’s why TOPS uses the K12 curriculum. It was created by an experienced team of educators using proven instructional approaches. At the elementary level, students take courses in the core subjects listed below, as well as in art and music.

ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS

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MATH

SCIENCE

HISTORY

A Strong Foundation for Your Child’s Academic Journey

The elementary curriculum focuses on developing fundamental skills and teaching the key knowledge building blocks that each student needs to master the major subject areas, meet state standards, and complete more advanced coursework. Our personalized approach means students can go as fast or slow as they need to.

Bringing Lessons to Life

Lessons come alive with a rich mixture of online and hands-on materials including interactive animations; printed books with beautiful illustrations and narrative, original music and videos; and materials for hands-on experiments.*

Lessons are followed by formal and informal assessments, so you can be sure that your child has mastered a concept before moving on. Built-in planning and progress tools make it easy to stay on track. And with hundreds of lessons per subject, students can dive deeply into areas of interest.

Recurring Themes

Throughout our 3–5 courses, you’ll find repeated themes that build on the previous grade’s teaching and weave an ever-richer tapestry of knowledge. That means your child may be reading literature from the same time period as the art or history lesson being studied. A story about a king who lost his wife and built a monument to her dovetails with an examination of the architecture and history of the Taj Mahal.

Explore Our Courses

View our Elementary Courses Overview for information on the courses offered at each grade level [PDF].**

And try out sample lessons to get a taste of the online learning experience.

*Course materials vary by course. Please check with TOPS staff to see what offline course materials are provided.

**The K12 K–8 course descriptions are a complete list of the K–8 courses that K12 provides. While TOPS offers a comprehensive selection of courses, not every K12 K–8 course is available to TOPS students. Information on specific courses are provided upon enrollment. For details, please ask your Personal Admissions Liaison (PAL) during the enrollment process.