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Tuition-Free Online Elementary School Program in Oklahoma

Virtual Preparatory Academy of Oklahoma

Sooner State students deserve a flexible, student-focused education. Sometimes your child may need additional support they can’t receive in a traditional classroom. Choosing a tuition-free online elementary school in Oklahoma is often the answer. Oklahoma Virtual Preparatory Academy, a tuition-free, accredited, and flexible K-5 school, allows your child to learn at home, at a pace that works for them.

How Online Elementary School Works

Attending an online elementary school in Oklahoma differs from the traditional school model in several ways. Students learn through scheduled class sessions, self-paced coursework, and group activities. Here’s how Virtual Prep Oklahoma online learning works:

Your child logs into their school-provided computer at 8:30 in the morning and checks their schedule via an online learning portal. The schedule lays out live sessions and self-paced assignments to complete independently. Your job as a learning coach is to help your child prioritize which assignments to complete first.

Daily Structure with Flexibility Built In

The combination of live sessions and self-paced assignments works within your family’s schedule, not against it. That gives you the freedom to learn outside a traditional school day.

Certified Teachers and Real-Time Instruction

Students take part in live classes taught by certified Oklahoma teachers and participate in dynamic small groups. Regular 1:1 check-ins test for understanding and allow for adjustments when needed.

Engaging and Age-Appropriate Digital Tools

Our easy-to-use platform is tailored to young learners. Tools include interactive lessons with engaging visuals, games, and audio narration for various learning styles.

Benefits of Online Elementary School Programs

Online learning provides a much-needed alternative to the education status quo. When your child attends our virtual elementary school in Oklahoma, they can benefit from the safety, personalization, and educational excellence Virtual Prep Academy provides.

Safe, Bully-Free Learning Environment

With online learning, your child can learn from home without the common classroom distractions and social stressors.

Flexible Scheduling to Fit Family Life

Learning isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach. Online learning fits into your schedule, not the school’s. It’s an ideal solution for working parents, caregivers, and those with non-traditional routines.

Personalized Pace for Every Learner

Every child learns at a different pace. A virtual elementary school has the flexibility to adjust and tailor support for students who need more time, or when they’re ahead of the curve and need additional challenges.

Online Elementary School Curriculum that Supports Growth

Virtual Prep Academy is a fully accredited online elementary school in Oklahoma. Our online academic curriculum is standards-aligned and built to grow young minds. We prioritize holistic child development by focusing on:

  • Core subjects like reading, math, and science
  • Enrichment classes centered around art, PE, and Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
  • Regular assessments to track growth and adjust learning paths as required
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Curriculum, K-5

LANGUAGE ARTS

The Kindergarten course lays the groundwork for reading and writing. It aims to combine excellent decoding instruction with frequent reading-aloud to ensure that students can translate letters into words and make sense of the words they are decoding.

Skills lessons address decoding skills, focusing on sounds or phonemes as the primary organizing principle, rather than letters. Phonics instruction begins with sounds and then attaches those sounds to spellings. Students build awareness of environmental noises, sounds within words, and words within sentences. As students gain phonological awareness, they progress to blending and segmenting sounds within words. Students are introduced to reading using decodable readers that are engaging and fun.

Students learn the mechanics of writing. Starting with pre writing basics, students learn correct grip and the writing strokes used to create letters. Students learn how to “spell the sounds,” writing the letters that represent the sounds that they have learned.

The course includes daily read-alouds that help students build the background knowledge and vocabulary critical to listening and reading comprehension. Students learn by listening to nursery rhymes, fables, classic tales, and nonfiction texts.

While teaching skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking, the course also builds students’ knowledge and vocabulary in literature, history, geography, and science.

MATH

A: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration with interactives and virtual manipulatives.

Students will develop counting skills and compare values of a wide variety of counting tools including 5-frames and connecting cubes. They will explore differences in shapes and describe, compare, and sort them. They will also use pattern blocks to make larger shapes. They reinforce their counting and comparison skills as they count and compare the pattern blocks used to create larger shapes. Students also use positional words to describe shapes.

Finally, they will solve story problems to begin to develop their understanding of addition and subtraction. Students represent the problems in different ways, by acting them out, drawing, using numbers, or using objects.

B: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration with interactives and virtual manipulatives.

Students will explore different ways to represent the compositions and decompositions of numbers within 10, including working with 10-frames. Then they will count and represent collections of objects and images within 20. Next, students will explore solid shapes while reinforcing their knowledge of counting, number writing and comparison, and flat shapes.

In the final unit of this course, students will prepare for Grade 1 by revisiting major work and fluency goals of the grade, applying their learning from the year.

SCIENCE

The Kindergarten science course builds students’ knowledge about core ideas in life, physical, and earth sciences, as well as engineering design. Students will explore pushes and pulls, the needs of plants and animals, changing environments, and weather patterns.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

SOCIAL STUDIES

S1 and S2:
Kindergarten Social Studies includes history, geography, economics, and civics lessons plus additional resources for teachers and students.

This is a comprehensive course, integrating topics in civics and the arts. The course helps students build knowledge of the diverse civilizations, cultures, and concepts.

LANGUAGE ARTS

A: The course continues to build the foundation for reading and writing. It includes frequent read-alouds that help students build the background knowledge and vocabulary critical to listening and reading comprehension. Students learn by listening to fables and stories, as well as nonfiction texts that include topics related to science and history.

Skills instruction starts with a review of sounds and spellings. Students are introduced to tricky spellings (spellings that look the same but are pronounced differently) and tricky words (words that cannot be sounded out using the letter-sound correspondences taught so far). Decodable readers are provided for students to practice their emerging reading skills. Students learn to read and write words with separated digraphs (such as a and e in cake). They begin to work with weekly spelling words.

Grammar lessons address parts of speech, including nouns (common and proper), past-tense verb forms, and adjectives. Students progress to work with nouns and verbs in phrases and to use adjectives for descriptive writing. They begin formal instruction in a writing process with a focus on narrative writing.

B: The course continues to build the foundation for reading and writing. It includes frequent read-alouds that help students build the background knowledge and vocabulary critical to listening and reading comprehension. Students learn by listening to fables and stories, as well as nonfiction texts that include topics related to science and history.

Skills instruction continues with more tricky spellings (spellings that look the same but are pronounced differently) and tricky words (words that cannot be sounded out using the letter-sound correspondences taught so far). Decodable readers are provided for students to practice their emerging reading skills. Students learn to read and write words with separated digraphs (such as a and e in cake). They continue to work with weekly spelling words.

Grammar lessons address types of sentences and matching nouns and pronouns. Students continue to practice using a writing process as they write a letter and a personal narrative.

MATH

In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration with interactives and virtual manipulatives.

A: Students will deepen their understanding of addition and subtraction within 10 and extend what they know about organizing objects into categories and representing the quantities. They will solve new types of story problems within 10 using the relationship between addition and subtraction. They develop an understanding of the meaning of the equal sign and connect story problems to equations as they begin to learn to add and subtract within 20. Students apply the properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction.

B: Students will count and group two-digit numbers and compare them using the symbols >, =, and <, while using place value and properties of operations to add within 100. Students will begin a study of measurement, measuring length and counting up to 120 length units. They solve addition and subtraction story problems with unknowns in all positions. They will continue to learn basic geometry skills as they reason with shapes and their attributes, partition shapes into equal pieces, and tell time to the hour and half hour.

In the final unit of this course, students will prepare for Grade 2 by revisiting major work and fluency goals of the grade, applying their learning from the year.

SCIENCE

A: Grade 1 science continues to build students’ knowledge about core ideas in life, physical, and earth sciences, as well as engineering design. Students will explore the sun, moon, and stars; light and sound; plant and animal survival; and simple machines.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

B: Grade 1 science continues to build students’ knowledge about core ideas in life, physical, and earth sciences, as well as engineering design. Students will explore the sun, moon, and stars; light and sound; plant and animal survival; and simple machines.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

SOCIAL STUDIES

First Grade Social Studies includes history, geography, economics, and civics lessons plus additional resources for teachers and students.

This is a comprehensive course, integrating topics in civics and the arts. The course helps students build knowledge of the diverse civilizations, cultures, and concepts.

LANGUAGE ARTS

A: The course includes frequent read-alouds that help students build the background knowledge and vocabulary critical to listening and reading comprehension. Students learn by listening to fairy tales, tall tales, myths, and nonfiction texts that include topics related to science and history.

Skills instruction continues as students are introduced to spelling alternatives for vowel sounds, as well as various tricky spellings (spellings that look the same but are pronounced differently, such as o in hop or open). Weekly spelling lessons are a regular part of student work.

Students practice using a writing process with a focus on writing narratives and opinions. Grammar instruction focuses on capitalization, quotation marks, ending punctuation, and common and proper nouns. Students are also introduced to antonyms and synonyms.

Decodable readers for every skills unit include both fiction and nonfiction selections.

B: The course includes frequent read-alouds that help students build the background knowledge and vocabulary critical to listening and reading comprehension. Students learn by listening to fairy tales, tall tales, myths, and nonfiction texts that include topics related to science and history.

Skills instruction continues as students learn more spelling alternatives for vowel sounds and additional tricky spellings. They also practice chunking phonemes to read multisyllabic words. Weekly spelling lessons continue.

Students continue to use a writing process as they practice persuasive writing and expository (report) writing.Grammar instruction includes reviews of previously taught skills as well as instruction on adjectives, adverbs, complete sentences, and correcting run-on sentences.

Decodable readers for every unit include both fiction and nonfiction selections.

MATH

A: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration with interactives and virtual manipulatives.

Students represent and solve story problems within 20 using picture and bar graphs. Students build toward fluency with addition and subtraction as they add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and the relationship between addition and subtraction. They then use what they know to solve story problems.

Students measure and estimate lengths in standard units and solve measurement story problems within 100 and then learn about the structure of a number line and use it to represent numbers within 100. They also relate addition and subtraction to length and represent the operations on the number line.

B: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration with interactives and virtual manipulatives.

Students extend place value understanding to three-digit numbers and use properties of operations to add and subtract within 1,000 and work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication.

Students continue their study of geometry as they reason with shapes and their attributes and partition shapes into equal shares, building a foundation for fractions. They relate halves, fourths, and skip-counting by 5 to tell time, and solve story problems involving the values of coins and dollars.

In the final unit of this course, students will prepare for Grade 3 by revisiting major work and fluency goals of the grade, applying their learning from the year.

SCIENCE

A: Grade 2 science continues to build students’ knowledge about core ideas in life, physical, and earth sciences, as well as engineering design. Students will explore the properties of matter, the needs of plants and animals, land and water features, and electricity and magnetism.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

B: Grade 2 science continues to build students’ knowledge about core ideas in life, physical, and earth sciences, as well as engineering design. Students will explore the properties of matter, the needs of plants and animals, land and water features, and electricity and magnetism.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

SOCIAL STUDIES

A: Second Grade Social Studies includes history, geography, economics, and civics lessons plus additional resources for teachers and students.

This is a comprehensive course, integrating topics in civics and the arts. The course helps students build knowledge of the diverse civilizations, cultures, and concepts.

B: Second Grade Social Studies includes history, geography, economics, and civics lessons plus additional resources for teachers and students.

This is a comprehensive course, integrating topics in civics and the arts. The course helps students build knowledge of the diverse civilizations, cultures, and concepts.

LANGUAGE ARTS

A: The course includes frequent read-alouds that help students build the background knowledge and vocabulary critical to listening and reading comprehension. Students learn by listening to nonfiction texts that include topics related to science and history. The first unit includes selections from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame to reinforce understanding of story elements.

Students practice and build reading skills as they read selections in their readers. Many reading selections are informational texts that address topics related to science and history. Students also read excerpts from some classic tales, plus a variety of stories and myths from diverse groups.

During writing instruction, students use a writing process as they practice expository (cause and effect), narrative (story), and opinion writing.

Morphology lessons address reading and understanding words with common prefixes, suffixes, and Greek and Latin roots. Morphology instruction also addresses the meaning of various prefixes, suffixes, and roots.

Grammar lessons address various speech and language-usage conventions (such as capitalization and punctuation). These specific grammar skills are then reinforced and applied in all writing exercises.

Spelling lessons include weekly word lists that focus on content words and words with morphological patterns taught in each unit. Spelling exercises provide students with opportunities to practice applying knowledge of letter–sound correspondences learned in earlier grades.

B: The course includes frequent read-alouds that help students build the background knowledge and vocabulary critical to listening and reading comprehension. Students learn by listening to nonfiction texts that include topics related to science and history.

Students practice and build reading skills as they read selections in their readers. Many reading selections are informational texts that address topics related to science and history. Students also read excerpts from some classic tales, plus a variety of stories and myths from diverse groups. Students have the opportunity to independently read a longer book that they select themselves.

During writing instruction, students use a writing process as they practice writing a narrative and a research paper.

Morphology lessons address reading and understanding words with common prefixes, suffixes, and Greek and Latin roots. Morphology instruction also addresses the meaning of various prefixes, suffixes, and roots.

Grammar lessons address various speech and language-usage conventions (such as capitalization and punctuation). These specific grammar skills are then reinforced and applied in all writing exercises.

Spelling lessons include weekly word lists that focus on content words and words with morphological patterns taught in each unit. The spelling exercises provide students with opportunities to practice applying knowledge of letter–sound correspondences learned in earlier grades.

MATH

A: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration with interactives and virtual manipulatives.

Students will represent and solve multiplication problems using picture and bar graphs. They will learn about the relationship between multiplication and division, place value, and the properties of operations to multiply and divide whole numbers within 100. They also represent and solve two-step word problems using all four operations.

They will learn about area concepts and relate area to multiplication and to addition as well as use place value understanding to round whole numbers and add and subtract within 1,000. They represent and solve two-step word problems using addition, subtraction, and multiplication and assess the reasonableness of answers.

B: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration with interactives and virtual manipulatives.

Students will begin to develop an understanding of fractions and fraction equivalence by representing fractions on diagrams and number lines, generating equivalent fractions, and comparing fractions. They continue their study of measurement as they represent length data in halves and fourths of an inch on line plots. They learn about and estimate relative units of measure including weight, liquid volume, and time, and use the four operations to solve problems involving measurement. Students also continue their study of geometry as they reason about shapes and their attributes, with a focus on quadrilaterals. They solve problems involving the perimeter and area of shapes.

In the final unit of this course, students will prepare for Grade 4 by revisiting major work and fluency goals of the grade, applying their learning from the year.

SCIENCE

A: Grade 3 science builds on prior understanding of scientific topics to support increasingly sophisticated learning. Students will investigate forces; life cycles, traits, and variations; habitats and change; and weather and climate.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

B: Grade 3 science builds on prior understanding of scientific topics to support increasingly sophisticated learning. Students will investigate forces; life cycles, traits, and variations; habitats and change; and weather and climate.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

SOCIAL STUDIES

A: Grade 3 social studies is a comprehensive program that is meant to prepare students to actively participate in a democratic society. Students will learn about history and geography as they study world rivers, ancient Rome, the Vikings, the earliest Americans, and the thirteen colonies.

Projects that accompany each unit expand upon the historical and geographical learning and allow students to build an understanding of local history and geography, civics, and economics.

B: Grade 3 social studies is a comprehensive program that is meant to prepare students to actively participate in a democratic society. Students will learn about history and geography as they study world rivers, ancient Rome, the Vikings, the earliest Americans, and the thirteen colonies.

Projects that accompany each unit expand upon the historical and geographical learning and allow students to build an understanding of local history and geography, civics, and economics.

LANGUAGE ARTS

A: Students read from a variety of texts, including excerpts from Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson, Legends of King Arthur and His Knights, poetry, and informational texts about science and history topics.

Students use a writing process to develop several writings, including a memoir, a persuasive paragraph, a short story, a variety of poems, and shorter writing projects.

Morphology lessons address reading and understanding words with common prefixes, suffixes, and Greek and Latin roots. Morphology instruction also addresses the meaning of various prefixes, suffixes, and roots.

Grammar lessons address various speech and language-usage conventions (such as capitalization and punctuation). These specific grammar skills are then reinforced and applied in all writing exercises.

Spelling lessons include weekly word lists that focus on content words and words with morphological patterns taught in each unit. The spelling exercises provide students with opportunities to practice applying knowledge of letter–sound correspondences learned in earlier grades.

B: Students read from a variety of texts, including an abridged version of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and informational texts about science and history topics. Students have the opportunity to independently read a longer book that they select themselves.

Writing instruction centers on a comprehensive writing process and focuses on writing increasingly complex sentences, composing coherent paragraphs, and writing for a variety of purposes. Students develop a variety of writings including a cause-and-effect essay, an opinion essay, and a short story.

Morphology lessons address reading and understanding words with common prefixes, suffixes, and Greek and Latin roots. Morphology instruction also addresses the meaning of various prefixes, suffixes, and roots.

Grammar lessons address various speech and language-usage conventions (such as capitalization and punctuation). These specific grammar skills are then reinforced and applied in all writing exercises.

Spelling lessons include weekly word lists that focus on content words and words with morphological patterns taught in each unit. The spelling exercises provide students with opportunities to practice applying knowledge of letter–sound correspondences learned in earlier grades.

MATH

S1: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration with interactives and virtual manipulatives.

Students apply understanding of multiplication and area to work with factors and multiples. Students generate and reason about equivalent fractions and compare and order fractions and learn to add and subtract fractions with like denominators, and to add and subtract tenths and hundredths.

Finally, students will read, write, and compare numbers in decimal notation. They also extend place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers and add and subtract within 1,000,000.

S2: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration with interactives and virtual manipulatives.

Students will focus on developing an understanding of the relationship between multiplication and division. They use this thinking to convert units of measure within a given system from larger to smaller units. Students multiply and divide multi-digit whole numbers using partial products and partial quotients strategies and solve multi-step problems using the four operations.

Students continue their study of geometry as they learn to draw and identify points, rays, segments, angles, and lines, including parallel and perpendicular lines. Students will learn how to use a protractor to measure, draw, and identify angles. They will classify triangles and quadrilaterals based on the properties of their side lengths and angles and learn about lines of symmetry in two-dimensional figures. They use their understanding of these attributes to solve problems, including problems involving perimeter and area.

In the final unit of this course, students will prepare for Grade 5 by revisiting major work and fluency goals of the grade, applying their learning from the year.

SCIENCE

S1: Grade 4 science builds on prior understanding of scientific topics to support increasingly sophisticated learning. Students will investigate energy transfer and transformation; waves; structures and functions of living things; processes that shape the earth; and using natural resources for energy.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Students will also have the opportunity to use problem-based learning to develop and present solutions based on learning, and, ideally, interact with their community. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

S2: Grade 4 science builds on prior understanding of scientific topics to support increasingly sophisticated learning. Students will investigate energy transfer and transformation; waves; structures and functions of living things; processes that shape the earth; and using natural resources for energy.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Students will also have the opportunity to use problem-based learning to develop and present solutions based on learning, and, ideally, interact with their community. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

SOCIAL STUDIES

S1: Grade 4 social studies is a comprehensive program that is meant to prepare students to actively participate in a democratic society. Students continue to build upon their knowledge of geography as they study world mountains. The age of exploration is covered and the historical focus shifts to American history topics such as the American Revolution, the Constitution, and early Presidents.

Projects that accompany each unit expand upon the historical and geographical learning and allow students to build an understanding of local history and geography, civics, and economics.

S2: Grade 4 social studies is a comprehensive program that is meant to prepare students to actively participate in a democratic society. Students continue to build upon their knowledge of geography as they study world mountains. The age of exploration is covered and the historical focus shifts to American history topics such as the American Revolution, the Constitution, and early Presidents.

Projects that accompany each unit expand upon the historical and geographical learning and allow students to build an understanding of local history and geography, civics, and economics.

LANGUAGE ARTS

S1: Students study contemporary and classic fiction, as well as informational texts. Readings include excerpts from the contemporary novel They Call Me Güero: A Border Kids Poems by David Bowles, an adaptation of the Adventures of Don Quixote, and a variety of informational texts related to historical topics.

Writing instruction centers on a comprehensive writing process and focuses on writing increasingly complex sentences, composing coherent paragraphs, and writing for a variety of purposes. Students develop a variety of writings, including a personal narrative, an informative report, a persuasive essay, and a research project.

Morphology lessons address reading and understanding words with common prefixes, suffixes, and Greek and Latin roots. Morphology instruction also addresses the meaning of various prefixes, suffixes, and roots.

Grammar lessons address various speech and language-usage conventions (such as capitalization and punctuation). These specific grammar skills are then reinforced and applied in all writing exercises.

Spelling lessons include weekly word lists that focus on content words and words with morphological patterns taught in each unit. The spelling exercises provide students with opportunities to practice applying knowledge of letter–sound correspondences learned in earlier grades.

S2: Students study contemporary and classic fiction, as well as informational texts. Readings include an adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a novel that students select, poetry, and a variety of informational texts related to historical topics.

Writing instruction centers on a comprehensive writing process and focuses on writing increasingly complex sentences, composing coherent paragraphs, and writing for a variety of purposes. Students develop a variety of writings, including a friendly letter, a variety of original poems, and a persuasive essay.

Morphology lessons address reading and understanding words with common prefixes, suffixes, and Greek and Latin roots. Morphology instruction also addresses the meaning of various prefixes, suffixes, and roots.

Grammar lessons address various speech and language-usage conventions (such as capitalization and punctuation). These specific grammar skills are then reinforced and applied in all writing exercises.

Spelling lessons include weekly word lists that focus on content words and words with morphological patterns taught in each unit. The spelling exercises provide students with opportunities to practice applying knowledge of letter–sound correspondences learned in earlier grades.

MATH

S1: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration. Throughout this course, students will use interactives and virtual manipulatives to explore math concepts.

Students continue their study of geometry as they find the volume of right rectangular prisms and solid figures composed of two right rectangular prisms. They will then solve problems that involve the multiplication of a whole number and a fraction, including fractions greater than 1 as well as

multiply fractions by fractions and divide a whole number and a unit fraction.

Finally, students use the standard algorithm to multiply multi-digit whole numbers. They divide whole numbers up to four-digits by two-digits divisors using strategies based on place value and properties of operations.

S2: In this problem-based curriculum, students will build on their math skills through exploration. Throughout this course, students will use interactives and virtual manipulatives to explore math concepts.

Students will use their understanding of place value to round, compare, order, add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals. They will then solve multi-step problems involving measurement conversions, line plots, and fraction operations, including addition and subtraction of fractions with unlike denominators.

Next, students plot coordinate pairs on a coordinate grid and classify triangles and quadrilaterals based on properties of side length and angle measure. They generate, identify, and graph relationships between corresponding terms in two numeric patterns, given two rules, and represent and interpret real world and mathematical problems on a coordinate grid.

In the final unit of this course, students will prepare for middle school by revisiting major work and fluency goals of the grade, applying their learning from the year.

SCIENCE

S1: Grade 5 science builds on prior understanding of scientific topics to support increasingly sophisticated learning. Students will investigate matter; energy and matter in ecosystems; modeling Earth’s systems; protecting Earth’s resources; and astronomy.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Students will also have the opportunity to use problem-based learning to develop and present solutions based on learning, and, ideally, interact with their community. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

S2: Grade 5 science builds on prior understanding of scientific topics to support increasingly sophisticated learning. Students will investigate matter; energy and matter in ecosystems; modeling Earth’s systems; protecting Earth’s resources; and astronomy.

Students will develop and use scientific practices that give them firsthand experience in scientific inquiry, engineering, and technology. Students will also have the opportunity to use problem-based learning to develop and present solutions based on learning, and, ideally, interact with their community. Throughout the course, scientific learning is connected to concepts across various disciplines, such as mathematics and literacy.

SOCIAL STUDIES

S1: Grade 5 social studies is a comprehensive program that is meant to prepare students to actively participate in a democratic society. Students continue to build upon their knowledge of geography as they focus on the physical features and climate of the United States. They learn about the ancient civilizations that paved the way for modern societies and systems. American history topics focus on westward expansion, before and after the Civil War.

Projects that accompany each unit expand upon the historical and geographical learning and allow students to build an understanding of local history and geography, civics, and economics.

S2: Grade 5 social studies is a comprehensive program that is meant to prepare students to actively participate in a democratic society. Students continue to build upon their knowledge of geography as they focus on the physical features and climate of the United States. They learn about the ancient civilizations that paved the way for modern societies and systems. American history topics focus on westward expansion, before and after the Civil War.

Projects that accompany each unit expand upon the historical and geographical learning and allow students to build an understanding of local history and geography, civics, and economics.

K-1 PE

Elementary PE K-1 helps young learners establish a basic understanding of health and fitness. Students focus on health-related fitness and learn how to become more fit and healthy. Topics of study include exercise safety, making healthy choices, nutrition, the benefits, components, and principles of fitness, basic anatomy and physiology, and values of cooperation and teamwork. In addition, students learn age-appropriate motor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skills. Students are required to participate in regular physical activity

K-1 HEALTH

Elementary Health K-1 helps young learners establish a basic understanding of the aspects of health. Students focus on the various aspects of their health and how they can make healthy choices. Topics of study include personal safety, healthy behaviors, nutrition, communication, disease prevention, basic anatomy and physiology, and values of cooperation and teamwork.

K-2 FOUNDATIONS OF READING

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2-3 PE

Elementary PE 2-3 helps young learners establish a basic understanding of health and fitness. Students focus on health-related fitness and learn how to become more fit and healthy. Topics of study include warm-up and cool down, water safety, goal setting, nutrition, muscle strength and flexibility. In addition, students learn age-appropriate motor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skills. Students are required to participate in regular physical activity.

2-3 HEALTH

Elementary Health 2-3 helps young learners establish a basic understanding of the aspects of health. Students focus on the various aspects of their health and how they can make healthy choices. Topics of study include personal safety, healthy behaviors, nutrition, disease prevention, conflict resolution, basic anatomy and physiology, and the values of respect and cooperation.

3RD GRADE KEYBOARDING

The keyboarding course is appropriate for elementary and middle school students. The curriculum introduces new keys by rows where students first learn the middle row, then the top row and the bottom row of the keyboard. The content is designed with a strong focus on sight and high frequency words. This course assumes no keyboarding experience and will guide them through the keyboard.

3RD GRADE INTERMEDIATE MUSIC

Embark on a musical journey with our Music Grade 3 course. This dynamic and engaging course helps students deepen their understanding of music through interactive lessons, creative activities, and performance opportunities. Students will explore musical concepts such as dynamics and tempo, along with a variety of musical styles and instruments. Through singing, movement, and listening exercises, students will enhance their musical skills and appreciation, fostering a lifelong love for music.

4-5 PE

Elementary PE 4-5 helps young learners establish a basic understanding of health and fitness. Students focus on health-related fitness and learn how to become more fit and healthy. Topics of study include warm-up and cool down, water safety, goal setting, nutrition, muscle strength and flexibility. In addition, students learn age-appropriate motor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skills. Students are required to participate in regular physical activity.

4-5 HEALTH

Elementary Health 4-5 helps young learners establish a basic understanding of the aspects of health. Students focus on the various aspects of their health and how they can make healthy choices. Topics of study include personal safety, reducing illness, avoiding bullying, nutrition, healthy friendships, emergency situations, and the human body. Fourth grade will study the functioning systems of the body. Fifth grade will be covering the reproductive system, puberty and STDs.

4TH GRADE KEYBOARDING

The keyboarding course is appropriate for elementary and middle school students. The curriculum introduces new keys by rows where students first learn the middle row, then the top row and the bottom row of the keyboard. The content is designed with a strong focus on sight and high frequency words. This course assumes no keyboarding experience and will guide them through the keyboard.

4TH GRADE INTERMEDIATE MUSIC

Get ready to explore the creative world of music! Our fourth-grade students learn to compose, perform, and appreciate various musical styles. They discover the cultural significance of music throughout history, connecting it to other fields of study. As they develop essential skills, they also explore music’s impact on local and global communities.

5TH GRADE KIDVATION

Create Real Products, Launch Real Businesses
Applied Imagination™ curriculum guides students from initial idea to their first product launch, building confidence and real-world skills along the way.

5TH GRADE ART LEVEL 4

The importance of fine arts is a benefit, not just to the older student and population, but is a necessary area of development for the young student who will benefit with it in all areas of education. Art provides an opportunity for children to develop the use of their senses directly and encourages the student to further develop what they already know as a source of knowledge and creativity. It is important for the student to make a connection between the verbal and visual; logic and emotions; imagination and reality. Art offers the student an opportunity to express feelings and emotions in their drawings and with color. The fine art program promotes self-esteem and self-awareness as it enhances personal fulfillment. Children have a wonderful imagination that, if encouraged, will be needed throughout their life. This program provides an opportunity for self-discipline through instruction and cooperation while providing the student with an opportunity for self-expression by using imaginative thinking for creative solutions. Again, this is a necessity in lifetime experiences. The student will see the artistic expressions and inventions from cultures around the world that are part of the history of mankind and development. Modern media provides many opportunities to the student. However, the student has the benefit to experience it more closely in art classes. Repetition, important for young children, is evident in these lessons. Repetition is provided at different age levels while using various tools and mediums. Home, family and friends, pets, and toys are the young student’s world. The student will begin with their personal world as they think they know it, and discover so much more about it. These lessons provide a deeper awareness of the world immediately around them, and eventually their journey will grow from there. Each student is an individual with unique ideas and talents. Our goal is to provide each student an opportunity for personal growth for themselves and the world in which we live.

5TH GRADE SCRATCH CODING

Scratch is a program developed by MIT to teach students the basics on how computers think. This program will introduce students to real coding programs and allow them to drag and drop coding blocks, creating a fully functional program. The simple user interface and tutorials allow students to quickly create and run their code to see its results. This course assumes no prior computer coding knowledge and includes self-graded, multiple-choice tests and quizzes.

Teacher and Peer Interaction

Online learning doesn’t mean your child learns in isolation. Virtual Prep Academy of Oklahoma’s teachers and staff ensure students build meaningful relationships with their teachers and peers in several important ways that foster peer collaboration, including:

  • Class discussions, group activities, and social learning
  • Optional virtual clubs and regular events to build friendships

These opportunities allow your child to build lasting friendships and support, even across long distances. 

Parental Involvement and Support

Virtual Prep Academy of Oklahoma knows you play an active role in your child’s education, but you’ll never feel alone. We equip learning coaches with tools and guidance to help your child succeed. In addition to parent training during onboarding, you’ll meet with dedicated Success Coordinators and tech support. Additional online learning resources for parents, like weekly progress reports and regular teacher communication, ensure you know exactly how your student’s education is progressing.

Ensuring Student Success

Oklahoma Virtual Prep Academy’s approach to online education centers on student success. We believe in your students’ ability to thrive in and out of the classroom. VPREP students grow in confidence and competence, and we have the results to prove it. 

From Struggling to Thriving

Families of students who attend Virtual Prep Academy report a 92% satisfaction rate and say their children’s education has turned around for the better.

Support Systems That Make a Difference

Students who attend VPREP have access to resources like academic coaching, counseling, and real human help when they’re in need. 

Providing Educational Pathways for All Learning Levels

Oklahoma Virtual Prep Academy admissions offers a tuition-free K-11 education for Oklahoma students that can prepare them for the future. Students who begin their learning journey in elementary can progress to our online Oklahoma middle school and high school. In addition, Virtual Prep Academy offers online learning in several states, allowing families to continue their child’s online education even if they move out of the Sooner State.

FAQs

Find answers to common questions about online elementary school, often from families like yours.

Is Oklahoma’s Virtual Prep online elementary school program free?

Yes. Virtual Prep Academy of Oklahoma is a tuition-free online public school option for families who currently live in Oklahoma.

How does Oklahoma Virtual Prep’s online elementary school program work?

Students learn via a mix of scheduled live lessons and self-paced coursework they can complete on their own time. Parents help facilitate learning as coaches, while supportive teachers and counselors routinely check-in. 

What does a sample online elementary school curriculum look like?

Our online elementary school curriculum aligns with all Oklahoma state education standards and teaches subjects like math, English language arts, science, and social studies. Other enrichment courses like art, PE, and SEL are available, too.

Enroll Today in Virtual Prep Academy of Oklahoma’s Online Elementary School

Whether you need a change of pace or want to start your child’s education with a nontraditional path, online learning provides an incredible opportunity. Enroll in online elementary school today.

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