Using their selected curriculum, students study and learn Flex course topics and skills.  Throughout the semester, students show their understanding of state standards for the course by completing worksheet checkpoints.  Worksheets are completed and submitted every two weeks for grades K-8.

Parents complete a resource allocation form to request the curriculum and learning materials that their child will need to be successful in the Flex courses.  Harmony provides the curriculum – at no cost to you!

• Additionally, online resources for worksheets are available in the Curriculum Resource Directory.

A variety of learning materials may be used to learn course topics and to meet other learning goals.  While you may use the curriculum of your choice, some curriculum options may need supplementation in order for students to learn the topics and to complete the worksheets.  The Curriculum Resource Directory will be helpful when your curriculum needs supplementation.

Examples of the types of curriculum that may be selected include:

• Books, textbooks, workbooks, math manipulatives, pre-packaged science kits, project-based learning activities, and online subscriptions.
• Religious-based curriculum and learning materials are not available.

Worksheets demonstrate student understanding of important grade-level skills and state standards. Students show understanding of state standards by completing the Harmony worksheets. Creating a schedule for completing the worksheets will be very helpful.

To enable students and parents to select which questions to answer, students may complete a minimum of 75% of worksheet questions, and grading will be based on this guideline.

• Applies to English/Language Arts, Social Studies/History, and Science courses for all grades.
• Does not apply to Math or Elective courses.

As students study the course topics during the week, they will be ready to complete the worksheets.  Learning may be customized by matching the worksheets to the student’s curriculum or by creating a unit study based on worksheet topics.

The time required for each worksheet depends upon several factors:

• grade level
• standards that are included
• student ability

Question Selection: To enable students and parents to select which questions to answer, students may complete a minimum of 75% of worksheet questions, and grading will be based on this guideline.

• Applies to English/Language Arts, Social Studies/History, and Science courses for all grades.
• Does not apply to Math or Elective courses.

Submitting worksheets on time is an important aspect of a Flex course.  This enables our partner schools to review student work throughout the school year and to see measurable progress that correlates to state standards.

• Grades K-8: 1 worksheet per course every 2 weeks
• Kindergartens will submit 6 additional worksheets during the year.

Students enrolled in a Flex course agree to submit the worksheets by the due dates, and this meets the attendance requirement for this program.

Remember that worksheets are submitted every two weeks for grades K-8. Following that general rule, there’s a lot of flexibility in how worksheets can be scheduled.

• Customize your child’s education by matching the worksheets to their curriculum.
• Create a unit study based on worksheet topics.
• Determine the sequence for learning the concepts and completing the worksheets.  Students may complete and submit worksheets in any order.
• Decide the amount of time students need to learn course topics.
• Have students redo worksheets and resubmit them.

Some students may want to complete the worksheets without having to print them. Worksheets, in a PDF format, will be emailed to you at the beginning of the school year.  Students may then use Foxit Reader, an PDF Reader that allows users to put comments on the page.

This comment feature enables students to complete worksheets on the computer, eliminating the need to print them out and then scan them back in.

While this may work best with secondary students who can complete and submit the files themselves, it may also be helpful for elementary students.

Click on the links below to view the worksheet samples.

• • Grade 1 - Flex Social Studies Worksheet Sample (Neighborhoods)
  • Grade 1 - Flex Math Worksheet (Addition and Subtraction Word Problems Within)
  • Grade 2 - Flex Science Worksheet Sample (Properties of Matter)
  • Grade 3 - Flex Language Arts Worksheet Sample (Recount Stories and Determine the Central Message)
  • Grade 4 - Flex Social Studies Worksheet Sample (State Symbols)
  • Grade 4 - Flex Math Worksheet Sample (Comparing Multiplication Equations)
  • Grade 5 - Flex Language Arts Worksheet Sample (Quoting & Making Inferences from the Text)
  • Grade 6 - Flex Science Worksheet Sample (Conservation of Matter)
  • Grade 7 - Flex Math Worksheet Sample (Compute Unit Rates Associated with Fractions)
  • Grade 8 - Flex Language Arts Worksheet Sample (Understanding Theme)

Worksheets are scored by Harmony Flex instructors and given a percentage grade.

• Worksheets submitted prior to the end of each semester will be included in the grading for that semester.
• Students may redo worksheets and resubmit them.

Teachers at the school or district of enrollment review the work that is submitted.

• A final semester grade is assigned by the school or district of enrollment.
• Grading systems vary among schools and by grade level and may include pass/fail, a number system, or a letter system.

Flex Teacher Hotline

The Flex Teacher Hotline is available to answer questions regarding Flex worksheets and resources.  Our Flex director will help you locate resources and provide guidance for the individual standards of the course.

• The Flex Teacher Hotline number is 801-418-9537.

Curriculum Resource Directory

The Curriculum Resource Directory will help you in planning and teaching K-8 Flex core subjects (language arts, math, social studies and science courses). The Curriculum Resource Directory provides:

• Links for online learning materials
• Learning materials to supplement your child’s curriculum
• Resources help you to plan a unit study related to a Flex worksheet

Course Outlines and Packets

With the Flex course outlines and packets, you’ll be able to truly plan your Flex courses in a way that works best for your family.

 

We’ve provided the Flex Feedback Form as a convenient way for you to let Harmony know about specific concerns with Flex worksheets. These issues could include difficulty finding resources for a question, broken links to online resources, a confusing or misstated question, or even a spelling or grammatical error.

Flex offers core and elective courses for grades K-12.

• Kindergarten Course:  One course covering math, science, and language arts
• Grades 1-8 Core Courses:  Math, Science, English/Language Arts, and History
• Grades 7-8 Elective Courses: Art, Drama, P.E. and more

If your child has an IEP, please work with the special education director at the school of enrollment to make sure that all accommodations are being met.  Please note that we are not able to make accommodations for Flex course requirements without the written approval of the special ed director.