Thirty-six-week scope & sequence

One coherent year.
Six meaningful journeys.

Daily literacy, communication, and mathematics continue through explicit progressions while science, social studies, health, arts, design, physical learning, and transition connect through authentic outcomes.

Six interdisciplinary units

Learning organized
around real purpose.

01Weeks 1–6

I Belong: Identity & Community

Who am I, how do I communicate, and how do I contribute to a community?

Authentic outcome

An accessible learner profile and an Our Community exhibition or map.

02Weeks 7–12

Healthy, Safe & Ready

How do I care for my body, make safe choices, and get help?

Authentic outcome

A personal health and safety plan and a class wellness event or demonstration.

03Weeks 13–18

Places, Movement & America

How do people use maps, time, money, and transportation to move through their world?

Authentic outcome

Plan and complete or simulate an accessible local journey.

04Weeks 19–24

Living World, Shared Planet

How are living things, environments, resources, and people connected?

Authentic outcome

A growing or care project and an environmental action showcase.

05Weeks 25–30

Make, Create & Communicate

How can design, science, art, music, drama, and technology solve a problem or tell a story?

Authentic outcome

A design-and-make challenge with an accessible presentation or performance.

Curriculum at a glance

See the complete
learning journey.

The Learning Journey Poster brings the six interdisciplinary units, their focus areas, and the three Fluid Journey Routes together on one page. Use it for planning conversations with educators, school leaders, families, and learners.

  • Six units across 36 weeks and 180 sessions
  • Three focus areas within every unit
  • Explore & Connect, Build & Use, and Apply & Lead routes

Accessible PDF · 1 page · Letter size

Preview of the My Journey Curriculum Learning Journey Poster showing six interdisciplinary units and three Fluid Journey RoutesOpen full-size poster

Learning beyond the worksheet

Knowledge connected
to everyday life.

Health, community, navigation, communication, and decision-making come together in authentic situations learners can recognize and use.

Learners using visual supports, AAC, and adapted participation while practicing food safety in a teaching kitchen
Health & daily livingPractice safe routines with real purpose.
Accessible community with a library, shops, health services, public transport, and emergency services
Community participationUnderstand the places and people that support daily life.
Diverse learners planning community journeys with a large map, visual symbols, AAC, a wheelchair, and a white cane
Collaborative planningMake choices, explain routes, and solve problems together.
Learners comparing routes, schedules, money, weather, and accessibility information for a community journey
Transition & independenceBring time, money, access, and judgment into one meaningful task.

Curriculum domains

Disciplinary knowledge.
Connected to life.

Every route protects the essential concept. Access changes; expectations for meaningful participation and growth do not.

01

Communication, literacy & ELA

Build a reliable communication system and use language, symbols, text, and media to understand, connect, create, and advocate.

02

Mathematics & functional numeracy

Understand quantities, relationships, patterns, space, measure, and data—then use mathematics to make decisions in daily and adult life.

03

Science & engineering

Investigate living and physical systems, use evidence, and apply scientific knowledge to health, safety, environment, and design.

04

Social studies, geography, history & civics

Develop place, time, evidence, culture, economics, civic identity, and practical community participation.

05

Health, SEL & relationships

Learn body autonomy, health, emotional capacity, respectful relationships, safety, and informed decision-making.

06

Arts, music, drama & media

Develop technique, imagination, cultural participation, expression, collaboration, critique, and public contribution.

07

Design, technology, food, outdoors & PE

Use tools, movement, practical routines, and outdoor environments to build competence, safety, teamwork, and independence.

08

Transition, career & independent living

Build self-determination and coordinated experience in education, employment, independent living, and community participation.

Six ready-to-teach models

Rigorous concepts.
Three accessible routes.

01

Environmental numbers

Recognize and use numbers that help me act in school or the community.

number · means · find · check
02

Planning an accessible local journey

Use a map, schedule, and safety information to plan how to reach a destination.

route · depart · arrive · accessible
03

What helps a plant grow?

Identify what a plant needs and use evidence from a growing investigation.

need · condition · observe · evidence
04

Consent, boundaries & getting help

Communicate permission or refusal, recognize a boundary, and identify a safe help-seeking action.

consent · boundary · stop · report
05

Design a useful tool

Choose materials, follow a safe design process, and improve a product for a real user.

user · material · criteria · improve
06

Class market

Use money, communication, and checking strategies in a buying or selling task.

price · total · change · receipt

Inside the materials

Visual resources built
for participation.

Every activity protects the learning goal while offering multiple ways to notice, communicate, decide, and act.

See what is included
Inclusive classroom activity showing learners using AAC, visual supports, movement, and self-care routines.
Unit 2 · Healthy, Safe & Ready

Body signals & communication

Observe, ask, communicate, and choose a safe next step.

Accessible teaching kitchen with diverse learners using visual supports, AAC, and adapted participation.
Unit 2 · Healthy, Safe & Ready

Healthy, safe routines

Apply health and food-safety learning in an authentic setting.

School help-seeking activity showing learners using speech, AAC, and visual information to decide what support is needed.
Unit 2 · Healthy, Safe & Ready

Judgment & help-seeking

Practice communication, urgency, and asking for the right support.

Selected previews from the Unit 2 Visual Activity Pack. Complete editable resources are included with the curriculum license.

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