Tennessee Science Curriculum: Flexible, Hands-On, and Fully Standards-Aligned

Between the demands of classroom management, lesson planning and preparation, administrative work, and meeting the diverse needs of a class of students, teachers balance many priorities all competing for limited time in the school day.

Due to these pressures, particularly the emphasis on reading and math, science can quickly lose its place in the schedule.

Studies Weekly’s Tennessee K–5 Science curriculum is designed to help teachers succeed within the modern teaching landscape. While many science programs are rigid, time-intensive, and offer little guidance on differentiation, Studies Weekly removes the guesswork from answering the question:

“How do I help my students reach standard mastery in the time that I actually have?”

One of Studies Weekly’s top priorities is to deliver standards-aligned materials that protect teachers’ prep time with ready-to-use supports and flexible resources. Whether teachers have a full block or only a few minutes, they can still provide engaging, standards-aligned science instruction, all for an affordable price.

With Studies Weekly’s Tennessee Science program, teachers can bring a love of science back into their classrooms.

Tennessee teachers never need to worry about standards coverage when they partner with Studies Weekly. The curriculum addresses 100% of the K–5 Tennessee Academic Standards for Science and makes it easy to monitor, plan, and report standards coverage.

Nonfiction text, academic vocabulary, data tables, charts, and measurement tasks are woven into science! This cross-disciplinary design means time spent on science also strengthens reading comprehension and math practices, so multiple subjects don’t need to compete for time.

The Teacher Edition suggests lesson guides with a clear flow and pacing guide for a typical block, which can be quickly adapted to the time teachers have. Lessons can be easily shortened while preserving engagement and building standard mastery.

Additionally, the program limits prep time through ready-to-use lesson walkthroughs, online media, assessments, and background information for teachers.

Teachers consistently note the high level of engagement and interest they see with Studies Weekly’s science programs. Studies Weekly’s Tennessee Science taps into children’s natural curiosity and teaches them the skills to apply science in their lives.

When teachers face competing demands and tight schedules, science often gets sidelined. Studies Weekly’s K–5 Tennessee Science allows teachers to bring science back — covering standards, reinforcing ELA and Math, and making science instruction work within their time constraints.