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Instructional Materials

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The South Carolina Department of Education provides instructional materials to the school district for use in classroom instruction.  Below is a list of the instructional materials adopted by York School District 1 and available to teachers in the district. For information regarding access to digital instructional materials please contact the Directors of Elementary Instruction or Secondary Programs.


Math Instructional Materials:

  • Elementary School - Into Math from HMH
  • Intermediate/Middle School - Big Ideas Math from Big Ideas Learning
  • High School:
    • Algebra 1: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt South Carolina Algebra 1 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company)
    • Algebra 2: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt South Carolina Algebra 2 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company)
    • Geometry: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt South Carolina Geometry (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company)

ELA Instructional Materials:

  • K-5 Into Reading (HMH; Publisher)
  • 6th-8th: Study Sync (McGraw Hill; Publisher) 
  • 9th-12th: Into Literacy (HMH; Publisher) 

Science Instructional Materials:

  • K-5th: Inspire Science by  McGraw-Hill

  • 6th-8th: Interactive Science SAVVAS

  • Miller & Levine Experience Biology (SAVVAS; Publisher)
  • Inspire Physics (McGraw-Hill; Publisher)
  • Inspire Chemistry (McGraw- Hill; Publisher)
  • AP Chemistry (14th Ed.)- (McGraw-Hill; Publisher) 

Social Studies Instructional Materials:

  • Elementary & Intermediate Schools:
    • Grades K-2 Social Studies: South Carolina, myWorld Interactive, 1st Edition (K-2), Savvas Learning
    • Grade 3 Social Studies: Geography Studies Weekly, Studies Weekly
    • Grades 4-5 Social Studies: South Carolina, myWorld Interactive, 1st Edition (Grade 4-5) Savvas Learning
    • Grades 6 Social Studies:  South Carolina, myWorld Interactive, World History Survey, 1st Edition, Savvas Learning
  • Middle School:  
    • Grade 7 Social Studies: World Cultures, National Geographic
    • Grade 8 Social Studies: SC Journey, Gibbs-Smith
  • High School:
    • US History, SAVVAS
    • Geography: Human and Physical World, McGraw-Hill
    • Building Citizenship: McGraw-Hill
    • Street Law, McGraw-Hill