| Curriculum Glance |
These are general foci and will be taught according to the students' strengths and needs.
Subject Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4
|
Science
|
Space
Orbiting, rotating, seasons, planets and our unique Earth.
Patterns: Phases of the moon
|
Matter
3 types, physical and chemical properties and changes: color, form and temperature
|
Simple Machines
Simple and compound machines and the history and purpose of machines
Kinetic and potential energy: speed and direction of object
|
Weather and Climate
Patterns and cycles, weather versus climate, seasons, clouds, humidity, glaciers, erosion, drought and global warming
|
|
Social Studies
|
Geography, Time for Kids Magazine,
2nd Step social skills, and communities
|
continuation throughout the year
|
continuation throughout the year
|
continuation throughout the year
|
|
Writing
|
6 Traits: organization, ideas, voice, sentence fluency, word choice and conventions
Writing Process: prewrite, draft, conference, revise, edit and publish
Narrative Writing
Brief Constructed Responses
Expository Writing: Use science, social studies and math content
|
|
Keyboarding
|
|
Learning to Keyboard: Learn and practice finger placement and correct body posture
Application of learned skills.
|
|
Cursive
|
Learn
|
Learn
|
Apply
|
Apply
|
|
Math
|
Number Relationships, Computation, Geometry, Measurement, Data Analysis and Probability, Algebra/Pattern, Problem Solving and Communication
|
|
Reading
|
Review of Learning to Read Strategies:
- Chunking
- Stretching
- Read ahead/ reread
- Cross-check
- Self-monitor
- Connections
- Using resources
|
Comprehension Strategies in Fiction and Non-fiction:
Asking questions
Visualizing
Making Inferences
Making Connections
Monitoring Comprehension
Determining importance
Continued work on some synthesizing
|
|
| |
|
|
