Teacher: Ms. Karen Bordeleau
GENERAL CURRICULUM OVERVIEW:
Math:
-Numbers to 10,000
-Place Value (through 999)
-Rounding (up to 4 digit numbers)
-Addition and Subtraction (with regrouping)
-Graphs
-Algebra
-Multiplication Concepts and Patterns
-Measurement
-Geometry (shapes and angles, perimeter and area)
-Measurement (Metric and Customary Units)
-Number Theory
-Division
-Probability
-Fractions
-Money
-Time
Literature/Reading:
-Oral Reading and Silent Reading
-Fluency
-Vocabulary
-Weekly reading stories and comprehension tests (“Celebrations and Fanfares”)
-Listening Skills
-Literature/ “How to Eat Fried Worms”, “The School Story”, and “Stuart Little”. (comprehension units, creative projects, and written activities)
-Realistic Fiction/ “Flat Stanley”
-Biography Book Report / Written and Oral
-Poetry
-Comedy/Humor: “Frindle” Complete Book Report
English:
- Types of Sentences
-Punctuation and Capitalization
-Grammar
-Nouns (personal narrative, pronouns)
-Verbs
-Paragraph Writing
-Adjectives
-Adverbs
-Contractions
-Commas
-Quotations
-Writing a Paragraph and Story
-Research Paper
- Writing Operation
-Writing to Persuade/ (opinion)
Social Studies:
The Places We Live / Communities: (city, suburbs, urban and rural areas)
Map Skills
Our Land and Resources
Old and New Communities
Communities in History
Newcomers Settle
People From Many Places
Being an Active Citizen
Our Government
Economics Everyday
Communities and Trade
Holidays, Heroes, International Day, and Culture
Science:
-Parts of Plants (grouping and growing)
-Classifying Animals
-Living Things and Their Survival
-Food Chain
-Earth’s Crust
-Protecting the Earth’s Resources
-Patterns in Earth’s Atmosphere (weather, seasons)
-Our Solar System/Patterns in Space
-Matter Changes and Energy
-Heat, Temperature and Light
-Force in Motion
-mBots Robotics
Spelling:
-Weekly Spelling Tests (practice test on Thursday and final spelling test Friday)
-Soft and Hard a,e,i,o,u
-Contractions
-Oo, yoo, ou, oi, and oy
-Plural Possessive
-Silent Letters
-Compound Words
-Adding ed and ing
-Spelling Dictation
Handwriting:
Cursive will be reviewed, taught, and perfected
Writing:
-Journal Writing Prompts
-Personal Journal
-Dictation
-Paragraph and essay writing
Math:
-Numbers to 10,000
-Place Value (through 999)
-Rounding (up to 4 digit numbers)
-Addition and Subtraction (with regrouping)
-Graphs
-Algebra
-Multiplication Concepts and Patterns
-Measurement
-Geometry (shapes and angles, perimeter and area)
-Measurement (Metric and Customary Units)
-Number Theory
-Division
-Probability
-Fractions
-Money
-Time
Literature/Reading:
-Oral Reading and Silent Reading
-Fluency
-Vocabulary
-Weekly reading stories and comprehension tests (“Celebrations and Fanfares”)
-Listening Skills
-Literature/ “How to Eat Fried Worms”, “The School Story”, and “Stuart Little”. (comprehension units, creative projects, and written activities)
-Realistic Fiction/ “Flat Stanley”
-Biography Book Report / Written and Oral
-Poetry
-Comedy/Humor: “Frindle” Complete Book Report
English:
- Types of Sentences
-Punctuation and Capitalization
-Grammar
-Nouns (personal narrative, pronouns)
-Verbs
-Paragraph Writing
-Adjectives
-Adverbs
-Contractions
-Commas
-Quotations
-Writing a Paragraph and Story
-Research Paper
- Writing Operation
-Writing to Persuade/ (opinion)
Social Studies:
The Places We Live / Communities: (city, suburbs, urban and rural areas)
Map Skills
Our Land and Resources
Old and New Communities
Communities in History
Newcomers Settle
People From Many Places
Being an Active Citizen
Our Government
Economics Everyday
Communities and Trade
Holidays, Heroes, International Day, and Culture
Science:
-Parts of Plants (grouping and growing)
-Classifying Animals
-Living Things and Their Survival
-Food Chain
-Earth’s Crust
-Protecting the Earth’s Resources
-Patterns in Earth’s Atmosphere (weather, seasons)
-Our Solar System/Patterns in Space
-Matter Changes and Energy
-Heat, Temperature and Light
-Force in Motion
-mBots Robotics
Spelling:
-Weekly Spelling Tests (practice test on Thursday and final spelling test Friday)
-Soft and Hard a,e,i,o,u
-Contractions
-Oo, yoo, ou, oi, and oy
-Plural Possessive
-Silent Letters
-Compound Words
-Adding ed and ing
-Spelling Dictation
Handwriting:
Cursive will be reviewed, taught, and perfected
Writing:
-Journal Writing Prompts
-Personal Journal
-Dictation
-Paragraph and essay writing
