Curriculum

Math

Chapter 1 Numbers to 10,000

  • Lesson 1.1 Counting

  • Lesson 1.2 Place Value

  • Lesson 1.3 Comparing and Ordering Numbers

Chapter 2 Mental Math and Estimation

  • Lesson 2.1 Mental Addition

  • Lesson 2.2 Mental Subtraction

  • Lesson 2.3 More Mental Addition

  • Lesson 2.4 Rounding Numbers to Estimate

  • Lesson 2.5 Using Front-End Estimation

Chapter 3 Addition up to 10,000

  • Lesson 3.1 Addition Without Regrouping

  • Lesson 3.2 Addition with Regrouping in Hundreds

  • Lesson 3.3 Addition with Regrouping in Ones, Tens, and Hundreds

Chapter 4 Subtraction up to 10,000

  • Lesson 4.1 Subtraction Without Regrouping

  • Lesson 4.2 Subtraction with Regrouping in Hundreds and Thousands

  • Lesson 4.3 Subtraction with Regrouping in Ones, Tens, Hundreds, and Thousands

  • Lesson 4.4 Subtraction Across Zeros

Chapter 5 Using Bar Models: Addition and Subtraction

Lesson 5.1 Real-World Problems: Addition and Subtraction

Reading

Unit 1 BIG QUESTION: How do people help each other?

Concepts and Skills

  • Plot

  • Make Comparisons

  • First-Person Narrator

Unit 1 Key Words.pdf

Unit 2 BIG QUESTION: What happens when nature loses its balance?

Concepts and Skills

  • Compare and Contrast

  • Ask Questions

  • Setting

  • Cause and Effect

Unit 2 Key Words.pdf

Unit 3 BIG QUESTION: What is so amazing about plants?

Concepts and Skills

  • Sequence

  • Make Inferences

  • Main Idea and Details

Unit 3 Key Words.pdf

Unit 4 BIG QUESTION: What's the best way to get things done?

Concepts and Skills

  • Theme

  • Determine Importance

  • Third-Person Narrator

  • Opinion and Evidence

Unit 4 Key Words.pdf

Unit 5 BIG QUESTION: What causes matter to change?

Concepts and Skills

  • Character and Plot

  • Make Connections

  • Dialogue and Stage Direction

  • Cause and Effect

Unit 5 Key Words.pdf

Writing

Unit 1 Narrative

Crafting True Stories

Bend 1: Writing Personal Narratives with Independence

Bend 2: Becoming a Storyteller on the Page

Bend 3: Writing with New Independence on a Second Piece

Bend 4: Fixing Up and Fancying Up Your Best Work: Revision and Editing

Unit 2 Information

The Art of Information Writing

Bend 1: Organizing Information

Bend 2: Reaching to Write Well

Bend 3: Moving Toward Publication, Moving Toward Readers

Bend 4: Transferring Learning from Long Projects to Short Ones

Unit 3 Opinion

Changing the World

Bend 1: Launching Word on Persuasive Speeches

Bend 2: Raising the Level of Persuasive Writing

Bend 3: From Persuasive Speeches to Petitions, Editorials, and Persuasive Letters

Bend 4: Cause Groups

Spelling

SCHOOL YEAR 2020 - 2021 --- Please note that I will not use Individualized Spelling Lists this school year due to remote learning. I will use spelling lists coordinated with the Reach for Reaching curriculum.


Individualized spelling lists offer students voice when determining which spelling words need to be mastered. Students develop their leadership role by looking through curricular material and picking words they may find difficult to spell and words they feel would enrich their writing. Spelling lists are created each week. By the fourth week, students are assessed on mastery of any repeatedly misspelled words on the previous three weeks. Carry-over each week ensures students persevere when learning new and challenging words. Students should practice their spelling words at home either by using spelling patterns/phonics or through memorization. Please use the resource below to assist home practice with your child's spelling list each week.

doc09061720160119145530.pdf

Science

Module 1: Motion and Matter

Investigation 1 Forces

Part 1 Two Forces

Part 2 Magnetic-Force Investigation

Investigation 2 Patterns of Motion

Part 1 Wheel-and-Axle Systems

Part 2 Predicting Motion of New Systems

Part 3 Twirly Birds

Module 2: Structures of Life

Investigation 1 Origin of Seeds

Part 1 Seed Search

Part 2 The Sprouting Seed

Part 3 Seed Soak

Investigation 2 Growing Further

Part 1 Germination and Growth

Part 2 Life Cycle of the Bean

Investigation 4 Human Body

Part 1 Counting Bones

Part 2 Owl Pellets

Part 3 Joints and Muscles

Part 4 Fingerprints

Social Studies

Chapter 1: Understanding the Geography of the World

Vocabulary

border

capital

city

continent

country

equator

geography

government

ocean

prime meridian

state

Chapter 2: Finding Places in the United States

Vocabulary

canyon

cardinal direction

map key

scale

Chapter 3: Geography and the Way We Live

Vocabulary

adapt

climate

conservation

natural hazard

natural resource

physical feature

physical geography

pollution

region

Chapter 4: Settling in the United States

Vocabulary

citizen

discriminate

immigrant

Chapter 5: Diversity in the United States

Vocabulary

culture

diverse