Instructional Year at a Glance 

This year we will be focusing on reading comprehension through a variety of literary and informational text. In addition, we will focus on expanding vocabulary by reading and discussing grade level text and providing students opportunities to apply their word analysis skills. Grammar and mechanics will be integrated into weekly instruction. 

This year we will be focusing on the following skills: 

• Whole numbers and practical problems 

• Measurement and geometry 

• Decimal practical problems

• Fraction and decimal concepts 

• Probability and statistics 

• Measurement 

• Fraction Computation 

• Fluency skills with focus on multiplication and division 

We will be focusing on a variety of topics throughout the year.  Students will conduct and analyze experiments, learn new vocabulary, and become scientific thinkers.

First 9 Weeks:   Scientific Method, Force, Motion, Energy, Matter, Electricity, Sound

Second 9 Weeks:   Light, Outerspace, Earth Systems

Third 9 Weeks:   Plants and Animals, Ecosystems, Oceans, Weather,

Fourth 9 Weeks:  Virginia’s Natural Resources, Review for SOL Test