MATH (Investigations)
Unit 1: PUZZLES, CLUSTERS, AND TOWERS (Multiplication and Division 1)
Unit 2: PRISMS AND SOLIDS (3-D Geometry and Measurement)
Unit 3: RECTANGLES, CLOCKS, AND TRACKS (Rational Numbers 1: Addition and Subtraction)
Unit 4: HOW MANY PEOPLE AND TEAMS? (Multiplication and Division 2)
Unit 5: TEMPERATURE, HEIGHT, AND GROWTH (Analyzing Patterns and Rules)
Unit 6: BETWEEN 0 AND 1 (Rational Numbers 2: Addition and Subtraction)
Unit 7: RACES, ARRAYS, AND GRIDS (Rational Numbers 3: Multiplication and Division)
Unit 8: PROPERTIES OF POLYGONS (2-D Geometry and Measurement)
LANGUAGE ARTS
WRITING
Embedded in the EL Curriculum
Poetry (I Am From)
Memoir (Yearbook essays)
Responses to Literature
LITERACY BLOCK
EL Curriculum
Stories of Human Rights
Researching to Build Knowledge and Teach Others: Biodiversity in the Rainforest
Athlete Leaders of Social Change
The Impact of Natural Disasters
Vocabulary Development/Spelling (embedded in the EL curriculum)
Independent Reading
Read Alouds
SOCIAL STUDIES
Early Colonization and the Growth of the Colonies
The American Revolution and Principles of US Government
The Growth of the Republic
Slavery, the Legacy of the Civil War, and the Struggle for Civil Rights for All
Map Reading
Current Events
Any holidays for which we receive a day off/vacation will be discussed
SCIENCE
Water Transformations
How Can We Predict Changes in the Ecosystem?
Spaceship Earth
Stas and Planets
Chemical Magic