What an amazing journey we get to embark on together! You will not believe how much growing will take place this year. Below you will find an outline explaining how each subject area will be taught.
Reading:
-Close Reading: Reading to uncover layers of meaning that lead to deep comprehension
-Readers' Workshop: mini lessons, independent practice, reflect
-Variety of genres incorporating Cross-Curricular reading: character study, historical fiction, non-fiction, poetry.
-Core Literature
-Independent Reading
Word Work:
-Grammar
-Vocabulary
-Spelling
Writing:
-Mini Lessons, independent practice, reflecting
-Variety of Genres: Narrative, Informational, Opinion & Persuasive; Poetry
-Journaling
Social Studies:
California History and Geography
Textbook: Our Country by Scott Foresman
Units of study include: Regions, Native Americans, Explorers, Missions, Ranchos, Pioneers, The Gold Rush, Westward Expansion, Statehood, Government
End of Unit Tests , Journal Grades, in class Projects
Math:
-Engage New York
-Format of Lessons: Fluency Practice/Number talks, Application Problem, Concept Development, Student practice
-Topics Covered:
Trimester 1- Place Value, Rounding, Unit Conversion, Multi-Digit Multiplication and Division
Trimester 2- Multi-Digit Multiplication and Division, Angle Measures, Fraction Equivalence
Trimester 3- Fraction Equivalence, Decimal Fractions, Exploring Multiplication
-Mid and End of the Unit Assessments
-Videos, newsletters, support available on 'LINKS' page
Science:
Standards Based Text supplemented with NGSS materials
-guided discovery
-inquiry based science
-scientific process (observation and hypothesis testing)
-Science Lab
-STEM Fridays
-Project Lead the Way