Math:
-Module 1: Place Value, Rounding, and Algorithms for Addition and Subtraction
-Module 2: Unit Conversions and Problem Solving with Metric Measurement
-Module 3: Multi-Digit Multiplication and Division
-Module 4: Angle Measure and Plane Figures
-Module 5: Fraction Equivalence, Ordering, and Operations
-Module 6: Decimal Fractions
-Module 7: Exploring Measurement with Multiplication
Units of Study in Reading
Reader’s Workshop model
Mini-lessons to teach concepts, strategies, and techniques
Independent reading
Conferring with teacher about reading
Small strategy groups
Units:
-Close Reading of Fiction: Character and Theme
- Digging into Nonfiction: Rocks and Volcanoes
-Fiction Reading
- Historical Fiction
- Biographies
Units of Study in Writing
Mini-lessons to teach concepts, strategies, and techniques
Independent writing (most of our workshop time)
Conferring with teacher about their writing
Sharing work with peers and the class
Units:
-Spinning True Stories into Gold
-Boxes and Bullets: Writing Essays and Arguments
-Literary Essays: Writing about Fiction
-Discipline-Based Writing
-rotates every 6 weeks between Social Studies and Science
Social Studies
-Unit 1: Where in the World Are We?
- Unit 2: Picturesque Pennsylvania
-Unit 3: It’s Your Birthday, America!
-Unit 4: Your State, Your Laws, and Responsibilities
-Unit 5: Your State, Your Laws, Your Responsibility
-Unit 6: Money Matters
Science
-Unit 1: Human Body, Vision, & Brain
-Unit 2: Animal & Plant Adaptations
-Unit 3: Earth's Features & Processes
-Unit 4: Sound, Waves, & Communication
-Unit 5: Energy & Energy Transfer
-Unit 6: Electricity, Light, & Heat