This year, we will be using the McGraw Hill Open Court curriculum. This curriculum is made up of several different units. Please see the units below:
Unit 1
Expository (Informational Text
Realistic Fiction
Argumentative Text
Unit 2
Expository (Informational Text)
Drama
Poetry
Unit 3
Realistic Fiction
Biography
Argumentative Text
Unit 4
Narrative Nonfiction
Historical Fiction
Narrative Poetry
Unit 5
Expository (Informational Text)
Realistic Fiction
Expository (Informational Text)
Unit 6
Narrative Nonfiction
Historical Fiction
Free Verse (Poetry)
We will be using the Big Ideas Math curriculum this year. This is broken up into 16 different topics in which the students will study. Please find these topics listed below:
Chapter 1: Place Value Concepts
Chapter 2: Add and Subtract Multi-Digit Numbers
Chapter 3: Multiply by One-Digit Numbers
Chapter 4: Multiply by Two-Digit Numbers
Chapter 5: Divide Multi-Digit Numbers by One-Digit Numbers
Chapter 6: Factors, Multiples, and Patterns
Chapter 7: Understand Fraction Equivalence and Comparison
Chapter 8: Add and Subtract Fractions
Chapter 9: Multiply Whole Numbers and Fractions
Chapter 10: Relate Fractions and Decimals
Chapter 11: Understand Measurement Equivalence
Chapter 12: Use Perimeter and Area Formulas
Chapter 13: Identify and Draw Lines and Angles
Chapter 14: Identify Symmetry and Two-Dimensional Shapes
Our class will be using the Pearson Social Studies curriculum this year. This curriculum is broken up into nine different chapters that focus on states and regions. Please see the units listed below for a breakdown of each chapter:
Chapter 1: Geography of the United States
Lesson 1: Land and Regions in the United States
Lesson 2: Weather and Climate
Lesson 3: Regions and Resources
Lesson 4: People and the Land
Chapter 2: Americans and Their History
Lesson 1: America and Europe
Lesson 2: A New Nation
Lesson 3: Growth and Civil War
Lesson 4: The United States Becomes a World Power
Lesson 5: The United States Since World War II
Chapter 3: Government in the United States
Lesson 1: Principles of Our Government
Lesson 2: How Our Government Works
Lesson 3: Our Rights and Responsibilities
Chapter 4: The Nation's Economy
Lesson 1: What is the Economy?
Lesson 2: Trade and Markets
Lesson 3: People and the Economy
Lesson 4: A Global Economy
Chapter 5: Regions: The Northeast
Lesson 1: The Land of the Northeast
Lesson 2: Resources in the Northeast
Lesson 3: Birthplace of the Nation
Lesson 4: Growth and Change in the Northeast
Lesson 5: The Northeast Today
Chapter 6: Regions: The Southeast
Lesson 1: Land and Water of the Southeast
Lesson 2: Climate of the Southeast
Lesson 3: A Land of Many Resources
Lesson 4: Settling the Southeast
Lesson 5: Southern Life
Chapter 7: Regions: The Midwest
Lesson 1: In the Heart of the Nation
Lesson 2: Resources and Farming
Lesson 3: Settling in the Midwest
Lesson 4: The Midwest on the Move
Chapter 8: Regions: The Southwest
Lesson 1: Southwestern Land and Water
Lesson 2: Climate of the Southwest
Lesson 3: The Southwest's Past
Lesson 4: Growth of the Southwest
Lesson 5: Life in a Dry Land
Chapter 9: Regions: The West
Lesson 1: A Varied Land
Lesson 2: Climate of the West
Lesson 3: Western Resources
Lesson 4: Growth of the West
Lesson 5: The West Today
In Science we will be using a curriculum called Science Fusion. It is broken into eleven units. Please see these units below:
Unit 1: Studying Science
Lesson 1: What Do Scientist Do?
Lesson 2: What Skills Do Scientists Use?
Lesson 3: How Do Scientists Collect and Use Data?
Lesson 4: Why Do Scientist Compare Results?
Lesson 5: What Kinds of Models Do Scientists Use?
Lesson 6: How Can You Model a School?
Unit 2: The Engineering Process
Lesson 1: What is an Engineering Design Process?
Lesson 2: How Can You Design a Solution to a Problem?
Lesson 3: What is Technology?
Lesson 4: How Do We Use Technology?
Unit 3: Plants and Animals
Lesson 1: What Are Some Plant Structures?
Lesson 2: How Do Plants Reproduce?
Lesson 3: How Can We Observe a Plant's Life Cycle?
Lesson 4: How Do Animals Reproduce?
Lesson 5: How Are Living Things Adapted to Their Environment?
Lesson 6: Why Do Birds Beaks Differ?
Unit 4: Energy and Ecosystems
Lesson 1: What Are Populations, Habitats, and Niches?
Lesson 2: What Are Food Chains?
Lesson 3: How Can We Model a Food Web?
Lesson 4: What Are Natural Resources?
Lesson 5: How Do People Impact Ecosystems?
Lesson 6: How Do People Affect Their Environment?
Unit 5: Weather
Lesson 1: What is the Water Cycle?
Lesson 2: What are Types of Weather?
Lesson 3: How is Weather Predicted?
Lesson 4: How Can We Observe Weather Patterns?
Unit 6: Earth and Space
Lesson 1: How Do the Sun, Earth, and Moon Interact?
Lesson 2: What Are Moon Phases?
Lesson 3: How Does the Moon Move Around Earth?
Lesson 4: What Are the Planets in Our Solar System?
Lesson 5: How Can We Model the Sun and Planets?
Unit 7: Properties of Matter
Lesson 1: What Are Physical Properties of Matter?
Lesson 2: How Are Physical Properties Observed?
Lesson 3: What Is Conservation of Mass
Lesson 4: What Are the States of Water?
Unit 8: Changes in Matter
Lesson 1: What Are Some Physical Changes?
Lesson 2: How Can We Make a Solution?
Lesson 3: What Are Some Chemical Changes?
Lesson 4: How Can You Tell When a New Substance Forms?
Unit 9: Energy
Lesson 1: What Are Some Forms of Energy?
Lesson 2: Where Does Energy Come From?
Lesson 3: What Is Heat?
Lesson 4: How Is Heat Produced?
Lesson 5: What Are Conductors and Insulators?
Lesson 6: Which Materials Are Conductors?
Unit 10: Electricity
Lesson 1: What Is Electricity?
Lesson 2: How Do Electric Charges Interact?
Lesson 3: What Is an Electric Circuit?
Lesson 4: What Are Electric Circuits, Conductors, and Insulators
Lesson 5: How Do We Use Electricity?
Unit 11: Motion
Lesson 1: What is Motion?
Lesson 2: What is Speed?