Curriculum
Social-emotional Learning (SEL)
Social-emotional Learning (SEL)
- Effectively manages emotions in the classroom
- Follows both auditory and written multi-step instructions
- Participates actively in class
- Listens actively in class
- Completes classwork carefully
- Completes and turns in homework on time
- Collaborates effectively in small groups
- Completes assignments independently
Social Studies
Social Studies
- Discovering the Social Sciences
- Indigenous People of California
- Spanish Colonization and Mission System
- Gold Rush
- Population Density and Immigration to California
- Geography and its Effect on Life in California
- Agriculture, Water Use, and Land Rights in California
- California's Economy and Government
Math
Math
- Place Value and Rounding
- Addition and subtraction of multi-digit whole numbers
- Multi-digit Multiplication
- Operations and Algebraic Thinking
- Fractions
- Units of Measurement
- Geometry
- Multi-step number stories (i.e., word problems)
- Long Division
Reading
Reading
- Read fluently with grade-level texts, make self-corrections
- Critical literacy - think deeply about texts
- Make predictions and think deeply about characters
- Identify main ideas and supporting details
- Enrich learning and understanding of California's history
- Compare and contrast different points of view
- Critical analysis of articles and textbooks
Writing
Writing
- Realistic fiction based on student experiences
- Informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information
- Narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events
- Opinion pieces supporting student point of view
- Grammar and Vocabulary
- Familiarity with MLA format
- Proper use of quotation marks when referencing texts
- Identifying parts of speech
- Grade-level spelling and capitalization
- Using reference materials to look up unfamiliar words
Science
Science
- Plant and Animal Structures
- Energy
- Earth's Changing Surface
- Waves and Information
- Connections to Social Studies and Social Justice topics
Social Justice
Social Justice
- Framing Social Justice
- Civil Rights
- Environmental Justice
- Water Rights & Sustainable Agriculture
- Women's and LGBTQ+ Rights
- Service Learning
- Integration with Social Studies topics