Curriculum

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Plant and Animal Structures
  • Energy
  • Earth's Changing Surface
  • Waves and Information
  • Connections to Social Studies and Social Justice topics

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