Narrative

• • Qualities of a "Good Reader"

  • 3 ways to read a book

  • Building Stamina

  • Choosing Good Fit Books

  • Story Structure

  • Elements of Narratives

  • Fairytales

  • Small Moment Stories

Informational (nonfiction)

• Text features

• Reading for information

• Main idea & Key Details

Narrative

• • Qualities of a "good writer"

  • Writing Inspiration

    • • Memories

      • Using Pictures

  • The Writing Process

  • Elements of a Narrative

  • Small Moment Stories

  • Personal Narrative: Friendly Letters

Informational

• Elements of informative writing

• Writer's Workshop Part 1 & Part 2

• Brainstorming

Opinion

• Facts vs. Opinions

• O.R.E.O. writing structure

• Practice Opportunity (feel free to make a copy)

• Linking Words

• Introductions & closing statements

Addition & Subtraction Skills

• Strategies to Use:

  • • • Counting on & Counting back

      • Doubles & Near Doubles

      • Make a Ten

      • Write an equation

      • Hundreds Chart Skip Counting

      • Skip Counting by 2/5/10

      • Solving Word Problems

• Addition Properties

• Adding Multiple Numbers

• Working with Zero

• Using Doubles Facts

• Relating (+) and (-)

• Missing Addends

• Fact Families & 2-digit Fact Families

• 2-Step Word Problems

• Word problems & action words

• Repeated Addition (base for multiplication)

• Arrays

• Even & Odd

Measurement & Data

• Inches & How to measure

• Feet & Yards

• Centimeters & Meters

• Customary Tools

• Metric Tools

• Comparing Lengths: Customary & Metric

• Relating Different Measurements

• Measure on a Number Line

• Graphing & Data Analysis:

  • • • Tallies

      • Pictographs

      • Bar Graphs

      • Line Plots

Place Value

• Hundreds, Tens & Ones

• Hundreds

• Place Value to 1,000

• Problem Solving

• Reading & Writing Numbers to 1,000

• Counting in Increments

• Comparisons

• Manipulating Amounts

• Regrouping Methods (addition):

  • • • Take apart tens to add

      • Regroup ones as tens

      • Adding 2-digit numbers

      • Make a hundred to add

      • Adding hundreds

      • Mentally add 10 & 100

      • Regroup ones as tens

      • Regroup tens to add

• Ungrouping Methods (subtraction):

  • • • taking apart tens Part 1 & Part 2

      • subtracting from a 2-digit number

      • subtract 1-digit numbers

      • rewriting the problem

      • checking your work

      • take apart hundreds

      • subtracting hundreds

      • Mentally subtract 10 & 100

      • Subtracting 3-digit numbers

      • Subtracting Across Zeros

Money

• Pennies, Nickels, & Dimes

• Quarters

• Counting Coins

• Problem Solving

• Dollars

Geometry

• 2D shapes

• Sides & Angles

• 3D Shapes

• Faces, Edges, & Vertices

• Relating Shapes & Solids

• Fractions

• Area

Time

• Hours

• Half Hours

• Finding Patterns

• Quarter Hours

• Five Minute Intervals

• A.M. and P.M.

My Place in Our Community

• • Map Skills

  • Reading Maps

  • North America Map

Long Ago vs. Today

• Life Long ago

• Unit Review

Plants & Economy

• Life Cycle

• Parts of a Plant

• Seeds

• Plant observations

• Needs of Plants

• Photosynthesis

• Pollination

• Seed Dispersal

• Narrative Input: "Journey of a Strawberry" (paper resource & mp4 audio to follow along)

• Narrative Input: "The Hungry Farmer" (story & visuals to follow along)

• Producers Chant

• Growing Food Chant

Erosion

• Weathering & Erosion Part 1 & Part 2

• Geologists

• How to Prevent Erosion

• Earth Systems Additional Resources

Biodiversity

• Research platforms for kids

• Collection of books on different habitats

• introduction to ecosystems

• Review of Earth's habitats

• Biodiversity in different locations: an overview

Government

• Civics & Government Informational read & respond unit

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch (President)

• Judicial Branch

• Branches of government graphic organizer

People Who Make a Difference

• Heroes

• American Heroes

• Case Studies:

  • • • Ruby Bridges

      • Beethoven 

      • Barack Obama 

      • Amanda Gorman

      • Helen Keller

      • Benjamin Franklin

      • Jane Addams

      • Jane Goodall

      • Ceasar Chavez

• How to Conduct Research

States of Matter

• 3 States of Matter

• More on The Different States of Matter

• Properties of Materials

• Bill Nye the Science Guy Exploration

• • Identifying feelings

  • Self Regulation

  • Adapting to Change

  • Growth Mindset