Curriculum Goals

Literacy

  • Identify nouns, verbs, and adjectives
  • Use many types of punctuation
  • Spell high-frequency words correctly
  • Read grade-level text fluently
  • Decode multi-syllable words
  • Draw conclusions from text
  • Identify elements of a story in text
  • Read a variety of genres
  • Ask questions while reading

Mathematics

  • Add two and three digit numbers
  • Subtract two and three digit numbers
  • Add and subtract coins beyond $1.00
  • Describe 2-D and 3-D shapes; patterns
  • Measure length
  • Tell time to the nearest 5-minutes
  • Introduce multiplication and division concepts
  • Identify place value to 1000
  • Interpret data
  • Solve open-ended problems
  • Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies

Science

  • Question, observe, experiment (scientific method)
  • Examine animals and habitats
  • Recognize relationship between force and motion, including examining magnets
  • Identify rocks and minerals
  • Describe the Earth’s composition and
  • its resources
  • Identify reasons for seasons
  • Identify phases of the moon
  • Investigate heat, sound, light, and electricity

Social Studies

  • Explore the meaning of a community and identify its elements
  • Describe the history of Township of Washington/Westwood
  • Understand spatial concepts related to maps and globes
  • Explore the significance of American symbols
  • Identify holidays celebrated around
  • the world