Curriculum Goals
Literacy
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
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
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
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