Reading: Schoolwide Literacy Program
My goal this year is to expose the students to a variety of quality literature to help them grow as life-long readers. The students will participate in Reading Workshop in which there will be:
Writing: Being A Writer
Words Their Way
Math: Math in Focus
Unit 1: Working with Whole numbers
Unit 2: Estimation & Number Theory
Unit 3: Whole Number Multiplication & Division
Unit 6: Fractions & Mixed Numbers
Unit 7: Decimals
Unit 8: Adding and Subtracting Decimals
Unit 9: Angles
Unit 10: Perpendicular & Parallel Lines
Unit 11: Squares & Rectangles
Unit 12: Conversion of Measurements
Unit 13: Area & Perimeter
Unit 14: Symmetry
Unit 4: Tables & Line Graphs
Unit 5: Data & Probability
Science: Science Companion
Social Studies: Social Studies Alive: Regions of Our Country
My goal this year is to expose the students to a variety of quality literature to help them grow as life-long readers. The students will participate in Reading Workshop in which there will be:
- explicit instruction
- modeling through think-alouds
- class discussions
Writing: Being A Writer
- The Writing Community
- The Writing Process
- Personal Narrative
- Fiction
- Expository Nonfiction
- Opinion Writing
- Poetry
Words Their Way
- Words Their Way is a developmental spelling, phonics, and vocabulary program
- An assessment is given to determine where to begin instruction for each student
- Words will be studied through various activities (word sorts, games, etc.)
- Parts of Speech
- Sentence Structures including correct capitalization and punctuation
- Similes, metaphors, Idioms, adages, and proverbs
- Roots and affixes
- Vocabulary targeted for 4th--biweekly quiz
Math: Math in Focus
Unit 1: Working with Whole numbers
Unit 2: Estimation & Number Theory
Unit 3: Whole Number Multiplication & Division
Unit 6: Fractions & Mixed Numbers
Unit 7: Decimals
Unit 8: Adding and Subtracting Decimals
Unit 9: Angles
Unit 10: Perpendicular & Parallel Lines
Unit 11: Squares & Rectangles
Unit 12: Conversion of Measurements
Unit 13: Area & Perimeter
Unit 14: Symmetry
Unit 4: Tables & Line Graphs
Unit 5: Data & Probability
Science: Science Companion
- Our Geosphere
- Energy Transfers
- Waves
Social Studies: Social Studies Alive: Regions of Our Country
- Map Skills
- Regions of the US
- Illinois
- Government
- Economy