Our Curriculum
This is what to expect this year...
•Topics we will cover in Math this year
–Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division facts –Place Value –Patterns (numbers & shapes) –Problem solving –Telling time –Measurement –Estimation/Rounding –Explain our reasoning in writing –Fractions –Graphs/Tables/Charts –Geometry Topics we will cover in Writing •Learn to write various types of writing –Narrative, expository, opinion •Take a piece of writing through the stages of the writing process •Edit and revise our own writing •Use of technology to publish pieces of writing Topics we will cover in Reading •Build reading stamina –Goal is 40 minutes of independent reading •Read and respond both orally and in writing to a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts •Apply reading strategies to selected text –Connecting, Using schema, Inferring, Predicting, Determining the important ideas, Summarizing •Expand vocabulary through core texts and word of the day |