SCIENCE: 

• Physical Science (matter, electricity, and magnets)
• Earth Science (weather and space)

SOCIAL STUDIES: 

• United States History (early explorers, colonies, Revolutionary War and the Constitution)
• Core Democratic Values
• economics
• geography
• civics

MATH: Everyday Mathematics

The students will have study links to work on at home almost every night.  Before I start a new unit, I will send home a parent note detailing what will be taught.

READING:

Students will take part in a balanced literacy program.  They will work in groups of 7-10 students and learn strategies to become better readers.  They will learn new vocabulary and have a variety of tasks to supplement each new book they read.

WRITING:

The students will write across the curriculum.  They will write narrative stories, extended responses, constructed responses, journals, reading logs, poetry, letters, etc.  Students will be communicating orally and visually in addition to written communication.  Emphasis will be put on good listening and speaking skills.

SPELLING:

We are currently using the Month-by-Month Phonics program.  The students will learn how to spell, not what to spell.  Therefore, there is no weekly list of words to “memorize.”