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Content Covered
Math:
Multi-digit multiplication and division
Measurement, time, area and perimeter with fractions
Fractions and decimals concept
Common denominators
Decomposing mixed fractions
Measuring angles within circles and other shapes
Categorizing and classifying shapes and geometric abstract concepts
Writing:
Writing Process, figurative language, persuasion, explaining, reflection, narrative, research
Integration of writing across the curriculum. By the end we should have at least 5 wonderful paragraphs with text evidence to explain our thinking.
Reading:
Across the curriculum, making personal connections,
At least 50% non-fiction.
Large group mini-lessons, Reader’s Workshop concepts, small guided reading groups as necessary
Reading Menus: Choice and Responsibility
Storyworks Magazine
Monitored with MAP (3x year),BAS (beginning and ending) assessments
CMAS Assessments are in the spring
Social Studies:
Choices and Opportunity Cost: personal financial literacy
Impact of Place on People: regions, geography
Colorado: history, geography, issues past and present
United States Regions
Science:
As the World Turns: patterns of the Earth, sun and moon
Energy A Metamorphosis: transferring energy-electric, heat, chemical
Resources and Competition: animals, classification, ecosystems
Detectives of the past: change over time, dinosaurs