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Jr. Kindergarten
- Introduction to numbers 5-9
- Shapes: rhombus or diamond, star, crescent, octagon, trapezoid
Reading
- Introduction to letters: Mm, Ss, Oo, Cc, Rr
- Colors: Orange, Brow, Purple, Black, White
Science
Physical Science
- Magnets
- Wheels All Around: Wheels Make Work Easier
- We Move: Things Move in Different Ways
Life Science
- If It's Living: Living or Nonliving?
Social Studies
Unit 1 - Map Skills
- May Keys and Symbols
- Globes
- Continents and Oceans
Unit 2 - Landforms and Bodies of Water
- Hills, Mountains, and Valleys
- Oceans, Lakes, and Rivers
Arts
In beginner music, we are learning how to play all 8 notes in the C Major scale. In art, we are working on autumn themed projects.
1st Grade
Unit 1 - Numbers Within 10
Addition and Subtraction
Reading
UNIT 2 THEME: I Spy
10/23 starts week 2
- Essential Question: How do living thinks change?
- Reading Workshop: Read informational text and understand its elements.
- Phonics: Consonant Blends and Digraphs - ck, sh, th, ing
- High Frequency Words: Week 1) help, little, come, my, saw; Week 2) walk, she, what, take, jump; Week 3) this, use, from, think, blue; Week 4) goes, make, her, too, all; Week 5) four, five, ride, your, part; Week 6) know, many, after, into, don't
Science
Topic 3 - Sky and Earth
Big Question: What objects are in the sky, and how do they move?
Social Studies
Topic 2 - Geography of the Community
Big Question: What is the world like?
Arts
In beginner music, we are learning how to play all 8 notes in the C Major scale. In art, we are working on autumn themed projects.
2nd Grade
Unit 2: Numbers Within 100
Addition, Subtraction, Time, and Money
Reading
Unit 2 THEME: Nature's Wonders
10/23 starts week 2
- Essential Question: What patterns do we see in nature?
- Reading Workshop: Know about different types of informational text and understand their features and structures.
- Phonics: Contractions; Long a: ai, ay, ea; Digraph: ie; Long e: ee, ea, ey, y; Long o: o, oa, ow; Compound Words
- High Frequency Words: Week 1) different, between, even; Week 2) kind, change, air; Week 3) animal, point, study; Week 4) letter, answer, page; Week 5) near, food, try; Week 6) country, city, school
Science
Topic 2 - Changing Matter
Big Question: How do you change materials?
Social Studies
Topic 2 - People, Places, and Nature
Big Question: What is the world like?
Arts
In music, we are learning about steps, skips, and chords. In art, we are working on autumn themed projects.
3rd Grade
Unit 2: Multiplication and Division
Concepts, Relationships, and Patterns
Reading
Unit 2 THEME: Interactions
10/23 starts week 2
- Essential Question: How do plants and animals live together?
- Reading Workshop: Know about different types of informational text and understand their elements.
- Trade Book: Wetlands - Due Dec. 21
- Unit Academic Vocabulary Words: associate, prefer, features, investigate, avoid
- Words of the Week: Week 1) patterns, nature, repeat, sequence, symmetry; Week 2) predators, protection, immune, species, emerges; Week 3) depended, well-being, population, available, balance; Week 4) habitat, solitary, multiplied, eliminated, reintroduced; Week 5) interdependence, camouflage, adaptions, food chain, biodiversity
- Word Study: Week 1) VC/V and V/CV words; Week 2) r-Controlled Vowels; Week 3) Compound Words; Week 4) Syllable Patterns; Week 5) Contractions
- Week 6 Project: Create a scrapbook page to describe a beneficial relationship between a plant and an animal.
Science
Topic 2 - Electricity and Magnetism
Big Question: How can you solve a problem using magnetic forces?
Social Studies
Topic 2 - Economics
Big Question: How do people get what they want and need?
Arts
In music, we are learning about steps, skips, and chords. In art, we are working on autumn themed projects.
6TH Grade
Unit 2 - Decimals and Fractions
Base-Ten Operations, Division with Fractions, and Volume
Reading
Starting on 10/30 - UNIT 2 THEME: Animal Allies
Essential Question: How can people and animals relate to each other?
Trade Book: Where the Red Fern Grows - Due Dec. 21
Writing: Explanatory Essay - How can animals and people help one another?
Science - Middle School Course 1
Topic 3 - Energy
Essential Question: How does energy cause change?
Social Studies - Middle School American History
Topic 13 - Prosperity and Depression (1919-1939)
Essential Question: What should governments do? "The economy rocketed higher and then came the crash. Should the government take steps to rebuild the economy, or let free market forces do the restoration?" Pg. 778
Topic 14 - World War II (1935-1945)
Essential Question: When is war justified? "Germany, Japan, and Italy were invading their neighbors and attacking countries around the world. Should America join its allies to fight the onslaught?" Pg. 844
Topic 15 - Post War America (1945-1975)
Essential Question: What is America's role in the World? "By the end of World War II, the United States had become the world's most powerful country. How would America use this new strength and influence?" Pg. 888
Arts
In music, he is continuing to work through the practice book and is learning his holiday songs. In art, he is finishing his lessons on shape and will begin his lessons on form.
