Reading Workshop
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Reading Workshop
Unit 1 ~ Agency and Independence: Launching Reading with Experienced Readers
Unit 2 ~ Tackling Complexity: Moving Up Levels of Nonfiction (in Social Studies)
Unit 3 ~ Historical Fiction Clubs: Short Texts
Unit 4 ~ Argument and Advocacy: Researching Debatable Issues
Unit 5 ~ Test Preparation
Unit 6 ~ Learning through Reading: Westward Expansion
Unit 7 ~ Fantasy Book Clubs
Parent Resources:
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/book-search
http://ps199pta.org/reading-levels-dots-colors/
https://readingandwritingproject.org/clearinghouse/family
Writing Workshop
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Writing Workshop
Unit 1 ~ Personal Narrative Craft
Unit 2 ~ Journalism/ Nonfiction Feature Articles
Unit 3 ~ The Literary Essay
Unit 4 ~ Research-Based Argument Essay
Unit 5 ~ Test Preparation
Unit 6 ~ The Lens of History: Research Reports
Unit 7 ~ Fantasy Writing
Parent Resources:
https://readingandwritingproject.org/clearinghouse/family
Mathematics
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Mathematics
- Use of concrete, real-life examples that are meaningful and memorable as an introduction to key mathematical concepts.
- Repeated exposures to mathematical concepts and skills to develop children’s ability to recall knowledge from long-term memory.
- Frequent practice of basic computation skills to build mastery of procedures and quick recall of facts, often through games and verbal exercises.
- Use of multiple methods and problem-solving strategies to foster true proficiency and accommodate different learning styles.
The Everyday Mathematics curriculum covers:
Unit 1 ~ Whole Number, Place Value and Operations
Unit 2 ~ Area and Volume
Unit 3 ~ Fraction Concepts: Addition and Subtraction
Unit 4 ~ Decimal Concepts; Coordinate Grids
Unit 5 ~ Operations with Fractions; Test Prep
Unit 6 ~ Investigations in Measurement; Decimal Multiplication and Division
Unit 7 ~ Multiplication of Mixed Numbers; Geometry; Graphs
Parent Resources:
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/school/h8e4
http://everydaymath.uchicago.edu/parents
Social Studies
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Social Studies
Unit 1 ~ Mapping the Western Hemisphere
Unit 2 ~ Ancient Civilizations: Maya, Inca, Aztec
Unit 3 ~ Age of Exploration
Unit 4 ~ American History Focus Study: Westward Expansion
Parent Resources:
www.amnh.org
Word Study
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Word Study
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Our Wordly Wise 3000 curriculum delivers direct instruction of sophisticated vocabulary to better prepare our young learners to read grade-level texts and enhance their writing.
Wordly Wise 3000 Book 5
Parent Resources:
www.wordlywise3000.com
Science
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Science
Parent Resources:
Patterns of Earth and Sky: Analyzing Stars on Ancient Artifacts Glossary Unit 1
Unit 1 Patterns of Earth and Sky: Analyzing Stars on Ancient Artifacts. Students take on the role of astronomers, helping a team of archaeologists explain the illustrations on a recently discovered, thousand-year-old artifact with a missing piece. Students use mathematical thinking to make sense of patterns in the sky, which they figure out by using physical and digital models and obtaining information from science books. They plan and conduct investigations to figure out how the spin and orbit of our planet are the cause of the daily and yearly patterns of stars we see in the sky.
Unit 2 Modeling Matter: The Chemistry of Food. In the role of food scientists, students work to identify a potentially hazardous food dye in a food coloring mixture, then to create a good-tasting and visually appealing salad dressing. They engage in hands-on investigations and use physical and digital models to gather evidence about mixtures at the observable scale and at the scale of molecules. They develop visual models and write explanations about mixtures, including whether they are likely to change or remain stable.
RULER (Social-Emotional Curriculum)
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RULER (Social-Emotional Curriculum)
The RULER Approach to Social and Emotional Learning is a school-wide initiative to teach social and emotional learning to our school community members.
The Anchors of Emotional Intelligence is based on developing our five key RULER skills.
There are four anchor tools that we use: the Charter, Mood Meter, Meta-Moment, and Blueprint. These anchor tools allows a common language and strategies that incorporates learning at school and at home.
Unit 1: Charter
Unit 2: Mood Meter
Unit 3: Meta-Moments
Unit 4: Blueprint
Parent Resources:
http://ei.yale.edu/ruler/