FIRST TRIMESTER CURRICULUM
MATHEMATICS
Multiplication Concepts and Facts – multiply by one digit, function machine
Problem solving – Use simpler numbers, drawing model, guess & test, choose operation, more than one step
Algebra- order in multiplication, missing factors, addition more than 2 addends
Place Value- Money, compare & order numbers, make change,
Addition – with & without regrouping, more than 2 addednds, estimate sums, mental math
Subtraction – with & without regrouping, with zeros, money
Statistics & Probability – (begin) graphs, median, mean
READING
Unit 1:Environments
How does our environment affect us? How can an environment affect lives and relationships? In this unit, students address these questions and others by reading traditional tales. After learning what good writers do, they write their own personal narratives.
Reading Focus
- Traditional tales (folktales and myths), realistic fiction and informational text to understand their elements.
- Figurative language, graphic features, and imagery
- VC/CV syllable pattern, the -s, -es, -es inflected endings, -ing, ed, er, and -est base word endings, ee, ea, ai, ay, ow, oa vowel digraphs, and the ou, ow, oi, oy dipthongs
- Reading skills : analyzing plot, setting, and characters; inferring theme; analyzing text features; analyzing descriptions language; describing how imagery, and other literary devices, achieve specific purposes
Writing Focus
-Personal narrative
-Simple sentences; subjects and predicates; compound sentences; compound subjects and predicates; common and proper nouns
-Writing skills: developing a sequence of events; developing characters, setting, plot, and resolution; composing dialogue; describing actions, thoughts, and feelings; revising, editing, and publishing
Selections for Unit 1
-Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale
-Why the Sky is Far Away
-Cocoliso
-Living in Deserts
-The Older Flower:A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico
Unit 2: Interactions
How do plants and animals live together? Why is it important for plants and animals to depend on each other? In this unit, students address these questions and others by reading informational texts. After learning from their reading, they will write their own informational ho-to-articles.
Reading Focus
-Informational texts, realistic fiction, and persuasive text to understand their elements
-Synonyms and Antonyms; context clues; figurative language; parts of speech
-VC/V, V/CV, and VCe syllable patterns, or, ore, oar; r-controlled vowels; compound words; contractions
-Reading skills: Identifying main ideas and details; analyzing text structure; analyzing text illustrations; synthesizing information; comparing and contrasting text; explaining author’s purpose
Writing Focus
-Personal narrative
-Singular and plural nouns; irregular plural nouns; singular and plural possessive nouns; types of verbs
-Writing skills: Developing the topic and structure for a How-To-Article; developing main idea and relevant details; organizing steps in sequence; developing illustrations; Revising, editing, and publishing
Selections for Unit 2
-Patterns in Nature
-Weird Friends: Unlikely Allies in the Animal Kingdom
-Wolf Island
-Welcome Back, Wolves!/Wolves Don’t Belong in Yellowstone
-Nature’s Patchwork Quilt: Understanding Habitats
RELIGION
Faith Statements-
UNIT 1: Jesus gives us the Church
1.God sends us His own Son
2. Jesus teaches us about God’s love
3. Christ will come again
4. The Church begins
5. We learn about the early Church
6. The Church year
7. Ordinary time
UNIT 2: We are members of the Church
8. The Church has four marks
9. The Church teaches us
Saints-
Our Lady of the Rosary
MARY
The Holy Family
Saint Francis of Assisi
Saint Philip Neri
Prayers-
The Creed
Rosary
Act of Contrition
Grace before/after meals
Morning prayer
SCIENCE
First Trimester
Topic 1: Motion and Forces
Essential Question: How do forces on an object affect its motion?
Lesson 1: Motion
Lesson 2: Patterns in Motion
Lesson 3: Forces and Motion
Lesson 4: Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
Topic 2: Electricity and Magnetism
Essential Question: How can you solve a problem using magnetic forces?
Lesson 1:Electric Forces
Lesson 2:Magnetic Forces
SOCIAL STUDIES
First Trimester
Chapter 1: Environments
Big Question: How do we interact with our planet?
Lesson 1: Land and Water
Lesson 2: Weather, Climate, and Forces of Nature
Lesson 3: Using Earth’s Resources
Lesson 4: Interacting with Environment
Chapter 2: Economics
Big Question: How do people get what they want and need?
Lesson 1: Goods and Services
Lesson 2: Types of Resources
Lesson 3: Economic Choices
Lesson 4: Human Capital