Curriculum Presentation

Common Core for English Language Arts 1.Reading for Literature 2.Reading for Informational Text 3.Reading: Foundational Skills 4.Writing 5.Speaking and Listening 6.Language

READING IS DONE THROUGH… * * Children’s Literature *Content Reading *Poetry in… Whole Group Skill-based Groups Peer Reading Author Studies Shared Reading H.M.R. Silent Reading Home Reading….. Parent Partner Reading, PTO Reading Program, etc.

The WRITING PROCESS USING Ideas/Content Organization Sentence Fluency Word Choice Voice Conventions IN Personnal Narrative Stories Content Based Work Journals Reports Homework

Math INVESTIGATIONS - a hands on way of teaching math through exploration and problem solving. We will make real life connections as to why and where we would use math. Arizona Math Standards 1.Operations and Algebraic Thinking - Build fluency with addition and subtraction 2.Number and Operations in Base Ten – Extend understanding of base-ten notation to 1,000 3.Measurement and Data – Use standard unit of measure 4.Geometry – Describe and analyze shapes 5.Mathematical Practices

Science Animals – Mammals Weather Human Body Insects Solids, Liquids, and Gases

SOCIAL STUDIES Government Branches American Symbols/Revolutionary War/Boston Tea Party Pilgrims/Holidays/Timelines Continents/Asia Map Reading Skills Landforms Marco Polo Ben Franklin Thomas Jefferson FLAT STANLEY

HEALTH Nutrition Personal Health Exercise Life Skills (Character Counts)

TECHNOLOGY Computer Operations Keyboarding – Special keys – Type to Learn Word processing – Create new documents – Type text – Save document Research Slideshow presentations

The Three s at Monte Vista.

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