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Subject |
Topic |
Activities |
Reading and Language
Arts |
Reading Units (stressing comprehension)
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 Reading with Stamina and Meaning Getting
to Know Each Other as Readers (Dear Mr. Henshaw) Readers Think and Talk about Characters
in Humorous Books Caldecott Book Study Thinking and Talking about
Books with the Theme of Diversity Author Study Non-fiction Strategies for Reading a Difficult
Book
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| Decoding
Strategies |
Synthetic and Analytic Phonics Semantic
and Syntactic Strategies Structural Cues Sight Words
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| Reading
Structure |
Individual reading with a teacher
and by self Partnership Reading Reading in groups
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| Writing
Workshop |
Methodology of the Reading and
Writing Institute at Teachers College Writing Life Memoir Powers of observation Persuasive
Essay Expository texts and note taking Research project Poetry
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| Spelling |
Strategies using spelling rules
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| Handwriting |
Consolidation of cursive
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| Keyboarding |
Keyboarding taught and practiced
|
| Quiet Reading |
Five times a week Books chosen
by student
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| Math |
Multiplication
Facts |
Quick and fluid recall of multiplication
facts through 12 x 12
|
| Number Systems
and Number Sense |
Review of all third-grade topics Multi-digit
multiplication Long division Study of large numbers and numbers
less than 1
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| Problem
Solving |
Throughout the year
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| Data and
Graphing |
Making graphs Reading graphs Graphing
data
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| Perimeter
and Area |
Increased understanding of perimeter
and area Use dimensions to calculate area and perimeter
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| Measurement |
Measure dimensions for area and
perimeter
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| Geometry |
Identifying basic shapes and angles Identifying
properties of polygons and angles
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| Fractions
and Decimals |
Reading decimals Money as a
decimal Adding and subtracting decimals Introduction to multiplying and
dividing decimals Expressing remainders as decimals Introduction to fractions Adding
of fractions with common denominators
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| Assessment |
Informal Reading Inventory
|
Reading assessment (decoding and
comprehension)
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| CTPIII |
Practice in test-taking strategies
for similar tests given in fourth and fifth grades Verbal ability,
auditory comprehension, reading comprehension,
writing mechanics, writing process, quantitative ability, mathematics
|
| Community
Building |
Friends Peer pressure Independence
|
Class meetings when problems arise,
throughout the day, and embedded in all the curriculum Outdoor education Fourth/Fifth-Grade
Senate Current events Puberty education Theater production
|
History
Early United States History
|
New Amsterdam |
Research collection and related
project Simulation of early colonial life Metropolitan Museum of art tour
of Dutch painters New York Historical Society Museum of the City of NY Philipsburg
Manor Research collection and related project
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| Science |
Study of
energy |
What is energy? Investigation
of different types of energy Exploration of how energy is transferred
and transformed How is electricity made? How is a series circuit
different from a parallel circuit? Solar energy
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| Study of
simple machines |
How can energy be transformed
into work? How can a pulley, a gear, and a lever be used?
|
| Alternative Education |
Clearpool
(Carmel, NY) |
Orienteering skills Team work Group
building skills
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| World Language |
Spanish (full-year study of one
or the other)
|
Greetings Study of Aztecs la
selva tropical Study of the geography of Mexico and South America Cooking project Un cuento de
Quetzacoatl
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|
French (full-year study of one or
the other)
|
Introduction to using a foreign
language textbook Prepositions, adjective agreement Introduction
to verbs Emphasis on transforming spoken language to writing—school
objects, family, sports, etc. Cooking project Le chandail
de hockey
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| Homework |
Multiple
assignments |
Approximately 30 minutes per subject
area Independent reading
|
| Music |
Orff process |
Expanded recorder range and technique Three-part
rhythmic composition Dotted rhythms Introduction to score writing Creating
melodic and rhythmic ostinatos Alternate malleting Multi-layered ostinato accompaniment Two-part
singing Vocal technique, tone production, diction Musical theater
performance
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| Art |
Emphasis on learning techniques
and being independent
|
Painting with tempera and watercolors
(closer attention paid to tools and techniques) Drawing with a
variety of materials (closer attention paid to tools and technique) Rubbings
with crayons (explore more techniques) Design making with a variety
of materials Intermediate monoprinting techniques
with tempera paint Advanced techniques of collage image making Sculpture constructions with variety
of materials
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| Physical
Education |
- Gymnastics
- Games
- Dance
- Sports
|
Review of basic movement skills
in order that students can apply them to sports and games. Equipment
and activities are adapted to the size and ability of this age group
(smaller basketballs, smaller soccer balls, simplified rules) We
recognize the developmental changes of this age group and use the
gymnastic equipment to develop physical fitness components such as
strength, flexibility, and balance
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