|
Subject |
Topic |
Activities |
Reading
and Language Arts |
Reading Units (stressing comprehension)
|
 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
|
| Decoding Strategies |
Synthetic
and Analytic Phonics Semantic
and Syntactic Strategies Structural
Cues Sight
Words
|
| Reading Structure |
Individual
reading with a teacher and by self Partnership
Reading Reading
in groups
|
| 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
|
| Spelling |
Strategies
using spelling rules
|
| Handwriting |
Consolidation
of cursive
|
| Keyboarding |
Keyboarding
taught and practiced
|
| Quiet Reading |
Five
times a week Books
chosen by student
|
| 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
|
| Problem Solving |
Throughout
the year
|
| Data and Graphing |
Making
graphs Reading
graphs Graphing
data
|
| Perimeter and Area |
Increased
understanding of perimeter and area Use
dimensions to calculate area and perimeter
|
| Measurement |
Measure
dimensions for area and perimeter
|
| Geometry |
Identifying
basic shapes and angles Identifying
properties of polygons and angles
|
| 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
|
| Assessment |
Informal Reading Inventory
|
Reading
assessment (decoding and comprehension)
|
| 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
|
| 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
|
| 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
|
| 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
|
|
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
|
| 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
|
| 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
|
| 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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