Syllabus
Syllabus
Language Arts
We will focus on advancing children’s phonemic awareness, phonics, and high-frequency word recognition skills, extending their understanding of narrative and informational text, and increasing their efficiency in written communication.
Journeys by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Complete thematic reading units (each unit has five lessons)
*We will typically spend 6 days on each lesson. We will begin a new lesson each Day 1. This is when students will receive new spelling and vocabulary lists.
Practice using a dictionary, glossary, and thesaurus
Learn how to alphabetize words
Vocabulary words for each language arts theme
16 Spelling words
Dictate sentences using the spelling words
Write using capitalization and punctuation correctly in complete sentences
Read more fluently with expression
Work on decoding and comprehension skills
Learn and practice the different types of writing (narrative, opinion, etc.)
Social Studies and Science are incorporated into the language arts curriculum. In addition, we will learn about the days of the week, months of the year, continents and oceans, compass directions, the four seasons, our addresses, planets, and states.
Math
New math series – My Math by McGraw-Hill
Students will have deeper experiences with Mathematics due to narrowing the scope of concepts expected to be taught at each grade level.
Students will develop a conceptual understanding, learn procedural skills and develop fluency, and apply mathematical concepts in real-world situations.
Contents in Brief:
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Chapter 1: Apply Addition and Subtraction Concepts
Chapter 2: Number Patterns
Chapter 3: Add Two-Digit Numbers
Chapter 4: Subtract Two-Digit Numbers
Number and Operations in Base Ten
Chapter 5: Place Value to 1,000
Chapter 6: Add Three-Digit Numbers
Chapter 7: Subtract Three-Digit Numbers
Measurement and Data
Chapter 8: Money
Chapter 9: Data Analysis
Chapter 10: Time
Chapter 11: Customary and Metric Lengths
Geometry
Chapter 12: Geometric Shapes and Equal Shares
We will be memorizing addition and subtraction facts. Each set of facts will be copied on a different color of paper. The students will cut them out at school and keep them in a brown envelope. They are quizzed orally on these “flash cards”.