Quarter 1:
Math:
- Understanding addition and subtraction
- Math vocabulary
-Number sentences
-Fact families
-Doubles facts
-Place value to 100
-Money
Reading:
-Vocabulary strategies
-Compare/ Contrast
-Comprehension Strategies
-Unit Theme - Kindness
-Story elements
-DRA -Diagnostic Reading Assessment
Writing:
- Small Moments: Writing personal narratives about one moment with description language and colorful details
-Letter Writing: Pen Pals
Phonics:
- Beginning, medial, and ending consonant sounds
-Short vowels
-Long vowels
Handwriting:
- Proper formation of lower and upper case letters
- Practice sentence writing using scriptures
English:
- Capitalization & Punctuation
- Different types of sentences: asking, commanding, telling, and exclaiming
Social Studies:
-Communities: urban, rural, and suburban
: communication & transportation changes
: getting along using laws and rules
-STEM Project: Columbus Day Ships
-Government: how the government works
: the United Stated Capital, the American Symbols, and American Heroes
Religion:
- Virtues of the Month
- Introduction to the Sacraments
-The Holy Family
Quarter 2 Units of Study
Math:
* Numeration and Number Theory
- Counting to 1,000
-Skip Counting
-Ordinal Numbers
-Place Value
-Compare and Contrast
-Round to the closest ten
-Even and Odd Numbers
*Money
- Counting coins and dollars
-Giving change
* Whole Number Computation
-Addition with and without Regrouping
-Subtraction with and without Regrouping
-Problem Solving
Reading:
-Vocabulary strategies
-Compare/ Contrast
-Comprehension Strategies
-Unit Theme - Kindness
-Story elements
- Point of View
-Inferencing
-Flying Colors - Leveled Readers
Writing:
-Opinion Letters
-Persuasive Letters
-How to Stories
-Angel Stories
Phonics:
-Long Vowels
-Compound Words
-Syllables
-Words ending in le
-Hard and soft C and G sounds
- Blends
Handwriting:
- Proper formation of lower and upper case letters
- Practice sentence writing using scriptures
English:
-Common and Proper Nouns
- Singular and Plural Nouns
- Action Words
- Helping Verbs
-Initials
-Abbreviations
-Possessives
Social Studies:
*Unit "Our Past"
- the first settlers: The Spanish, The Indians, The Pilgrims
- the 13 colonies
-the Civil War
* Unit - Geography
-All about the Earth
- Water & Landforms
- Continents and Oceans
- Seasons
-Natural Resources
Science:
* Unit - Physical Science
-Sound, Heat, and Light
-Force, Magnets, and Electricity
Religion:
- Virtues of the Month
-Confirmation
- The church calendar
-Advent
-The Bible
-The Old and New Testament
Quarter 4
Math:
*Graphing - bar graphs, pictographs, tally graphs,line plots
- Gather Data
- Organize & Represent Data
-Analyze & Draw Conclulsions
*Fractions
*Introduction to Multiplication & Division
*Geometry
- Identify 2 and 3 dimensional shapes
-Congruence
-Symmetry
-Problem Solving
* Review addition and subtraction with regrouping
Reading:
-Vocabulary strategies
-Compare/ Contrast
-Comprehension Strategies
-Unit Theme - Fossils
-Story elements
- Point of View
-Inferencing
-Author's Purpose
-Flying Colors - Leveled Readers
Writing:
-Letter Writing: Pen Pals
- All About Books
-Poetry
Phonics/Spelling
- Suffixes
-Inflectional Endings
-Review of long vowel teams
- Synonyms, antonyms, homonyms
Handwriting:
- Proper formation of lower and upper case letters
- Practice sentence writing using scriptures
-Introduction to Script
English:
- Antonyms
-Synonyms
-Homonyms
-Review Capitalization and Punctuation
Social Studies:
*Unit on Map Skills
* Unit on Japanese Culture
- Kimono Making
-Hibachi Lunch
Science:
* Unit - Physical Science
-Sound, Heat, and Light
-Force, Magnets, and Electricity
Religion:
- Virtues of the Month
- Reconciliation
-The Eucharist
-Penance
-Holy Communion Mass
