***Updated 2022-2023

Reading:

▪Building a Reading Life and Fiction Analysis

▪Reading Informational and Literary Non-fiction Closely

▪Reading Poetry (continued throughout school year)

▪Interpretation and Analysis Across Texts (connects to writing Literary Essay Unit)

▪Reading and Research in the Content Area (Climate Change research project)

▪Historical Fiction Book Clubs 

Skills will be reinforced through Guided Reading groups, read–alouds, and independent reading

Writing:

▪Launching a writing community & realistic fiction

▪Opinion essay

▪Exploring Poetry (writing poems)

▪Literary essay (connects to reading unit)

▪Informational Writing – Research and Writing in the Content (climate change)

Grammar & Word Study – integrated throughout the year in writing and across the curriculum

Science:

▪Scientific Method

▪Molecules to Organisms

▪Body Systems

▪Forces, Energy & Waves

▪The Changing Earth- Weather & Erosion

* Note: Will we do a great deal of hands-on STEAM activities and

     experiments 

Social Studies: Understanding Where We Live 

• Unit 1: USA Mapping  -In this unit, students will learn the U.S. capitals and states, location of each state within the regional framework, and the basic features of a map.
• Unit 2: Regional Studies starting with the Northeast
• Unit 3: Structure of the United States Government  
• Unit 4: Continuation of Regions Studies 

Math:

• Place Value/Addition/Subtraction and Problem Solving
• Understanding multiplication & division, multiplication (area and perimeter)
• Division Strategies
• Fractions
• Decimals
• Resources: Math In Focus (NEW), textbook component, and math notebook

▪Basic facts:  proficiency in all operations