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Scope and Sequence of Topics
READING & LANGUAGE ARTS
MATH
SCIENCE
FIRST QUARTER
Reading
- The Navajo Long Walk by Nancy Armstrong
- Hatchet by Gary Paulson
Writing/Grammar
- Four Types of Sentences
- Writing a Narrative
- Capital Letter/Punctuation
- Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs & Prepositional Phrases
Algebraic Thinking
- Evaluating Expressions
- Writing Expressions
- Interpreting Expressions
- Analyzing Patterns and Relationships
Number Sense
- Multiplying and Diving Powers of 10
- Exponents and Powers of 10
- Reading and Writing Decimals
- Expanded Form
- Comparing Decimals
- Rounding Decimals
The Nature of Science:
- Introduction to Science
- Scientific Inquiry
- Collecting Data
- Reporting Results
- Science and Technology
- Western Science vs. Traditional Science
SECOND QUARTER
Reading
- Brian’s Winter by Gary Paulson
Writing/Grammar
- Writing Informative/ Explanatory
- Dictionary skills
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Literal/Non-literal Meanings
Operations with Whole Numbers and Decimals
- Multiplying Whole Numbers
- Relating Multiplication and Division
- Dividing Whole Numbers
- Adding and Subtracting Decimals
- Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
- Multi-Step Problems
Physical Science:
- Physical properties and changes
- Energy
- Light and Sound
- Force and Motion
THIRD QUARTER
Reading
- The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox
- Freedom Crossing by Margaret Goff Clark
- A Family Apart by Joan Lowery Nixon
Writing/Grammar
- Writing Opinions
- Word Connections
- Conjunctions/Shades of Meaning
Fractions
- Adding Fractions and Mixed Numbers
- Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers
- Estimating Sums and Differences
- Division and Fractions
- Multiplying with Fractions and Mixed Numbers
- Dividing with Fractions
Earth and Space Science:
- The Earth’s Water
- Weather
- Changes to the Earth’s Surface
- The Earth’s Resources
- Outer Space
- Solar System
- The Moon
FOURTH QUARTER
Reading
- Escape from Warsaw by Ian Serraillier
- Favorite Greek Myths retold by Mary Pope Osborn
Writing/Grammar
- Short Research Project
- Citations
- Knowledge of Language
- Write for Different Purposes
Measurement and Data
- Converting Measurements
- Solving Measurement Problems
- Line Plots
- Modeling & Calculating Volume
Geometry
- The Coordinate System
- Graphing Patterns
- Graphing Geometric Figures
- Properties of Quadrilaterals
- Properties of Quadrilaterals
- Classifying Quadrilaterals
Big Review
Sneak Peek to 6th Grade Math
Life Science:
- Basic Needs of Living Things
- Classifying Organisms
- Life Cycles
- Fossils and Changing Habitats
- Connections Among Living Things