• 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