| Month |
Reading |
Math |
Writing/LA |
Soc Studies |
Science |
| Aug. |
Friendship
-pretesting
-DRA2
|
Unit 1
begin "Rocket Math"
review add/subtraction
using number grids |
Vocabulary Development,
Spelling: short vowel words, intro "No Excuse," review correct punctuation and capitalization |
Map Skills
-compass rose
-reading grids
-identify
direction |
|
| Sept. |
Friendship
-context clues
-comprehension
|
Unit 2
-patterns in numbers
-tables & charts
-equivalent names
-calculator use
|
Spelling: short u, ou, oi, ew, oo, V-C-silente pattern, paragraph writing, types of sentences, complete sentence construction incl. key words, postcard writing |
South America
|
|
| Oct. |
City Wildlife
-sequencing
-contractions
-drawing conclusions
|
Unit 3
-measuring w/ ruler
-perimeter, models for
-area, and models for
|
Spelling: long vowels, introduce persuasive writing, review friendly letters, intro. "burrito summary," and CSAP writing prompts |
Africa
|
Physics of
Sound
FOSS kit
|
| Nov. |
City Wildlife
-conjunctions
-context clues
-main ideas/details
|
Unit 4
-know mult. facts from 1st
set of fact triangles
-know mult. facts with
2,5, or 10 as a factor
-solve equal grouping #
stories with multiplication
anddivision |
Spelling: consonant digraphs, clusters, /s/ and /j/, schwa sound "burrito summary", compound sentences, 2-tiered answers, sequence writing, and CSAP writing prompts
|
Australia
Field trip to The Outback
Restaurant (if possible)
|
|
| Dec. |
Storytelling
-main ideas/details
-author’s purpose
-sequencing
|
Unit 5
-place value /decimals
-order and compare
numbers thru millions
and decimals to thousandths
|
Spelling: words writers use, sound of /o/ as in "draw," r-controlled vowels,"burrito summary," and CSAP writing prompts |
CSAP Prep
|
|
| Jan. |
Storytelling
-quotation marks
-fact & opinion
-fairy tales / fables
|
Cont. Unit 5
Begin Unit 6
-lines, segments, rays
-construct/identi. angles
|
Spelling: continue rcontrolled vowels, homophones, double consonants,"burrito summary," details in writingand CSAP
writing prompts
|
CSAP Prep
|
Measurement
FOSS kit
|
| Feb. |
Money / CSAP
-inference
-reg. & irregular
plural nouns
-quotation marks |
Unit 8
-equivalent fractions
-number line ordering of
fractions
-mixed numbers |
Spelling: double consonants+y, words with –ed, -ing, and contractions, summaries, details, sequence, and CSAP writing prompts |
Japan
|
|
| Mar. |
Money/CSAP
-possessive nouns
-drawing concl.
-contractions |
Unit 10
-length, weight, volume,
& capacity
-tables, charts, graphs
-mean, median, mode
|
Spelling: plurals, reg. and irregularCSAP writing prompts, and CSAP testing |
Money
"Who Wants to be a
Millionaire?" game
|
|
| Apr. |
Country Life
/ MAPS
-abbreviations
-figurative lang.
-noun/pronoun
agreement
|
Unit 9
-MAPS
-products w/ money
-mult w/ 10s, 100s, etc |
Spelling: suffixes, (-er, -est, -ly)compound words, summaries, writing in 3rd person using dialogue
|
|
|
| May |
Country Life
-setting
-author pt/of view
-informational text |
Cont. Unit 9
-exploring area/arrays
-geoboards
-new algorithms
|
Spelling: additional 3rd grade vocabulary enrichment words, writing: dialogue, usage, expository writing activities |
|
Water
CSU
Water
Festival |
