
Grade-Level Curriculum
Science
- seasons
- heat
- nocturnal animals
- taking care of my body
- baby animals
Math
- Can count to 20
- Can arrange numerals 0-12 in correct order
- Can identify numerals by name to 12
- Can write numerals 0-10
- Can count objects 1-12 with a one-to-one correspondence
- Can recognize, describe, create and extend a simple pattern
- Can sort, classify, and order objects by color, size, and shape
- Can recognize and describe shapes- square, rectangle, circle, triangle, rhombus, and oval
- Can demonstrate the understanding of size- small, medium, large
- Can demonstrate the understanding of position words- above/below, in/out, over/under, top/bottom, inside/outside, in front/behind
Financial Literacy
- Understand the distribution of resources
- Explain spending versus savings
- Recognize that items cost money
- Understand financial instruments
- Distinguish different types of money (bills, coins)
- Identify the values of each type of money
- Understand rights and responsibilities as borrowers
- Explain that a borrowed item needs to be returned
- Demonstrate that if loaned, an item should be returned
- Establish strategies for protection of identity
- Describe what an identity is
- Recognize different types of insurance
- Recognize ways people can lose possessions
- Demonstrate ways to protect possessions
- Recognize the consequences of loss
- Recognize different types of non-insurance protection
- Explain how written notes, emails, or phone calls between school and home can help prevent misinformation
- Recognize the role of adults in providing safety
Handwriting
- capital and lowercase of each letter
- write top to bottom and left to right
- write first name correctly
Phonics
- identifying the name and sound of each letter
- initial sounds in words
Social Studies
- all about me
- community helpers
- transportation
Bible
- Christmas
- Easter
- chapel theme stories/topics/songs
- how we can honor, praise, obey our God in our work and play (mission statement)
- showing love to others
- devotion for each letter of the alphabet
Reading
- following left to right, top to bottom
- rhyming words
- onset rhymes
- word families
- sequencing
- listening
- comprehension
Music
- chapel theme songs
- alphabet songs
- nursery rhyme songs
- TK-4th grade musical
Art
- multiple projects
- identify 8 basic colors (red, yellow, blue, orange, green, purple, black, brown)
PE
- running
- walking
- hopping
- stretching
- marching
- catching
- bouncing
- jumping
- kicking
- throwing
- over, under, around, through
Additional Topics
- apples
- pumpkins
- grandparents
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
- snow
- Valentine's Day
- spring
- rain
- Mother’s Day
Social and Personal Development
- follow group directions
- raise hand before speaking
- participate in discussions
- pay attention, respond to questions, and speak audibly
- be respectful of themselves and others
- able to solve conflict independently
- independent in the classroom by learning to help themselves
- good hygiene practices
- independent in toileting, washing hands, dressing, eating, blowing nose, zipping, buttoning, and cleaning up
Fine Motor Skills
- hand-eye coordination to perform self-help and fine motor tasks with a variety of manipulative materials
- show increase in skills in scissors, glueing, writing tools
Speaking
- participate in one-on-one situations and group settings
- ask teacher and peers for help
- speak in complete thoughts and sentences
- respond appropriately to conversations
- ask appropriate questions
- participate without disruption
- take turns speaking
Listening
- listen for information and understanding
- follow directions
- establish, maintain, and enhance relationships
- listen to peers and teachers when they are speaking
Science
- plants and their environment
- weather and climate
- living and non-living
- solid, liquid, gas
- hot and cold
- floating and sinking
- engineering
Math
- Can count to 100 by ones, fives, and tens
- Can write numbers from 0 to 50
- Can write a number for a group of 0 to 20 objects
- Can put numbers in order to 50
- Can identify missing numbers before, after, and in between numbers 1-50
- Can understand that the last object counted tells the number of objects in a group
- Can understand that adding an object to a group will make the total number one bigger (and taking away will make the total number one smaller)
- Can count to tell how many
- Can count out a number of objects between 1 and 20
- Can tell if a group of objects in one group is greater than, less than or equal to a group of objects in another group
- Can compare two written numbers between 1 and 10
- Can use objects, fingers and pictures to help me show addition
- Can use objects, fingers and pictures to help me show subtraction
- Can add and subtract and know math facts from 0-5 with a goal of 20 facts per minute
- Can tell how an object can be measured using non-standard units (length, weight)
- Can compare how two objects are similar or different (more of, less of, taller, shorter)
- Can place objects into categories
- Can count the number of objects in categories
- Can sort the categories by the number of objects
- Can find shapes around me
- Can tell where shapes are (above, below, beside, in front of, behind, next to)
- Can tell about shapes
- Can compare shapes
- Can name 2D shapes (square, rectangle, triangle, circle, rhombus, oval, trapezoid, hexagon)
- Can identify money – penny, nickel, dime, quarter (name, value)
- Can count groups of pennies, groups of nickels, and groups of dimes
- Can tell time to the hour
- Can copy patterns, extend patterns, and identify AB, ABB, AAB, ABC
Financial Literacy
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Understanding needs vs. wants
- Define wants and needs
- Know the importance of needs and wants
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Understand financial instruments
- Distinguish different types of money (bills, coins)
- Identify the values of each type of money
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Understand rights and responsibilities as borrowers
- Explain that a borrowed item needs to be returned
- Demonstrate that if loaned, an item should be returned
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Recognize different types of insurance
- Recognize ways people can lose possessions
- Demonstrate ways to protect possessions
- Recognize the consequences of loss
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Recognize different types of non-insurance protection
- Explain how written notes, emails, or phone calls between school and home can help prevent misinformation
- Recognize the role of adults in providing safety
Spelling/Vocabulary
- color words
- sight words (approximately 36)
- number words to 10
Grammar
- exclamation point
- question mark
- quotation marks
- period
Handwriting
- pencil grip
- top/middle/bottom lines
- uppercase/lowercase letters
- constructing basic sentences
- writing name using title case
- writing simple CVC words
- writing sight words
Writing
- Launching the Writing Workshop
- Writing for Readers
- How-To Books: Writing to Teach Others
- Persuasive Writing of All Kinds: Using Words to Make a Change
Social Studies
- all about me (God made me special)
- life at school (rules, etc)
- holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, President’s Day)
- seasons
- community helpers (fire department, police department)
- map skills (where they live in God’s world)
- money (understand the role of money in our society and use it responsibly)
- apples (how they grow - farm to factory, field trip to Country Apple Orchard, Harrisburg, SD)
Art
- apple art (torn paper technique)
- water color painting (seasonal topics)
- leaf man (using real leaves to create images)
- Thanksgiving mural (pilgrim/Mayflower art)
- parent/child project (Tom the Turkey - dress him in disguise so he is not eaten for Thanksgiving dinner!)
- candy cane tissue paper art
- parent/child project (snowman collage art)
- paper snowflake
- symmetry art (tempera paint - heart)
- kite painting
- Easter art (paper stained glass watercolor with cross)
- beginning/end of the year self portrait
Bible
- little children come to Jesus
- a new world and a new start (creation)
- the patriarchs
- from Egypt to Canaan
- Israel in Canaan
- kings and prophets
- exile and return
- Jesus on earth
- parables of Jesus
- Christmas
- Jesus’ death and resurrection
- Ascension and Pentecost
- school-wide theme
Bible Memory Verses
- Genesis 8:22
- Proverbs 3:5-6
- Luke 2:7
- Philippians 4:13
- Mark 12:30
- John 14:6
Faith Formation Journal Questions/Prompts
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I can show God’s love by....
Reading
- alphabet letters/sounds/sight words are in order based upon our reading curriculum
- topics correlate with science/social studies themes for the month
Reading Read-Alouds
- trade books that correlate with the alphabet letters for the week
- trade books that correlate with science/social studies units
Music
- steady beat
- singing in tune
- loud/soft volume
- call and response
- body percussion
- listening skills (Musicmap series)
- TK-4th grade musical
PE
- developing positive relationships through interacting with others while participating in physical education
- life-long fitness skills
- team sports
- skills
- dribbling
- rolling a ball
- catching
- throwing
- kicking
- passing
- trapping
- fielding
- striking
- batting
Health Literacy
- My Body
- How do I keep my body healthy?
- What are my senses and how do they help me?
Techonology Standards
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DISCERN IT: Apply discernment in technology use
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MAKE IT: Use technology to create projects, identify patterns, and make predictions
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SHARE IT: Use a variety of technology tools and media-rich resources to work collaboratively with others
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FIND IT: Utilize predetermined digital resources and tools to answer questions or solve problems
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SOLVE IT: Use technological resources to investigate given questions or problems
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PROTECT IT: Understand and practice appropriate and safe uses of technology
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USE IT: Understand basic technology hardware and software and their application
Library
The teacher librarian will work with students in meeting the standards below during library class:
- utilize circulation procedures efficiently and effectively
- identify, locate, select appropriate level, assess, and access materials
- identify, locate, and utilize parts of a book and other materials
- identify different types of books and resources and their use
- demonstrate care of materials
- demonstrate proper use of the library and materials
Science
- space systems
- structure function, information processing in animals
- pushes and pulls
- engineering
Math
- Can count to help me add and subtract
- Know what an equal sign means
- Can count to 120 by 1s, 5s, 10s, and 100s
- Can write numbers to 120
- Can tell whether a group of objects is odd or even
- Can tell how many tens and how many ones are in a number
- Can put three objects in order from longest to shortest
- Can tell the length of an object using whole numbers
- Can tell and write time in hours and half-hours using an analog and digital clock
- Can tell about shapes (square, rectangle, triangle, circle, rhombus, oval, trapezoid, hexagon)
Financial Literacy
- Understanding needs vs. wants
- Define wants and needs
- Know the importance of needs and wants
- Practice and understand spending money
- Describe the exchange of goods and services as part of the monetary system
- Identify the outcome of spending money
- Understand the distribution of resources
- Explain spending versus savings
- Recognize that items cost money
- Understand financial instruments
- Distinguish different types of money (bills, coins)
- Identify the values of each type of money
- Understand rights and responsibilities as borrowers
- Explain that a borrowed item needs to be returned
- Demonstrate that if loaned, an item should be returned
- Establish strategies for protection of identity
- Describe what an identity is
- Recognize that everyone has an identity
- Recognize different types of insurance
- Recognize ways people can lose possessions
- Demonstrate ways to protect possessions
- Recognize the consequences of loss
- Recognize different types of non-insurance protection
- Explain how written notes, emails, or phone calls between school and home can help prevent misinformation
- Recognize the role of adults in providing safety
- Recognize investment options
- Identify the value of saving
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Distinguish investment options
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Explain the difference between a piggy bank and financial institutions
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Understand the relationship between investment risk and return
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Explain that something loaned may or may not be returned
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Spelling/Vocabulary
- sight words
- high frequency words
- vocabulary words
- words from the Rebecca Sitton curriculum
Grammar
- use of 'I'
- beginning and ending sentences
- types of sentences
- inflectional endings
- parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives)
- contractions
- possessives
- compound words
- pronoun usage
Handwriting
- correct pencil grip
- correct letter formation including shape, size, and slant
- appropriate spacing between letters and words
- appropriate use of the top, middle and bottom lines
Writing
- Small Moments: Writing with Focus, Detail, and Dialogue
- Nonfiction Chapter Books
- Writing Reviews
- From Scenes to Series: Writing Fiction
Phonics
- letters and sounds
- blending sounds to create words
- types of syllables (open, closed, VCVE, R controlled, _le endings, vowel teams)
- syllable division
- sight word memorization
- phonetic awareness
Social Studies
- Native Americans
- countries
- landforms
- current events
- map skills
Art
- line
- color
- shape
- texture
- value
- form
- space
- seasonal art projects
Bible
- God's promises
- the life of the Israelites from creation
- Abraham
- Isaac
- Jacob
- the Judges
- the Kings
- the Prophets
- Christ's birth
- living the life of discipleship
- school-wide theme
Bible Memory Verses
- Psalm 23
- Ruth 1:16
- Proverbs 3:3-6
- 1 Peter 4:10
- Luke 2:4-14
- Matthew 28:1-8
Faith Formation Journal Questions/Prompts
- "This year, I discovered God in big and little things through…."
Reading
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"Authors of the Month" Books:
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Dr. Seuss
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Leo Lionni
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Kevin Henkes
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Mercer Mayer
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Arnold Lobel
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Stan & Jan Berenstain
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Norman Bridwell
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Helen Lester
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James Marshall
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Multiple Copies Sets:
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Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
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Leo the Late Bloomer by R. Kraus
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The Bear’s Toothache by D. McPhail
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Miss Nelson is Missing by J. Marshall and H.G. Allard, Jr.
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Nate the Great (Book 1) by M.W. Sharmat and M. Simont
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The Magic Treehouse (Book 1) by M. Pope Osborne
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The New Baby by M. Mayer
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Just Me and My Puppy by M. Mayer
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Frog and Toad All Year by A. Lobel
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Frog and Toad Are Friends by A. Lobel
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Jigsaw Jones #1-Case of Hermie the Missing Hamster by J. Preller and R.W. Alley
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Henry and Mudge #1- The First Book by C. Rylant and S. Stevenson
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Mr. Putter & Tabby Bake the Cake by Cynthia Rylant
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The Poppleton Series by Cynthia Rylant
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Minnie and Moo Go to the Moon by Denys Cazet
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Cam Jansen Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds by David A. Adler
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Read-Alouds:
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle by B. Cleary
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Runaway Ralph by B. Cleary
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Ralph S. Mouse by B. Cleary
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Junie B. Jones Has a Peep in Her Pocket by B. Park
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Junie B. Jones First Grader (At Last) by B. Park
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Clementine by S. Pennypacker
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The Talented Clementine by S. Pennypacker
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The Puppy Place books by E. Miles
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Ready Freddy Tooth Trouble by A. Klein
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Stink the Incredible Shrinking Kid by M. McDonald
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Stink Solar System Superhero by M. McDonald
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The Wishbone Wish by M. McDonald
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The Magic School Bus #7: The Great Shark Escape by J. Johnston
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The Berenstain Bears Chapter Books by S. and J. Berenstain
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Ivy and Bean by A. Barrows
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Ivy and Bean Make the Rules by A. Barrows
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Magic Tree House books by M. Pope Osborne and S. Murdocca
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Akimbo and the Lions by Alexander McCall Smith
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Henry Higgins by Beverly Cleary
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Music
- strong and weak beats
- 2/4 and 4/4 meter
- reading notation
- tempo markings
- largo, andante, allegro, presto
- dynamics
- long and short phrases
- orchestra instruments and families
- listening skills (Peter and the Wolf by Prokofiev)
- TK-4th grade musical
PE
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developing positive relationships through interacting with others while participating in physical education
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life-long fitness skills
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team sports
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skills
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dribbling
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rolling a ball
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catching
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throwing
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kicking
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passing
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trapping
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fielding
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striking
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batting
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Health Literacy
- All About Me
- How can I be safe?
- How can I keep clean?
- How can I keep my body healthy?
- How am I feeling?
Techonology Standards
- DISCERN IT: Apply discernment in technology use
- MAKE IT: Use technology to create projects, identify patterns, and make predictions
- SHARE IT: Use a variety of technology tools and media-rich resources to work collaboratively with others
- FIND IT: Utilize predetermined digital resources and tools to answer questions or solve problems
- SOLVE IT: Use technological resources to investigate given questions or problems
- PROTECT IT: Understand and practice appropriate and safe uses of technology
- USE IT: Understand basic technology hardware and software and their application
Library
The teacher librarian will work with students in meeting the standards below during library class:
- utilize circulation procedures efficiently and effectively
- identify, locate, select appropriate level, assess, and access materials
- identify, locate, and utilize parts of a book and other materials
- identify different types of books and materials and their use
- demonstrate care of materials
- demonstrate proper use of the library and materials
Science
- waves: light and sound
- inheritance and variation of traits
- interdependent relationships in ecosystems
- structure and properties of matter
- engineering
Math
- Can use strategies to solve addition word problems to 100
- Can use strategies to solve subtraction word problems to 100
- Know my addition facts to 20 with a goal of 20 facts per minute
- Know subtraction facts to 20 with a goal of 20 facts per minute
- Can understand and use hundreds, tens, and ones
- Can read numbers to 1,000 in different ways
- Can compare three-digit numbers using >, =, and <
- Can add and subtract with regrouping
- Can explain why I need to use addition or subtraction to help me solve problems
- Can use different tools to measure objects
- Can compare the length of an object using two different units of measurement
- Can compare the length of two different objects
- Can use addition and subtraction to 100 to solve measurement problems
- Can make and use a number line
- Can tell time to five minutes on an analog and digital clock
- Can understand a.m. and p.m.
- Can count dollars, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies to help me solve word problems
- Can make a picture and bar graph
Financial Literacy
- Understanding needs vs. wants
- Define wants and needs
- Know the importance of needs and wants
- Understand various sources of compensation
- Recognize sources of income for children such as allowances and gifts
- Understand the distribution of resources
- Explain spending versus savings
- Recognize that items cost money
- Understand financial instruments
- Distinguish different types of money (bills, coins)
- Identify the values of each type of money
- Understand rights and responsibilities as borrowers
- Explain that a borrowed item needs to be returned
- Demonstrate that if loaned, an item should be returned
- Recognize different types of insurance
- Recognize ways people can lose possessions
- Demonstrate ways to protect possessions
- Recognize the consequences of loss
- Recognize different types of non-insurance protection
- Explain how written notes, emails, or phone calls between school and home can help prevent misinformation
- Recognize the role of adults in providing safety
Spelling/Vocabulary
- short vowels
- prefixes
- suffixes
- contractions
- consonant digraphs
- antonyms
- visual skills
- irregular spellings
- homophones
- possessive pronouns
- long vowels
- compound words
- diphthongs
- spelling patterns
- r-controlled vowels
- silent letters
- plurals
- vocabulary development
- homographs
- irregular spellings
- s and k spellings
- ABC order
- possessives
- double letters
Grammar
- statements and questions
- commands
- exclamations
- subjects
- predicates
- sentence combining with subjects and predicates
- nouns
- plural nouns
- proper nouns
- possessive nouns
- action verbs
- present tense verbs
- subject-verb agreement
- past-tense verbs
- linking verbs
- helping verbs
- irregular verbs
- contractions
- pronouns
- pronoun-verb agreement
- adjectives
- articles
- adjectives that compare
- adverbs
Handwriting
- keys to legibility (shape, size, spacing, slant, writing numerals, writing letters and words)
Writing
- Lessons from the Masters: Improving Narrative Writing
- Lab Reports and Science Books
- Writing about Reading
- Poetry: Big Thoughts in Small Packages
Phonics
- open and closed syllables
- silent e syllables
- vowel team syllables
- r-controlled syllables
- consonant-le syllables
- ss, ll, ff, zz, c, k, and ck, ch and tch
- y as a vowel
- soft c and g
- hard c and g
- syllable division vc/v
- irregular vowel teams
Social Studies
- maps, charts, graphs
- Constitution Day
- Martin Luther
- Johnny Appleseed
- elections
- Thanksgiving
- Veteran’s Day
- famous African Americans
- presidents
- China
- Netherlands
- current events
- Scholastic Weekly Reader
- field trips
- special visitors
Art
- line
- color
- shape
- texture
- value
- form
- space
Bible
- the Christian life
- Old Testament review/overview
- intertestamentary times
- a Savior is born
- Jesus begins his ministry
- Jesus preaches
- prayer
- miracles of Jesus
- parables of Jesus
- the beginning of Passion week
- Easter
- early church
- Paul’s missionary journeys
- Paul’s trip to Rome
- Christ’s promised return
- school-wide theme
Bible Memory Verses
- I John 4:7-12
- Psalm 105:1-5
- Matthew 11:28-30
- James 1:19-20
- Matthew 16:24-25
- Psalm 8
Faith Formation Journal Questions/Prompts
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Our classroom Deep Hope is to identify, imitate, and celebrate Christ's characteristics together. Throughout the year what throughline have you lived out and how?
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We are imitators of Christ. What does it mean to imitate someone? How are you an imitator of Christ?
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Our Bible stories this year are about God’s promises. Which of God’s promises comforts you? How?
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Write about a talent that God has given you. How do you use it to serve others?
Reading
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Multiple Copies Sets:
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Amelia Bedelia and the Baby by P. Parish
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Three Pigs, One Wolf, & Seven Magic Shapes by G. Maccarone
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Curious George Takes a Job by H. Rey
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Through Grandpa’s Eyes by P. MacLachlan
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by J. Barrett
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Gregory, the Terrible Eater by M. Sharmat
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Boy Who Held Back the Sea by L. Hort
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A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln by D. Adler
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A Picture Book of George Washington by D. Adler
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Big Al by A. Yoshi
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When I was Young in the Mountains by C. Rylant
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No Jumping on the Bed! by T. Arnold
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Gingerbread Baby by J. Brett
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Best Friends For Frances by R. Hoban
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Grandpa Gets Grumpy by A. Hines
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Now One Foot, Now the Other by T. de Paola
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Miss Rumphius by B. Cooney
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Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs by T. de Paola
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China by H. Pluckrose
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From Seed to Plant by G. Gibbons
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Balto, the Bravest Dog Ever by N. Standiford
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Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares by F. Murphy
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Escape North by M. Kullilng
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Giant Pandas by G. Gibbons
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Hungry Plants by M. Batten
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Story of Johnny Appleseed by Aliki
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Lon Po Po by E. Young
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Netherlands by S. De Capua
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Ruby Bridges by R. Coles
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Spiders by G. Gibbons
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The First Thanksgiving by L. Hayward
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The Five Chinese Brothers by C. Huchet Bishop
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The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds by J. Cole
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The Missing Mitten Mystery by S. Kellogg
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The Whingdingdilly by B. Peet
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Tikki Tikki Tembo by A. Mosel
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Trouble in the Barkers’ Class by T. de Paolo
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The Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock by B. Peet
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Beauty and the Beast by J. Brett
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Mr. Putter and Tabby Bake the Cake by C. Rylant
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Hidden Army: Clay Soldiers of Ancient China by J. O’Connor
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Henry and Mudge the First Book by C. Rylant and S. Stevenson
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Just Plain Fancy by P. Polacco
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- Read-Alouds:
- Cam Jansen and the First Day of School Mystery by D. Adler and S. Natti
- Tornado by B. Byars
- Johnny Appleseed Biography
- Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
- My Dog, My Hero by B. Byars, L. Myers, B. Duffey, and L. Long
- The Lucky Baseball Bat by M. Christopher and R. Henneberger
- Mayflower Treasure Hunt by R. Roy and J. Steven Gurney
- The Trouble with Chickens by D. Cronin and K. Cornell
- The Case of the Snowboarding Superstar by J. Preller and J. Smith
- Grace’s Letter to Lincoln by P. and C. Roop and S. Schuett
- The Magic Tree House Abe Lincoln at Last by M. Pope Osborne and S. Murdocca
- Esio Trot by R. Dahl and Q. Blake
- Because of Winn Dixie by K. DiCamillo
- Piper Reed by K. Willis Holt and C. Davenier
- My Father's Dragon by R. Stiles Gannett and R. Chrisman Gannett
- Kenny and the Dragon by T. DiTerlizzi
- Flat Stanley by J. Brown and M. Pamintuan
- A-Z Mysteries: The New Year Dragon Dilema by R. Roy
- The Magic School Bus and the Giant Germ by J. Cole and B. Degan
- Authors of the Month:
- Cynthia Rylant
- Robert Munsch
- Peggy Parrish
- Marc Brown
- Jan Brett
- Patricia Pollaco
- Tomie DePaolo
- H.A. Rey
- Bill Peet
Music
- tied notes
- dynamics
- crescendo, decrescendo
- introduction, interlude, ending
- rondo
- recorders
- listening skills (The Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky, Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens)
- TK-4th grade musical
PE
- developing positive relationships through interacting with others while participating in physical education
- life-long fitness skills
- team sports
- skills
- dribbling
- rolling a ball
- catching
- throwing
- kicking
- passing
- trapping
- fielding
- striking
- batting
- swimming
Health Literacy
- Health and Nutrition
- What should I eat to stay healthy?
- What should I do to keep clean?
- Why are exercise and rest important?
- Who can help keep me healthy?
Techonology Standards
- DISCERN IT: Apply discernment in technology use
- MAKE IT: Use technology to create projects, identify patterns, and make predictions
- SHARE IT: Use a variety of technology tools and media-rich resources to work collaboratively with others
- FIND IT: Utilize predetermined digital resources and tools to answer questions or solve problems
- SOLVE IT: Use technological resources to investigate given questions or problems
- PROTECT IT: Understand and practice appropriate and safe uses of technology
- USE IT: Understand basic technology hardware and software and their application
Library
The teacher librarian will work with students in meeting the standards below during library class:
- utilize circulation procedures efficiently and effectively
- identify, locate, select appropriate level, assess, and access materials
- identify, locate, and utilize parts of a book and other materials
- identify different types of books and materials and their use
- demonstrate care of materials
- demonstrate proper use of the library and materials
- understand plagiarism and be able to cite sources
Science
- weather and climate
- earth's systems: processes that shape the earth
- forces and interactions
- earth's systems - water
- space systems
- engineering
Math
- Can understand multiplication by thinking about groups of objects
- Can understand division by thinking about how one group can be divided into smaller groups
- Can add and subtract numbers within 1000
- Can multiply any one digit whole number by 10
- Can show and understand that fractions are equal parts of a whole
- Can tell and write time
- Can measure time in minutes
- Can create a picture or bar graph to show data and solve problems using the information from the graphs
- Can memorize multiplication and their related division facts from 0-10 with a goal of 20 facts per minute
- Can measure to the nearest half inch
- Can review addition and subtraction facts from 0-12 with a goal of 20 facts per minute
- Can determine place value to the millions
- Can use strategies to solve word problems
Financial Literacy
- Understanding needs vs. wants
- Explain difference between wants and needs
- Explain prioritization factors to consider when determining expense-related decisions
- Understand various sources of compensation
- Recognize multiple sources of income as well as alternative sources (family members, neighbors, friends for jobs or gifts)
- Recognize other types of compensation (bartering, trading)
- Establish strategies for protection of identity
- Explain what it means to have a personal financial identity stolen
- Identify ways of protecting their identity
Spelling/Vocabulary
- related to phonetic concepts in our reading
- prefixes and suffixes
- context clues
- vocabulary in the content areas
- multiple-meaning words
- dictionary skills
Grammar
- types of sentences
- subjects and predicates
- mechanics
- proofreading
- sentence combination
- nouns
- verbs
- adjectives
- pronouns
- parts of speech
- contractions
- compound words
Handwriting
- review
Writing
- Crafting True Stories
- The Art of Information Writing
- Changing the World: Persuasive Speeches, Petitions, and Editorials
- Once Upon a Time: Adapting and Writing Fairy Tales
Social Studies
- communities (attend Heritage Days)
- physical geography
- human geography
- countries
- citizens and government
- American culture
- jobs
- economics
Art
- related to social studies, holidays, and reading themes
- line
- color
- 3-D
- texture
- pottery
- using different mediums
Bible
- Ephesians
- Becoming a Bible Explorer
- In the Beginning
- Fall of Babel
- Abraham and Isaac
- Jacob
- Joseph
- Moses
- Wilderness through Joshua
- Promised Land
- school-wide theme
Bible Memory Verses
- Psalm 135:1-7
- Joshua 1:7-9
- Ephesians 4:29, 32
- Psalm 119:9-12
- Genesis 1:27-28
- summary of the Ten Commandments
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In reflecting on my third grade year,
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I learned ...
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I loved ...
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I lived ...
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Reading
- Multiple Copies Sets:
- Jumanji by C. Van Allsburg
- The White Stallion by E. Shub
- Stargazing by G. Gibbons
- Dakota Dugout by A. Turner and R. Himler
- Little House in the Big Woods by L. Ingalls Wilder
- The Boxcar Children by G. Chandler Warner
- Helen Keller by S. & P. Graff
- The Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #18: Penguins and Antarctica by M. Pope Osborne
- Freckle Juice by J. Blume
- The World According to Humphrey by B. Birney
- Let’s Go Rock Collecting by R. Gans
- Babe: the Gallant Pig by D. King-Smith
- Read-Alouds:
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by R. Dahl
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
- One of the Third Grade Thonkers by P. Reynolds Naylor
- Treasure in an Oatmeal Box by K. Gire
- The BFG by R. Dahl
- The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by K. DiCamillo and B. Ibatouilline
- A Long Walk to Water by L.S. Park
- I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg by L. Tarshis
Music
- eighth notes
- tied notes
- ¾ meter
- sight reading
- dynamics
- staccato vs. legato
- accent
- theme and variation
- recorders
- listening skills (Heroic Symphony by Beethoven, The Farewell Symphony by Haydn, Peer Gynt Suite by Edward Greig)
- orchestra
- TK-4th grade musical
PE
- developing positive relationships through interacting with others while participating in physical education
- life-long fitness skills
- team sports
- skills
- dribbling
- rolling a ball
- catching
- throwing
- kicking
- passing
- trapping
- fielding
- striking
- batting
- swimming
Health Literacy
- Safety: Myself and Others
- How can I live safely?
- How can I help others in emergencies and when they are injured?
- How can I stay healthy?
- How can I resolve conflicts?
- How can I make good decisions?
Technology Standards
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DISCERN IT: Apply discernment in technology use
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MAKE IT: Use technology resources to create original products, identify patterns and problems, make predictions, and propose solutions
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SHARE IT: Use interactive technologies in a collaborative group to produce digital presentations or products in a curricular area
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FIND IT: Utilize digital tools and resources to investigate real-world issues, answer questions, or solve problems
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SOLVE IT: Use technological resources to develop and refine questions for investigation
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PROTECT IT: Understand and practice appropriate, legal, and safe uses of technology for lifelong learning
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USE IT: Understand technology hardware and software system operations and their application
Library
The teacher librarian will work with students in meeting the standards below during library class:
- utilize circulation procedures efficiently and effectively
- identify, locate, select appropriate level, assess, and access materials
- identify, locate, and utilize parts of a book and other materials
- identify different types of books and materials and their use
- demonstrate care of materials
- demonstrate proper use of the library and materials
- understand plagiarism and be able to cite sources
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interdependent relationships in ecosystems
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animal and human structure, information processing
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energy
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waves and information
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engineering
- Can review multiplication and division facts from 0-12
- Can review subtraction and addition facts from 0-12
- Can understand that multiplication fact problems can be seen as comparisons of groups (e.g., 24 = 4 x 6 can be thought of as 4 groups of 6 or 6 groups of 4)
- Can multiply or divide to solve word problems by using drawings or writing equations and solving for a missing number
- Can use what I know about addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to solve multi-step word problems involving whole numbers
- Can create a number or shape pattern that follows a given rule
- Can notice different features of a pattern once it is created by a rule
- Can read and write larger whole numbers using numerals, words and in expanded form
- Can compare two large numbers using symbols to show the comparison
- Can round large whole numbers to any place
- Can add and subtract large numbers
- Can multiply a whole number up to four digits by a one-digit whole number
- Can multiply two two-digit numbers
- Can find whole-number quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors
- Can understand that improper fractions have a greater numerator than denominator
- Can understand addition and subtraction of fractions as joining and separating parts referring to the same whole
- Can multiply a fraction by a whole number
- Can show that I know the relative size of measurement units within a single system
- Can use the four operations (+, -, x, /) to solve word problems involving measurement
- Can use what I know about area and perimeter to solve real world problems involving rectangles
- Can recognize angles as geometric shapes where two rays share a common endpoint
Financial Literacy
- Develop a realistic spending plan for financial independence
- Illustrate that education and skills, and economic conditions affect income
- Determine own attitudes and behaviors toward spending, saving, and investing
- Recognize sources of money (earned or gifted)
- Identify responsible credit management
- Recognize the uses of credit
- Identify appropriate times to use credit
- Understand different types of debt
- Recognize that borrowing is a debt to be repaid
- Explain the role of interest regarding debt
- Understand rights and responsibilities as borrowers
- Recognize the importance of repaying a debt
- Explain potential consequences for not returning a borrowed item
- Explain the positive consequences of repaying debt on time
- Understand the relationship between investment risk and return
- Explain how an investment can grow in value
- Explain how an investment might decrease in value
Spelling/Vocabulary
- weekly lists based on different skill areas
- daily spelling
- enrichment words provided from other curricular areas
Grammar
- prepositions
- nouns
- adjectives
- verbs
- adverbs
- mechanics
- pronouns
- types of sentences
- punctuation
- capitalization
Handwriting
- keyboarding skills
Writing
- The Arc of Story: Writing Realistic Fiction
- Boxes and Bullets: Personal and Persuasive Essays
- Bringing History to Life
- The Literary Essay: Writing about Fiction
Social Studies
- regions of the United States (state locations and capitals)
- Native Americans
Art
- positive/negative space
- color
- texture
- shape
- form (totem poles and masks)
- line
- value
Bible
- Judges
- Kings
- exile
- writing of the Bible
- Psalms and Proverbs
- school-wide theme
Bible Memory Verses
- Old Testament books
- 1 Samuel 15:22
- Psalm 27:1-3
- Psalm 51:10-12
- Proverbs 2:6-8
- Psalm 103:1-5
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What does it mean to Fully Rely on God? How can we do this each day?
- Multiple Copies Sets:
- The War With Grandpa by R. Kimmel Smith
- Chester Cricket’s Pigeon Ride by G. Selden
- The Chocolate Touch by P. Skene Catling
- Anna, Grandpa, and the Big Storm by C. Stevens
- Stone Fox by J. Reynolds Gardiner
- The Sign of the Beaver by E. George Speare
- Teammates by P. Golenbock
- Shiloh by P. Reynolds Naylor
- Read-Alouds:
- Out of My Mind by S. Draper
- Cricket in Times Square by G. Williams
- Owls in the Family by F. Mowat
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Lawn Boy by G. Paulsen
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Christ Grabenstein
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Insignificant Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
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Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
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Literature Circle Books:
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When the Soldiers Were Gone by V. Propp
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The Hundred Dresses by E. Estes
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The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by A. Dalgliesh
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Call Me Francis Tucket by G. Paulsen
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- eighth notes
- syncopation
- major scale
- treble clef pitch names
- ritardando
- slurs
- fugue
- recorders
- listening skills (Goldberg Variations by Bach, Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin)
- orchestra
- TK-4th grade musical
PE
- developing positive relationships through interacting with others while participating in physical education
- life-long fitness skills
- team sports
- skills
- dribbling
- rolling a ball
- catching
- throwing
- kicking
- passing
- trapping
- fielding
- striking
- batting
- swimming
Health Literacy
- Healthy Choices
- What are the effects of illegal drugs, tobacco, and alcohol on human bodies?
- What are responsible and irresponsible uses for medications and other substances?
- How can we make wise choices for healthy living?
Technology Standards
- DISCERN IT: Apply discernment in technology use
- MAKE IT: Use technology resources to create original products, identify patterns and problems, make predictions, and propose solutions
- SHARE IT: Use interactive technologies in a collaborative group to produce digital presentations or products in a curricular area
- FIND IT: Utilize digital tools and resources to investigate real-world issues, answer questions, or solve problems
- SOLVE IT: Use technological resources to develop and refine questions for investigation
- PROTECT IT: Understand and practice appropriate, legal, and safe uses of technology for lifelong learning
- USE IT: Understand technology hardware and software system operations and their application
Theme Days
- team
- F.R.O.G.
- Native American
- ROYGBIV (color)
- hat
- USA
Science
- human impacts
- matter structures and properties
- human body, cells
- electricity
- engineering
Math
- Can review multiplication and division facts from 0-12
- Can review addition and subtraction facts from 0-12
- Can understand and explain the value of digits
- Can explain patterns when multiplying a number by powers of 10
- Can explain patterns when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10
- Can read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths
- Can use place value understanding to round decimals to any place
- Can multiply multi-digit whole numbers
- Can add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths. I can use concrete models or drawings to explain the method used
- Can add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators and mixed numbers
- Can solve word problems that involve fractions
- Can convert measurements within the same measuring system
- Can understand volume
- Can measure volume by counting unit cubes
- Can understand how to graph ordered pairs on a coordinate plane
- Can graph and interpret points in the first quadrant of a coordinate plane
- Can classify shapes into categories
- Can classify shapes based on properties
Financial Literacy
- Develop short-term and long-term financial goals
- Distinguish between short- and long-term goals
- Explain the importance of goal setting, how to prioritize those goals, and the need for both short- and long-term goals
- Create a timely, attainable goal
- Understand the distribution of resources
- Explain the benefits of savings versus spending
- Describe the impact of spending on savings
- Understand financial instruments
- Identify the different ways to pay for items (cash, check, credit, and debit)
- Explain how non-cash methods of payment still require adequate funds
- Recognize investment options
- Identify various ways to save
- Explain the importance of saving in relation to future needs
- Recognize the local, state, national, and international impact of personal financial habits and actions
- Recognize that different people have different needs, wants, and financial priorities
- Explain how one’s actions impact others
- Demonstrate responsible financial behaviors, at the personal, local, state, national, and international levels
- Recognize consequences for both good and bad decisions
- Recognize that an individual’s behavior impacts the decisions and consequences of the broader community
Spelling/Vocabulary
- vowel sounds
- homophones
- compound words
- word endings
- prefixes
- suffixes
- word roots
- vocabulary pulled from novels
Grammar
- prepositions
- verbs
- nouns
- adjectives
- adverbs
- pronouns
- interjections
- conjunctions
- sentence types
- capitalization
- punctuation
Writing
- Narrative Craft
- The Lens of History: Research Reports
- Shaping Texts: from Essay and Narrative to Memoir
- The Reserach-Based Argument Essay
Social Studies
- Iowa (history and geography)
- Latin America (history, geography, and culture of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean)
- United States (the history of the United States from the colonization through the western expansion/turn of the century)
Art
- symmetry
- shape project
- calendar picture project
- texture project
- vegetable shape project
- students relate art to God’s creation
Bible
- God’s Covenant people
- last days of Judah
- Daniel
- Esther
- Judah’s return
- gospel writers
- Jesus birth, early life, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension
- the Sermon on the Mount
- growing popularity
- parables of the Kingdom
- the ministry around Galilee
- school-wide theme
Bible Memory Verses
- John 3:16-21
- Psalm 103:8-12
- Matthew 6:25-34
- Isaiah 41:10
- Matthew 5:3-12
- books of the New Testament
Faith Formation Journal Questions/Prompts
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In what ways have you shown growth in Seeking God as a part of His Story? Give specific examples.
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In what ways have you shown growth in Shining for God as part of His story? Give specific examples.
Reading
- Multiple Copies Sets:
- The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
- Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by R. O’Brien
- Deltora Quest: The Forest of Silence by Emily Rodda
- Tuck Everlasting by N. Babbitt
- Read-Aloud
- Marshfield Dreams: When I Was a Kid by Ralph Fletcher
- Informational Literature Circle Books:
- Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion by L. G. Burns
- Hurricane Force: In the Path of America’s Deadliest Storms by J. B. Treaster
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Battle Heroes: Voice for Afghanistan by A. Zullo
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #8: Twisters and Other Terrible Storms by W. and M.P. Osborne
- Friend Me: 600 Years of Social Networking in America by F. D. Dipiazza
- Non-fiction unit - various text options used
- Independent Reading:
- 30 Book Challenge (self selection, reading response, discussion, genre, comprehension)
Music
- sixteenth notes
- 6/8 meter
- sight singing
- tenuto
- phrasing
- sonata
- Orff arrangements
- listening skills (pictures at an exhibition by Mussorgsky, study music to be played at the Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra concert)
- OPUS honor choir
- band
- orchestra
PE
- developing positive relationships through interacting with others while participating in physical education
- life-long fitness skills
- team sports
- skills
- dribbling
- rolling a ball
- catching
- throwing
- kicking
- passing
- trapping
- fielding
- striking
- batting
Health Literacy
- Body Systems
- What are the major systems of the human body?
- What are the structures and functions of the major body systems?
- How should we care for our bodies?
- How did God make female and male bodies unique?
Technology Standards
- DISCERN IT: Apply discernment in technology use
- MAKE IT: Use technology resources to create original products, identify patterns and problems, make predictions, and propose solutions
- SHARE IT: Use interactive technologies in a collaborative group to produce digital presentations or products in a curricular area
- FIND IT: Utilize digital tools and resources to investigate real-world issues, answer questions, or solve problems
- SOLVE IT: Use technological resources to develop and refine questions for investigation
- PROTECT IT: Understand and practice appropriate, legal, and safe uses of technology for lifelong learning
- USE IT: Understand technology hardware and software system operations and their application
Science
- space systems
- weather and climate
- microbiology
- matter and energy in organisms and ecosystems
- forces and interactions
- engineering
Math
- Can review multiplication and division facts from 0-12
- Can solve unit rate problems. (Ex: If it took 7 hours to mow 4 lawns, then at that rate, how many lawns could be mowed in 35 hours? At what rate were the lawns being mowed?)
- Can find a percent of a quantity as a rate per 100. (Ex: 30% of a quantity means 30/100 times the quantity)
- Can understand that positive and negative numbers are used to describe amounts having opposite values
- Can extend number line diagrams to show positive and negative numbers on the line and in the plane
- Can recognize opposite signs of numbers as indicating places on opposite sides of 0 on the number line.)
- Can place integers and other numbers on a number line diagram
- Can place ordered pairs on a coordinate plane
- Can order positive and negative numbers
- Can understand the distance between two numbers (positive or negative) on a number line
- Can write, read and figure out expressions in which letters stand for numbers
- Can write expressions using numbers and letters (with the letters standing for numbers.)
- Can determine the answer to expressions when given the specific value of a variable
- Can use my knowledge of the order of operations to evaluate expressions
- Can apply what I know about taking apart and putting together shapes to find the area in real world situations
- Can use the mathematical formulas V=l w h or V= b h to determine the volume of real world objects
- Can draw polygons in the coordinate plane when I am given the coordinates for the vertices
- Understand that a set of numerical data has a measure of center (median and/or mean) that summarizes all of its values with a single number
- Can show numerical data on a number line
Financial Literacy
- Understanding needs vs. wants
- Describe persuasive strategies used by peers, media, and businesses to influence society (in decision making)
- Explain difference between wants and needs
- Develop a realistic spending plan for financial independence
- Explain the advantage of spending less than you have
- Recognize the local, state, national, and international impact of personal financial habits and actions
- Realize that financial habits and actions have broad impact beyond the local community
Spelling/Vocabulary
- Latin roots (95 roots learned- definition and usage)
- spelling patterns and commonly misspelled words
- strategies for determining correct spelling in writing
Grammar
- 6 traits of writing/writing process
- sentence structure/word choice
- effective paragraphs
- all parts of speech (nouns, pronouns, verbs, modifiers)
- conventions
Handwriting
- use of complete sentences
- legible penmanship
- mastery of typing skills
Writing
- menus (word choice)
- personal narratives
- modern-day myths (movies)
- speaking and listening-speeches (Interscholastics)
- elevator essays
- faith commercials
- research paper (The Renaissance)
- newspapers (survival theme)
- children’s stories (collaborating with first grade)
Social Studies
- Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia
- brief study of Egyptian religion
- Greece
- Rome (Ben Hur)
- France and Germany
- Feudal Europe (including a medieval project and feast)
- Islam
- Crusades
- early Western European towns and cities
- Renaissance (writing project)
- Reformation
- geography of Western Europe, including a project (scrapbook or slideshow)
- Russia
Art
- artists have style
- assignments include focus on art element, artistic style, art form
- art elements/parts of God’s design
- line/realism/oil pastel
- color/ pointillism/marker
- shape/abstract/tempera paint
- value/landscape/watercolor
- form/construction/ceramics
- texture/surrealism/collage
- space/optical art/drawing
- form/soft sculpture/weaving
Bible
- The setting of God’s word
- Jesus’ resurrection
- Pentecost
- Paul’s 1st, 2nd, and 3rd missionary journeys
- Book of Colossians
- letters to the church
- Revelation
- school-wide theme
Bible Memory Verses
- Romans 12:9-21
- Philippians 4:4-13
- Philippians 2:3-11
- John 14:1-6
- Psalm 47:1-7
- Isaiah 55:6-9
Faith Formation Journal Questions/Prompts
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Who is included in the body of Christ?
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What have you learned about the body of Christ and your role in it so far this year?
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What gifts has God given to you?
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In what ways have you used your gifts for God and others this year?
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Why is it important to use your gifts for God and others?
- Greek Mythology Unit (using Favorite Greek Myths by M. Pope Osborne)
- Survival Unit Books:
- Call it Courage by A. Sperry
- Chosen for Life by J. Schaap
- Survival Literature Circle Books:
- Hatchet by G. Paulsen
- Red Midnight by B. Mikaelsen
- The Upside Down Ship by D. Wulffson
- Island of the Blue Dolphins by S. O'Dell
- Julie of the Wolves by J. Craighead George
- Snow Treasure by M. McSwigan
- Anna's Blizzard by A. Hart
- Multiple Copies Sets:
- The Bronze Bow by E. George Speare
- City of Ember by J. DuPrau
- When You Reach Me by R. Stead
- Independent Reading:
- 32 Book Challenge (self selection, reading response, discussion, genre, comprehension)
Music
- meters (2/8, 4/8, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8)
- rhythm
- sight singing
- minor scale
- phrasing
- binary and tenary
- symmetrical and asymmetrical rondo
- guitars
- listening skills (Messiah by Handel, study music to be played at the Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra concert)
- OPUS honor choir
- band
- orchestra
PE
- developing positive relationships through interacting with others while participating in physical education
- life-long fitness skills
- team sports
- skills
- dribbling
- rolling a ball
- catching
- throwing
- kicking
- passing
- trapping
- fielding
- striking
- batting
Health Literacy
- Health
- How do we live a healthy lifestyle? (nutrients, caffeine, stress, sleep)
- What factors influence our body image?
- What are the unique chracteristics of males and females?
Techonology Standards
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DISCERN IT: Apply discernment in technology use
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MAKE IT: Demonstrate creative thinking in the design and development of innovative technology products and problem solving
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SHARE IT: Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using interactive technology
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FIND IT: Plan strategies utilizing digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information
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SOLVE IT: Use critical thinking skills to conduct research, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate technological tools and resources
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PROTECT IT: Understand the legal and ethical issues of technology as related to individuals, cultures, and societies
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USE IT: Understand the underlying structure and application of technology systems
Science
- the changing earth
- structure and properties of matter
- waves and electromagnetic radiation
- energy
- flight
- engineering
Math
- Can review multiplication and division facts from 0-12
- Can calculate the unit rate for real life situations by breaking down the ratio (fractions) by dividing to solve the problem to find the relationship between two units
- Can recognize and represent a proportion as a statement of equality between two ratios
- Can analyze two ratios to determine if they are proportional to one another with a variety of strategies (ex: using tables, graphs or pictures)
- Can analyze tables, graphs, equations, diagrams and verbal descriptions to identify unit rate
- Can apply what I have learned about addition and subtraction to add and subtract rational numbers
- Can show addition and subtraction on a horizontal or vertical number line diagram
- Can demonstrate and explain how when adding two numbers p + q: if q is positive, the sum of p and q will be |q| spaces to the right of p on a number line; and if q is negative, the sum of p and q will be |q| spaces to the right of p on a number line
- Can explain and justify why the sum of p + q is located a distance of |q| in the positive or negative direction from p on a number line
- Can represent how the distance between two rational numbers on a number line is the absolute value of their difference and apply this to real-world situations
- Can identify subtraction of rational numbers as adding the additive inverse property to subtract rational numbers, p-q=p+(-q)
- Can change a rational number to a decimal using long division and explain how the decimal form of a rational number stops in zeroes or repeats
- Can add, subtract, multiply and divide rational numbers
- Can apply properties of operations to add, subtract, factor and expand linear expressions with rational coefficients
- Can combine like terms to factor and expand linear expressions with rational coefficients using the distributive property
- Can use properties of operations to write equivalent expressions
- Can rewrite an expression in a different form if needed
- Can determine if an answer makes sense using mental computation and estimation strategies
- Can use variables to represent numbers in real-world or mathematical problems and make reasonable simple equations and inequalities to solve problems
- Can identify and fluently solve equations in the form px+q=r and p(x+q)=r (ex: The perimeter of a rectangle is 54 cm. Its length is 6 cm. What is its width?)
- Can recognize and draw a triangle when given three measurements: three side lengths, three angle measurements, or a combination of side lengths and angle measurements
- Can state the formulas for the area and circumference of a circle and use them to solve problems
- Can recognize and explain that the probability of a chance event is a number between 0 and 1 that expresses how likely an event is to occur (ex: When rolling a number cube 600 times, predict that a 3 or 6 would be rolled roughly 200 times, but probably not exactly 200 times.)
- Can use probability to predict the number of times an event will occur
Financial Literacy
- Understanding needs vs. wants
- Identify expenditures as needs or wants
- Explain difference between wants and needs
- Develop a realistic spending plan for financial independence
- Explain the advantage of spending less than you have
- Understand various sources of compensation
- Identify factors to consider when analyzing different methods of compensation
- Understand financial instruments
- Identify possible financial accounts
- Recognize the importance of keeping accurate records
- Demonstrate responsible financial behaviors, at the personal, local, state, national, and international levels
- Explain the importance of ethical behavior in building trust
Spelling/Vocabulary
- abbreviations
- prefixes and suffixes
- irregular verbs
- homophones
- singular and plural
- contractions
- Greek and Latin roots
- grammar
- effective sentences and word choice
- sentence variety and structure
- effective paragraphs
- writing an essay
- parts of a sentence
- nouns and pronouns
- verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and other parts of speech
- subject-verb agreement
- punctuation
- capitalization
- spelling
Writing
- the writing process
- the writing traits
- about my paper
- autobiographical writing
- speech
- performing narrative speeches
- story
- descriptive paragraph
- compare-contrast essay
- summary
- persuasive essay
- book review
- research report
Social Studies
- geography (Africa, the Middle East, Canada, parts of Asia)
- American history (thirteen colonies to the presidency of Thomas Jefferson)
- a unit on the Consitution
Art
- artist at work
- assignments feature the work of an artist or artistic style, art form
- creation lies before like a beautiful book
- artists use art elements to communicate/non-representational art/Wassily Kandinsky
- all artists draw/pencil/sketchbook
- artists chooses a variety of subjects/printmaking
- artists have an artistic style all their own/pop artists
- career choice (artists/industrial engineer)
- artist and crafts/weaving
Bible
- Old Testament
- Bible as one story (creation, fall, redemption) and our role in that story
- feasts of the Lord
- Job
- Ecclesiastes
- Proverbs
- prophets
- prayer
- between the testaments
- school-wide theme
Bible Memory Verses
- Jeremiah 31:33-34
- Psalm 33:12-22
- Deuteronomy 26:17-18
- Jeremiah 29:11-13
- 1 Corinthians 13
- Lord's Day One from the Heidelberg Catechism
Faith Formation Journal Questions/Prompts
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How do the Old Testament and the New Testament fit together as one Big Story?
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How does God remind you of His faithfulness, even in your dark times?
Reading
- Multiple Copies Set:
- The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
- Wonder by R.J. Palacio
- Narrative Poetry Literature Circle Books:
- Brown Girl Dreaming by J. Woodson
- The Crossover by K. Alexander
- Diamond Willow by H. Frost
- Home of the Brave by K. Applegate
- All the Broken Pieces by A.E. Burg
- Inside Out and Back Again by T. Lai
- Out of the Dust by K. Hesse
- Shark Girl by K. Bingham
- Booked by K. Alexander
- Enchanted Air by M. Engle
- Full Cicada Moon by M. Hilton
- Inquiry Project - Nonfiction Articles and Book-Individual Choice:
- Various Books Chosen from the Public Library
- Books as Windows and Mirrors - Literature Circle Books:
- All the Broken Pieces by A.E. Burg
- Chains by L. Halse Anderson
- Esperanza Rising by P. Munoz Ryan
- Bud, Not Buddy by C. Paul Curtis
- One Crazy Summer by R. Williams-Garcia
- Piecing Me Together by R. Watson
- Miracle's Boys by J. Woodson
- Harbor Me by J. Woodson
- Brown Girl Dreaming by J. Woodson
- Flygirl by J. Woodson
- Ghost Boys by J.P. Rhodes
- Nowhere Boy by K. Marsh
- Full Cicada Moon by M. Hilton
- The Red Umbrella by C. Gonzalez
- Elijah of Buxton by C.P. Curtis
- Blended by S.M. Draper
- Copper Sun by S.M. Draper
- The Skin I'm In by S. Flake
Music
- choir
- band
- orchestra
- musical (every other year)
- interscholastic competition
- chapel praise team
- OPUS honor choir
- honor band
- honor orchestra
- jazz band
PE
- developing positive relationships through interacting with others while participating in physical education
- life-long fitness skills
- team sports
- skills
- dribbling
- rolling a ball
- catching
- throwing
- kicking
- passing
- trapping
- fielding
- striking
- batting
Health Literacy
- Health concepts and skills are not formally taught in 7th grade.
Techonology Standards
- DISCERN IT: Apply discernment in technology use
- MAKE IT: Demonstrate creative thinking in the design and development of innovative technology products and problem solving
- SHARE IT: Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using interactive technology
- FIND IT: Plan strategies utilizing digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information
- SOLVE IT: Use critical thinking skills to conduct research, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate technological tools and resources
- PROTECT IT: Understand the legal and ethical issues of technology as related to individuals, cultures, and societies
- USE IT: Understand the underlying structure and application of technology systems
Science
- genetics and species
- growth, development, and reproduction
- earth's systems
- chemical reactions
- animal classification
- structure, function, and information processing
- engineering
Math
- Can review multiplication and division facts from 0-12
- Can show that every number has a decimal
- Can use rational approximations of irrational numbers to compare the size of irrational numbers, locate and plot them approximately on a number line diagram, and then estimate the value of the expressions
- Can use estimate values to compare two or more irrational numbers
- Can use the properties of integer exponents to simplify expressions
- Can use square and cube root symbols to represent solutions to equations of the form x^2=p and x^3=p, where p is a positive rational number
- Can evaluate the square root of a perfect square and the cube root of a perfect cube
- Can understand that the square root of 2 is irrational
- Can use scientific notation and choose units of appropriate size for very large or very small measurements
- Can explain that an equation in the form of y=mx + b represents the graph of a linear relationship with a slope of m and a y-intercept of b
- Can solve linear equations in one variable
- Can simplify a linear equation by using the distributive property and combining like terms
- Can explain solutions to a system of two linear equations in two variables as the point of intersection of their graph
- Can describe the point of intersection between two lines as the point that satisfies both equations at the same time
- Can define a function as a rule, where for each input there is exactly one output
- Can show the relationship between inputs and outputs of a function by graphing them as ordered pairs on a coordinate grid
- Can explain why the equation y=mx+b represents a linear function and then find the slope and y-intercept in relation to the function
- Can verify by measuring and comparing the properties of rotated, reflected or translated geometric figures
- Can verify that corresponding lines and line segments remain the same length
- Can verify that corresponding angles have the same measure
- Can verify that corresponding parallel lines remain parallel
- Can explain that a two-dimensional figure is congruent to another if the second figure can be made from the first by rotations, reflections and translations
- Can estimate the relationships and measurements of the angles created when two parallel lines are cut by a transversal
- Can use the Pythagorean Theorem to determine if a given triangle is a right triangle
- Can apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find an unknown side length of a right triangle
- Can apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between two points in a coordinate system
- Can plot ordered pairs on a coordinate grid representing the relationship between two data sets
- Can recognize if the data plotted on a scatter plot has a linear association
- Can draw a straight line to approximate the linear relationship between the plotted points of two data sets
Financial Literacy
- Develop short-term and long-term financial goals
- Create goals according to a prioritization of wants and needs that are specific, realistic, and measurable
- Develop a realistic spending plan for financial independence
- Explain the advantage of spending less than you have
- Explain the short- and long-term consequences of over spending
- Understand various sources of compensation
- Explain how income can affect goals
- Understand the distribution of resources
- Explain factors that impact savings and spending plans
- Understand financial instruments
- Identify possible financial accounts
- Recognize that fees or charges may be attached to accounts
- Identify responsible credit management
- Identify the various types of credit card companies available and the features of each (interest rates, annual fees, limits, reward system)
- Explain appropriate and inappropriate use of credit cards
- Explain how use of credit cards can help or hurt a budget
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Understand different types of debt
- Identify the types of purchases that generally require a loan
- Demonstrate the ability to calculate the cost of borrowing money
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Understand rights and responsibilities as borrowers
- Explain that a borrower needs to have assets to use as security for a loan
- Explain the concept of a credit rating
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Establish strategies for protection of identity
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Recognize that a personal identity needs to be protected
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Recognize investment options
- Explain how saving is needed for investing
- Explain the difference between saving and investing
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Distinguish investment options
- Explain various options for investing money
- Understand the effect of interest and percentage rates on investments
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Understand the relationship between investment risk and return
- Explain how an investment differs from a savings account in potential risks and return
- Explain the importance of a personal budget and goals in the investing process
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Demonstrate responsible financial behaviors, at the personal, local, state, national, and international levels
- Explain how unethical behavior negatively impacts the broader community
- Explain the importance of ethical behavior in building trust
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Understanding needs vs. wants
- Explain difference between wants and needs
- Explain prioritization factors to consider when determining expense-related decisions
Grammar
- effective sentences and word choice
- sentence variety and structure
- effective paragraphs
- writing an essay
- parts of a sentence
- nouns and pronouns
- verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and other parts of speech
- subject-verb agreement
- punctuation
- capitalization
- spelling
Writing
- the writing process
- the writing traits
- informative paper
- personal narratives
- character sketches
- performing narrative speeches
- compare-contrast essay
- story
- summary
- persuasive essay
- literary analysis
- poem
- cause-effect essay
- review
- research report
Social Studies
- American history (John Adams to the 1960s and 1970's)
Art
- 8th art - express yourself
- assignments feature the work of an artist and personal choices they make
- personal symbols/scratch art
- take a close look/self-portrait
- my creative response/acrylic painting
- God’s animal creation/relief printmaking
- the beauty of God’s creation/watercolor
- using materials from God’s creation to create art/ceramics
- reuse and upcycle/sculpture
Bible
- the early church in the New Testament
- themes of the New Testament
- spiritual disciplines
- church history
- school-wide theme
Bible Memory Verses
- John 1:1-5, 10-14
- Psalm 46:8-11
- Galatians 5:13-18
- Hebrews 10:24-25
- The Apostles' Creed
- Mark 10:43-45
Faith Formation Journal Questions/Prompts
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“I read the four books of the Gospels. They don’t all say the same things about Christ. Why should I believe that the Bible is true?”
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“I became a Christian last year, but I still have struggles and problems. Why?”
- Multiple Copies Set:
- The Giver by L. Lowry
- Dystopian Literature Circle Books:
- The Eleventh Plague by J. Hirsch
- A Wrinkle in Time by M. L’Engle
- Uglies by S. Westerfeld
- Michael Vey by R.P. Evans
- The Roar by E. Clayton
- Legend by M. Lu
- Cinder by M. Meyer
- When the Tripods Came by J. Christopher
- Ender’s Game by O.S. Card
- Variant by R. Wells
- Darkest Path by J. Hirsch
- The Eighth Day by D.K. Salerni and D. McClellan
- Inquiry Project - Nonfiction Aricles and Book - Individual Choice:
- Various Books Chosen from teh Public Library
- World War II Literature Circle Books:
- The Berlin Boxing Club by R. Sharenow
- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by J. Boyne
- Prisoner B-3087 by R. and J. Gruener
- The Devil's Arithmetic by J. Yolen
- Behind the Bedroom Wall by L. Williams
- Milkweed by J. Spinelli
- Code Talkers by J. Bruchac
- Soldier X by D. Wulffson
- The Art of Keeping Cool by J. Taylor Lisle
- The Boy Who Dared by S. Campbell Bartoletti
- The Diary of Anne Frank by A. Frank
- Number the Stars by L. Lowry
- The Boy on the Wooden Box by L. Leyson and M.J. Harran
- The Upstairs Room by J. Reiss
Music
- choir
- band
- orchestra
- musical (every other year)
- interscholastic competition
- chapel praise team
- OPUS honor choir
- honor band
- honor orchestra
- jazz band
PE
- developing positive relationships through interacting with others while participating in physical education
- life-long fitness skills
- team sports
- skills
- dribbling
- rolling a ball
- catching
- throwing
- kicking
- passing
- trapping
- fielding
- striking
- batting
Health Literacy
- Human Anatomy
- How is the body organized?
- What are the structures and functions of major organ systems?
- How are the body systems interrelated?
- What does it mean that human beings are created in God's image?
Techonology Standards
- DISCERN IT: Apply discernment in technology use
- MAKE IT: Demonstrate creative thinking in the design and development of innovative technology products and problem solving
- SHARE IT: Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using interactive technology
- FIND IT: Plan strategies utilizing digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information
- SOLVE IT: Use critical thinking skills to conduct research, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate technological tools and resources
- PROTECT IT: Understand the legal and ethical issues of technology as related to individuals, cultures, and societies
- USE IT: Understand the underlying structure and application of technology systems