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Curriculum Overview
Curriculum Overview
Writing:
Students begin writing each day in their Reflection Journals, where we’re able to get our brains geared towards writing.
Mini lessons & modeled writing will follow our
Students work through the writing process to create narrative, speculative, expository, and procedural writing, among many others.
First writing piece is a personal narrative.
Graded by district rubric
Reading:
Benchmark Series
Each day we begin with a whole class instruction followed by literacy stations and small group.
Small group allows the students to work closely with the teacher, so that specific needs can be met.
Students will have twenty spelling words weekly.
Spelling homework activities are located on the Speller’s Choice monthly list! (you can also find spellers choice and spelling lists on my website.
“Novel Studies” – we will also read various “novel” books as a class throughout the year.
We will read, discuss, review, and connect in class each day.
Novels:
MP1:
A School Story
by Andrew Clements
MP2:
The Hundred Dresses
by Eleanor Estes
MP3:
Wonderstruck
by Brian Selznick
MP4:
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
by Richard Atwater
Math:
Our math program is called Go Math
Your child will usually have math homework every night
Most homework will be in the form of a handout, but occasionally students will have homework in their Everyday Math Studylinks Book.
In place of Rocket Math, students will be using
www.Multiplication.com
.Parents received their log-in on back to school night. If you would like your child’s log-in, please email me.
*PLEASE*
have your child begin learning multiplication facts
now
– they must be
mastered
in 4
th
grade! Practice every night with flash cards, as well as in class/at home practice with Multiplication.com
Social Studies:
This year we will study: The Revolutionary War and The Constitution, Regions of the United States, Regions of New Jersey, and Native American in and outside of New Jersey
·
.
We will also do special projects throughout the year.
Science:
The topics we will cover this year are: Animals, Systems of the Body, Solar System, Matter and its properties, and the Water Cycle.
We will participate in labs, smart board interactive activities, partner/team/independent work.
We will also do special projects throughout the year.