Integrated Reading & Language Arts
Students will:
- use word attack skills
- identify and use homophones and homographs
- recognize and use multiple meaning words
- use inflectional endings
- identify, form, and use plurals
- identify, form, and use prefixes and suffixes
- recognize and use compound words
- identify and use synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms
- make inferences
- make, confirm, and revise predictions
- identify main ideas and details
- recognize cause and effect
- categorize information
- sequence events
- compare and contrast content of text
- summarize events
- draw conclusions
- distinguish between fantasy and reality
- evaluate fact and opinion
- evaluate an author’s purpose
- retell a story
- integrate information from more than one text
- identify the literary elements of character, plot, setting, point of view, mood, and theme
- write in response to reading
- read and write narrative, descriptive, informative, and persuasive modes of writing
- listen to, read and enjoy poetry
- use the conventions of language – grammar (types of sentences and sentence structure); usage (nouns and pronouns, adjectives and adverbs, and verb usage); and mechanics (capitalization and punctuation)
- use conventional spelling
- use cursive handwriting
- demonstrate active listening, speaking and viewing skills
- use research and study skills
- write frequently in all areas of the curriculum
- capitalize the first word in a quotation
- use a comma to separate items in a series, introductory words, and in addresses
- use quotation marks to identify direct quotations and titles
- differentiate between words that are used as possessives and contractions
- identify regular and irregular verbs
- properly use “a” and “an”
- apply grade level spelling skills to written language
- maintain a writing journal
Science
Students will:
- discover that magnets display forces of attraction and repulsion.
- construct open, closed, parallel and series circuits.
- observe and explore properties of water in solid and liquid states.
- investigate factors that influence the cycle of evaporation and condensation of water.
- measure distance, volume and mass in the metric system.
- identify the three components of a habitat and describe the importance of a good habitat for the sustaining of animal life.
- communicate their scientific observations and discoveries.
- acquire and use a science vocabulary
- experience air as a material that takes up space and can be compressed into a smaller space.
- observe the force of air pressure pushing on objects
- compare monthly and seasonal weather conditions using graphing
- observe the change in the appearance of moon over a month
- explore and describe the motion of spheres, wheels and spinning objects
- discover different ways to produce rotational motion
Social Studies
Students will:
- identify and use map and globe symbols, location and directional terms, and map scales
- describe how oceans and rivers change the land
- describe characteristics of forests, prairies, mountains, and deserts
- explain how physical features, plants, and animal life affects people’s lives
- describe ways in which Native Americans were affected by the land
- identify the role of the Pilgrims and pioneers in the settlement of our country
- state the purpose of local, state, and national governments
- list the rights and duties of citizenship
- identify Pennsylvania’s landforms and resources
- describe the accomplishments of famous Pennsylvanians
- explain the physical and economic growth of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania
- discuss current events
Mathematics
Students will:
- learn mental math strategies
- round numbers to estimate
- find the rule of a function table
- add and subtract basic facts with sums and difference to 18
- use appropriate strategies for problem solving
- identify even and odd numbers
- compare and order numbers through hundreds
- add and subtract three and four digit numbers including those with 0’s
- interpret information from a calendar
- tell time to the minute
- measure elapsed time
- interpret a graph, chart, table or schedule
- compare amounts of money and make change
- make tally charts, line plots, pictographs, bar graphs, and line graphs
- multiply and divide with basic facts (0-9)
- multiply and divide two or three digit numbers by a one digit number, and with remainders
- identify plane and solid figures of geometry
- find perimeter
- find area and volume
- estimate and measure appropriate lengths, weights, and capacity
- identify and compare fractions
- discover the meaning of decimals and add and subtract them
Technology
Students will:
- use a mouse and/or track pad
- demonstrate a functional knowledge of the keyboard
- use a word-processing program to write, illustrate, and publish stories
- utilize menus
- format paragraphs using the tab key
- manipulate text, i.e., font, size, style, and alignment
- cut, copy, and paste in a word document
- use the spell check function of a word-processing program
- manipulate graphics (resize, reshape, move) in a word document
- construct simple tables, graphs, and spreadsheets
- open an Internet browser, access a search engine, and reach a selected site
- use a keyword search to locate specific information
- access a bookmark
- print information from an Internet site
- navigate sites using “forward” and “back” keys
- evaluate websites
- know why school use of the Internet is restricted and blocked/filtered
- notify school officials if inappropriate sites appear on the monitor
- care for the computer and its accessories
- develop an awareness of copyright laws and plagiarism
- develop an awareness of privacy/confidentiality issues associated with computer use
- learn about computer viruses and Spyware
- learn how to use an on-line dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, and thesaurus
- use an on-line library catalog
- be assessed on the ability to create, save, and print a research project that contains specific information found through the use of the Internet or CD-ROMs
Library
Students will:
- become familiar with literature in a variety of genres and formats.
- locate books using the online catalog.
- develop search strategies to locate information in various sources including electronic sources.
- formulate questions based on the information need.
- select information appropriate to the problem of question.
- organize information using the writing process model to share information in written projects or oral presentations.
- devise strategies for revising, improving and updating self-generated knowledge.
- use information technology responsibly.
- collaborate with others to design, develop, and evaluate information products.
- evaluate resources for relevancy and completeness.
- apply search strategy and information processing skills to problem solving.
- find information using online resources including those found on the elementary library webpage