Integrated Reading & Language Arts

Students will:

• identify and use homophones and homographs
• determine multiple word meanings
• use prefixes and suffixes
• use inflectional endings
• use compound words and contractions
• make inferences
• make, confirm, and revise predictions
• identify main ideas and details
• recognize cause and effect
• identify problems and solutions
• sequence events
• compare and contrast characters, content, text structures, and authors’ viewpoints
• summarize events
• draw conclusions
• paraphrase
• distinguish between important and unimportant information
• evaluate an author’s purpose
• identify text types and structures
• integrate information from more than one text
• analyze and evaluate what is read
• identify the literary elements of character, plot, setting, point of view, mood, and theme
• write in response to reading
• identify metaphors, similes, idioms, and literary devices
• use the conventions of language – grammar (types of sentences and sentence structures); usage (nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, and verb usage); and mechanics (capitalization and punctuation)
• read and write narrative, descriptive, informative, and persuasive modes of writing
• listen to, read and enjoy poetry
• 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
• use commas with coordinating conjunctions and in direct address
• use the comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives in their writing
• apply grade level spelling skills to written language
• analyze, evaluate, select, and sequence ideas about a topic
• maintain a writing journal

Mathematics

Students will:

• read and identify numbers in expanded, written, and standard form
• compare and order numbers
• estimate numbers by rounding in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• use appropriate problem solving strategies
• use basic facts of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• read a face clock as well as a digital clock to tell time
• measure elapsed time
• interpret data from graphs, charts, and tables
• measure appropriate lengths, weights, and capacities
• find perimeter and area of basic shapes
• find the median, range, and average of a given set of data
• identify two and three dimensional objects
• identify and compare fractional parts of a group
• understand the relationship between fractions, decimals
• add and subtract three and four digit numbers
• explore algebra concepts
• discover fractions greater than one, reducing fractions, and add and subtract like and unlike fractions

Science

Students will:

• observe and compare properties of seeds and fruits
• observe and record crayfish structures and behaviors
• observe and compare how sounds travel through solids, liquids and air
• determine ways to change the pitch of a sound
• observe, describe and record properties of minerals
• explore the techniques of chromatography, carbon printing and mirror imagery
• chart ways that energy impacts transportation and food production
• communicate their scientific observations and discoveries
• acquire and use a science vocabulary

Social Studies

Students will:

• use longitude and latitude on maps and globes
• identify and explain the use of various types of maps
• develop a civic understanding of Pennsylvania government and citizenship
• use study skills, visual learning skills, critical thinking skills, and social participation skills
• discuss current events

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 documents
• utilize menus and navigate through programs
• manipulate text, i.e., font, size, style, and alignment and format paragraphs
• cut, copy, and paste in a word document
• use the spell check and thesaurus functions of a word-processing program
• manipulate graphics (resize, reshape, move) in a word document
• learn how to insert audio/visual data into a document from other sources
• construct simple tables, graphs, and spreadsheets
• learn how to operate a scanner, digital camera, and digital video camera
• access a search engine and/or a bookmarked site to locate specific information
• use a keyword search to locate specific information
• print information from an Internet site
• navigate sites using “forward” and “back” keys
• evaluate Internet sites
• 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
• use an online dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, and thesaurus
• use an online library catalog
• be assessed on the ability to publish a correctly formatted research report on a curriculum-related topic using three sources, including the Internet

Library

Students will:

• locate books using the online catalog.
• exhibit skills of a self-motivated reader.
• locate and evaluate information using current technology
• develop and refine search strategies for continuous improvement of information gathering and knowledge generation.
• recognize that accurate and comprehensive information is the basis for intelligent decision making.
• evaluate resources and respond to literature through creative expressions on a variety of formats.
• develop and evaluate information products related to personal interests.
• seek information from diverse sources, contexts and disciplines.
• evaluate print and electronic resources for relevancy to information needs.
• apply information processing skills using the Six Step Strategy for Information Problem Solving.
• organize information to share in a variety of formats: written, visual, dramatic presentations.
• use information technology responsibly and respect intellectual property rights.
• collaborate with others and through technologies to identify information problems and seek solutions.
• locate information for note taking using online resources such as those found on th elementary library web page.
• organize fact using the writing process model to share information through written and oral presentation