Reading Workshop

· Strategies for improving vocabulary comprehension/content comprehension

· Whole class literature groups and small reading groups

· D.E.A.R Time

· Time for Kids

· Daily teacher read aloud

· Book reports – 1 per marking period – all done in school

Language Arts

· Prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing, and sharing

· Self-directed and teacher-directed topics

· Pen Pal letters

· Cursive writing

· Word Study – high frequency words, core words, and challenge words

· Reports/Research papers

· Lucy Calkins Writing Program

· Student-to-Student Letter Writing

· The Changing Earth – fossils, rocks and minerals

· Weather – water cycle, weather maps, predicting weather, air pollution, various weather instruments

· Properties of Matter – solids, liquids, and gases

· New Jersey – geography, products, places of interest, history, counties, map skills, and research and study skills.

· Regions of the United States – resources, geography, map skills, using graphs and charts, research and study skills.

· Immigration – both choice and forced immigration

Math

· The Everyday Mathematics Program

· Numeration – counting patters, place value, fractions, decimals

· Operations and Relations – number facts and families

· Problem Solving

· Mental Arithmetic

· Data Collection and Analysis

· Geometry

· Measurement

· Exemplar problems – showing various ways how students can solve problems

· Homework responsibilities - assignment book/home folder/red folders

· NJ ASK

· Chorus

· Snack – please provide a healthy snack each day for your child

IT’S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL YEAR!