Continue to develop reading and comprehension skills.
Read independently and begin to distinguish between genres.
Spelling
Learn and implement 14 different spelling rules.
Weekly spelling tests administered including sight words.
Language Arts
Demonstrate the ability to write a sentence, using correct grammar, capitalization and punctuation.
Learn to write creatively on a specific topic.
Spanish
Build the foundation of Spanish language to articulate & pronunciation.
Discover cultural awareness through geography.
Math
Add and subtract numbers to 20.
Interpret bar graphs and pictographs.
Standard units of measurement.
Introduce fractions.
Science
Further exploration of the relationship between living and non-living things.
Describe seasons, weather, and how to read a calendar.
Understand natural resources their uses.
Introduce subjects including matter, energy, force, and motion.
Identify properties of rocks and minerals, sound, and magnets.
Social Studies
Learn about communities, leaders, past versus present, inventions, needs and wants, rules and laws, and directional vocabulary.
Understand events and people from history that have shaped our country today.
Computer Technology
Understand the concept of using 2 fingers on the keyboard.
Demonstrate using the shift key with one hand and choosing letters with the opposite hand.
Demonstrate use of thumb on space bar.
Locate and operate the primary keys on the keyboard.
Demonstrate knowledge of icons by opening Internet and software programs.
Recognize letters on computer screen typed in programs such as WORD.
Teach how to type letters using spaces in programs such as WORD.
Art
Students will understand the definition of the term “Artist” apply that concept to themselves as they develop works of art using a variety of media such as clay, pastels and paint.
We will continue to explore the color wheel as we learn about using complementary colors to really make a picture pop and experiment with blending tertiary colors.
Physical Education
Learn how to move using concepts of body and space awareness, effort, and relationships.
Demonstrate competence in a variety of manipulative locomotive and non-locomotive skills.
Learn the need for a personal fitness program.
Learn how and why to safely perform physical exercises.
S.T.E.M.
Project based Science and Technology Activities
Sign Language
Students Learn to Sign the Alphabet as well as Common Phrases.
