Our Classroom

Curriculum
1st Nine Weeks
2nd Nine Weeks
3rd Nine Weeks
4th Nine Weeks

9:15-11:40 - Language Arts
11:40-12:10 - Lunch
12:15-12:45 - Recess
12:45-1:45 - Math
1:45-2:45 - Social Studies/Science (snack)
2:45 - 3:30 Resource
Monday - Art (need an old t-shirt)
Tuesday - Spanish
Wednesday - Music
Thursday - P.E. (need to wear sneakers)
Friday - Library
3:35-3:40 Dismissal

Behavior Program

The Discipline Chart is located on the bulletin board on the right side of the front white board. Students begin each day on green. If a student breaks a classroom rule after multiple reminders, I ask that child to move his/her card to yellow (warning). If the child continues to break classroom rules, I will again ask him/her to change a card to blue, the consequence is 10 minutes of reflection (the child will sit out for 10 minutes during recess and think about his/her actions and what the appropriate behavior should have been). If the undesired behavior continues, the next consequence is a letter to the parents (pink card). Your child will come home with a note from me describing the inappropriate actions/behaviors. The child should return the note the following day with a parent signature. If the note isn’t returned and signed, the child will lose ten minutes of the following days’ recess.

Curriculum

*First Nine Weeks*

Math:
Children develop an understanding of concepts through experiences with real things rather than symbols. For this reason, you will not see a lot math papers coming home. Instead, I will provide you with the observation rubrics I will use to assess your child. I will sometimes use paper/pencil, but the day of workbooks is long gone. I will help support your child's development of understanding by presenting planned and focused experiences and by interacting with him/her as I work.

Begin Calendar Experiences

Number Sense

· Count objects

· Write numbers

· Comparing

Patterns

· Repeating

· Growing

Sort and Classify

Data Collection and Graphing

Addition/Subtraction Concepts

· Solve story problems

· Solve picture problems

Parts of a Whole

· Explore parts of numbers

· Name parts and wholes

· Dot patterns

· Tens frames

Addition Rubric

Count Rubric

Data Rubric

Sort Rubric

Reading:

Clarifying

· Stop and check for understanding while reading

· Identify familiar chunks to read unknown words

· Skip unknown words and reread to see what makes sense

· Understand how the written text and illustrations work together to create meaning

· Apply knowledge of how print is organized and read

· Use words, phrases, and sentences to read unfamiliar words

Making Connections

· Explain text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to world connections

· Compare their connections to those of others

· Make connections to characters

· Relate previous experiences to make sense of texts

Fluency

· Read and reread familiar stories, poems, and passages with fluency, accuracy, and meaningful expression

Language Development

· Demonstrate growth in the use of oral language

· Expand understanding and use of word meanings

· Adapt and change oral language to fit the situation

· Expand vocabulary

Reference Materials

· Use simple reference materials

Phonemes

· Orally identify, produce, and manipulate various units of speech sounds within words

Phonetic Principles

· Apply phonetic principals to read and spell

Writing:

Ideas

· Use previous experiences to generate ideas before writing

· Choose and idea

· Use pictures, words, and/or sentences to communicate ideas

Voice

· Express feelings and emotion

· Use a voice that matches the feelings and emotion

Organization

· Group like ideas

· Sequence ideas using pictures and words

· Craft a beginning, middle, and end

Presentation

· Form letters accurately and legible when printing

· Space words within sentences

· Share writing throughout the process and after completion

· Distinguish draft writing from final product writing

· Use available technology for writing

Communication

· Write to communicate ideas for a variety of purposes

Science:

Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic/Thinking like a Scientist

Day and Night

Social Studies:

Citizenship

Respect for the American Flag

Symbols and Traditions

Columbus Day

Local Governments

Volunteers

Diversity

*Second Nine Weeks*

Math:
Computation and Estimation – Addition/Subtraction Concepts and Addition and Subtraction Fact Strategies
Geometry – Shapes and Spatial Relationships
Number Sense – Fractions

Addition and Subtraction Checklist

Geometry Checklist

Count to 100 Checklist

Reading:
Visualizing – creating mental pictures using text and schema to deepen comprehension
Questioning – generating questions and searching for answers to guide thinking while reading
Fluency – reading with rhythm, expression, and intonation to convey meaning when reading
Language Development – building listening and speaking vocabularies to improve oral language and communicate effectively

Writing:

Composing – generating and elaborating on a central idea in an organized way
Written Expression – developing voice and tone through word choice and sentence vary
Usage and Mechanics – use end punctuation, begin sentences with capital letters, and use print resources in order to spell words
Handwriting – producing manuscript writing that can be easily read

Science:

Earth Patterns, Cycles, and Change – seasonal changes bring about change in plants, animals, and people
Resources – natural resources provide us with the things we need in order to live, including food, clothing, water, air, shelter, land, and energy

Social Studies:
Symbol – maps, globes, and symbols
Cardinal Directions – north, east, south, and west
Shape and symbols of the United States and Virginia
Construct simple map and use map legend
Location, Climate, Physical Surroundings, Seasons

*Third Nine Weeks*

Math:
Addition/Subtraction Strategies & Facts to 18: recall basic addition facts with sums to 18
or less and the corresponding subtraction facts
Create and solve one-step story and picture problems using basic addition with sums to 18
or less and the corresponding subtraction
Number Sense: grouping and counting patterns, estimation, place value
* group a collection of up to 100 objects into tens and ones and write the corresponding
numeral to develop an understanding of place value.
*count forward by ones, twos, fives, and tens to 100 and backward by ones from 30.
* select a reasonable order of magnitude from three given quantities: a one-digit numeral,
two-digit numeral, and a three-digit numeral (e.g., 5, 50, 500); and explain the reasonableness
of the choice
* read two-digit numbers when shown a numeral, a Base-10 model of the number,
or pictorial representation of the number.
*identify the place value (ones, tens) of each digit in a two-digit numeral (e.g., The place value of the
2 in the number 23 is tens. The value of the 2 in the number 23 is 20).
Money: identify the number of pennies equivalent to a nickel, a dime, and a quarter; and
determine the value of a collection of pennies, nickels, and dimes whose total value is
100 cents or less.
Time: tell time to the half hour using analog and digital clocks
Calendar : names of the days and months and use words such as today, yesterday, next week, last
to describe days and months

Addition & Subtraction Checklist

Count and Grouping Checklist

Money
Checklist

Time
Checklist

Reading:

Predicting –

· Preview the text before reading to help form predictions

· Use knowledge of text structure to guess what will happen

· Support predictions using evidence from the text

· Use knowledge of the story or topic to make predictions about vocabulary and text

· Use the book’s cover, illustrations, titles, and headings to make and confirm predictions

Drawing Inferences -

· Discuss what characters are like by the things they say & do

· Explain the reasons for characters’ actions

· Figure out the reason for the problem and/or outcome

· Support inferences using the text or picture clues

· Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text

Writing:

Organization -

· Use prewriting strategies such as webbing, clustering and semantic mapping to organize ideas on a topic

· Create a draft using ideas from prewriting

· Write multiple sentences to focus on one topic

Word Choice -

· Incorporate colorful, lively and interesting words  Revise writing to include descriptive words

Sentence Fluency -

· Start sentences in different ways

· Write sentences that sound smooth and can be read aloud with ease

Science:

Motion of Objects: student will investigate and understand that moving objects exhibit different kinds of motion.

Interactions with Water: student will investigate and understand how different common materials interact with water

Social Studies:
Holidays in history- students will discuss lives of people associated with President's Day.
Holidays to know-
Presidents’ Day: This is a day to remember all United States Presidents, especially George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. It is observed in February.
Terms to know- contribution: the act of giving or doing something.
People to know-
George Washington: He was born in Virginia. He was a farmer. He became a brave leader of soldiers. He was the first President of the United States. He is known as the “Father of Our Country.”
Benjamin Franklin: He proved that electricity was present in lightning through his kite experiment. He started the first library and the first volunteer fire department in America.
Abraham Lincoln: He was born in a log cabin. He taught himself how to read. He became a United States President. He was known as “Honest Abe.”
George Washington Carver: He was an African American who studied science and plants. He became a teacher. He developed hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans.
Eleanor Roosevelt: She was a leader for equal rights for all people. She volunteered for many organizations.

*Fourth Nine Weeks*

Math:
Money-
Identify the number of pennies equivalent to a nickel, a dime, and a quarter; and
Determine the value of a collection of pennies, nickels, and dimes whose total value is 100 cents or less.
Time-
Tell time to the half-hour, using analog and digital clocks.
Addition/Subtraction-
Recall basic addition facts with sums to 18 or less and the corresponding subtraction facts
Create and solve one-step story and picture problems using basic addition with sums to 18 or less and the corresponding subtraction facts
Place Value-
Group a collection of up to 100 objects into tens and ones and write the corresponding numeral to develop an understanding of place value.
Compare Numbers-
Compare numbers through 100 using words like “greater than”, “less than”, and “equal to
Equality-
Demonstrate an understanding of equality through the use of the equal sign
Measurement-
Use nonstandard units to measure length, weight/mass, and volume.
Compare, using the concepts of more, less, and equivalent, the volumes of two given containers and the weight/mass of two objects, using a balance scale

Time Checklist	Money Checklist	Addition and Subtraction Checklist
Measurement Checklist	Pattern/Equality Checklist	Place Value/Comparing/Graphing Checklist

Reading:

Reading
Determining Importance
Identify characters, setting, and important events (F)
Identify the topic or main idea (F/NF)
Synthesizing/Summarizing
Retell stories and events using beginning, middle, and end (F/NF)
DRA 16

Writing:

Write multiple sentences that focus on one topic.
Continue to use descriptive words (adjectives) to elaborate ideas when writing about
people, places, things, and events.
Express feelings and emotion through pictures, words, and simple sentences
Distinguish draft writing from final product writing.
Begin each sentence with a capital letter and use ending punctuation in final copies.

Science:

Investigate and understand that plants have life needs and functional parts and can be classified according to certain characteristics. Key concepts include:
needs (food, air, water, light, and a place to grow)
parts (seeds, roots, stems, leaves, blossoms, fruits)
characteristics (edible/nonedible, flowering/nonflowering, evergreen/deciduous)

Investigate and understand that animals, including people, have life needs and specific physical characteristics and can be classified according to certain characteristics.
Key concepts include :life needs (air, food, water, and a suitable place to live)
physical characteristics (body coverings, body shape, appendages, and methods of movement other characteristics (wild/tame, water homes/land homes)

Social Studies:

Economics: Buyers, Sellers, Goods, and Services-
Explain the difference between goods and services and describe how people are consumers and producers of goods and services.
Terms to Know:
Goods: Things people make or use to satisfy needs and wants
Services: Activities that satisfy people’s needs and wants
Consumer: A person who uses or buys goods and services
Producer: A person who makes goods or provides services

Choices-Explain that people make choices because they cannot have everything they want. People cannot have all the goods and services they want. They must choose some things and give up others.

Money and Savings-Recognize that people save money for the future to purchase goods and services.
Terms to Know:
Money: Paper bills and coins are used to pay for goods and services
Savings: Money not spent now so it can be spent in the future

Holidays in History-Discuss the lives of people associated with the events of Independence Day (Fourth of July). This is a holiday to remember when America became a new country. It is sometimes called America’s birthday. It is observed in July.