March Curriculum 2014

Kindergarten

  • Shared Reading: Fairy Tales
  • Phonics and Phonemic Awareness: Introduce Letters R, N M, and P
  • Writer’s Workshop: Fairy Tale Big Book
  • Character Development: Feelings
  • Math: 2-Dimensional Shapes
  • Science: Different Kinds of Weather
  • Social Studies: Study of Country where Fairy Tale originated from

1st Grade

  • Reading: Fairy Tales
  • Phonics: Long vowel
  • Writing: Personal narrative
  • Science: What makes up the earth
  • Social Studies: How do people honor their communities?
  • Math: Add and Subtract two-digit numbers; Measurements and Time

2nd Grade

  • Reading: Persuasive Text / Informational Text
  • Writing: Persuasive Writing / Brochures
  • Math: Money & Time / Lengths in Customary Units
  • Science: Plant Diversity
  • Social Studies: Immigration / NYC Landmarks

3rd Grade

  • Reading: Students will recognize and make connections in multiple genres.
  • Writing:  Students will respond to literature, writing short and extended responses.
  • Math: Unit 10 Time and Measurement, Unit 11 Perimeter and Area
  • Social Studies:  Unit Study of Europe/South East Asia
  • Science:  Energy

4th Grade

  • Reading: Close reading of Assorted Genres, Summary and Synthesis of Information
  • Writing: Academic Writing and Responses to Literature
  • Math: Geometry
  • Science: Interaction of Air, Water and Land
  • Social Studies: The New Nation

5th grade

  • Reading: Assorted genres, exemplary literature
  • Writing: Writing Across Two Stories
  • Math: Converting units of measure
  • Social Studies: Canada
  • Science: Food and Nutrition