Welcome to the Intermediate Grades!

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Welcome to the Intermediate Grades!Third, Fourth, and Fifth

Reading to learn instead of learning to readLearning IndependenceIncreased AccountabilityDeveloping ResponsibilityHigher Order ThinkingStudy SkillsConflict ResolutionSwitching Classes

What to Expect in the Intermediate Grades

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3rd Grade4th Grade5th GradeIncreasing passage lengthResearch projects and note takingIncreased text complexityFluently read 100+ wpmFluently read 130+ wpmFluently read 160+ wpmClose reading Text evidenceWrite a minimum 4-5 paragraph paperClose readingInferringWriting: opinion, informative, and narrative

Write a structured paper: topic sentence, 3 details, and closureWrite a 5 paragraph expository or opinion essay citing text evidenceUsing sources to research, take notes, and writeCiting sourcesNote taking and study skills, and citing sourcesEnglish Language Arts

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3rd Grade4th Grade5th GradeKnow addition and subtraction fluently upon entering Know multiplication facts fluently upon enteringKnow multiplication and division fluently upon enteringStudents need to master multiplication fluency

Multi- Digit multiplication and divisionDecimal operationsFractionsComparing FractionsFractions and Decimals+ , -, x, /fractionsPolygonsArea and PerimeterMetric ConversionVolumeGraphingProblem SolvingGroup WorkCollaborationMath

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3rd Grade4th Grade5th Grade Regions of North AmericaFlorida HistoryUnited States HistoryGeographyGeographyGeographyEconomicsEconomicsEconomicsCivics and GovernmentCivics and GovernmentCivics and GovernmentU.S. and surrounding countriesFinancial LiteracyInternational EconomySocial Studies

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3rd Grade4th Grade5th GradeEarth in SpaceEarth and MoonEarth Systems and PatternsInterdependenceHeredity and ReproductionDiversity and EvolutionScientific MethodPractice of ScienceScientific Knowledge

Light EnergyEnergy TransferForces and Changes in MotionWater CycleChanges in MatterPhysical and Chemical Changes in MatterScience

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3rd Grade4th Grade5th GradeFSA- ELAFSA- ELAFSA- ELAFSA- MathFSA- MathFSA- MathFSA- WritingFSA- WritingFCAT- Science

Testing in the Intermediate Grades

Academic RigorHigher Order Thinking and CreativityStudent AccountabilityRubrics that students can understand and useGlobal PerspectiveMystery SkypeCambridge In the Classrooms