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1st– 6th

General Scope and Sequence

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Knowing Ourselves BIMESTER 2

Knowing Our Place and Time BIMESTER 3

Letting Others Know BIMESTER 4

Knowing Our World BIMESTER 5

Knowing Others

Value Honesty Respect Tolerance Responsibility SolidarityUniversal

UnderstandingAs we recognize and express our feelings, we learn to

understand ourselves.Our family identity comes from our traditions and

celebrations.Non-living and living things affect each

other in many ways.Knowing what good eating habits are

allows us to make healthy choices.Members of organized communities have

different roles and responsibilities

Essential Question

Why is it important to express our feelings? How can we compare different traditions? How can a non-living thing affect a living organism in an environment?

What are good eating habits? Which are the roles and responsibilities of the different members of the community?

Uni

t Unit 1School Time

Unit 2People

Unit 3Home Sweet Home

Unit 4Our Land

Unit 5The Animal

World

Unit 6Staying Healthy

Unit 7Around Town

Unit 8Knowing

a Different Country

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• Discuss school activities.• Identify school locations.• Name school supplies.• Recognize school

workers.

• Discuss feelings.• Describe people’s

appearance.• Identify parts of the

body.• Discuss clothing.• Investigate the five

senses.

• Talk about family relationships.• Describe homes.• Talk about what children do at home.

• Learn about seasons and weather.

• Learn about plant life.

• Learn about environments.

• Learn about caring for Earth.

• Talk about animal characteristics.

• Talk about animal habits.

• Talk about animal habitats.

• Talk about healthy foods.• Talk about healthy habits.• Talk about solids, liquids and gases.

• Identify people in the community.

• Locate places in the community.

• Discuss being a good citizen.

• Learn about landmarks and symbols.

• Learn about past events.

• Learn about past activities.

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ary • School supplies

• School workers• Adjectives• Colors• Clothes• The Five Senses

• Family relationships• Feelings and character• Rooms in the house• Verbs

• Parts of the plant• Seasons of the year• Animals

• Animals • Fruits• Vegetables• Days of the week• Sports

• Occupations• Transportation• Vehicles

• Family relationships

• Verbs

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• Simple Present• Prepositions of Place• Singular and plural• Verbs

• Simple Present• Simple Past

• Personal Pronouns• Contractions• Verbs

• There is / are• Simple Present• Adjectives

• Comparatives• Can – can’t• Adjectives• Sequence

markers

• Commands• Prepositional phrases• Linkers

• There was/were• Simple Past• Should

• Simple Past (regular and irregular)

• Genitive

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• How to register information

• Geometric shapes• Numerical systems

• How to register information

• Geometric shapes• Numerical systems

• Currency• Ordinal Numbers• Addition and subtraction problems• Location• Charts

• Addition and subtraction problems

• Numerical systems• Measurement• Geometric shapes• Location• Representing

information

• Addition and subtraction problems

• Numerical systems

• Measurement• Geometric

shapes• Location• Representing

information

• Numerical systems• Addition problems• Measurement• Surface area• Information analysis

• Numerical systems• Addition and

subtraction problems

• Number line• Mental math• Geometric shapes


• Addition problems

• Meaning and use of operations

• Mental math• Geometric

shapes

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• Characteristics of a human being: development and social behavior

• Caring for our bodies: healthy habits

• Characteristics of living things: animal habitats, where plants grow, and animal homes

• Plants: different types of plants and their uses

• Animals • Healthy Food: different types of healthy food and eating habits

• Water: characteristics and forms

• Light and Color: parts of the eye, The Sun and The Moon

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ies • Being a good

citizen• Comparing past and

present• Family traditions • The effects of the

rain• Responsible pet

care• From farm to store • Street directions • American

Landmarks

Art

• Friendship bracelets • Paper people • My House • Painting sunflowers • Lion masks • Drawing pictures • Community mural • The American Flag

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Good Citizenship What Can You Do? Homes Seasons Our Trip to the Zoo No TV Day Where I Live The First Thanksgiving

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Knowing Others


UnderstandingAs we grow to recognize our uniqueness, we learn to

accept and care for others.Our family’s roles and responsibilities influence how

we interact with our community.Living things adapt to the changes in their

environment in order to survive.People working together create a healthy

community.People have leaders with specific

characteristics.

Essential Question

What makes you unique? How do we interact in our community? What types of adaptations do animals have?

How can people work to create a healthy community?

What are the characteristics of a leader?

Uni

t Unit 1My School

Unit 2My Friends and I

Unit 3Home and Family

Unit 4My World

Unit 5Animals

Unit 6Healthy Habits

Unit 7Community

Unit 8Heroes and

Heroines

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• Discuss school subjects.• Identify and describe

school activities.• Identify school workers

and locations.• Identify school supplies

and their uses.• Express personal

preferences.

• Describe people.• Identify feelings.• Talk about likes and

dislikes.• Describe clothing.

• Name family members.• Describe rooms in a house.• Talk about chores.• Discuss feelings.

• Study the physical features of Earth.

• Discuss about climate and weather.

• Identify the seasons.

• Talk about groups of animals.

• Describe animal characteristics.

• Identify and describe animal habitats.

• Discuss healthy habits and activities.• Express likes and dislikes.• Convey preferences.

• Identify community places.

• Recognize community workers.

• Identify locations.• Give and follow

directions.

• Talk about heroes and heroines.

• Learn about people in the past.

• Learn about events in the past.

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• School supplies• School workers

• Adjectives• Colors• Clothes• The Five Senses

• Family relationships• Feelings and character• Rooms in the house• Verbs

• Landforms and bodies of water

• The weather• Seasons

• Animals• Groups of animals• Adjectives

• Sport activities• Fruit• Food• Verbs• Money

• Community workers

• Places in the community

• People• Antonyms and

synonyms

• Sports

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• Simple Present• Indefinite articles• Verbs

• Simple Present• Possessives• Verbs

• Comparatives• Personal and Object pronouns• Present Progressive• There is/are

• Comparatives and Superlatives

• Superlatives • Adverbs of frequency• Adjectives• Simple Present

• Simple Past• Word order

• Simple Past• Regular and

Irregular verbs• Adjectives

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• Comparing numbers• Multiplication and

addition problems• Numerical systems• Division• Geometric shapes• Time

• Comparing numbers• Multiplication and

addition problems• Numerical systems• Division• Geometric shapes• Time

• Numerical systems• Addition and subtraction problems• Geometric shapes• Information analysis• Representing information

• Value• Addition,

subtraction, and multiplication numbers

• Mental math• Measurement• Surface

• Value• Addition,

subtraction, and multiplication numbers

• Mental math• Measurement• Surface

• Numerical systems• Addition, subtraction and multiplication

problems• Mental math• Patterns

• Numerical systems• Multiplication and

division problems• The Calendar• Mental math


• Multiplication and division problems

• The Calendar• Mental math

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• The Five Senses • Characteristics of plants

• Birth and Growth• Healthy Foods

• The Earth• Rocks, precious

stones and metals

• Animal and Plant Habitats: biospheres

• Inside the human body: bones, muscles, heart and lungs

• Characteristics of paper, plastic and types of cloth

• Animals: Vertebrates and Invertebrates

Soc

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ies • School rules • Writing addresses • Family responsibilities • Caring for our Earth • Official symbols • How milk is produced • Urban, suburban,

and rural areas• The Founding

Fathers

Art

• Geometric shapes • Painting with dots • Family paintings • Landscape painting

• Origami • Making a collage • Potted plant stand • Portraits

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What Do You Like Best at School?

Meet Jabron Country and City I Don’t Need an Umbrella

Insects The Healthy Food Party Treasure Hunt I’m Proud of My Past

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Knowing Others


UnderstandingMany people care about us. People in communities work together for

a common cause.Nature affects our daily lives. Our lifestyles impact our health. Heroes have been changing the world in

the past, present, and future.

Essential Question

How do we care for other people? What common cause do we want to work on? How does Nature affect our lives? Why do our lifestyle impact our health? In what ways can heroes change the world?

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Unit 1Back to School

Unit 2My Friends and I

Unit 3People and Me

Unit 4The World Around Us

Unit 5The Natural World

Unit 6Health and Lifestyle

Unit 7Heroes and Landmarks

Unit 8The Building of America

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• Discuss school activities.• Identify school locations.• Name school supplies.

• Describe people’s appearances.

• Discuss clothing.• Identify problems and

solutions.• Name family

members.

• Define community locations.• Identify community workers.• Learn about historic buildings.• Discuss volunteering.

• Explore planets and the solar system.

• Identify continents and landforms.

• Understand the phases of the moon.

• Discuss folktales from other countries.

• Become acquainted with farming and crops.

• Learn about animals.

• Explore daily routines.• Discuss diet and the body.• Analyze the food guide pyramid.• Identify healthy choices.

• Talk about heroes and heroic actions.

• Learn about landmarks.

• Discuss historic people and events.

• Discuss historical events.

• Learn about transportation.

• Talk about past, present and future events.

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• School• Locations

• Clothing• Adjectives

• Places in the city• Verbs• Professions

• Planets and space• Verbs in past

• Animals and nature

• Food• Nutrition

• The sea • Travel in the past• Verbs in past

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• Nouns• Articles• Simple Present

• Nouns• Articles• Simple Present

• Prefixes and suffixes• Subject-verb agreement

• Regular and Irregular verbs in Past

• Plural nouns

• Simple future• Contractions

• Synonyms• Homophones• Homographs• Simple Present• Simple Future

• Conjunctions• Compound

sentences

• Simple Past• Simple Future

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• Numerical systems• Addition, subtraction,

and multiplication problems

• Time• Analysis and

representation of information

• Geometric shapes• Location

• Numerical systems• Addition, subtraction,

and multiplication problems

• Time• Analysis and

representation of information

• Geometric shapes• Location

• Bar graphs• Addition and multiplication• Measurement• Location• Analyzing and representing information

• Numerical systems• Addition and

multiplication problems

• Fractions• Organizing

information


• Addition and multiplication problems

• Fractions• Organizing

information

• Numerical systems• Fractions• Addition and multiplication problems• Angles• Representing information

• Fractions• Division problems• Measurement• Location• Weight• Information

analysis

• Fractions• Division problems• Measurement• Location• Weight• Information

analysis

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• Plants: types and nutrition

• The Respiratory System, Circulatory System, and Excretory System

• Soil, minerals and rocks • The Solar System, Seasons of the year, Weather

• Animals, vertebrates, Invertebrates

• Animal Nutrition

• Types of food• Human Nutrition and the Digestive system

• The Earth and Water

• Water: characteristics and cycle

• Ecosystems

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ies • The School community • Family members • Federal Government • Geography • Animals in danger • Imports and exports • Navigation aids • Native Americans

Art

• Primary and secondary colors

• Drawing portraits • Drawing a cityscape • Comparing landscapes

• The birds of Audubon

• Drawing a still life • Representing national heroes

• The Statue of Liberty

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Jake’s Helpful Notebook My Grandpa What a Tree Has Seen Our Solar System The Terrible, Horrible Itch!

Fuel to Win Thurgood Marshal: Fighting for People

Go West!

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Knowing Others


UnderstandingWe tell stories in different ways and for different

reasons, revealing our thoughts, feelings and values.Sports events affect communities. Ancient civilizations interpreted the Universe

in different ways.Inventions impact our way of life

and our environment.People migrate to form new communities

and organizations.

Essential Question

How can a story change your way of thinking and your feelings?

In what ways do sports affect communities? How did Native Americans explain the Universe?

In what ways can new inventions impact society?

Why do people form new communities and organizations?

Uni

t Unit 1Folk Heroes and Tall Tales

Unit 2Continents

Unit 3The Olympic Games

Unit 4Native Americans

Unit 5The Universe

Unit 6Inventions

Unit 7Exploring

New Cultures

Unit 8Transportation

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• Explore heroes in American tall tales.

• Identify elements in tall tales.

• Discuss oral traditions.• Discuss lumberjacks

and their tools.

• Explore the seven continents.

• Discuss cultures around the world.

• Explain how to use maps and globes.

• Discuss biographies of famous American athletes.• Explore the history of the Olympic games.• Identify Olympic events.• Discuss fantasy and reality.

• Discuss Native American cultures.

• Explore regions of the United States.

• Analyze ecosystems.

• Explore our solar system.

• Discuss the constellations.

• Describe maps and map making.

• Discuss myths and natural events.

• Discuss American inventors.• Explore inventions and safety.• Analyze manufacturing.

• Discuss immigrants in the United States.

• Identify contributions made by immigrants.

• Analyze adaptation.

• Different means of transportation.

• Discuss the history of transportation.

• Explore new modes of transportation.

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• Tools• Verbs• Simple machines

• Geography • Competitions• Sports

• American Indians• Describing houses

• Science• Astronomy• Antonyms

• Inventions• Science• Actions

• Immigration• Citizenship• Homonyms

• Transportation• Energy

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• Comparisons• Superlatives• Prefixes• Suffixes• Simple Present

• Adverbs• Verbs• Prepositions

• Simple Past• Pronouns• Prefixes

• Adjectives (feelings)

• Subject and Predicate

• Singular and Plural nouns

• Sequence markers

• Superlatives• Prepositions

• Contractions• Possessive forms of nouns• Conjunctions

• Active and Passive voice

• Possessive adjectives

• Present Perfect• Spelling rules

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• Addition Problems• Numbers and

numerical systems• The calendar• Geometric shapes

• Addition problems• Numbers and

numerical systems• The calendar• Geometric shapes

• Numbers and numerical systems• Addition problems• Geometric shapes• Measurement• Fractions• Measuring angles

• Addition problems• Bar graphs• Numbers and

numerical systems• Multiplication

problems• Geometric shapes• Math terms and

their use

• Addition problems

• Bar graphs• Numbers and

numerical systems• Multiplication

problems• Geometric

shapes• Math terms and

their use

• Numbers and numerical systems• Multiplication problems• Area and perimeter of rectangles• Addition problems with decimals• Area of polygons

• Numbers and numerical systems

• Volume• Multiplication and

division problems• Addition problems


• Volume• Multiplication and

division problems• Addition

problems

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• Living things: behavior, abilities, and senses

• The Nervous System• Social Insects

• Materials• Heat• Volcanoes

• Movement: the skeleton and the muscular systems • Ecosystems • The Five Senses • Light and Sound • Animals: classification, adaptation and migration

• Electricity: characteristics and uses

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• Connecting a growing nation

• Latitude and longitude • Time lines • Maize, a Native American plant

• Map skills • Mass-produced automobiles • Why people emigrate

• Western movement

Art

• Stories in art • African masks • Bas-relief • Kachina dolls • Contrast and Movement

• Diagrams • Making murals • Optical illusion

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The Tale of Johnny Appleseed

Antarctica: the World’s Wildest Continent

Cheering for Anna Pueblo Life The Star Party Microscopes: windows on hidden worlds Sandwiches, Sandwiches

The First Great Road Trip

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Knowing Others


UnderstandingWe have different health habits now

compared to ancient times.Communities created the wonders of the world

for a reason.Weather conditions affect nature

in different ways.Farming techniques impact our access

to food.People form organizations that

they believe in.

Essential Question

How can a story change your way of thinking and your feelings?

Why did communities create the wonders of the world?

How do weather conditions affect nature? How do farming techniques impact our lives?

How do you form organizations?

Uni

t Unit 1Healthy Living

Unit 2World Mythology

Unit 3Wonders of the World

Unit 4Weather phenomena

Unit 5Our Earth

Unit 6Agriculture

Unit 7America’s Founders

Unit 8Explorers

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• Identify Habits of healthy living.

• Compare and contrast healthy lifestyles in different times and places.

• Explain the importance of healthy living habits.

• Discuss the origins of myths.

• Explore myths from different cultures.

• Identify the elements of a myth.

• Discuss natural wonders of the world.• Identify ancient and modern human-made wonders

of the world.

• Identify types of clouds.

• Discuss severe weather events.

• Discuss the effects of severe weather.

• Identify and discuss the biomes of the world.

• Identify uses of water on Earth.

• Identify and discuss dangers to ecosystems.

• Discuss ways to take care of the world.

• Identify elements of science fiction.

• Identify common features of modern farm life.

• Compare different methods of farming.• Discuss environmental issues facing

farmers.

• Identify and describe the founders of the United States.

• Discuss early American history.

• Identify women’s contribution in the American Revolution.

• Identify and Explain elements of poetry

• Discuss early exploration of the Americas.

• Identify and discuss explorers of science and technology.

• Identify tools that explorers use.

• Identify and practice elements of journal writing.

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ary • Food

• Disease• Health• Lifestyle

• Myths• History

• Geographical features• Natural wonders• Suffixes

• Cloud types• Weather events

• Ecosystems• Environmental

problems• Antonyms and

Synonyms• Affixes

• Farm• Environment

• History• Inventions

• Exploration• Science and

Technology• Tools

Lang

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e • Contractions• Active and Passive• Verbs• Capitalization• Punctuation

• Position of Adjectives• Capitalization• Hyphens

• Conjunctions• Verbs• Verb Tense

• Adjectives• Adverbs• Prepositions• Prepositional

phrases

• Comparatives and Superlatives

• Simple Present• Present Progressive • Simple Past• Past Progressive• Prefixes

• Adverbs, Simple Past

• Present Perfect• Quotation Marks

• Subject and Predicate

• Possession

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• Angles• Multiplication problems• Location• Units of measure• Time• Values

• Angles• Multiplication problems• Location• Units of measure• Time• Values

• Multiplication problems• Location• Measurement• Shapes• Numbers and numerical systems• Values


• Location• Addition problems• Geometric shapes• Values• Multiplication

problems• Measurement


• Location• Addition problems• Geometric shapes• Values• Multiplication

problems• Measurement

• Numbers and numerical systems• Multiplication problems• Addition problems• Location• Perimeter• Bar graphs


• Values• Multiplication

problems• Circumference• Location• Mean value


• Values• Multiplication

problems• Circumference• Location• Mean value

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• Human reproduction, pregnancy and childbirth, the first years of life, the family, breast feeding

• Growth, stages of life, changes in the body, diet and growth, vaccines

• Matter and its properties, physical and chemical changes, measuring mass, volume, calculating density

• Forces and machines

• Energy, energy conversion in our lives, energy and the environment

• Types of plant reproduction, germination and growth, greenhouses

• Animal reproduction, fish farms, an egg diagram

• Ecosystems, forest fires, building a dam, the monk seal

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• Lifestyle Differences • Early Exploration • Mount Rushmore • The Cost of the Storm

• Irrigating the Land • Native American Agriculture • Women of the Revolution

• Mapping the Louisiana Purchase

Art

• Drawing a Still Life • Sculpture • Perspective • Georgia O’Keeffe • The Vision of Ansel Adams

• The Land of Grant Wood • Portraits of Early Americans

• Illustrating History

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Ancient Advice Anansi Tricks Again The Grand Canyon: Great Wonder of Nature A Shelter from a Storm

Friend of the Frogs Cool Careers in Agricultural Science Revolutionary Women

Chasing the Stars

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Knowing Others


UnderstandingWe need to follow our own instincts when

we make decisions.People volunteer to help

their community.Systems help us understand the Earth

and beyond.Technology and discoveries affect

our lives.Modern political and economic structures have been inspired by ancient civilizations.

Essential Question

How do our decisions affect our well-being? How do you help your community? What would happen if one of the systems on Earth stops working?

Why is technology so importantin our lives?

In what way do modern governments show the influence of ancient civilizations?

Uni

t Unit 1School and Society

Unit 2Our World

Unit 3Life in My Community

Unit 4Nature

Unit 5The Universe

Unit 6Discovery and Inventions

Unit 7Greece

Unit 8The US Government

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• Analyze social interactions.

• Identify elements of fiction.

• Discuss narrative writing.

• Explore features of Earth’s surface.

• Discuss natural disasters.

• Identify plate tectonics.• Understand the rock

cycle.

• Identify neighborhood locations.• Discuss community workers.• Explore volunteering.

• Describe ecosystems.

• Find factors and multiples.

• Identify elements of art.

• Write responses to literature.

• Explore the planet Earth.

• Discuss our solar system.

• Identify galaxies and constellations.

• Define astronomy.

• Analyze science inventions.• Interpret poetry.• Understand probability.• Discuss economics.

• Explore mythology.• Discuss geometry.• Read and write

plays.• Describe Greek

architecture.

• Discuss presidents of the US.

• Understand democracy.

• Identify voters’ responsibility.

• Explore branches of government.

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• Adverbs• School• Homophones• Homonyms

• Geography• Adverbs

• Neighborhood• Work• Synonyms• Antonyms

• Environment • Earth and the Universe

• Inventions • History• Mythology

• Government

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• Contractions• Compound Words

• Verbs• Subject-Verb

Agreement

• Affixes • Punctuation• Capitalization• Subjects and

Predicates• Sentence• Fragments• Subordinators

• Nouns • Articles• Comparative

and Superlative Adjectives

• Subject-Verb agreement: Plurals, Simple Past Tense, Future Tense

• Subject Pronouns• Object Pronouns• Plural Possessives• Prepositions

• Auxiliary Verbs• Modals

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• Addition and Multiplication problems

• Symmetry• Location• Graphs• Values


• Addition and multiplication problems

• Symmetry• Location• Graphs• Values

• Multiplication• Representation of data• Percentage• Number line• Shapes• Measurement

• Fractions• Volume• Mean Value• Numbers and

numerical systems• Location• Measurements

• Fractions• Volume• Mean Value• Numbers and

numerical systems• Location• Measurements

• Numbers and numerical systems• Multiplication problems• Geometric shapes• Measurement• Values


• Area and perimeter

• Common divisors and multiples

• Multiplication problems

• Probability


• Area and perimeter

• Common divisors and multiples

• Multiplication problems

• Probability

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• The Digestive, Respiratory, and Excretory systems

• Features of Earth, internal and external forces

• The Circulatory system • The Senses, Nervous system, Skeletal-muscular systems

• Earth and the universe, movements of Earth, the Moon

• Matter and energy, reflection and refraction, magnetism, Earth’s magnetic field

• Climate, the Environment

• Human beings and their differences, the first settlers

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ies • Social Groups and

Communities• The Roman Empire • Stereotypes

• Prejudice and Discrimination• Monotheism • Representations

of Earth• Supply and Demand • Greek

Governments• The U.S. Political

System

Art

• Georgia O’Keeffe • Portraits of Early• Americans

• Perspective • The Land of Grant Wood

• Drawing a Still Life • The Vision of Ansel Adams • Sculpture • Illustrating History

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

“I Have a Dream” Rikki-Tikki-Tavi The Highway Man There Will Come Soft Rains The Birds State of the Union Address

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