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Curriculum Map 2012-13 SCIENCE - Earth Systems MATH - Measurement and Data - Numbers and base ten - Algebraic thinking SCIENCE - Forces and motion ELA > > >> >> - Describe the logical connection between information in a text >> - Identify similar details in two texts of the same topic >> - Demonstrate understanding of text while actively engaging in group reading of historical/scientific and technical text for a clearly stated purpos\ >> - Identify evidence that support particular points in a text >> - Compare and contrast two texts on the same topic >> - Demonstrate understanding of text while actively engaged in group reading of historical and scientific technical texts for a clearly stated purpose >> - Determine which evidence supports which points in a text >> - Compare and contrast several texts on the same topic >> - Demonstrate understanding of text while actively engaged in group reading of historical scientific and technical texts for a clearly stated purpose
 * Daily Activities – in Circle time**
 * 3rdgrade – seasons and their characteristics
 * Changes during each season
 * 4thgrade – use a thermometer to record changes in temp day to day
 * Measure rain and note how much day to day
 * Understand that moving air is wind and it affects the weather
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 * 3rdgrade
 * Recall names of months (3.1)
 * Use full day schedule (3.2)
 * 4thgrade
 * Tell time to the nearest hour (4.1)
 * 5thgrade
 * Tell time to the nearest 5 minutes (5.1)
 * 3rdgrade
 * Illustrate ten and some more with numbers 11-30 (3.2)
 * Compare numbers 1-30 in relationship to benchmark numbers 5 and 10 (3.4)
 * 4thgrade
 * Illustrate whole numbers up to 50 by composing and decomposing numbers (4.1)
 * Use a number line or hundreds chart to compare numbers (4.2)
 * 5th
 * Understand the sequential order of the counting numbers 0-100 and their relative magnitudes (5.1)
 * Illustrate whole numbers in groups of ones and tens by composing and decomposing numbers (5.2)
 * 4th
 * Understand the concept of counting by 2s (4.7)
 * 5th
 * Understand the concept of counting by 2s and 5s (5.3)
 * Understand the concept of counting by 10s (5.4)
 * August – Olympics**
 * K-Position and motion of objects
 * Locate familiar objects in the environment
 * Positional and directional words ( straight, back, forth, in, on, out, under
 * 1st grade-Push/pull can cause a motion
 * What causes an object to move (push/pull)
 * Objects at rest will move in the direction of the push or pull
 * 2nd Grade- Vibrations are caused by constant pushing and pulling
 * Constant pushing and pulling produce vibrations
 * 3rdgrade - objects falling
 * Push and pull
 * Compare how ramps change the speed of an object
 * 4thgrade – describe motion of a moving object – away from or close
 * Define push and pull
 * Predict how forces change speed or direction of moving object
 * 5thgrade
 * Describe factors that would make it easier or harder to push/pull an object
 * Compare changes in motion under certain conditions – speeding up on a ramp
 * **Lessons**
 * build a balloon boat []
 * race cars down a hill - see ULS September 2010 Science Fair Uni
 * [|push and pull science]
 * [[file:push or pull.notebook]]
 * Reading Standards for informational text 3rdgrade
 * Answer questions to demonstrate recall of information
 * Listen to text to identify key details
 * Identify first and last steps in a set of directions or a series of events in a written recount of the past
 * 4th
 * Determine details or examples in a text that help explain what the text says explicitly
 * Identify appropriate titles for the text
 * Sequence the steps in a set of directions or the series of events in a written recount of a past event
 * 5th
 * Select quotes that explain what the text says explicitly
 * determine the topic of a text and identify key details that relate to it
 * compare two or more individuals events and concepts in a historical scientific or technical text
 * 3rd grade
 * identify key word from the text that complete sentences in a text
 * identify key words in a text that relate to a topic
 * idenitfy key points in a text that reflect own point of view
 * 4th grade
 * complete sentences with academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text that relate to a grade 4 topic or subject area
 * determine whether a text is about a topic or an event
 * identify similarities between own experiences and a written account of the same experience or event
 * 5th grade
 * complete sentences with general academic and domain-specific words and phrases that relate to a grade 5 topic or subject area
 * determine the chronology compairison cause/effect or problem presented in a text
 * compare and contrast two written accounts of the same experience or event
 * 3rd grade
 * - Use information gained from visual elements and the word in a text to answer factual questions
 * 4th grade
 * - Answer factual questions about information presented graphically or visually presented in a text
 * - Answer factual questions about information presented graphically or visually presented in a text
 * 5th Grade
 * - Locate information or the answer to a question in a text

MATH - Alegbraic Thinking >> || This student is learning to add. She places the counters from the two smaller circles into the bowl to show addition || SCIENCE - Living organisms
 * 3rd
 * Compose and decompose numbers on both sides of equal sign to show equality (3.1)
 * Solve addition and subtraction problems when result is unknown (3.2)
 * Build models that represent repeated addition (two groups of four is the same as 4 plus 4) (3.3)
 * 4th
 * Solve addition and subtraction problems when the change is unknown (8 plus __ = 21) (4.1)
 * Use part-part – whole problem to combine two parts into one whole when whole is unknown (4.2)
 * 5th
 * Solve addition and subtraction problems when initial is unknown (5.3)
 * Use concrete objects to illustrate commutative property (5.4)
 * Solve single and multi digit addition and subtraction equations (5.5) Kat's Addition Activity
 * [[image:id-severe/math.jpg width="601" height="282" caption="math.jpg"]] ||
 * September – Human Body**
 * September – Human Body**
 * K- Understanding of the difference between living and non living
 * Understand categories of plants, animals, people and objects
 * Identify plant vs animal


 * 1stGrade- Understanding of Living vs nonliving
 * Classify objects, people and animals as living or nonliving
 * Identify external human body parts(head, eyes, ears, nose, mouth,hands,feet,legs and arms)


 * 2ndGrade- Understands characteristics of animals
 * Identify phusical characteristics (head, tail, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, legs, paws, beak, feathers, fur) in a variety of animals.
 * Compare a variety of animals to determine how they are alike and different (ie. Dog /bark, four legs, tail Cat/meow, four legs soft/hard/ big/little)
 * 3rdgrade basic functions of human bodies – eat, sleep, move ect
 * Needs of humans – rest
 * Understand how functions and needs are essential for life
 * 4thgrade – identify healthy and unhealthy food
 * Understand the effects of healthy and unhealthy food on the body
 * 5thgrade
 * Internal structures of body – heart lungs ect
 * How the structures are necessary for life


 * LESSONS**
 * [|Butterfly lady] - She is awesome. The butterfly kits are a fun experiment for kids we did them at RCMS last year

MATH - Measurement and data
 * 4th
 * Compare objects using direct comparison of mass (4.2)
 * Solve problems using appropriate vocabulary to describe differences in weight (4.3)
 * Use customary unit to measure weight (4.4)
 * 5th
 * Compare the weight and length of an object using two different units (5.2)
 * Estimate which standard unit will need more or less units to measure same item (5.3)
 * Solve problems using appropriate vocabulary to describe differences to length and weight (5.4)

**November – Maps and Our Community**
MATH - Numbers and base ten
 * 3rd
 * Use a number line to determine the one more, one less ect (3,1)
 * Compare sets of object by their relative magnitude (more less equal ect) (3.5)
 * Use estimation to determine if a set of objects is more than 10 or less than 10 (3.6)
 * Use language and symbols to describe addition and subtraction problems (3.7)
 * Use addition and subtraction symbols to solve problems up to 30 (3.8)
 * 4th
 * Illustrate multiplication and division by making 2 equal sized up to 10

- Algebraic thinking
 * 4th
 * Illustrate multiplication and division by making equal sized groups and models (4.3)
 * Use the symbolic representation of multiplication and division to write a number sentence (4.5)
 * 5th
 * Illustrate the concept to multiplication by using equal shares to make 1-5 equal groups (5.6)

MATH – - Geometry (having to do with wrapping presents ?) SCIENCE - Ecosystems > > > - some smartboard activities for April's ULS lessons MATH - Measurement and data - Algebraic Thinking - Geometry SCIENCE
 * December – Holidays**
 * 3rd
 * Recognize the attributes of a rhombus and other quadrilaterals
 * Partition shape into equal halves, express area as ½
 * 4th
 * Identify angels of each shape (4.1)
 * Describe the attributes of two dimensional shapes (number of lines, sides, angles ) (4.2)
 * 5th
 * Classify figures based onagnles and parallel sides (5.2)
 * Sort figures and describe the common attribute (5.3)
 * February – Planting**
 * K Plant vs animals (Frogs, warms, butterflies)
 * Describe attributes (big,small, circle,square, red, green, yellow,blue)
 * Moving vs non moving
 * 1stCharacteristics of Environment
 * Weather conditions
 * 2ndcold and Hot
 * Compare daily weather conditions (same and different)
 * Cold and Hot
 * 3rdStructures of a plant, stem, flower, root
 * Basic needs of a plant- water, light, soil
 * Soil components and their capacity to retain water – clay, sand ect
 * 4th describe how plants adapt to their environments – grow toward sun, no leaves in winter
 * [[file:plants.notebook]]- this is from smart exchange. I used parts of it last year. Works well with April's ULS lessons
 * 3rdgrade
 * Compare length of two objects (3.3)
 * Use vocab to describe differences in length (more less same) (3.4)
 * Use standard customary unit to measure length (inch)(3.5)
 * Organize and represent data using a line plot (3.6)
 * Title and label axis of graph (3.7)
 * Answer questions about graph (3.8)
 * 4thgrade
 * Organize and represent data using bar graphs (4.4)
 * Title and label axis of graph (4.5)
 * Answer questions posed about the collected data (4.6)
 * 5th
 * Collect organize and display data on a pricture ine plot or bar graph (5.5)
 * Interpret graphs (more, less, same) (5.6)
 * 4th
 * Use repreating shape patterns to make predicitions and extend simple patterns (4.6)
 * 5th
 * Use repeating shape and numerical patterns to identify the unit, correct errors and extend pattern (5.2)
 * 5th
 * Plot points in 1st quadrant (5.1)
 * March – Jan Brett Books**
 * Ecosystems K-Use observations skills to attend to the environment
 * Use one or more of the senses to shift attention between a person and objects
 * Describe shared objects and events using attributes (big/small, circle/square, red, green, blue) and location (in, on, out, under, off, besides, behind
 * 1st-Understand Characteristics of various environments
 * Identify environments when transitioning from place to place( school, home, outside)
 * Materials found in various environments (rocks, soil, water, clay, wood, cloth,paper)
 * Use senses to make observations about weather conditions
 * 2ndIdentify characteristics of various environments and the resources they provide to help people survive
 * Identify different environments (mountains, beach, ocean/lakes/ponds,forrest)
 * Identify living organisms (animals people, plants) found in various environments
 * Identify that people need water, food and shelter and that these may be found in their environment
 * 4thgrade
 * Describe how animals adapt to their environment (hibernate, ect)
 * Identify how plants and animals protect them selves
 * Understand why adaptations are essential
 * 5thidentify common ecosystems – oceans, desert ect
 * Animals and plants found in those ecosystems
 * Classify living and non-living parts of ecosystems

SCIENCE - Matter property and change MATH - Algebraic Thinking - Fractions - Numbers and base 10 SCIENCE - Matter property and change - Earth Systems SCIENCE - Matter properties and change
 * April – Cooking**
 * K-Identifies physical properties
 * Identify objects by their physical properties as same and different
 * Sort objects by observable physical properties( size, color, shape and texture)
 * 1st-Understands physical properties of objects
 * Classify objects by (size, shape, color and texture)
 * Classify by materials (clay, wood, cloth and paper)
 * 2ndUnderstand Solids and liquids
 * Materials as solid or liquid ( dry vs wet)
 * Compare water in solid and liquid states
 * Understand that heating and cooling water changes its state
 * 3rdgrade how to heating, cooling cutting and smashing result in physical change
 * How does temperature change mater – melt ice cream, freeze water
 * 5thgrade – identify processes that result in a chemical change – cooking
 * Compare physical and chemical changes
 * Classify physical changes (reversible) or chemical changes (irreversible)
 * 3rdgrade
 * Share equally collections of up to 30 things between 2 to 4 people to solve real life problems (3.4)
 * 4th
 * Understand that even numbers can be shared between two people and odd cannot (4.4)
 * 5th
 * Write and solve a number problem based on real-world situations (5.1)(
 * 3rd
 * Identify whole and half using concrete models (3.1)
 * Use symbolic representation for each part (3.2)
 * 4th
 * Identify whole, half, and forth using concrete models (4.1)
 * Use symbolic representation for each fractional part (4.2)
 * Use a number line to identify the half between each number (4.3)
 * 5th
 * Identify whole, half, forth, and third using concrete models (5.1)
 * Use symbolic representation of each fractional part (5.2)
 * Understand a set must be divied into equal parts of the whole and when reassembled recreates the whole using a model (5.3)
 * Add fractions ith like denominator to make whole (5.4)
 * 5th
 * Illustrate the concept of division by making 1-5 equal sized groups and count number of groups (5.7)
 * Illustrate left over using objects and representations of remainder (5.8)
 * May – Water**
 * Understand that heating and cooling water changes its state
 * K-Same and different
 * 1st size and color and texture
 * 2nd wet vs dry
 * 3rd grade – identify liquids and how they take shape in a container
 * Can objects sink or float in water
 * 5th– describe different types of weather
 * Identify reasons for staying inside during severe weather
 * June – Technology and our Community**
 * K-2nd Observation skills to build background knowledge for furture
 * 4thgrade – identify different types of solid materials (wood, rocks glass ect)
 * Compare properties of solid materials