Reading
* Visualizing
* Wondering/Questioning
* Making inferences
* Understanding text structure
* Determining important ideas
* Making connections
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Summarizing
* Read medium level chapter books
* Read and finish a variety of materials with guidance
* Read and understand most new words
* Use reference materials to locate information with guidance
* Increase knowledge of literary elements and genres
* Silent read for extended periods
* Demonstrate literal and inferential comprehension
* Effectively make connections between reading, writing, and life
experiences
* Begin to participate in guided literacy discussions
* Read fluently with expression
Writing
* Begin to write for various purposes
* Organize ideas in logical sequence
* Begin to develop paragraphs
* Use a variety of sentences in written pieces
* Begin to revise by adding literacy devices
* Develop editing and proof reading skills
* Employ strategies to spell different words correctly
* Write fluently and legibly in cursive
Spelling
In this year, your child should change from a greater reliance on auditory
memory of letter sounds to a greater reliance on visual memory of spelling
patterns such as:
* vowel, consonant, e (bake)
* r-controlled vowels (hurt)
* other common long vowels (boat)
* complex consonants (bridge)
* ambiguous vowels (yawn)
Your child must also apply this knowledge of spelling patterns in their writing
assignments.
Math
Learning Goals for 1st Marking Period
* Draws coins to show money amounts
* Calculates and compares money amounts
* Draws minute and hour hand to show times
* Finds equivalent name for numbers
* Uses < > or = to make a number sentence true
* Completes a bar graph
* Knows basic addition facts
* Knows basic subtraction facts
* Uses basic facts to computer extended facts
* Applies addition and subtraction to patterns in charts
* Writes equivalent names for whole numbers
* Solves number stories and writes number models
* Shows time on an analog clock
* Identifies place value in 4-digit numbers
* Estimates a difference and sum
* Measures line segments to the nearest 1/2 inch and 1/2 cm
* Finds perimeter
* Uses basic probability terms
* Solves number stories involving money
Learning
Goals for 2nd Marking Period
* Completes fact families
* Writes a number that is 100 more/less
* Compares multiplication number models using < > and =
* Finds the area of rectangles
* Applies multiplication patterns to "What's My Rule"
boxes
* Recognizes and extends number patterns (number grids)
* Solves a multiplication number story
* Writes 5-digit numbers
* Uses basic facts to compute extended facts
* Finds the sum of 4 addends
* Makes ballpark estimates for multi-digit addition and
subtraction problems
* Finds perimeter and area of a rectangle
* Draws line segments to form a quadrangle
* Uses letters to name a quadrangle
* Identifies a right angle
* Draws a line of symmetry
* Solves a division number story
* Identifies and describes 3D solid figures
* Fills in missing products
* Draws parallel and intersecting line segments and rays
* Makes ballpark estimates
* Solves multi-digit addition and subtraction problems
Learning
Goals for 3rd Marking Period
* Finds fractional parts of a set
* Uses equal sharing to demonstrate the meaning of
division
* Solves problems involving parentheses
* Describes and uses strategies for calculating
perimeter and area
* Estimates to answer a number story involving money
* Measures in cm.
* Calculates the perimeter of an irregular polygon
* Labels points on a ruler
* Measures a line segment to the nearest 1/2 inch
* Finds the median and mode of a data set
* Writes and identifies the value of digits in whole
numbers
* Shows and tells time on an analog clock
* Calculates elapsed time
Science
Students will be able to understand:
* life cycles of a plant from germination to seed production
* characteristics of plants as living things
* that magnets attract and repel each other and certain other kinds of
materials
* that some forces act at a distance (static electricity, magnetism)
* that electrical circuits require a complete loop through which an electrical
circuit can pass
* the relationship between magnetism and electricity
* that most Earth materials are made of several substances or minerals
* that some of the Earth's surface changes due to rapid processes (volcanoes,
earthquakes)
* Ask simple questions that can be investigated through observations combined
with scientific information
* Use simple equipment appropriately in scientific investigations
* Use math (graphing, measuring) in scientific investigations
* Use evidence (observations, data) from simple investigations to develop
reasonable explanations
* Conducts simple scientific investigations
* Communicates procedures, observations, and results of scientific
investigations
* Maintains an organized record of investigations
* Reviews and asks questions about scientific investigations
Social Studies
* Understands that people's culture and way of life is affected by the
environment
* Understands how a local community develops and changes over time
* Appreciates the historical landmarks and individuals of the community
* Can utilize map skills and symbols when reading a map
Social Skills
* Demonstrates effort
* Demonstrates self-control
* Complies with school and classroom rules
* Makes responsible choices
* Takes responsibility for actions
* Words cooperatively
* Participates in group activities
* Seeks help when appropriate
* Is prepared for class
* Is organized
* Demonstrates listening habits
* Focuses on the task at hand
* Respects the feelings of others
* Finishes required tasks
* Follows directions
