Read with understanding and fluency.

A.       Apply word analysis and vocabulary skills to comprehend selections.

1.     Read and comprehend unfamiliar words by using root words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, and antonyms.

                                          2.     Clarify word meaning by using context clues and a variety of resources including dictionaries, thesauruses, and thesauruses.

B.       Apply reading strategies to improve understanding and fluency.

1.     Establish purposes for reading; survey materials; ask questions; make predictions; connect, clarify and extend ideas.

                                          2.     Identify structure (e.g., description, compare/contrast, cause and effect, sequence) of nonfiction texts to improve comprehension.

                                          3.     Continuously check and clarify for understanding (e.g., in addition to previous skills, clarify terminology, seek additional information).

                                          4.     Read age-appropriate material aloud with fluency and accuracy.

C.       Comprehend a broad range of reading materials.

1.     Use information to form and refine questions and predictions.

2.     Make and support inferences and form interpretations about main themes and topics.

3.     Compare and contrast the content and organization of selections.

4.     Summarize and make generalizations from content and relate to purpose of material.

5.     Explain how authors and illustrators use text and art to express their ideas (e.g., points of view, design hues, metaphor).

6.     Connect information presented in tables, maps and charts to printed or electronic text.

Read and understand literature representative of various societies, eras and ideas.

A. Understand how literary elements and techniques are used to convey meaning.

B. Read and interpret a variety of literary works.

Science  

Currculum A Emphasis: Biomes and Ecosystems, Plant and Animal Life processes, Adaptation, Conservation, Weather, and Matter.

Students will…

·          Participate in scientific investigations on a variety of topics.

·          Use the Scientific Method to structure investigations.

·          Understand that all living things are made up of cells.

·          Identify parts of plants and animal cells.

·          Compare and contrast plant and animal cells.

·          Know the difference between a simple organism and complex organisms.

·          Identify parts of plants.

·          Compare and contrast plant parts.

·          Understand the process by which plants make food.

·          Describe the life cycles of various plants and animals.

·          Identify the six biomes on earth.

·          Classify plants and animals according to the biome in which they live.

·          Describe how organisms in biomes interact and depend on one another.

·          Describe how organisms have adapted to their environment in order to survive in each of the 6 biomes.

Curriculum B Emphasis: Human Body, The Universe, Energy and Forces

Students will:

·          Know that all living things are made of cells.

·          Identify the differences between plant and animal cells.

·          Identify human body systems.

·          Describe the process of breaking down food.

·          Identify the parts of the digestive system.

·          Describe the functions of the different parts of the digestive system.

·          Identify the parts and functions of the circulatory system.

·          Explain how blood flows to and from the heart.

·          Identify the parts and functions of the respiratory system.

·          Describe how oxygen is transferred from the lungs to the blood.

·          Identify the parts and functions of the skeletal system.

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