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Third |
Fourth |
Fifth |
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Reading |
Small groups using trade books grouped by need and ability |
Flexible grouping to meet students' developmental needs |
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Writing |
Prewriting, drafting, revising, proofreading, publishing
Journal |
Prewriting, drafting, revising proofreading, publishing
Journal |
Prewriting, drafting, editing, revising,
proofreading, publishing
Research paper
Poetry
Journal
Fable writing |
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Literature |
Shanghaied to China
Ahyoka
Yang the Third
Only the Names Remain
Morning Girl
Molly�s Pilgrim
Squanto
Moki |
Pedro's Journal
The Cabin Faced West
Little House on the Prairie
Thunder Rolling in
the
Mountains
The Sign of the Beaver |
The Egypt Game/Tut Tut
Pandora of Athens/Hour of the Olympics
TBA
The Shining Sword
Greek myths and legends and how they compare to the One True
God
Reading comprehension and retention
Selected Psalms
Poetry |
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Grammar |
Dictionary skills
Adjectives
Verbs (main and helping) |
Defining simple subject, adverbs, conjunctions, double
negatives
Use of Thesaurus |
Knowledge and usage of all basic parts of speech
Identifying part of speech in sentences |
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Penmanship |
Review and practice of cursive skills |
Practice of cursive skills |
Practice of cursive skills
Determining use of manuscript or cursive |
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Spelling |
Weekly word lists using phonics and spelling rules
Sight words, pattern and word families
Unit related vocabulary |
Weekly word lists using phonics and spelling rules
Sight words, pattern and word families
Unit related words |
Weekly word lists using phonics and spelling rules
Sight words, pattern and word families
Unit related words |
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SPANISH |
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Instruction 2x per week |
