KINDERGARTEN
Religion
- Daily Prayer
- Songs of Praise
- Understand that when we pray we talk and listen to God
- Liturgical Year (Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Holy Days)
- Community Service
- Creation
- Values (Honesty, Patience, Respect, Cooperation, etc.
Language Arts
- Letter Formation/Sounds
- Phonics
- D’Nealian Handwriting
- Language Experience Charts
- Shared Reading
- Journal Writing
- Fairy/Folk Tales
- Poems/Rhymes/Songs
- Small Individual Books
- Big Books
- Language-Based Activities
- I Can Read Books
- High-Frequency Words & Word Families
- Rhyming Words
Math
- Patterns
- Sorting
- Shapes
- Number Writing
- Number Concepts
- Estimation
- Counting to 100 by ones and tens
- Calendar
- Addition
- Subtraction
- Graphs
- Measurement
- Bridges
Resources: Bridges to Mathematics
Science
- Seasons
- Weather/Wind/Water
- Animals (Pets, Wild and Endangered)
- Insects/Spiders
- Pond Life
- Amphibians
- Birds
- Reptiles
- Life Cycles
- Flowers/Plants
- Fruits/Vegetables
- Food/Health/Our Bodies
Social Studies
- Self Awareness
- Emotions/Feelings
- My Family
- Class Community (rules, getting along)
- Student of the Week (celebrating similarities and differences)
- Holiday/Celebrations
- Harvest Festivals
- Native Americans
- American/World Cultures
- City/Rural Life
- Fire Protection
- Personal Safety
- Communication
- S. History
- Symbols/Presidents
Physical Education
- Gross and Fine Motor Skills
- Move with balance and coordination (running, jumping, skipping, etc.)
- Spatial Awareness
- Ball Handling Skills (throwing and catching)
- Balance
- Participate in indoor and outdoor physical activity
- Has knowledge that the body benefits from physical activity
- Demonstrates following directions
- Demonstrates cooperation with others in partner and group activities
Resources: SPARK
Art
- Name and paint with primary and secondary colors
- Name and recognize horizontal and vertical lines
- Paint using an easel
- Create a painting/drawing that includes people
- Mold and create with clay
Health
- Body Care
- Cleanliness, rest, physical activity, first aid
- Healthy Foods
- Dental Care
Music
- Singing
- Rhythm
- Tempo
- Instruments
- Pattern/Repetition
- Performance
- Mood & Expression
- Movement
FIRST GRADE
Religion
Faith & Life Grade 1 – Our Heavenly Father
- Scope & Sequence @ ignatius.com/promotions/faithandlife/scope.html
Resources: Faith and Life Series
Language Arts
Writing
- Composition
- Generate ideas and select a focus for writing
- Compose drafts/stories using some parts of the writing process, (planning, drafting, re-reading, some self-correction)
- Write an opinion essay
- Gather information and sort it into major categories and use the information to write about the topic
- Write narrative texts to describe an experience
- Write an expository description of a real person, place or event
- With simple directions:
- Use descriptive words to help the reader see, feel, taste, and hear what is being described
- Develop ideas with a beginning, middle, and end
- Sequence two or more events
- Write in grammatically correct, complete sentences
- Recognize incomplete sentences and those which do not make sense
- Write on the topic to create simple paragraphs
- Spelling
- Correctly use word wall words
- Spell correctly three and four-letter short vowel words (can/will)
- Use spelling/phonic knowledge to spell independently
- Identify and correctly use singular and plural nouns (cat/cats)
- Identify and correctly use simple possessive nouns (my/mine)
- Handwriting
- D’Nealian Manuscript is modeled and taught
- Proper pencil grip is encouraged
- Proper letter formation is emphasized and expected
- Writing is to be legible and on the line with proper spacing
Reading
- Decoding strategies
- Sight word development
- Fluency and Stamina
- Common Core expectations
Resources: Wright Group Books; Spelling Through Phonics; D’Nealian Handwriting;
Leveled Readers, Level A – O from various publishers
Math
Addition and Subtraction within 20
- Word problems, 2 and 3 addends, unknown addends
- Understand the relationship between addition and subtraction
- Add 2-digit numbers to 1-digit numbers within 100
Number and Operations
- Count to 120 by 1, 2, 5, 10, forward, backward, and within the sequence
- Understand place value – ones and tens
- Use place value to add and subtract
Measurement and Data
- Measure length, indirectly and directly, standard and non-standard units
- Tell time in hours and half-hours, analog and digital
- Represent and interpret data
Geometry
- Name 2 and 3-dimensional shapes
- Compose, Decompose and create composite shapes
- Understand and use the terms one-half, one-quarter, and one-fourth
Resources: Progress in Mathematics, Rocket Math, Various Collected Resources
Science
- Penguins
- Owls
- Farm
- Reindeer
- Self & Family
- Habitat – Oceans
- STEM Units
Resources: Various Collected Resources
Social Studies
- Farm
- Community
- Community Helpers
- Self & Family
- Egypt
- Food, Shelter, Clothing
- Maps
Resources: Various Collected Resources
Physical Education
- Physical Fitness
- Gross & Fine Motor Skills
- Ball Skills
- Games
- Sportsmanship
Resources: SPARK
Art
- Drawing
- Cutting
- Painting
- Murals
- Collage
- Mosaic
- Paper Construction
- Art Appreciation
Resources: Various Collected Resources
Health
Safe & Healthy Habits
SECOND GRADE
Religion
- Faith & Life Grade 2 – Jesus Our Life
- Scope & Sequence @ ignatius.com/promotions/faithandlife/scope.html
- First Reconciliation and First Communion Preparation
- Advent Services
- Lenten Services
- Act of Contrition
- Sacrament of Penance
- Weekly Mass
- Blessed Marie Rose
- Saints
- Parts of the Mass
- Blessed Trinity
- Guardian Angel Prayer
- Baptism
- Parts of the church
- 10 Commandments
- Corporal Works of Mercy
Resources: Faith & Life Series; Various Collected Resources
Language Arts
Reading
- Reading Comprehension
- Chapter Books
- Finding Information from Reading
- Sentence Structure
- Rhyming Words
Spelling
- Vowel Sounds
- Dictionary Skills
- Phonics
- Word Origins
- Listening Skills; Multi-Cultural Stories & Reading; Informative-factual Reading
Writing
- Conventions
- Spelling
- Spell word wall words (First Grade words and Second Grade Spelling words) and frequently used words correctly
- Learn to use resources to find spelling of new words (regular, rhyming and spelling dictionaries)
- Can phonetically sound out words for rough drafts
- Grammar
- Use correct grammar and proper English in their writing
- Learn parts of speech such as: nouns, pronouns, proper nouns, singular/plural nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs and can identify and include them in writing, especially the use of descriptive words
- Learn about and can write common contractions, abbreviations (Mr., Mrs., Dr., Ms.) and possessive nouns
- Punctuation
- Write sentences using proper punctuation for end marks (. ? !)
- Use commas in writing letters, dates and to separate in a series
- Capitalization
- Use capital letters at the beginning of each sentence, for proper nouns, titles, greetings and dates
- Handwriting
- Form letters correctly and space words properly so writing is easily legible
- If handwriting is not legible, answers will be marked incorrect
- Required handwriting practice is on the back of weekly spelling assignments
- Students are also required to use complete sentences in their writing and by the end of the year write sentences at least 10 words long (WPS)
- Many of these skills are learned through daily DOL and discussion along with the writing applications
- Applications
- How to Writing
- Letter Writing including heading, greeting, body, closing and signature
- Personal narratives
- Personal stories relating events, written in sequence
- Descriptive stories about home and family
- Opinion Writing
- Poems
- Acrostic
- Haiku
- Rhyming
- Arctic Animal Reports/Habitat
- Use reference material to research a subject and select pertinent information with guided instruction and outlines
- Spider Unit
- Spelling
Criteria Rubrics are used for writing applications during the second half of the year which are given to students with the assignment so they can check their own writing.
- Planning, Evaluation and Revision
- Communicate ideas clearly, concisely and in order, staying on topic
- Learn the writing process including rough draft, revision, edit, final draft and publishing
- Conference with students during the writing process and aid them in revision
- Check own writing and assist others in their writing process, especially revision and editing Various Collected Resources
Resources: Teach Full Wonders Language Arts curriculum; Wonders Reading/Writing and Anthology
Math
- Addition & Subtraction (2 & 3 digit)
- Fractions / Probability
- Geometry
- Time to 5 minute intervals
- Money
- Skip Counting
- Math Facts (+/-), 100% accuracy in under 5 minutes
- Place value to 1000
- Data and Graphs
- Measurement
Science
- Plants
- Gardening
- 5 Senses
- Animals & Habitats
- Environmentalism
- Seasons
- Coral Reef
- Savannah
- Rainforest
- Mystery Doug – science video of the week
- STEM projects
- Blubber experiment
Resources: Various Collected Resources
Social Studies
- Map Skills (general)
- Map Unit – county, country, city, state, pen pals from Kentucky
- Community – Compare and Contrast
- Rural
- Suburban
- Urban
- Basic Understanding of the World we live in:
- Continents
- Countries
- States
- Cities
Resources: Integrated Curriculum based on World Studies & Multiculturalism; Various Collected Resources
Physical Education
- Large Motor Skills
- Teamwork
Resources: SPARK
Art
- Drawing
Resources: Self / Various Collected Resources
Health
- Oral Health
- Physical Health
- Manners
- Safety
- Following Rules
- How to Treat Others
- Fire Safety
- Food & Nutrition
Resources: Self / Various Collected Resources
Music
- Bells
- Singing
- Dance
- Primary Performance
THIRD GRADE
Religion
- Faith & Life Grade 3 – Our Life with Jesus
- Scope & Sequence @ ignatius.com/promotions/faithandlife/scope.html
- Learn & Practice – Alter Serving & Reading at Mass
Resources: Faith and Life Series
Language Arts
- Reading
- Decode, recognize and analyze words and their meanings
- Read fluently and expressively 110-120wcpm
- Read to perform a task (ex. Recipe, Directions)
- Use context clues, word origins, and relationships to determine meaning
- Read to learn other content areas
- Writing
- Pre-write, draft, revise, edit and publish at 3rd grade level
- Organize information clearly, using introduction, body, and conclusion in narratives, expository writing and persuasive papers (100 word length)
- Demonstrate knowledge of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and penmanship (cursive handwriting WILL be taught)
- Use a variety of written forms – including journals, essays, short stories, poems, research papers, letters, Book Reports
- Public Speaking
- Communicate ideas using oral, visual and multimedia forms
- Appropriate eye contact, speaking rate, volume, enunciation, and gestures (suggested speech length: 1 – 2 minutes)
- Listen and respond appropriately
- Spelling and Grammar
- A traditional spelling program will be used; including a weekly spelling test
- DOL (Daily Oral Language) Program
- Weekly Grammar Concept
- Vocabulary
- Homework
- 20 minutes / 5 nights per week reading
Resources: Not So Wimpy Grammar (TPT)
Not So Wimpy Vocab Units (TPT)
Math
- Review of 2 and 3 digit addition and subtraction place value, etc.
- Multiplication (start in October, fluent in facts by end of year)
- Division
- Fractions +, – common denominators, converting fractions to percentages
- Commutative, Associative and Distributive Properties
- Measurement
- Time
- Money
- Introduction to Geometry
- Homework
- 15 minutes / 5 nights per week
- story problems / 5 sets of calculations
- Textbook assignment not finished in class
Resources: Textbook
Kim Sutton
Science
- Two Science lessons per week
- Living vs. Non-Living
- Life Cycle of plants and animals
- Weather
- Observations and investigation
- Inventions and Inventors
- Natural Disasters
- Science Fair Projects presented to community
- Animals
- Forces and Motion
- Homework
- As given
Resources: Mystery Science
Social Studies
- Our community
- Maps
- City-State-Country-World (impact each has on the other)
- Basics of Local, State, and Federal government
- Resources/Use of Resources
- Civics/History in Relation to Black History
- Homework
- As given
Resources: Various Collected Resources
Physical Education
- Competency in motor skills, movement patterns
- Uses movement concepts, principles, strategies as they apply to physical activities
- Participates regularly
- Learns to maintain a healthy lifestyle
- Learns to be responsible and respectful to others in physical activities
Resources: SPARK
Art
- Illustrate writing
- Creates using a variety of art forms and mediums
- Takes pride in doing a neat, complete assignment
- Learns to create independently as well as individually
Resources: Various Collected Resources
Health
- Alcohol, tobacco, and drug prevention
- Healthy Habits
- Basic Nutrition
- Physical Fitness
- Mental, social and emotional health
- Homework
- As given
FOURTH GRADE
Religion
Faith & Life Grade 4 – Jesus our Guide
- Scope & Sequence @ ignatius.com/promotions/faithandlife/scope.html
Resources: Faith and Life Series; Formed.org
Language Arts
- Read aloud and on own all genres of text
- Using decoding words
- Developing fluency
- Summarize and answer questions regarding information read
- Demonstrating comprehension
- Predicting
- Character Study
- Envisioning
- Inferring
- Developing theories
- Synthesizing
- Determining Importance
- Personal Response
- Vocabulary development
- Increased word knowledge
Engaged in the writing process on a weekly basis
- Narratives, Expository, Persuasive
- Creating letters
- Essays
- Reports
- Poetry
Resources: Read aloud books in classroom; Building a Reading Life; Overhead Writing Lessons (all); assessment provided. Spectrum Spelling; Spectrum Language Arts; STAR Assessment Data; Reading Essentials.
Math
- Place Value to 1 million
- Models for Multiplication/Division
- Mastery of Multiplication/Division Facts 0-12
- Geometry (Area & Perimeter)
- Long Division
- Problem Solving and Word Problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- Fractions – adding and subtracting like and unlike denominators, reducing to simplest terms
- Decimals – converting from fractions.
Resources: Facing Math, Sadlier-Oxford Mathematics
Science
- Classification of living/non-living things
- Physical changes in matter
- Interactions of organisms/environment
- Weather
- Changes to Earth’s surface
- Landforms
- Water cycle
- Scientific Inquiry
- Understand and participate in the Scientific Process
- Energy Transfer
Resources: Science, MacMillan; Mystery Science
Social Studies
- Understand State government as related to Federal (branches)
- Identify government functions, roles and responsibility
- Understand how maps work, including the state maps (political, geographical, typographical)
- Understand State History including Lewis & Clark, Native Tribes and the Oregon Trail
Resources: Get Oregonized; Oregon
Physical Education
- Lessons
- Teamwork
- Sportsmanship
- Individual character
- Sports
- Basketball
- Kickball
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Yoga
Resources: SPARK
Art
- Drawing skills
- Painting skills
- Using unlikely mediums for sculpture creating
- Following directions
- Using teamwork to produce an art project
Resources: Self / Various Collected Resources
Health
- Healthy Habits
- Nutrition
- Respect for our bodies
- Hand washing
- Coping strategies for stressors
Resources: USDA My Plate Guidelines; Love and Logic
FIFTH GRADE
Religion
- Faith and Life Grade 5 – Credo: I Believe
- Scope & Sequence @ ignatius.com/promotions/faithandlife/scope.html
Resources: Faith and Life Series
Language Arts
- Spelling
- Vocabulary
- Test Taking Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Comprehension Skills
- Reading
- Poetry
- Fundamentals of Writing
- Grammar
- Sentences
- Paragraphs
- Essays
Resources: Various Collected Resources
Math
- Place Value
- Multiplication
- Division
- Fractions – addition, subtraction
- Graphing
- Decimals – addition, subtraction, multiplication & division
- Geometry
- Standard Measurement
- Metric Measurement
Resources: Progress in Mathematics, Sadlier-Oxford
Science
- The Universe
- Cells and Kingdoms
- Interactions in Ecosystems
- Ecosystems and Biomes
- Weather Patterns
- The Scientific Process
- Using Forces
- Using Energy
- Science Fair Experiment
- Essay format with oral presentation to the class
Resources: Science – A Closer Look, Macmillian/McGraw-Hill
Mystery Science (Online Program)
Social Studies
- The First North Americans
- European Explorers
- World Geography
- Colonies
- The United States: States & US Geography
- Presidents
- US History & Government
Resources: Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Various Collected Resources
Physical Education
- Teamwork & Sportsmanship
- Basketball
- Kickball
- Soccer
- Baseball
- Various other skill building games.
Resources: SPARK
Art
- Integrated into all curriculum
Resources: Various Collected Resources
Health
- Body Systems
- Overall Health
- Physical
- Social
- Mental
Resources: Various Collected Resources