Language Arts

___Literature

Greek & Roman myths

Arthurian legends

Classic children's stories

Poetry

Biography & autobiography

___Reading

Choose a variety of books to read

Read every day

Use the dictionary to find out meaning & usage

___Spelling

Weekly spelling words

Capitalization

Abbreviations

Homophones

___Writing

Understand subject & predicate

Basic punctuation (periods, question marks, exclamation points, commas, apostrophes)

Sentence types, parts of speech

Write paragraphs, letters, stories, a journal

Geography

Map scales

Latitude & longitude

Geographical terms

Geography of Canada

Major rivers of the world

U. S. states & capitals

World History

Ancient Rome

Vikings

Middle Ages

U.S. History

Native Americans

Exploration of U.S.

Colonial life

Revolution

Ohio History

Settlement

Statehood

Government

Elections

Taxes and services

Math

Mastery of addition, subtraction, multiplication & division facts

Numbers & place value to one million

Rounding

Squares & square roots

Add & subtract fractions

Math vocabulary

Addition & subtraction to 5 digits, with & without regrouping

Practice multiplication & division

Add & subtract money

Geometry

_______* measure perimeter

_______* horizontal, vertical, perpendicular, parallel

_______* name lines, line segments, and angles

_______* polygons

_______* area

Measurement

_______* measure and compare linear, volume, weight, capacity, temperature measures

Introduction to computer programming

Science

Scientific method

Classification of animals

Astronomy

_______* "Big Bang"

_______* galaxies

_______* stars

_______* space exploration

Ecosystems & ecology

Light & optics

Stories about scientists & inventors

_______* Carl Linnaeus

_______* Nicolas Copernicus

_______* Tycho Brahe

_______* Mae Jemison

_______* John Muir

Health

Vitamins & minerals

Good health habits

Safe food

Physical Education

Importance of exercise

Stretching

YMCA gym class

Basic sports instruction - t-ball, basketball, soccer

Bike riding, rollerblading, walking and running

Fine Arts

Art

Exposure to various artists

Landscapes

Abstract art

Architecture

Music

musical notation

scales

instruments - strings & percussion, keyboards

Composers

___x* Vivaldi

___x* Bach

___x* Beethoven

First aid, safety,

fire prevention

Preventing infection in cuts & scrapes

Protective gear for sports (helmets, etc.)

Buddy system

Fire escape plan

Storm safety plan

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