Language Arts

XXXLiterature

Classic children's stories, poetry, limericks

Folk tales from Africa & Asia

XXXReading

Choose a variety of books to read; read every day

Use the dictionary to find out meaning & usage

XXXSpelling

Weekly spelling words

Capitalization, abbreviations, homophones

XXXWriting

Writing reports - research, drafts, proofreading, rewriting

Write paragraphs, letters, stories, a journal

Geography

U. S. states & capitals

South America, Asia, Africa

World History

Mexico; Central & South America; Africa; Asia

U.S. History

Constitution; War of 1812; early presidents & politics; reformers; westward expansion

Ohio History

Settlement & statehood

Government

U. S. Constitution

Math

Math vocabulary

Add, subtract, multiply & divide fractions with like or unlike denominators

Multiply two and three digit numbers and decimals

Measurement - equivalencies among units of measurement

Geometry - name and draw points, lines, line segments, rays, and angles

area, radius, diameter, volume

Introduction to probability

Introduction to computer programming

Science

Microscope; experiments; plants; light & optics; electricity

Stories about scientists & inventors -

Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Luther Burbank, George Washington Carver, Carl Linnaeus

Health

Human body - cells, tissues, organs; vision & hearing; digestive & excretory systems

Physical Education

Importance of stretching & exercise

YMCA gym class and basic sports instruction

Bike riding, rollerblading, walking and running

Fine Arts

XXXArt

Art of Africa & Asia; elements of art; drawing & painting, working with clay

XXXMusic

musical notation & scales

composers: Handel, Tchaikovsky, Sousa, Copland

First aid, safety,

fire prevention

Preventing infection in cuts & scrapes, protective gear (helmets, etc.), buddy system

Fire escape plan, storm safety plan, 911