SUBJECT and ACADEMIC  AREAS

READING: Extensive use of Scott Foresman Reading Street Series

• Strategic Intervention and Sidewalks
• On Level and Advanced

• Whole Class Instruction using the Basal reader
• Small group instruction using the leveled readers
• Focus on skill and vocabulary development

WRITING: Weekly writing assignments aligned with Reading Street. Elements of the scoring rubric are applied to the different writing types

Types of Writing                                            Scoring Rubric
Personal Narrative                                                     Focus / Idea
How To                                                                       Organization
Compare and Contrast                                              Voice
Narrative Writing                                                      Sentences & Word Choice
Persuasive Essay                                                       Conventions

MATHEMATICS:        Aligned with Grade Level Expectations ( GLE’S)       
Gladstone Assessments
Regular and systematic:  basic skills and applications

CONTENT AREAS:
SOCIAL STUDIES:        Topics of Study   

• Native American of North America
• European Contact and Conflict
• American Revolution      
• Early American Government
• Geography
• Early Rhode Island History

SCIENCE:          Four Units of Study

• Systems in Living Things
• Matter and Energy
• Light and Sound
• The Solar System and Beyond

Homework is given on a regular basis in accordance with District Policy.  The use of Planners and folders as an aid to homework and task completion is a daily strategy implemented by students and teachers alike. 

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