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| Pre Kindergarten | |||||||
| Kindergarten | |||||||
| 1st Grade | |||||||
| 2nd Grade | |||||||
| 3rd Grade | |||||||
| 4th Grade | |||||||
| 5th Grade | |||||||
Language Arts |
Mathematics |
Science |
Social Studies |
Foreign Language |
Music |
Physical Ed |
| *Develop Reading Readiness (Visual and Kinesthetic Skills) *Develop Language Skills (Oral and Auditory Skills) *Learn Alphabet |
*Count *Recognize Numbers *Recognize Shapes *Sort and Classify *Explore Time *Pattern *Graph |
*Understand that apples are a fruit and that they grow on trees. *Understand that pets are animals that need to be taken care of and have a clean and safe home. *Understand that spiders have eight legs, two body parts, and are different sizes, colors, and shapes. *Understand that many different plants and animals live in the sea. *Understand that an insect is a small animal with six legs and three body parts. *Understand the life cycle of a butterfly. |
Topics: *Individuality *Relationships *Holidays *Families *Homes |
*Count 1-20 *Recognize colors in Spanish *Know basic greetings and departures *Recognize animal names in Spanish |
* Identify sounds in everyday lives *Differentiate between high and low pitch, soft and loud, and fast and slow tempos *Recognize basic rhythmic notation *Keep a steady beat using body percussion and instruments |
*Develop hand-eye-foot coordination *Collaborate *Develop Gross Motor Movement *Develop Fine Motor Movement *Learn Listening Skills *Have fun and be active |
Kindergarten
Language Arts |
Reading |
Mathematics |
Science |
Social Studies |
Foreign Language |
Music |
Visual Arts |
Physical Education |
| *Develop Routines *Recognize Patterns *Form Sentences *Understand Stories and Poems *Generate Questions about Stories *Blend and Segment Words *Identify Main Idea, Plot, and Setting *Collaborate |
*Recognize upper and lowercase letters *Use appropriate capitalization *Identify sounds in words *Draw conclusions from stories *Identify a character’s feelings *Explore Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, |
* Develop number sense *Rote count to 100 *Count backwards from 20 *Use place value to tens *Recognize number words *Understand adding and subtracting *Understand “more than,” “less than,” and “same as” *Identify geometric plane and solid shapes *Identify and create patterns (even and odd) *Use math with time, money, measurement, and graphs |
*Identify body parts, food groups, proper dental hygiene, and healthy lifestyle to sustain energy levels. *Identify seasonal changes to include weather, environment, clothing, and outdoor activities. *Compare and contrast animal characteristics, habitats, behaviors, and adaptations. *Recite their phone numbers, identify the purpose of 911, and the role of emergency helpers. *Identify the components of the Solar System and the importance of the sun as an energy source. *Identify plants as living things, their parts, needs, and life cycles. *Describe ocean life native to NC and the ecological importance of keeping the ocean clean. |
Topics: *Self *Community: Classroom, Lower School, Wilmington, Coastal town *Holidays and their origin *Mapping Skills |
*Count 1-20 *Recognize and pronounce correctly animal names and colors *Say daily weather report *Be able to identify parts of the body in Spanish *Be able to identify school supplies in Spanish |
*Demonstrate ability to play pitched percussion instruments properly *Recognize and perform basic rhythmic notation *Perform basic rhythmic patterns using percussion instruments *Develop a repertoire of folk dances *Continue to develop singing voice in solo and group settings *Echo-sing simple songs while matching pitch |
*Interpret art *Understand that people, places, objects and events are sources of ideas for making art * Gain a greater awareness of a professional artist’s work *Discover, experiment with, and manipulate new tools and media to develop techniques |
*Develop hand-eye-foot coordination *Collaborate *Develop Gross Motor Movement *Develop Fine Motor Movement *Learn Listening Skills *Have fun and be active |
1st Grade
Language Arts |
Reading |
Mathematics |
Science |
Social Studies |
Foreign Language |
Music |
Visual Arts |
Physical Education |
| *Recognize and use nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and articles *Form complete sentences using capitalization, nouns, verbs, and punctuation *Explore sentence types *Recognize contractions *Practice proofreading |
*Identify letters and letter sounds *Understand word patterns and rhyming *Identify and manipulate phonemes *Use clusters and digraphs appropriately *Identify author’s purpose *Distinguish fact from opinion *Formulate questions before, during, and after reading *Make predictions *Summarize plot |
*Develop number sense to 100 *Use addition & subtraction to solve problems *Use counting strategies to multiply *Identify, describe, compare, and sort geometric 2 and 3-dimensional shapes *Tell time to the hour and half-hour *Gather, organize, and analyze data to answer questions *Recognize coins (penny, nickel, dime, quarter) and compare the value of each |
*Understand and follow the five step scientific method and think critically regarding scientific topics. *Identify different forms of energy and comprehend how simple machines work. *Define general weather terminology , the water cycle as it relates to weather, and the characteristics of the four seasons. *Be familiar with the following Dinosaur Age concepts: Pangaea, the seven continents, the six major dinosaur types, and the periods in which dinosaurs lived, *Understand the difference between animal families, vertebrate and invertebrate, the four major oceans and their locations, and tidal patterns as related to gravity and the moon. |
Topics: *Self *Community: Classroom, Lower School, Wilmington, Coastal town *Holidays and their origin *Mapping Skills |
*Count 1-20 *Recognize and pronounce correctly animal names and colors *Say daily weather report *Be able to identify parts of the body in Spanish *Be able to identify school supplies in Spanish |
*Demonstrate ability to play pitched percussion instruments properly *Recognize and perform basic rhythmic notation *Perform basic rhythmic patterns using percussion instruments *Develop a repertoire of folk dances *Continue to develop singing voice in solo and group settings *Echo-sing simple songs while matching pitch |
*Interpret art *Understand that people, places, objects and events are sources of ideas for making art * Gain a greater awareness of a professional artist’s work *Discover, experiment with, and manipulate new tools and media to develop techniques |
*Develop hand-eye-foot coordination *Collaborate *Develop Gross Motor Movement *Develop Fine Motor Movement *Learn Listening Skills *Have fun and be active |
2nd Grade
Language Arts |
Reading |
Mathematics |
Science |
Social Studies |
Foreign Language |
Music |
Visual Arts |
Physical Education |
| *Identify and use the parts of speech in a sentence. (nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs) *Recognize Statements, Questions, Commands, and Exclamatory sentence types *Apply the basic mechanics of writing, spelling, and punctuation to a given or self-created sentence. *Distinguish between the subject and predicate in a sentence. *Write a paragraph beginning with a topic sentence, at least three supporting details, and a concluding statement. *Write a friendly letter *Create various types of poems. |
*Demonstrate phonemic awareness when decoding words to develop fluency. *Use illustrations, text, and prior knowledge to make predictions and anticipate probabilities in a story. *Differentiate between fact and opinion statements when analyzing a passage. *Compare and contrast events, facts, and characters with events in their own lives or other stories they have read. *Decipher word meaning and vocabulary through context clues and word identification strategies. *Identify problems and solutions *Summarize main ideas *Elaborate on the cause and effect in a given text. |
*Develop number sense for whole numbers to at least 1000 *Recall addition related subtraction facts *Add and subtract up to 3-digits with regrouping. *Develop an elementary understanding of multiplication and division. *Identify fractions ( 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8). *Develop a sense of telling time using 5-minute intervals. *Use coins (penny, nickel, dime, quarter) and compare the value of each *Create sets and find the change from $1.00. *Select and use appropriate units to estimate and measure length to the nearest 1/2". *Recognize basic plane and solid figures. |
*Know and apply the steps in the scientific method. *Be able to describe and draw the life cycle of an insect. *Demonstrate an understanding of the water cycle. *Be familiar with major body systems. *Be able to list the planets in order from the sun. *Compare and contrast Earth to the other planets. *Identify three types of volcanoes. *Define the parts of a river. |
Topics: *Economic concepts: unlimited wants, goods, services, savings, and budgets *First Thanksgiving *Japanese culture, people, religion, and customs *Importance of the Nile River to surrounding cultures, religions, customs, and people *Map Skills: locating areas using a compass rose, interpreting a map key, and using map grids. |
*Say basic greetings and departures *Recognize numbers 1-100 *Describe holiday traditions: Dia de los muertos and Navidad *Recognize and pronounce correctly vocabulary on food *Be able to place order in Spanish at Mexican restaurant *Produce calendar info (day, date, season) |
*Demonstrate ability to play pitched percussion instruments properly *Recognize and perform basic rhythmic notation *Participate in rehearsal and performance of a musical play based on African culture *Develop a repertoire of age appropriate songs and folk dances *Continue to develop singing voice in solo and group settings *Perform two simple parts independently |
*Interpret art *Understand that people, places, objects and events are sources of ideas for making art *Gain a greater awareness of a professional artist’s work *Adopt and develop an understanding of a variety of media techniques. |
*Work together *Understand sports *Learn about teamwork as related to sports *Learn sportsmanship *Understand fitness *Have fun and be active |
Language Arts |
Reading |
Mathematics |
Science |
Social Studies |
Foreign Language |
Music |
Visual Arts |
Physical Education |
| *Identify and use nouns in writing *Understand sentence structure including word order, sentence parts, subjects, and predicates. *Write and publish a narrative *Understand and use capitalization rules *Identify and use pronouns in writing *Identify and use verbs in writing *Write creatively *Identify and use adjectives *Develop oral presentation skills |
*Identify and explain story elements (plot, setting, main characters) *Draw inferences from a text *Create mental images while reading *Engage in book clubs and reading workshops *Identify author’s purpose *Distinguish between first- and third-person P-O-V *Explore biographies |
*Develop number sense for rational numbers to at least 100,000. *Compute with whole numbers with emphasis on mastering the multiplication facts and simple division. * Develop an understanding of fractions. *Describe, analyze, compare and classify two-dimensional shapes by properties including sides and angles (acute, obtuse, right). *Select attributes and appropriate standard units and tools to estimate and measure with emphasis on telling time and making change. *Estimate answers and solve multi-step problems, including the use of graphical data |
*Differentiate between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. *Explain the process of the rock cycle. *Define electricity. *Using a wire, a battery, and a light bulb, demonstrate an open and closed circuit. *Summarize the reasons that oceans are important to people. *Demonstrate an understanding of the interdependence of plants and animals in the ocean ecosystem. *Explain three types of forces and how they affect the way things move. *Identify six types of simple machines and describe how they work. |
Topics: *Geography *Communities *Government *Citizenship *Alaska *Wilmington |
*Say basic greetings and departures *Recognize numbers 1-100 *Be able to produce calendar information (day, date, season) *Recognize and pronounce correctly vocabulary for clothing and family members *Be able to describe holiday traditions: Dia de los muertos and Navidad |
*Demonstrate basic ability to play handbells and piano keyboards *Recognize and perform intermediate rhythmic notation *Participate in rehearsal and performance of a Talent Show *Recognize and identify music from various world cultures *Continue to develop singing voice in solo and group settings *Improvise using the pentatonic scale |
*Interpret art with an understanding that it can reflect historical events *Learn that people, places, objects, and events are sources of ideas for making art *Gain greater awareness of a professional artist and their work *Adopt and develop an understanding of a variety of media techniques |
*Work together *Understand sports *Learn about teamwork as related to sports *Learn sportsmanship *Understand fitness *Have fun and be active |
Language Arts |
Reading |
Mathematics |
Science |
Social Studies |
Foreign Language |
Music |
Visual Arts |
Physical Education |
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| *Write an effective sentence as well as decipher between types of sentences, simple and complete subject / predicates, and run-on sentences. *Identify and use effectively parts of speech including nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, and prepositions *Use and identify proper capitalization and punctuation in writing and in all academic work. *Write an effective paragraph with main idea and supporting details. *Be exposed to personal narratives and informative paragraphs *Express an opinion and persuade a reader through the written language |
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*Compute fluently with whole numbers with emphasis on division. *Use estimation to determine the reasonableness of solutions. * Develop the meaning and use of fractions, to find the simplest form through factoring, and to compute using addition and subtraction. *Select attributes and appropriate standard units and tools to estimate and measure length, mass, capacity, and temperature and make simple unit conversions within the same measurement system. *Solve increasingly complex problems including the use of graphical representations and analysis of data. |
*Students will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to demonstrate an understanding of the following: *Plant growth and adaptations *Animal behavior and body structures *Skeletal and muscular systems of the body. *Diet and exercise in maintaining a healthy body. |
*Identify parts of a map and understand how to discover the important information shown on a map. *Know how to use the Compass Rose, Boundaries, Inset Maps, Scale, Lines of Latitude and Longitude, Map Titles, and the Legend. *Understand the motivations for European exploration *Identify important European explorers who traveled between 1498 and 1673. *Understand that a time line presents events in chronological order. *Identify the reasons for settling the thirteen colonies and understand the adversities faced by the settlers. *Demonstrate an understanding of the cause-and-effect relationships of the steps to independence. *Evaluate why the Constitution is an important document and identify the basic freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. *Understand the importance of the Louisiana Purchase and how it effected the growth of our nation. *Become familiar with the history of North Carolina. |
*Say basic greetings and departures *Give daily weather report *Recognize numbers 1-100 *Read, write, and perform short skits *Be able to describe holiday traditions: Dia de los muertos and Navidad *Produce calendar information (day, date, season) |
*Demonstrate basic ability to play recorder *Recognize and perform intermediate rhythmic notation *Participate in rehearsal and performance of a Talent Show *Recognize and identify music from various world cultures and various periods in Western history * Notate simple rhythms and melodies through aural cues *Improvise using the pentatonic scale |
*Interpret art with an understanding that it can reflect historical events *Learn that people, places, objects, and events are sources of ideas for making art *Gain greater awareness of a professional artist and their work *Adopt and develop an understanding of a variety of media techniques |
*Develop individual skills in sports *Understand competition, goal setting, and sportsmanship *Compete at appropriate level of skills & ability *Be skillful and confident movers *Have fun and be active |
5th Grade
Language Arts |
Reading |
Mathematics |
Science |
Social Studies |
Foreign Language |
Music |
Visual Arts |
Physical Education |
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*Compute fluently with non-negative rational numbers (including multiplying up to four digits and using a 3-digit divisor) with emphasis on fractions and decimals. *Identify and use number properties to solve problems. *Use appropriate standard units and tools to develop fluency and flexibility with English and metric measurement systems to solve problems. *Identify, estimate, and measure the angles of plane shapes using appropriate tools. *Understand and use the properties of 2- and 3-dimensional figures to solve problems. *Use the process of statistical investigation to collect, organize and display, analyze and interpret data. |
*Use the scientific method when participating in an experiment. *Collect data and understand the effect of constants and variables on an experiment. *Understand and use the terms density, volume, and mass correctly in relationship to the properties of air pressure. *Understand and discuss how geologists learn about the Earth's inner structures. *Explain and understand the theories of continental drift, plate tectonics and sea floor spreading, keeping in mind the difference between a scientific theory, scientific fact, and hypothesis. *Build and understand the workings of many weather instruments. *Understand the basic make up of the atom, elements, and compounds using the Periodic Chart. |
Topics: *Economic, social, and cultural aspects of the institution of slavery in the US. *The role discrimination has played in the lives of black Americans *Causes and effects of the Civil War, the Spanish American War, WWI, and WWII and the Vietnam War. *Westward expansion in the US and its impact on the American Indian. *Industrial Age in the US *Challenges faced by immigrants coming to America *Causes and effects of the Great Depression. *Political systems of capitalism and communism |
*Greet, meet, and converse *Recognize numbers 1-10 *Describe daily weather *Demonstrate knowledge of Peruvian history and culture *Describe the importance of Quinceanera *Describe traditions of holidays: Dia de los Muertos and Navidad *Produce calendar information (day, date, season) |
*Demonstrate basic ability to play guitar *Sight sing *Participate in rehearsal and performance of a Talent Show *Recognize and identify music from various world cultures and various periods in Western history *Notate simple rhythms and melodies through aural cues *Improvise using the pentatonic scale *Play three simple parts independently |
*Interpret art with an understanding that it can reflect historical events *Learn that people, places, objects, and events are sources of ideas for making art *Gain greater awareness of a professional artist and their work *Adopt and develop an understanding of a variety of media techniques |
*Develop individual skills in sports *Understand competition, goal setting, and sportsmanship *Compete at appropriate level of skills & ability *Be skillful and confident movers *Have fun and be active |
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