March Instructional Focus
PreK
Math: We will sort objects by one or more attributes, counting to 20 or more, counting objects and reviewing all other previous skills.
Literacy: We will continue with letter recognition, letter sounds, writing practice, identifying syllables, words within a sentence, and rhyming words.
Kindergarten
Literacy: Students will use drawing, labeling, dictating, and writing to tell a story, share information, or express an opinion & begin to edit first drafts using appropriate spacing between letters and words.
Math: Students will find a number that is 1 more or 1 less than a given number up to 10, using the words more than, less than or equal to in comparing and ordering whole numbers with and without objects from 0-10, & compose and decompose numbers up to 10 with objects and pictures.
Science: Students will use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time, & ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.
Social Studies: Students will recognize that commemorative holidays honor people and events of the past, Identify important American symbols and explain their meanings including United States flag, the Bald Eagle, the Statue of Liberty, and the Liberty Bell.
1st Grade
Math: Students will be comparing two digit numbers and using models to represent tens and ones.
Reading: Students will continue to work on sight words on List B. The students will also start to write opinion writing pieces and will draft organized paragraphs.
Social Studies/Science: Students will observe and record the life cycles of plants and insects.
2nd Grade
Math: We will work on number sentences (5+2=3+4) as well as geometry and measurement. We will continue to review regrouping with addition and subtraction.
Reading: We will be working on story structure and story elements, including character traits, actions, and feelings. For grammar, we will be learning about collective nouns, adjectives, and article adjectives.
Science & Social Studies: We will focus on States of Matter (solids, liquids, and gases).
3rd Grade
Reading: We are working on test strategies to help students with the state test on April 3 and 4. We are also reviewing the skills/content they will see on the test.
Math: We will finish up the month with 3D shapes, area and perimeter and review of all skills before the state test.
4th Grade
Reading: Students are finishing informational text structures. Our next unit will be poetry and figurative language. We will review previous skills and test taking skills to be prepared for the State Test
Math: Students will continue to review fractions and decimals. We are starting our unit on data and graphs. Students will learn how to read and represent data in different types of graphs and charts. We are also preparing for the state test in April.
5th Grade
Reading: Students will review synthesizing information from several sources to include in their expository writing. Students will continue work on narrative fiction, figurative language and sound devices and poetry.
Social Studies: Students will complete their study of the American Revolution.
Science: We are working on Earth & Space Systems Unit. Interactions within and between systems of matter and energy produce observable and predictable patterns that comprise all of nature. The study of systems and interactions is fundamental in science. This unit provides a variety of concrete experiences that allow students to explore how Earth is both a part of a larger system and is itself composed of interconnected systems. Students identify Earth's major spheres and investigate how they interact. They explore the importance of water as a resource and calculate the ratio of salt water to fresh water. Students research ways humans can impact, both positively and negatively, Earth's systems and resources and make class presentations to communicate their findings.
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