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Social Studies |
Science |
ELA - Writing |
ELA - Reading |
Math |
Library |
Art |
Music |
Health |
Physical Education |
Career Prep |
Foreign Language |
Service Learning |
Technology** Use grade expectations to identify learning opportunities |
Common Assessments |
Sept. |
Early Maine Studies (Sign of the Beaver) |
Experiments/Explorations |
6 traits – conventions; Sept Word Wall Words and activities |
Sign of the Beaver |
Routines/review Adding/subtracting whole #s |
Shelf Elf book care |
Elements of Art; Composition Skills; Creative Problem Solving Arts & History of World Cultures; Integrated Art in Other Disciplines; Interpersonal Skills |
Dynamic Families of instruments & Science of Sound (all year) |
School health services; Anti-bullying; Playground |
Bone of the month; Components of fitness; Endurance activities |
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Technology awareness; Login/ password; file management; print with approval; responsible use of technology; keyboarding; word processing; Sign of the Beaver (webquest); Brain Pop; Math Magician; Funbrain;SMART IDEAS; Word Sorts |
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Oct. |
Sign of Beaver |
Experiments/Explorations |
Conventions continued; October Word Wall |
Sign of the Beaver |
Linear measures and area |
Dictionary/ Encyclopedia lesson & ? of the Week |
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Folk Songs |
Fire Safety; Bus Safety; Hygiene Health; Food Labels (percents & fractions) |
Bone of the month; Fitness assessments (linear measures) |
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Graphics using KidPix; digital pictures; Sign of the Beaver (webquest); Brain Pop; Math Magician; Funbrain;SMART IDEAS; Word Sorts |
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Nov. |
Native Americans in Maine |
Human Body – cells |
6 Traits – Ideas; November Word Wall Words and Activities |
Sign of the Beaver
Ox Cart Man |
Basic mult. and division |
Dewey Fiction? of the Week |
Indian Island Student Film on Native Legends |
Musical Heritage Tango |
Nutrition/Healthy choices; Hygiene Health |
Bone of the month; Fitness assessments (Human Body); Movement patterns (math concepts) |
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Projects using word processing and graphics; Brain Pop; Math Magician; Funbrain; EM Online Games; SMART Notebook |
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Dec. |
Meeting Basic Needs |
Human Body – bones |
6 Traits – Ideas; December Word Wall Words and Activities |
Ox Cart Man
Cocoa Ice |
Place value in whole #s and decimals |
Almanac/ Atlas ? of the Week |
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Songs of other cultures Foreign Language |
Food Play/Nutrition; Hygiene Health |
Bone of the month; Dribble skills; Gymnastics |
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Research tools – using the internet; Brain Pop; Math Magician; Funbrain; EM Online Games; SMART Notebook |
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Jan. |
Maine Geography (making Maine map) |
Human Body – muscles |
6 Traits – Organization; January Word Wall |
Maine Animals |
Geometry |
Parts of a book ? of the Week |
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Songs of Maine (thru June) |
Environmental Health; Hygiene Health |
Bone of the month; Gymnastics; Black Athletes in history; Snowshoe (if snow) |
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Presentation software: PowerPoint; Brain Pop; Math Magician; Funbrain; EM Online Games; SMART Notebook |
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Feb. |
Maine Animal Project |
Maine Animal Project |
6 Traits – Word Choice; February Word Wall |
Maine Animals |
Extending of mult. + divis. |
Pull Units ? of the Week |
ME. Animal Puppets |
Instrument Projects |
Maine Environmental Health; Hygiene Health |
Bone of the month; Calculating target heart rates (multiplication,, subtraction); Circulatory System; Endurance activities; Jumping skills (individual and partner); Jump for Heart; Snowshoe (if snow) |
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Maine animal internet research and presentations; Brain Pop; Math Magician; Funbrain; EM Online Games; Digital pics Sideshow |
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March |
Maine Animal Project |
Maine Animal Project |
6 Traits – Voice; March Word Wall |
Sarah, Plain and Tall |
Fractions |
Pull Units ? of the Week |
Animal Books - Owls |
Instrument Projects |
Bike Safety (Maine bike routes and laws); Hygiene Health |
Bone of the month; Pedometers-log steps across Maine counties (mapping, graphs); Pacer test (tally, addition); Skipping, sliding, shuffling skills |
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Maine animal reports/ presentations/ research using any technology that the teacher chooses; Brain Pop; Math Magician; Funbrain; EM Online Games; Before you Read Predictions; Digital pics Sideshow |
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April |
Maine People/Maine Events |
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6 Traits – Sentence Fluency; April Word Wall |
Sarah, Plain and Tall |
Mult. + div. algorithms |
Pull Units ? of the Week |
ME. Artists: Dahlov Ipcar/Wyeth Family |
Trip to Portland Symphony |
Personal Body Safety; Hygiene Health; Digestive system and body fuels |
Bone of the month; Newcomb-throwing and catching skills, developing volley skills; Anaerobic and aerobic categorizing (Maine athletes) |
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Spreadsheets: enter data in cells; use for displaying data; making charts; Brain Pop; Math Magician; Funbrain; EM Online Games |
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May |
National/State/Local Govt. |
Sun/Earth/Moon |
6 Traits – review and practice; May Word Wall |
Uniquely Maine |
Measurement and data |
? of the Week Pull Units ? of the Week |
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Performance Maine Night |
Sun Safety (sun/earth/moon); Hygiene Health; Digestive system and body |
Bone of the month; Striking skills; Trust activities |
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Culminating projects; Brain Pop; Math Magician; Funbrain; EM Online Games |
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June |
Branches of Local Govt. |
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Review word wall/activities; writing projects |
Uniquely Maine |
Probability and review |
Pull Units ? of the Week |
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Assessment of performance |
Water and summer safety |
Bone of the month; Concepts to improve movement skills (writing prompts); Frisbee skills; Hurdles; Agility-obstacle course; Field Day |
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Brain Pop; Math Magician; Funbrain; EM Online Games |
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