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SCIENCE
1. Effect of Forces
2. Properties of Matter (Solid, Liquid, Gas)
3. Boiling and Freezing Points
4. The Water Cycle
5. Terrariums and Aquariums
6. Life Cycles of Plants and Animals
7. Structure of Organisms
8. What Makes Life Sustainable on Earth
9. Weather, Eco-Systems, Light Years
10. The Order of the Planets
SOCIAL STUDIES
Local, State and National Government Officials
Civic Responsibility
Directions on a Map
Learning Some Things about Other States
Ways of Earning, Spending, Saving, Donating
Identify People Who were Inventors or Started New Businesses
Timelines (Years, Decades, Centuries)
Meeting Community Needs, Past, Present and Future
Non-Profits and Civic Organizations
Government Employees including First Responders and Educators
ELAR
1. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word 3.FL.VA.7ai
2. Use conventional spelling for high-frequency words, including irregular words 3. FL.WC.4b
3. Determine the central message of stories and explain how it is
conveyed through key details in the text 3.RL.KID.2
4. Determine the meaning of words as they are used in a text 3.RL.CS.4
5. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text,
referring explicitly to the text as a basis for the answers 3.RL.KID.1
6. Use context to confirm word recognition and understanding of words 3.FL.F.5c
7. Describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events 3.RL.KID.3
8. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar including capitalization and puncuation 3.FL.SC.6
9. Explain how reasons support specific points an author makes in a text 3.RI.IKI.8
10. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events
using an effective technique, such as descriptive details 3.W.TTP.3
MATH
1. Use place value understanding and properties of operations to
perform multi-digit arithmetic 3.NBT.A.4
2. Measure the mass of objects and liquid volume using standard units 3.MD.A.2
3. Interpret the dividend, divisor, and quotient in whole number division
equations 3.OA.A.2
4. Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving perimeters of
polygons 3.MD.D.8
5. Understand a fraction, 1/𝑏 , as the quantity formed by 1 part when a
whole is partitioned into b equal parts 3.NF.A.1
6. Solve one-step contextual problems involving amounts less than one
dollar including quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies 3.MD.A.1.b
7. Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals
in minutes 3.MD.A.1.a
8. Multiply and divide within 100 to solve contextual problems 3.OA.A.3
9. Interpret the factors and products in whole number multiplication
equations 3.OA.A.1
10. Determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication or division
equation 3.OA.A.4
ELAR
1. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word 3.FL.VA.7ai
2. Use conventional spelling for high-frequency words, including irregular words 3. FL.WC.4b
3. Determine the central message of stories and explain how it is
conveyed through key details in the text 3.RL.KID.2
4. Determine the meaning of words as they are used in a text 3.RL.CS.4
5. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text,
referring explicitly to the text as a basis for the answers 3.RL.KID.1
6. Use context to confirm word recognition and understanding of words 3.FL.F.5c
7. Describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events 3.RL.KID.3
8. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar including capitalization and puncuation 3.FL.SC.6
9. Explain how reasons support specific points an author makes in a text 3.RI.IKI.8
10. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events
using an effective technique, such as descriptive details 3.W.TTP.3
MATH
1. Use place value understanding and properties of operations to
perform multi-digit arithmetic 3.NBT.A.4
2. Measure the mass of objects and liquid volume using standard units 3.MD.A.2
3. Interpret the dividend, divisor, and quotient in whole number division
equations 3.OA.A.2
4. Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving perimeters of
polygons 3.MD.D.8
5. Understand a fraction, 1/𝑏 , as the quantity formed by 1 part when a
whole is partitioned into b equal parts 3.NF.A.1
6. Solve one-step contextual problems involving amounts less than one
dollar including quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies 3.MD.A.1.b
7. Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals
in minutes 3.MD.A.1.a
8. Multiply and divide within 100 to solve contextual problems 3.OA.A.3
9. Interpret the factors and products in whole number multiplication
equations 3.OA.A.1
10. Determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication or division
equation 3.OA.A.4
SCIENCE
1. Effect of Forces
2. Properties of Matter (Solid, Liquid, Gas)
3. Boiling and Freezing Points
4. The Water Cycle
5. Terrariums and Aquariums
6. Life Cycles of Plants and Animals
7. Structure of Organisms
8. What Makes Life Sustainable on Earth
9. Weather, Eco-Systems, Light Years
10. The Order of the Planets
SOCIAL STUDIES
Local, State and National Government Officials
Civic Responsibility
Directions on a Map
Learning Some Things about Other States
Ways of Earning, Spending, Saving, Donating
Identify People Who were Inventors or Started New Businesses
Timelines (Years, Decades, Centuries)
Meeting Community Needs, Past, Present and Future
Non-Profits and Civic Organizations
Government Employees including First Responders and Educators
ELAR
1. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word 3.FL.VA.7ai
2. Use conventional spelling for high-frequency words, including irregular words 3. FL.WC.4b
3. Determine the central message of stories and explain how it is
conveyed through key details in the text 3.RL.KID.2
4. Determine the meaning of words as they are used in a text 3.RL.CS.4
5. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text,
referring explicitly to the text as a basis for the answers 3.RL.KID.1
6. Use context to confirm word recognition and understanding of words 3.FL.F.5c
7. Describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events 3.RL.KID.3
8. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar including capitalization and puncuation 3.FL.SC.6
9. Explain how reasons support specific points an author makes in a text 3.RI.IKI.8
10. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events
using an effective technique, such as descriptive details 3.W.TTP.3
MATH
1. Use place value understanding and properties of operations to
perform multi-digit arithmetic 3.NBT.A.4
2. Measure the mass of objects and liquid volume using standard units 3.MD.A.2
3. Interpret the dividend, divisor, and quotient in whole number division
equations 3.OA.A.2
4. Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving perimeters of
polygons 3.MD.D.8
5. Understand a fraction, 1/𝑏 , as the quantity formed by 1 part when a
whole is partitioned into b equal parts 3.NF.A.1
6. Solve one-step contextual problems involving amounts less than one
dollar including quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies 3.MD.A.1.b
7. Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals
in minutes 3.MD.A.1.a
8. Multiply and divide within 100 to solve contextual problems 3.OA.A.3
9. Interpret the factors and products in whole number multiplication
equations 3.OA.A.1
10. Determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication or division
equation 3.OA.A.4
SCIENCE
1. Effect of Forces
2. Properties of Matter (Solid, Liquid, Gas)
3. Boiling and Freezing Points
4. The Water Cycle
5. Terrariums and Aquariums
6. Life Cycles of Plants and Animals
7. Structure of Organisms
8. What Makes Life Sustainable on Earth
9. Weather, Eco-Systems, Light Years
10. The Order of the Planets
SOCIAL STUDIES
Local, State and National Government Officials
Civic Responsibility
Directions on a Map
Learning Some Things about Other States
Ways of Earning, Spending, Saving, Donating
Identify People Who were Inventors or Started New Businesses
Timelines (Years, Decades, Centuries)
Meeting Community Needs, Past, Present and Future
Non-Profits and Civic Organizations
Government Employees including First Responders and Educators
SCIENCE
1. Soil and Its Importance
2. Properties of Soil
3. Light Reflection and Refraction
4. Types of Energy
5. Day and Night Cycle
6. Food Webs
7. Types of Energy 2
8. Food Chains and Pyramids
9. Severe Weather and Its Effects
10. Potential and Kinetic Energy
SOCIAL STUDIES
The Underground Railroad
Great Depression, Dust Bowl, World War II
Geographic Regions of the US
U.S. Presidents
Legends, Grids, Scales, Compass Roses on Maps
Early Explorers of the Americas
Different Landforms
The American Revolution
The Seven Continents
Civil War and Reconstruction
ELAR
1. Consult reference materials to clarify the precise meaning of key words 4.FL.VA.7aiii
2. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text 4.RI.IKI.8
3. Organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically 4.W.T TP.3b
4. Determine or clarify the meaning of multiple meaning words 4.FL.VA.7a
5. Refer to details and examples in a text when drawing inferences from the text 4.RL.KID.1
6. Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, and appropriate rate 4.FL.F.5b
7. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing 4.W.PDW.5
8. Report on a text in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant descriptive details to support main ideas 4.SL.PKI.4
9. Form and use progressive verb tenses 4.FL.SC.6b
10. Provide a concluding statement and Link opinion and reasons using words and phrases 4.W.TTP.1d,e
MATH
1. Measure angles in whole-number degrees using a protractor 4.MD.C.6
2. Solve multi-step contextual problems including problems in which
remainders must be interpreted 4.OA.A.3
3. Decompose a fraction into a sum of fractions with the same denominator
in more than one way 4.NF.B.3b
4. Classify two-dimensional figures based on the presence or absence of
parallel lines 4.G.A.2
5. Recognize that in a multi-digit whole number a digit in one place
represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right 4.NBT.A.1
6. Draw angles (right, acute, obtuse) 4.G.A.1
7. Solve one- or two-step real-world problems involving money 4.MD.A.2
8. Make a line plot to display a data set of measurements 4.MD.B.4
9. Know and apply the area and perimeter formulas for rectangles 4.MD.A.3
10. Read and write decimal notation for fractions with denominators
10 or 100 4.NF.C.6
SCIENCE
1. Conductors and Insulators
2. The Sun
3. Safety in the Lab
4. Sedimentary Rock/Fossil Fuels
5. Tectonic Plates
6. Dichotomous Key
7. Acceleration and Velocity
8. Layers of the Earth
9. Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic Rocks
10. Watersheds
SOCIAL STUDIES
Reconstruction
Discovery and Colonization of New World
The Original 13 Colonies
Constitutional Convention
Alienable Rights
Manifest Destiny/Louisiana Purchase
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Emancipation of Slaves
Civil War
ELAR
1. When reading and writing, explain the functions of punctuation in
creating sentence variety 8.L.CSE.2
2. When reading explain the function of figurative language, word
relationships, and connotation/denotation 8.L.VAU.5
3. Compare and contrast the structure of two or more poems 8.RL.CS.5
4. Use common grade-appropriate morphological elements as clues
to the meaning of a word 8.L.VAU.4b
5. Determine a theme or central idea of a text 8.RL.KID.2
6. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English
punctuation, and spelling 8.L.CSE.2
7. Determine the meaning of words as they are used in a text
including figurative meanings (literary devices) 8.RL.CS.4
8. Use etymological patterns in spelling as clues to the meaning of a word 8.L.VAU.4c
9. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text
assessing whether evidence is relevant to support a claim 8.RI.IKI.8
10. Analyze how particular lines of dialogue in a story reveal aspects of a
character 8.RL.KID.3
MATH
1. Interpret scatter plots for bivariate measurement data to investigate
patterns of association between two quantities 8.SP.A.1
2. Give examples of linear equations in one variable with one solution 8.EE.C.7
3. Know that numbers that are not rational are called irrational 8.EE.A.1
4. Explain a model of the Pythagorean Theorem 8.G.B.3
5. Use square root and cube root symbols to represent solutions
to equations of the form x2 = p and x3 = p 8.EE.A.2
6. Use numbers expressed in the form of a single digit times an integer
power of 10 to estimate large or small quantities 8.EE.A.3
7. Describe the effect of translations and rotations on two-dimensional
figures using coordinates 8.G.A.1
8. Solve real-world problems with numbers expressed in decimal
notations 8.EE.A.4
9. Apply the formulas for the volumes of cones to solve mathematical
problems 8.G.C.6
10. Understand informally that every number has a decimal expansion 8.NS.A.1
SCIENCE
1. Elements of the Periodic Table
2. Carbon Dioxide Oxygen Cycle
3. Chemical/Physical Changes: Digestive System
4. Human Body Systems
5. Elements and Compounds
6. Mixtures and Solutions
7. Metals, non-Metals, Metalloids
8. Graphs and Coordinates
9. Classification of Organisms
10. The Heart
SOCIAL STUDIES
Famous American People
US Highways
Amendments of the Constitution
Nations of the World
Industries of the 13 Colonies
Abolitionists
Major Cities of the United States
The Mexican-American War
The Industrial and Transportation Revolutions
George Washington
ELAR
1. Quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others 7.W.RBPK.8
2. Use common grade-appropriate morphological elements as clues to the
meaning of a word 7.L.VAU.4b
3. Consult reference materials to find the pronunciation of a word or phrase 7.L.VAU.4c
4. Analyze how an author establishes, conveys, and contrasts the points of view of different characters 7.RL.CS.6
5. Use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts 7.W.TTP.2g
6. Analyze how specific elements of a story interact with and affect each other (e.g., how setting shapes a plot) 7.RL.KID.3
7. Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details and sensory
language to convey experiences 7.W.TTP.3g
8. Determine a theme or central idea of a text; provide an objective summary 7.RL.KID.2
9. Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word 7.L.VAU.4
10. Analyze what a text says explicitly and draw logical inferences; cite several pieces of textual evidence to support conclusions 7.RL.KID.1
MATH
1. Apply understandings of operations with fractions to add, subtract, multiply and divide rational numbers 7.NS.A.1
2. Use proportional relationships to solve multi-step ratio and percent problems 7.RP.A.3
3. Explore how statistics can be used to gain information about a population by examining a sample of the population 7.SP.A.2
4. Solve real-world problems involving the four operations with rational numbers 7.NS.A.3
5. Know the formulas for the area and circumference of a circle 7.G.B.3
6. Solve problems involving scale drawings of congruent and similar geometric figures 7.G.A.1
7. Solve real-world problems leading to equations of the form px + q = r where p, q, and r are specific rational numbers 7.EE.B.4.a
8. Solve mathematical problems involving surface area of two-dimensional figures 7.G.B.5
9. Connect equivalent expressions in different forms in a contextual problem 7.EE.A.2
10. Calculate the theoretical probability of a simple event 7.SP.C.6.b
SCIENCE
1. Simple Machines
2. Ecosystems
3. Behaviors and Structures of Animals
4. Push and Pull Forces
5. States of Matter
6. Inherited Traits
7. Seasons and Days/Earth:Sun Positions
8. Genetics
9. Reading Measuring Devices
10. Moon Phases
SOCIAL STUDIES
Boston Tea Party
Branches of Government
Lewis and Clark
Free Enterprise System
Bill of Rights
American Symbols and Landmarks
State Capitals
Voting Rights of Women and African Americans
American Inventors
Industries of Colonial America
ELAR
1. Locate an answer to a question or solve a problem, drawing on
information from multiple print sources 5.RI.IKI.7
2. Use the relationship between particular words to better understand
each of the words 5.FL.VA.7biii
3. Describe how a narrator’s point of view influences how events are
described 5.RL.CS.6
4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning
words 5.FL.VA.7a
5. Use common roots and affixes as clues to the meaning of a word 5.FL.VA.7aii
6. Create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped
to support the writer’s purpose 5.W.TTP.1c
7. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms and adages 5.FL.VA.7bii
8. Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors 5.FL.VA.7bi
9. Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections 5.FL.SC.6a
10. Form and use the perfect verb tense 5.FL.SC.6b
MATH
1. Round decimals to the nearest hundredth, tenth, or whole number using
understanding of place value 5.NBT.A.4
2. Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using efficient strategies 5.NBT.B.5
3. Graph ordered pairs and label points using the first quadrant of the
coordinate plane 5.G.A.1
4. Know and apply the formulas V = l x w x h and V = B x h for rectangular
prisms 5.MD.C.5.b
5. Solve real-world problems involving multiplication of fractions by
using visual fraction models 5.NF.B.6
6. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths using
concrete models 5.NBT.B.7
7. Convert customary and metric measurement units within a single
system 5.MD.A.1
8. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths using
concrete models 5.NBT.B.7
9. Make a line plot to display a data set of measurements 5.MD.B.2
10. Convert customary measurement units including problems involving
simple fractions or decimals 5.MD.A.1
SCIENCE
1. Alternative Energy
2. Forms of Energy
3. Weather Symbols
4. Density, Mass and Volume
5. Energy Sources
6. Calculating Average Speed
7. Ecosystems
8. Microhabitats
9. Density, Mass, Volume 2
10. Hurricane Formations
SOCIAL STUDIES
World and U.S. Longitude and Latitude
Defining Culture
The Effects of Physical Processes (Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Erosion, Ocean Currents)
Economic Indicators of 12 Countries
Governments with Rule by One, Few or Many
Major Landforms
Civic Responsibility and Participation
Locations of Major Countries in Major Regions
Ancient Chinese Inventions and Innovations
Bodies of Water in North America
ELAR
1. Use grade-appropriate general academic and domain- specific words to
develop vocabulary 6.L.VAU.6
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and provide a summary 6.RL.KID.2
3. Explain how an author establishes and conveys the point of view of the
narrator in a text 6.RL.CS.6
4. Describe how the plot of a story or drama unfolds as the plot moves toward a resolution 6.RL.KID.3
5. Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word 6.L. VAU.4a
6. Organize ideas, concepts, and information using effective strategies to
create cohesion and aid in comprehension 6.TTP.2b
7. Use etymological patterns in spelling as clues to the meaning of a word
or phrase 6.L. VAU.4d
8. Develop vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase
important to comprehension or expression 6.L.VAU.6
9. Cite textual evidence to support conclusions 6.RL.KID.1
10. Analyze how a particular stanza fits into the overall structure of a text 6.RL.CS.5
MATH
1. Evaluate numerical expressions involving whole-number exponents 6.EE.A.1
2. Display a single set of numerical data using box plots 6.SP.B.4
3. Understand that positive and negative numbers are used together to
describe quantities having opposite values 6.NS.C.5
4. Solve mathematical problems by graphing points in all four quadrants of
the coordinate plane 6.NS.C.8
5. Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems 6.RP.A.1
6. Fluently add, subtract, multiply, and divide multi-digit decimals a
question 6.NS.B.3
7. Compute fluently with multi-digit numbers and find common factors and
multiples 6.NS.B.4
8. Represent three-dimensional figures using nets made up of rectangle 6.G.A.4
9. Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems 6.RP.A.2
10. Solve unit rate problems including those involving unit pricing 6.RP.A.3.b
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