Week/

Month

Content

Skills for Student Achievement

Assessment

Performance Standards Addressed

Sept

·         Pebbles, Sand, & Silt

·         Identify similarities/differences in earth materials

·         Knowledge of human use of earth materials

·         Identify soil components

·         Label Bottle Drawing

·         Checklists

·         Rock collections

·         III A 1

·         IIA1

Oct

·         5 Senses

·         Identify 5 senses

·         Senses Booklet

·         Pumpkin Activities

·         IV G 1

Nov

·         Health Units/See Health Maps

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·         IV G 1

Dec

·         Health Units/See Health Maps

·         The Universe

·         Identify the changes that occur in the sky in a 24-hour day

·         Observation chart

·         IIIC1

Jan

·         Penguins

·         Basic knowledge of penguins

·         Oral discussion

·         Written/pictorial representation

·         IV B 1

·         IV D 1

·         IV D 2

Feb

·         Solids/liquids

·         Identify properties of solids/liquids

·         Conduct experiments on solids and liquids

·         Oral assessment

·         Liquid booklet

·         Written representation

·         II A 1

·         IIA2

·         IIA3

·         IIA4

March

·         Insects

·         Identify stages of an insect’s life cycle

·         Identify insect body parts

·         Clay model of insect

·         Journal – data collection

·         Life cycle of square moth test

·         IV B1

·         IVD1
IVD2

·         IVF1

April

·         Earth Day

·         Magnets

·         Awareness of water cycle

·         Awareness of reduce, reuse, recycle

·         Describe objects in terms of color, size, shape, weight, texture, flexibility, and attraction to magnets.

·         Experiment with magnets to show that they can be used to make things move without direct contact.

·         The students will experiment with objects and observe how they fall to the ground unless something holds them up.

·         Oral discussion

·         Community presentations

·         Water and Me book

·         Experiments

·         Teacher observation

·         Chart objects that are attracted to magnets

·         IIIB1

·         IIA1

·         IIE1

·         IIE2

May

·         Zoo/animals

·         Identify animal classifications

·         Identify differences and similarities in animals

·         School Board thank you booklet

·         Animal art projects (frog, snake)

·         IVB1

·         IVD1

·         IVD2

·         IVF1