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English-Language Arts

The English-Language Arts curriculum is literature based.  It emphasizes the integration of reading, writing, spelling, listening and speaking.

Reading Skills:

• Sequencing, generalizing, making judgments, recognizing author's purpose, fact and opinion, drawing conclusions, visualization, imagery

• Identifying parts of a book, plot, character, setting, theme, text structure, summarization

• Compare and contrast, recognize main idea and supporting details, predicting

• Narrative writing, research process, encyclopedia

Writing/Language:

• D'Nealian cursive handwriting

• Punctuation and spelling

• Sentence structure and paragraph structure

• Showing clarity of thought through journal writing, creative writing, and report writing

• Writing sentences (compound sentences, compound subjects and predicates, run-on sentences)

• Identifying subject and predicates

• Nouns (singular/plural, common/proper, possessive, direct objects, indirect objects)

• Verbs (main verbs, helping verbs, verb tense, irregular verbs)

• Pronouns (possessive pronouns, contractions, homophones)

• Adjectives and adverbs

• Prepositions

• Gerunds and Participles

• Research paper with bibliography of sources-two

Spelling:

• Weekly lists

• Above level bonus words

• Weekly spelling words are reinforced with the Orchard Program during Computer class

Listening:

• Listen attentively

• Use listening skills to recall main ideas, significant details, compare and contrast ideas, and arrive at conclusions

Speaking:

• Reading aloud to the class

• Poster presentations

• Oral reports

History Social-Studies

World and Ancient History

• Early Civilizations and Cultures

• Early Civilizations in Africa and Asia

• Early Civilization in the Americas

• Mediterranean Empires

• The Medieval World

• Discovery, Expansion and Revolutions

• A World in Opposition

• New Nations and a New Century

Special events include Greek Day, and various special presentations.

Mathematics

Whole Numbers and Decimals

• Adding and Subtracting

• Multiplying and Dividing

Using Data and Statistics

• Mean, Median, Mode and Range

• Reading and Making Graphs

Number Theory and Fractions

• Adding and Subtracting Fractions

• Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

Measurement

Ratio, Proportion, Probability and Rates

Understanding and Using Percent

Geometry

Perimeter, Area and Volume

Algebra: Integers, Equations, Inequalities

Science

Life Science

• Living Things (structure and function of cells, reproduction and heredity, adaptations)

• Ecology (ecosystems and biomes)

Physical Science

• Matter (heat and matter, changes in mater)

• Energy (moving objects, light, color and sound)

Earth Science

• Space (U.S. Space Camp, Huntsville, Alabama)

• Earth (resources and conservation)

• Weather

Human Body

• Growth and Development

• Body Systems