Religion
Students focus on their relationship with God and others by:
learning and practicing the 4 kinds of prayer
studying the 10 commandments
participating in service projects
Math
Students will:
Learn how to write and solve expressions and equations
Use variables
Use multiplication and division
Understand factor pairs and multiples
Understand fractions and decimals
Compare fractions
Find equivalent fractions, simplify fractions
Add and subtract fractions with the same and different denominators
Add and subtract decimals
Read and analyze data, including charts and graphs
Solve real-world problems using all 4 operations with whole numbers,
fractions and decimals
Reading
Students concentrate on comprehension strategies for fiction and informational texts:
Sequencing, summarizing, text organization
Setting, character development, plot analysis
Characteristics of genres
Encourage lifelong reading
Language Arts
Students focus on writing paragraphs and writing in different genres and for different audiences:
Sentence structures
Paragraph elements
Characteristics of genres
Spelling and word study
Use cursive writing
Science
Students will study and investigate:
Energy and energy transfer
Electricity and magnetism
The body's immune system
Rocks and minerals
Engineering design process
Social Studies
Students begin the year with an overview of our system of government. They will continue with a study of the 5 regions of the United States. Each region will include:
History of the region
Geography of the region
Regional economics