Grade Level Expectations

KINDERGARTEN
Kindergartners naturally care about all living things and show curiosity about everything around them. Building upon
a foundation of pre-school readiness activities, education in kindergarten emphasizes hands-on exploration as
students learn about their world. Instruction in kindergarten focuses on the areas of language arts and mathematics.
LANGUAGE ARTS (K)
L=Listening; R=Reading; S=Speaking; W=Writing C=Language Conventions
· Listen to all selections on the Kindergarten Core Reading List. (R)
· Understand that print conveys meaning. (R)
· Follow, or write, words from left to right and top to bottom, of a printed page. (R)
· Recognize and name all the letters of the alphabet. (R)
· Identify sounds which accompany each letter. (R)
· Begin to read familiar signs (i.e. stop signs, poison signs, etc.), sight words, and simple sentences. (R)
· Recognize rhyming patterns. (R)
· Begin to write simple experience stories and attempt to read back what has been written using letters and
phonetically spelled words. (R, W)
· Print his or her own name. (W)
· Use oral language to provide information, share personal experiences, and tell stories. (S)
· Dictate short 2-4 sentence stories. (S)
· Listen to stories and answer simple questions. (L, S)
· Identify characters, settings, and key events. (R)
· Distinguish fantasy from realistic text. (R)
· Hear and identify beginning and ending sounds in one-syllable words. (L)
· Write upper case and lower case letters, independently attending to form and spatial alignment. (W)
· Identify the front and back cover and title page of a book. (R)
SOCIAL STUDIES (K)
G=Geography; C=Culture; H=History; E=Economics; CV = Civics
· Learn what is necessary for good civic behavior in the classroom and in society. (CV)
· Understand the differences between "needs" and "wants." (G)
· Develop an awareness of time and place on earth. (G)
· Develop a sense of self and self-worth; recognize and share cultural differences. (C)
· Recognize that people, plants, and animals change over time; identify the importance of famous people
from the past. (H)
MATH (K)
· Rote count to 100.
· Count backwards from 12-0.
· Identify and match shapes (circle, triangle, square, rectangle, cube, sphere, cone).
· Identify and write number to 30.
· Count sets of objects up to 30.
· Use manipulatives to demonstrate addition and subtraction of objects to 10.
· Use calculator functions of clear and +.
· Compare items by measurement (shorter/longer/taller).
· Name the days of the week.
· Demonstrate understanding of time (morning, evening, day, yesterday, tomorrow, week, year); including tools that
measure time (clock, calendar).
· Read and recognize time to the hour on an analogus clock.
· Be introduced to tallying as a means of counting.
· Identify pennies, nickels, dimes, and write the cent sign.
· Recognize one and ten dollar bills.
· Demonstrate number sense by showing number family groups with manipulatives.
· Demonstrate an understanding of patterns by forming a three object pattern.
· Demonstrate an understanding of patterns and functions by identifying missing numbers in sequence.
· Pose information questions, collect data, and record the results using objects, pictures, and picture graphs.
· Compare 2 or more sets (up to 10 objects) and identify which set is equal to, more than, or less than, other sets.
· Explore, identify, extend, create, and reproduce patterns by shape, color, size, and other attributes, using a wide
variety of materials.
SCIENCE (K)
· Trees:
· Explore trees around the school through the seasons
· Observe and investigate parts of the tree
· Wood:
· Compare the properties of different kinds of wood
· Investigate wood in water
· Explore wood by-products
· Create wood constructions
· The Five Senses:
· Recognize and identify senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell
· Experience the environment using the five senses
· Drug Awareness Program:
·Emphasize self esteem
TECHNOLOGY (K)
· Exposure to graphics programs to create original artwork.

FIRST GRADE
First grade students enter a new realm of learning as they study in a more structured classroom. Students will learn in large and small group settings. Exploration of the world around them continues as they enhance their understanding of print and numbers. The major focus in first grade is on reading and mathematics.
LANGUAGE ARTS (1st)
L=Listening; R=Reading; S=Speaking; W=Writing C=Language Conventions
· Read appropriate level text independently and read daily for pleasure and process at home. (R)
· Identify the beginning, middle, and ending sounds of words. (R)
· Generate and blend sounds from consonants, long and short vowel patterns, spelling patterns, and digraphs. (R)
· Use multiple strategies when reading such as: search, predict, monitor (using knowledge of letters and sounds), and
self correct. (R)
· Recognize 100 high frequency words, and spell 50 high frequency words. (R, W)
· Discuss stories, predict endings, recall information, and express opinion. (R, L, S)
· Express ideas using multiple simple sentences with appropriate capitalization and punctuation. (W, S)
· Use descriptive language to enhance written and verbal expression. (W, S)
· Recite information from memory (i.e. address, home phone, birthday, longer poems, nursery rhymes, stories, etc.)(S)
· Sequence events. (L, S, R, W)
· First grade students will be able to track words using one-to-one correspondence, distinguishing the difference
between a letter, a word, and a sentence. They will also have the understanding that every story has a title and an
author. (R)
SOCIAL STUDIES (1st)
G=Geography; C=Culture; H=History; E=Economics; CV = Civics
· Understand and use maps of the classroom, school, and community. (G)
· Compare and contrast friends and families from diverse cultures. (C)
· Understand self, parents, and grandparents; learn about people from long ago through literature. (H)
· Develop respect, resourcefulness, responsibility, and cooperation. (CV)
· Study the concepts of town, country, and farm; identify how our needs are supplied. (E)
MATH (1st)
· Count orally by ones, twos, fives, and tens up to 100.
· Count backwards by rote memory from any number 1-20.
· Use tally marks to count and record numbers up to 25.
· Use concrete objects or pictures as needed to create and solve simple number stories.
· Identify and give the value for pennies, nickels, and dimes.
· Tell time to the hour and one-half hour.
· Read and write two and three digit numbers
· Extend patterns involving addition and subtraction
· Name even and odd numbers and use manipulatives to show groups of even and odd numbers.
· Measure to the nearest inch and/or centimeter.
· Use calculator to demonstrate place value and skip counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's.
· Read and write number relation sentences (2<5, 3+0<6, 2 dimes >18 cents)
· Identify and write equivalent names for numbers
· Write addition and subtraction models for stories and find solutions for stories.
· Collect, represent, and compare data using pictures, bar graphs, tally charts, and picture graphs.
· Understand relationship between addition and subtraction by constructing and using fact families.
· Mentally add and subtract ten to and from any two digit number
· Recognize common three dimensional shapes: cone, sphere, cube, and cylinder.
· Use straightedge to construct and name line segments.
· Sort groups of objects by attributes and use attributes to select objects.
· Count coin combinations (pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters) and record them using money notation.
· Extend addition and subtraction facts by 10's (i.e. 2+3=5, 20+30=50)
· Show fractions as equal parts of a whole.
· Make largest/smallest number using any three numbers to show place value.
· Compare the length, weight, and volume of two or more objects using direct comparison or a non-standard unit.
· Predict outcomes and make reasonable estimates.
SCIENCE (1st)
· New Plants:
· Discover ways to propagate new plants from mature plants.
· Grow plants from seed and observe the life cycle in a month.
· Plant monocots and dicots together in a "lawn" and compare the results of mowing.
· Grow new plants from cuttings, bulbs, and roots, and monitor growth.
· Solids and Liquids:
· Investigate the properties of particular solids and liquids and compare their behaviors.
· Observe interactions of solid/liquid and liquid/liquid.
· Pebbles, Sand, and Silt:
· Sort, wash, compare, and seriate rocks.
· Separate mixtures of rocks with screens and investigate clay and soil.
· Participate in projects that demonstrate how people use earth materials in their daily lives.
· Dental:
· Introduction to basic dental hygiene.
· Drug Awareness Program:
· Drug and alcohol awareness program.
· Personal growth and development emphasizing decision-making, self-esteem, and communication skills.
TECHNOLOGY (1st)
· Students will be exposed to accessing grade appropriate software stored on a computer, operate it, navigate
through it, and get out of it.
· Students will be exposed to the proper use of whatever peripherals are attached to the computer they are using.
· Students will learn specific command keys on the computer keyboard.
· Students will type a sentence on a word processor.

SECOND GRADE
Second grade students explore concepts in more depth and begin to learn about relationships among things in their
world. These students are starting to learn more independently. The major focus for second graders continues to be
in the areas of reading and mathematics.
LANGUAGE ARTS (2nd)
L=Listening; R=Reading; S=Speaking; W=Writing C=Language Conventions
· Know and use spelling patterns, recognize and spell 200 high frequency words. (R)
· Decode two syllable words and regular multisyllable words, words with plurals. (R)
· Read grade level text with fluency, accuracy, appropriate intonation and expression with at least 90% accuracy. (R)
· Understand common antonyms and synonyms, simple prefixes and suffixes. (R)
· Use reading strategies such as rereading, self correcting, and relating to prior knowledge. (R)
· Understand what is read by identifying sequence, author's purpose, and cause and effect relationships; interpreting
diagrams, charts, and graphs; and by comparing and contrasting elements of the story.(R)
· Identify rhythm, rhyme, assonance, and alliteration in poetry. (R)
· Organize and focus writing by relating ideas and using appropriate vocabulary. (W)
· Create readable documents with legible handwriting. (W)
· Understand the structure of various reference materials. (W)
· Revise original drafts for sequence and detail. (W)
· Write a brief narrative based on one's experience, a friendly letter, simple notes, or lists. (W)
· Expand the use of specific words that relate to story impressions. (W)
· Determine the purpose of listening, paraphrase information, follow three and four step oral directions. (L, S)
· Organize presentations and speak clearly. (L, S)
· Listen, respond appropriately, and take turns in group work, (L, S)
· Begin to ask questions at all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. (L, S)
· Orally recount experiences or present stories. (L, S)
· Recognize complete sentences, nouns, and verbs. (C)
· Use commas correctly in greeting and closures in a letter and with dates and words in a series. (C)
· Capitalize all proper nouns, words at the beginning of a sentence, greetings, months, days of the week, titles, and
initials of people. (C)
· Recognize common abbreviations. (C)
· Identify and construct three dimensional shapes, cones, cylinders, prisms, pyramids, spheres; compute the surface area.
· Measure objects to the nearest 1/16 of an inch.
· Visualize and draw two dimensional views of three dimensional objects made from rectangular solids.
· Add and subtract positive and negative numbers.
· Identify and represent positive and negative numbers, decimals, fractions, and mixed numbers on a number line.
· Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions with like and unlike denominators.
· Solve a ratio number story problem.
· Use strategies, skills, and concepts in finding solutions to problems.
· Make general conclusions and summary statement; pose new, related questions and comments to move beyond a
particular problem.
· Use variables in simple expressions; compute the value of the expression for specific values of the variable; plot and
interpret results.
· Make decisions about how to approach problems.
MATH (2nd)
· Build multiplication tables of 2's, 5's, and 10's.
· Understand numeration by counting by twos, fives, and tens from any two digit number.
· Add and subtract amounts of money using combinations of coins and bills; decimal notation and $ and ¢ symbols.
· Demonstrate addition and subtraction concepts by solving words problems; complete equations using two and three
digit numbers.
· Understand addition and subtraction using four number models based on a fact family (8+6=14, 14-6=8).
· Tell time to the nearest minute.
· Use mental arithmetic skills to solve addition and subtraction problems.
· Read temperature changes on a thermometer in both Fahrenheit and Celsius.
· Identify prism, pyramid, cylinder, cone, and sphere, and tell similarities and differences.
· Use straightedge to construct and name points and line segments.
· Understand symmetry by identifying two equal halves of objects.
· State whether a story problem requires addition or subtraction.
· Make an array to illustrate a multiplication sentence.
· Use number sense to complete number grid patterns and puzzles.
· Identify, name, and compare fractions of objects up to 1/12.
· Identify and name fractions of sets.
· Identify and use linear units (cm, meter, inches, feet).
· Measure to the nearest half inch and half centimeter.
· Know the perimeter of a polygon.
· Write numbers with decimals to the hundredths.
· Write and identify the place value of a four digit number.
· Solve number stories involving dollars and cents.
· Demonstrate understanding/relationship between multiplication and division.
· Use a calendar to find information.
· Understand patterns and how they grow.
· Collect, record, organize, display, interpret data on a graph.
· Make decisions about how to set up a problem.
· solve problems in reasonable ways and justify reasoning.
· Note connections between problems.
· Identify features of data sets (range and mode).
· Use different units to measure the same object and predict whether the measurement will be greater or smaller when a different unit is use
· Count, read, write, order and compare whole numbers to 1,000 and identify the place value for each digit.
· Use words, models, and expanded form to represent numbers to 1,000.
SOCIAL STUDIES (2nd)
G=Geography; C=Culture; H=History; E=Economics; CV = Civics
· Locate our country, the continents, and the oceans using mapping skills. (G)
· Understand and appreciate the traditions of parents, grandparents, and ancestors; discuss a family history from personal experience or literature. (C)
· Describe the diversity of people living in the United States. (C)
· Demonstrate knowledge of the contributions of several historical figures; recognize national symbols and holidays;
demonstrate democratic behavior. (H)
· Understand the interdependence of people in society and how they work together to provide all the services needed within the community. (C, E, CV)
· Study the effects of climate on community services. (G)
TECHNOLOGY (2nd)
· Use the shift keys and various command keys on the computer keyboard.
· Type 1-3 sentences and use the insert function.
SCIENCE (2nd)
· Air and Weather:
· Explore properties of air including air pressure and air movement.
· Monitor weather and weather changes.
· Investigate and construct devices that use moving air to function (i.e. parachutes, gliders, pinwheels, wind socks).
· Insects:
· Introduce students to the life sequences of a number of insects.
· Observe and compare insect structures and behaviors in different stages of the life cycle.
· Balance and Motion:
· Investigate and explore balance, counter balance, and stability.
· Construct and observe simple devices that balance movement (i.e. tops, zoomers, and mobiles).
· Nutrition and Health:
· Become familiar with the Daily Food Guide Pyramid.
· Identify a balanced meal.
· Recognize the relationship between a healthy lifestyle and good health.
· Drug Awareness Program:
· Personal growth and development emphasizing decision-making, self-esteem, and communication skills.
· Drug and alcohol awareness program.

THIRD GRADE
Third grade students are learning about the factors influencing the things around them. In addition, these students are responsible for more independent work. Expect them to extend their relationships, both academic and social, making interdisciplinary and multicultural connections to expand their view of the world.
LANGUAGE ARTS (3rd)
L=Listening; R=Reading; S=Speaking; W=Writing C=Language Conventions
· Read grade level text with fluency, accuracy, and appropriate intonation and expression with at least 90% accuracy.
(R)
· Decode complex word families and recognize 300 high frequency words. (R)
· Use antonyms, homonyms, homographs, homophones, prefixes, and suffixes to determine the meaning of words. (R)
· Use a dictionary. (R)
· Use the reading strategies: word context, predicting, clarifying, questioning, and summarizing. (R)
· Use titles, table of contents, chapter headings, glossaries, and indexes to locate information in text. (R)
· Understand what is read and heard by asking appropriate questions, making predictions, connecting prior
knowledge with literal and inferential information, and determining problems and solutions. (R, L, S)
· Distinguish between cause and effect, fact and opinion, main idea and supporting details. (R)
· Define and sequence activities from instructions. (R)
· Distinguish among poetry, drama, fiction, and non-fiction. (R)
· Identify fairy tales, myths, folktales, legends and fables, character traits, author's tools, and narration. (R)
· Write an introduction body and conclusion with proper paragraphs. (W)
· Write and revise stories, descriptions, letters, and opinions using visuals, sequence, and proper paragraphs. (W)
· Give an oral presentation with logical order, concrete details, clear vocabulary, and use of props. (L, S)
· Compare ideas and points of view in the media. (L, S)
· Use different types of sentences correctly. (C)
· Identify and correctly use subjects, verbs, pronouns, objectives, and articles. (C)
· Punctuate date, city and state, and titles of books. (C)
· Capitalize geographical names, holidays, historical periods, and special events. (W)
· Spell one syllable words with blends, plural patterns, contractions, compound words, homophones, and an additional 150 high frequency words. (C)
· Arrange words in alphabetical order. (C)
MATH (3rd)
· Read, write, compare, and order whole numbers through 100,000.
· Demonstrate understanding of statistical interpretation by displaying a set of data in a tally chart and bar graph, and finding the median in a set of data.
· Count coins to $1.00, calculate change, and write money notation.
· Solve addition and subtraction fact extensions (i.e. 6+8=14, 16+8=24).
· Solve two and three digit addition and subtraction problems.
· Add three or more addends.
· Estimate and measure length using inches, feet, yards, centimeters and meters.
· Find perimeter of polygons with 3 or 4 sides (triangle, rectangle, square, trapezoid, rhombus, parallelogram).
· Find area of rectangles by counting squares and write the number models for area.
· Understand multiplication and division concepts by composing number stories and making arrays to represent number models
· Write four number models for fact families showing the relationship between multiplication and division.
· Read, write, and color grids to represent decimal numerals to the hundredths place.
· Understand place value by increasing or decreasing five digit numbers of 10 (10 more than 90,674).
· Identify three dimensional shapes: prism, cylinder, and pyramid.
· Identify lines, segments, rays, and angles.
· Apply knowledge of geometric shapes and properties in constructing segments, rays, lines, and polygons.
· Name and represent square numbers (use arrays).
· Memorize multiplication facts 0-10.
· Learn use of parentheses in number models.
· Solve multiplication and division number stories involving fact extensions.
· Name fractions of regions and sets.
· Use visual models to write equivalent fractions.
· Identify halves and fourths of inches on a ruler.
· Solve one digit times two digit multiplication problems.
· Solve problems involving positive and negative numbers.
· Tell the factors of numbers up to 24.
· Find equivalent names for linear, weight, and capacity measurements.
· Interpret a tally chart and find the median and mean of the data.
· Use centimeter cubes to find the volume of rectangular prisms.
· Collect and display data in diagrams, graphs, charts, and tables.
· Predict the probable outcome of a chance situation based on data.
· Describe and compare attributes of plane and solid geometric figures and use their understanding to show
relationships and solve problems.
· Use strategies, skills and concepts to analyze problems and find solutions.
· Discriminate relevant and irrelevant information.
· Apply mathematical skills to real life situations.
SOCIAL STUDIES (3rd)
G=Geography; C=Culture; H=History; E=Economics; CV = Civics
· Understand and identify different regions of the United States; identify land and water forms. (G)
· Begin to understand continuity and changes in our own locality and nation. (C, H)
· Study the natural landscape and resources of the local topography. (G)
· Understand citizenship and the need for rules. (H)
· Study about national holidays and symbols. (H)
· Learn about our commonality through the study of tall tales, folk tales, and legends. (C, H)
TECHNOLOGY (3rd)
· Access grade appropriate software stored on a computer, operate it, navigate through it, and get out of it.
· Begin learning keyboarding skills.
· Learn to integrate word processing throughout the curriculum as a tool where appropriate.
· Publish a grade-appropriate document on a word processor using spell check.
· Learn how to browse large media such as CD-ROMS, laser disks, information.
SCIENCE (3rd)
· Human Body:
· Study the basic structural systems of our bodies (skeleton, joints, and muscles) and how these systems work together to provide movement.
· Magnetism and Electricity:
· Explore permanent magnetism, simple electrical circuitry, and electro-magnetism.
· Earth Materials:
· Observe and identify rocks and minerals and learn techniques used by geologists.
· Measurement:
· Use the standard metric units to measure length (meter), weight (gram), fluid volume (liter), and temperature (degree
Celsius).
· Drug Awareness Program:
· Drug/Alcohol Awareness program emphasizing decision- making, self-esteem, and communication skills.

FOURTH GRADE
Fourth grade students, most of whom are learning to perceive relationships in the world around them, begin to apply
previously gained knowledge to new situations. The skills acquired in prior grades (reading to learn, application of
basic facts, and critical writing) facilitate their work with more complex concepts.
SOCIAL STUDIES (4th)
G= Geography C=Culture H=History E=Economics CV=Civics
· California: its land and its environment. (G)
· Native Americans: as they relate to California's past and present. (C, H, CV)
· California History: in the time of the explorers, as part of Mexico, the Gold Rush, independence and statehood, and
the construction of the transcontinental railroad. (H)
· California: its place and role in the United States. (H)
TECHNOLOGY (4th)
· Type 10 WPM with 80% accuracy using letters ASDFJKLERUIO.
· Complete, save, and print a word-processed document.
· Learn advanced word processing functions such as cut/copy/paste, grammar check, thesaurus.
· Use telecommunications to browse information in a remote system.
· Use telecommunications to exchange e-mail.
SCIENCE (4th)
· Structures of Life:
· Germinate seed and grow them in a hydroponic garden.
· Observe the structures and behavior of crayfish.
· Water:
· Investigate surface tension, freezing, expansion, density, evaporation, condensation of water in a number of
everyday settings.
· Consider water quality and the process by which water is recycled naturally.
· Measurement:
· Use the standard metric units to measure length (meter), weight (gram), fluid volume (liter), and temperature (degree
Celsius)
· Physics of Sound:
· Understand the central idea of vibration as the source of all sounds.
· Experience sound sources, receivers, amplification, pitch, and direction of sound.
· Drug Awareness Program:
· Drug/Alcohol Awareness program emphasizing decision- making, self-esteem, and communication skills.
LANGUAGE ARTS (4th)
R=Reading W=Writing S=Speaking L=Listening C=Language Conventions
· Read grade level text aloud with 90% accuracy with fluency and appropriate expression from a variety of genres. (R)
· Define words and phrases using knowledge of the word relationships (i.e. synonyms, antonyms, homophones, root words, and words content). (R
· Use idios, analogies, metaphors, and similes. (R)
· Comprhend and analyze grade level appropriate text through the use of a variety of reading strategies. (R)
· Describe structural differences of a variety of genres. (R)
· Analyze literature through plot, character, actions, figurative language, and author's tools. (R, W)
· Write to reflect purpose and audiences. (W)
· Create a paragraph which includes a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and concluding statement. (R)
· Quote or paraphrase informational sources. (W)
· Use the organizational features of electronic media to create simple documents. (W)
· Revise own work. (W)
· Write and give an oral presentation about a memorable event. (W, L, S)
· Use simple dialogue in writing. (W)
· Write and give an oral information report. (W, S)
· Understand an oral presentation by asking relevant questions and summarizing ideas. (L, S)
· Address a specific problem in a group by specifying the goals, devising alternative solutions, considering the risks of
each, and choosing the best course of action. (L, S)
· Deliver an oral presentation with an effective introduction and conclusion, and effectively use cause and effect, similarity and difference, and posing and answering a question. (L, S
· Evaluate the role of the media in focusing attention and forming opinions. (L, S)
· Formulate and answer questions at all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. (L, S)
· Recite a brief poem. (L, S)
· Use compound sentences in writing and speaking. (C)
· Use regular and irregular verbs, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions. (C)
· Use commas in series, dates, locations, and addresses; apostrophes in possessives and contractions; and parenthesis. (C)
· Capitalize names of magazines, newspapers, works of art, musical compositions, names of organizations, and first word in quotations. (C)
· Spell multisyllable words. (C)
MATH (4th)
· Identify lines, line segments, rays, angles, and vertices.
· Identify the following complex polygons: triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon, and hexagon.
· Read and write numbers to millions.
· Add and subtract two and three digit numbers.
· Know basic multiplication/division facts through twelve.
· Add and subtract decimals to the hundredths.
· Measure to the nearest millimeter, centimeter, decimeter, and meter.
· Extend and solve multiplication facts by powers of ten (ex. 3x6=18, 30x6=180).
· Use a protractor to measure angles.
· Give ordered pairs for coordinate points.
· Demonstrate understanding of fractions by identifying halves, fourths, thirds, sixths, and eighths of whole objects.
· Recognize equivalent fractions.
· Round numbers to the nearest million.
· Multiply a three digit number by a one digit number.
· Determine the lines of symmetry.
· Differentiate between symmetry and reflection.
· Compute addition and subtraction involving positive and negative numbers.
· Define percentage and give examples of its use.
· Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between decimals, fractions, and percentages by creating equivalent
decimals and percentages for fractions with denominators of 10 or 100.
· Use a calculator to convert fractions to decimals, and fractions to percentages.
· Demonstrate understanding of statistical interpretation by making predictions, drawing conclusions, and comparing data.
· Demonstrate a beginning understanding of a division algorithm by completing problems with three digit dividends and one digit divisors with teacher help.
· Demonstrate understanding of perimeter and area by writing a complete number model for a rectangle, a triangle, and a parallelogram.
· Develop a strategy for problems that involve rate.
· Construct a geometric solid.
· Round two place decimals to one decimal or the nearest whole number and use rounding to judge reasonableness
of an answer.
· Factor small whole numbers.
· Understand concept of prime numbers.
· Write number sentences with numerals or words and solve open number sentences.
· Solve simple logic problems.
· Identify strategies for solving a problem: sequence and prioritize information, discriminate relevant information, break into simpler parts, and observe patterns.
· Develop generalizations of results of problems and extend them to other problems in real life situations.

FIFTH GRADE
Fifth grade students expand their knowledge beyond their skill level to lay the groundwork for broader study. Concrete experiences continue to be the beginning focus for new concepts and real-world applications.
SOCIAL STUDIES (5th)
G=Geography; C=Culture; H=History; E=Economics; CV = Civics
· Demonstrate map and globe skills; identify locations and regions of early settlement and movement between regions of North America. (G)
· Understand the experience of different racial, religious, and ethnic groups in United States history. (C)
· Learn United States history from the time before Columbus through exploration, colonization, independence, and the
development of the new nation. (H)
· Develop ethical, responsible citizenship, understand Constitutional rights, and value diversity. (CV)
· Identify the causes and effects of exploration, colonization, and independence. (E)
TECHNOLOGY (5th)
· Type using the home row.
· Type at 15 WPM with 80% accuracy using all the alphabet letters.
· Load, save to disk, and print using a word processor.
· Discuss ethical issues of technology (i.e. copyright infringement, illegal copying of media, responsibility).
SCIENCE (5th)
· Environmental Module:
· Be exposed to different plant and animal environments. Investigate terrestrial and aquatic systems to develop the
concepts of environmental factors, tolerance, preference, and range.
· Mixtures & Solutions Module:
· Be exposed to basic chemistry concepts. Investigate mixtures, solutions, saturation, concentration, evaporation, and
chemical reactions.
· Solar Energy Module:
· Be Introduced to the concepts of apparent sun movement and passive solar energy. Investigate solar energy by
using various earth materials to discover reflective and absorbent characteristics of solar energy.
· Measurement Module:
· Be Introduced to metric measurements of length, weight, volume, temperature, and use of appropriate measurement tools.
· Drug Awareness Program:
· Drug/Alcohol Awareness program emphasizing decision-making, self-esteem, and communication skills.
· Family Life:
· Focuses on human growth, similarities and differences in growth patterns, and family and peer relationships.
LANGUAGE ARTS (5th)
L=Listening; R=Reading; S=Speaking; W=Writing C=Language Conventions
· Read grade level text with 90% accuracy with fluency and appropriate expression from a variety of genres.
· Analyze the meaning of complex words by using word origins; understand synonyms, antonyms, and homographs; know Greek and Latin roots and affixes. (R)
· Understand figurative and metaphorical use of words in context. (R)
· Identify main ideas; draw inferences, conclusions, or generalizations; identify cause and effect. (R)
· Distinguish among facts, supported inferences, and opinions in text. (R)
· Identify and analyze the characteristics of non-fiction, fiction, drama, and poetry. (R)
· Contrast actions, motives, and appearances of characters to the plot or the theme. (R)
· Describe the effect of imagery, symbolism, and theme in literary works. (R)
· Evaluate literature from different eras or cultures. (R)
· Create a clear, organizing structure that helps the reader follow a line of thought. (W)
· Use citations, end notes, and bibliographic references to locate information. (W)
· Create documents using word processing skills; use simple databases and spreadsheets. (W)
· Write and orally present a narrative that establishes a situation, plot, point of view, setting, or conflict, and develop
complex characters. (W, S, L)
· Write and orally present an expository piece speculating on cause and effect. (W, S, L)
· Write research report and/or present orally key ideas, issues, or situations. (W, S, L)
· Describe and analyze a subject. (W)
· Create sensory images. (W)
· Make inferences or draw conclusions from an oral report. (L, S)
· Communicate clearly, precisely, and effectively in group work. (L, S)
· Give an oral presentation with a focus, organization, point of view, and supporting ideas. Engage the audience. (L,S)
· Analyze media as an information provider, entertainer, persuader, informer, and transmitter of culture. (L, S)
· Identify and correctly use troublesome verbs (i.e. lie/lay, sit/set, rise/raise). (C)
· Identify and correctly use prepositional phrases, appositives, independent and dependent clauses; use transitions
and conjunctions to elaborate on ideas. (C)
· Use colon and quotation marks properly. (C)
· Indent paragraphs. (C)
· Seek spelling resources for less common words. (C)
MATH (5th)
· Identify all factors up to 50.
· Identify prime and composite numbers.
· Identify place value: whole numbers to millions; decimals to thousandths.
· Determine the divisibility of a whole number by 2,3,5.
· Add and subtract whole numbers to four digits and decimals to hundredths.
· Multiply and divide whole numbers (multiply 2 digit by 2 digit; divide with multiple digit divisors with remainders).
· Identify geometric properties of right, acute, obtuse, adjacent and vertical angles, parallel lines, and perpendicular lines.
· Use geometric tools to draw, measure line segments, and angles.
· Name, write, and create mixed numbers and their equivalent fractions.
· Create equivalent fractions, decimals, and percents (1/4=.25=25%).
· Identify maximum, minimum, range, median, and mode with a given set of data.
· Interpret graphs and tables using statistical data.
· Use parentheses in solving number equations.
· Convert standard, exponential, and scientific notation (7 squared=49).
· Plot ordered number pairs to a coordinate grid.
· Use information taken from a graph to answer questions about a problem situation.
· Use a letter to represent an unknown number; write and evaluate simple algebraic expressions in one variable by
substitution.
· Identify and graph ordered pairs in the four quadrants.
· Compute the area and perimeter of polygons.
· Measure radius and diameter and use a calculator to compute circumference of a circle.
· Understand and compute volumes and areas of simple objects.
· Use appropriate units of measures for two and three dimensional objects (perimeter, area, volume).
· Know that the sum of the angles of any triangle is 180¡ and the sum of angles of any quadrilateral is 360¡ and use the information to solve problems.

SIXTH GRADE
Sixth grade students expand their knowledge beyond the skill level to lay the groundwork for broader study.
Concrete experiences continue to be the beginning focus for new concepts and real-world applications.
MATH (6th)
· Simplify and evaluate expressions using order of operations.
· Write expressions from word phrases.
· Solve one step equations using formulas.
· Write a rule for a function.
· Use input/output tables.
· Graph ordered pairs and functions.
· Compare and order integers.
· Compare and order decimals.
· Understand decimal equivalents.
· Add, subtract, multiply & divide decimals by whole numbers, two decimals, and decimal by power of 10.
· Convert decimals to fractions, decimals to percents.
· Express fractions as terminating, repeating decimals.
· Recognize equivalent fractions.
· Compare, order and simplify positive and negative fractions.
· Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions with like and unlike denominators, mixed numbers, & whole numbers.
· Classify, measure, and estimate the value of angles.
· Construct congruent segments and angles.
· Identify polygons and classify triangles and quadrilaterals.
· Show congruence, similarity, and symmetry of geometric figures.
· Tessellate, translate, and reflect geometric figures.
· Calculate volume of rectangular prisms.
· Measure using metric and customary units of length, area, volume, weight, & capacity, choosing appropriate units.
· Convert with metric and customary units (feet to inches.)
· Calculate perimeter of polygons; radius, diameter and circumference of circles.
· Calculate area of polygons and circles.
· Estimate area of irregular figures.
· Relate perimeter and area.
· Use mental math to solve equations and test divisibility.
· Add, subtract, multiply, and divide positive and negative numbers.
· Raise whole numbers to powers beyond cubic powers.
· Recognize number sequences.
· Write a function rule, graph, and interpret graphs of functions.
· Construct input/output tables.
· Determine the least common multiple and greatest common divisor and use them to find common denominators.
· Calculate simple probability.
· Understand the counting principle to solve problems.
· Create tree diagrams.
· Conduct experiments to predict outcomes, define population, determine a random sample, simulate a problem, conduct a survey, determine fair and unfair games.
· Use a computer to conduct probability experiments.
· Use of scientific calculators.
· Read, write, and calculate ratios.
· Determine equal ratios.
· Compute distance, rate, and time problems.
· Solve proportions and make scale drawings.
· Write percents as ratios and decimals and estimate percents.
LANGUAGE ARTS (6th)
L=Listening; R=Reading; S=Speaking; W=Writing C=Language Conventions
· Distinguish and interpret figurative language and multiple word meanings. (R)
· Recognize the origins and meanings of frequently used foreign words in English. (R)
· Explains "shades of meaning" for related words. (R)
· Identify and use the structural features of newspapers, magazines and editorials. (R)
· Understand grade level appropriate text by connecting and clarifying main ideas and concepts, and identify their relationship to other sources. (R)
· Use strategies to clarify meaning, support assertions about text, identify extraneous or missing information. (R)
· Note unsupported inferences, fallacious reasoning and persuasive and propaganda techniques in text. (R)
· Distinguish among forms of fiction and describe the major characteristics of each. (R)
· Analyze how the qualities of the character and influence of the setting affect the plot and resolution of the conflict. (R)
· Identify the speaker and recognize the difference between first and third person narration. (R)
· Define how mood or meaning is conveyed in poetry. (R)
· Choose appropriate form for the writing purpose. (W)
· Use a variety of effective and coherent organizational patterns including compare and contrast, classification and division,
arrangement of spatial order, and order of importance/climactic order. (W)
· Write and orally present narratives using a variety of techniques such as point of view that offers insight, dialogue, suspense, flashbacks, foreshadowing, alliteration, hyperbole, metaphor, and simile. (W, L, S)
· Write and orally present expository text including description, explanation, comparison/contrast, and problem/solution. (W, L,S)
· Write a response to literature which develops an interpretation organized around several clear ideas, premises, or images which are supported with examples and textual evidence. (W)
· Write and orally present research reports that pose relevant questions narrow enough to be thoroughly covered with supporting evidence; include a bibliography. (W, L, S)
· Write persuasive text that states a clear position of a proposal with supporting evidence. (W)
· Use and identify the use of speaker's verbal techniques and non-verbal messages. (L, S)
· Restate and execute multi-step oral instructions and directions. (L, S)
· Employ group decision-making techniques such as problem-solving. (L, S)
· Deliver an oral presentation with focus, organization, and point of view matching purpose, message, occasion, and voice
modulation to the audience, and emphasizing points to assist listener in following main ideas and concepts. Support presentation with audio visuals or technology. (L, S)
· Identify persuasive and propaganda techniques used in television and identify false and misleading information. (L, S)
· Correctly use present, past, and future perfect tense, subject-verb agreement with compound subjects, and indefinite pronouns. (C)
· Use simple, compound and compound-complex sentences; use coordination and subordination of ideas to express complete thoughts. (C)
· Uses colons and semi-colons correctly. (C)
· Spell frequently misspelled words. (C)