• Participates in monthly liturgy and service
• Recognizes that God’s Kingdom is God’s loving power at work in the world and that Jesus offers us life forever.
• Explains that Mary is the mother of all people
• Understands that scriptures help us to learn about God and Jesus’ message
• Realizes that worship is a way of praising God, and the  signs and symbols of the Sacraments express and enrich our faith
• Celebrates the liturgical year
• Learns that our decisions affect others and ourselves
• Recognizes life is nurtured in a loving family
• Respects the dignity and uniqueness of others
• Learns formal prayer, spontaneous prayer, shares petitions, talks to Jesus in his/her heart
  

WORD ANALYSIS, FLUENCY, AND SYSTEMATIC VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

•  Develops knowledge of common spelling patterns, roots,and affixes
• Identifies antonyms, synonyms, homonyms, and multiple meaning words
• Clarifies new words, makes predictions, uses context clues, and summarizes reading passages
• Practices parts of speech such as verbs and adjectives
• Reads aloud with fluency, accuracy, and appropriate pacing and expression
  

READING COMPREHENSION

• Reads fiction and nonfiction materials independently with literal and inferential comprehension.Rereads, self-corrects, and uses context clues to get meaning
• Answers questions that require analysis, synthesis, and  evaluation of grade-level narrative and informational text
• Summarizes, determines main idea, identifies supporting details, follows directions, draws conclusions and identifies sequence of events
• Distinguishes among common forms of literature
• Explains reasons for character’s actions
  

STUDY AND REFERENCE SKILLS

•  Researches topics using a variety of reference materials
• Participates in daily independent reading
• Gathers information from charts, graphs, maps, and timelines
• Uses titles, tables of contents, chapter headings, glossary, and index to locate information
• Follows multiple-step written directions in proper sequence
• Alphabetizes to the third letter
  

WRITING

•  Writes legible cursive
• Creates a paragraph with a topic sentence and supporting details
• Revises drafts to improve coherence and progression of ideas
• Uses punctuation correctly
• Writes narrative, explanatory, descriptive and opinion essays
  
• Progresses through the stages of the writing process

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

•  Uses clear and specific vocabulary, speaking in manner that guides listener to understand important ideas by using proper phrasing, pitch and modulation
• Identifies main idea and supporting details of reports
• Plans, presents stories, poems, and plays
• Shares reports
• Engages in constructive exchange of ideas Listens critically and responds appropriately to oral communication

NUMBER SENSE

• Identifies and uses numerals 1000-10,000 and place value through millions
• Practices rounding numbers to nearest ten, hundred, or  thousand
• Finds the sums and differences of whole numbers between 0 and 10,000
• Demonstrates concepts of time and money
• Compares and orders money amounts written in decimal form
• Solves problems involving addition and subtraction of money amounts in decimal form
• Solves problems using bills and coins
• Knows and uses all multiplication and division facts through 12’s tables
• Demonstrates multiplication with regrouping
• Begins to memorize division facts
• Practices single digit division with remainders
• Adds and subtracts simple fractions
• Orders fractions from least to greatest
• Demonstrates and explains the relationship between whole numbers, simple fractions, and decimals
• Adds and subtracts fractions with a common denominator

ALGEBRA AND FUNCTIONS

• Solves problems with numeric equations or inequalities
• Practices the concept of the unknown
• Recognizes and uses the commutative, distributive and associative properties of multiplication
• Extends and recognizes a pattern by using rules

MEASUREMENT AND GEOMETRY

• Chooses appropriate units and tools for estimating and measuring objects
• Describes, compares, and contrasts attributes of plane and solid geometric figures using then to define relationships and solve problems
• Understands symmetry, congruence, points, lines and segments
• Identifies right, acute, and obtuse angles in figures
• Identifies coordinate locations

STATISTICS, DATE ANALYSIS, AND PROBABILITY

• Identifies and continues geometric patterns
• Predicts and records possible outcomes
• Interprets data from charts, bar graphs, and pie graphs
  

MATHEMATICAL REASONING

• Practices multiple problem-solving approaches by using strategies of drawing a picture, prediction, sequence,        logic, and analysis to find solutions

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

• Understands that the 3 forms of matter are made up of over 100 different types of atoms
• Describes changes that occur when objects are heated, or when 2 or more substances are combined
• Demonstrates that energy can be stored and converted to motion and heat
• Understands that light has a source and travels in one direction

LIFE SCIENCE

•  Recognizes that plants and animals grow, survive and reproduce
• Identify different environments (desert, forest, etc) and understand that they support different life forms
• Demonstrates knowledge that living things cause positive and negative changes in environments
• Know that when environments change, plant and animals adapt or become extinct
  

EARTH SCIENCE

• Understand that objects in the sky move in regular and predictable patterns
• Demonstrates that Earth and other planets orbit the sun and the moon orbits Earth
• Explore the position of the solar system through technology, rockets, satellites, space shuttles, and International Space Station
• Compares and contrasts how sunlight changes during the day and the season
• Investigation and Experimentation
• Conduct repeated observations to improve accuracy
• Differentiate evidence from opinion, and know that scientists rely on confirmed observations
• Use numerical data to describe and compare
• Predict and compare outcomes of simple investigations
• Collect and analyze data to develop a logical conclusion

• Describes the American Indian nations in their local region long ago and in the recent past
• Emphasis on physical & cultural landscape of CA, including the study of Kumeyaay Indians, the subsequent         arrival of immigrants and the impact they have had on forming the character of our present day society
• Interprets timelines, graphs, pictures, charts, and maps
• Explains how natural resources benefit a community
• Locates meridians, parallels, including Equator and Prime Meridian.Differentiates among counties, states, countries, and continents
• Demonstrates knowledge and use of map keys and symbols
• Draws and labels the compass rose using cardinal numbers and intermediate directions
• Discusses reasons for the development of communities in relation to religion and values
• Understands the role of rules and laws in our daily lives and the basic structure of the US Government

• Learns keyboard through the use of touch-typing
• Demonstrates proper use of computer
• Recognizes and uses the correct computer terminology
• Learns to insert disks, find files, save files
• Edits simple text
• Discusses ethical issues including Internet safety
• Develops correct hand and body positions
• Recognizes the use of the computer as a tool
• Names parts of a computer system including disk drive and screen
• Understands the importance of caring for software

•  Participates in agility games, exercise and calisthenics
• Develops ball skills, sportsmanship, coordination, and body skills
• Participates in basketball, baseball, soccer, and track
• Develops an understanding for physical health and nutrition
  

• Creates using line, color, and shape
• Experiments with tint and shade
• Participates in visual and tactile perception
• Demonstrates creative expression
• Appreciates visual arts heritage
• Analyzes and interprets works of art
• Experiments with a self-made color wheel

• Air and Space Museum 
• Mission Trails Regional Park          

• Kumeyaay – History in a Trunk
  

Wayside School Book Series      Louis Sachar

Granny Torelli Makes Soup        Sharon Creech

The BFG                                     Roald Dahl

The Lion, Witch, Wardrobe        C.S. Lewis