Curriculum Scope & Sequence – 4th & 5th Grade Combo
Science
Texts: ACSI Purposeful Design 4 & 5.
General Goals: Students will explore the following sciences: Earth & Space Science, Human Body, Life Science, & Physical Science.
Goals By Term (Even Numbered School Year Starts – 2012, 2014, etc.)
Term 1 – Life Science: Stability, Design of Life, Order of Life, Diversity of Life, and System of Life using Grade 4 text.
Term 2 – Physical Science: Energy, Energy and Heat, Light and Sound, Motion and Force, Matter and Its Uses using Grade 4 text.
Term 3 – Earth Science: Predictability, Earth Processes, Natural Resources, Weather and Climate, Sun, Earth, and Moon using Grade 5 text.
Term 4 – Human Body: Balance, Transition, Disease using Grade 5 text.
Goals By Term (Odd Numbered School Year Starts – 2011, 2013, etc.)
Term 1 –Earth and Space Science: Balance, Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, & Universe using Grade 4 text.
Term 2 – Human Body: Wellness, Body Systems: Cardiac and Digestive using Grade 4 text.
Term 3 – Life Science: Cycles, Life cycles, Cells, Ecological Seccession using Grade 5 text.
Term 4 – Physical Science: Transformations, Measuring Matter, Changing Matter, Force and Work, Electricity and Magnetism using Grade 5 text.
Language Arts
- Reading: Students will read grade level material fluently with expression, taking punctuation into account. Comprehension will be demonstrated through responding to questions in sentences and simple paragraphs, demonstrating general knowledge and comprehension, application, and simple analysis of similarities and differences. Students will read in a variety of genres.
- Writing: Students will demonstrate informative, narrative, descriptive, persuasive and poetry writing. Students will produce papers of at least 1-page length in cursive, using the writing process of prewriting, drafting, revising, editing and publishing.
- Grammar: Students will identify the subject and predicate of simple and complex sentences and will learn the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, and the proper use of end punctuation and some uses of the comma.
- Spelling: Students will be taught spelling based on phonetic families and spelling rules.
- General: Given oral presentation of subject matter, students will identify and share main points, and copy from visually presented material. Students will participate in classroom and small group discussion with relevance. Students will give oral reports of 3-4 minutes.
Even Numbered School Year Starts – 2012, 2014, etc.
Texts:
- READING: Progeny Press Study Guide & books of the following titles: Mr. Poppers Penguins, Farmer Boy, The Whipping Boy, & Island of the Blue Dolphins.
- SPELLING: Houghton Mifflin Spelling and Vocabulary Level 4 and Level 5.
- GRAMMAR: Easy Grammar Grade 4 and Easy Grammar Grade 5.
- WRITING: Excellence in Writing – Student Writing Intensive Level A.
- HANDWRITING: Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Grade 4 and 5.
Term 1 –
- READING: Mr. Popper’s Penguins – read the whole book and use the Progeny Press Study Guide. Also introduce writing a book report.
- SPELLING: units 1-8.
- GRAMMAR: Cover Prepositions and the Capitalization Rules.
- WRITING: Introduce Key Word Outlines, Dress-ups: who/which clause, -ly words and strong verbs.
- HANDWRITING: First half of the handwriting book.
Term 2 –
- READING: Farmer Boy – read the whole book and use the Progeny Press Study Guide. Students will do a book report on a book of choice.
- SPELLING: Units 9-17.
- GRAMMAR: Cover Verbs.
- WRITING: Continue with Key Word Outlines, Dress-ups: all five.
- HANDWRITING: Second half of the handwriting book.
Term 3 –
- READING: The Whipping Boy – read the whole book and use the Progeny Press Study Guide. Students will do a book report on a book of choice.
- SPELLING: Units 18-26.
- GRAMMAR: Nouns and Adjectives.
- WRITING: Story Writing.
- HANDWRITING: Focus on transitioning to small lined paper (like notebook paper). How to write smaller and neater, but not too small.
Term 4 –
- READING: Island of the Blue Dolphins – read the whole book and use the Progeny Press Study Guide.
- SPELLING: Units 27-34.
- GRAMMAR: Cover Adverbs, Pronouns, Punctuation.
- WRITING: Research Writing.
- HANDWRITING: Focus on Handwriting in every day use.
Odd Numbered School Year Starts – 2011, 2013, etc.
Texts:
- READING: Progeny Press Study Guide and book of the following titles: Charlotte’s Web, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson. Also the book Journey To Eureka and a study guide written by Brenda Nelson and Dawn Eggleton.
- SPELLING: Houghton Mifflin Spelling and Vocabulary Level 4 and Level 5
- GRAMMAR: Easy Grammar Grade 4 Teacher Edition and Easy Grammar Grade 5 Teacher Edition, Notebooks created from Easy Grammar as text books for each grade level; Daily Grams Grade 4
- WRITING: Excellence in Writing – Student Writing Intensive Level A
- HANDWRITING: Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Grade 4 and 5
Term 1 –
- READING: Charlotte’s Web – read the whole book and use the Progeny Press Study Guide. Also introduce writing a book report.
- SPELLING: units 1-8.
- GRAMMAR: Cover Prepositions and the Capitalization Rules.
- WRITING: Introduce Key Word Outlines, Dress-ups: who/which clause, -ly words and strong verbs.
- HANDWRITING: First half of the handwriting book. You could try to divide the book over three terms instead of two as represented here.
Term 2 –
- READING: The Best Christmas Pagent Ever – read the whole book and use the Progeny Press Study Guide. Students will do a book report on a book of choice.
- SPELLING: Units 9-17.
- GRAMMAR: Cover Verbs.
- WRITING: Continue with Key Word Outlines, Dress-ups: all five.
- HANDWRITING: Second half of the handwriting book.
Term 3 –
- READING: Journey to Eureka – read the whole book and use the Study Guide created by Brenda Nelson and Dawn Eggleton. Students will do a book report on a book of choice.
- SPELLING: Units 18-26.
- GRAMMAR: Nouns and Adjectives.
- WRITING: Story Writing.
- HANDWRITING: Focus on transitioning to small lined paper (like notebook paper). How to write smaller and neater but not too small.
Term 4 –
- READING: In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson – read the whole book and use the Progeny Press Study Guide.
- SPELLING: Units 27-34.
- GRAMMAR: Adverbs, Pronouns, Punctuation.
- WRITING: Research Writing.
- HANDWRITING: Focus on Handwriting in every day use.
Social Studies
Even Numbered School Year Starts – 2012, 2014, etc.
Texts: Weekly Reader Publishing – Map Skills Grade 4, Pearson Learning: Ancient Rome booklet; Middle Ages booklet; The Renaissance booklet
General Goals: Students will spend a term exploring each of the following: Map Skills, Ancient Rome, Middle Ages, Renaissance.
Goals By Term
Term 1 – Weekly Reader Publishing – Map Skills Grade 4.
Term 2 – Ancient Rome: There are 16 lessons in the booklet.
Term 3 – Middle Ages: There are 21 lessons in this booklet. The unit culminates with a demonstration in what they have learned in the Medieval Festival.
Term 4 – The Renaissance: There are 9 lessons in this booklet.
Odd Numbered School Year Starts – 2011, 2013, etc.
Texts: Weekly Reader Publishing – Map Skills Grade 5
General Goals: Students will explore each of the following: Map Skills, Australian History, and PNG History.
Goals By Term
Term 1 – Weekly Reader Publishing – Map Skills Grade 5
Term 2 – Australian History
Term 3 – Australian History
Term 4 – PNG History
Bible
Even Numbered School Year Starts – 2012, 2014, etc.
Texts: Positive Action Bible Grade 4, NCA Questions and Answers, and the Bible.
General Goals: The Bible curriculum is guided by the ACSI Bible materials for Grade 4, the NCA Questions and Answers through 91, and memorization of selected verses.
Goals By Term
Term 1 – Q&A 1-24 (three a week); 1 Cor. 13:1-7 and Eph. 6:1-9; lessons 1-8.
Term 2 – Q&A 25-51 (three and week); Psalm 1 and Phil. 4:4-13; lessons 9-15.
Term 3 – Q&A 52-75 (three and week); John 1:1-18; lessons 16-25.
Term 4 – Q&A 76-91 plus review; Ps. 121:1-8 and Eph 3;14-21; lessons 26-34.
Odd Numbered School Year Starts – 2011, 2013, etc.
Texts: ACSI Bible for Grade 5, NCA Questions and Answers, Bible
General Goals: The Bible curriculum is guided by the ACSI Bible materials for Grade 5 – Christ and My Choices. This is an Old Testament overview, focusing on the lives of Old Testament characters and the choices they made—whether right or wrong. People to be studied include: Joseph, Samuel, Moses, David, Joshua, Solomon, Deborah, Daniel, Samson, Jeremiah, and Ruth. Students will learn the NCA Questions and Answers through 91 and memorize selected verses.
Goals By Term
Term 1 – Q&A 1-24 (three a week); James 1:1-18; lessons 1-8.
Term 2 – Q&A 25-51 (three and week); Psalm 103; lessons 9-17.
Term 3 – Q&A 52-75 (three and week); Hab. 3; lessons 18-26.
Term 4 – Q&A 76-91 plus review; Isaiah 40:21-31; lessons 27-35.
