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Reading
apply knowledge of the concept that theme refers to the message about life and the world that the author wants us to understand whether implied or stated
identify imagery, figurative language (e.g., personification, metaphor, simile, hyperbole), refrain, rhythm, and flow when responding to literature
identify and analyze main ideas, supporting ideas, and supporting details
identify and use homophones, synonyms, and antonyms for given words in text
predict information based on title, topic, genre, and prior knowledge
identify organizational patterns of compare and contrast, argument and support, chronological order, logical order, cause and effect, and classification
classify, categorize, and analyze words into groups with common characteristics
use prefixes, root words, and suffixes to identify words in text
read for a variety of purposes, including to answer literal, inferential, or evaluative questions using evidence from literary or informational text
identify explicit information and infer implicit information relating to main idea in nonfiction, fiction, and other literary genres, using details, sequence of events, cause and effect relationships, and problem and solution
make and defend judgments and inferences and draw conclusions about setting, characters, and events using convincing evidence from the text
Writing
form singular, plural, and possessive nouns
use appropriate capitalization in written work
exclude extraneous details and inconsistencies
edit for punctuation, spelling, fragments, and run-on sentences
acknowledge and use appropriate resources to gather information from reference works (e.g., books, periodicals, electronic information, dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedia, atlases, almanacs, magazines, and newspapers)
use and identify the eight parts of speech (e.g., noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, conjunction, preposition, interjection)
use present, past, future, regular and irregular verb tenses to match intended meaning
identify and use subjects (simple and compound), pronouns, predicates (simple and compound), modifiers (words and prepositional phrases), adjectives and adverbs and recognize that a word performs different functions according to its position in the sentence
use and recognize correct punctuation, including semicolons, apostrophes, and quotation marks
Math
model multiplication and division of decimal fractions by another decimal fraction
use words, pictures and/or numbers to show that the relationships and rules for multiplication and division of whole numbers also applies to decimal fractions
use words, pictures and/or numbers to show that division of whole numbers can be represented as a fraction (a/b = a ˜ b)
find equivalent fractions and simplify fractions
model multiplication and division of common fractions
convert and use improper and proper fractions and decimal fractions interchangeably
analyze and explain the relationship of the circumference of a circle, its diameter, and pi ( p ÿ 3.14)
estimate the area of fundamental geometric plane figures
use formulas to find area of polygons, including triangles and parallelograms
compute the circumference of a circle using a formula
compare one unit to another within a single system of capacity measurement
use milliliters, liters, fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts and gallons to measure capacity
estimate the volume of simple geometric solids in cubic units
compute the volume of a cube and a rectangular prism using a formula
express, investigate and represent math relationships in formulas and equations
use variables, such as n or x, for unknown quantities in algebraic expressions
determine that a formula is reliable regardless of the type of number (whole number, decimal or fraction) substituted for the variable
determine and justify the mean, range, mode, and median of a set of data
read, write, order and compare place value of decimal fractions
find the area of a polygon (regular and irregular) by dividing it into squares, rectangles, and/or triangles and finding the sum of the area of those shapes
add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators
investigate expressions by substituting numbers for the unknown
Science
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorations/bug/level1/interactive.htm
Classification!!!!
Social Studies
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/plantation.htm
Underground Railroad