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Reading
identify imagery, figurative language (e.g., personification, metaphor, simile, hyperbole), refrain, rhythm, and flow when responding to literature
identify organizational patterns of compare and contrast, argument and support, chronological order, logical order, cause and effect, and classification
read for a variety of purposes, including to answer literal, inferential, or evaluative questions using evidence from literary or informational text
use prefixes, root words, and suffixes to identify words in 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
Math
analyze the effect on the product when a number is multiplied by 10, 100, 1000, 0.1, and 0.01
model multiplication and division of decimal fractions by another decimal fraction
explain the process of multiplication and division, including situations in which the multiplier and the divisor are both whole numbers and decimal fractions
find equivalent fractions and simplify fractions
model multiplication and division of common fractions
convert and use improper and proper fractions and decimal fractions interchangeably
identify and analyze congruent figures and the correspondence of their vertices, sides, and angles
model percentages on 10 by 10 grids to understand percentage
use formulas to find area of polygons, including triangles and parallelograms
estimate the volume of simple geometric solids in cubic units
derive and apply the formula for the volume of a cube and a rectangular prism using manipulatives
analyze data presented in a graph
investigate expressions by substituting numbers for the unknown
determine and justify the mean, range, mode, and median of a set of data
analyze and explain the relationship of the circumference of a circle, its diameter, and pi ( p ÿ 3.14)
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
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
Writing
use appropriate capitalization in written work
use organizational features of printed text, such as table of contents and bibliography, to locate relevant information, to obtain and organize information and thoughts
use and identify the eight parts of speech (e.g., noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, conjunction, preposition, interjection)
use and recognize correct punctuation, including semicolons, apostrophes, and quotation marks
use appropriate forms of positive, comparative, and superlative adjectives and adverbs
expand or reduce sentences by adding or deleting modifiers, phrases, or combining sentences
recognize the difference in summarizing, paraphrasing, and plagiarizing
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
form singular, plural, and possessive nouns
Science
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorations/bug/level1/interactive.htm
Classification!!!!
Social Studies
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/plantation.htm