Curriculum:
Reading
Literature Circle Novels: Blood on the River, The Keeping Room, My Brother Sam is Dead, Dear America, Red Berries White Clouds Blue Sky, Number the Stars
Treasures Reading Anthology
Daily 5: Read to Self, Read to Someone, Listen to Reading, Work on Writing, Word Work
Accelerated Reader: Self selected book in students ZPD, Word count and point goals
Content Area Reading: Science and Social Studies texts
Treasures Reading Anthology
Daily 5: Read to Self, Read to Someone, Listen to Reading, Work on Writing, Word Work
Accelerated Reader: Self selected book in students ZPD, Word count and point goals
Content Area Reading: Science and Social Studies texts
Math
The Math Workshop Model: Designed to develop conceptual understanding, procedural skill, and application of skill
-Alignment with state standards
MobyMax: Computer based math practice to assist in developing fluency with math facts and procedural skills
-Alignment with state standards
MobyMax: Computer based math practice to assist in developing fluency with math facts and procedural skills
Writing
Empowering Writes: narrative, expository, persuasive
Six Traits +1: Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence fluency, Conventions, Presentation
Daily Grammar: Daily Oral Language worksheets
Words Their Way: Spelling mechanics and patterns
Six Traits +1: Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence fluency, Conventions, Presentation
Daily Grammar: Daily Oral Language worksheets
Words Their Way: Spelling mechanics and patterns
Science
Full Operation Science Systems (FOSS): Hands-on experiment based science kits
Poudre River Environmental Partnership (PREP): Environmental learning or "Real World Science", Collect data of local watershed
Eco Week: 5th grade only, Team building and hands on environmental learning
Mr. Fulbright: Critical thinking skills, hands on cooperative learning, advanced concepts
Poudre River Environmental Partnership (PREP): Environmental learning or "Real World Science", Collect data of local watershed
Eco Week: 5th grade only, Team building and hands on environmental learning
Mr. Fulbright: Critical thinking skills, hands on cooperative learning, advanced concepts
Social Studies:
American History: TCI Social Studies Alive! Textbook and web based ebook
Fieldtrips: TBA
Red Feather History: Guest speakers
Fieldtrips: TBA
Red Feather History: Guest speakers