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Curriculum Greenville County Standards-Web addresses  http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/district/parents/standard/third.htm Guided Reading Block The purpose of this block is to build comprehension, fluency with reading, and to introduce students to a variety of literature, such as stories, informational text, and poetry. Therefore, we will utilize many different resources to address the SC State Standards. READING/LANGUAGE ARTS: Houghton Mifflin Reading First Six Weeks Stories/Novels Standards/Skills Cliff Hanger R2.8 genre drama R1.5 recall details R1.11 cause/effect R3.1 dictionary skills R3.3 roots W1.4 revise, W1.5 edit The Ballad of Mulan R1.3 prior knowledge R1.1 strategies R1.9 make inferences R1.4 summarize R3.4 word families R3.8 context clues W1.5 edit for capitals W3.1 extended response W1.3 respond to texts The Lost and Found R3.1 dictionary R1.1 Strategies/summarize R1.2 read for information and pleasure R3.3 affixes R1.3 connect to self, books, world W1.5 edit W1.6.1 write friendly letters W1.6 Write in variety of formats Poetry R2.6 figurative language (similes, metaphors, hyperbole, Alliteration, onomatopoeia) R2.8 characteristics of poetry R2.9 elements of poetry R2.10 author's purpose Second Six Weeks Keeping Quilt R1.1 Evaluate R2.3 author’s viewpoint R2.10 author’s purpose R3 compound words R2.5 word choice R3.2 Word origins, derivatives W1.5 compound sentences, common nouns R1.16 compare and contrast Grandma's Records R1.10 categorize and classify R3.3 roots/affixes RS3.1 Organize and classify info by constructing categories W1.5 plurals The Talking Cloth R1.5 recall details R1.1 summarize R1.4 summarize text R1.8 summarize main idea R1.6 ask and answer questions R1.7 make predictions R1.14 graphic representations R2.5 & R2.9 elements of style and elements of poetry W1.5 language conventions Dancing Rainbows R1.1 monitor/clarify R1.5 details R1.8 main idea/supporting details R1.14 graphic representations W 1.6 publish in a Variety of formats Third Six Weeks Dogzilla R2.7 fantasy/realism R2.8 fiction genre R1.9 draw conclusions R3.8 sentence structure R3 word analysis W1.5 Edit C3.1-3.4 speaking skills, eye contact, conversation, speak in complete sentences. The Mysterious Giant of Barletta R1.13 written directions R1.6 answer questions R2.8 Genre (folktale) W2.2 write to entertain Raising Dragons R1.9 draw conclusions R1.7 predict and infer R1.11 cause/effect R3.7 affixes R3.8 multiple meaning words R2.1 story elements (characters, Plot, problem) R2.2 verbs W1.2 develop a topic W1.1 prewriting strategies W1.6 persuasive The Garden of Abdul Gasazi W1.3 Write personal responses R2.1 character, setting, plot R2.2 Identify problem/solution R1.1 Monitor/clarify R3.6 homonyms, verbs R3.7 prefixes R1.3 make connections Fourth Six Weeks Nights of the Pufflings R1.12 comprehension (fact/opinion) R1.1 evaluate R1.15 respond to texts in multimedia RS Research Report Seal Surfer R1.14 compare/contrast R1.16 graphics (Venn diagram) R1.4 summarize R2.10 author’s viewpoint R2.8 endings R2.9 poetry W1.6 variety of formats R3.8 grammar and syntax R3.8 multi-meaning words R3.6 synonyms Two Days in May R1.9 making judgments R1 monitor/clarify R3.3, R3.7 Prefixes, suffixes R3.4 digraphs R3.10 figurative use(similes) R3.11 analogies, biographies R2.8 genres R1.6 ask and answer questions Fifth Six Weeks Across the Wide Dark Sea R1.9 inferences R1.1 strategies R1.6 ask/answer questions R2.1 story structure R3.1 dictionary R3.7 suffixes W1.5 Subject pronouns W2.2 writing a play Yunmi and Halmoni’s Trip R1.7 predict outcomes, generalizations R1.11 cause/effect W1.5 possessives R3.11 analogies W2.1 explain and inform C3 (all) nonprint materials Trapped by the Ice R2.8 nonfiction R2.7 text organization R1.1 monitor R3.4 VCCV pattern R3.6 homophones W1.3, W3.1 learning logs Fairy Tales R2.8 understanding fairy tales, visualization Sixth Six Weeks Pepita Talks Twice R1.1 evaluate R1.14 chart R2.2 identify problem and solution R3.5 decode polysyllabic words R3.8 endings R3 adjectives R3.6 synonyms W1.61 persuasive essay Poppa's New Pants R1.9 drawing conclusions R1.1 predict/infer W1.5 edit for spelling R3.6 antonyms R1.8/W1.3 write summary R3.8 adjectives R1.14 graphic organizers R2.2 identify problem R2.11 characters Ramona Quimby Age 8 R1.10 make generalizations R1.8 summarize C2.3-2.5 Listening skills Novels are read periodically and reinforce reading, writing, listening, and speaking standards. Research standards will be met as we do research reports in Science and Social Studies (animal reports) Cursive Writing will begin in September, 2006 (W4.1 begin using cursive handwriting). All Standards can be found at www.myscschools.org. MATHEMATICS: Houghton Mifflin Mathematics First Quarter Start multiplication facts games for memorization. Multiplication will be introduced periodically throughout the year.(To be completed 0-10 by winter break) Chapter 3 Addition and subtraction, algorithms, commutative property, associative property, develop fluency, estimation, addends, sums (NIIIB1, NIID1, NIID2, NIIIE1, NIIIB3, NIIIC2, NIIC1, NIIIB1, NIIIF1, AIIB1, AIIC1) Chapter 1 Place value to hundred thousands, writing numbers in standard form, expanded form and word form, rounding, comparing numbers, ordering numbers, reading graphs (NIA1, NIA2, NIA3, NIA7, NIB1, NIB2, NIIIC1, NIIIF1, AIA1, AIB1, AIIIA1, DIC2) Chapter 2 Money and Time (NIA7, NIIIF1, MIIB1, MIIB2) Chapter 4 Customary and then Metric, nonstandard measuring, select proper tools for length, weight/mass, time, volume, temperature, actually measure objects, find perimeters, find area, learn benchmarks (MIA1, MIA4, MIB2, MIIB1, MIIB2, MIA3, MIIB3, MIIB4, MIIC1, NIIIB1, NIIIF1) Second Quarter Chapter 4 Customary and then Metric, nonstandard measuring, select proper tools for length, weight/mass, time, volume, temperature, actually measure objects, find perimeters, find area, learn benchmarks (MIA1, MIA4, MIB2, MIIB1, MIIB2, MIA3, MIIB3, MIIB4, MIIC1, NIIIB1, NIIIF1) Chapter 5 Multiplication concepts, arrays, repeated addition, rectangles, groups, concepts of division (NIIA1, NIIB2, NIIB1, AIIB1, AIIC1, MIID1, MIIIA3, AIIB1, NIIA1, NIIIA2, AIIB1, DID1). Chapter 6 Multiplication Facts, continued with same standards. Chapter 8, 9 Division concepts and facts, divisibility rules for even and odd numbers, concrete models of division, compute related problems (NIG1, NIIA2, NIIIA1, NIIIA2) Third Quarter Chapter 7 Geometry and measurement, pattern identification, attributes of polygons, names of polygons, properties of circles, 3-D shapes, combine and compare shapes, flips, turns, slides, build and draw, nets, angles, perimeters area of shapes (AIB2, GIA1, GIA2, GIA3, GIB1, GIC1, GID1, GIEW1, GIIIB1, GIIIC1 GIVA1, GIVA2, GIVB1, GIVC1, GIVD1, MIA1, MIA2, MIA3, MIID1) Chapter 10 Data and Probability, situations of change, locations on a map or grid, coordinate pairs, collect data, construct line plots, tables, graphs, mean, mode, range of data sets, use terms such as, likely, unlikely, certain, and impossible, record outcomes (AIVB1, GIIA1, GIIB1, GIIB2, DIA1, DIB1, DIC1, DIC2, DID1, DIIA1, DIIB1, DIIC1, DIIIA1, DIVA1, DIVB1) Fourth Quarter Chapter 11 Fractions and decimals: place value of decimals, read and write decimals, compare decimals, describe fractional parts of a unit or group of objects, use models to see equivalent fractions(NIA4, NIA5, NIA6, NIA7, NIC1, NIE1) Chapter 12 Multiplying and Dividing SCIENCE: Harcourt Science; District Science Kits Scientific Inquiry Standard 3-1: demonstrate an understanding of scientific inquiry, including the processes, skills, and mathematical thinking necessary to conduct a simple scientific investigation. This Standard will be integrated into the curriculum throughout the year. First Quarter: Heat and Changes in Matter Standard 3-4: demonstrate an understanding of the changes in matter that are caused by heat. (Physical Science) Second Quarter: Habitats and Adaptations Standard 3-2: demonstrate an understanding of the structures, characteristics, and adaptations of organisms that allow them to function within their habitats. (Life Science) Third Quarter: Motion and Sound Standard 3-5: demonstrate an understanding of how motion and sound are affected by a push or pull on an object and the vibration of an object. (Physical Science) Fourth Quarter: Earth Materials and Changes Standard 3-3: demonstrate an understanding of Earth's composition and the changes that occur to the features of Earth's surface. (Earth Science) SOCIAL STUDIES: Scott Foresman; South Carolina First Quarter Unit 1-Welcome to the Palmetto State (Standard 3-1 Understand places and regions in SC, map skills regions, population) Unit 2-South Carolina Long Ago (Standard 3-2 Understand exploration of SC and the US, native Americans; Standard 3-3 Understand the settlement of and contributions to South Carolina By Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans. English, slavery from West Indies) Second Quarter Unit 3-From Colony to State: Becoming a State and a Country (Standard 3-4 Understand the American Revolution and SC role in developing the new nation) Unit 4-The Civil War (Standard 3-5 Understand the causes and events that led to the Civil War, and SC role in these events) Third Quarter Unit 5-Challenge & Changes (Standard 3-6 Understand the course of the Civil War and Reconstruction, economics; Standard 3-7 Understand the major developments in SC in late nineteenth century, migration, railroad, textiles) Changes in the 20th Century (Standard 3-8 Understand major developments in SC, rise and fall of textiles, WWI, the Depression, WWII, Civil Rights, Famous South Carolinians) Fourth Quarter Unit 6-South Carolina Today (Standard 3-8 development, 3-1 geography of SC, economics) Standards that cover economics, geography,and government are covered as they appeared historically. 
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