ART
Units of Study
Collage, Drawing, Installation, Painting, Sculpting, Woodworking, Printmaking, Sketchbook, Fiber Arts, Free Design
LEARNING GOALS FOR ART:
Study contemporary artists
Use studio skills, symbolism, and self-reflection to explore personal connection to the world
Appreciate and understand the different ways art is applied as a powerful and important tool of expression
Learn to place emphasis on craft as a way to strengthen art project
Draw from imagination and observation
Explore new drawing techniques with variety of tools
Learn improvisation with various material (free design)
Learn the basics of printmaking
Explore identity through the construction of a large self-portrait (photo-collage)
Build on ceramic sculpture skills
Health and Wellness
BODY HEALTH
Understand the growth and change that occurs during puberty
Understand sexual reproduction
Understand concepts of sexuality and gender identity
Manage and understand the importance of self-care routines such as hygiene, wearing a bra, sleep, and movement
SOCIAL HEALTH
Develop additional strategies for collaboration and compromise
Develop language for creating positive friendships and healthy conflict resolution
Develop self-advocacy skills such as asking for help
EMOTIONAL HEALTH
Develop the concept of personal Identity
Name and share feelings
Develop skills to manage uncomfortable feelings
Language Arts & Literacy
CORE RESOURCES:
Words Their Way
Teachers College Reading & Writing Project, Lucy Calkins
Units of Study for Primary Writing, Lucy Calkins
Guided Reading, Irene C. Fountas & Gay Su Pinnell
Sounds in Motion, Fran Santore
Developmentally appropriate literature
Variety of spelling resources
LEARNING GOALS FOR READING:
Read from a variety of genres
Read actively:predict; mark text; react; make connections; question; envision; clarify
Summarize, draw conclusions, and evaluate information
Understand basic elements of a novel: character; setting; plot; theme
Understand and use key elements of non-fiction: cause and effect; chronological order; compare and contrast; details; problem and solution; topic sentence; supporting details
Preview chapters
Make observations of captions, subtitles, and pictures
Read for information
Reflect on salient points and specific information
Read various forms of poetry
Recognize elements of poetry: alliterations; imagery; exaggeration; free verse; metaphor; mood; onomatopoeia; personification; rhyme and rhyme scheme; rhythm; simile; stanza
Understand how plays are organized
Read plays with expression
Build and develop vocabulary
LEARNING GOALS FOR WRITING:
FORMS OF WRITING: Book Reviews; Essays; Letters; Newspaper Stories; Non-Fiction Stories; Note-taking; Personal Narratives; Persuasive Pieces; Poetry; Story Writing Fiction; Research Writing; Speeches
Use writing process: outline; first draft; revise; edit; proofread; publish
Write well organized pieces
Write with a clear beginning, middle, and end
Write paragraphs with topic sentences
Begin to write multi-paragraph essays
Support with evidence
Write creatively and descriptively
Choose and use words that convey intended message effectively
Give and receive feedback from peers and teachers
Apply conventions of spelling, grammar, and mechanics
LEARNING GOALS FOR HANDWRITING:
CORE RESOURCE
Handwriting Without Tears, Emily F. Knapton
LEARNING GOALS FOR WRITING:
Practice upper and lower case cursive letters
Transition to writing in cursive after meeting with teacher
LEARNING GOALS FOR LISTENING AND SPEAKING:
Actively participate in class discussions
Speak clearly and with confidence
Articulate ideas effectively
Explain thinking
Deliver oral presentations
Deliver a speech
Library & Information Literacy
LEARNING GOALS FOR Library & Information Literacy:
Begin to understand advanced search strategies for online searches
Extract relevant information from online reference resources and books
Skim reference materials for relevant information
Develop strategies for evaluating websites
Take notes in their own words
Understand the concept of plagiariam
Cite resources
Music
LEARNING GOALS FOR MUSIC:
Gain an appreciation of classical music, world music, and composers
Learn folk songs, singing games, and world dances (e.g., double circles, patterns, square dance patterns)
Read and write musical notes including sight singing 8-beat patterns with 16th notes
Strengthen listening skills and aural memory through dictation
Memorize songs in solfège
Learn lowered extended pentatonic scale (so, la, do, re, mi, so, la, do)
Practice three-and four-part singing through rounds, canons, partner songs, and choral octavo
Continue to develop percussion and Orff skills – more ensemble work
Conduct patterns in simple meter
Participate in solos, duets, and trios
Improvise within call and response patterns
Explore improvisation through more complex 8-beat ostinatos
Begin intervallic study (e.g., whole step and ½ step)
Physical Education
LEARNING GOALS FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
Demonstrate sportsmanship
Develop locomotor skills (e.g., running, hopping, sliding)
Develop non-locomotor skills (e.g., bending, twisting, stretching)
Develop body awareness
Develop hand/eye coordination
Develop foot/eye coordination
Develop balance
Engage in fitness activities
Develop ball skills
Participate in cooperative games
Develop skills for individual and team sports
Use pedometer for goal setting
Engage in team building activities and challenges
Understand importance of fitness
Science & Engineering
THEME: The Human Body
UNITS:
Body Systems
Health (Body Image/Human Sexuality/Puberty)
LEARNING GOALS FOR SCIENCE:
Collect data and record in tables
Begin to write testable questions
Write more questions after completing experiments
Discuss “what happened” in experiments and theorize “why”
Practice Scientific Method: observation, research, question, hypothesis, experiment, conclusion, knowledge
Practice steps of Engineering Design Process: identify, challenge, brainstorm, design, build, test, evaluate, redesign, share solution
Maintain an organized lab notebook
Write reflections and open-ended questions at the end of lessons
Take notes in lab notebooks
Deliver oral presentations
Begin to understand concept of “trial and error”
Read scientific literature
Understand mistakes as part of process
Begin to connect experiments and content
Use and apply technology
Mathematics
CORE RESOURCES:
TERC Investigations in Mathematics, Pearson
Bridges in Mathematics Second Edition, Math Learning Center
Context for Learning Mathematics, Catherine Twomey Fosnot
Math for All, K-2, Hal R. Melnick, Marvin Cohen, Babette Moeller, Karen Marschke-Tobier and Linda Metnetsky
Math Solutions, Marilyn Burns
LEARNING GOALS FOR MATHEMATICS:
NUMBER SENSE AND OPERATIONS
Read, write, and understand numbers to 1,000,000
Understand place value of whole numbers to a million and decimal numbers to the thousandths
Create, model, and recognize equivalent forms of fractions and decimals
Understand, write, compare, and order fractions
Know and fluently use multiplication and division facts through the 12’s
Use addition, column addition, and subtraction with multi-digit numbers (5 or more digits) in an efficient manner, making use of estimation, rounding, and calculators
Multiply 2-digit by 2-digit numbers and divide 3-digit by 1-digit numbers with or without remainders using a variety of efficient mental and paper/pencil strategies
Describe, compare, choose, and accurately use strategies and operations for a variety of problem situations
Recognize uses of percents and rates in everyday life
Explore numbers less than 0 by extending the number line and by using familiar applications
ALGEBRA AND FUNCTIONS
Represent and analyze patterns and functions using words, tables, graphs, and number sentences
Find and use factors of numbers
Solve open sentences with all four operations
Statistics, Data Analysis & Probability
Read, interpret, and construct properly labeled tables, bar graphs, line plots, pictographs, circle graphs, and line graphs
Use these displays to find the mode, median, and range of a data set, as well as to draw, support, and communicate conclusions
Express the outcomes of probability experiments verbally and numerically using both whole numbers and fractions (e.g., 3 out of 4 or ¾, and compares predicted probability with the actual results)
GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT
Identify right, acute, and obtuse angles in isolation and in geometric figures
Identify line and rotational symmetry in two-dimensional shapes and designs
Build or draw shapes with line and/or rotational symmetry
Describe, compare, and analyze two- and three-dimensional shapes both singly and in relation to one another
Use a variety of geometric terms, including face, edge, point, vertex, parallel, perpendicular, and congruent
Make realistic estimates and measurements using common units of measure (e.g., inch, foot, yard, cup, quart, gallon, ounce, pound, centimeter, meter, millimeter, liter, gram, kilogram) and select the unit and tool most appropriate for a given situation
Develop strategies for finding the perimeter and area of rectangles and related triangles and parallelograms
Determine elapsed time requiring unit conversions (e.g., weeks to months, minutes to hours)
PROBLEM SOLVING
Devise, apply, adapt, and share a variety of appropriate strategies to solve problems
Represent information in alternative ways (e.g., charts, graphs, pictures, arrays)
Solve multiple-step problems
Explain problem solving method in writing and orally
Determine the approach, materials, and strategies to be used
Use tools, such as manipulatives or sketches, to model problems
Social Studies
UNITS: Togetherness + US History and Geography *this curriculum is still a work in progress
LEARNING GOALS for social studies:
Develop an understanding of the reasons for studying history and of the relationships between the past and present.
Develop an awareness of the ways we learn about the past and the methods and tools of the historian.
Understand the meaning of time and chronology.
Analyze the complex cause and effect relationships of ideas and events.
Develop understanding of multiple perspectives.
Please note: Curriculum Guides are an articulation of the core aspects of the academic program at Wildflower Collaborative and The Sweetgrass School; it is not intended to capture every concept and skill that is taught. Moreover, this Curriculum Guide does not reflect additional topics of study, which are emergent and inspired annually by student interests, teacher creativity, and current events.