Content to be studied this year: 

Math:

numbers and operations in base ten,

operations and algebraic thinking

Fractions

Measurement and Data

Geometry

ELA: 

Independent and close reading strategies - Novel Wonder

Narrative Writing and Literary Analysis - Novel Esperanza Rising 

Expository Writing: Ancient Complex Societies

Opinion Writing: Are Zoos Beneficial - Novel The One and Only Ivan

Science: Various experiments and observations. Students will explore through scientific method various scientific phenomenon. 

 Earths Spheres and how they are interconnected. 

S.S.

Geography of the Western Hemisphere

Government

Migration Theories and Early Peoples; Inuit, Anansazi, and the Mound People

Ancient Complex Societies in the Western Hemisphere

European Explorations

Comparative Cultures and Economics