First Quarter:
Reading
- Demonstrates ability to read orally with speed, accuracy, and expression.
- Acquires and uses grade-level words to communicate effectively.
- Uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from grade-level text.
- Recognizes and compares and contrasts elements between texts.
- Identifies the basic elements of a variety of genres.
Writing
- Uses genre specific strategies (narrative & descriptive).
- Creates an organized structure that is appropriate for a specific genre.
- Uses resources to research and support writing.
- Identifies and uses appropriate grammar in complete sentences.
- Uses appropriate capitalization and punctuation.
- Uses common rules of spelling.
Math
- Represents whole numbers through ten thousands and understands relative size of digits.
- Understands and uses number operation (+, -).
- Applies problem solving.
- Understands money concepts.
- Understands concepts of measurement.
- Creates, organizes and interprets data.
Science
- Recognizes differences in physical attributes between rocks and minerals.
- Investigates various fossils as evidence of diverse organisms that lived long ago and describes how they were formed.
Social Studies
- Explains the political roots and basic principles of our modern democracy.
- Locates equator, prime meridian, lines of latitude and longitude on a globe, and Greece on a world map.
- Describes four types of productive resources.
Music
- Applies knowledge of music concepts through singing and playing instruments.
Art
- Creates art based on observation, using the elements and principles.
- Associates select art with periods/cultures based on visual clues.
PE
- Demonstrates motor skills and movement patterns.
Second Quarter
Reading
- Demonstates ability to read orally with speed, accuracy, and expression
- Acquires and uses grade-level words to communicate effectively
- Uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from grade-level text
- Interprets information from a variety of text/graphic features
- Recognizes, compares, and contrasts elements between texts
- Identifies the basic elements of a variety of genres
- Uses genre specific strategies to respond to literature
Writing
- Creates an organized structure that is appropriate for a specific genre
- Uses resources to research and support writing
- Identifies and uses appropriate grammar in complete sentences
- Uses appropriate capitalization and punctuation
- Uses common rules of spelling
- Writes legibly
Math
- Understands and uses number operations (X)
- Applies problem solving (multiplication & division)
- Understands money concepts
- Understands elapsed time
- Understands the properties of plane geometric figures
- Organizes, constructs and interprets data
Science
- Identifies & explains how water and wind change rocks and soil over time
- Compares & contrasts texture, particle size, & color of top soils
Social Studies
- Discusses the lives and positive character traits of americans who expanded people's rights and freedoms (Paul Revere, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony)
- Identifies Appalachian & Rocky Mountain Ranges
Health
- Compares & contrasts the negative effects of using alcohol, tobacco products, & other durgs
Technology
- Uses appropriate keywords and search strategies to locate information (text & pictures) online
Music
- Applies knowledge of music concepts through singing and playing instrument
- Reads and notates music
Art
- Creates art based on observation, using the elements and principles
- Analyzes and discusses functions of art in historic periods and cultures
PE
- Demonstrates motor skills and movement patterns
Third Quarter Standards
Reading
- Demonstrates the ability to read orally with speed, accuracy, and expression
- Acquires and uses grade-level words to communicate effectively
- Uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from grade-level text
- Consistently uses text/graphic features to gain meaning from grade level text
- Consistently identifies the basic elements of informational text
Writing
- Uses genre specific strategies to write an informational piece
- Creates an organized structure that is appropriate for and informational piece
- Uses resources and research and support writing
- Identifies and uses appropriate grammar in complete sentences
- Uses appropriate capitalization and punctuation
- Uses common rules of spelling
- Writes legibly
Math
- Demonstrates an understanding of decimals, decimal fractions, and common fractions
- Models addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators
- Applies problem solving to addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators
- Counts back change using the fewest number of coins
- Measures to the nearest ½ , ¼ inch and millimeter. Measures the area of rectangles and squares and the perimeter of simple geometric figures.
Social Studies
- Discusses the lives and positive character traits of Mary McLeod Bethune, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Eleanor Roosevelt
- Identifies the Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, and Hudson Rivers
- Consistently describes four types of productive resources
Science
- Differentiates between the different regions of GA and recognizes organisms that live there
- Identifies features of at least on green plant and animal that allows it to thrive in each of the regions of GA
- Explains what will happen to Georgia plants and animals if their habitats are changed
Health
- Compares and contrasts circulatory and respiratory diseases/illnesses and their methods of prevention
Music
- Reads and notates music
- Describes and analyzes music
Art
- Creates art using one or more of the elements and principles of design
- Analyzes and discusses functions of art in historic periods and cultures
PE
- Demonstrates motor skills and movement patterns
Technology
- Evaluates and selects online resources to complete a research task
