Download Curriculum 3-4

Revised 3/9/05
ELA
Scope and Sequence
Grade Level Assessed:
Grades 3 and 4
Content Standard
Skill Areas
Reading
 Read at a documented 3-4 grade level
 Comprehend and adjust reading strategies
 Write questions, answer questions, make predictions about
reading
 Literary devices – What are they at each grade level?
 Read fiction and nonfiction
 Universal themes, point of view, fact and opinion
 Elements of a story – plot, characters, conflict, resolution,
theme, dialogue
Writing and
Speaking
 Use the writing process – pre-write, edit, peer edit, teacher
edit, revise
 Core spelling list
 Parts of speech – nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives,
conjunctions
 Usage – capitalization, punctuation, commas
 Formulate questions
 Use skills learned in reading in writing stories – plot,
characters, conflict, resolution, theme
 Write for both a private and public audience
E 1-6
F 1, 2
G 1-7
 Choose topic
D 1-7
Research Skills
Content Standard
and PI
A 1-15
B 1-12
C 1-6
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Interview
Collect a variety of information
Organize information
Learn how resource books are organized – table of contents,
index, summaries, chapters, side bars, graphs, tables, glossary
 Use bibliography
 Use magazines, journals, catalogs, dictionaries, newspapers,
search engines, internet, primary and secondary sources
Organization
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Explore and use graphic organizers
Use outlines
Keep assignments
Keep notebook for each class
Prepare homework
Take notes
Use notes to study
D 1-4
E2
Revised 2/28/05
Social Studies
Scope and Sequence
Grade Level Assessed:
Grades 3 and 4
Content Standard
Civics and Government
History
Geography
Economics
**materials needed
Skill Areas
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Individual Rights and Citizen Responsibilities 3,4
Levels and structure of government 3,4
Bill of Rights 4
Trade / Treaties / Import / Export 4
Compare foreign cultures 4
People / Events / Chronology 3,4
Timeline 3,4
Major Events (U. S., 4 and Maine, 3)
Demographics (U.S. 4 and Maine, 3)
Changes in daily life / Eras / Past and Present 3,4
Maps 3,4
Identify major cities of U.S. Gr. 3 World Gr. 4
Human interaction with the environment 3,4
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Barter / money 3
Economic decisions 3,4
Supply and demand 3,4
Effects of the economy (family and community) 3,4
Human Needs 3,4
Exchange of goods and services 4
Content Standard and
PI
A 1, 2
B 1, 2
C1
D 1, 2
A 1, 2
B 1, 2
C1
A 1, 2
B 1-3
A 1, 2
Revised 3/9/05
Mathematics
Scope and Sequence
Grade Level Assessed:
Content Standard
Numbers and Number Sense
Data Analysis and Statistics
Probability
Grade 3
Skill Areas
 Order numbers to thousands
 Round whole numbers to hundreds
 Fractions – simple, fraction bars,
least to greatest, symbols
 Decimals – bills and coins to $10,
identify amounts of money
 Use the four operations with whole
numbers – 2 to 3 digit money
amounts, addition and subtraction
without regrouping, write sentences,
use calculators
 Use models and manipulatives to
solve real world problems
 Regroup to add four digit numbers
(up to four addends), subtract up to
four digits including zero
 Divide 2 numbers by 1 number with
no remainders
 Make and analyze bar graphs, line
graphs, pictographs, and pie graphs
 Plot points on a grid from ordered
pairs
Content
Standard
and PI
A 1-3
B 1-4
Units to be Taught
Mathematical Thinking
Landmarks in the 100’s
C 1, 2
Things That Come in Groups
Geometry
Measurement
Patterns, Relations, Functions
Algebra Concepts
Discrete Math
Reasoning and Communication
 Describe and classify geometric
E 1-4
shapes
 Congruency, symmetry, similarity
using paper folding, geo-boards,
painting and/ or dot paper, use
models
 Slides, flips, rotations
 Compare properties of shapes and
figures to the physical world –
classroom, outside, other
 Time, length, area, perimeter,
F 1, 2
weight, temperature, mass, capacity,
volume – use proper tools to measure
 Number patterns, geometry, variety
G 1, 2
of graphs – skip counting,
multiplication facts, division facts,
use manipulatives
 Line graphs
 Variables and symbols
 Develop and evaluate simple
formulas – ex. perimeter
 Solve for
in open sentences
using the four basic operations
 Supporting a claim based on
evidence – logical evidence, data,
measurement, observation
 Use simple tables and graphs to
communicate ideas in a presentation
Flips, Turns, Area
Fair Shares
H 1, 2
I 1, 2
K1
Combining and Comparing
Revised 3/9/05
Mathematics
Scope and Sequence
Grade Level Assessed:
Content Standard
Numbers and Number Sense
Computation
Grade 4
Skill Areas
 Order numbers to
millions
 Round whole numbers
to thousands
 Fractions – simple,
fraction bars, least to
greatest, symbols
 Decimals – bills and
coins to $15, identify
amounts of money,
decimals to 1,000
 Use the four operations
with whole numbers – 2
to 3 digit money
amounts, addition and
subtraction with or
without regrouping,
write sentences
 Use calculators for the
four basic operations to
100
 Use models and
manipulatives to solve
real world problems
 Regroup to add four
Content Standard and PI
A 1-3
B 1-4
Units to be Taught
Mathematical Thinking
Money, Miles and Large
Numbers
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Data Analysis and Statistics
Probability
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Geometry
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digit numbers (up to
four addends), subtract
up to four digits
including zero with
regrouping
Multiply 3 and 4 digit
numbers times 2 digit
numbers
Divide 4 digit numbers
by 1 digit numbers
Make and analyze bar
graphs, line graphs,
pictographs, and pie
graphs
Plot points on a grid
from ordered pairs
Explain the concept of
chance – ratio,
proportion, fractions
Estimate probability –
use spinners, marbles,
other
Describe and classify
geometric shapes
Congruency, symmetry,
similarity using paper
folding, geo-boards,
painting and/ or dot
paper, use models
Slides, flips, rotations
Compare properties of
C 1, 2
D 1, 2
The Shape of Data
Changes Over Time
E 1-4
Seeing Solids and Silhouettes
shapes and figures to
the physical world –
classroom, outside,
other
Measurement
Patterns, Relations, Functions
Algebra Concepts
Discrete Math
 Time, length, area,
perimeter, weight,
temperature, mass,
capacity, volume – use
proper tools to measure
 Number patterns,
geometry, variety of
graphs – skip counting,
multiplication facts,
division facts, use
manipulatives
 Line graphs
 Variables and symbols
F 1, 2
 Develop and evaluate
simple formulas – ex.
perimeter
 Evaluate perimeter of
regular squares,
rectangles, triangles,
and polygons
 Use simple formulas
 Solve for
in open
sentences using the four
basic operations
 List all possible
H 1, 2
I 1, 2
G 1, 2
Landmarks in the 1000’s
Packages and Groups
Arrays and Shares
Reasoning and Communication
combinations of events
totaling less than 10.
 Distinguish between
problems that may have
only one correct answer
and problems that have
many solutions
 Supporting a claim
based on evidence –
logical evidence, data,
measurement,
observation
 Use simple tables and
graphs to communicate
ideas in a presentation
J1
K1
Revised 3/9/05
Science and Technology
Scope and Sequence
Grade Level Assessed:
Grades 3 and 4
Content Standard
Classifying Life Forms
Ecology
Skill Areas
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Sort, group characteristics of organisms
Living things and habitat
Life cycles, behavior, structures of organisms
Food webs and their relationship to an ecosystem
Producers, consumers, decomposers – identify examples of
each
Biomes – physical and living components (climate and
plant life)
Major living and non-living components of a local
ecosystem
Cell is the basic unit of a living organism – single cell and
multiple cell
Using a microscope – use, care, safety
Major human organ systems
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Present day organisms and extinction
Fossils, change, sedimentary rocks
Adaptations over time that increase survival of a species
Likeness of organisms over time
D 1-4
 Change of physical properties of objects over time –
combining materials, chemical and physical changes
 Change in positions of continents over time – volcanoes,
earthquakes, floods, erosion
E 1, 2
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Cells
Continuity and Change
Structure of Matter
The Earth
Content Standard
and PI
A 1-4
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B 1-4
C 1-4
F 1-4
The Universe
Energy
Motion
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Earth cycles
Minerals, rocks, soils
Cycles – water, and other substances
Positions of sun, moon, planets
The Sun - energy
Earth’s rotation
Relationship of earth to the moon
Energy – light, sound, heat
Force
Draw conclusions about the amount of force and it’s affect
on motion – show examples
G 1-4
H 1, 2
I 1, 2, 3
Inquiry and Problem Solving
Reasoning
Communication
 Observe using proper tools – charts, graphs, words,
thermometers, scales, balance, ruler, magnifiers
 Conduct scientific investigations – gather, interpret,
propose answers, explain
 Use results of scientific investigations
 Design and build an invention
 Time, place, experiments – can lead to different data;
different conclusions can be derived from the same data
 Explain observed phenomena – fair and unfair observations
 Describe how feelings can distort reasoning
 Logic, intuitive thinking, brainstorming
 Ask questions, reflect, make data tables, explain to others
 Gather and present information based on data
 Cite examples of bias
 Work in groups
J 1-6
K 1-6
L 1-7
Implications of Science and
Technology
 Cultural answers to technological problems – construction,
clothing, agricultural tools
 Investigate and describe the role of scientists and inventors
M 1-4
 Explain how technology has altered human settlement
 Conservation
Visual and Performing Arts
Scope and Sequence
Grade Level Assessed:
Content Standard
Creative Expression
Grades 3 and 4
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Cultural Heritage
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Skill Areas
2 –D, 3-D personal
expression
Write critiques – thank
you letters to
performers; feedback to
peers
Perform, create, revise,
refine
Improvisations
Original Works different media,
techniques, processes
Careers in the Arts
Begin to develop a skill
in playing a musical
instrument or singing /
performing
Recognize selected
major periods of visual
and performing arts –
focus on major artists
Arts and cultural values
Compare works from
different eras – subject
matter, historical
Content Standard and PI
A 1-7 (Exclude 6)
B 1-4
Assessment Task
period, cultural context
Criticism and Aesthetics
 Using the senses in
daily life choices about
purchases
 Personal feelings about
the arts
 Share personal opinions
about art; express
meaning
 Effects of artistic
choices on others,
environment
 Persuasion and
influence
C 1-6
Performing Arts
 Personal Expression –
visual (2D, 3D),
performing arts
 Improvisations
 Create original works to
communicate ideas,
feelings, and meaning –
puppet show, dances,
other
 Careers in the arts
 Respond to artists
 Singing in classroom
 Musical skill - ?
A 1-7 (Exclude 6)
Cultural Heritage
 Major periods of art –
B 1, 2, 4
not covered
 Cultural values are
shown through art
 Maine Studies –
comparison of artists,
time periods
Criticism and Aesthetics
 Senses – media
 Personal Feelings
 Review artistic works
C 1-3