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English Language Arts

English Language Arts Grades K-2
Kindergarten	Curriculum Map - 1st 30 days Readers Workshop Curriculum Map - 1st 30 days Writers Workshop Narrative - Readers Workshop Narrative - Writers Workshop Author Study Informational Writing
Grade 1	Curriculum Map - 1st 30 days Readers Workshop Curriculum Map - 1st 30 days Writers Workshop Narrative - Readers Workshop Narrative - Writers Workshop Author Study Informational Writing
Grade 2	Curriculum Map - 1st 30 days Readers Workshop Curriculum Map - 1st 30 days Writers Workshop Narrative - Readers Workshop Narrative - Writers Workshop Author Study Informational Writing
English Language Arts Grades 3-8
Grades 3-8	Year at a Glance - Units of Study
Grade 3	Curriculum Map for First 30 Days Narrative/Memoir Genre Study: Report Genre Study: Standardized Testing & Traditional Literature Response to Literature
Grade 4	Curriculum Map for First 30 Days Narrative/Memoir Narrative ELD Curriculum Map Narrative SEI/ELA Curriculum Map Genre Study: Report Sheltered English Language Arts Report Genre Study: Standardized Testing & Traditional Literature Genre Study: Standardized Testing Curriculum Map & MEPA Preview MEPA Review Resources ELD Biography Response to Literature Sheltered English Language Arts Response to Literature ELD Poetry Map ELD Narrative Procedure
Grade 5	Curriculum Map for First 30 Days Narrative/Memoir Narrative ELD Curriculum Map Narrative SEI/ELA Curriculum Map Genre Study: Report Sheltered English Language Arts Report Genre Study: Standardized Testing & Traditional Literature Genre Study: Standardized Testing Curriculum Map & MEPA Preview MEPA Review Resources ELD Biography Response to Literature Sheltered English Language Arts Response to Literature ELD Poetry Map ELD Narrative Procedure
Grade 6	Curriculum Map for First 20 Days Narrative/Memoir Narrative ELD Curriculum Map Narrative SEI/ELA Curriculum Map Proposal Sheltered English Language Arts Report Genre Study: Standardized Testing & Traditional Literature Genre Study: Standardized Testing Curriculum Map & MEPA Preview MEPA Review Resources ELD Biography Response to Literature Sheltered English Language Arts Response to Literature ELD Poetry Map ELD Narrative Procedure
Grade 7	Curriculum Map for First 20 Days Narrative/Memoir Narrative ELD Curriculum Map Narrative SEI/ELA Curriculum Map Proposal Sheltered English Language Arts Report Genre Study: Standardized Testing & Traditional Literature Genre Study: Standardized Testing Curriculum Map & MEPA Preview MEPA Review Resources ELD Biography Response to Literature Sheltered English Language Arts Response to Literature ELD Poetry Map ELD Narrative Procedure
Grade 8	Curriculum Map for First 20 Days Narrative/Memoir Narrative ELD Curriculum Map Narrative SEI/ELA Curriculum Map JFA Sheltered English Language Arts Report Genre Study: Standardized Testing & Traditional Literature Genre Study: Standardized Testing Curriculum Map & MEPA Preview MEPA Review Resources ELD Biography Response to Literature Sheltered English Language Arts Response to Literature ELD Poetry Map ELD Narrative Procedure

Science

Science
Grade 4	Rocks and Minerals
Grade 5	Weather and Climate
	Adaptations
Grade 6	Unit 1: Topography and Global Atmospheric Patterns
	Unit 2: Forces that Shape the Earth
	Unit 3: Our Solar System
Grade 7	Unit 1: The Human Body
	Unit 2: Heredity and Evolution
	Unit 3: Ecosystems
	Unit 4
Grade 8	Unit 1: Measuring Matter and Changes in Matter
	Unit 2: Atoms, Elements, and Compounds
	Unit 3: Force and Motion
	Unit 4
	MCAS Review

Mathematics 2008-2009 - Investigations in Number, Data and Space and Connected Math

Kindergarten

		Unit Completed by:
Who Is In School Today?	Classroom Routines and Materials	10-02-09
Counting and Comparing	Measurement and the Number System 1	11-13-09
What Comes Next?	Patterns and Functions	12-23-09
Measuring and Counting	Measurement and the Number System 2	02-11-10
Make a Shape, Build a Block	2-D and 3-D Geometry	03-24-10
How Many Do You Have?	Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System	05-07-10
Sorting and Surveys	Data Analysis	06-16-10

Grade 1

Tracking Sheet

		Unit Completed by:
How Many of Each?	Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System 1	10-16-09
Making Shapes and Designing Quilts	2-D Geometry	11-10-09
Solving Story Problems	Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System 2	12-23-09
What Would You Rather Be?	Data Analysis	01-25-10
Fish Lengths and Animal Jumps	Measurement	02-12-10
Number Games and Crayons Puzzles	Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System 3	03-24-10
Color, Shape, and Number Patterns	Patterns and Functions	04-16-10
Twos, Fives, and Tens	Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System 4	05-21-10
Blocks and Boxes	3-D Geometry	06-16-10

Grade 2

Tracking Sheet

		Unit Completed by:
Counting, Coins and Combinations	Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System 1	10-16-09
Shapes, Blocks and Symmetry	2-D Geometry and 3-D Geometry	11-16-09
Stickers, Number Strings, and Story Problems	Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System 2	01-12-10
Pockets, Teeth, and Favorite Things	Data Analysis	02-03-10
How Many Floors? How Many Rooms?	Patterns, Functions, and Change	02-26-10
How Many Tens? How Many Ones?	Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System 3	04-01-10
Parts of a Whole, Parts of a Group	Fractions	04-16-10
Partners, Teams, and Paper Clips	Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System 4	05-17-10
Measuring Length and Time	Measurement	06-16-10

GRADES 3 - 8
*These units represent 60% of the math content tested on the MCAS Test

Grade 3

Tracking Sheet

		Unit Completed by:
Trading Stickers, Combining Coins*	Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System 1	09-25-09
Surveys and Line Plots	Data Analysis	10-23-09
Collections and Travel Stories*	Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System 2	12-11-09
Perimeter, Angles, and Area	2-D Geometry and Measurement	01-15-10
Equal Groups*	Multiplication and Division	03-05-10
Finding Fair Shares*	Fractions and Decimals	04-01-10
Stories, Tables, and Graphs	Patterns, Functions, and Change	04-30-10
How Many Hundreds? How Many Miles?*	Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System 3	05-28-10
Solids and Boxes	3-D Geometry and Measurement	06-16-10

Grade 4

Tracking Sheet

		Unit Completed by:
Landmarks and Large Numbers*	Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System	10-08-09
Factors Multiples, and Arrays*	Multiplication and Division 1	10-30-09
Describing the Shape of the Data	Data Analysis and Probability	11-25-09
Multiple Towers and Division Stories*	Multiplication and Division 2	12-23-09
Size, Shape, and Symmetry	2-D Geometry and Measurement	02-10-10
Fraction Cards and Decimal Squares*	Fractions and Decimals	03-19-10
Moving Between Solids and Silhouettes	3-D Geometry and Measurement	04-06-10
How Many Packages? How Many Groups?*	Multiplication and Division 3	05-07-10
Penny Jars and Plant Growth	Patterns, Functions, and Change	06-16-10

Grade 5

Tracking Sheet

		Unit Completed by:
Thinking With Mathematical Models*	Linear and Inverse Variation	09-23-09
Looking for Pythagoras*	Pythagorean Theorem	10-21-09
Kaleidoscopes, Hubcaps, and Mirrors (4)	Symmetry and Transformations	11-13-09
Growing, Growing, Growing (5)	Exponential Relationships	12-02-09
Say It With Symbols*	Making Sense of Symbols	01-11-10
The Shapes of Algebra* (6)	Linear Systems and Algebra	01-29-10
Samples & Populations	Box & Whiskers and Statistical Keys on Calculator	02-26-10
Frogs, Fleas, and Painted Cubes (3)	Quadratic Relationships	05-14-10
High School Expectations	Algebra	06-16-10

NOTES
Grade 4 Only
(1): Landmarks and Large Numbers - First book to be taught Investigations: All

Grade 5 Only:
(1): Prime Time - Grade 6 book transferred to grade 5 Investigations: 1, 2, 3, & 4 – only
(2): Data About Us - Grade 6 book transferred to grade 5 Investigations: All

Grade 6 Only:
Use GroundWorks throughout the year for patterns
(1): Prime time                                                        Investigations: 1, 2, 3, & 4 – only
(2): Shapes & Designs                                            Investigations: 2.2-2.5, 3. & 4 – only
(3): HPS Patterns, Relations & Algebra   Copy of unit available from math coach

Grade 7 Only:
Incorporate Data throughout the year, including scientific notation in science
(1): Shapes & Designs - Grade 6 book transferred to grade 7 Investigations: 2.2-2.5, 3, & 4 – only
(2): Filling & Wrapping Investigations: 1-3 – only

Grade 8 Only:
(3): Frogs, Fleas, and Painted Cubes                     Investigations: 1; 2.1-2.4; 3; & 4.1 – only
(4): Kaleidoscopes, Hubcaps, and Mirrors            Investigations: 1; 2.1-2.2; 3.1-3.3; 4 – only
(5): Growing, Growing, Growing                           Investigations: 1; 2; 4.1; & 5.2 – only
(6): The Shapes of Algebra                                   Investigations: 1; 2; 3.1-3.2; & 4.2 – only

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