MATH Sadlier Oxford-PROGRESS IN MATHEMATICS - graphs as a way to organize and report data - counting patterns - a network of patterns and relationships that can be constructed among the basic arithmetic facts - multiplication and division equations as number - sentences - combination problems have a finite solution set - all numbers can be described in relation to other - numbers - measurement in Metric System - geometry and shapes - mathematical problem solving technique can be used in both abstract and real world settings - probability - fractions LANGUAGE Write Source/Great Source Education Group WRITE ON TRACK - grammar and language usage - sentence structure - parts of speech - nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions, adverbs, subjects and predicates - understanding time order - contractions - creative writing - paragraphs - poetry - book reports - journal writing Sadlier/Oxford VOCABULARY WORKSHOP - foundations of vocabulary growth READING Harcourt Brace & Company: STORYTOWN - integrates listening, speaking, writing, spelling, - thinking, and dramatic reading - comprehension - summarizing - ability to distinguish between various characteristics of distinctive literary genres (fiction and its various subsets, non-fiction and its various subsets, poetry, anthology, magazine and newsprint) SCIENCE Regents, University of California, Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley: FOSS (Full Option Science System - measurement - metric - magnetism and electricity - electro magnets, force, open and closed circuits - human body - bones, joints, muscles - earth materials- rocks and minerals Harcourt, Inc.: SCIENCE SOCIAL STUDIES Houghton Mifflin Social Studies: FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA - the use of natural resources - physical features and people - map directions - how people adapt to their surroundings - Native American report/project - a research project will be written in second half of the year RELIGION Harcourt Religion Publishers: WALKING BY FAITH - community of Jesus’ friends - how church began and grew - how Holy Spirit guides the church Harcourt Religion Publishers: GROWING IN LOVE - shows significance of family life - how a person grows and changes - feelings - each human is unique