Language Arts

Mathematics

• Follows rules for class discussion
• Uses strategies to identify word meaning
• Sounds out words
• Reads with fluency and expression
• Reads with comprehension
• Identifies characters, setting, plot, and problem
• Makes predictions
• Distinguishes cause and effect
• Identifies differences between fiction and non-fiction
• Writes a paragraph with topic sentence, details, and clincher
• Writes stories with beginning, middle, and end
• Uses capitalization and punctuation appropriately
• Applies spelling skills in writing
• Prints upper and lower case letters and numbers legibly

• Identifies place value in numbers to 1,000
• Knows addition facts to 20
• Knows subtraction facts to 20
• Adds and subtracts 3-digit numbers without regrouping
• Identifies common fractions on a number line (1/2, 1/4, 1/3)
• Creates addition and subtraction patterns
• Trades coins accurately
• Constructs and solves number sentences
• Describes attributes of 2- and 3-dimensional shapes
• Tells time to the ¼ hour
• Measures using inches and centimeters
• Compares weight and volume of objects
• Organizes and interprets graphs, charts, and tables
• Applies problem solving strategies
• Communicates mathematical reasoning effectively

Science

Social Studies

Topics covered in science:

• Living Things: Pond Life
• Properties of Matter
• Simple Machines

Topics covered in Social Studies:

• History of Franklin
• Geography: Maps and Globes