Course Description and Scope and Sequence Level 3, Jannel School year 2013-2014
Year 3, 2013-2014 School Year for Jannel
Math (click to view scope and sequence)
Course Description: Students will expand their understanding of graphing, measurement, fractions, geometry, place value, time and money. Students will be introduced to adding and subtracting large numbers, rounding and estimation, finding the perimeter, decimals, multiplication and division. Students will practice their skills and new math vocabulary using worksheets as well as online games, quizzes and activities.
English (click to view scope and sequence)
Course description: Students will grow in their reading ability, reading poetry, short stories, plays and full-length novels. Students will summarize stories, learning to state the main idea and supporting details. They will demonstrate comprehension through reading response questions. Students will also grow in their writing ability, practicing writing compound and complex sentences and learning to write five-sentence paragraphs. Students will also produce numerous creative works, writing a play, short stories and poems using rhyme, rhythm and alliteration. Students will practice their penmanship while copying literature selections. Students will continue to expand their vocabulary, learning words from their readings and making their own dictionary. Students will grow their knowledge of spelling rules using worksheets as well as online games and activities. Grammar topics include capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives.
English Reading:
Poetry by William Blake, Sara Teasdale, Hilda Conkling, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Books: Heidi, Spry; The Bears of Blue River, Major; Five Little Peppers and How They Grew, Sidney
Short stories: Aesop’s Fables (selection), as well as a variety of other short stories and plays
History:
Course Description: Students will study early American history from the early explorers through the Civil War. Students will engage with readings and videos as they learn about the events and leaders of the time period. Students will demonstrate their knowledge in a variety of ways including lapbooks, journal writing, and worksheets, as well as by writing newspaper articles on events and people in history. Topics include: explorers, Iroquois, Jamestown, Mayflower, early settlers, forts, Daniel Boone, French and Indian War, American Revolution, Constitution, American government, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Plains Indians, Lewis and Clark, War of 1812, Harriet Tubman, slavery, Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, and more. Students will also read current event news throughout the year
History Reading: The True Story of Christopher Columbus, Brooks; Pilgrim Stories, Pumphrey; The Bird-Woman of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Chandler; Uncle Tom’s Cabin Young Folk’s Edition, Stowe
Science
Course Description: Students will study zoology through readings, videos and a variety of online activities. Students will study the main branches of the animal kingdom including mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects, and fish as well as others. They will study animal habitats, behaviors, diets, and adaptations. Special studies on endangered species, classification, mimicry and camouflage as well as ecosystems and food webs will be conducted. Students will complete projects and lapbooks and will have many opportunities to present what they have learned before an audience.
Science Reading: First Book of Bees (selections), Tibbet
Math (click to view scope and sequence)
Course Description: Students will expand their understanding of graphing, measurement, fractions, geometry, place value, time and money. Students will be introduced to adding and subtracting large numbers, rounding and estimation, finding the perimeter, decimals, multiplication and division. Students will practice their skills and new math vocabulary using worksheets as well as online games, quizzes and activities.
English (click to view scope and sequence)
Course description: Students will grow in their reading ability, reading poetry, short stories, plays and full-length novels. Students will summarize stories, learning to state the main idea and supporting details. They will demonstrate comprehension through reading response questions. Students will also grow in their writing ability, practicing writing compound and complex sentences and learning to write five-sentence paragraphs. Students will also produce numerous creative works, writing a play, short stories and poems using rhyme, rhythm and alliteration. Students will practice their penmanship while copying literature selections. Students will continue to expand their vocabulary, learning words from their readings and making their own dictionary. Students will grow their knowledge of spelling rules using worksheets as well as online games and activities. Grammar topics include capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives.
English Reading:
Poetry by William Blake, Sara Teasdale, Hilda Conkling, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Books: Heidi, Spry; The Bears of Blue River, Major; Five Little Peppers and How They Grew, Sidney
Short stories: Aesop’s Fables (selection), as well as a variety of other short stories and plays
History:
Course Description: Students will study early American history from the early explorers through the Civil War. Students will engage with readings and videos as they learn about the events and leaders of the time period. Students will demonstrate their knowledge in a variety of ways including lapbooks, journal writing, and worksheets, as well as by writing newspaper articles on events and people in history. Topics include: explorers, Iroquois, Jamestown, Mayflower, early settlers, forts, Daniel Boone, French and Indian War, American Revolution, Constitution, American government, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Plains Indians, Lewis and Clark, War of 1812, Harriet Tubman, slavery, Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, and more. Students will also read current event news throughout the year
History Reading: The True Story of Christopher Columbus, Brooks; Pilgrim Stories, Pumphrey; The Bird-Woman of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Chandler; Uncle Tom’s Cabin Young Folk’s Edition, Stowe
Science
Course Description: Students will study zoology through readings, videos and a variety of online activities. Students will study the main branches of the animal kingdom including mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects, and fish as well as others. They will study animal habitats, behaviors, diets, and adaptations. Special studies on endangered species, classification, mimicry and camouflage as well as ecosystems and food webs will be conducted. Students will complete projects and lapbooks and will have many opportunities to present what they have learned before an audience.
Science Reading: First Book of Bees (selections), Tibbet
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