4th & 5th grade English Language Arts Curriculum
Our classrooms will utilize the Daily 5 routine in the classroom:
Teachers will:
Common Core Strands in English Language Arts
Literature
• Demonstrate an understanding of a text using details
•Retell stories using details (fables, folktales, myths)
Informational Text
•Ask and answer questions to demonstrate an understanding of a text
• Determine main idea of a text, retell key details to support the main idea
Writing
•Write about/introduce topics and texts, supporting a point of view with reasons, using linking words/phrases to connect ideas and providing a conclusion
- Read to Self
- Work on Writing
- Word Work
- Technology (RAZ-Kids)
- Penmanship (Cursive Handwriting)
Teachers will:
- Provide reading instruction using Guided Reading groups.
- Provide data-driven instruction for your child directed at their ready math level (Follow the Child ~ Dr. Maria Montessori)
Common Core Strands in English Language Arts
Literature
• Demonstrate an understanding of a text using details
•Retell stories using details (fables, folktales, myths)
Informational Text
•Ask and answer questions to demonstrate an understanding of a text
• Determine main idea of a text, retell key details to support the main idea
Writing
•Write about/introduce topics and texts, supporting a point of view with reasons, using linking words/phrases to connect ideas and providing a conclusion