Babylon Memorial Grade School

Reading Workshop Units of Study:

Writing Workshop Units of Study:

Workshop Launch
Realistic Fiction
- The Arc of the Story: Writing Realistic Fiction
Persuasive Writing
- Boxes and Bullets: Personal and Persuasive Essay
Bringing History to Life
- Interdisciplinary topics connected to Social Studies curriculum
The Literary Essay
- Writing about Reading
Poetry
- Explore various styles of poetry
- Figurative Language

Math: i-Ready Classroom Mathematics

Unit 1: Whole Numbers:
- Place Value, Comparison, Addition and Subtraction
Unit 2: Operations:
- Multiplication, Division and Algebraic Thinking
Unit 3: Multi-Digit Operations and Measurement:
- Multiplication, Division, Perimeter and Area
Unit 4: Fractions, Decimals and Measurement:
- Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication
Unit 5: Geometry and Measurement:
- Figures, Classification and Symmetry

Social Studies:

The Three Worlds Meet in NY State
- Geography
- Native Americans
- European Explorers
- The Dutch in NY
The Impact of the Colonial and Revolutionary Period on NYS
- English Colonial Life
- Causes of the American Revolution
- Battles of the American Revolution
- Westward Expansion
National and Local Government
- National Government
- NYS Government
- Local Government
- Rights and Responsibilities

Science:

Waves and Information
- Exploring Sound Waves
- Exploring Light Waves
- Properties of Waves
Structure, Function and Information Processing
- Plant and Animal Structures
- Plant and Animal Adaptations
- Information Processing: Use of Senses
Earth’s Systems: Processes that Shape the Earth
- Earth’s Surface and Spheres
- Tectonic Plates and Volcanoes
- Natural Hazards
- Weathering: Erosion and Deposition
Energy
- Potential and Kinetic Energy
- Forms of Energy
- Transfer of Energy
- Energy Sources