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Beestar Program Outline
Term: Fall 2009 (19 weeks: Aug 16, 09 - Dec 27, 09)
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
| Grade 1 ELA |
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Identify and isolate the beginning and end sound of a word. Distinguish rhyming words.
Apply the most common letter-sound correspondences, including single letter consonants and vowels, consonant blends, consonant digraphs, and vowel digraphs.
Use vocabulary to describe ideas, feelings, and experiences. Describe picture with simple sentence.
Order words alphabetically. Get familiar with use of dictionary.
Spell of regularly spelled patterns such as CVC (dog), CVCe (lake), and one-syllable words with blends (frog); Identify spelling of endings such as plurals and verb tenses;
Use common spelling patterns to read words. Recognize irregular words. Decode word by letter sound.
Recognize words by structure. Identify word or confirm word meaning by context.
Develop read comprehension skill. Recall details or order of events in reading. Identify main idea, draw conclusion, and make prediction.
Distinguish familiar genres, fiction and nonfiction. Understand story setting and characters.
Basic grammar, contraction, capitalization and punctuation. Compose complete sentences.
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| Grade 1 Math |
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Read and write, compare and order whole numbers up to 99 using sets of concrete objects and pictorial models.
Use place value. Use sets of tens and ones to compare numbers in daily life.
Describe part of a set, separate a whole into equal parts.
Model and create addition and subtraction problem situations with concrete objects and write corresponding number sentences.
Identify patterns in related addition and subtraction sentences. Fact families for sums to 10.
Identify shapes of circles, triangles, and rectangles including squares. Describe the shape of simple objects.
Identify the mathematics in everyday situations. Select or develop an appropriate problem-solving strategy to solve a problem, including drawing a picture, looking for a pattern, systematic guessing and checking, or working backwards
Describe the relationship between the size of the unit and the number of units in a measurement. Estimate length/capacity/weight.
Read time using hours and half hours. Recognize temperatures. Describe the values of individual coins and their relationship.
Patterns in numbers, including odd and even. Use patterns to skip count by twos, fives, and tens. Extend patterns to make predictions and solve problems.
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| Grade 2 ELA |
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Simple word spelling, word with spelled patterns such as CVC, CVCe, and one-syllable words with blends (drop), words with inflectional endings(plurals, verb tenses etc). Spelling with orthographic patterns and rules.
Basic synonyms/antonyms. Prefix/suffixes. Word recognition by context, by sounds.
Basic grammar, subject-verb agreement, and pronoun agreement. Capitalization and punctuation.
Reading comprehension. Main idea. Draw conclusion. Event sequence. Inference/predictions.
Develop vocabulary while reading leveled texts. Understand commonly used word abbreviations.
Match sounds between words, such as beginning sounds, ending sounds, vowel sounds. Identify rhymes, repeated sounds, or instances of onomatopoeia.
Identify words by vowel sound. Identify multi-syllabic words by using common syllable patterns.
Use structural cues to recognize words such as compound, base words and inflections.
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Grade 2 Math |
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Represent, compare, and order whole numbers 0-999.
Subtraction and addition, within number 18. Multiplication and Division sense.
Name fractional parts of a whole object, or parts of a set of objects (not to exceed twelfths) when given a concrete representation.
Money recognition/count coin collection. Read Thermometer/Calendar/Clock for hours and minutes. Measure with unit/unit sense.
Identify patterns in a list of related number pairs and extend the list. Using pattern to make prediction and solve problems.
Draw data graph. Draw conclusions and answer questions based on picture graphs and bar-type graphs.
Use of number line for whole number. Identify shape attribute. Compare how shapes or solids alike or different.
Using addition or subtraction to solve problem with 2 digital numbers, with or without regrouping.
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| Grade 2 GT Math |
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Build pattern from given numbers or geometry shapes. Solving problems by extending patterns.
Reach logical conclusions using clues and evidence
Recognize and compare basic shapes. User of geometric vocabulary. Identify lines of symmetry in shapes. Identify congruent shapes.
Solve problems and draw conclusions based on picture graphs and bar-type graphs. Choose the right diagram to demonstrate collected data from real life.
Identify the best tool to measure objects in real life, and gradually build unit sense. Estimate the duration of events.
Whole number subtraction, addition. Using the number family concept to master addition and subtraction skills. Get familiar with the multiplication concept.
Practice of spatial thinking and reasoning skills.
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| Grade 3 ELA |
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Recognize word using root, prefixes, suffixes and derivative endings. Multi syllabic words.
Subject-verb agreement. Pronoun agreement. Verb tenses. Irregular plurals.
Compose elaborated sentences in written texts, to use the appropriate end punctuation and with elaborated subjects.
Distinguish facts/opinions. Summary text. Organize information. Literature form. Support conclusion.
Use resources such as dictionaries, glossaries, available technology, and context to build word meanings and to confirm pronunciations of words.
Writing with coherence and progression. Revise/correct drafts. Choose writing form.
Identify similarities and differences across texts such as in topics, characters and themes.
Distinguish text forms. Distinguish fiction/non-fiction. Distinguish fiction from nonfiction. Recognize genres.
Handle comprehension breakdown. Recall event sequence. Produce summaries of text selections. Identify writing purpose.
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| Grade 3 Math |
| Determine the collection of bills and coins. Estimate and measure lengths using standard units such as inch, foot, yard, centimeter, decimeter, and meter.
Read calendar, measure time, temperature. Measure and calculation for shape area, perimeter.
Construct concrete models of fractions. Compare fractional parts of whole objects or set of objects in a problem situation using concrete models.
Using place value to compare and order numbers to 9,999.
Round 2-digit numbers to nearest 10 and 3-digit numbers to nearest 100.
Estimate sum and difference beyond basic concept.
Solve multiplication, division problem (1-digit multiplier). Identify patterns in related multiplication and division sentences (fact families).
Create shapes with lines of symmetry using concrete models and technology. Identify lines of symmetry in shapes. Identify congruent shapes.
Name, describe, and compare shapes and solids using formal geometric vocabulary.
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| Grade 3 GT Math |
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Predict probability for the outcome of an event.
Examine given information and reach conclusions by critical thinking and analysis from conditions and evidence.
Select or develop an appropriate problem-solving strategy, including drawing a picture, looking for a pattern, systematic guessing and checking, acting it out, making a table, working a simpler problem, or working backwards to solve a problem.
Get Familiar with coordinate grid, locate and name points using ordered pairs of whole numbers.
Use translations, reflections and rotations to verify shape congruency. Recognize different types of angles.
Multiplication and subtraction in solving daily problems.
Use fraction names and symbols to describe fractional parts of whole objects or sets of objects with denominators of 12 or less. Round numbers to the nearest ten or the nearest hundred.
Find out patterns, geometric traits, and meanings in a non-obvious context.
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| Grade 4 ELA |
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Identify writing purposes. Recognize presentation structure, genres & literature form.
Comparative/superlative forms. Use of prepositional phrases and conjunctions.
Main idea. Supporting idea. Inferences. Conclusions and generalizations.
Spelling syllables. Spelling roots with inflections.
Generate ideas and plans for writing by using such prewriting strategies. Revise drafts for coherence, progression, and logical support of ideas.
Edit drafts for specific purposes such as to ensure standard usage, varied sentence structure, and appropriate word choice.
Choose the appropriate form for his/her own purpose for writing, including journals, letters, reviews, poems, narratives, and instructions.
Use adjectives (comparative and superlative forms) and adverbs appropriately to make writing vivid or precise.
Use prepositional phrases to elaborate written ideas.
Use conjunctions to connect ideas meaningfully.
Practice using apostrophes in contractions and using objective case pronouns to write with increasing accuracy.
Write in complete sentences, varying the types such as compound and complex to match meanings and purposes.
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| Grade 4 Math |
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Using multiplication to solve problems using 2-digit number. Recall and apply multiplication facts to 12 x 12.
Estimate weight and capacity using standard units.
Recognize different type of angles. Symmetries of shapes. Parallel of lines.
Model factors and products using arrays and area models.
Relate decimals to fractions that name tenths and hundredths using models. Add and subtract decimals to the hundredths place using concrete and picture models.
Estimate and measure weight using standard measurements including ounces, pounds, grams and kilograms.
Estimate and measure capacity using standard units including milliliters, liters, cups, pints, quarts and gallons.
Measure to solve problems involving length, perimeter, time, temperature, and area. Understanding and using bar graphs.
Identify right, acute, and obtuse angles. Identify models of parallel and perpendicular lines.
Describe shapes and solids in terms of vertices, edges, and faces.
Demonstrate translations, reflections, and rotations using concrete models.
Use translations, reflections and rotations to verify that two shapes are congruent.
Use reflections to verify that a shape has symmetry.
Locate and name points on a coordinate grid using ordered pairs of whole numbers.
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| Grade 4 GT Math |
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Think with visualization and imaginative mental pictures; perform mental modeling of spatial operations.
Use of Measurement to solve problems regarding length, perimeter, time, temperature, or area.
Draw a logic conclusion by interpreting clues or give evidence.
Recognize how objects, shapes, and words are similar or dissimilar to classify and categorize.
Round whole numbers to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand to approximate reasonable results in problem situations.
Use addition, subtraction, and multiplication to solve problems.
Interpret information from pictographs and bar graphs. Drawing conclusion from give data, chart.
User translations, reflections, and rotations to verify congruency and symmetry properties of geometry shapes.
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| Grade 5 ELA |
Handle reading breakdown. Locate and organize information. Interpret and use graphic sources of information to address research questions.
Summarize information. Draw conclusions. Identify writing purpose.
Compare and contrast communication. Correct use of apostrophes.
Generate writing ideas. Write with coherence and progression. Revise/correct drafts.
Use literary devices effectively such as suspense, dialogue, and figurative language.
Interpret and use graphic sources of information such as maps, graphs, timelines, tables, and diagrams to address research questions.
Find similarities and differences across texts such as in treatment, scope, or organization.
Use multiple reference aids, including a thesaurus, a synonym finder, a dictionary, and software, to clarify meanings and usage.
Learn the basic reading and test taking techniques that could be useful in certain situation. Such as reading the first sentence of each paragraph, skipping details, narrowing down the right answers, and etc.
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| Grade 5 Math |
| Compare two fractional quantities in problem-solving situations using a variety of methods such as common denominators.
Relate decimals to fractions that name tenths, hundredths and thousandths.
Locate and name points on coordinate grids. Define geometric shapes or solids.
Identify prime factors of a whole number and common factor of a group of whole numbers.
Model and record addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators in problem solving situations.
Use multiplication/division to solve problems involving whole numbers (no more than three digits times two digits without technology).
Understand the basic math operator precedence rules. Such as knowing the order of precedence in 3+9*2.
Sketch results of translations, rotations, and reflections. Describe the transformation that generates one figure from the other when given two congruent figures.
Understand shape attributes and rules for calculating geometric values such as areas, perimeters, and volumes.
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| Grade 5 GT Math |
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Generate unique ideas; to compare and contrast the same elements in different situations; to present imaginative solutions to problems.
Think with visualization and imaginative mental pictures; perform mental modeling of spatial operations.
Understanding and correctly use of basic math operator precedence rules. Perform calculations with whole numbers, fractions and decimals.
Compare two fractional quantities in problem-solving situations using a variety of methods such as common denominators.
Identify attributes in complex shapes, Correctly user of rules to calculate areas, perimeters, and volumes.
Identify prime factors of a whole number and common factor of a group of whole numbers. Model and record addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators in problem solving situations.
Recognize relationships; classify and categorize objects, shapes, and words are similar or dissimilar.
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| Grade 6 ELA |
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Generate ideas and plans for writing by using such prewriting strategies such as brainstorming, graphic organizers, notes, and logs. Revise drafts for coherence, progression, and logical support of ideas,
produce cohesive and coherent written texts by organizing ideas, using effective transitions, and choosing precise wording.
Choose the appropriate form for his/her own purpose for writing, including journals, letters, reviews, poems, narratives, and instructions.
use verb tenses appropriately and consistently such as present, past, future, perfect, and progressive.
Write in complete sentences, varying the types such as compound and complex, and use of appropriately punctuated dependent clauses.
Distinguish denotative and connotative meanings.
Learn the basic reading and test taking techniques that could be useful in certain situation. Such as reading the first sentence of each paragraph, skipping details, narrowing down the right answers, and etc.
Write with accurate spelling of roots, inflections, suffixes and prefixes; Write with accurate spelling of syllable constructions.
Use literary devices effectively such as suspense, dialogue, and figurative language.
Draw inferences such as conclusions or generalizations and support them with text evidence and experience.
Locate and recall information using the text's structure or progression of ideas such as cause and effect or chronology. Recognize how style, tone, and mood contribute to the effect of the text.
Identify the purposes of different types of texts such as to inform, influence, express, or entertain.
Draw on experiences to bring meanings to words in context, such as interpreting idioms, multiple-meaning words, and analogies.
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