Grades 4-5 Curriculum Overview
GRADE FOUR
History and Literature
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Native American Tales
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Norse Mythology
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Local History
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Local Natural Resources
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Native Peoples, Early Settlers
Language Arts
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Reading
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Spelling
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Grammar
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Composition
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Student Composition
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Poetry
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Drama and Speech
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Handwriting as an Art
Mathematics
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Geometric Form Drawing (freehand)
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Multiplication Tables
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Fractions
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Long Division (continued)
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Factoring
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Number Sequences
and Relationships -
Daily Oral and Written Practice
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Mental Arithmetic
Science
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Human Beings and Animal Studies
Geography
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Local Geography and Washington State
Arts
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Drama, Speech, Singing, Recorder, Drawing, Painting, Handwriting and Sculpting: Woven throughout the core curriculum weekly
World Languages
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Spanish
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Japanese
Music
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Recorder and Singing are Integrated into Academics
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Beginning Strings
Practical Arts
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Handwork
Movement
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Physical Education
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Eurythmy
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Folk Dance
GRADE FIVE
History and Literature
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Ancient Mythologies and Histories: India, Persia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, North American Culture
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Biographies
Language Arts
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Reading
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Spelling
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Grammar
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Composition
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Creative Writing
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Poetry
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Drama and Speech
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Handwriting as an Art
Mathematics
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Geometric Form Drawing (freehand)
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Fractions
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Decimals
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Averages
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Metric System
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Daily Oral and Written Practice
Science
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Botany
Geography
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Historical Maps of Mediterranean Area
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North America
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Mapmaking and North American Geography
Arts
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Drama, Speech, Singing, Recorder, Drawing, Painting, Handwriting and Sculpting: Woven throughout the core curriculum weekly
World Languages
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Spanish
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Japanese
Music
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Recorder and Singing are Integrated into Academics
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Orchestra
Practical Arts
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Handwork
Movement
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Physical Education
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Eurythmy
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Folk Dance