Curriculum Map - Aspen Academy

SEPTEMBER
Robin Hood
Core
Knowledge
Literacy
Phonics,
Grammar
and Writing
Singapore
Math
Core
Knowledge
Science
Core
Knowledge
Social
Studies
OCTOBER
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Washington Irving
Rip Van Winkle
by Washington Irving
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
Legends of King Arthur
How Arthur became King
Sword in the Stone
Excalibur
St. George and the Dragon
English legend
Merlin and the Lady of the Lake
Lancelot & Poetry
Conventions
end marks
commas
apostrophes
quotation marks
Sentences
Complete vs incomplete
kinds of sentences
Subject/ Verb Agreement
Parts of Speech
verbs, nouns
adjectives, adverbs
pronouns, conjunctions
Numbers to 100,000
addition
subtraction
place value
Decimals
Round
Read and Write
Compare
Add and Subtract
Facts
multiplication
division
Story Problems
Chemistry
atoms
elements
solution/matter
Benjamin Banneker
Michael Faraday
Maps/Mountains
Major mountain ranges
Highest peaks
Geography
Islam
History and culture
Chemistry (continued)
atoms
elements
solutions/matter
Benjamin Banneker
Michael Faraday
Symbols and Figures
American Reformers
Geology
Earth's layers
earthquakes
volcanoes
mountains
American Government
Ideas behind Declaration
new government
Constitution
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Fire on the Mountain
Ethopian folktale
Word Choice
synonyms
antonyms
Computation
Estimating
Rounding
Multi-digit Multiplication
Division
Story Problems
Geology
rocks
weathering
erosion
American Revolution
causes
events
places
people
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY & JUNE
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Poetry
Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift
Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe
Pollyana
by Eleanor Porter
Organization
sentences to paragraphs
Prefixes and Suffixes
im, in, non, mis, en, pre
ily, y, ful, able, ible, ment
Creative Stories
Descriptive Writing
Voice in Writing
Literary Terms
novel, plot, setting
Research Writing
Personal Letters
Geometry
Area/Perimeter
Solid Figures
Flips/Slides/Turns
Symmetry
Algebra
Input/Output Tables
Number Sentences
Story Problems
Tables and Graphs
Measurement
Computation
Division Facts
Estimate/Rounding
Multi-digit Strategies
Story Problems
Fractions
Story Problems
whole and part
add and subtract
Proper, Improper and Mixed
Electricity
kinds of electricity
conductors and insulators
electromagnets
Meteorology
water cycle
clouds
atmosphere
climate
Respiratory System
oxygen and carbon dioxide
parts of the system
Elizabeth Blackwell
African Kingdoms
Geography
Kush and Sudan
China
Dynasties
Conquerors
people
Feudalism
people and places
Norman conquest
England in the Middle Ages
MCA Review
Circulatory System
heart and blood
role of the liver and spleen
Charles Drew
Middle Ages
Geography
History of the church
Circulatory System (cont'd)
heart and blood
role of the liver and spleen
Charles Drew
Middle Ages
Geography
History of the church
Holy Wars