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Elementary School Curriculum Guide 2014 - 2015
American International School – Chennai
Elementary School
Curriculum Guide
2014 - 2015
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Elementary School Curriculum Guide 2014 - 2015
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American International School - Chennai
Elementary School Curriculum Guide 2014 - 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION:
Pre-School
Initiative and Social Development 12
Creative Development 12
Language & Literacy 12
Math & Logic 12
Science 12
Music & Movement 13
COURSES OF STUDY (KG – G.2)
Literacy 13
Reading 13
Reading Units 13
Kindergarten: Units 1 - 6
We are Readers 14
Emergent Storybooks & Shared Text 14
Reading Super Powers 15
Becoming A Class of Reading Teachers 15
Learning About Ourselves and Our World 16
Focus On Characters and Year Review 16
Grade 1: Units 1 - 6
Reading Workshop: Readers Build Good Habits 17
Tackling Trouble 17
Learning From Non-Fiction Texts 17
Poetry 18
We Can Be Our Own Teachers 18
Meeting Characters 18
Grade 2: Units 1 - 5
Launching The Reading Workshop And Taking Charge of Reading 18
Characters Face Bigger Challenges (Check the Unit) 19
Series Reading and Cross Genre Reading Clubs 19
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Grade 3: Units 1 – 6
Launching the Reading Workshop: Building a Reading Life 20
Following Characters into Meaning 21
Non-Fiction Reading: Expository Texts 21
Biography Book Clubs 22
Poetry 22
Traditional Literature (fairy tales, folk tales & fables) 22
Grade 4: Units 1 - 5
Launching the Reading Workshop 22
Following Characters into Meaning 22
Navigating Nonfiction 22
Tackling Complex Text: Historical Fiction Book Clubs 23
Poetry 23
Grade 5: Units 1 – 5
Launching the Reading Workshop 23
Following Characters Into Meaning 23
Navigating Non-Fiction 24
Historical Fiction Book Clubs 24
Social Issue Book Clubs 25
WRITING, WORD STUDY, LISTENING & SPEAKING:
Work Studty 25
Kindergarten: Units 1 – 5
Launching the Writing Work-shop 26
Writing for Readers 26
How-to Books: Writing to Teach Each Other 26
Persuasive Writing Of All Kinds: Using Words To Make a Change 27
Grade 1: Units 1 – 4
Small Moments: Writing with Focus, Detail, and Dialogue 27
Non-Fiction Chapter Books 27
Writing Reviews 27
From Scenes to Series 28
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Grade 2: Units 1 – 5
Lessons from the Masters: Improving Narrative Craft 28
Non-fiction Writing 28
Writing Gripping Fictional Stories with Meaning and Significance 28
Writing About Reading 29
Poetry 29
Grade 3: Units 1 – 5
Crafting True Stories 29
The Art of Information Writing 30
Changing the World: Persuasive Speeches, Petitions and Editorials 30
Once Upon A Time: Adapting & Writing Fairy Tales 30
Poetry 30
Grade 4: Units 1 – 4
The Arc of Story: Writing Realistic Fiction 30
Boxes and Bullets: Personal & Persuasive Essay 31
Bringing History to Life 31
The Literary Essay: Writing About Fiction 31
Grade 5: Units 1 – 4
Narrative Craft 32
The Lens of History: The Research Report 32
Shaping Texts: From Essay to Narrative to Memoir 32
The Research Based Argument Essay 32
MATHEMATICS: Kindergarten Units 1 – 6
Sophisticated Shapes (Geometry) 34
Counting with Friends (Counting & Cardinality) 34
Comparing Numbers 34
Measurement 35
Investigating Addition and Subtraction 35
Further Investigation of Addition and Subtraction 35
Grade 1: Units 1 – 6
Creating Routines Using Data 35
Developing Base Ten Number Sense 36
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Understanding Shapes and Fractions 36
Sorting, Comparing and Ordering 37
Operations and Algebraic Thinking 37
Understanding Place Value 37
Grade 2: Units 1 – 6
Extending Base Ten Understanding 38
Becoming Fluent with Addition and Subtraction 38
Understanding Measurement, Length and Time 38
Applying Base Ten Understanding 39
Understanding Plane and Solid Figures 39
Developing Multiplication 40
Grade 3: Units 1 – 6
Numbers and Operations In Base Ten 40
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: The Relationship Between
Multiplication and Division 40
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: Patterns In Multiplication and Division 41
Geometry 41
Representing and Comparing Fractions 42
Measurement 42
Grade 4: Units 1 – 7
Whole Numbers, Place Value and Rounding in Computation 43
Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers 43
Fraction Equivalents 43
Operation with Fractions 43
Fractions and Decimals 44
Geometry 44
Measurement 45
Grade 5: Units 1 – 7
Order of Operations and Whole Numbers and Whole Numbers and Decimals 45
Decimals 45
Multiplying and Dividing with Decimals 46
Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing Fractions 46
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Geometry and the Coordinated Plane 46
Figures 47
Measurements and Volumes 47
SCIENCE Kindergarten Units 1 – 4
The Five Senses 47
Seasons and Weather 47
Plants and Animals 48
Materials: Sink and Float 48
Grade 1: Units 1 & 2
Earth Materials 48
Animals 48
Grade 2: Units 1 – 3
Balance and Motion 48
Living Organisms 49
Properties of Matter 49
Grade 3: Units 1 - 3
Water 49
Earth Materials 49
Rain Forests 50
Grade 4: Units 1 – 3
Magnetism and Electricity 50
Solar Energy 50
The Solar System 50
Grade 5: Units 1 – 4
Mixture and Solutions 50
Physics of Sound 51
Levers and Pulleys 51
Living Systems 52
SOCIAL STUDIES: Kindergarten Units 1 – 3
All About Me 52
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All About Me and My World 52
Taking Care of the Environment 52
Grade 1: Units 1
Community 53
Grade 2: Units 1 – 2
Responsive Classroom: Building a Community 53
Migration and Change 53
Coconut Connections: Natural Resources 54
Grade 3: Units 1 – 3
Map Skills 54
Rights of a Child/ UN Day 54
Living in Contrasting Environments 54
Ancient Greece 55
Grade 4: Units 1 – 4
The Geography of South Asia 55
The Culture of South Asia 55
The Ancient Indus Valley 55
Water as a Human Right 55
Grade 5: Units 1 – 3
Explorers 55
Colonization 56
Democracy 56
ART (K-5) Kindergarten:
Colour Wheel Concepts 57
Winter Concept Props 57
India Week Art Project 57
Pointillism 57
Paper Collage 57
Mother’s Day Art Project 57
Abstract Paper Cutouts 58
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Origami 58
Clay Project 58
Grade 1
Elements of Art 58
Peace Day Ribbons 58
Gustav klint Patterned Quilt 58
Diwali Art Project 58
Winter Concert Props 58
Landscapes, Countryscapes, Seascapes, and Cityscapes 58
Salvador Dali Surrealism 58
Repousse-Reptiles 59
Origami 59
Clay Project 59
Grade 2
Jackson Pollack Splattering Technique 59
Diwali Craft Project 59
Winter Concert Props 59
India Week Art Project 59
Tech Art Activity 59
3D Bats 60
Pop Art 60
Paper Mache Tribal Art 60
Clay Project 60
Grade 3
Henri Matisse Name Collage 60
Ceramic Pinch and Pull Animal Sculpture 60
Falling Down Drawing 60
Oil Pastel Self Portrait 60
Ceramic Face Portrait 60
Stuffed Paper Fish Sculpture 60
Chalk Pastel of Tiger 60
Greek Vase Drawing 60
Ceramic Coil Pots 60
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Panama Rain Forest Cut Paper Mola 60
Characters in a Room Drawing 61
Grade 4
Batik 61
Dynamic Name Collage 61
Whimsical Fish 61
Van Gogh Landscape 61
Andy Warhol Style Self Portrait 61
Indus Valley Metal Embossing 61
One Point Perspective City Drawing 61
Stencil/ Relief Print 61
Japanese Calligraphy 61
Bankura Style Ceramic Animal 61
Surreal Photo Collage 61
Figure Collage 61
Grade 5
Symmetrical Alien Drawing 61
Still Life Drawing and Painting 62
Graphic Design On Computer 62
Madalas 62
Smoking Dragon Sculpture 62
Two-point perspective City Drawing 62
Repeating design lino-print 62
Madhubani drawing 62
Coil Pot 62
Paper Mache Masks 62
PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Lower Elementary: (Grades K-2)
Unit Description: Orientation and Basic Assessment 63
Basketball 63
Scoop and Ball 63
Frisbee 63
Aquatics 63
Wall Climbing 63
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