Curriculum Map & Benchmarks
Curriculum Map
Benchmarks
Language Arts -Concepts & Skills:
A. Reading:
- 4. Drawing conclusions
- 8. Sequencing events
- 11. Comparing and contrasting
D. Listening:
- 1. Following directions
- 4. Partner and group discussions
E. Speaking:
- 2. Oral group presentations
F. Writing:
- D. 1. Textual responses - students write essays using facts and information about a specified topic or concept.
- J. 1. Rubric assessment – writing assignments are assessed with a rubric outlining the expectations of the project.
Math -Concepts & Skills:
A. Numeration:
- 1. Whole numbers
- 3. Fractions – reading fractions
- 5. Number sense – convert equivalent fractions and decimals
B. Operations and Computations:
- 1. Whole numbers – multiply as a repeated addition
- 2. Money and Decimals – use of dollar and cents notation
- Introduced different currency, compare to U.S.dollar
D. Geometry:
- 1. Shapes – classify, name, and identify properties of polygons (tangrams)
E. Measurement and Time:
- 4. Perimeter and Area
- a. Investigate, estimate, and compare perimeter and area
- b. Find perimeter and area of regular and irregular shapes
F. Data and Chance:
- 1. Data
- a. Collect, explore, and compare data from printed sources and maps
- b. Record data in charts, graphs and maps
- c. Find and use mode, median, and range while analyzing data
Social Studies -Concepts & Skills:
A. Geography:
- 1. Developing proficiency in reading maps (international)
- * 2. Explore global climate, features, and their relation to how people live.
- * 3. Compare and contrast to Florida
C. Economics:
- 1. Expose and discuss the relationship between natural resources and economy
- 5. Discuss and explore the financial impact of importing and exporting goods
D. Government:
- 2. Distinguish between democracy and other forms of government
* E. Culture:
- 1. Define cultural universals
- 2. Define them for a country other than the United States
- 3. Compare and contrast them to United States and Florida