Curricular+Topics

Below are the major curricular topics per grade level for each nine weeks. This list was compiled by the GT Vertical Team on April 29, 2011, and should facilitate the development of cross-curricular GT enrichment. **1st Grade ** **1st Nine Weeks ** Math: Calendar and tools, place value, story problems, patterns, 2D figures, number sense and data Lang Arts: Exchanging ideas, information and messages-print awareness, writing process, readers read for purpose-questioning strategies, what good readers do  Science:  Investigating properties and patterns (in weather) Investigating force, motion, and energy Social Studies:  Interacting with others-school and family, Good citizenship **2nd Nine Weeks ** Math**:** Relationships, Money, Parts of a set, Probability, Add patterns Lang Arts**:** Story elements, characters, story traits, informational text, retelling a story Science: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">function of plants, how we use plants, natural resources-soil, water, rock, environment <span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Social Studies: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Citizenship, national & state symbols, role models in the community, physical environment, human characteristics **<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">3rd Nine Weeks ** <span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Math**:** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">number sense, patterns (numbers & addition), 2D & 3D Figures, length, Operation & data-compare and order, collecting, sorting, problem solving <span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lang Arts**:** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Informational text, media <span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Science: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Weather & seasons, living & non-living, investigating objects in sky, plants <span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Social Studies: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Basic needs, goods & services, historical figures **<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">4th Nine Weeks ** <span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Math**:** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">relationships, money, parts of set, probability, addition patterns, measurement, graphs, place value, problem solving <span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lang Arts **<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">making a plan, research, informative text <span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Science: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">organisms, environments, life cycles <span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Social Studies: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">making choices, past & present

**<span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">2nd Grade ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1st Nine Weeks ** __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Math __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Patterns, operations, making connections, concept of numbers, quantitative reasoning, place value, compare and order whole numbers to 999 __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lang/Arts: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Patterns (word), Writing conventions BME, context clues, author’s purpose __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Science: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> patterns (color, size…), changes occur (sound, temperature…) force and motion __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Social Studies __<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> landforms, people, social, celebrations **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">2nd Nine Weeks ** __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Math __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> identified on 100s chart, relationships between place value in addition/subtraction, concepts of numbers and statistics, fractions __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lang/Arts: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> patterns of phonics & conventions, features of literary works and genres __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Science: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Patterns of changes (seasons, weather, natural world) __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Social Studies __<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Ways people modify the environment (our community)

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">3rd Nine Weeks ** __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Math __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Patterns, measurement, repeating additional patterns, fact family and relationships, patterns within/without of boxes, lines with measuring temperature, multiplication, division, concept of geometry, use of formal geometric language, characteristics of features __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lang/Arts: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Patterns-phonics/conventions, expository/procedural text, text features, media-purposes and techniques __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Science: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> natural resources, living/nonliving, plants __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Social Studies __<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> People who have influenced local community, government services **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">4th Nine Weeks ** __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Math __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Concept of measurement, using standard/non standard measurement, real world situations consisting of multiple steps, estimating standard units of measurement with hands on activities, __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lang/Arts: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Research & Word Patterns __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Science: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Animals, food chains __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Social Studies __<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Work products, income, procedures, consumers, changes in the community, technology, communication, transportation, recreation

**<span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">3rd Grade ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1st Nine Weeks ** __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Math __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: Number Sense (+,-) __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lang/Arts __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: Fiction, Literary Elements, Non-fiction – Drama/Poetry __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Science __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Matter & Energy __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Social Studies __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: Communities/Problem-Solving Needs, Physical & Human Characteristics **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">2nd Nine Weeks ** __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Math __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Multiplication and Division __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lang/Arts: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Expository Texts, Text Features __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Science: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The Natural World __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Social Studies ____<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Communities Past and Present Celebrations, Good Citizens **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">3rd Nine Weeks ** __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Math __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Probability, Geometry, Measurement __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lang/Arts __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: Procedural Texts, Research, Establishing a position (persuasive) __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Science __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: Solar System and Living things __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Social Studies __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: Economics & Government of Communities **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">4th Nine Weeks ** __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Math __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Problem Solving __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lang/Arts __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: Making Literary Connections, Media Message __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Science __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: Adaptations and Survival, Ecosystems __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Social Studies __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: Mythical and American Heroes

**<span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">4th Grade ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1st Nine Weeks ** __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Math __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Place Value, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lang/Arts: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Literary Fiction, Non fiction __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Science: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Investigating the universe, matter __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Social Studies __<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Native American, Regions, geography, explorations, missions **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">2nd Nine Weeks ** __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Math __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Division, fractions, graphs, tables __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lang/Arts: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Expository text __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Science: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Natural Resources, changing Earth __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Social Studies __<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Colonization, Tx revolution, New beginning **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">3rd Nine Weeks ** __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Math __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Measurement, geometric figures __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lang/Arts: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Procedural text, understanding research, influencing __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Science: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Patterns of Earth, traits, adaptations __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Social Studies __<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Civil war, reconstruction, 19th & 20th Century **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">4th Nine Weeks ** __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Math __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Transformations, Probability, Measurement connections, all operations, fraction overview __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lang/Arts: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Understanding connections, media techniques __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Science: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Energy flow, adaptations for survival, life cycles __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Social Studies __<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Economic growth, Tx today, Progress of Today

**<span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">5th Grade ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1st Nine Weeks ** __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Math __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Place value, patterns/relationships, problem solving, measurement, factors & primes __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lang/Arts: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Genre, study, appreciation of Non-fiction text __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Science: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Physical properties, matter, force, and energy __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Social Studies __<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Coming to the new world – exploration and colonization **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">2nd Nine Weeks ** __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Math __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Equations, data relationships, fractions, probability __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lang/Arts: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Reading to gather information, expository text __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Science: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> energy resources, Earth’s changes, Earth/Sun/Moon system __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Social Studies __<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Revolutionary war, building a new nation, the American identity **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">3rd Nine Weeks ** __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Math __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Probability, measurement, geometry, statistics __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lang/Arts: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> procedural texts, documental research, supporting positions __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Science: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> patterns, in natural world, ecosystems, life cycles __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Social Studies __<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Westward expansion, a nation divided, reuniting a nation **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">4th Nine Weeks ** __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Math __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Data collections & analysis, fraction connections, all operations, measurement connections __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lang/Arts: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Making connections, media impact __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Science: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> inherited traits, learned behaviors __<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Social Studies __<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> entering the world’s stage, conflict abroad and at home, the US today