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Grade Level Curriculum Standards
Religion
Scripture / Christian Life
v
Is
able to locate, read, and understand stories from the Bible
that relate to the sacraments
Sacraments / Worship
v
Knows names, meanings, signs and symbols of each of the
seven sacraments
v
Experiences water, bread, wine, oil and light with two or
more of the senses and participates in prayer services
related to these
v
Prays the Apostle�s Creed and the Nicene Creed
v
Learns the four marks of the Church
v
Plans Eucharistic Liturgies or Prayer Services with a class
or group
v
Participates regularly in Sunday Eucharist
v
Recognizes the presence of Christ in the Eucharist
v
Prays in harmony with the spirit of the seasons of the
Church Year
v
Recognizes the Liturgical Calendar and can explain the
Seasons of the Church Year, their meanings and their colors
v
Recognizes the meaning and celebration of the Sacred Triduum
Morality / Social Justice
v
Understand �original sin� into which we are all born, in
relation to evil and sin
v
Recognizes attitudes and actions which are selfish and
sinful
v
Practices forgiveness, being forgiven and asking for
forgiveness
v
Acts
out the belief that mercy and justice are essential
components of Christian living
v
Reaches out to people at home, school, community and worlds
through positive words and actions and can give examples of
these
v
Begins to become aware of the need for ongoing conversation
Christian Faith and Practice
v
Knows and expresses belief that Jesus is the Son of God and
the Word Made Flesh
v
Knows and lives the belief that life is sacred
v
Knows and applies the concept of sacramentality
v
Identifies ways that the Church carries on the mission of
Jesus
v
Explains the Communion of Saints
v
Identifies people of the present and the past who model
their lives on Christian values (example: patron saints,
etc.)
Prayers
v
Sign
of the cross
v
Glory Be
v
Hail
Mary
v
Lord�s Prayer
v
Grace before and after meals
v
Angel of God
v
Confiteor
v
Act
of Contrition
v
Holy
Holy
v
Holy
v
Memorial Acclimation
v
Lamb
of God
v
Glory to God in the Highest
v
Rosary
v
Angelus
v
Come
Holy Spirit
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Social Studies
United States
History and Geography: Making a New Nation
v
Students describe the major pre-Columbian settlements
including the cliff dwellers and pueblo people of the desert
Southwest, the American Indians of the Pacific Northwest,
the nomadic nations of the Great Plains, and the woodland
peoples east of the Mississippi River
v
Students trace the routes and describe the early
explorations of the Americans
v
Students describe the cooperation and conflict that existed
among the Indians and between the Indian nations and the new
settlers
v
Students understands the political, religious, social, and
economic institutions that evolved in the colonial era
v
Students explain the causes of the American Revolution
v
Students relate the narrative of the people and events
associated with the development of the United States
Constitution, and analyze its significance as the foundation
of the American republic
v
Students trace the colonization, immigration and settlement
patterns of the American people from 1789 to the mid-1800�s,
with emphasis on the defining role of economic incentives
and the effects of the physical and political geography and
transportation systems
v
Students know the location of the current 50 states and the
names of their capitals
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Mathematics
v
Problem solving
v
Reasoning
v
Communication
v
Mathematical connections
v
Number and number relationships
v
Number systems and number theory
v
Computation and estimation
v
Patterns and functions
v
Algebra
v
Statistics
v
Probability
v
Geometry
v
Measurement
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Reading:
v
Word
analysis, fluency, and systematic vocabulary development
1.
Word
recognition
2.
Vocabulary and concept development
v
Reading
comprehension
1.
Comprehension and analysis of grade level appropriate text
2.
Expository critique
v
Literary response and analysis
1.
Structural features of literature
2.
Narrative analysis of grade level appropriate text
3.
Literary criticism
Writing:
v
Writing strategies
1.
Organization and focus
2.
Research and technology
3.
Evaluation and revision
v
Writing applications-genres and their characteristics
1. Writing applications
Written and Oral Language Conventions:
v
Written and oral language conventions
1.
Sentence structure
2.
Grammar
3.
Punctuation
4.
Capitalization
5.
Spelling
Listening and Speaking:
v
Listening and speaking strategies
1.
Comprehension
2.
Organization and delivery of oral communication
3.
Analysis and evaluation of oral and media communication
v
Speaking applications � genres and their characteristics
1.
Speaking applications
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Science
Physical Science:
v
Elements and their combinations account for all the varied
types of matter in the world
Life
Science:
v
Plants and animals have structures for respiration,
digestion, waste disposal, and transport of materials
Earth Science:
v
Water and earth moves between the oceans and land through
the processes of evaporation and condensation
v
Energy from the sun heats earth unevenly causing air
movements that result in changing weather patterns
v
The
solar system consists of planets and other bodies that orbit
the sun in predictable paths
Investigation and Experimentation:
v
Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions
and careful investigations
Health:
v
Acceptance of personal responsibility
v
Respect for and promotion of health of others
v
An
understanding of the process of growth and development
v
Informed use of health-related information, products and
services
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