Essential+Questions


 * || **September** || **October-December** || **January-February** || **March-April** || **May-June** ||
 * **Reading** || What is reading?

Where can reading take us? || What life lessons can we learn from stories? How do stories reveal what we have in common? || Why were legends and myths written? What do legends and myths have in common? || Nonfiction Study || How does sharing interpretations and opinions influence our thinking? ||
 * **Writing** || Why do people write? Where do writers get their ideas?

Blogs Across the Year //Sept-June// Grammar //Sept-June// || What can we learn from authors? How can reading help our writing? || Why were legends written? What do legends have in common? ||  ||   || //Sept-June// ||   ||   ||   ||   || //Science/LA// ||  ||   || The Top Ten //Science/LA// or Animal Diaries //Science/LA// || Connecticut: The Contribution State //Social Studies/L//A || //Erosion and the Water Cycle// || Electricity ||  || Forces and Motion ||
 * Across the Year |||||||||| Is writing the best way to communicate? What is a community? What are the responsibilities of an individual in the community? How does sharing ideas, interpretations and opinions influence our thinking? ||
 * **Word Work** || Spelling and Vocabulary
 * **Integrated Units** || Connecticut Rocks
 * **Science** || Rocks and Minerals || Energy in Earth's Systems
 * **Social Studies** || Discovering Connecticut Through Maps || Uncovering Connecticut || Connecticut History || Connecticut History ||  ||