W.E. Chalmer's Elementary

Theme: Places in a community
Genres:  Realistic Fiction, Informational Text, Poetry
Skills: Setting with evidence from the Text, Character traits and actions, Main Idea, Text Evidence

Unit 1: 
Addition Strategies

Unit 2: 
Subtraction Strategies

Unit 3:
Numbers to 1,200

Working Like a Scientist

Tools and safety
Questioning
Finding Answers
Collect and Share Data

Investigating Matter

Properties of Matter
Solids, Liquids, Gases
Changes in Matter
Cooling and Heating Matter

Community Services
Work
Income/Goods/Services

Themes: 
Places in a community,  Patterns in Nature
Genres: Realistic Fiction, Informational
Fiction
Skills: Comprehension using patterns,
Poetry Elements, Predictions about Plot (beginning, middle, end events), Text Structure and Features, Setting and Plot 

Unit 4: 
Comparing and Ordering to 1,200

Unit 5:
Exploring Addition and Subtraction

Investigating Organisms and Environments

Plant Needs
Animal Needs
Where Plants/Animals Live
Environmental Effects

Income/Goods/Services
Conservation

Themes: Patterns in Nature, Fairy Tales 
Genres: Informational Text, Fables, Legends, Folktales
Skills: Characters, Key Details, Theme (message/moral the author is teaching the reader), Author’s purpose
 

Unit 6: 
Adding 2- Digit Numbers

Unit 7: 
Addition and Subtract Two-Digit Numbers and Problem Solving

Unit 10: 
Money
 

Investigating Physical Characteristics and Behaviors of Organisms
How Living Things Get Food

Animal Survival, Parts of Plants, and Investigating Insect Life Cycles       Living Things
Survival
Parts of a Plant
Life Cycle of Insects

Transportation
Cultures and Celebrations

Unit 8: 
Three Digit Addition and Subtraction

Unit 9: 
Meanings of Multiplication and Division

Unit 11: 
Number Patterns and Algebra

Count from 1 to 30
One to-one correspondence
Recognizes quantity up to 6
Understand that numbers 0-10 can be composed and decomposed
Compares sets of objects
Represent adding up to 5 objects
Represent subtracting objects from a set of 5
2D shapes
Heights and lengths
Classification

Investigating Energy
Explore Energy

Investigating Force and Motion
Magnetic/Magnets
Position and Motion
 

People who help shape the community
Monuments
Patriotic Symbols

Themes: People who make a difference, 
How our Earth is shaped
Genres: Biography, Realistic Fiction, Persuasive Text 
Skills: Theme, Text features of a persuasive text, Comprehension of text,  
Making Connections

Unit 12: 
Fractions

Unit 13:
Geometry

Unit 14:
Measurement
 

Investigating Earth Materials and Natural Resources

Fresh Water
Salt Water
Rocks
Water on Earth
Natural and Manmade Resources

Patriotic Symbols
Citizenship
Communities

Themes:  People who make a difference,
How our Earth is shaped
Genres: Persuasive Text, Informational Text, Drama, Poetry
Skills: Text features of a persuasive text, 
Comprehension of text, Patterns and Structures of a text, Main Idea

Unit 14:
Measurement

Unit 15: 
Data

Unit 16: 
Personal Financial Literacy

Unit 17: 
Step up to 3rd Grade

Investigating Patterns in Weather 
Weather
Weather Measurement
Weather Changes
Water Cycle

Sky, Moon, and Stars
Appearance
 

Communities
Characteristics of places

Theme: How does environments affect us?
Genres: Traditional Tale, Folk Tale,  Realistic Fiction
Skills: Plot and setting, Theme (moral/message the author want the reader to learn), Character traits--including actions, words and feelings

Unit 1: Place Value

Unit 2: Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers

Working Like a Scientist
Questioning
Skills
Communicating
Tools
Safety

Investigating Ecosystems
Ecosystems
Energy- living things
Changes in ecosystems 

Physical Characteristics
Map Skills
Culture

Theme: How do environments affect us,
Plants and Animals Living together
Genres: Informational Text, Myth
Skills: Use text evidence to support questions about text features, Descriptive Language, Identify Main Idea, Monitoring Comprehension

Unit 3: 
Meaning of Multiplication

Investigating Structures and Functions or Organisms
Classifying plants
Using leaves to make food
Roots and Stems
Life cycles of plants

Investigating Life Cycles
Classifying animals
Offspring
Life cycles of animals

Physical Characteristics
Map Skills
Culture

Themes: Plants and Animals Living together, What makes a hero?
Genres: Realistic Fiction, Persuasive Text, Historical Fiction
Skills: How do illustrations help with understanding the story?
Compare and contrast texts, Plot and Setting, Character Traits, Making Connections to the text

Unit 4: Meaning of Division

Unit 5: Multiplying 2-digit by 1-digit Numbers

Investigating Properties of Matter
Matter
States of matter
Measurement of matter 
Mixtures

Locations on a map

Themes: What makes a hero?
Communities changing over time
Genres: Informational Text, Historical Fiction, Biography
Skills: Theme, Compare and Contrast Text, Summarize informational text

Unit 6: Patterns and Equations

Unit 7: Understanding Fractions

Unit 8: Shapes and Solids

Investigating Energy
Forms of Energy
Heat and light energy
Sound energy

Investigating Force and Motion
Force effects on motion
Gravity
Magnetism
Machines
 

Heroes

How the government works
 

Themes: Communities changing over time, How does the world challenge us?
Genres: Poetry, Historical Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Drama
Skills: Text Structure impacts the story, Elements of Drama, Main Idea and Details, Author’s Purpose

Unit 9: Measurement: Perimeter and Area

Unit 10: Measurement: Capacity, Weight, Mass, and Time

Investigating the Natural World
Soil
Earth’s features
Natural resources

Investigating Weather
Water cycle
Weather
Climate
 

Income

Inventors

Theme: How does the world challenge us?
Genres: Poetry, Informational Text, Procedural text , Traditional Tales, Historical Fiction
Skills: Point of View, Elements of Poetry, Comprehension, Theme

Unit 15: Data Analysis 

Unit 16: Personal Financial Literacy 

Investigating the Solar System
Sun
Earth’s patterns
Solar System
 

Environments
Natural Hazards
Government help

Theme: How does a place affect how we live?
Genres: Autobiography, Biography, Magazine Article 
Skills: Author’s Purpose, Using Text Evidence, Main Idea, Text Structure impacts the story

Unit 1: Place Value

Processes for Scientific Investigations 

Scientific questioning
Tools
Drawing conclusions

Investigating Properties of Matter
Properties of matter
Measuring matter
States of matter

Investigating Mixtures
Mixtures and Solutions

Technology 
Map Skills
World War II 

Themes: How does a place affect how we live?
Living things adapt to their environment
Genres: Informational Text, Biography
Skills: Text Structure and Text Features impact the text, Summarizing the Text, Main Idea, Comprehending the Text, Setting

Unit 2: Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers

Unit 3: Number Sense: Multiplication

Unit 4: Multiplication
 

Investigating Structure and Behaviors of Organisms

Adaptations
Inherited plant and animal  characteristics 
Animals response to environments

Investigating Life Cycles

Plant life cycles
Animal life cycles

World War II 
American Indians in Texas

Themes: Living things adapt to their environment
Life experiences helps us understand differences
Genres: Fiction, Poetry, Informational Text 
Skills: Plot, Poetry language, Imagery, Characters interactions with others, Confirm Predictions

Unit 5: Division

Unit 6: Patterns and Equations

Unit 7: Fractions Meanings and Equivalence

Investigating Energy Flow in Living Systems

Ecosystems 
Living things → energy
Food chains 
Food webs

Investigating Energy

Forms of energy
Light energy

Texas Cultures and Arts

Themes: Life experiences helps us understand differences, Our stories help shape the world
Genres: Realistic Fiction, Autobiography, Fiction, Poetry
Skills: Author’s purpose, Compare and Contrast Text, Point of View, Poetry Elements

Unit 8: Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators

Unit 9: Measurement Units and Conversions

Unit 10: Solving Measurement Problems
 

Investigating Energy continued
Heat

Investigating Force and Motion
Forces
Circuits
Magnetism

Investigating Natural Resources and the Changing Earth
Properties of soil
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition

American Indian Life
Geography 

Themes: Our stories help shape the world, The Earth is important
Genres: Traditional Tales, Tall Tales, Drama, Historical Fiction, Myths
Skills: Characters and how their interactions impact others, Theme, Elements of Drama, Summarizing, Theme, Purpose of Myths

Unit 11: Lines, Angles, and Shapes

Unit 12: Data Analysis
 

Investigating Natural Resources and the Changing Earth continued

Natural resources
Earth’s changing surface

American Indian Life
Geography 
 

Theme: The Earth is important
Genres: Informational Text, Argumentative Text
Skills: Text Features, Main Idea and Details, Making Inferences from Ideas in the Text

Unit 13: Personal Financial Literacy

Unit 14: Step Up to STAAR Making Connections and Patterns

Unit 15: Step Up to Grade 5
 

Investigating Weather and the Water Cycle
Water cycle
Measuring weather
Weather prediction

Investigating Patterns of the Sun, Earth, and the Moon System
Earth’s movement
Phases of the moon
 

American Indian Life
Geography