Curriculum Overview
At BCS, we teach integrated units in which several topics are presented together, often encompassing several disciplines in one unit. There are logical connections of topics throughout the year. It is such a natural, comprehensive way to learn.
Within each unit, we have planned to integrate technology, to allow student choice and differentiation, to provide for challenge, and to reach the multiple intelligences of various student learning styles.
Our curriculum operates on a two-year cycle, meaning that we do different things from year to year so that students have a new curricular experience both years on the 3/4 team.
Parents can get daily curriculum updates by reading our blogs to find out what is going on in our classrooms. Many student materials will not go home (ie. language arts books, writing binders, social studies textbooks). If you have any questions, please email your child’s teacher for more information.
TOPICS OF STUDY
3RD GRADE MATH: Addition/Subtraction of multi-digit numbers, Multiplication/Division of numbers 0-12; multiplication of multi-digit numbers, Money, Time, Linear Measure, Area, Perimeter, Place Value, Decimals (million to thousandth), Geometry (rays, lines, line segments, angles, triangles, polygons, polyhedrons, symmetry, congruence, Fractions, Weight, Volume, Data Collection (mean, median, mode), Probability
4TH GRADE MATH: Problem Solving, Geometry, Graphing, Multiplication, Division, Money and Decimals, Fractions,
Percentages and Ratios
SYSTEMS CURRICULUM:
(school years beginning in ODD number years)
(school years beginning in ODD number years)
Science: Environments, Earth Materials, Variables
Social Studies: Michigan (includes Geography, History, Economics, Government, Core Democratic Values)
Language Arts: Reading and Writing Workshop, using Lucy Calkins 3rd and 4th grade units
PATTERNS CURRICULUM:
(school years beginning in EVEN number years)
(school years beginning in EVEN number years)
Science: Magnetism and Electricity, States of Matter, Structures of Life
Social Studies: The United States (includes Geography, Regional Studies, Economics, Government, Core Democratic Values)
Language Arts: Reading and Writing Workshop, using Lucy Calkins 3rd and 4th grade units
