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2nd Grade Curriculum
Teacher: Carrie Patch Knudsen

Units/
Theme		 Sept – Oct Nov – Dec January February March -
April		 May -
June		 On-going
Math CSMP CSMP CSMP CSMP CSMP CSMP  
Science apples: seed to flower to fruit nutrition & Food: how we fuel our bodies our solar system & the constella-tions >>>>>>  bear & coyote: two local mammals dragon-
flies & frogs: a pond study		 scientific observa-
tion, conserva-
tion, the three R’s
Language
Arts		 legends biograph-ical writing non-
fiction		 fiction/ author study para-
graph essays		 poetry theme journals, Friday free write, scholas-
tic news, spelling tests, explode the code & making connec-
tions, ind. reading, lit. groups
Social Studies Johnny Appleseed The First Thanks-
giving, immigra-
tion, family trees		 Early Astrono-
mers		 The History of Chocolate The Iroquois Nation biography
study		 our local commun-ity
Field Trips/
Class-
room
events		 apple picking/
farm trip, family harvest breakfast		 TBA “You’ll Read to Me” family event Field trip to Chocolate Cheers The Man Who Planted Trees: UPAC, Fri., April 1st 10am pond trips, family poetry breakfast, food drive leader of the week book share, Nature Trail explora-
tion

3rd Grade Curriculum
Teacher: Barbara Piombino

Units/
Themes		 Sept Oct – Nov Nov – Dec Jan – Feb Feb -March April – June
Curricu-
lum
Focus		 workshops on cooperation & class interactions life skills, cooking & gift making community service, study of traditional holidays study of heroes, emphasis on virtue & courage women’s studies focus on Eleanor Roosevelt New York State history & geography
Math CSMP
 		 CSMP
time analog, currency usage		 CSMP
graphing		 CSMP multiplica-
tion tables of 1,2,3,4, 5 & 10		 CSMP measure-
ment		 CSMP
Science rocks, crystals how the earth was formed, definitions of land forms insects, magnets & its properties nature observa-
tions, weather plotting		 nature observa-
tions, how simple machines work		 birds, compare & contrast to other animals habitats, awareness of environmen-tal concerns of the earth
Language
Arts		 Intro to biography & auto-
biography genres
spellwell>>>
print to cursive>>>		 perfect paragragh, character, plot & setting
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 		 research & dictionary skills
 
>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 		 reading compre-
hension through book reports,
articles & presenta-
tions		 creative & original writing of Tall Tales
 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 		 writing emotions & images through poetry
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
History early colonial period with an emphasis on local historical sites
 
 		 compari-
son of children’s lives, past and present		 geography study: historic locations, types of formations continents, oceans,
identify individual states & regions		 American History, focus on Civil Rights Era American Tall Tales- research about landforms & culture of that period Eleanor Roosevelt, class versions of a cottage industry & daily newsletter
Field Trips/
Class-
room
Events		 Sam’s Point New Paltz Stone Houses, Senate House in Kingston Ashokan Field Camps Musical Celebration of Civil Rights Era Maritime Museum & lighthouse Val Kill

4th Grade Curriculum
Teacher: Jackie Katzen

Units/
Theme		 Sept – Oct Nov-Dec Jan-Feb Mar-Apr May-June
Math CSMP CSMP CSMP CSMP CSMP
Science -intro to scientific
method
-ecosystems
-moon study
(begins Oct 7)
-cartography		 -water cycle
-pond study
-cartography		 -begin Voyage of the Mimi (a 13 week whale study)
-cartography		 -continue the Mimi
-whale project
-cartography		 -archipelago/
topo map project
Humanities Native Americans of North America >>>>>>>>>>>  Native Pacific Islanders Native Americans of South America >>>>>>> 
Literature
read by the children		 Sees Behind Trees
(Dorris)		 Guests (Dorris)
The Green Book
(Patton Walsh)		 Island of the Blue Dolphins
(O’Dell)		 The Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
(Konigsburg)		 -Roald Dahl study
-poetry unit
Literature read to the class Chasing Vermeer
(Balliet)		 The Forgotten Door
(Key)		 Whalesong
(Siegel)		 >>>>>>>>>>>  -selected read alouds from Roald Dahl
-selected poetry
Writing Projects/
Language Arts		 -book journaling
-moon journal
 
spellwell
cursive		 -book journaling
-literary essay
-pond critter story
>>>>>>>>>> 
keyboarding		 book journaling
 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 		 -book journaling
-whale research
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 		 -persuasive essay
(5 paragraph)
-poetry
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
Field Trips/
Classroom
Events		 Mohonk:
Oct 7
Oct 27		 -Ashokan (TBA)
-pond arrives in our class
(2 weeks):
11/30		   rock rift hike (TBA) Bonticou Scramble (TBA)