Skills such as cutting and pasting are used to enact the revision process. Children continue to use invented spelling for their drafts. The class discusses strategies for spelling more difficult words and children are expected to use conventional spelling for frequently used words. Finding patterns, both numerical and ecumenical, remains an integral ral part of the program, as does the continued development of number sense, mental math, problem-solving, estimation skills, and computation, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers. These goals are accomplished through a variety of approaches.
Emphasis is placed on the application of math to the real world.
Math instruction involves a variety of experiences including discussions, free exploration, games, pencil and paper work, and the manipulation of materials. Throughout the year, children engage in problem-solving activities which are related to the core curriculum as frequently as possible. Measurement, graphing, mapping and geometry are studied. Both standard English and Metric system are covered. They are also beginning to learn more about basic art skills and techniques by constructing with clay, drawing from observation, combining different materials in collage, and printing collagraph prints.