The reading basal we use is Scholastic's Literacy Place. The students read stories in the source book, and novels in the classroom. Grammar, usage, and mechanics skills are incorporated throughout the basals. Spelling Our spelling unit comes directly from our Literacy Place reading series. The spelling words students learn are words used in the source book stories and high frequency words.
Students take a weekly pretest.
Any words that they get correct are replaced by challenge words. These customized spelling lists are tailored to each student to maximize individual learning. The focus in social studies is Wisconsin. We also study farming, manufacturing, Wisconsin cities, tourism, map skills, Wisconsin land and climate, and government. We study many fascinating subjects in science.