Through reading they can make connections with situations beyond their experience. They can make inferences, draw conclusions, and are learning to support their opinions about what they read. They are more skillful at following written directions and in reading for information in content areas, reference materials and periodicals. They are skillful how to use more detail, sequence and description in their narratives. They can give suggestions for revision to each other and can edit their own work for basic sentence formation, usage, mechanics and spelling.
Students also use computer technology in all areas of the curriculum.
They will use models to establish the relationship between whole numbers, decimals and factions. Students will identify and describe mathematical patterns and relationships and will use patterns to make predictions and solve problems. They will measure length, weight and capacity and compare units within the same system. Students will solve meaningful problems using addition and subtraction. Science and social studies are correlated with the literacy and math program.