- Herman L. Horn Elementary
- Curriculum
English
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- Grow in oral language
- Expand and use speaking and listening vocabularies in conversations
- Use phonics, meaning clues, and language structure to read and self correct
- Read familiar stories with fluency and expression
- Read, comprehend, and retell fiction and non-fiction
- Identify major characters and events
- Predict outcomes
- Print legibly and transition into cursive
- Write stories, letters and simple explanations using descriptive words, correct capitalization and punctuation
- Use reference materials including dictionaries
Science
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- Plan and conduct investigations
- Investigate and understand magnets including attract and repel
- Investigate matter including solids, liquids and gases
- Investigate and understand plant and animal life cycles and their habitats
- Investigate and understand types and patterns of weather
- Investigate and understand seasonal changes
- Investigate the limit of natural resources and the need to conserve them
Mathematics
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- Count, recognize, write and compare the numerals 1-999
- Develop an understanding of place value for ones, tens and hundreds
- Skip count by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s
- Identify ordinal positions to twenty
- Recall basic addition and subtraction facts to 20
- Estimate and find the sum and difference of two-digit numbers
- Solve one and two step story problems
- Count sets of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half dollars, and dollars to $2.00
- Tell time to the quarter hour using both digital and analog clocks
- Read the temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit on a thermometer
- Use nonstandard, standard, and metric units to measure length, weight, and volume
- Draw, describe, and identify a shape by its number of faces, edges and corners
- Read, construct and interpret charts and graphs
- Identify and represent fractions for 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/8 and 1/10
Social Studies
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- Identify the contributions of ancient China and Egypt
- Compare the lives and contributions of the Native Americans
- Identify and compare the changes in communities over time
- Locate the equator, continents, oceans, rivers, mountains, lakes, countries, and regions on a map
- Construct simple maps by using a title, map legend and compass rose
- Compare natural resources, human resources, and capital resources
- Describe barter, money, goods and services
- Explain the responsibilities of a good citizen
- Identify and describe the contributions of famous Americans
- Understand diversity including ethnic origins, customs and traditions
Technology
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- Write a paragraph using word processing software
- Demonstrate proficiency using available technology including hardware and software
- Practice Internet safety