Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5

Fiction & non-fiction Story structure Plot diagrams Main idea & details Chronology Historical text comparison
Letter identification Context clues Character traits Theme, plot & setting Plot diagrams Historical analysis
ELA Story structure Informational text features Informational text features Cynthia Rylant study Problem & solution in text Point of view
Main idea & details Central message & moral Central message & moral Character traits Poetry Author’s purpose
Story sequences Text comparisons Story comparison Cause & effect relationships Plays Main idea & details

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Story writing School stories Small moment stories State reports News articles Ben Franklin essay
Letter formation Story writing Fairy tales Letter writing Historical fiction Theme comparison essay
Writing Biography writing Opinion pet writing Animal reports Science fiction stories Animal research Novel characters essay
Weather reports Geographic tools book Journal entries Ruby Bridges news article Poetry Invasive species report
Friendly letters Friendly letters Water mini-research Character writing Letters to persuade

Counting & cardinality Number & operations Algebraic thinking Multiplication & division Number & operations Number & operations
Geometry Measurement and data Measurement & data Multi-step word problems Fractions Fractions
Math Algebraic thinking Geometry Number and operations Fractions Measurement & data Volume of 2D shapes
Number operations Algebraic thinking Measurement & data Measurement & data Geometry Order of operations

Rights & responsibilities US symbols Rules & laws Citizenship Maryland regions Constitution
Social US symbols Citizenship Transportation Geography impacts people Maryland history Branches of government
Studies Maps & globes Maps & globes Geographic tools Principles of democracy Maryland government Democratic participation
Economy & money Traditions & customs Goods & services Local government Maryland economics Early explorers
Capital resources Market types Cultural influences Cultural influences Civic responsibilities Colonial America

Weather & climate
Earth’s composition
Science Forces and interactions
Plant & animal survival
Environmental changes
Sun, moon & stars Properties of matter Weather & climate Energy resources Astronomy
Properties of light Landforms Electromagnetism Engineering design Gravity
Sound waves Sources of water Fossils Properties of waves Atmosphere
Animal behaviors Land changes Life cycles Organism structure Reactions of matter
Animal survival Seed & pollination Inherited traits Earth features Energy transfer

Locomotor skills Locomotor skills Locomotor skills Cross country Cross country Cross country
PE Throwing & catching Throwing & catching Throwing & catching Volley & dribble Volley & dribble Volley & dribble
Dribbling Dribbling Dribbling Gymnastics Gymnastics Gymnastics
Striking Striking Striking Track & field Track & field Track & field

Library orientation Book care Library search Digital citizenship Digital citizenship Digital citizenship
Library Fiction & non-fiction Databases Social Studies research Science research Science research Science research
Text features Inquiry research Science research Social Studies research Social Studies research Social Studies research
Inquiry research Science research Inquiry research Genius hour project Genius hour project Genius hour project

Williamsport Magnet Elementary School – Created by: Lynn Wilcox – October 2016
Source: The Washington County Public Schools Essential Curriculum Framework & Cornerstone Tasks