P.S. 120

Curriculum At-A-Glance

2020-2021

Robert Marino, Principal

GRADE: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Grade: Pre-K

	September	October	November	December	January	February	March	April	May	June
Read- Alouds, Discussion And Thematic Center Choices for Learning Through Play	Welcome to Pre-k Unit	My Five Senses Unit	All About Us Unit	Where We Live Unit	Transportation Unit	Light Unit	Water Unit	Plants Unit	Babies Unit	Transformations Unit
Math	Building Blocks Math Curriculum Whole-group instruction, small-group instruction, center games and computer games building the foundation for K-5 conceptual Math understanding
Social Emotional Learning	PreK Tools of Autonomy Creating a Charter Introducing the Mood Meter	Labeling Emotions With the Mood Meter Regulating Emotions with the Mood Meter Using the Mood Meter Daily	Amending the Charter for Thanksgiving Introducing Meta-Moment Steps 1-3	Introducing Meta-Moment Step 4	Renewing the Charter for the New Year Introducing Meta-Moment Steps 5-6 Analyzing Characters with the Blueprint	Using Meta-Moments Proactively	Blueprint a Classroom Conflict	Using the Blueprint for Interpersonal Challenges	Using the Blueprint for Behavior Management	Reflecting on the Charter at the End of the School Year
Physical Education/ Gross Motor Movement	Routines and warm-up	Locomotor Movements	Movement Pathways	Throwing	Catching	Kicking Skills	Dance	Balance and flexibility	Locomotor Movements	Cooperative games
Music	Welcome to Pre-k Unit	My Five Senses Unit	All About Us Unit	Where We Live Unit	Transportation Unit	Light Unit	Water Unit	Plants Unit	Babies Unit	Transformations Unit

Grade: K

	September	October	November	December	January	February	March	April	May	June
Reading	We Are Readers	Emergent Reading: Looking at Text	Reading to Learn	Retelling and Inferring to Comprehend Stories
Guided Reading	Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Cycles
FUNdations	Orientation	Unit 1				Unit 2		Unit 3	Unit 4	Unit 5
Writing	Narrative Writing		Informational Writing	Narrative Writing		Opinion Writing	Informational Writing		Narrative Writing
Math	Represent, Count, and Write Numbers 0-5	Compare Numbers to 5 Represent, Count, and Write Numbers 6-9	Represent, Count, and Write Numbers 6-9 Represent and Compare Numbers to 10	Represent and Compare Numbers to 10 Addition	Subtraction Represent, Count, and Write 11-19	Represent, Count, and Write 11-19 Represent, Count, and Write 20 and beyond	Identify and Describe Two-Dimensional Shapes	Identify and Describe Three Dimensional Shapes	Measurement	Classify and Sort
Social Studies	My School and School Community			Self and Others: Individual Development and Cultural Identity		Geography, People, and the Environment			Families, Change, and Time
Science	Needs of Plants and Animals				Pushes and Pulls			Sunlight and Weather
Social Emotional Learning	Creating a Charter Introducing the Mood Meter	Labeling Emotions With the Mood Meter Regulating Emotions with the Mood Meter Using the Mood Meter Daily	Amending the Charter for Thanksgiving Introducing Meta-Moment Steps 1-3	Introducing Meta-Moment Step 4	Renewing the Charter for the New Year Introducing Meta-Moment Steps 5-6 Analyzing Characters with the Blueprint	Using Meta-Moments Proactively	Blueprint a Classroom Conflict	Using the Blueprint for Interpersonal Challenges	Using the Blueprint for Behavior Management	Reflecting on the Charter at the End of the School Year
STEAM
ART	Collage/ Nature	Mix Media	Line/ Geometry	Drawing/Paint	Color Theory	Clay/How to Make...	Clay Relief	Portrait/ Picasso Self-Portrait	Vangogh/ Chagall	Stamps and Prints
Physical Education	Locomotor Movements	Fitness Components	Soccer Skills	Throwing and Catching	Jumping & hopping and dodging & fleeing	Dance and dance with fitness components	Fitnessgram and locomotor movements	Hockey Skills	Volleyball	Jump Rope and basketball skills
Music	Welcome to Kindergarten	My Five Senses	All About Us! / Family Life	Homes and Holidays	Transportation	Light	Water	Plants	Animals/ Babies	Transformation

Grade 1

	September	October	November	December	January	February	March	April	May	June
Reading	Readers develop good habits and reading Community	Readers develop good habits Feelings	Feelings	communities		changes		*treasures
Guided Reading	Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Cycles
FUNdations
Writing	* We are all writers- developing good habits	Personal narrative/ *small moments		how-to	Non-fiction Information Books		Opinion Writing	*Poetry / Realistic fiction		*Writers choice
Math	Addition concepts	Subtraction concepts	Addition strategies/ subtraction strategies	Addition subtraction relations	Count model compare	Compare numbers	Two-digit addition and subtraction	Measurement	Data	Geometry
Social Studies	Families and Communities are Important			Families, Now and Long Ago		The community		The community and economics		*Map skills
Science	Animal and plant defenses				Light and sound			Spinning Earth
Social Emotional Learning	Creating a Charter Introducing the Mood Meter	Labeling Emotions With the Mood Meter Regulating Emotions with the Mood Meter Using the Mood Meter Daily	Amending the Charter for Thanksgiving Introducing Meta-Moment Steps 1-3	Introducing Meta-Moment Step 4	Renewing the Charter for the New Year Introducing Meta-Moment Steps 5-6 Analyzing Characters with the Blueprint	Using Meta-Moments Proactively	Blueprint a Classroom Conflict	Using the Blueprint for Interpersonal Challenges	Using the Blueprint for Behavior Management	Reflecting on the Charter at the End of the School Year
STEAM
ART	How to create a landscape	Collage & Mixed Media	Introduction to Abstract Art	Patterns in Art	Abstract Art: Mixed Media	Mask Design & Explorations in 3-D	Cityscapes	Fantasy vs. Realism	Watercolor and Mixed Media	Painting Skills & Color Mixing
Physical Education	Locomotor Movements	Fitness Components	Soccer Skills	Throwing and Catching	Jumping & hopping and dodging & fleeing	Dance and dance with fitness components	Fitnessgram and locomotor movements	Hockey Skills	Volleyball	Jump Rope and basketball skills

Grade 2

	September	October	November	December	January	February	March	April	May	June
Reading	Skill: Routines Characters and Setting Texts:	Skill: Characters and Setting Main Idea/Facts and Details Texts:	Skill: Main/Facts and Details Sequence Texts:	Skill: Sequence Author’s Purpose Texts:	Skill: Author’s Purpose Cause and Effect Texts:	Skill: Cause and Effect Fact and Opinion Texts:	Skill: Fact and Opinion Compare and Contrast Texts:	Skill:Compare and Contrast Texts:	Skill: Texts:	Skill: Texts:
Guided Reading	Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Cycles
FUNdations	Closed Syllable	Closed Syllables	Glued Sounds	Glued Syllables	Closed Syllable Exceptions	Suffixes and Vowel teams	Multi syllable Words	Open Syllable and y as a vowel	R-controlled syllable	D Syllable
Writing	Writing Workshop	Personal Narrative	Information Writing	Information Writing	Opinion Writing	Opinion Writing	Fairy Tale Stories	Fairy Tale Stories	Response to Literature	Response to Literature
Math	Routines Number Concepts	Numbers to 1000	Basic Facts and Relationship	Two Digit Addition	Two Digit Subtraction	Three Digit Addition and Subtraction	Three Digit Addition and Subtraction	Money and Time Length in Customary Units	Length in Metric Units Graphs	Graphs Geometry
Social Studies	Our Communities		New York City Over Time					Rights, Rules, and Responsibilities
Science	Plant and Animal Relationship	Plant and Animal Relationship	Plant and Animal Relationship	Plant and Animal Relationship	Properties of Materials	Properties of Materials	Properties of Materials	Changing Landforms	Changing Landforms	Changing Landforms
Social Emotional Learning	Creating a Charter Introducing the Mood Meter	Labeling Emotions With the Mood Meter Regulating Emotions with the Mood Meter Using the Mood Meter Daily	Amending the Charter for Thanksgiving Introducing Meta-Moment Steps 1-3	Introducing Meta-Moment Step 4	Renewing the Charter for the New Year Introducing Meta-Moment Steps 5-6 Analyzing Characters with the Blueprint	Using Meta-Moments Proactively	Blueprint a Classroom Conflict	Using the Blueprint for Interpersonal Challenges	Using the Blueprint for Behavior Management	Reflecting on the Charter at the End of the School Year
STEAM	Engineering Design Process		Coding/Robotics		Seed Design		Materials		Landforms
ART	Line, Shape, and Abstract Art	Exploring the Warm Colors: Monoprints	Surrealism	Drawing, Painting and Color Theory	Abstract Art: Op Art & Abstract Expressionism	Cactus Glue Resist	Animal Drawing	Nighttime Cityscapes	Mask Design: Intro to 3-D	Painting: Aboriginal Animals
Physical Education	Routines & Rituals	FitnessGram Testing	Broomball Unit		Basketball Unit	Yoga Unit	Volleyball Unit		Soccer Unit	Soccer HIV

Grade 3

	September	October	November	December	January	February	March	April	May	June
Reading	We Are All Readers	Author Study - Patricia Polacco	Problem Solving		People and Nature		Test Sophistication
Guided Reading	Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Cycles
Writing	Personal Narrative		Opinion Writing		Narrative Writing		Short & Extended Responses	Poetry	Informational Report - Picture Books
Math	Establishing Routines Addition and Subtraction Within 1,000	Represent and Interpret Data - Problem solving - organize data Understand Multiplication	Multiplication Facts and Strategies Understand Multiplication	Multiplication Facts and Strategies Use Multiplication Facts	Understand Division	Division Facts and Strategies Understand Fractions Compare Fractions	Time, Length, Liquid Volume, Mass Test Sophistication	Perimeter and Area	Two dimensional Shapes	Final Projects & Activities
Social Studies	Introduction to World Geography and World Communities				Egypt		Peru		Nigeria
Science	Balancing Forces			Inheritance and Traits			Environments and Survival		Weather and Climate
Social Emotional Learning	Creating a Charter Introducing the Mood Meter	Labeling Emotions With the Mood Meter Regulating Emotions with the Mood Meter Using the Mood Meter Daily	Amending the Charter for Thanksgiving Introducing Meta-Moment Steps 1-3	Introducing Meta-Moment Step 4	Renewing the Charter for the New Year Introducing Meta-Moment Steps 5-6 Analyzing Characters with the Blueprint	Using Meta-Moments Proactively	Blueprint a Classroom Conflict	Using the Blueprint for Interpersonal Challenges	Using the Blueprint for Behavior Management	Reflecting on the Charter at the End of the School Year
Music	Reading Rhythms, Piano Basics	Reading Treble Clef Notes, Piano Foundations	Reading Bass Clef Notes, Accidentals, Triads	Songs in Triple Meter, Tempo Markings	Piano Awareness and Flexibility: Position changes, transposition, dynamics	MIddle C Position, Two Handed PLaying, LH Crossovers	Subdivision and Upbeats, Multiple Repeats and Endings	Syncopation, Subdividing Triplets in Duple Meter, Review and Mastery of Book 1 Skills	Book 2: Review of Book 1 Concepts, Subdivision and Syncopation, Call and Response, 6/8 Meter, Middle C Position	Sixteenth Notes, Dotted Eighths, Review of Triplets, Call and Response
Physical Education	Routines & Rituals	FitnessGram Testing	Broomball Unit		Basketball Unit	Yoga Unit	Volleyball Unit		Soccer Unit	Soccer. & HIV

Grade 4

	September	October	November	December	January	February	March	April	May	June
Reading	We Are All Readers	Native Americans		Colonial People		Test Sophistication		American Revolution	Introduction to Book Clubs	Introduction to Book Clubs
Guided Reading	Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Cycles
Writing		Informational - Letter to Native American		Personal Narrative	Personal Narrative	Short and Extended Responses	Short and Extended Responses	Opinion Writing	Poetry	Poetry
Math	Introduction to Math Routines Place Value, Addition and Subtraction to one Million	Place Value, Addition and Subtraction to one Million Factors, multiples, and patterns	Multiply by 1 digit numbers Multiply 2 digit numbers Divide by 1 digit numbers	Divide by 1 digit numbers Area & Perimeter	Fraction Equivalence and Comparisons	Add and Subtract Fractions Multiply Fractions by Whole Numbers Line Plots	Lines, Rays, Angles Two-Dimensional Figures	Relative Sizes of Measurement Units Test Sophistication	Relate Fractions & Decimals	Relate Fractions & Decimals Getting Ready for 5th Grade
Social Studies	Geography of New York State		First Inhabitants of NYS		Colonial People		American Revolution		Making the Empire State: Immigration, Industrialization, and Westward Movement
Science	Amplify- Energy Conversions- Energy Converters	Amplify- Energy Conversions- Energy past and present	Amplify- Energy Conversion- System Failures and System Improvements	Amplify- Vision and Light- Animal Sensory Structures	Amplify- Vision and Light - Tokay Gecko	Amplify- Earth’s Features- Fossils and sedimentary rocks	Amplify- Earth’s Features- Erosion	Amplify- Waves, Energy, and Information	Test Sophistication	Amplify- Waves, Energy, and Information
Social Emotional Learning	Creating a Charter Introducing the Mood Meter	Labeling Emotions With the Mood Meter Regulating Emotions with the Mood Meter Using the Mood Meter Daily	Amending the Charter for Thanksgiving Introducing Meta-Moment Steps 1-3	Introducing Meta-Moment Step 4	Renewing the Charter for the New Year Introducing Meta-Moment Steps 5-6 Analyzing Characters with the Blueprint	Using Meta-Moments Proactively	Blueprint a Classroom Conflict	Using the Blueprint for Interpersonal Challenges	Using the Blueprint for Behavior Management	Reflecting on the Charter at the End of the School Year
STEAM	Introduction to the Engineering Design Process Technology Over Time	Transfer of Energy - Enerjeeps	Electrical circuits- Enerjeeps	Introduction to Coding	Bioengineering- Engineering a New Species of Frog		Engineering a Magnetic Invention	Science Review	Test Sophistication	Music Player of the Future
Physical Education	Routines & Rituals	FitnessGram Testing	Broomball Unit		Basketball Unit	Yoga Unit	Volleyball Unit		Soccer Unit	Soccer. HIV

Grade 5

	September		October	November	December	January	February	March	April	May	June
Reading	We Are All Readers	Author Study - Jerry Spinelli		Christopher Columbus: Hero or Villain		Indian Removal	Test Sophistication		Chinese Immigration and Exclusion		Book Clubs
Guided Reading	Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Cycles
Book Clubs	Book Clubs Launch - We Are All Readers			Book Clubs Cycle #1			Book Clubs Cycle #2			Book Clubs Extension Project
Writing	Introduction to Writer’s Notebooks			Personal Narrative	Opinion Writing - Columbus	Informational - Causes of the Trail of Tears		Short and Extended Responses	Historical Fiction Narrative - In the Shoes of a Chinese Immigrant		Poetry
Math	Place Value, Multiplication and Expressions to Represent in Solving Problems			Dividing Whole Numbers	Solving Decimal Multiplication Problems	Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators Multiplication and Division of Fractions		Unit Cubes, Building Solid Figures, Understanding the Volume of a Rectangular Prism	Measurement Conversion Using Line Plot and Coordinate grids to Graph and Interpret Data Test Sophistication	Volume City Project 3 Act Tasks	Final Projects & Activities
Social Studies	Geography and Early Societies of the Western Hemisphere (Maya and Aztec)				European Exploration			United States
Science	Modeling Matter: The Chemistry of Food				The Earth System		Ecosystem Restoration		Patterns of Earth and Sky
Social Emotional Learning	Creating a Charter Introducing the Mood Meter		Labeling Emotions With the Mood Meter Regulating Emotions with the Mood Meter Using the Mood Meter Daily	Amending the Charter for Thanksgiving Introducing Meta-Moment Steps 1-3	Introducing Meta-Moment Step 4	Renewing the Charter for the New Year Introducing Meta-Moment Steps 5-6 Analyzing Characters with the Blueprint	Using Meta-Moments Proactively	Blueprint a Classroom Conflict	Using the Blueprint for Interpersonal Challenges	Using the Blueprint for Behavior Management	Reflecting on the Charter at the End of the School Year
ART	Line, Shape, & Abstract Art	Symmetry, Proportion & Color	Glue Resist Technique	Painting & Application	Color Theory: Cityscapes	Optical Illusion Art	Metal Tooling	3-D Mask Design	1-Point Perspective Drawing	Ceramics	Self Portraiture
Music	PIANO: Reading Rhythms, Piano Basics for 2 handed playing	PIANO: Reading Treble Clef Notes, Reading Bass Clef Notes, Accidentals, Triads	PIANO: Songs in Triple Meter, Tempo Markings. Piano Awareness and Flexibility: Position changes, transposition, dynamics	PIANO: MIddle C Position, Subdivisio and Upbeats, Multiple Repeats and Endings	UKULELE Basic Ukulele Skills Open Strings, Reading Chord Charts, C Major, G Major, E minor Chords	UKULELE Switching between chords fluently	UKULELE Playing and singing at the same time	GUITAR Basic Guitar Skills Open Strings, Reading Chord Charts, C Major, G Major, E minor Chords	GUITAR Switching between chords fluently	Concert Preparation	CONCERT
Physical Education	Routines & Rituals	fitnessgram	FitnessGram Testing	Broomball Unit		Basketball Unit	Yoga Unit	Volleyball Unit		Soccer Unit	Soccer. & HIV