Term 1 Overview

Big Ideas:

Regular Increases and decreases in patterns can be identified and used to make generalizations.

Development of computational fluency in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers requires flexible decomposing and composing.

Number Concepts:

-place value of 1’s, 10’s, 100’s (and 1000’s grade 4)

-representing numbers numerically, in expanded form, concretely and pictorially

-comparing and ordering numbers

-skip counting forward and backward from any starting point

Patterns:

-increasing and decreasing patterns

-pattern rules using words and numbers

-representing patterns using tables and charts (grade 4)

Addition and Subtraction:

-addition and subtraction facts to 20

-addition and subtraction to 1000 (grade 3) / 10 000 (grade 4)

-estimating sums and differences

-using addition and subtraction in real-life contexts

Financial Literacy:

-making simple financial decisions involving earning, spending, saving, and giving

-applying strategies to calculate totals and make change

Big Ideas:

Stories and other texts help us learn about ourselves, our families, and our communities.

Exploring stories and texts helps us understand ourselves and make connections to other and to the world.

Comprehend and Connect:

-fiction reading and listening strategies: connecting, predicting, and summarizing to deepen understanding

-non-fiction reading and listening strategies: vocabulary building, using contexts clues, and non-fiction text features to deepen understanding

Create and Communicate

-personal response writing and communicating

-writing: parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives), simple sentences, capitals and end punctuation, proof-reading

-oral language: taking turns as speaker and listener to share thoughts, opinions, and ideas

Big Ideas:

Living things are diverse, can be grouped, and interact in their ecosystems.

Living things sense and respond to their environment.

The Salish Sea and BC’s Rainforest

-biodiversity in the local environment

-the knowledge of local First Peoples of the ecosystem

-energy is needed for life (producers, consumers, decomposers)

-energy pyramids

-food chains and food webs

-demonstrate curiosity about the natural world

-make observations about living and non-living things

Big Ideas:

People from diverse cultures and societies share some common experiences and aspects of life.

Learning about Indigenous peoples nurtures multicultural awareness and respect for diversity.

Diversity in Canada

-aspects of life shared by and common to peoples and cultures

-explain why people, events, or places are significant to various individuals and groups

-ask questions, make inferences, and draw conclusions

Big Ideas:

The arts connect our experiences to the experiences of others.

Projects:

-self-portrait art and art to represent oneself / one’s culture

-various seasonal art projects

-Canadian Artist Study: Jaime Koebel

Big Ideas:

Daily participation in physical activity at moderate to vigorous intensity levels benefits all aspects of our well-being.

Our physical, emotional and mental health are connected.

Physical Education:

-volleyball skills

-various team / partner games and activities

-cooperative and competitive games

Health Education:

-factors that influence self-identity

-practices that promote health and well-being

-nutrition and hydration choices to support overall health

Big Ideas:

Grade 3: Communities include many different roles requiring many different skills.

Grade 4: Exploring our strengths and abilities can help us identify our goals.

Community Connections:

-roles and responsibilities at home, at school, and in the local community

-identify and appreciate the roles and responsibilities of people in their schools, families, and communities

-cultural and social awareness

Big Ideas:

Designs grow out of natural curiosity.

Projects:

Mini-projects using household materials

Ecosystem diorama