Reading
Bayside Elementary follows the Voluntary State Curriculum (VSC) to teach reading. We align Houghton Mifflin's Nation's Choice to the VSC in order to meet all students on their level. To the right you will find each theme that we cover, according to grade level. You can also find the genres we focus during each year.
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Off to Adventure! |
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Celebrating Traditions |
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Incredible Stories |
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Animal Habitats |
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Voyagers |
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Smart Solutions |
Genres
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Tricksters Tales |
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Biography |
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Journeys |
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American Stories |
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That's Amazing |
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Problem Solvers |
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Heroes |
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Nature: Friend and Foe |
Genres
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Mysteries |
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Poetry |
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Plays |
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Pourquoi Tales |
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Nature's Fury |
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Give it All You've Got |
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Voices of the Revolution |
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Person to Person |
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One Land, Many Trails |
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Animal Encounters |
Genres
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Tall Tales |
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Poetry |
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Plays |
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Autobiography |
Math
Bayside Elementary uses the VSC for all core content areas including math. We align the Everyday Math Program to meet these standards. To the right you will find the units covered for each individual grade level.
http://everydaymath.uchicago.edu/
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Routines, Reviews and Assessments |
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Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers |
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Linear Measures and Area |
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Multiplication and Division |
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Place Value in Whole Numbers & Decimals |
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Geometry |
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Fractions |
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Measurement and Data |
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Probability |
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Naming and Constructing Geometric Figures |
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Using Numbers and Organizing Data |
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Multiplication, Division; Number Sentences and Algebra |
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Decimals and Their Uses |
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Big Numbers, Estimation and Computations |
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Division and Measure of Angles |
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Fractions and Their Uses; Chance and Probability |
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Perimeter and Area |
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Percents |
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Reflection and Symmetry |
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3-D Shapes, Weight, Volume and Capacity |
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Rates |
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Number Theory |
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Estimation and Computation |
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Geometry |
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Division |
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Fractions, Decimals, and Percents |
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Using Data; Adding and Subtracting Fractions |
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Exponents and Negative Numbers |
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Fractions and Ratios |
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Coordinates, Area, Volume and Capacity |
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Algebra Concepts and Skills |
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Volume |
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Probability, Ratios and Rates |
Science
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Weather |
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Forms of Energy |
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Life Cycles |
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Nutrition |
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Magnetism and Electricity |
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Properties of Matter |
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Human Body |
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Animals |
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Solar System |
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Life Science |
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Earth Science |
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Physical Science |
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Space and Technology |
Social Studies
The third grade Social Studies curriculum focuses mostly on the explanation of communities. Including:
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Where people begin communities |
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How communities grow and change |
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Importance of people working together |
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How people live and work together on a state and national level |
Queen Anne's County is also emphasized during the third grade year.
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History |
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MD Symbols |
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Famous Marylanders |
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Economics |
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Geography |
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Government |
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Native Americans |
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The Colonization of North American |
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Revolutionary War |
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Early Government and Constitution |
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Economics |