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    Year at a Glance

    Every week of the year, one row per week. Unit-test weeks are marked.

    Quarter 1Weeks 1–9 · Foundations: Place Value, Stories, Forces & Communities

    WeekMathELAScienceSocial Studies
    Week 1Place value to 1,000, comparing & roundingStory elements & central messageForces are pushes and pullsWhat is a community?
    Week 2Adding within 1,000 with regroupingCharacter traits & changeBalanced & unbalanced forcesUrban, suburban & rural
    Week 3Subtracting within 1,000, including across zerosAsking questions & using evidenceFrictionMaps & globes
    Week 4Multiplication as equal groups & arraysFolktales, fables & mythsMagnets & static electricityLandforms, water & resources
    Week 5Flex week: catch up, deepen or enrichFlex weekFlex weekFlex week
    Week 6Unit testsMultiplication facts: ×2, ×5, ×10Informational text featuresPatterns of motionNative peoples, past and present
    Week 7Multiplication facts: ×3, ×4, ×6Main idea & key detailsEngineering a magnet solutionExplorers & settlers
    Week 8Multiplication facts: ×7, ×8, ×9Opinion writingPlanning a fair testHow our community began
    Week 9Quarter 1 reviewQuarter 1 reviewQuarter 1 reviewQuarter 1 review

    Quarter 2Weeks 10–18 · Building Meaning: Division, Narratives, Ecosystems & Regions

    WeekMathELAScienceSocial Studies
    Week 10Division as sharing & groupingNarrative writing basicsEcosystemsU.S. geography
    Week 11Division facts from multiplicationSensory details & dialogueHabitats & adaptationsThe five U.S. regions
    Week 12Unit tests× and ÷ word problems & unknown numbersStory arc: problem & solutionFood chains & food websNative nations across regions
    Week 13Properties of multiplicationRevising & editingAnimal groupsMovement & trade
    Week 14Flex week: catch up, deepen or enrichFlex weekFlex weekFlex week
    Week 15Two-step word problems with a letter for the unknownPoetry: stanza, rhyme, rhythm, imageryLife cyclesCulture
    Week 16Patterns & multiplying by multiples of 10Comparing two textsStudying a local ecosystemImmigration
    Week 17Mid-year practice: × and ÷Research basicsModeling an ecosystemState project
    Week 18Unit testsQuarter 2 reviewQuarter 2 reviewQuarter 2 reviewQuarter 2 review

    Quarter 3Weeks 19–27 · Reasoning: Fractions, Opinion Essays, Weather & Government

    WeekMathELAScienceSocial Studies
    Week 19Fractions as equal parts; unit fractionsPlanning an opinion essayMeasuring weatherLocal government
    Week 20Fractions on a number lineReasons & evidenceWeather vs. climateThree branches of government
    Week 21Equivalent fractions with modelsTransitions & conclusionsSevere weather & safetyCitizens' rights & responsibilities
    Week 22Comparing fractionsMaking inferencesClimate regionsVoting
    Week 23Flex week: catch up, deepen or enrichFlex weekFlex weekFlex week
    Week 24Unit testsFractions in shapes & measuring to ½ and ¼ inchAuthor's purpose & point of viewEngineering a weather instrumentEconomic choices
    Week 25Time to the minute & elapsed timeComparing two texts on one topicClouds, air pressure & forecastsProducers, consumers, goods & services
    Week 26Mass (g, kg) & liquid volume (mL, L)Figurative languageAdapting to climateScarcity, markets & trade
    Week 27Quarter 3 reviewQuarter 3 reviewQuarter 3 reviewQuarter 3 review

    Quarter 4Weeks 28–36 · Synthesis: Area, Shapes, Research, Traits & Civic Action

    WeekMathELAScienceSocial Studies
    Week 28Area with square unitsResearch project planningInherited traitsInterdependence
    Week 29Area with multiplication & additionTaking notes & citing sourcesInherited vs. learnedReading resource, population & climate maps
    Week 30Unit testsPerimeterDrafting the reportVariation in a speciesEarning, banks & budgets
    Week 31Area and perimeter togetherRevising & publishing the reportEnvironment affects traitsSave, spend & give
    Week 32Flex week: catch up, deepen or enrichFlex weekFlex weekFlex week
    Week 33Polygons & partitioning shapes into equal partsPresenting researchFossils & past environmentsPlanning civic action
    Week 34QuadrilateralsReader's theater & fluencyTrait surveyTaking civic action
    Week 35Picture graphs, bar graphs & the year-end taskPortfolio & reflectionScience fairYear-end community project
    Week 36Unit testsYear reviewYear reviewYear reviewYear review