SPIN Night Welcome to the Intermediate Grades! Third, Fourth, and Fifth

 Reading to learn instead of learning to read  Learning Independence  Increased Accountability  Developing Responsibility  Higher Order Thinking  Study Skills  Conflict Resolution  Switching Classes What to Expect in the Intermediate Grades

3 rd Grade4 th Grade5 th Grade Increasing passage lengthResearch projects and note taking Increased text complexity Fluently read 100+ wpmFluently read 130+ wpmFluently read 160+ wpm Close reading Text evidence Write a minimum 4-5 paragraph paper Close reading Inferring Writing: opinion, informative, and narrative Write a structured paper: topic sentence, 3 details, and closure Write a 5 paragraph expository or opinion essay citing text evidence Using sources to research, take notes, and write Citing sourcesNote taking and study skills, and citing sources English Language Arts

3 rd Grade4 th Grade5 th Grade Know addition and subtraction fluently upon entering Know multiplication facts fluently upon entering Know multiplication and division fluently upon entering Students need to master multiplication fluency Multi- Digit multiplication and division Decimal operations Fractions Comparing Fractions Fractions and Decimals+, -, x, / fractions Polygons Area and Perimeter Metric ConversionVolume Graphing Problem SolvingGroup WorkCollaboration Math

3 rd Grade4 th Grade5 th Grade Regions of North AmericaFlorida HistoryUnited States History Geography Economics Civics and Government U.S. and surrounding countries Financial LiteracyInternational Economy Social Studies

3 rd Grade4 th Grade5 th Grade Earth in SpaceEarth and MoonEarth Systems and Patterns InterdependenceHeredity and Reproduction Diversity and Evolution Scientific MethodPractice of ScienceScientific Knowledge Light EnergyEnergy TransferForces and Changes in Motion Water CycleChanges in MatterPhysical and Chemical Changes in Matter Science

3 rd Grade4 th Grade5 th Grade FSA- ELA FSA- Math FSA- Writing FCAT- Science Testing in the Intermediate Grades

 Academic Rigor  Higher Order Thinking and Creativity  Student Accountability  Rubrics that students can understand and use  Global Perspective  Mystery Skype Cambridge In the Classrooms