| K-3 Balanced Language Arts |
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Oral language development |
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Word attack strategies driven by assessment |
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Explicit instruction of comprehension strategies |
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Reading across a variety of genres |
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Reading and writing together |
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Strategic spelling strategies |
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Grammar and semantics |
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Handwriting Instruction: Zaner Bloser |
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| Kindergarten Content Strands |
| THEME: A HOME |
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| Families |
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What is a Family? |
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Mothers |
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Fathers |
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Siblings/babies |
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Extended families |
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Animal Families |
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How Families Live and Where they Live |
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Different Kinds of Houses |
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Family Customs |
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Making a Home |
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Safety in the Home |
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| Community |
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Community Helpers |
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| Grade One Content Strands |
| THEME: Connections |
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| Peaceful Living |
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| Living Things |
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Animals |
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Plants |
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Small Living Thing and Big Living Things |
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Very Tiny Living Things |
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Living/Not Living |
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| Special Habitats |
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Water Habitats |
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Forest Habitats |
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Living in the City |
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Living in the Country |
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Maps of our Neighborhood |
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North and South |
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Keys and Legends |
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Living in Maryland |
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| Food for Living Things |
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Food Chain Interdependence |
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Good Food for People |
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Healthy Habits for Living |
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Taking Care of Each Other in Mind and Body |
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| Grade Two Content Strands |
| Theme: Living Together |
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| Classification: |
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Animals/Plants/ Mineral/Matter |
| Animals |
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Mammals |
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Birds |
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Mollusks |
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Amphibians |
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Insects |
| Matter |
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Solids |
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Liquids |
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Gases |
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Changes in Matter |
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Measuring Matter |
| Plants |
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Parts of a Plant |
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Life Cycle of a Plant |
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Reproduction |
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Photosynthesis |
| Citizenship |
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Rules and Laws |
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Voting |
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Traffic |
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Our Governor |
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Our President |
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Who is Leader? |
| Geography |
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Globes |
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United States-our State and Others |
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Where we Live |
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Mountains, Rivers, Bays, Major Lakes |
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Our Towns, Cities, and Counties |
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Oceans of the World |
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Directions and Maps |
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North and South Poles |
| Economics |
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Trading and Money |
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State Products |
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| Grades 3-6 Language Arts |
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Oral Language Development |
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Continued Word Study |
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Reading and Writing Connection |
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Strategic Spelling Strategies |
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Reading in a Variety of Contexts |
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Critical Reading and Study Skills |
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Research Skills |
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Technology Skills |
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| Grade 3 Content Area Strands |
| Theme: People's Needs |
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| Natural Resources and Energy |
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Petroleum |
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Water |
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Wind |
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Wood |
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Mineral |
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Electrical |
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Crops |
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Saving Resources |
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Pollution |
| Simple Machinest Work |
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Simple Machines/Working Machines |
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Force and Motion |
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Fulcrum and the Lever |
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Wheel and Axle -Gears |
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Inclined Planes and Pulley |
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Invented Machines to Make Work Easier |
| Democratic Needs |
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Elections |
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Civil Rights |
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National Holidays |
| Geography |
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Continents and Countries |
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Landforms |
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Latitude and Longitude |
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Hemispheres |
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Mexico – Culture: Art, Music, and Literature |
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Japan - Culture: Art, Music, and Literature |
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| Grade Four Content Area Strands |
| Theme: Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay |
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| Maps |
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Kinds of Maps |
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Coordinate Grids |
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Size and Projections |
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Atlas |
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Gazeteer |
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Almanac |
| Maryland |
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Pre Colonial to present Day |
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Maryland Resources: |
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Bay as a Food Source |
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Recreation Source |
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Transportation Source |
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Bay Tidal Study |
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Animal Life |
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Crops |
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Industry |
| Environment |
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Bay Ecology, Pollution, Waterways |
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Water Study |
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Cell Structure |
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Chemistry |
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Maryland Weather |
| Landmarks |
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Original Washington Monument, USS Constitution, Naval Academy, Capital Building, Governor's Mansion, Harbor |
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Battlefields |
| Maryland Government |
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State |
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County |
| Economics |
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Local Industry |
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Supply and Demand, Value, Spending Wisely |
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| Grade Five Content Area Strands |
| Theme: Pioneers of Freedom and Rights |
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| US History |
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Explorations |
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Native America |
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Pre Colonial |
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Pre Revolutionary |
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New Nation Bill of Rights |
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New Government |
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War of 1812 |
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Moving West |
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Transportation |
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Civil War |
| Present Government |
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Presidents |
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National Gov't |
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Elections |
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Political Parties |
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Civil Rights |
| Economics |
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Public Stock |
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Banking and Credit |
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Forms of Economics |
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Depression/Recession |
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Labor History |
| Cold War Issues |
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Atomic Bomb |
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Space Travel |
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Rocketry |
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Astronauts |
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Satellites |
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Explorations |
| Body Systems |
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Skeletal |
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Major Organs |
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Health habits |
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Nutrition |
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Advances in Medicine |
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| Grade Six Content Area Strands |
| THEME: Around the World Cultural Geography |
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| Five Themes of Geography |
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Location |
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Region |
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Place |
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Movement |
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Human/ Environmental Interaction |
| Map Skills |
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Structure of Society |
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Infrastructure |
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Politics |
| Latin America |
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| South and East Asia |
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| Middle East/ North Africa |
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| North/ Sub-Saharan Africa |
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| Science |
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Geography -based Science |
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Ocean Exploration/Solar System (Sun, Stars, and Moon) |
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Weather combining with both units |
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Biomes |
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Rocks and Minerals |
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Electricity in Civilization and Infrastructure |
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