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We will meet 5x a week for 1.5 hours daily to cover the core curriculum and more. We are excited to offer this pod opportunity to really get to know our families and learners. These groups are capped at eight learners to ensure small-group instruction and interaction. 

*We will cycle back at the beginning of each school year*

*** Week of January 8, 2024 *** 0.1
- Assessments and get to know you in each subject 
Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, Spanish, Personal Finance
(details below for each subject)
     * Social Studies
Lesson 1.1 Using Geography Skills
Lesson 1.2 The Earth in Space
     * Math
Lesson 1.1 Prime Factors
Lesson 1.2 Powers and Exponents
Lesson 1.3 Order of Operations
     * Science
Lesson 1.1 Cells
Lesson 1.2 From Cells to Organisms
     * Spanish
Lesson 1.1 Core Vocabulary and Establish Meaning
Lesson 1.2 Co-create a short narrative story with the Teacher
     * Language Arts
Short Story read together
Story Structure Plot Chart
    * Music
Theory Lesson: Tempo
Appreciation Piece: Classical
     * Personal Finance
Lesson 1: Production and Trade 
Lesson 2: Starting Your Own Business Project Part 1

*** Week of January 15, 2024 *** 0.2
- Social Studies, Math, Science, Spanish, Language Arts, and Music
(details below for each subject)
     * Social Studies
Lesson 2.1 Forces Shaping the Earth
Lesson 2.2 Landforms and Water Resources
     * Math
Lesson 1.4 Problem-Solving Investigation
Lesson 1.5 Algebra: Variables and Expressions
Lesson 1.6 Algebra: Functions
     * Science
Lesson 1.3 Diversity of Organisms
Lesson 2.1 Vascular Plants
     * Spanish
Lesson 1.3 Process narrative stories from others
Lesson 1.4 Interpret narrative stories, students create quizzes for stories
      * Language Arts
Short Story Number 2 - read together
Vocabulary words from the short story
Comprehension of Characters and Plot through a Plot chart
De-coding text features of photographs and captions
Vocabulary strategy: synonym
Phonics: Short vowels
Sentence types
Commands and Exclamations
Mechanics
Proofreading
Spelling Practice: Short Vowels
Fan fiction writing and more
Personal Narrative Writing (Prewrite)
     * Music
Theory Lesson: Rhythm
Appreciation Piece: Jazz Scatting

*** Week of January 22, 2024 *** 0.3
- Social Studies, Math, Science, Spanish, Language Arts, and Music
(details below for each subject)
      * Social Studies
Lesson 2.3 Climate Regions
Lesson 2.4 Human-Environment Interaction
     * Math
Lesson 1.7 Problem-Solving Strategy
Lesson 1.8 Algebra: Equations
Lesson 1.9 Algebra: Area Formulas
     * Science
Lesson 2.2 Plant Transport Systems
Lesson 2.3 Photosynthesis and Respiration
     * Spanish
Lesson 1.5 Team dictation or stories and create a storyboard
     * Language Arts
Vocabulary words from short story number two
Comprehension of Characters and Plot through a Plot chart
De-coding text features of photographs and captions
Vocabulary strategy: synonym
Phonics: Short vowels
Sentence types
Commands and Exclamations
Mechanics
Proofreading
Spelling Practice: Short Vowels
Personal Narrative Writing (Research & Inquiry) and (Draft)
     * Music
Theory Lesson: Time Signature
Appreciation Piece: Bluegrass

*** Week of January 29, 2024 *** 0.4
- Social Studies, Math, Superhero Science, Spanish, Language Arts, and Music
(details below for each subject)
     * Social Studies
Lesson 3.1 World Population
Lesson 3.2 Global Cultures
Lesson 3.3 Resources, Technology, and World Trade
     * Math
Algebra Lab 1-9: Writing Formulas
Lesson 1.10 Algebra: The Distributive Property
Real-World Math Story and Problem Solving 
Chapter 1 Review and Assessment
     * Superhero Science
Study of the Superhero Character Groot and Plants 
     * Spanish
Lesson 1.6 Listen to a story from the teacher, respond to yes/no questions
      * Language Arts
Vocabulary words from short story number two
Comprehension of Characters and Plot through a Plot chart
De-coding text features of photographs and captions
Vocabulary strategy: synonym
Phonics: Short vowels
Sentence types
Commands and Exclamations
Mechanics
Proofreading
Spelling Practice: Short Vowels
Personal Narrative Writing (Revise, Proofread/Edit, Publish)
Read short story number three
     * Music
Theory Lesson: Pitch
Appreciation Piece: British Invasion


*** Math - (We will cover and teach mastery of 5th Grade standards)
*** Social Studies - (Will cover and teach the 5th Grade standards)
*** Sciences - (We will cover the 5th grade Science standards)
*** Superhero Science - (Once a Month)
*** Spanish - (Study of the Language, the history, and study of the Hispanic culture and food from a Native Speaker)
*** Language Arts - (We will cover the 5th grade ELA standards through fun activities like Character Analysis of comic book superheroes and villains, book clubs, and classical literature)
*** Music - (Music appreciation and theory)
*** Personal Finance - (Once a Month - Simple economic terms, entrepreneurs throughout history to the modern day, how to budget and the common household expenses, and more)