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Grade: 5 Subject: English Department: English Division: Lower School

LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES

EVALUATION

Students will: GRADE 5 ● Master the structure of a

multiple paragraph writing piece

● Students will conduct research, with teacher guidance, and create small projects

● Students will strengthen their reading skills using guided reading and teacher-led discussion

● Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking

Strategies for:

GRADE 5 ● Apply the six strands of

writing: organization, word choice, sentence structure, overall development, mechanics

● Summarization, paraphrasing, use of direct quotations, evaluating resources, and recognition of plagiarism

● Annotation, previewing, questioning, prediction, inference, connecting, summarizing, evaluating, figurative language, and elements of literature

Use of:

GRADE 5 ● Small group discussions

● Teacher led discussions

● Teacher modeled

reading and writing

● Use of mentor texts

● Collaboration via technology

● Use of online applications

● Provide formative assessments

● Cross-curricular opportunities

Use of:

GRADE 5 ● Summative

● Tests

● Quizzes ● Essays

● Projects

● Presentations

● Formative ● Student reflections

● Journaling

● Peer and teacher

conferencing ● Online formative

applications (nearpod, kahoot, WPP, etc.)

Grade: 5 Subject: English Department: English Division: Lower School

LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES

EVALUATION

● Adapt speech to a

variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation

● Subject-verb and

pronoun antecedent agreement, correcting fragments and run-ons, commonly confused words, punctuation, shifts in verb tense, commas in a series

● Clear speech, coherent pace, multimedia components, visual displays

● Project-based learning

Grade: 5 Subject: English Department: English Division: Lower School

LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES

EVALUATION

GRADE 6

● Students will apply

expansion strategies to enhance the content of multiple paragraph writing pieces

● Students will conduct research with increased independence and create projects and essays

● Students will strengthen their reading skills with added depth and complexity using both guided and independent reading

● Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage

GRADE 6

● Apply the six strands of

writing: organization, word choice, sentence structure, overall development, mechanics

● Summarization, paraphrasing, use of direct quotations, evaluating resources, and recognition of plagiarism

● Annotation, previewing, questioning, prediction, inference, connecting, summarizing, evaluating, figurative language, and elements of literature

● Subject-verb and

GRADE 6 ● Small group discussions

● Teacher led discussions

● Teacher modeled

reading and writing

● Use of mentor texts

● Collaboration via technology

● Use of online applications

● Provide formative assessments

● Cross-curricular opportunities

● Project-based learning

GRADE 6 ● Summative

● Tests

● Quizzes ● Essays

● Projects

● Presentations

● Formative ● Student reflections

● Journaling

● Peer and teacher

conferencing ● Online formative

applications (nearpod, kahoot, WPP, etc.)

Grade: 5 Subject: English Department: English Division: Lower School

LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES

EVALUATION

when writing or speaking

● Adapt speech to a

variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation

pronoun antecedent agreement, correcting fragments and run-ons, commonly confused words, punctuation, shifts in verb tense, commas in a series, shifts in pronoun usage, vague pronouns, nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements, vary sentence patterns, consistency in style and tone

● Use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation, multimedia components, visual displays, clarify key information

Grade: 5 Subject: English Department: English Division: Lower School

LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES

EVALUATION

GRADE 7

● Student will compose a

multi-page writing piece that incorporates a voice other than the student’s

● Students will conduct extended research and produce multiple projects and essays around a single topic

● Students will strengthen their reading skills through application of independent critical reasoning

● Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage

GRADE 7 ● Apply the six strands of

writing: organization, word choice, sentence structure, overall development, mechanics

● Summarization, paraphrasing, use of direct quotations, evaluating resources, and recognition of plagiarism

● Annotation, previewing, questioning, prediction, inference, connecting, summarizing, evaluating, figurative language, and elements of literature

● Subject-verb and

GRADE 7 ● Small group discussions

● Teacher led discussions

● Teacher modeled

reading and writing

● Use of mentor texts

● Collaboration via technology

● Use of online applications

● Provide formative assessments

● Cross-curricular opportunities

Project-based learning

GRADE 7 ● Summative

● Tests

● Quizzes ● Essays

● Projects

● Presentations

● Formative ● Student reflections

● Journaling

● Peer and teacher

conferencing ● Online formative

applications (nearpod, kahoot, WPP, etc.)

Grade: 5 Subject: English Department: English Division: Lower School

LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES

EVALUATION

when writing or speaking

● Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation

pronoun

● Antecedent agreement, correcting fragments and run-ons, commonly confused words, punctuation, shifts in verb tense, commas in a series, shifts in pronoun usage, vague pronouns, non-restrictive/ parenthetical elements, vary sentence patterns, consistency in style and tone, misplaced modifiers, wordiness and redundancy

● Appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation, highlight salient points, multimedia components, visual displays

Grade: 5 Subject: English Department: English Division: Lower School

LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES

EVALUATION

GRADE 8 ● Student will compose a

multi-page writing piece that incorporates multiple voices

● Students will independently conduct extended research and produce multiple projects and essays around a student-driven topic

● Students will strengthen their reading skills through application of independent critical reasoning

● Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English

GRADE 8

● Apply the six strands of

writing: organization, word choice, sentence structure, overall development, mechanics

● Summarization, paraphrasing, use of direct quotations, evaluating resources, and recognition of plagiarism

● Annotation, previewing, questioning, prediction, inference, connecting, summarizing, evaluating, figurative language, and elements of literature

GRADE 8 ● Small group discussions

● Teacher led discussions

● Teacher modeled

reading and writing

● Use of mentor texts

● Collaboration via technology

● Use of online applications

● Provide formative assessments

● Cross-curricular opportunities

● Project-based learning

GRADE 8 ● Summative

● Tests

● Quizzes ● Essays

● Projects

● Presentations

● Formative ● Student reflections

● Journaling

● Peer and teacher

conferencing ● Online formative

applications (nearpod, kahoot, WPP, etc.)

Grade: 5 Subject: English Department: English Division: Lower School

LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES

EVALUATION

grammar and usage when writing or speaking

● Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation

● Subject-verb and pronoun antecedent agreement, correcting fragments and run-ons, commonly confused words, punctuation, shifts in verb tense, commas in a series, shifts in pronoun usage, vague pronouns, non-restrictive/parenthetical elements, vary sentence patterns, consistency in style and tone, misplaced modifiers, wordiness and redundancy, shifts in verb voice and mood

● Use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation, clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, add

Grade: 5 Subject: English Department: English Division: Lower School

LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES

EVALUATION

interest, multimedia components, visual displays

Grade: 5  Subject: Level I Math Department: Math  Division: Lower School  Learning  Objectives   Skills   Instructional  

Techniques  Evaluation  

Students  will:    ● Base Ten Operations

 ● Measurement and Data

 ● Fractions

 ● Geometry

 ● Algebraic Thinking

Strategies  for:    ● Understand the place

value system

● Perform operations with whole numbers and decimal numbers

● Convert like measurement units within a given system

● Represent and interpret data

● Understand and relate concepts of volume

● Use equivalent fractions to add and subtract fractions

● Multiply and divide fractions

Use  of:    ● Differentiated

instruction

● Direct instruction

● Multiple learning style instruction

● Peer-to-peer instruction

● Smart Board instruction

● Cooperative learning activities

● Guided practice activities

● Problem-based learning activities

● Real world applications

Use  of:    ● Tests

● Quizzes

● Homework

● Projects and Activities

● Performance

● Classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties

● Write and interpret numerical expressions

● Analyze patterns and relationships

● Graph points on the coordinate plane

● Technology integration  

Textbook: Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley Mathematics Level 5, 2008    

Grade: 5  Subject: Level II Math Department: Math  Division: Lower School  Learning  Objectives   Skills   Instructional  

Techniques  Evaluation  

Students  will:    ● The Number System

 ● Expressions and

Equations  ● Geometry

 ● Ratios and Proportional

Relationships  ● Statistics and

Probability

Strategies  for:    ● Multiply and divide

whole numbers and find common factors and multiples

● Apply knowledge of numbers to the system of rational numbers

● Divide fractions by fractions

● Write algebraic expressions

● Solve one-variable equations and inequalities

● Solve problems involving area and volume

Use  of:    ● Differentiated

instruction

● Direct instruction

● Multiple learning style instruction

● Peer-to-peer instruction

● Smart Board instruction

● Cooperative learning activities

● Guided practice activities

● Problem-based learning activities

● Real world applications

Use  of:    ● Tests

● Quizzes

● Homework

● Projects and Activities

● Performance

● Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems

● Represent and analyze quantitative relationships between dependent and independent variables

● Develop an understanding of statistical variability

● Summarize and describe distributions

● Technology integration  Textbook: Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley Mathematics Level 6, 2008              

Grade: 5  Subject: Introduction to Science Department: Science Division: Lower School     LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL

TECHNIQUES EVALUATION

Students will: ● General Science

● Earth Science

● Life Science

● Physical Science

Strategies for: ● Develop an

understanding of science and technology

● Develop an understanding of scientific inquiry

● Identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigation

● Develop descriptions, explanations, predictions, and models using evidence

● Think critically and logically to make the relationships between evidence and explanations

● Design and conduct a scientific investigation

Use of: ● Differentiated instruction

● Direct instruction

● Inquiry based instruction

● Multiple learning style

instruction

● Peer-to-peer instruction

● Smart Board instruction

● Cooperative learning activities

● Laboratory activities

● Real world applications

● Literacy integration

● Technology integration

Use of: ● Tests and Quizzes

● Lab Work

● Homework

● Projects and Activities

● Performance

Grade: 5  Subject: Introduction to Science Department: Science Division: Lower School    LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL

TECHNIQUES EVALUATION

● Use appropriate tools and

techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data

● Communicate scientific procedures and explanations

● Use mathematics in all aspects of scientific inquiry

● Develop scientific literacy of science writing and real-world science

Textbooks: ● Glencoe Science Earth

Science, 2008

● Glencoe Science Life Science, 2008

● Glencoe Science Introduction to Physical Science, 2008

Grade: 5 Subject: Hebrew (Haifa) Department: Hebrew Division: Lower School    

LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES

EVALUATION

Students will: Bishvil HaIvrit 3 - Unit 1- Students will: ● Learn colors and shapes

and their function in nature as well as the symbolism of colors in different cultures

● Discuss what hypocrisy is

● Conjugate the preposition “of”

● Use nominal clauses in all three tenses

● Conjugate verbs in the Paal pattern in all three tenses

Bishvil HaIvrit 3 - Unit 2 - Students will: ● Discuss global warming

and suggest ways to protect the environment

● Discuss life in different

Strategies for: ● Active listening

● Identifying main idea

● Summarizing

● Giving oral presentations

● Reading comprehension

● Working in groups or

individually

● Reading aloud fluently

● Building vocabulary

● Creating sentences

● Asking and answering questions

● Skimming texts

● Predicting

● Memorizing everyday

Use of: ● Watching videos related

to texts

● Discussions: pairs, groups, class

● Completing creative projects with/without research

● Cooperative group work (acting out)

● Listening to audio versions of texts

● Relating literature of life with parallel situations

● Using study questions that span critical thinking levels

● Computer coding

● Neta website

Use of: ● Tests: short answer,

listening, speaking (oral exams)

● Quizzes

● Group work

● Oral presentation

● Daily class discussion

● Students’ effort

Grade: 5 Subject: Hebrew (Haifa) Department: Hebrew Division: Lower School    

LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES

EVALUATION

climates and the connection between weather and mood

● Conjugate the preposition “et”

● Conjugate verbs in the Piel pattern in all three tenses

● Use impersonal sentences

Bishvil HaIvrit 3 - Unit 3 - Students will: ● Discuss ways to

document the past and the importance of archeology and history

● Create their own time capsule

● Use nominal clauses of there is and there isn’t in all three tenses

● Use words ‘the same’ in

conversations

● In-class reading, silent and aloud

Textbooks:

• Workbook: Bishvil HaIvrit 3 (Units 1-3)

• Reading book: “Uri” by

Esther Streit-Wurzeland

Grade: 5 Subject: Hebrew (Haifa) Department: Hebrew Division: Lower School    

LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES

EVALUATION

all forms (m/f/s/p)

● Conjugate verbs in the Hitpael pattern in all three tenses

● Learn vocabulary related to the Jewish holidays

Book Report - Students will: ● Read a chapter every

week

● Prepare reports throughout the year

Grade: 5 Subject: Jewish Studies Department: Judaics Division: Lower School    

LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES

EVALUATION

Students will: ● Become acquainted with

Biblical stories from Genesis

● Examine Jewish Values

and their relevancy to modern everyday lives

● Understand the Jewish

calendar, list different holidays and events including the story and values behind them

Strategies for: ● Read and quote from the

bible correctly, and critically examine the stories: identify gaps in the text, analyze characters’ behavior

● Discuss different topics:

listen patiently, phrase opinions coherently, accept opinions different than their own

● Process information

acquired independently into different creative forms

Use of: ● The Bible, Genesis

● “Count me in, Jewish

Wisdom in action” ● Variety of texts will be

provided through the year ● Use Internet tools

properly, specifically search engines and Google Drive

● Class discussions

● Partner and group collaborations

● Deductive investigation

● Problem solving

● Demonstrations

● Direct instruction

● Computer coding

Use of: ● Quiz after every unit of

Genesis / Jewish Values ● Class projects: process

and product ● Weekly performance and

participation (arriving at time, prepared, participating, respecting class and school rules)

● A weekly homework assignment