• • Read a variety of literature daily and make age appropriate selections
• • Practice and develop a variety of comprehension strategies
• • Practice writing concepts, writing mechanics, cursive, sentence structure, and grammar and usage
• • Develop and practice spelling words and vocabulary words
• • Continue to develop and practice the writing process using a variety of styles
• • Continue to develop listening, organizational and study skills

• • Continue to improve addition and subtraction skills using multi digit numbers
• • Expect quick recall of multiplication skills and practice daily
• • Develop skills with multiplication and division skills whole numbers, place value, develop fractional understanding, and use measurement skills to define 2-dimensional shapes
• • Number routines that include time, calendar, estimation, and temperature
• • Be able to communicate mathematical ideas, work in cooperative learning groups, and understand mathematical terms

• • Use appropriate tools to gather data and draw conclusions
• • Develop a scientific vocabulary
• • Carry out, record, and develop simple experiments individually and in group situations
• • Engage in studies of earth science and life science
• • Develop ways to communicate findings both oral and written expressions

• • Engage in discussions about communities, geography, manufacture, map skills, and large cities in America
• • Develop ways to communicate ideas orally, in written expressions and through presentations
• • Develop strategies to work effectively and efficiently in small groups

These subjects are part of a sequence of courses per the Kuwait Ministry of Education main curriculum regarding arabic and religious education. AFL for foreigners and/or students who speak arabic as a second language is also offered. Arabic is scheduled once a day, everyday of the week for all grades. Religion/Quran is scheduled 3 times a week.

• • Continue competency in managing body
• • Demonstrate teamwork in the performance of group activities
• • Show good sportsmanship and teamwork in games and activities
• • Demonstrate flexibility, strength speed, and agility
• • Continue to develop in the areas of catching, kicking, striking, dribbling, and rolling

• • Listen, hear and sing melody and harmony
• • Practice identifying between loud and soft, forte, fortissimo, pianissimo, tone color, tempo changes, rhythms, flats and harps
• • Develop strategies in playing the ORFF instruments using techniques in play solid, broken, and crossover bordun
• • Begin to develop skills using the recorder
• • Folk dancing
• • Participate in choral presentations

• • Understand basic art terms
• • Apply basic principles of design
• • Recognize all primary and secondary colors, intermediate hues, changes in value and intensity, textures and patterns, likenesses and differences, and characteristics of art
• • Use a variety of media to create art projects

• • Continue to review computer basics and keyboarding skills
• • Continue developing proficiency in word processing, drawing and graphics, peripherals, presentations with an emphasis on power point, electronic references, digital photography, Adobe Photoshop, and internet
• • Continue to use the computer as a tool to enhance the learning process through curriculum integration in the classroom
• • Understand the importance of internet safety

• • Continue to review skills learned in previous grades
• • Identify and locate collection of materials
• • Locate information using the automated card catalog and begin basic research skills using a variety of references
• • Use the parts of the book to locate information, use appropriate reference sources to locate information, and identify numerical arrangement of non-fiction materials
• • Continue to develop an appreciation for literature and story telling
• • Continue to develop and demonstrate skills in self awareness, relationships, decision making and safety awareness