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THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TOPICS THAT SHOULD BE COVERED THIS YEAR AND DOCUMENTED. THEY ARE INTENDED AS SUGGESTIONS. YOUR STATE MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

Social Studies
Exploration and discovery. Establishment of settlements in the New World. Colonial life in America.
Pioneer life in America. Revolutionary War in America. Westward movement in America.
Industrial and cultural growth. Democracy's principles and documents.
Life in the U. S. and its possessions. Geography of the U. S..
Natural resources of the U. S.. Canada and Mexico. Relationship between the U. S. and Canada.
Comparative cultures of Canada. Countries and cultures of the Western Hemisphere: Central
America, West Indies, South America. Map and globe skills.

Science
Biological adaptations. Biotic communities. Animal and plant classification. Fish. Reptiles.
Bacteria. Molds. Trees. Plants and their food. Conservation. Cells. Human body. Landforms.
Properties of air and water. Time and seasons. Temperature and thermometers. Magnetic fields.
Use and control of electricity. Conduction and convection. Light and optics. Force systems.
Chemical systems. Sun and solar system. Space and space exploration.
Scientific method and scientific inquiry.

Language Arts
Silent and oral reading. Types of literature. Presenting original plays. Listening skills.
Dictionary use for word meaning, analysis, spelling. Common homonyms.
Homophones and homographs. Synonyms and antonyms. Using a thesaurus. Spelling.
Plurals and possessives. Kinds of sentences. Parts of sentences. Cursive handwriting. Outlining.
Paragraph writing. Writing letters, stories, reports, poems, plays. Preparing a simple bibliography.
Proofreading skills. Parts of a newspaper. Using study materials: keys, tables, graphs, charts,
legends, library catalogs, index, table of contents, reference materials, maps

Health and Safety
Dental hygiene. Our water supply. Sewage disposal. Care of the eyes. Nutrition and diet. Diseases.
Germ-bearing insects and pests. Community health resources. Elementary first aid.
Bicycle and water safety. Preparing for puberty. Human reproduction. Substance abuse.

Mathematics
Reading and writing numbers to 10 places. Mixed numbers. Set of integers. Numeration systems.
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division of whole numbers.
Fundamental processes: whole numbers and common fractions. Common and decimal fractions.
Decimals to the thousandths. Ratio and percent. Exponents.
Customary and metric measurements. Extension of geometric concepts.
Word problems in daily life. Charts and graphs: picture, bar, line, and circle graphs.
Concept of sampling.