• Mysteries
• Reading to Learn: Grasping Main Ideas and Text Structures (Nonfiction/Informational)
• Character Studies
• Social Issue Book Clubs
• Biographies
• Poetry

Writer's Workshop

• Crafting True Stories (Personal Narratives)
• Paragraphs
• The Art of Informational Writing (Nonfiction)
• Research Reports  (Nonfiction)
• Writing About Reading/Small Literature Essays (Opinion)
• Writing Persuasive Speeches (Opinion)
• Poetry

Math

• Multiplication & Division up to 100
• Measurement, Time & Graph
• Place Value and Rounding
• Multi-Digit Addition and Subtraction
• Fractions
• Polygons, Perimeter & Area
• Word Problems

Social Studies

• Land & Water in our Area/The 4 Main Regions of California
• The Bay Miwok of Contra Costa County
• Our Community of Orinda

Science

• Motion & Matter
• Water & Climate
• Structures of Life
• Garden Investigations

Character Education

• ThinkFirst/Second Step: district adopted character education and bullying prevention programs
• Kid Power: Empowering students to make wise choices behaviorally, socially, and academically

Art/Music/P.E./Library/Garden

• 40 minutes of art a week with the art teacher
• 30 minutes of music a week with the music teacher
• Two, 30 minute P.E. classes a week with our P.E. Teacher. Students also receive an additional 40 minutes a week of class P.E. with their classroom teacher
• 30 minutes of library a week with the librarian
• 40 minutes in the garden every two weeks