NEISD provides each student with the 360° Education. Our 360° Education is a well-rounded curriculum that focuses on growing the entire student and fosters critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, and social development.Language Arts
Your child advances to read longer and more complex texts. Independently, writing and sharing with teachers and classmates are also part of this grade level.
Topics and activities include:
- Independently reading a variety of grade-level texts for increasing amounts of time
- Using word parts and letter sounds to read words with more than one syllable
- Writing for various purposes and audiences
Social Studies
Your child will establish a foundation for responsible citizenship in society.
Topics and concepts include:
- Understanding time and chronology by distinguishing past, present and future events
- Patriotic mottoes and anthems of Texas and the United States
- Introduction to mapmaking
- Basic economic concepts including goods, services and the value of work
- Characteristics of good citizenship
Science
Your child studies the purpose, functions, and discoveries of scientists. Your child studies different organisms and how they depend on each other and the environment; the exploration of different types of energy is also explored. At least 60% of science instructional time should be spent on hands-on activities that include lab and/or field investigations.
Topics and activities include:
- Evaluating how forces cause a change
- Exploring weather patterns and objects in the sky
- Exploring the water cycle
- Classifying matter by physical properties and determining how it changes
- Examining how the basic needs of plants and animals are met by their environment and other living things
- Comparing how behaviors and physical characteristics help plants and animals meet their basic needs
Mathematics
Your child develops an understanding of the base-10 place value systems, along with place value concepts. This includes counting in units and multiples of 10, 100 and 1,000.
Concepts and activities also include:
- Identifying when addition and subtraction can be used to solve real-world problems
- Using the relationship between skip counting and equal groups of objects to represent repeated addition or subtraction of equivalent sets
- Representing and recognizing fraction units as part of a whole
- Building on previous knowledge and concepts of financial literacy