Hillsboro

Academics

Serving kindergarten through the eighth grade, Hillsboro Elementary and Middle School is an arts-focused school that incorporates art, music and drama into all academic areas. Our motto is "Academic Excellence Through the Arts."

Curriculum
Elem.	Middle
K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th	5th 6th 7th 8th

Kindergarten
Oral Language Retell simple stories in sequence Identify orally words which rhyme Tell stories in sequence using 2-4 pictures	Science Harvest Five senses Living things Food groups Space Insects
Reading Hold the book right side up Recognize own name in print Tell a story from memory while turning the pages	Social Studies Ourselves People around us Holidays and celebrations
Math Demonstrate that a set is a group of objects Show addition is the joining of sets Show and state that when objects are added to a set, the set has more objects	Writing Hold a pencil or crayon correctly Print own name legibly Point to where print begins on a page
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First Grade
Oral Language Speak using appropriate grammar and self-correct Recall sequence of a story by time order Follow two or three-part directions	Science Weather Plant and Animal Organisms Balls and Ramps Comparing and Measuring
Reading Use rhyming knowledge to decode words (substitute initial consonants in word families). Identify letter-sound relationships (consonant/vowel) Select a title for a reading selection	Social Studies Me/family unit Native Americans Lifeskills Dental health Bus and fire safety Holidays
Math Add two one digit numbers horizontally and vertically Demonstrate understanding the commutative property Recall basic addition facts with sum of ten or less Back to top	Writing Print letters of the alphabet correctly Spell words using rhyming knowledge (word families) Write using a small bank of sight words

Second Grade
Oral Language Use longer sentences in conversation (six+ words). Describe objects, events and feelings Use volume and intonation to clarify meaning	Science Balancing and Weighing Butterflies Soils Simple Machines
Writing Write a topic sentence for a paragraph Organize a paragraph using a topic sentence and supporting sentences Organize paragraphs into a logical order for topic	Social Studies Community Study focusing on local community needs and how to meet them Mapping Skills Study another culture- interdisciplinary
Math Add three two-digit numbers vertically without regrouping Complete number sentences with missing addend Solve one-step word problems involving addition/subtraction up to two-digit numbers Regroup addition/subtraction with tens Tell time to the quarter hour Count money to $1.00 and know the value of each coin	Reading Identify the main topic or main idea. Retell a story including characters, setting, and events. Distinguish between reality and fantasy (fact/fiction) Use multiple strategies to aid in decoding and comprehension Use context clues in prediction Compare/Contrast story elements from two literary texts

Third Grade
Language Arts Five step writing process Friendly letter Parts of speech Grammar Paragraph writing - topic sentence and details	Science Chemicals Rocks and Minerals Plants Sound
Literature Sarah Plain and Tall Stone Fox Mr. Popper's Penguin Chocolate Touch	Social Studies Communities Map Skills Pilgrims and Pioneers Landforms
Math Addition: four digits, with and without regrouping Subtraction: word problems up to four digits with regrouping Multiplication: one or two digits by one digit without regrouping

Fourth Grade
Language Arts Writing Sentences, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs	Science Electric Circuits, Food Chemistry, Animal Studies, Land and Water
Literature Call It Courage, Dear Mr. Henshaw, Indian in the Cupboard, James and the Giant Peach, Trumpet of the Swan	Social Studies United States Regions, Natural Resources, Human Resources, Tennessee History, Battle of Franklin
Writing TCAP Writing Assessment, Writing Process, Narrative, Poetry, Using Research, Describing	Math Addition: five digits, with and without regrouping Subtraction: one and two-step word problems up to four digits Multiplication: two digits by two digits with or without regrouping Division: up to three digits by one digit with or without remainder

Fifth Grade
Math Addition: multi-step word problems Subtraction: multi-step word problems Multiplication: Up to four digits by two digits with or without regrouping Division: three digits by two digits with or without regrouping	Social Studies United States History Map Study European Explorers Early Colonization Revolutionary War Civil War World Wars Current Events Industrial Revolution
Literature Island of the Blue Dolphins, Sarah Bishop, Maniac McGee, Bloomability, A Wrinkle In Time, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler	Science Ecosystems Floating and Sinking Microworlds Motion and Design
Language Arts/Writing Sentence Structure Parts of Speech Diagramming Reading Skills Paragraph Structure Research TCAP Practice Prompts

Sixth Grade
Language Arts Grammar Sentence Structure Spelling Mechanics	Science Earth Experimenting with Plants Electricity and Magnetism
Literature The Call Tuck Everlasting Number the Stars The Giver	Social Studies Ancient Civilizations Growth of Civilizations Time of Change Nationalism and Imperialism Entering the 20th Century The World Today
Math Problem Solving Statistics/Graphing Decimals Fractions/Ratios/Percent Geometry/Area/Volume Algebra/Integers/Equations	Writing Narrative Persuasive Descriptive Expository

Seventh Grade
Language Arts recognize and use capitalization and punctuation understand and use the parts of speech recognize sentence structure (simple, compound, and complex) write sentences of varied structure develop a paragraph proofread and revise understand the use of literature for information and pleasure understand the basic literary forms and their elements understand words in context understand the main idea or central message identify details and sequence of events understand cause and effect make predictions based on fact support conclusions based on fact understand characterization	Science Human Body Animals Cells Plants
	Math General Math Pre-Algebra Measurement Algebraic Thinking Fractions, Decimals, Percentages Integers Number Concepts Geometry Probability and Statistics
	Writing Writing Process Expository Writing TCAP Writing Assessment Poetry
Literature The Outsiders, Where the Lilies Bloom, Nothing But the Truth, Holes	Social Studies World Geography Tennessee History

Eighth Grade
Language Arts/Writing Writing Reading Speaking and Listening	Science Physical Science Properties of Matter Motion and Forces Sound and Light
Literature The Pigman To Kill a Mockingbird Tuesdays with Morrie The Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglas Z for Zachariah	Social Studies American History: Pre-History to Civil War and Reconstruction
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