January - March

Traits of influential people: taking risks, communicating, inquiring, passionate about an issue, caring, open-minded, knowledgeable

Influential people have an impact, create change, can persuade/convince others

November - January

Economic activities: buy/sell, trade, services, producer/consumer, goods/products, expensive/inexpensive, local/global, supply/demand

Question words: who, what, where, when, why, and how

Kinds of information: fact vs. opinion

Locating information: main idea/topic, keywords, text features (bold print, photographs, table of contents, headings/subheadings, index, glossary, etc.)

October - November

Parts of the earth: surface, inner core, outer core, mantle, crust, rock, tectonic plates

Landforms: continents, islands, mountains

Water bodies: FRESH WATER - glaciers, lakes, river, ponds, stream; SALT WATER - oceans, seas

Slow and fast earth changes: erosion (wind, water, and glacial erosion), weathering, volcano eruption (lava, magma, ash), earthquake, tsunami, flood, tornado

August - September

Healthy habits: mind and body balance, healthy choices, exercise, nutrition, hygiene, energy, sleep, germs

Food groups: nutrition, diet, servings, fruits, vegetables, grains, meat, fish, protein, fat, dairy, vitamins, minerals