Grade Level Highlights


Kindergarten

  • Field trips become a reality to the library, Yavapai College Community events, and to Flip City for gymnastics.
  • Themes include “All About Me,” “My Family and Friends,” “My Community,” “Grandparents,” “Owls,” “Sea Creatures,” “The Water Cycle,” “Frogs and Toads,” and “Butterflies.”
  • Emphasis on conflict resolution.
  • Butterfly release in the spring!

1st Grade

  • Field trips to local farms, library, parks, local lakes, and the zoo.
  • Caroling and trick-or-treating at the Veteran’s Hospital.
  • Insect unit, study of penguins, gardening, the environment, and farm unit.
  • Emphasis on arts and crafts.
  • P.E. includes weekly gymnastics, yoga, and field games.

2nd Grade

  • Field trips to Highlands Center for Natural History, Arizona Science Center, Arizona Pioneer Home, Mesa Museum for Natural History, Grand Canyon Caverns, Pioneer Living Museum, and the Prescott Zoo.
  • Themes include: Frogs, Toads, and Life Cycles, the hatching of baby chicks, Castles and Fairy Tales, Dinosaurs and the Earth’s Changes, and the Continents with an emphasis on Australia.
  • Participation in the Prescott Resort Gingerbread Village at Christmas time.
  • P.E. includes weekly gymnastics, hiking, and/or dance.

3rd Grade

  • Hiking and native plant identification around Prescott.
  • Themes include Astronomy, Geology, Oceanography, American Pioneers and Explorers, Ancient civilizations, and Gardening.
  • Field Trips to Lowell Observatory, Meteor Crater, and The Grand Canyon.
  • Community Garden project.
  • Week-long class trip to Catalina Island!
  • P.E. includes hiking, gymnastics, and yoga.

4th Grade

  • Field Trips to Highlands Center for Natural History, Sharlot Hall Museum, Wastewater Treatment Plant, and Catalina Island; monthly water monitoring at Stricklin Park.
  • Colorado River Rafting and 3-day camping trip.
  • Watershed hikes and creek studies in Prescott.
  • Project WET activities.
  • Arizona State Reports!
  • Themes include Geology, geography, and history of Arizona; Community Garden project, and water education.
  • P.E. includes dance, fencing, tennis, martial arts.

5th Grade

  • Learning about poets and poetry; entering national poetry contest.
  • Monthly visits to the Veteran’s administration “Grandparents program.”
  • Monthly trips to Yavapai College Art Gallery for art shows.
  • Fencing instruction at the Racquet Club, creative movement & dance, tennis, and Martial Arts Instruction
  • State research reports.
  • Themes include the Civil War, American Revolution, and the United States.
  • Print-making.

FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING SPECIFIC ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS BY GRADE LEVEL, EXPLORE THE COMMON CORE GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS AT www.corestandards.org