UNIT	SKILLS	TYPE OF ASSESSMENT USED	
Measurement	•	Serial order
•	Using non-standard units to measure length, area
•	Using standard units to measure area, weight
•	Using standard units to measure length, weight and capacity
•	Read a thermometer	•	Guided study – performance based
•	Teacher observation
•	Student portfolio	
Living Things	•	Identify characteristics of non-living and living things
•	Identify characteristics of plants and animals
•	Describe general growth and development of common plants and animals
•	Compare the growth and development of common plants and animals
•	Associate plants and animals with their habitats	•	Written assessment
•	Teacher observation
•	Student portfolio	
Interactions	•	Describe various forms of energy and how they interact with different objets and the outside world
•	Buoyancy
•	Surface tension	•	Written assessment
•	Teacher observation
•	Student portfolio	
Astronomy (supplemental)	•	Identify one constellation
•	Create their own star myth	•	Written myth
•	Teacher observation