Fifth Grade Curriculum
Reading:
Practice responding to literature and non-fiction in clear, complete sentences demonstrating deep thinking, comprehension, and inferring.
Reading Strategies (Determining What is Important, Drawing Inferences, Using Prior Knowledge, Asking Questions, Monitoring Comprehension, Creating Mental Image)
Book Clubs/Novel Units
Writing:
Expository & Narrative using the Six-Traits of Writing (Ideas, Organization, Voice, Sentence Fluency, Word Choice, Conventions)
Persuasive/Opinion Writing
Grammar: Language Exercises, No Red Ink
Vocabulary: Wordly Wise (2 weeks per unit)
Spelling: Weekly
Idioms: Daily with weekly assessments
Math:
Number and operations in base ten
Number and operations with fractions
Measurement and data
Operations and algebraic thinking
Geometry
Social Studies Alive:
World Geography (Unit 1)
American Indians (Units 2, 3)
Exploration (Units 4, 5)
American Colonies (Units 6, 7, 8, 9)
The Revolutionary War (Units 10, 11, 12, 13)
American Government (Units 14, 15)
AmeriTowne
Science - FOSS Curriculum – (Full Option Science System)
Earth Science: Weather on Earth
Life Science: Living Systems (Plants/Animals)
Physical Science: Mixtures and Solutions
Reading:
Practice responding to literature and non-fiction in clear, complete sentences demonstrating deep thinking, comprehension, and inferring.
Reading Strategies (Determining What is Important, Drawing Inferences, Using Prior Knowledge, Asking Questions, Monitoring Comprehension, Creating Mental Image)
Book Clubs/Novel Units
Writing:
Expository & Narrative using the Six-Traits of Writing (Ideas, Organization, Voice, Sentence Fluency, Word Choice, Conventions)
Persuasive/Opinion Writing
Grammar: Language Exercises, No Red Ink
Vocabulary: Wordly Wise (2 weeks per unit)
Spelling: Weekly
Idioms: Daily with weekly assessments
Math:
Number and operations in base ten
Number and operations with fractions
Measurement and data
Operations and algebraic thinking
Geometry
Social Studies Alive:
World Geography (Unit 1)
American Indians (Units 2, 3)
Exploration (Units 4, 5)
American Colonies (Units 6, 7, 8, 9)
The Revolutionary War (Units 10, 11, 12, 13)
American Government (Units 14, 15)
AmeriTowne
Science - FOSS Curriculum – (Full Option Science System)
Earth Science: Weather on Earth
Life Science: Living Systems (Plants/Animals)
Physical Science: Mixtures and Solutions