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5th Grade
Fifth grade is an exciting year of growth and discovery. We begin our year in history with a geological dig which introduces our study of ancient civilizations. We discover early explorers through reports and making trade maps. We host a Boston Tea Party and a “Wax Museum.” Many school-based projects are given to enhance the children’s learning. Some of these are: Revolutionary War Project, President’s Project, 50 States Project, and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The children become experts at identifying famous art works through our year-long study of major artists from history. They also paint their own renditions of these art pieces. We culminate this study with a Spring Art Show. Technology is an important part of our 21st Century classroom. Computers are used daily to gather and search for information. Keyboarding is also taught. Science is lab-based, and the students are introduced to chemistry and biology. They also perform their first dissections. We end our body systems unit with the dissection of a fetal pig, and they get to hold a real human brain! They become better readers and writers through our study of english and composition. Students create a poetry notebook and host a poetry party for their parents. In 5th grade learning is fun, creative, positive, and challenging. It truly is the way school is supposed to be.
Curriculum Summary
Reading
- Vocabulary
- Plot
- Setting
- Characterization
- Conflict
- Climax
- Resolution
- Theme
- Foreshadowing
- Point of view
- Context clues
- Metaphor
- Simile
- Predicting
- Sequencing
- Cause/effect
- Inference
- Compare/contrast
- Classifying
- Comprehension
- Cloze reading
- Oral reading
- Informational reading
- Recreational reading
- Initial understanding
- Interpretation
- Critical analysis
- Strategies
Novels read:
- My Side of the Mountain
- Something Upstairs
- Running Out of Time
- Voyage of the Frog
- The Whipping Boy
- The Christmas Rat
- Favorite Greek Myths
- Bud, Not Buddy
- Out of the Dust
- Where the Red Fern Grows
- Crispin
- Tall Tales
- Legends and Fables
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American History
- Georgraphy: The American Landscape
- Regions
- States/capitals
- Continents/oceans
- Major landforms
- Major waterforms
- Famous Americans—1860
- U.S. Presidents
- First Americans
- Early Civilizations
- Beringia
- North America in 1400
- Early Explorers/voyages/trade route
- Columbus Exchange
- Colonial America
- French and Indian War
- Revolutionary War
- War of Independence
- Slave Trade
- Constitution
- Bill of Rights
- Birth of Political Parties
- Jefferson Era
- Louisiana Purchase
- War of 1812
- Industrial Revolution
- Jackson Age
- Westward Movement
Art History
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English
- Grammar
- Parts of Speech
- Sentence Diagramming
- Writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing
- Mechanics
- Capitalization
- Punctuation
- Usage
- Expression
- Sentence structure
- Content
- Organization
- Types of writing
- Descriptive
- Narrative
- Expository
- Journal
- Creative Writing
- Gathering and interpreting data from the internet and periodicals
Vocabulary
- Word spellings
- Definitions
- Dictionary usage
- Word pronunciations
- Multiple meanings
- Context clues
- Opposite/Like
- Meaning in context
- Solving analogies
- Greek and Latin root words
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Mathematics
- Rounding
- Naming, ordering, comparing
- Place value
- Expanded notation
- Multiplication of 2 digit numbers
- Division of 2 digit numbers
- Fractions and mixed numbers
- Adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing fractions
- Adding, subtracting, multiplying decimals
- Percentages
- Positive and negative integers
- Problems solving situations
- Factoring
- Estimation
- Measurement: customary and metric
- Angles
- Plane geometry
- Solid geometry
- Perimeter
- Area
- Circles/triangles
- Congruent figures
- Symmetry
- Grids, graphs, maps
- Properties of numbers
- Probability
- Tables, charts
- Mean, median, mode, and range
- Technology in problem solving
- Combinations
- Permutations
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Science
- Sound and Hearing
- Light and vision
- Matter
- Density
- Physical and chemical changes and reactions
- Introduction to Chemistry
- Periodic Table of Elements
- Elements 1—50
- Atoms
- Acids, bases, solids
- Indicators
- Cells
- Animal and plant
- Skeletal system
- Muscular System
- Nervous system
- The Brain
- The effects of drugs
- Circulatory system
- Respiratory system
- Digestive system
- Excretory system
- Endocrine system
- Introduction to Biology
- Dissections
- Classification
- Simple machines
- Energy
- Force and motion
- Scientific process
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