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Fifth Grade Curriculum Outline

3 & 4 Year Old | Five Year Old | Grade One
Grade Two | Grade Three | Grade Four | Grade Five
Grade Six | Grade Seven | Grade Eight

Literature:

Arabian Nights
Robin Hood
Wind in the Willows

Monthly book reports

Language Arts:

Review parts of speech
Metaphors and similes
Sentence diagramming
Adverbs of degree
Phrases, clauses
  Predicate adjectives and predicate nominative
Irregular verbs
Proofreading
Composition writing

Spelling:

Phonics / Carden Controls ®
Carden vowel chart
Vocabulary Building
Recall

Dictation:

American history / Sentence analysis
Comprehension questions

Mathematics:

Whole numbers (and terms of each operation):
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Long division
Rounding
Fact Families
Negative numbers (Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division)
Story problems
Fractions:
Addition, Subtraction Multiplication and Division:
Reducing and simplifying
Changing mixed numbers to improper fractions and vice versa
LCD and GCF
Decimals:
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division
Converting Percentages to Fractions/Decimals:
Base, Rate, Percentage
Exponents
Geometry:
Perimeter, area, volume
Pre-algebra
Sets, subsets
Order of operations
Properties

Social Studies:

Culture - West and East
Contact and Exploration
Colonization
American Independence
Industrial Revolution
Geography and map skills
State report

Science:

Plants
Solar System
Energy
Ecosystems
Solid earth
Light and sound
Science camp
Science fair project

 

French:

Classes are held 4 days a week for 25 minutes. Homework is given 3 nights a week.
Students begin the year with leçon 4 or 5 and end with leçon 7 or 8. This year the students will learn how to tell time, use adjective agreement and expand their vocabulary and conversation. They learn the verb être,“to be”. They review “er” verbs, colors, months, days, weather and seasons. They can write simple paragraphs.

Music:

Sight singing
Song flutes
Mozart (the adult)
Gustav Holst (and The Planets)
Theory
Singing

Art:

Design and texture are emphasized and utilized in an original work of art.
Students are introduced to artists such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Henri Matisse, as well as, their techniques in abstract design, surrealism and collage.

Computer:

Continue to build speed and accuracy in Keyboarding.
Continue to practice proper posture etc. when using the computer.
Continue to review learn Basic Procedures in Microsoft Word.
Formatting Documents:
Center, bold, underline, italics, changing font and size
Line spacing
Indenting text
Set Margins
Use Tabs
Find and Replace Text
Begin to work with spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel
Visiting the Web site www.cybersmart.com, children will:
Explore positive aspects of online chatting and messaging, consider a potentially uncomfortable scenario, and learn to apply safety rules that protect their private identity information.
Learn that Internet users are citizens of a global community with the power to share ideas with people around the world.
Consider the positive uses of E-mail and instant messaging and identify strategies for responsibly managing unsolicited messages.
Learn that they should apply the same ethical principles in cyberspace that guide them in face-to-face situations.
Learn that adding keywords in combination with a category search at a search engine site and narrowing their focus, will provide more specific results.
Learn to properly document their sources for information obtained from the Internet.
Learn good manners (do's and don’ts) when sending E-mail and instant messaging.
Programs we will use:
MSW Logo
Kid Pix
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel

Physical Education:

Continue to perform physical fitness activities developed in previous grades
Demonstrate knowledge of sports rules through game participation
Demonstrate good sportsmanship and encouragement of others in all activities
Participate in team sports
Perform the Presidential Physical Fitness Test

Deportment and Character Development

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