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Fifth Grade
The curriculum in fifth
grade is challenging,
but presented in an
interesting and all
inclusive approach.
Reading skills focus on
context clues,
inferences, sequencing,
fact/opinion, and
drawing conclusions
through Novel Ties, CARS
and STARS Reading
Assessment and
Comprehension
Development, Everyday
Spelling, and the Write
Source Writing Program.
Note taking and
outlining skills,
utilizing topic
sentences, main ideas,
and key words are
utilized in summarizing
research material. Oral
reading and
comprehension is
emphasized to improve
listening skills.
Language arts consist of
a review of sentence
structure, parts of
speech, punctuation,
verb forms,
capitalization, and
subject/verb agreement.
Synonyms, homonyms, and
antonyms in relation to
poetry are presented. An
emphasis on overall
development of writing
skills will be centered
on journals, research
reports, newspapers,
stories, novel writing
will be included. The
Orphan Train series is
read orally. Taking the
pen name of a person
living in the Civil War
era, fifth grade
students write a
ten-chapter novel, which
is bound and presented
at promotion. The
Everyday Math and
Sadlier Oxford studies
include a hands-on
approach with various
visuals, games, and
every day experiences
along with computation
skills. Included will be
algebraic terms,
graphing, geometry, word
problems, prime factors,
and a review of the
processes of
multiplication and
division.
In social studies,
United States history is
taught from exploration
through the Civil War,
including mapping and
learning states and
their capitals. The
projects in fifth grade
social science require
extensive research. The
science curriculum
includes life science,
physical science, earth
science, and health.
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