MATH

Topics of Study:

Number Sense and Numerical Operations: Multiplication, Division, Fractions, and Decimals

Geometry and Measurement: Geometry, Measurement

Patterns and Algebra: Patterns, Algebra, and Functions

Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Math: Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Math

Math Processes: Problem Solving, Communication, Connections, Reasoning, Technology

WORD STUDY: SPELLING/PHONICS/VOCABULARY
Words Their Way

WRITING
Teachers use the “Writing Workshop” approach to teach students writing. During “Writer’s Workshop” teachers use mini-lessons to deliver instruction, provide opportunities for students to write independently and deliver individual student conference to raise the quality of writing.

Students explore what it means to be a writer. They write for many purposes and different audiences.

Fifth grade units include Personal Narrative, Fiction, Essay, and Research.

Students will be taught many writing skills through mini-lessons. Some of the skills students will learn are:

* Use of details
* Effective word choice
* Transitional words
* Varied sentence length
* Show don’t tell

READING
The fifth grade reading program consists of both Guided Reading and Whole Class Novel study.

The following are the genres of focus: Historical Fiction, Biography, Everyday Text, Fiction, Nonfiction

Through mini-lessons students will learn the following strategies and skills:

* Story structure elements
* Predicting
* Inferencing
* Making connections
* Visualizing
* Summarizing
* Analyzing text
* Drawing conclusions

SOCIAL STUDIES
In fifth grade, the students study the following aspects of World History:

The Five Themes of Geography:

* Location
* Region
* Human-Environment Interaction
* Place
* Movement

Beginnings of Society:

* Fertile Crescent
* Ancient Egypt/Nubia
* Ancient Indus Valley
* Ancient China

SCIENCE
The fifth grade Science curriculum focuses on the following units:

Micro Worlds
Solar Energy
Sound & Light