The Fifth Grade Team
Mr. James Angelus
James.Angelus@sbschools.org
Mrs. Lauren Chulamanis/Ms. Kate Donohue
Lauren.Chulamanis@sbschools.org
Kathleen.Donohue@sbschools.org
Mrs. Nicole Foulks
Nicole.Foulks@sbschools.org
Mrs. Kristen Hopkins/Ms. Divya Vedvyas
Kristen.Hopkins@sbschools.org
Divya.Vedvyas@sbschools.org
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Fifth Grade Curriculum Reading
Genre Focus: Historical Fiction, Biography, Everyday Text, Folk Tales, Fiction, Poetry, Tall Tales and Legends
Balanced Program: Whole Class Novel Study, Independent Comparison Novels, Literature Circles, Read Alouds and Sustained Silent Reading
Students will be able to:
Read the lines (literal)
Read between the lines (inferential)
Read beyond the lines (critical)
Use reference sources
Answer higher level thinking questions
Respond to literature in Reading Response Journals
Writing
The students think of themselves as authors, engage in a wide variety of writing experiences, participate in peer editing, and engage in timed writing experiences.
Students will be able to:
Compose in the following genres-expository, descriptive, narrative, poetic, reflective, and persuasive.
Use the writing rubric
Incorporate various writing skills such as transitional words, use of effective word choice, and the show, don’t tell technique into their writing
Recognize parts of speech and apply punctuation and capitalization rules
Use correct form in writing cursive
Spelling
Words Their Way
Math
Areas of Focus:
Meaning of Decimals through thousandths
Addition and Subtraction of Fractions and Decimals
Number Theory
Science
Sound
Microworlds
Solar Energy
Social Studies
Five Themes of Geography
Location
Place
Human - Environment Interaction
Regions
Movement
Ancient Civilizations
Prehistory & the beginnings of society
The Fertile Crescent
Ancient Egypt & Nubia
Ancient Indus Valley
Ancient China
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