Welcome to Fifth Grade!
Below is an overview of our 5th grade curriculum.
Language Arts
Students are taught to express their ideas effectively and clearly, both
orally and in writing. The emphasis of the reading program shifts to reading
to acquire information rather than learning to read. In 5th grade the students
continue developing their skills of writing personal narratives, essays and
expository, persuasive and creative writing.
Ongoing units of study include: vocabulary; spelling; grammar, mechanics
of writing, proofreading and publishing.
Texts / Print Materials
The Great Books Foundation Junior Great Books
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop
Science
Students begin to analyze systems and learn how they work. They are encouraged to become good inquirers and they begin to discover that the best explanations of processes and events are based on evidence from systematic investigations.
Materials – Delta and FOSS Science Kits
Units of Study
- Landforms
- Weather
- Forces and Motion
- Ecosystems
- Simple Machines
- Puberty
Social Studies
United States History, Canada, Mexico and Central America. Students discover the history and history makers of the United States while comparing and contrasting the social, economic and political institutions of Canada, Mexico and Central America.
Texts and Materials
Harcourt Horizons United States History, Canada, Mexico & Central
America
Silver Burdett Ginn Regions and Resources
Scholastic Social Studies Magazine
Areas of
Study
- Applying Geographic Concepts
- Exploration
- War and Independence
- Expansion and Conflict
- Technology and it’s Influence
- Twentieth Century
- Conflict and Change
Math
The Everyday Math program allows children to develop understanding of math concepts gradually through repeated exposure to topics. This program emphasizes the application of mathematics to real world situations.
Texts
EveryDay Math materials
SuperStarsIII
Topics
- Number theory
- Estimation and Computation
- Geometry
- Division
- Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
- Exponents and Negative Numbers
- Fractions and Ratios
- Coordinates, Area, Volume, and Capacity
- Algebra Concepts and Skills
- Volume
- Rates and Ratios
Field Trips
Triangle Training Center Ropes Coarse
North Carolina Museum of Natural Science
Poe Center
Washington DC
Judaic Studies & Family Programs
- Siddur study and writing a school Siddur
- Text Study – Prophets and Writings
- Israel, Zionism and Am Yisrael
- Jewish Heroes and Jewish Values
- Families will be involved in an interactive Israel Experience. This program will include a simulated trip to Israel: including, visiting historic sites in Israel, a bus tour of tourist attractions, writing letters at the Kotel, visiting a Kibbutz, and an Israeli sing-down with a falafel snack.