Fifth Grade

Math 54

• Whole-number concepts and computation, Estimation, Patterns and sequences, Fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers
• Negative numbers, Properties of operations, Measurement, Percent,. Square roots, Statistics, Probability, Surveys
• Perimeter and area, Polygons, Angles, Congruence and similarity, Geometric solids, Volume
• Symmetry, Tessellations, Transformations, Real-world connections

Handwriting

• Preparing to Write
• Writing to Share Information
• Writing to Describe
• Writing to Express Creativity
• Writing to Persuade

History

• Learning about Maps, Learning about History, Native Americans
• Exploration and Discovery, Exploring the New World, The English Colonies, The Road to Independence
• A New Republic, Nationalism, Westward Expansion, Civil War and Reconstruction, The Last Frontier
• An Industrial Nation, A World Leader, An Independent World
• The New England States, The Middle Atlantic States, The Southeast States, The South Central States
• The North Central States, The Mountain West States, The Pacific States, Mexico , Canada

Spelling

• The Sounds a, e, i, o, u, The Sounds i and a, The Sounds e and o, Words with ed and ing, The Sounds s and z
• The Sounds k and kw, Plurals, Clusters and Digraphs, The Sounds j and ch, The Sound sh, The Sounds oi and ou
• The Sound oo, Silent Letters, Double Letters, The Sounds or and ar, The Sound ur, The Sound er, The Sounds el and en
• Compound words, Synonyms and antonyms, Social Studies words, Prefixes, Suffixes, Noun Suffixes
• Word Families, Syllable Patterns, Three Syllable Words, Language Arts Words

Reading/Language Arts

• Destination stories, Turning Point stories, Dialogue stories, Heirloom stories
• Literature for broadening experience and increasing appreciation
• Comprehension for expanding understanding and evaluating ideas
• Thinking for deeper understanding and more dynamic expression
• Writing for effective communication and meaningful responses to literature
• Speaking for active, confident expression of thoughts, understandings, and insights
• Listening for learning to derive meaning from spoken language
• Decoding for early, confident word identification
• Vocabulary for word power to expand comprehension and refine expression
• Language for understanding uses of language and connecting related processes
• Study skills for using reading to learn

Science

• Plant Processes, Invertebrates and Vertebrates, Classifying Living Things
• Populations and Communities, Investigating Matter, Heat and Matter, Changing Forms of Energy
• Energy Resources, Earth's Changing Crust, Protecting the Environment, Climate
• Mapping the Stars, Body Support, Movement, and Growth, Respiration and Excretion