Curriculum m

Below is an in-depth look at the curriculum used in 5th Grade. You will find a break down of each subjects units and lesson topics. Also included are links to the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. 
 

Math Workshop

Common Core State Standards

• Daily Overview

  • Rocket Math (5 minutes)

• • Problem of the Day (5 Minutes)

  • Math Workshop Rotations (10-12 minutes/station)

    • M-Math with Mrs. Beyers

    • A-At Your Seat

    • T-Technology

    • H-Hands On

• Year-At-A-Glance

  • Chapter 1: Place Value, Multiplication, and Expressions

  • Chapter 2: Divide Whole Numbers

  • Chapter 3: Add and Subtract Decimals

  • Chapter 4: Multiply Decimals

  • Chapter 5: Divide Decimals

  • Chapter 6: Add and Subtract Fractions with Unlike Decimals

  • Chapter 7: Multiply Fractions

  • Chapter 8: Divide Fractions

  • Chapter 9: Patterns and Graphing

  • Chapter 10: Convert Units of Measure

  • Chapter 11: Geometry and Volume

ELA

Common Core State Standards

• Daily 5

  • Read to Self

  • Read to Someone Else

  • Work on Writing

  • Word Work-Words Their Way

  • Listening to Reading

• Wonders Reading Series

• Novel Units

  • Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

  • Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

  • Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo

  • Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes

  • Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

Science

Next Generation Science Standards

•  Module 1: Structure and Properties of Matter

• Module 2: Physical and Chemical Changes

• Module 3: Plant and Animal Needs

• Module 4: Matter in Ecosystems

• Module 5: Interaction of Earth's Major Systems

• Module 6: The Solar System and Beyond 

Social Studies

• Americans and Our Environment

  • Life in the United States

  • Geography of the United States

• Culture West and East

  • Early Peoples of the Western Hemisphere

  • Native Americans of North America

  • Life in the Eastern Hemisphere

• Contact and Exploration

  • Conquistadors

  • Early European Settlements of North America

• Colonization and Conflict

  • The 13 Colonies

  • Life in the 13 English Colonies

  • The Struggle for North America

• Independence and New Government

  • Breaking Ties with Great Britain

  • The American Revolution

  • The Constitution of the United States

• Expansion and Change

  • A Young United States

  • A Changing Country

• Slavery and Emancipation

  • Slavery

  • The Civil War and Reconstruction

• Immigration and Industry

  • Changes in the Great Plains

  • Industry Changes in the Country

• Hopes for Peace and Prosperity

  • Good Times, Hard Times, and World War

  • Entering the 21st Century