Fifth Grade Curriculum

FIFTH GRADE CURRICULUM

 

Our online and text based curriculum provides interactive lessons integrating mathematics, language arts, science, and social studies.  Live, online classes provide an opportunity for student to actively engage with their teachers and peers.  Lesson plans are provided to parents online to guide them through the curriculum. Supporting text in mathematics, language arts, science, and social studies are also provided to each student for supplemental needs, along with high-quality literature geared to the student's grade level.

Visit the CompassLearning Website to learn more about the online supplement and to view sample CompassLearning Lessons: http://www.compasslearning.com.

View the Plato website to learn more about the online Math program: http://www.plato.com.

Language Arts - Reading comprehension, strategies, and fluency; vocabulary, genres of literature; writing for different purposes and audiences; grammar, mechanics, and usage; speaking and listening skills; spelling; technology in communication; thematic literature-based units; handwriting

Mathematics - Number theory; understanding operations (+,-,×,÷) and how they relate; representing fractional and decimal numbers; patterns relations, and functions; representing ratios and percents; coordinate geometry; transformation and symmetry; time attributes and measurement, customary and metric systems; calculating perimeter, area and volume; displaying and interpreting data; basic probability concepts; using visualization, spatial reasoning, modeling, and logic to solve problems

Social Studies - Geography of the United States; political science; interaction of people and institutions in economic systems; U.S. politics and history 1800-1850; accomplishments of notable individuals in the 19th century

Science - Process of scientific investigation; relationship of changes in matter to atoms and molecules; electricity; light; organisms and classifying living things; life cycles; weather; changing Earth; human body of solar system and interaction of celestial bodies; characteristics, structure, functions of living things

Electives - Brain buzzers; thematic units

Technology - Weekly activities using Internet Resources