Fifth Grade Curriculum Overview

Download 5th Grade Summer Reading

• History

2011-2012: The Mystery of History Vol. 1- Ancient History, Creation to 33 A.D.
2012-2013: The Mystery of History Vol. 2 -Middle Ages, 34 A.D. to 1454

• Math

Saxon Math: Intermediate 5  (Click to view Scope & Sequence)

• Bible

Memorization:  Books of the Bible, weekly Bible verses

Inductive studies of:  Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth

• Literature

Reading Strategies and Reading Vocabulary

Make text to self connections, text to God’s Word connections, and text to world connections
Identify major points and supporting points
Make predictions
Recognize facts and opinions
Sequence information
Summarize
Self-correct
Reread
Recognize text structure
Recognize text features
Recognize certain literary elements or devices: plot triangle, author’s use of characterization, big ideas, foreshadowing, flashback, suspense, similes, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, and imagery.

Reading Comprehension and Test Taking Skills

Nonfiction – Science Fair

Poetry

Novel Units are selected from the following titles:

Crash
Bridge to Terabithia
The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe (Lewis)
Number the Stars
Year of Impossible Goodbyes
The Secret Garden
Sign of the Beaver
Johnny Tremain

Making Biblical Worldview Connections to Literature

• Language Arts

Level Writing
Major writing terms: parts of an essay, topic sentence, thesis statement, prompt, thesis statement, work cited, bibliography
Focus
Support and Elaboration
Organization
Voice
Conventions

Writing Techniques and Tools
Prewriting: graphic organizers, outlines, category columns
Proofreading skills
Revision techniques
Impact statements
Utilize a thesaurus

Types of Writing
Well-developed paragraphs
Expository
Persuasive
Narrative
Research Paper
Poetry

Listening

Spelling and Vocabulary

Grammar
Parts of Speech
Punctuation
Capitalization
Major Grammatical Terms
Kinds of Sentences
Sentence Structure

• Science

Scientific methods and process skills

Life, earth and physical science topics

• Latin

               Latina Christiana II
               Second Form

Grammar
Conjugate 1st-4th conjugation verbs
Decline 1st-5th declension nouns

• Language   

Pronounce, spell, translate approximately 115 new words.

Translate sentences with indirect objects, prepositions, and appositives.

• Music

Demonstrate proficiency of reading musical notation.
Identify skills necessary to compose, conduct and perform.
Use expanded music vocabulary and Italian terminology.
Classify instrument orchestral families.