Grade 5 Curriculum

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5^th Grade Curriculum Resources

Reading

The Reading program is literature based, starting with the core program Junior Great Books. This is supplemented with readings containing a more conventional comprehension check, as found in such materials as High Interest Reading. Materials used include:

	Junior Great Books - The Great Books Foundation
	Open Court Reading & Assessments – Level 5
	Hourcourt Reader - (supplemental)
	Poppy - Avi
	Poppy and Rye - Avi
	Ragweed - Avi
	Summer of the Swans - Betsy Bryar
	Julie and the Wolves - Jean Craighead-George
	BFG - Roald Dahl
	Sees Behind Trees - Michael Dorris
	Winter Eyes - Florian
	Pictures of Hollis Woods - Patricia Reilly Giff

	Number the Stars - Lois Lowery
	Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry – Mildred D. Taylor
	Escape From Slavery - Doreen Rappaport
	Witch Child - Celia Reese
	Sorceress - Celia Reese
	Steal Away Home - Lois Ruby
	The Midwife's Apprentice -
	Holes - Louis Sachar
	Sign of the Beaver - Elizabeth George Speare
	Knots in My Yo-Yo String - Jerry Spinelli
	Loser - Jerry Spinelli
	Maniac McGee - Jerry Spinelli
	Wringer - Jerry Spinelli
	Last Left Standing - Barbara Timberlake

	Tuck Everlasting – Natalie Babbitt
	Walk Two Moons – Sharon Creech

Math

Math concepts are introduced as suggested by Everyday Mathematics and in accordance with the Sunshine State Standards. Whenever possible, a “hands-on” approach is applied. Materials used include:

	Everyday Mathematics - McGraw Hill
	Mathland - Creative Publications (supplemental)

Spelling

The Spelling curriculum is structured around a phonetic approach as outlined in Silver Burdett. Furthermore, an individualized spelling instruction is given through routine checks of the child’s daily journal writing. Materials used include:

Spelling - Silver Burdett

Writing

The Writing program contains daily practice in language mechanics and grammar accompanied by independent writing assignments. Materials used include:

	English - Silver Burdett
	Caught ‘Ya Again - Jane Bell Kiester
	Writer’s Express - Great Source Education Group
	Writing Strands - National Writing Institute
	Creating Worlds - Creswell
	Learning Centers - The Education Center, Inc.
	Poem-Making - Myra Cohn Livingstone
	Teaching Children to Write Poetry - Kenneth Koch
	Zaner-Bloser - Strategies (Conventions and Skills)

Social Studies

Social Studies is taught in units chosen so as to cover the requirements of the Sunshine State Standards. Art, Language Arts and Reading are integrated into the units whenever appropriate. Materials used include:

	History Alive! - Teacher's Curriculum Institute
	The United States Its History and Neighbors - Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
	Florida - Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
	The Thirteen Colonies - Gail Sakuri
	Making Thirteen Colonies - Joy Hakim
	Colonial America - Teacher Created Materials
	Colonial American Craftsmen - L.E. Fisher
	Home Crafts - Bobbie Kalman
	Tools and Gadgets - Bobbie Kalman
	If You Lived In Colonial Times - Ann McGovern
	Revolutionary War - Teacher Created Materials
	Crossing the Delaware - Louise Peacock
	Atlas of Exploration - Scholastic
	World History - Ken Hills
	Teaching American History with Art Masterpieces - Scholastic
	Take a Stand! - Daniel Weizman
	The Aztecs, Ancient Mexico - T. Wood
	How would you survive as an Aztec? - F. McDonald
	Aztecs and Incas - Nicholson
	What the Aztecs Told Me - Burr, Libura, Urrutia
	Growing up in Aztec Times - Wood
	The Aztecs - Hicks
	The Aztec Empire - Stein
	Broken Shields - Burr, Libura, Urrutia
	Lost Temple of the Aztecs - Tanaka
	The Aztec Indians - Sherrow
	Montezuma and the Fall of the Aztecs - Kimmel
	Aztecs - Kids Discover
	Explorers of the World: Cortes and Pizarro

Map Skills

Map skills are incorporated into all aspects of the social Studies Curriculum. Materials used include:

Our American Heritage: Map Study Skills - A Beza Book

Science

Science, like Social Studies, is taught in units. The themes of the units have been chosen to ensure coverage of the Sunshine State Standards, and follows the sequencing suggested by Harcourt. Materials used include:

	Harcourt Science - Harcourt School Publishers
	The Human Body - Vriesenga
	How your Body Works - Moore / Science Works for Kids Series)

Health

Health is incorporated into the Science curriculum. Materials used include:

	The Human Body - Vriesenga
	How your Body Works - Moore / Science Works for Kids Series)
	Comprehensive School Health Education - Linda Meeks, Phillip Heit, Randy Page

Art

Art is taught as a separate entity, and includes art history, art critique, and exploration of materials and techniques. In addition, it is taught as an integral part of the Science and Social Studies units when appropriate. Materials used include:

	SRA Art Curriculum
	Discover Art l and ll - Laura H. Chapman
	Drawing with Children - Mona Brooks
	Drawing from the Right Side of the Brain - Betty Edwards
	Emphasis: Art A Qualitative Art Program for the Elementary School - Wachwiak
	How to Teach Art to Children - Evans and Moore
	Masterpiece of the Month - Teacher Created Materials

Instructional Focus Calendar for 5^th Grade

	First 9 Weeks	Second 9 Weeks	Third 9 Weeks	Fourth 9 Weeks
Reading	Literature Circles Phonemic Awareness Plot Character Setting Vocabulary Building	Literature Circles Phonemic Awareness Suffix & Prefix Direct & Indirect Character Descriptive Language Vocabulary Building	Literature Circles Suffix & Prefix Hypothesizing Character Development using Context Clues Themes Main Idea Figurative Language Vocabulary Building	Literature Circles Dictionary Skills Thought Provoking Questions Reading Out Loud Fluency Using Context Clues Teacher-Lead Discussions Peer Discussions
Writing	Punctuation Topic Sentences Supportive Sentences: Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative Subject & Predicate Friendly Letter Essays: Narrative, Expository Synonyms & Antonyms	Punctuation Nouns: Proper, Common, Possessive Note Taking Research Report Writing Book Review Journaling Compound Words Capitalization	Pronouns Verbs Punctuation Verbs: Regular, Irregular Autobiography Book Review Journaling Homophones Prefixes Contractions Suffixes	Punctuation Adverbs Adjectives Poetry Book Review Journaling Fact vs Opinion Parts of Speech Simple & Compound Subjects & Predicates
Math	Number Theory Estimation Computation Geometry	Division Fractions Decimals Percent	Fractions: Addition, Subtraction Fractions & Ratios	Volume Coordinates Area Volume Capacity
Science	Processes of Living Things Cycles in Nature Interaction of Living Things Weekly Reader	Processes that Change the Earth Biomes Protection & Preservation of Ecosystems Weekly Reader	Solar System Building Blocks of Matter Weekly Reader	Energy Motion Weekly Reader
Social Studies	US History Native Americans Regions Europeans Exploration of the New World Weekly Reader	Early English Settlements Slavery Tension Between the Colonies Weekly Reader	Declaration of Independence Revolutionary War Spanish Florida Constitution Bill of Rights Manifest Destiny Weekly Reader	Causes of the Civil War Civil War Industrialization Modern America Weekly Reader
Art	Giotto Proportions Symmetrical Balance Gothic Degas “Frieze of Dancers Ballet School” Gesture Drawing Movement Human Proportion Expressionism Rivera: “The Flower Carrier”, “Gran City of Tenochtitlan”, “Flower Day”, The Flower Carrier” Balance Focal Point Focal Point Social Realism Color, Form, Line Shape, Space, Texture, Balance, Emphasis, Rhythm, Proportion, Harmony	O’Keefe: “Black Iris” Organic Shape Line Contour Enlargement Abstract Impressionism Van Gogh: “Vincent’s Bedroom” Perspective Primary Colors Complementary Colors Post Impressionism Utrillo: “St. Romain Quarter” One Point Perspective Horizontal Vertical Diagonal Post Impressionism Color, Form, Line Shape, Space, Texture, Balance, Emphasis, Rhythm, Proportion, Harmony	Pic