Grade 5

ART: Principles of Design: contrast, rhythm, unity, balance, perspective, art vocations; the STEAM Design Process; DRAMA: acting, journal, reflection, rehearsal techniques, musical performance, audition skills, respect of craft; MUSIC: major and minor scales, compound meter, I-IV-V harmony, call and response form; composition; CHORUS: three-part songs; BAND (elective): intermediate instrument study and ensemble development.

Peer relationships, anti-bullying, decision-making and problem-solving skills, responsible Internet use, and issues of puberty and growing up.

Oral and silent reading from various genres; reading for meaning and information in narrative and informational texts; reading for pleasure, independent reading; developing comprehension and analytical skills; character, setting, theme, and plot development; vocabulary development; literary elements; research skills: note taking, graphic organizers, drafts, bibliography; types of writing: descriptive, narrative, expository, poetry, creative writing, letter writing; writing process: brainstorming/webbing, organizing ideas, revising, editing; writing structure: sentence/paragraph composition; spelling: phonics rules, exceptions, homophones; grammar: parts of speech, etymology, dictionary skills, context clues.

Extend understanding of base-ten number system; develop problem-

solving strategies; develop computation and estimation skills with multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction; explore interrelationship of fractions, decimals, and percents; extend understanding of place value; introduce basic algebraic concepts; calculate perimeter and area of standard and non-standard polygons; explore polygons; compare geometric solids and volume; continue to develop problem-solving skills.

 

Astronomy: planets, constellations; simple/compound machines; Nutrition; Environmental Science ColLab with fourth grade; Life Science; the Design Process.

Renaissance; colonial period in America; American Revolution; map skills; three research projects.Essential Question: What is independence?

All 5th graders will take one trimester of French, Spanish, and Mandarin. After sampling all three languages, they will then have the option to select a language to focus on for the entire year in 6th grade.