Curriculum Outline for 5th Grade at Laingsburg Elementary

Math:

Topics:    Patterns, Whole Numbers (Place value through millions, Multiplication to 3 Digits, Division using 2 digit divisors, and review of addition and subtraction), Fractions (Comparison, equivalents, addition, and subtraction), Decimals (Place Value through the thousands, comparison, addition, subtraction), Geometry, Probability, and Problem Solving. 

Social Studies:

Topics:    Economics, Civics, Native Americans, Explorers, Colonial Times, Revolutionary War, Building the New Country, Westward Movement, and the Civil War

Skills:    Reading / Using Timelines, Research, Reading for information, Reading & Making Maps, Cooperative Maps, Current Events, Inquiry & Decision Making

Reading:

Topics:    Book Reports - 1 per month, classroom novels, genre study, and literature circles

Skills:    Compare / Contrast, finding main ideas, learning & using new vocabulary, critical thinking, logic, reasoning, and critique of author's style of writing

Writing:

Topics:    Types of Writing (Essays, Research Reports, Fiction, and Poetry), letter writing (friendly & business), personal narratives, Paragraphs (descriptive, narrative, expository, and persuasive)

Skills:    Proofreading (Capitalization, Punctuation, Sentence Structure, Spelling, Quotation Marks), Conferencing, Research, E-Mail communication

Science:

Topics:    Ecosystems, Relationships, Food Chains, Habitats, Forms of Matter, and Molecules