Grade Five Curriculum:
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English Language Arts: Reading comprehension; grammar; writing (persuasive, informative, entertaining, descriptive); critical thinking such as making inferences, drawing conclusions, predicting.
Math: Fine tuning "number sense"; multiplication of large numbers; division with 2 and 3 digit divisors; fractions; percent; ratios; probability; word problems; geometry...naming and measuring angles; understanding types of shapes; rotations; algebra readiness including order of operations and variables.
Science/Health: cells; the solar system; animal life cycles; hermit crabs; body systems; food chemistry and nutrtion; motion and design; JASON; Growing Up; Police Smart (Drug awareness and resistance education); School Safety; Anti-bullying education.
Social Studies: The Western Hemisphere...Regions of the United States; Canada; Mexico, Central America, and South America; Five Themes of Geography and Map Skills; Writing DBQ's.
Technolgy: Improving keyboarding skills; using multiple software applications such as MS Publisher,PowerPoint, Smart Notebook, Word to create projects and/or visuals.
