Conway Elementary School Curriculum Area

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FIFTH GRADE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK

Language Arts - A literature-based, integrated program published by Houghton Mifflin is utilized.

Reading program stresses comprehension, vocabulary development, word analysis, and author's point of view, drawing conclusions, making inferences and predictions
Novels emphasize various literary techniques: description, alliteration, simile, foreshadowing, metaphor, etc.
Novels vary, but currently include: Chasing Vermeer, Sign of the Beaver, Tuck Everlasting, and A Wrinkle in Time
Study of different genres of literature through novels
Oral reports, presentations, and plays
Dictionary skills
Writing experiences in different literary forms: descriptive essay, persuasive, compare/contrast, expository, a fifth grade memory, poetry, etc.
Study skills: graphic organizers, note taking, flashcards, etc.
Research skills - after researching, write essays and reports for science and social studies; produce a research report
Complete the writing process on essays - pre-writing, revising, proofreading, and publishing
Write and present book reports
Parts of speech, paragraphing, topic sentences, agreement of subject and verb, usage, etc.

Mathematics - The following concepts and skills are reinforced:

Mastery of multiplication algorithms
Mastery of two digit divisor division, introduction of three digit
Mastery of fractions - addition and subtraction with an introduction to multiplication
Operations with decimals
Standard and metric measurement, geometry, probability, estimation, statistics, graphing, and practical application of word problems

Science

Process Skills
Health: nutrition, disease prevention and control, drug and substance abuse (DARE), personal health, and disability awareness
Simple Machines: types and practical application;
Force and motion
Electricity: types and effects of circuits; static and current
Magnets: types and effects
Water Cycle: instruments (barometer, thermometer, anemometer, and rain gauge), cloud type (cirrus, cumulus, and stratus), major weather phenomena
Astronomy: solar system, major constellations, lunar cycle, and eclipses (solar and lunar)

Social Studies

Map Skills: Longitude, latitude, scale, measurement, etc.; U.S. states and capitals; Major U.S. land forms; Major U.S. waterways
United States History (1600-1900): Colonization, Revolutionary War, Constitution, Civil War, Industrialization, and Immigration; U.S. Government Structure - branches in government
Current Events
Economics: Resources, Barter, Money, Wants/Needs, and Limited/Unlimited

FIELD TRIPS
~ St. Louis Art Museum
~ Powell Symphony Hall
~ Florissant Valley Civic Center Theater


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		Language Arts - A literature-based, integrated program published by Houghton Mifflin is utilized. Reading program stresses comprehension, vocabulary development, word analysis, and author's point of view, drawing conclusions, making inferences and predictions Novels emphasize various literary techniques: description, alliteration, simile, foreshadowing, metaphor, etc. Novels vary, but currently include: Chasing Vermeer, Sign of the Beaver, Tuck Everlasting, and A Wrinkle in Time Study of different genres of literature through novels Oral reports, presentations, and plays Dictionary skills Writing experiences in different literary forms: descriptive essay, persuasive, compare/contrast, expository, a fifth grade memory, poetry, etc. Study skills: graphic organizers, note taking, flashcards, etc. Research skills - after researching, write essays and reports for science and social studies; produce a research report Complete the writing process on essays - pre-writing, revising, proofreading, and publishing Write and present book reports Parts of speech, paragraphing, topic sentences, agreement of subject and verb, usage, etc. Mathematics - The following concepts and skills are reinforced: Mastery of multiplication algorithms Mastery of two digit divisor division, introduction of three digit Mastery of fractions - addition and subtraction with an introduction to multiplication Operations with decimals Standard and metric measurement, geometry, probability, estimation, statistics, graphing, and practical application of word problems Science Process Skills Health: nutrition, disease prevention and control, drug and substance abuse (DARE), personal health, and disability awareness Simple Machines: types and practical application; Force and motion Electricity: types and effects of circuits; static and current Magnets: types and effects Water Cycle: instruments (barometer, thermometer, anemometer, and rain gauge), cloud type (cirrus, cumulus, and stratus), major weather phenomena Astronomy: solar system, major constellations, lunar cycle, and eclipses (solar and lunar) Social Studies Map Skills: Longitude, latitude, scale, measurement, etc.; U.S. states and capitals; Major U.S. land forms; Major U.S. waterways United States History (1600-1900): Colonization, Revolutionary War, Constitution, Civil War, Industrialization, and Immigration; U.S. Government Structure - branches in government Current Events Economics: Resources, Barter, Money, Wants/Needs, and Limited/Unlimited FIELD TRIPS ~ St. Louis Art Museum ~ Powell Symphony Hall ~ Florissant Valley Civic Center Theater

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