Lower School - 5th Grade Curriculum

Please scroll down this page to read specifics about the 5th Grade curriculum.

5th Grade Language Arts Curriculum

• Literature- based program using short stories from which composition and higher level reading skills are drawn
• Reading comprehension and vocabulary
• Grammar/ mastery of seven parts of speech
• Daily Oral Language
• Narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive writing
• Proofreading and revision skills
• Dictation spelling
• Autobiography

5th Grade Mathematics Curriculum

• Place value, estimation, problem solving, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division of whole numbers and decimals
• Algebra, data, and graphing
• Number theory and fractions, operations with fractions
• Algebra and geometry
• Measurement
• Ratio, percent, and probability

5th Grade Science Curriculum

Earth Science
• Processes that change the earth structure and formation of rocks
• Natural resources
• Conservation of natural resources
• Earth and moon
• Sun and other stars
• Mission to Mars (culminating with a day at the Challenger Center, Houston Museum of Natural Science)

Physical Science
• Forces
• Motion
• Matter and its properties
• Atoms and elements

Science Collections

5th Grade Social Studies Curriculum

• United States
• Earliest Americans
• Exploration 1400- 1500
• European settlement
• English Colonies
• American Revolution
• Civil War
• Twentieth Century
• Almanac
• Chart and graph skills
• Map and globe skills
• Timelines
• Geography
• Texas History

5th Grade Foreign Language Curriculum (Spanish)

• Development of higher-level vocabulary and grammar
• Continued development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills
• Enrichment activities include oral reports, writing letters, interviews, projects, and plays
• Field trip to authentic Mexican restaurant and theatre production

5th Grade Fine Arts Curriculum

Art
• Continued skills in use of various media
• Introduce: pastels, ink charcoal, and water color
• Design principles(elements of art and principles of design)
• Drawing Principles
• Introduce perspective, contour line drawing, value studies (light and dark)
• Continue multicultural and interdisciplinary focus on semesters word unit

Music
• Continuation of music curriculum and recorders
• Introduction of playing tone chimes in harmony
• Performance opportunities include Christmas pageant, spring play, square dancing and chapel choir
• Field trip - Educational theatre

5th Grade Physical Education Curriculum

• Cardio Conditioning
• Lead-up skills and activities for Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, Tennis and Field Hockey
• Introduce Golf
• Skatetime, Square dancing, Track
• Presidential fitness test, fall and spring

5th Grade Enrichment Curriculum

Library
• Book reviews
• Reference Skills
• Poetry Study
• Card Catalog
• Accelerated Reader
• Readers Theatre

Technology
• Curriculum Integration
• Basic Computer Skills
• Keyboarding
• Word Processing
• Long Distance Learning
• Instructional/Video Applications
• Smart Board Interactive experiences
• Advanced Computer Applications
• Internet Exploration
• Developmentally appropriate software in various content areas