5 th Grade Curriculum

1. 5th Grade Curriculum Everything your child needs to know by the end of 5th grade

2. Math • Order of Operations (PEMDAS ) • Powers of 10 with whole numbers and decimals • Make simple expressions • Multi-digit multiplication using the standard algorithm • Multi-digit division using models (4-digit dividend and 2-digit divisor) • Know decimal place value to the thousandths using numerals, word form, and expanded form • Compare decimals to the thousandths place (<, >, =) • Round decimals to any place including the whole number • Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to the hundredths place

3. Math • Make equivalent fractions when adding or subtracting fractions with unlike denominators • Explain a fraction as division of the numerator by the denominator • Find area of a rectangle with fractional sides • Solve real-world problems involving multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers using fraction models • Use line plot graphs • Use a coordinate plane • Identify attributes and categories of 2-dimensional figures • Classify 2-dimensional figures • Measurement conversions within the same system • Find volume of a solid figure in cubic units

4. Science • Different types of cells (plant and animal) and the organelles that are in each. Must be able to identify and know function. • Know the difference between cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems • How are living things grouped • Microorganisms (beneficial and harmful) • Inheritance of traits • Landforms and Their Causes • Effects of constructive and destructive forces • Introduce to conservation of matter • Know about physical and chemical changes of matter • Learn about electricity and magnetism

5. Social Studies • Causes of the Civil War • Major battles of the Civil War • Important people of the Civil War • Reconstruction after the war • Amendments to the Constitution • Westward migration • World War I • 1920’s • Great Depression • World War II • Cold War • Events and key people 1950-1975 • Events and key people since 1975

6. Literacy • Narrative writing • Opinion writing • Informational writing • Persuasive writing • Working on the writing process • Compare and contrast story elements • Summarize the point of view a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence • Sequence events or ideas logically

7. Literacy • Parts of speech (conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections) • Use correct verb tenses • Use correct conventions of capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing • Use context clues to the meaning of a word or phrase • Use Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word • Recognize and understand figurative language (similes and metaphors), word relationships, and nuances in word meanings • Quote accurately from text and draw inferences

8. Helpful Websites Math- firstinmath.com - fun4thebrain.com/mult.html- aplusmath.com- gamequarium.com/math.html - multiplication.com- coolmath4kids.com- funbrain.com- khanacademy.com

9. Helpful Websites • Reading- eduplace.com/kids/hmr06- primarygames.com/reading.htm- magickeys.com/books/ • English/Language Arts- magickeys.com/books/links.html- gamequarium.com/vocabulary.html- grammar.ccc.comment.edu/grammar

10. Helpful Websites • Writing Skills-factmonster.com/homework/writingskills.html- rdale.k12.mn.us/ple/StudentLinks.htm- rozauer.tripod.com/elemla.htm • CRCT PREP- georgiaoas.org/servlet/a2l • Flashcard Maker-scholastic.com/kids/homework/flashcards.htm

11. Please Help… - Reading - Practice math facts - Agenda- Communication Folder- Homework

12. Contact Info: • tasha.skands@henry.k12.ga.us- telephone: 770.474.4066- text: 1.678.400.9274- website: Smith Barnes Elementary