Elementary Course/Curriculum Offering
#2165 5th Grade
Course Fee:Bible:
Create a 10 sequence timeline of Israelite history from Old Testament studies
Retell the lessons of Bible characters and contemporary Christian leaders
Recite and write selected Bible verses
Discuss trusting God to have a plan for our lives and using His word as the foundation for choices
Language Arts:
Reading
Read narrative and expository text with fluency, accuracy, and expression at grade level
Identify and explain frequently used synonyms, homonyms, antonyms
Develop, identify and use new vocabulary
Put into sequence written and narrative writings
Identify main ideas and supporting details
Distinguish between fact and opinion in written material.
Identify the conflict in a story and its resolution
Identify character traits from actions
Identify types of fiction and writing purpose
Use deductive reasoning and inference to determine plot outcome and make predictions
Language
Identify the 8 parts of speech in a written sentence
Identify correct and incorrect grade level grammar usage
Use reference material including dictionary, atlas, thesaurus, concordance, index and glossary
Write a journal response to literature using complete sentences with support
Spelling
Spell grade appropriate words correctly
Recognize phonetic spelling rules and sounds of grade appropriate words
Define grade level spelling words
Writing
Write a 3 paragraph narrative report with appropriate topic, supporting, and concluding sentence
Write a research report
Write simple, compound and complex sentences correctly and be able to diagram the same
Punctuate and capitalize written work
Recognize and create expressive poetry in at least 3 formats
Correctly read, write, and punctuate dialogue
Math:
Identify positive integer place value to billions
Identify decimal place value to ten thousandths
Identify exponents and powers of 10
Identify and compute positive and negative integers
Use long division with multi-digit divisors
Identify missing variables in an algebraic expression
Compute perimeter and area of simple objects
Compute mean, median, range and mode
Interpret and construct a variety of graphic representations
Convert customary and metric measurements
Add, subtract, divide and multiply fractions
Recognize and create equivalent fractions
Identify and construct simple geometric shapes
Science:
Name 7 characteristics of mammals
Name 5 vertebrate groups and give an example of animals in each
Name colors of the spectrum and light source
Identify layers of Earth and rock formations
Name the stages of the water cycle
Identify and differentiate kinetic and potential energy and simple machines
Identify and name planets and constellations
Weather and cloud formations
History:
Name major historical events and leaders of the United States from European exploration through current times.
Recognize the Biblical foundation of our government.
Name, identify, and draw on a map the seven continents and 4 oceans, 13 original colonies and major US rivers and mountain chains
Penmanship:
Correctly form letters in the Zaner-Bloser style according to line placement, slant and letter connections
Textbook:
- Math: Math 5, Houghton-Mifflin 2002
- Language Arts: God’s Gift of Language B, A Beka Publishing, 1999; Read and Think, A Beka Publishing, 1997; Reading for Christian Schools 5, Bob Jones University Press, 2002; A Reason for Spelling, Concerned Communications, 1999; Handwriting Grade 5, Zaner-Bloser, 1996
- Social Studies: The History of Our United States, A Beka Publishing, 1998; Daily Geography, Great Source Education Group, 1992
- Science: Investigating God’s World, A Beka Publishing, 1990
- Bible: Biblical Choices for a a New Generation Fifth Grade, Standard Publishing Company, 1994;The Secret, Crown Ministries
- Writing: Write Source, Houghton-Mifflin 2004
Pre-Requisites:
Co-Requisites:
#2160 Kindergarten
Course Fee:Bible:
Identify the days of creation and what God created on those days
Understand that we make choices to obey or disobey
Realize that God sent His Son to be an example for us in how we live our lives
Language Arts:
Reading/Phonics
Recognize and name all upper/lower case letters of the alphabet
Identify beginning/ending sounds
Blend consonant-vowel words
Read one /two vowel words
Follow words from left to right and top to bottom of a page
Identify and produce rhyming words
Differentiate short/long vowels, consonants, blends and special sounds
Read sight words
Retell familiar stories
Answer questions about a story
Writing:
Recognize that names, places, and beginning of sentences begin with capitals
Recognize a period, question mark, and an exclamation mark and know they come at the end of a sentence
Demonstrate good penmanship as they copy sentences from another paper or the board
Math:
Count and recognize numbers 1-100
Identify, describe, and extend simple patterns
Name before, after, and between numbers
Recognize number words one to ten
Counting to 100 by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s
Add and subtract combinations for the 1-10 families
Telling time to the hour and half hour
Recognize and counting pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters
Science/Social Studies:
Understand and use proper manners
Understand the importance of proper nutrition
Describe the characteristics of each season
Recognize the importance of community helpers
Understand the holidays and traditions of other countries around the world
Understand the ethnic diversity of our world through our heritage unit
Discover the lifecycle of the chicken in our farm unit
Discover the attributes of plants, insects, and ocean life
Penmanship:
Use correct posture and pencil grip
Implement correct letter formation/size, and spacing
Demonstrate good penmanship
Pre-Requisites:
Co-Requisites: