Patty McNeely

Yukie Seeman

5th Grade Curriculum

Room 38

PROUD GRAMMA

Creating, Performing, and Responding

are the primary mediums through which

the Arts are integrated into the general

education classroom.

There are 5 disciplines.

ARTS INTEGRATION

Arts Integration is our school-wide approach to teaching which involves:

• Teaching the Arts Standards FIRST – this gives the class common background knowledge and a common language through which to communicate their understanding in all other subject areas.

• Students will THEN learn the Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies standards. The arts are integrated via:

• Warm-up/review activities

• Metaphors to explain new, complex concepts or ideas

• Practice throughout the lesson

• Assessment (both formal and informal)

• This does not happen every lesson, every moment of every day; only when appropriate

Common Core State Standards

• Are aligned with college and work expectations

• Are clear, understandable and consistent

• Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills

• Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards

• Designed so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society

o Investigations in Data and Space II

o Engage New York Units

o Georgia Department of Education Units

o Fosnot Units

Math

o A systematic morning procedure for math review and the students will be utilizing a math notebook for CGI problem solving practice.

o Students will typically have a three or four new lessons throughout the week and will be given a weekly check-up of the concepts learned that week.

o A lot of the student’s learning in math comes from correcting and discussing their own work. This allows them to note patterns of errors and areas of difficulties. It is important that the students complete their own homework each evening and bring it back to school the following morning in order to correct and discuss it with the class.

Math

Language Arts

Reading

A Reader is not someone who knows how to read but someone who reads independently, responsively, critically, and because he/she wants to.

o Reading comprehension is the key focus. We will work on reading comprehension skills and strategies throughout every subject area – fiction and non-fiction. We will also do plenty of discussion both partners, small group, and whole group about self-selected literature. Expect your student to also be required to reflect on the literature.

o Vocabulary will be focused in all content areas.

Reading

o We will read novels as a class throughout the year. Some of the novels we read last year were Hatchet, Blood on the River, Can’t You Make Them Behave King George, Chains, Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe, andTuckEverlasting to name a few. We will determine the novels we read each quarter based on the students’ needs.

o Your son or daughter will also be required to read independently at home daily for at least 20 minutes. You can support your student by talking about literature and setting an example that reading is important. Please sign the planner.

o Engage NY ELA units

o Readbox reviews of independent novels/non-fiction books

Reading

o In the fifth grade, we focus on teaching students to write for a variety of purposes through the format of a Writer’s Workshop and/or content-integrated writing.o Persuasive/opinion, informative/expository, narrative, literature

responses, research

o We implement the Six-Traits of writing as a way of instructing and assessing students in writing.o Ideas, organization, word choice, sentence fluency, voice, conventions,

and presentationo AZ Merit Checklists and Rubrics

o Our writing projects integrate with the genres and content-area related topics that we are reading about and covering each quarter.

Writing

o Spelling is part of your child’s writing grade

o We will be focusing on prefixes, roots, and suffixes this year. Bi-weekly lists on web page

o Spelling City is a great way to practice

o Final tests are given on Fridays – No makeups

o Lists have started this week

Spelling

o Our focus in on American history from the early 1400s up until the 1860s.

o 1st quarter we begin the year with a unit on Exploration and Colonization.

o 2nd quarter the students will continue to study colonization and they will learn about the American Revolution.

o 3rd quarter they will learn about the establishing of the early American Government and Western Expansion of the United States.

o 4th quarter they will learn about the Civil War.

Social Studies

o We will be using a hands-on, investigation toolkit created by FOSS, a number of STEAM activities, in addition to various trade books that support the KSD science curriculum, investigations, and experiments we do in class.

o The state standards focus heavily on the scientific processes, so students will be conducting many controlled experiments. In other words, experiments where they can observe, classify, measure, infer, predict, design, and communicate.

Science

oScientific Process – throughout the yearoBody Systems – The Human Body – muscular,

skeletal, and nervous systemsoMatter and Energy – ChemistryoForces and Motion – Levers and PulleysoLand Biomes of North AmericaoEarth and Space – Out of this World!

Science Units

o Health promotion and disease prevention.

o Promote the practice of health-enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks. Integrated with PE. Please provide healthy snacks and lunches for your student.

o Analyze the influence of culture, media, technology, and other factors on health.

o Use interpersonal skills, goal-setting, and decision-making to enhance and advocate for physical, mental, and emotional health for themselves, families, and communities.

o Human Growth and Development and HIV/AIDS - May

Health

o Integrated throughout our curriculum, thinking maps are a way for students to visually organize their thinking.

o 8 maps have a specific function

o Parent FYI handout is available on our website

Thinking Maps

Technologyo 10 laptopso 10 iPadso Computer Lab at least once a weeko Google Drive

o Collaborative group worko Homeworko Communicationo Presentationso Portfolios

o Minecraft Ed

Thanks for

coming!