Grade 5
Language Arts
 | Reading: Comprehend, evaluate, and appreciate age appropriate materials; interpret and make inferences about written materials; develop a positive attitude toward reading
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| Writing: Write in a variety of styles for a variety of audiences and purposes using the 6 Traits of Writing Philosophy |
| Listening: Direct attention to what is heard and organize thoughts to make an appropriate response |
| Speaking: Organize and present ideas; speak for a specific purpose in various presentation formats
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| Convention/Structure: Write standard English in a grammatical, well-organized manner using conventions of language
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| Spelling: use developmental spelling skills; proofread written work for spelling errors |
Mathematics
| Number sense: Understand number meanings and relationships among numbers; understand number operations
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| Geometry: Develop an understanding of 2- and 3-dimensional objects; measure different aspects of shapes; understand how shapes are related to one another
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| Measurement: Use customary and metric measures to determine length, area, volume, and weight |
| Operations and computation: Use a variety of computational strategies; apply the fundamental operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals |
| Patterns and relationships: Identify patterns and relationships in numbers, operations, geometry, and measurement to classify and organize information |
| Probability and statistics: Collect, organize, describe, and interpret data using realistic situations |
Social Studies
| Content: study the history of the United States from the last Ice Age to the present |
| Skills: use maps, conduct research, develop study skills
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Science & Health
| Content: participate in hands-on activities in the following areas:
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| Astronomy: planetarium |
| Earth Science: weather |
| Health: digestion and drug education |
| Life Science: small life with a microscope |
| Physical Science: electricity and magnetism
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| Skills:
- predict
- observe
- collect and record data
- interpret
- classify
- draw conclusions
- formulate hypothesis and models
- experiment |
Physical Education
| Object Control: Demonstrate catch/fielding, underhand volleyball serve, side arm strike, chest pass, bounce pass, and overhead strike. |
| Physical Fitness: Develop leg strength, arm/shoulder strength, holding/carrying, lifting/lowering, pulling/pushing, posture, and personal conditioning. |
| Social Skills: Develop sportsmanship. |
| Body Management: Demonstrate rope climbing, partner stunts, dynamic balances, and stunt combination. |
| Game, Sport, and Leisure skills: Soccer: dribble, single-leg trap, foot trap, chest trap, tackle, corner kick. Softball: base running, pitching, fielding, and batting. |
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