5th Grade Curriculum Outline

1st Quarter

Math: Whole Numbers and Decimals


Reading: Fiction

Theme

Notice and Notes

Esperanza Rising


Writing

RADD - Writing a strong paragraph (Restate, Answer, Detail, & Detail)

Narrative


Social Studies

Geography

Land Bridge


Science

Interactions in the Chemical Wordl


2nd Quarter

Math: Decimals & Fractions


Reading: Nonfiction

Notice and Notes

Text Features

Biography


Writing

Research


Social Studies

Human Right


Science

Microscopic World

3rd Quarter

Math: Fractions


Reading

Nonfiction


Writing

Opinion and Argument


Social Studies

Mexico

Explorers



Science

Human Body


4th Quarter

Math: Fractions


Reading

Book Clubs

Fantasy


Writing


Social Studies

Civil Rights

Governments


Science

Ecosystems


Grading

Thinking is just as important if not more important than the grade.