5th grade

Welcome to Fifth Grade! Bienvenidos a Quinto Grado!

Let's Learn about Wetland Bids! ¡Aprendamos sobre las aves humedal!

Fifth grade students in the Aves Compartidas program focused on wetland and aquatic migratory bird species. Over five weeks, lessons on habitat, adaptations, and threats to migration taught students how to synthesize and compile information on bird species, and educated them on the benefits both ecologically and culturally of wetland migratory birds.

Each of our students was supported and guided in creating a poster of information on one of our highlighted bird species. Each student was assigned a specific bird to focus and study. Some of the birds that students deeply investigated include the bufflehead duck, ring necked duck, marsh wren, lesser scaup, and the green heron. At the end of our curriculum, students celebrated their hard work and displayed their knowledge through a gallery of their projects and practice teaching others on the bird that they learned about.

Our fifth-grade field trip implemented skills from the classroom into action in the field, where a day at Mt. Pisgah arboretum supported them in identifying the birds we studied. Guided nature walks through the arboretum got students engaged with the environment and habitat. Students used binoculars and practiced spotting, listening, and identifying bird species and reflect on the journey that migratory birds have taken to arrive at Mt. Pisgah.

Mary stood at front of 5th grade classroom. Projected onto the board behind her is a speech bubble with transcribed bird calls

Scientific Communication

Mary leading a lesson on identifying bird calls and transcription. Photo by Anneliese Bishop-Perdue.

Anneliese sitting on the blacktop at recess, drawing the Mexican flag in chalk

Cultural Bridges

Anneliese decorating a play area for activities and recess with a chalk drawing of the flag of Mexico. Photo by Mary V.

Aria stood at the front of a 5th grade classroom, teaching students and asking the class for participations

In the Classroom

Aria leading a migration lesson. Photo by Mary V.

Irene moving through a 5th grade classroom, students sat at their desks on either side

Empathic Support

Irene in the classroom at El Camino del Rio Elementary. Photo by Aria R.

Next Generation Science Standards:

5- ESS3-1 Earth and Human Activity: Students who demonstrate understanding can obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use scientific ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.

LS1-A From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes. Plants and animals have both internal and external structures that serve various functions in growth, survival, behavior, and reproduction.