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Fifth Grade Curriculum Overview

Fifth Grade students receive instruction in the subjects of Religion, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Art, Music, Physical Education, Computer Technology, Spanish and Library Skills.

 Religio   Religion: Faith First/Legacy Edition
                              Weekly Children’s Mass; Chapel Time

  • Sacred Scripture
  • Church History
  • Doctrine
  • Liturgy
  • Sacraments
  • Dignity of the Human Person
  • Family Life/Human Sexuality
  • Community
  • Morality
  • Service/Social Justice/Servant Leadership 
  • Prayer  

Mathematics:  Everyday Math  

  • Problem Solving

  • Number and Numeration

  • Operations and Computation

  • Measurement and Reference Frames

  • Probability, Statistics and Data Analysis

  • Geometry

  • Patterns, Functions, Algebra 

 Language Arts:  Scott Foresman/Reading Street  

  • Comprehension
  • Oral Communication
  • Fluency
  • Decoding
  • Composition
  • Written Structure/Expression
  • Grammar and Mechanics
  • Spelling/Vocabulary
  • Research  

Science:  Scott Foresman     

  • Earth Science - Water on Earth, Weather Patterns, Earth’s Changing Surface, Protecting Earth’s Resources
  • Life Science - Classifying Organisms, Cells to Systems, Human Body Systems, Plants, Interactions in Ecosystems, Changes in Ecosystems
  • Physical Science - Matter and It’s Properties, Changes in Matter, Forces in Motion, Changing Forms of Energy, Electricity
  • Space and Technology - Stars and Galaxies, Earth in Space, Technology in Our Lives 
  • Science Labs

Social Studies:  Social Studies Alive! America’s Past A Rendezvous With Colorado History    

  • Geography of the United States
  • American Indians and Their Land
  • American Indian Cultural Regions
  • How and Why Europeans Came to the New World
  • Routes of Exploration to the New World
  • Early English Settlements
  • Comparing the Colonies
  • Facing Slavery Life in Colonial Williamsburg
  • Tensions Grow Between the Colonies and Great Britain
  • To Declare Independence or Not
  • The Declaration of Independence   

Refer to each special area for respective curriculum guides:  Art; Music; Physical Education; Spanish; Computer Technology; Library Skills