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Fifth Grade Curriculum
Reading/Language Arts/Writing
In the fifth grade, students expand and deepen the concepts, skills, and strategies learned in earlier grades. Fifth grade students read and comprehend texts from a variety of genres (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama) and subject areas (math, science, social studies, and English language arts), and they make new connections as they encounter new ideas and begin to study subjects in more formal ways.
Math
Our mathematics program is the newly adopted Harcourt Math for Georgia. By the end of grade five, students will further develop their understanding of multiplication and division of whole numbers and decimal fractions. They will also understand and investigate algebraic mathematical expressions. Students will also expand their understanding of computing area and volume of simple geometric figures. Students will understand the meaning of congruent geometric shapes and the relationship of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. They will also use percentages and circle graphs to interpret statistical data.
Science
The performance standards should drive instruction. Hands-on, student-centered, and inquiry-based approaches should be the emphases of instruction. This curriculum is intended as a required curriculum that would show proficiency in science, and instruction should extend beyond the curriculum to meet student needs. Safety of the student should always be foremost in science instruction.
Science units of study include: (1) Cells, (2) Micro-organisms, (3) Classification, (4) Inherited Traits, (5) Mass/Matter, (6) Magnetism, (7) Electricity, (8) Earth/Landforms.
Social Studies
In fifth grade, students continue their formal study of United States history. As with fourth grade, the strands of history, geography, civics, and economics are fully integrated. Students study United States history beginning with the Civil War and continue to the present. The geography strand emphasizes the influence of geography on U. S. history. The civics strand emphasizes concepts and rights as outlined in amendments to the U. S. Constitution. The economics strand uses material from the historical strand to further understanding of economic concepts.