Language Arts in Fifth Grade
Language Arts in fifth
grade centers around poems, stories, and sayings. The key goal is to emphasize building
nonfiction background knowledge in a logical way. This is accomplished by integrating the topics
from history, science, and arts into the language arts classroom.
World History and
Geography in Fifth Grade
The World History and Geography Sequence in fifth grade draws attention to the
story of history. It focuses on how
people change and adapt to natural environments. The topics in fifth grade build on the topics
in fourth and are complimented by readings done within the Language Arts
curriculum.
Mathematics in Fifth
Grade
Fifth grade is an opportunity to examine essential math topics, including: number sense, ratios and percentages, fractions, decimals, multiplication, long
division, measurement, geometry, probability, and statistics, and pre-algebra.
Science in Fifth Grade
In fifth grade, children will be introduced to chemistry and atoms. They will also study: the classification
of living things, cells, plants, life cycles, the human body, and the physical
changes they experience as they enter adolescence. Biographies are also a part of science
studies in fifth grade.
Music in Fifth Grade
Music in fifth grade builds on what students have learned about musical
notation. It introduces African-American
spirituals as well as some vocabulary, symbols, and concepts that will help
with their understanding of music.
Visual Arts in Fifth Grade
The visual arts in fifth grade centers on the areas of
historical study. Areas central to this
are the art of the Renaissance, Japan, and nineteenth-century America.
*This and additional information on the fifth grade curriculum
can be found in What Every Fifth Grader Needs to Know edited by E.D.
Hirsch Jr. and Core Knowledge Teacher Handbook edited by E. D. Hirsch and Souzanne Wright.