Mrs. Barbara Schneiter
5th Grade
Curriculum includes:
Mathematics: Text: Math - Scott Forsman-Addison Wesley
1. Whole numbers , decimals and fractions
2. Measurement - metric and standard
3. Geometry
4. Graphs
5. DynaMath (monthly Math magazine)
Science & Health
1. Ecosystems
2. Floating and Sinking
3. Models and Designs
Social Studies: Text: The United States - Scott Forsman
1. Geography and Map Skills as part of each unit
2. Exploring the New World
3. Colonization
4. Revolutionary War and Revolutionary War Reenactment
Computer Skills:
1. Keyboarding
2. Word processing
3. Creation of multimedia presentations
4. Tutorials and games that teach
Reading: Text: Literacy Place - Scholastic Press
1. Balanced literacy program including independent reading
and guided reading
2. "Time for Kids" - weekly news magazine
3. Read 20-30 minutes each evening and record on calendar
4. Accelerated Reader
Spelling: Text: Spelling Connections - Zaner-Bloser
1. List of 20 words per week with weekly test
2. Focus on spelling accuracy in all written work
Language Arts:
1. Six Trait Writing (ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions)
2. Writing Styles: narrative, expository, persuasive, compare and contrast, descriptive
3. The Writing Process: (prewrite, draft, edit, publish) 4. Building a strong working vocabulary
5. Oral presentations
6. Daily language review
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