Fifth Grade

Language Arts	Reading and Literature Oral reading Reading comprehension Speed reading Vocabulary building Penmanship Review of cursive writing formation through skill practice, word exercises, original composition, and sentence dictation	Spelling and Poetry Weekly word lists on various categories and vocabulary study Six poems committed to memory Language Writing Process Sentences and sentence parts Punctuation, capitalization, and quotation facts Synonyms, antonyms, homonyms Dictionary, thesaurus skills	Letters—friendly, post cards, thank-you notes Making an outline Writing a library research paper Writing book reports Creative writing Grammar Recognizing and diagraming all eight parts of speech Recognizing and diagraming complements Word usage
History and Geography	Eight documents reviewed Geography facts: terms, rivers, capitals, mountains, climate, deserts Introduction to History and Geography Fertile Crescent: Cradle of Civilization Ancient Middle East	Middle East Today Countries of Central and Southern Asia Countries of the Far East Egypt: The Gift of the Nile Africa Long Ago Africa in Modern Times Ancient Greece: Home of Beauty	Rome: Ruler of the Ancient World Christianity: The Greatest Force in History England and the British Isles Other Countries of Western Europe Countries of Eastern Europe “Land Down Under” and Beyond
Science	Animals Amazing Mammals A Variety of Vertebrates Energy Force and motion Electricity and magnetism	Engines: steam, internal combustion, jet propulsion, rocket engines Light Matter Water, Air, Weather	Earth and Space Geology: Treasures of the Earth Oceanography: The Living Sea Astronomy: The Eight Planets, Stars, Moon, Sun Conservation: Preserving the Sea
Health, Safety, Manners	Circulatory System Life in the Blood Your Hardy Heart Pathways through Your Body Nutrition and Physical Fitness A Balanced Diet Daily Food Guide Maintaining Your Proper Weight	Raising Your Rate of Metabolism Aerobic Endurance Muscular Strength and Flexibility Digestive System Digestion Begins in the Mouth Through the Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, Liver, Pancreas Absorbing Digested Foods	Interpersonal Relationships Social Acceptance, Mental Awareness, Spiritual Warfare
Arithmetic	Place value of whole numbers and decimals Mastery of fundamental operations Story problems Problem-solving strategies Roman numerals Measuring to the eighth inch Calculating time Making change Rounding off whole numbers, money, decimals, and mixed numbers English and metric measures	Converting measures within the same system and solving measurement equations Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division involving fractions Finding parts of a whole Factoring Divisibility rules Probability Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division involving decimals Introduction to percents	Reading a thermometer Negative temperature Converting from a Celsius scale to a Fahrenheit scale and from a Fahrenheit scale to a Celsius scale Solving algebraic equations Graphs and scale drawings Graphing ordered pairs Reading schedules and charts Basic geometric shapes Perimeter and area Squares and square roots Estimation
Bible	Lessons such as Salvation Series, Life of Moses, Tabernacle, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Jonah, Samuel, David (includes memory verses, hymns /choruses, and Bible doctrine)
Music Arts & Crafts	Traditional, patriotic, fun songs	Basic drawing and painting techniques, color concepts, and perspective