Link to Google Folder: 5th Grade Documents
Anything in blue should be turned in as homework on the next school day.
Anything in magenta is optional (at the discretion of the co-teacher).
BLOG KEY
General:
Act – Activity
Ch – Chapter
Ex – Exercise
L – Lesson
p – Page(s)
Math:
TG – Teacher’s Guide
TB – Textbook
WB – Workbook
FP – Facts Practice (A, S, M, D, etc. denotes which sheet to use)
Language Arts:
AAS - All About Spelling
Language Arts:
AAS - All About Spelling
IEW- Institute for Excellence in Writing
KWO - Key word outline
KWO - Key word outline
Science:
TB – Human Anatomy Textbook
NJ – Notebooking Journal
WDYR - What Do You Remember?
TLFS – Trees, Leaves, Flowers and Seeds
"Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us and establish the work of our hands..."
Psalm 90:17
IMPORTANT DATES:
Friday, 8/4 - Meet the Teacher Night 6:30-7 (for M/W grammar)
Monday, 8/7 - First day of school!
Wednesday, 8/23 - Picture Day
Wednesday, 8/30 - Pizza Day/Spirit Day/DOGS day! Students can wear a Fortis T-shirt and jeans or uniform bottoms. Mrs. Allan's Birthday.
Wednesday, 8/30 - Pizza Day/Spirit Day/DOGS day! Students can wear a Fortis T-shirt and jeans or uniform bottoms. Mrs. Allan's Birthday.
Monday, 9/4 - No School: Labor Day
BIBLE/VIRTUES: This month, we'll be focusing on the virtues of wisdom and responsibility in our classroom. (Dependability is the schoolwide virtue.) As we study the Proverbs, we will gain an understanding of the value of wisdom for bringing blessing into our lives and the lives of those around us. Being responsible means doing the things you are expected to do and accepting the consequences--good or bad-- that result from your actions. The beginning of the school year is a great time to set an expectation for responsibility: for our choices, our assignments, our homework, our behaviors, and more! Additionally, our read-aloud for the first six weeks of school is a biography of George Muller, who relied solely on prayer to care for thousands of orphans in Bristol, England. The story of his conversion is one that always resonates with the students, as George goes from mocking God, making a series of terrible life choices, and refusing to take responsibility for any of them, to wholeheartedly repenting, trusting God to provide for his every need, and taking full responsibility for the thousands of children he rescued, nurtured, and taught about Jesus. He exemplifies wisdom, responsibility, and dependability!
MATH:
- Investigate large numbers
- Read, write, and interpret numbers to one billion
- Multiply a whole number by 10, 100, and 1000
- Understand the relative size of the digits in each position on a place-value chart
- Divide a whole number by 10, 100, and 1000
- Multiply a whole number by a multiple of 10, 100, and 1000
- Divide a whole number by multiples of 10, 100, and 1000
Please make copies of the math facts pages (A, S, M, etc.) that were sent home in binders (inside front pocket). These are master copies. You will use these all year. We'll be using sheet M (multiplication) for the first few weeks. You may also print these yourselves using the 5th Grade Documents link (at the very top of the page). Here are the instructions for administering facts practice sheets:
1. Set a timer for five minutes. Have your child complete as many facts on the page as possible before the timer goes off.
2. When the five minutes is up, if your child has not finished, please mark the place where he/she left off, and then have the student finish the sheet.
3. Parents, please use the key sent home in binders to check your child's work. (Save these to use for grading all future facts pages. They are also accessible using the documents link above.) Have the student make any corrections.
3. Turn the sheet in as homework on the next school day. I will record it as a homework completion grade. (100 if they complete it; 0 if they didn't complete it or don't turn it in). The goal is to see improvement each week and reach mastery (90% or higher correct in 5 minutes) for each operation by the end of the year).
WORKBOOK AND TEXTBOOK EXERCISES:
Parents should check the work and have students make corrections until all problems are right and students understand the concepts. Initial the top of the workbook page when all problems have been completed correctly. (I will do the same on campus days.)
SPELLING/HANDWRITING:
- Review spelling and syllable division rules.
- Review phonograms from previous levels.
SENTENCE DICTATION:
Spelling dictation is about so much more than spelling. We use this time to kill several birds with one stone:
Spelling dictation is about so much more than spelling. We use this time to kill several birds with one stone:
1. Build working memory and visualization skills,
2. Improve listening skills,
3. Practice proper mechanics.
4. Develop the art of beautiful cursive handwriting.
The co-teacher should say each sentence (or word) aloud only once, (see note in top, left-hand corner of page 24). The student should repeat the sentence aloud and then write it from memory in cursive. By fifth grade, most students should be able to do dictation with ease. If your child struggles, visit the following link to the All About Learning Press blog: https://blog.allaboutlearningpress.com/spelling-dictation/.
Students will be required to write all spelling quizzes in cursive. Please watch your child to make sure that he or she is forming all letters correctly. If not, use this time to correct bad habits.
GRAMMAR:
GRAMMAR:
- Know what synonyms and antonyms are and understand their value in good writing.
- Know what nouns and verbs are and be able to identify them in sentences.
- Name the four types of sentences and be able to identify them.
WRITING/VOCABULARY:
- Learn the definitions of the four vocabulary words and be able to correctly use each word in an original sentence.
- Practice dictionary skills.
- Write key word outlines.
- Retell a story using only a key word outline.
- Know what banned words are and why we avoid using them when writing.
- Understand the importance of using good structure and style when writing.
COMPOSITION:
We’ll work on creating good key word outlines from a reading passage. Retelling is a critical part of this process, so please don’t skip that part of the assignment.
VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES:
We started this activity yesterday, so your child should have stored his or her Vocabulary Activity sheet in the wrtiting pocket tab in the binder. For future weeks, please use the master copy sent home in the front pocket of the binder. You will use these all year. You can also print one using the documents link at the top of this page.
We started this activity yesterday, so your child should have stored his or her Vocabulary Activity sheet in the wrtiting pocket tab in the binder. For future weeks, please use the master copy sent home in the front pocket of the binder. You will use these all year. You can also print one using the documents link at the top of this page.
1. Use the vocabulary activity homework sheet, and a hard copy of a dictionary, to complete the
following for each word:
a. Have the student locate the word in the dictionary.
b. Write the word and draw a line or place dots between letters in the word to correctly divide the syllables (if applicable).
c. Write the part(s) of speech. NOTE: The acronym NVP AA PIC is used in Shurley grammar to help students remember the parts of speech. We will encounter it in a few weeks in our grammar studies, but it should be review for most students.
d. Write the definition(s) of the word from the list behind the writing tab in the binder.
e. Use the word in a sentence (other than the one in the binder).
f. Try to find at least one (more if you can) synonym and antonym for each word.
g. OPTIONAL: Using a dictionary (online or hard copy), look up the etymology for each word. Write the oldest form of the word available and what the roots mean. Does it come from Latin, Greek, or some other root? What do those roots mean? As students if they can you understand how the words got their meaning in modern-day English.
h. Write other forms of the word. For example: In addition to "prosperity," (n) "prosper" (v) and "prosperous" (adj) would also be acceptable forms of the word for students to use in their writing assignments.
i. When a sheet is completed, place it behind the list of vocab words in the binder. I will periodically look in binders to check them for completion.
READING:
- Know that The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest written stories known to man.
- Know the contributions of Galen to the study of medicine.
- Be able to summarize a passage through oral narration.
- Expand vocabulary.
- Identify virtues, as well as elements of truth, beauty and goodness, in reading passages.
LATIN:
- Learn ten vocabulary words and the chapter maxim.
- Memorize the first conjugation "amo" chart and be able to use the chart to conjugate a verb.
- Practice verb conjugation.
HISTORY:
- Know that God created the heavens and the earth and creted mankind in his image.
- Understand that we live in a fallen world, and that the consequences of Adam and Eve's sin were far-reaching and reverberate in and permeate our world today.
- Know that we are in deperate need of a savior to redeem creation and restore it to God's original intent.
- Know that Sumer was located in Mesopotamia and was considered the cradle of civilization.
HISTORY JOURNALS:
Students will receive a homework grade each week based on how much time and effort they put into the journal assignments. Before you get started, be sure to read the instructions on the first page of the journal and review the sample journal format located behind the history tab in the binder.
Timeline card instructions:
1. Each week, turn to the first blank left-hand page.
2. At the top of the page, write the week number (Week 1).
3. Neatly and thoroughly color the timeline cards (located in the pocket at the front of your history journal). If the card is a key date, it will be denoted with an asterisk (*) and has a corresponding jingle.
4. Arrange the cards neatly, in chronological order, onto the page. Make sure students understand that B.C. dates get smaller as they get closer to modern times. Be sure to leave room to copy any jingles below the corresponding card. After you are satisfied with the arrangement o the cards, paste them into the journal. If you need to put some on the next page, that it perfectly fine.
4. Next, you should paste any charts, graphs, maps, or pictures for the week in to the journal.
5. The writing assignment for the week will go after these graphic elements. Always use proper mechanics for these writing assignments.
SCIENCE:
- Know the definitions of "anatomy" and "physiology."
- Learn some basic history of anatomy and physiology and understand what different cultures have contributed to our modern understanding of the body.
- Identify key facts from a reading passage.
- Learn to take notes.
SCIENCE JOURNAL: As students read, they should make notes about the most important facts they discover. Bolded words may be important new vocabulary. Dates and names may also be important. The first sentence of a paragraph is often the main idea and the most important sentence. Parents will have to help the student learn to discern between key facts and extraneous information. This is a skill we will work on all year long. Try having your child limit him/herself to two facts per paragraph if he or she has a tendency to want to write down too many facts. This is also an important opportunity for your student to practice reading comprehension of non-fiction passages.
Please note that the answers to the WDYR questions are located in the back of the textbook for parents to reference. Please do not tell your students that the answers are there so that they will not be tempted to take a shortcut. But you are certainly welcome to use the key to help your students locate the information in the book.
MEMORY WORK: Review the scien memory work daily. Students should be working on the bones and classification of life.
GEOGRAPHY:
- Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.
- Know the names and locations of the world’s seven continents and five oceans.
- Understand how the northern and southern hemispheres are different, and how they work together to keep the planet in balance.
- Know the terms "equator," "prime meridian," "tropics of Cancer and Capricorn" and "Arctic and Antarctic circles."
- Know some characteristics of the tropics and the polar regions.
MEMORY WORK:
Geography: We'll be working on the continents and oceans for the first few weeks. A hard copy of the map can be found behind the "memory" tab in your child's binder. Additional maps, as well as MP3s of the song, are available at this link: Geography Resources.
History: Students will memorize the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World:
- Pyramids of Giza
- Hanging Garden of Babylon
- Statue of Zeus
- Temple of Artemis
- Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
- Colossus of Rhodes
- Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria
Students will also memorize key dates. The key dates have accompanying jingles that do not have to be memorized, but will help students memorize the dates and retain details about the events to which they correspond. We will test over the first seven dates on 9/25:
1. Creation – The
Beginning
In the beginning, God was there
Crafting the heavens and earth
from thin air.
Firmament, sun, moon, and stars,
plants and trees,
Birds, fish, and animals, Adam
and Eve.
In His own image He created man,
And because of their fall He
concocted a plan
To rescue mankind by His
infinite love:
Purchase salvation through the
blood of his Son.
2. The
Sumerians – 2300 B.C.
From the rich fertile crescent
in Mesopotamia,
Came a people group known to us as
the Sumerians.
With cuneiform writing and a
ziggurat, too,
Near B.C. 2300, this civilization
grew.
3. Abraham
- 1922 B.C.
In
1922 B.C.
The
Lord called Abraham to leave
The
land, called Ur, he’d always known
to
head for a land he’d soon be shown
4. Hammurabi
– 1792 B.C.
In the year 1792 B.C.,
A Babylonian king named
Hammurabi
Developed a now-famous code of
law
With 300 rules to help men get
along.
5. The
Exodus – 1491 B.C.
God’s chosen people, the
Hebrews, had lived
In Egypt as slaves, for 400
years.
So God raised up Moses, an
exile, to lead them
Ten awful plagues later, Pharoah
granted their freedom.
Then into the desert, the
Israelites fled,
But the king changed his mind
and pursued them instead.
With a sea up ahead and
Pharoah’s army behind,
The Hebrews were in an
impossible bind.
But then God miraculously parted
the sea,
And showed his great power in 1491 B.C.
6. King
Tut – 1333 B.C.
In 1333 B.C.,
Young Tut became Pharaoh, you
see.
He briefly ruled Egypt before he
died,
And was laid in a tomb with
great wealth at his side.
7. David
- 1055 B.C.
David, a man after God’s own
heart,
Killed Goliath
with only a stone, for a start,
He became king of
Israel in B.C. 1055,
And though he made
some mistakes, served the Lord all his life.
Poetry: This quarter, we'll work on memorizing and reciting Proverbs 2:1-11 (NIV). Recitations will be on 9/20.
My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He holds success in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8 for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.
9 Then you will understand what is right and just
and fair—every good path.
10 For wisdom will enter your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11 Discretion will protect you,
and understanding will guard you.