Link to Google Folder: 5th Grade Documents
Anything in blue should be turned in as homework on the next school day.
Anything in red is a special note to the co-teacher.
Anything in purple denotes a formal assessment.
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
AAS - All About Spelling
IEW- Institute for Excellence in Writing
KWO - Key word outline
KWO - Key word outline
History:
TL - Timeline Card(s)
TL - Timeline Card(s)
Science:
PS - Physical Science
TB – Human Anatomy Textbook
NJ – Notebooking Journal
WDYR - What Do You Remember?
"Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us and establish the work of our hands..."
Psalm 90:17
IMPORTANT DATES:
Wednesday, August 27 - DOGS/Pizza Day. Students may wear a Fortis spirit shirt with jeans or uniform bottoms.
Monday, September 1 - Labor Day. No school or homework.
MATH:
- Practice concepts related to whole numbers.
- Assess mastery of concepts related to whole numbers.
- Write expressions.
- Use parentheses to group operations in an expression.
- Evaluate expressions with multiple types of operations using the order of operations.
- Evaluate expressions with parentheses using the order of operations (PEMDAS).
- Improve speed and accuracy of multiplication facts.
PEMDAS:
This acronym (we remember it with the mnemonic device "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally") reminds students of the order in which to solve eexpressions:
1. Parentheses
2. Exponents (we don't deal with these in fifth grade),
3. Multiplicationon/Division (these are considered equal; when both are present in the same expression, work from left to right)
5. Addition/Subtraction (these are considered equal; when both are present, work left to right)
NOTE: The book suggests underlining each step. Instead, please have your student highlight each step (the logic teachers asked us to refrain underlining so as not to confuse students when they start using PEMDAS that includes fractions in algebraic equations). This is NOT optional as indicated on p39 of the TG. This is something I require students to do. They should also show all their work.
SPELLING:
Learn to spell words with the sound of /ŭ/ spelled “a."
GRAMMAR:
- Know what adjectives and adverbs are and how to effectively use them when writing.
- Classify, diagram, and label pattern one sentences that include adjectives and adverbs.
- Know the components of a complete sentence.
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.
COMPOSITION:
We’ll work on creating good key word outlines from a historical reading passage. Retelling is a critical part of this process, so please don’t skip that part of the assignment.
VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES:
1. Use the vocabulary activity homework sheet, a thesaurus, and a hard copy of a dictionary, to complete the following for each word:
a. Write the first word on the activity sheet.
b. Write the definition for the corresponding word from the blue (or white) card at the back of the IEW book.
c. Look the word up in the dictionary.
d. Draw a line or dots between letters in the word to correctly divide the syllables (if applicable).
e. 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.
f. Write the definition(s) of the word from the back of the card.
g. Use the word in a sentence (other than the one on the back of the card).
h. Try to find at least one (more if you can) synonym and antonym for each word using the dictionary, a thesaurus, or an online source.
i. Using a dictionary (online or print 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? Can you understand how the words got their meaning in modern-day English?
j. Write other forms of the word if applicable. For example: "prosper" (v) and "prosperous" (adj) would also be acceptable forms of the word for students to use, instead of "prosperity" in their writing assignments.
READING:
- 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 new vocabulary words.
- Memorize the first conjugation "amo" chart and be able to use the chart to conjugate a verb.
- Practice verb conjugation.
- Begin memorizing the four principal parts of a Latin verb.
QUIZZES will list the Latin words/maxim, and the students will need to write the English translation of the word. Spelling will not count.
- Know who Erik the Red and Leif Ericson were.
- Be familiar with the basic culture and lifestyle of the Vikings.
- Know that the Vikings explored the Americas 500 years before Columbus arrived.
HISTORY JOURNAL: Remember to use the rubric on the first page of the journal and review the sample journal entry so that everything is correctly formatted.
SCIENCE:
- Learn some basic history of anatomy and physiology and understand what different cultures have contributed to our modern understanding of the body.
- Be familiar with the organelles in an animal cell.
- Identify key facts from a reading passage.
GEOGRAPHY:
- Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.
- Memorize the names and locations of the world’s seven continents and five oceans.
- Know the terms "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 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.
1. Leif Ericsson Explores America - 1000
2. Columbus Sails to the Americas - 1492
3. Lost Colony of Roanoke - 1583
4. Founding of Jamestown - 1607
5. Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth - 1620
6. Salem Witch Trials - 1692
1. Leif Ericsson Explores America - 1000
2. Columbus Sails to the Americas - 1492
3. Lost Colony of Roanoke - 1583
4. Founding of Jamestown - 1607
5. Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth - 1620
6. Salem Witch Trials - 1692
7. First Great Awakening - 1740s
Poetry: This quarter, we'll work on memorizing and reciting Proverbs 2:1-11 (NIV).
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.