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).
5th Grade
Week 6 | Monday
9/14/2026 | Tuesday
9/15/2026 | Wednesday
9/16/2026 | Thursday
9/17/2026 | Friday
9/18/2026 |
| Virtues | COURAGE: "The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?" Psalm 27:1
RESPECT: "Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor." I Peter 2:17 |
| Bible | Proverbs 20 | Read & discuss Proverbs 21. Answer questions in booklet. | Proverbs 22 | Read & discuss Proverbs 23. Answer questions in booklet. | Complete Respect Virtue Reflection in booklet. |
| Math | FP-10. Ch4, Chapter Opener and L1 (Fractions and Division) - TG p103-107; TB p75-80; WB Ex1, p73-75. | FP-10. Ch4, L2 (Adding Unlike Fractions) - TG p108-110; TB p81-84; WB Ex2, p77-78, #4-5 | FP-10. Ch4, L3 (Subtracting Unlike Fractions) - TG p111-112; TB p85-87; WB Ex3, p79-81, #4-5, #6. | FP-A (new sheet). Ch4, L4 (Practice A) - TG p113; TB p88-89 (first column only on p88). | FP-A. TG p133; WB Ex4, p82-84, #1-5 |
| Spelling | | STEP 5: Review card box. Dictate sentences 5-8. | STEP 5: Quiz | STEP 6, p43-46: New teaching. Dictate new words. | STEP 6: Dictate sentences 1-4. |
| Grammar | Ch5, L3 - Listen to jingles 1-12; classify sentences, and complete practice time. | Ch5, L4 - Complete test for practice only. Skip Ex4 & 6. | Grammar Quiz
Ch6, L2- Jingle Time and Grammar Time. (Pronouns and the understood subject pronoun) | Ch6, L1 - Jingle Time, Grammar Time, and Practice Time. (This lesson is out of order on purpose.) | |
Writing/Vocab | VOCAB WORDS: animosity, adroitly, onrush, warily |
| Teach dramatic openers. | L5 - Complete vocab activities for "animosity" and "adroitly." | As a class, brainstorm a few dramatic openers for previous stories (Mayflower Mishap and Lost Colony). | L5 - Complete this week's vocab activities for "onrush" and "warily." | |
Reading | A Wrinkle in Time |
A Wrinkle in Time Discussion.
Read George Muller aloud. | Read Ch6. Orally narrate and discuss. | Read George Muller aloud. | Read Ch7. Orally narrate and discuss. | |
| Latin | Ch4 - Vocab Quiz
Review games | Ch5 - Review all memory pages from Ch1-4 to prepare for next week's cumulative test. See note below about test format. | Ch5 - Review games | Ch5 -Review all memory pages from Ch1-4 to prepare for next week's test. | |
| History | Share Mayflower stories and Pilgrim journal entries with the class. | Read Ch6 - Squanto and the First Thanksgiving. Color the Squanto timeline card (no jingle) and glue into your journal. | Joseph and Squanto | HISTORY JOURNAL: Read Genesis 50:20, and copy the verse neatly into your journal.
Next, review the story of Joseph in Egypt with your parents if it is unfamiliar (the story is found in Gen. 37-50 for reference). Complete the Venn diagram (two overlapping circles) to compare and contrast the lives of Squanto and Joseph, and paste it into your journal. See note below. |
| Geography | Color and label Virginia and Massachusetts on the 13 Colonies map in students' binders and have students mark the locations of the Jamestown, Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies. | Memorize the locations of the Bahamas (including San Salvador) and Trinidad and Tobago. | | Listen to the West Indies song and practice reciting all the countries. | |
| Science | Discuss three types of muscles | Read p63-66. Skip "Try This" Activities. Take notes on p40-41 of the NJ. Answer questions #7, 9-11 on p42. |
Discuss voluntary and involuntary muscles. | Review muscles memory work. Complete the Muscle System Flap Book on pA13 in the back of your NBJ. | |
| Memory Work (review and practice daily) | GEOGRAPHY: West Indies Test on 10/26
MATH FACTS: Addition Facts Test on 10/7
SCIENCE: Major muscles, digestive and renal systems Test on 10/5
KEY DATES #1-7: Quiz on 9/30
POETRY: Proverbs 2, Due for Recitation on 10/14 |
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
IEW- Institute for Excellence in Writing
KWO - Key word outline
History:
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:
Monday, September 14 - IEW/Singapore Parent Training at 9 a.m. in the school cafeteria
Monday, September 14 - Moms in Prayer, 9 a.m. in the Sanctuary
Friday, September 18 - Monthly moms meet-up at Forest House Coffee
Wednesday, September 23 - Spirit/DOGS/Pizza Day
Monday, September 28 - Moms in Prayer 9 a.m. in the sanctuary
BIBLE/VIRTUES:
This month, we'll be focusing on the virtues of respect and courage. As we continue to study the Proverbs, we will gain an understanding of what it means to fear the Lord. He is worthy of the highest honor, respect, and reverence. Yet He also tells us to show proper respect to everyone. One of the habits of the heart that we regularly focus on at Fortis is respect, and the definition we use is "Valuing others more than self." We extend this to include showing respect to the building we are blessed to use, the supplies we share, the belongings of others, and the world God created!
In our history studies, we will learn about the incredible courage it took the colonists to leave the safety and comforts of life in Europe to establish settlements in a strange land. They faced myriad challenges, including hunger, illness, and death, yet they believed it was worth the risk to be able to worship and honor God in the way they believed to be right.
MATH:
- Review addition and subtraction of fractions.
- Divide two whole numbers and express the remainder as a fraction or mixed number.
- Add and subtract proper fractions with unlike denominators.
- Practice adding and subtracting fractions.
- Improve speed and accuracy of math facts.
SPELLING:
- Assess mastery of words ending with IVE.
- Learn to spell words ending in TURE.
GRAMMAR:
- Continue memorizing common prepositions.
- Classify, compose, and diagram pattern 1 sentences that include prepositional phrases.
- Identify and classify pronouns in pattern 1 sentences.
- To recognize subject pronouns, as well as the understood subject pronoun “you” in imperative sentences.
WRITING/VOCABULARY:
- Learn the definitions of the four vocabulary words and be able to correctly use them in an original sentence and incorporate them into compositions.
- To use a dictionary to find parts of speech, definitions, word etymology, synonyms and antonyms, other word forms, and to practice alphabetization skills.
- To recognize and use several different kinds of dramatic openers/hooks– including questions, quotes, shocking statements, statistics/facts, and fragments–in writing.
READING:- Summarize a passage through oral narration using great detail.
- Expand vocabulary.
- Identify virtues, as well as elements of truth, beauty and goodness, in reading passages and engage in meaningful discussions about them.
LATIN:
- Review previously learned concepts to prepare for upcoming test.
LATIN TEST: The test will include all vocabulary words (with a word bank), maxims, and charts from lessons 1-4. Charts will be partially filled in, and students will need to complete them. Teaching students to recognize the patterns in the chart and to use the headings of first, second, or third person and singular/plural will help them figure out what goes in each box, even if they haven't memorized the charts completely. Students will also need to know the four principal parts of a verb: 1. present, 2. infinitive, 3. perfect, 4. passive particle or supine; what every Latin verb has (person, number, tense) and what every Latin noun has (case, number, gender).
HISTORY:
- Recognize and describe the differences between the Pilgrims (Separatists) and Puritans.
- Compare and contrast historical figures using a Venn diagram.
- Recognize the hand of God in the life of Squanto.
SCIENCE:
- Describe the three types of muscles--smooth, cardiac, and skeletal--and which types are voluntary and involuntary.
- Identify key facts in and take notes from a non-fiction text.
GEOGRAPHY:
- Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.
- Continue memorizing the names and locations of the islands in the West Indies.
- To know the meaning of the term "archipelago."
- To identify and label the locations of the Virginia and Massachusetts colonies, as well as the approximate locations of the Jamestown, Plymouth, and Massachusetts Bay settlements, on a 13 Colonies map.
MEMORY WORK:
Geography: We'll continue memorizing the names and locations of some countries in the West Indies. A hard copy of this map can be found behind the "memory" tab in your child's binder. Additional maps, as well as MP3s of the corresponding song, are available at this link: Geography Resources.
History: Students will memorize a portion of the Declaration of Independence (bolded portion only - recitation on 11/10) and 21 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 - 10002. Columbus Sails to the Americas - 14923. Lost Colony of Roanoke - 15874. Founding of Jamestown - 16075. Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth - 16206. Salem Witch Trials - 1692 7. First Great Awakening - 1740s
Poetry: This quarter, we'll work on memorizing and reciting Proverbs 2:1-11 (NIV).
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.
