Fifth Grade Syllabus:
| READING | Awake
to Worlds Unfolding, Open
Court Johnny Tremain, Forbes The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Avi Rifles for Watie, Keith The Cherokee Trail, L’Amour Hostage to War, Wassiljewa The White Mountains, Christopher The Trumpeter of Krakow, Kelly The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Spear The Hobbit, Tolkien Anne of Green Gables, Montgomery |
| PENMANSHIP | Review
and strengthen good handwriting skills and habits. |
| ENGLISH | Warriner’s
English Grammar & Composition, First Course, Harcourt
Brace Thorough instruction and review of grammar, usage, mechanics, study aids, speaking and listening, with special emphasis on the several separate skills of composition. Vocabulary for the High School Student, Amsco (Units 3-4) Enrichment of our reading and spelling programs with the vocabulary lessons grouped logically according to Latin prefixes and roots. |
| LOGIC | Building
Thinking Skills, Book 3 - Figural, Critical
(Chapters 3-4) Building Thinking Skills, Book 3 – Verbal, Critical (Chapters 3-4) Intermediate practice in thinking skills, including figural and verbal exercises in similarities and sequences. |
| GEOGRAPHY | World
Geography Today, Holt,
Rinehart and Winston Probing survey of world geography with introductory emphasis on principles of physical and cultural geography. The major nations and political regions are then discussed with particular focus on the physical environment, the human imprint including political and economical patterns, and how people live in different regions. This review provides context for developing more detailed knowledge of specific countries and current geographical issues. |
| ARITHMETIC | Math
87, Saxon Review and enrichment of the basic and more advanced concrete arithmetic skills up to the threshold of abstract mathematics. Foundational concepts of geometry, measurement, algebraic terms, scale and graph reading. |
| SCIENCE | Prentice
Hall Earth Science, Prentice Hall The universe and celestial systems, composition and structure of the Earth, surface and subsurface changes of the Earth, history of the Earth. |
| MUSIC | Choral
singing |
| ART | Baker
Academy's Mastery of Arts |
| PHYSICAL EDUCATION |
Various
ball handling skills, games, and exercises. President's Challenge Physical Fitness Program |
| REFERENCE | World
Book Encyclopedia Merriam Webster's Intermediate Dictionary Merriam Webster’s School Thesaurus |
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