5th Grade Curriculum

My middle son, Mason, will be entering 5th grade this year. He is doing more workbooks than in the past this school year. After he took the Iowa Test of Basic Skills this year, I identified some areas in which he needs some additional practice. Hopefully, the addition of some skill-specific workbooks will help bolster those areas in which he needs additional practice. Mason's curriculum has large areas of overlap with his older sister's curriculum as we do a number of subjects together.


Language Arts

• Spectrum Word Study and Phonics Grade 5
• Spelling Workout Level D
• Evan-Moor Daily 6-Trait Writing Grade 4
• Bob Jones English 4
• Capitalization and Punctuation Rules and Writing
• English From the Roots Up Volume I
• Latin Everywhere, Everyday
• Happy Scribe Copybooks - Ancient Greece, Colonial Times, Stars and Planets
• Writing assignments related to unit studies in Science and History.

While this seems like a ton of resources, it is important to note that I use English from the Roots Up Volume I and Latin Everywhere, Everyday with all three of my children as a together activity in the morning. We cover just a few word roots each week which they add to their English from the Roots Up notebooks. I am adding Latin Everywhere, Everyday to our morning together work this year and plan to cover just one lesson a week. I also plan to cover the Capitalization and Punctuation Rules and Writing book over a two year period.

Reading

• FOCUS on Reading Comprehension Level D Understanding Main Idea And Details
• FOCUS on Reading Comprehension Level D Understanding Sequence
• FOCUS on Reading Comprehension Level D Recognizing Cause and Effect
• FOCUS on Reading Comprehension Level D Comparing and Contrasting
• FOCUS on Reading Comprehension Level D Making Predictions
• FOCUS on Reading Comprehension Level D Drawing Conclusion and Making Inferences

American Revolution

• George Washington's Socks by Elvira Woodruff

Ancient Greece

• D'Aulaires' Greek Myths
• D'Aulaires' Greek Myths Study Guide, Cheryl Lowe and Leigh Lowe
• The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
• Aesop's Fables Literature Pockets

***Mason will have additional reading assignments tied in with our Unit Studies in Science and History. The American Revolution Unit Study and the Ancient Greece Unit Study are the only ones that I have fully fleshed out right now.

Math

• Finish Teaching Textbooks Math 5
• Evan-Moor Daily Math Practice 5
• Evan-Moor Daily Word Problems 5
• FOCUS on Estimation Level D
• FOCUS on Estimation Level E

***Mason will complete Teaching Textbooks Math 5 during the first semester. Rather than move on to the next level, I have decided to spend the remainder of the year in review and practice of Grade 5 math skills.

Geography

• Trail Guide to U. S. Geography
• Trail Guide to U. S. Geography Student Notebook

We will continue with our states study that we started last school year. Much of the work in this subject we do together.

Science

• Great Science Adventures: Discovering the Human Body and Senses
• Great Science Adventures: Atoms, Molecules, and Matter
• Stratton House: The Astronomy Adventure

History

• Ancient Greece Unit Study
• Ancient Greek Mythology Unit Study
• American Revolution Unit Study
• Early 19th Century American History (if time permits)

***We are starting the year with an American Revolution Unit Study. I will post the details of our unit study in another post.

Art

• Atelier Art Level 5
• Independent work with Sculpey 3

Nature Study

• Outdoor Hour Challenges
• Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock

Physical Education

• USA Swim Team - Practice 5 times per week, 1.5 hours each practice

Typing

• Typing Instructor for Kids Version 4