Carden School of Sacramento
Curriculum
5th Grade
| Subject | Text/Materials/Topics | Skills |
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| Reading: | Classbook V and Workbook (see Social Studies) Comprehension Techniques Workbook V |
Thinking skills, classification skills, social studies, comprehension, vocabulary, key words, title, summaries |
| Literature: | Robin Hood and Workbook Wind in the Willows and Workbook |
English History and Geography Poetry and drama, vocabulary and discussion, and comprehension |
| Spelling: | Words with Phonics Dictation – U.S. History 1783-1865 (see Social Studies) Vocabulary Notebook |
Recall, listening skills, sentence structure, analyzation, vocabulary, dictionary skills, diacritical marks, phonics, controlling words |
| Language: | Language Workbook V Spelling Workbook V Comprehension Techniques |
Grammar analysis, verb tenses, parts of speech, vocabulary, language, punctuation |
| Math: | Language of Numbers V Math of the Future Weekly tests |
Number analysis and understanding, fractions, long division, story problems and patterns, math concepts. |
| Social Studies/ Geography and History: |
Classbook V Language Workbook V Spelling Book U.S. History 1783-1865 through the Civil War United States and Capitals Presidents and their dates of office Our Country Workbook Part I |
The story of the people, geography, and art of China, Russia, Persia; Eskimos, and Greece; mountains and rivers |
| Science: | Elementary Science Workbook Part II & III Exploring Science Book III Oxford Series FOSS Science Series |
Exploration and experiments, rock and soil, light and color, energy, landforms and variables |
| Poetry and Drama: | The students learn twenty poems. Selected Plays |
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| Music: | Seasonal Songs, Composer Appreciation, Performing Arts, Music Theory, and Learning Instruments | |
| French: | Conversation, Poems and Songs, Verbs, Vocabulary, and Culture and Civilization | |
| Physical Education: | 30 minutes daily: Motor Coordination, Exercise, Seasonal Games, Physical Development, and Sportsmanship |
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| Field Trips: | To correspond with studies: Crocker Art Museum, State Capital and Governor’s Mansion, Chinese Luncheon and Old Sacramento, Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum (every other year) | |
| Art: | In Science Drawing In Geography Free-hand map work Various art media introduced to encourage personal exploration and self expression | |
| Art Appreciation: | Learning to appreciate and admire paintings of the great artists: Chardin, Bihzad, Degas, Gainsborough, N.C. Wyeth, Rembrandt | |
| Composition: | Composition Forms Workbook V Paragraph Techniques V |
Develop creating writing, sentence structure and American History |
| Computer: | Further development of touch-keyboarding skills; Ongoing practice with computer and network vocabulary and concepts; Introduction to spreadsheets; Use of a variety of graphics and multimedia programs; Use of software to reinforce and extend lessons from other areas of the Carden Curriculum. | Touch-keyboarding mastery; introduction to database reaserch skills; development of digital graphics skills |
| Enrichment: | Planet Studies Series I, Book III Arabian Nights Nathaniel Hawthorne Stories – Workbooks II, IV and V Teacher reads to class: Brighty of the Canyon, Hiawatha, Otto of the Silver Hand, Robinson Crusoe, Travels of Marco Polo |