Fifth Grade Curriculum
Bible
We utilize Biblical Choices. Students have weekly memory verses that follow the lessons. This curriculum has been designed to demonstrate God’s ability to work through ordinary people on this earth. There are articles to read on people such as Martin Luther, Rachel Joy Scott, and John Jacobs. Students will discover how others have dedicated their lives to the Lord’s service and made a lasting contribution. In the final sections, the students will have an opportunity to compare several different religions.
Mathematics
We use the Saxon Series. Lessons and activities focus on active learning, computational proficiency, problem solving and cooperative learning. Fifth graders focus on whole numbers (up to one billion), decimals and integers, addition, subtraction, and equations, multiplication and division up to three-digit numbers, decimals and fractions, measurement, probability, number theory, geometry, ratio, percents, integers, and the coordinate plane.
Spelling and Vocabulary
We use the ACSI Spelling and Vocabulary Series. Fifth graders demonstrate spelling and work usage through application. They identify and understand the literal and figurative meaning of words and solve analogies.
Reading and Literature
We use the Bob Jones Reading Series. Fifth graders demonstrate competence in the general skills and strategies of the reading process by applying these skills and strategies to the reading of literature and literary texts. Student read, analyze, evaluate, and respond to a variety of literary forms including short stories, novels, poetry, stories from other countries, and mythology.
English
We use the Bob Jones English Series. Fifth graders apply writing and grammar skills including parts of speech, sentence types, capitalization, punctuation, speaking, and listening. They also complete creative writing assignments using the skills and strategies of the writing process. Students recognize and use simple, complex, and compound sentences. They recognize and use standard editing symbols. The weekly assignments cover a variety of topics and strive to enhance creativity and communication skills, including report writing, poetry, business letters, and compare and contract essays.
Social Studies
We use the Bob Jones series. Fifth graders study the United States regions, industry and immigration, World War I and World War II, the Twenties, the Cold War years, and the western hemisphere today. They learn geography, history, civics and government, economics, culture, map and globe skills, chart and graph skills, reading and research skills critical thinking skills, and citizenship skills. A country report is done by using these skills.
Science
We use the FOSS kits. Fifth graders learn science in a Christian environment emphasizing the wonders God has created. They utilize reading and scientific experiments as they study rocks in Earth Science, environments, and machines.