5th Grade Curriculum
Parents have the unique responsibility for the education of their children; they are the first educators or catechists. They teach by their witness of the faith, through their values and attitudes, by their Christian example of love for Christ and his church. When children are baptized, parents accept the responsibility to raise their children in the practice of the faith...(National Directory for Catechesis 234-235)
Dear Parents,
In a special document entitled Letter to Families, Pope John Paul II wrote: “Parents are the first and most important educators of their own children, and they also possess a fundamental competence in this area; they are educators because they are parents”(16). You are the first and best role model for your child in these growing years. Your role as parent to love, teach, and lead your child to Jesus is a remarkable and noble vocation.
At this particular stage of development fifth graders are strongly influenced by the group and need to be like their peers. They are beginning to experience self-consciousness and sensitivity to criticism. In this transition time between adolescence and the peaceful years of middle childhood, they can be unpredictable, having both spurts of high and low energy at the same time. Children at this age need help to cultivate virtues like modesty and consideration of others. They are developing close friendships and need help in identifying feelings and how to act upon them in a positive manner. Fifth graders are influenced by media and advertisements and are attracted to and value whatever enables them to experience physical/mental control over their environment. They are idealistic and begin to ask questions about themselves and their lives, and are aware of problems in their families and their world. Children at this stage need reassurance that God’s love for them as individuals is real. Parents should repeat the message of self-worth again and again.
Your Child’s Faith Development
Like other stages of development, your fifth-grader’s faith development is important. Although children at every developmental level have many characteristics in common, each child is unique and will not fit entirely into any model developed. Keep in mind then that your child will come to know and understand the faith at his or her own rate of development. However here are some general points to remember.
Children at this age:
Continue to grow in their relationship with God through prayer
View all events in their lives as part of faith
Understand symbols and stories, and religious images of God in a way that can be somewhat literal
Need help to develop their own unique God-given gifts
Can take greater roles of responsibility in prayer and worship
Catch the tradition of the past through stories (scripture, Jesus, stories of the Church). Can identify outstanding role models of the present
Begin to glimpse themselves in the future through observing the virtues and character of heroes and heroines and mature adults
Respond to lived faith witness by willingness to participate in more systematic presentation of the faith, liturgy, and religious practices
Need help to see the reasons behind Church rules, privileges, and responsibilities
Parent Page (Grade 5)
Need help to understand that God desires the good and happiness of everyone
Vest greater importance in their expanding world of school, community, people, and events around the world (the latter brought closer through media, internet etc.
Can be introduced to care for the aged, persons with disabilities, the poor in the neighborhood and the world, through their expanded involvement with others outside the home
Gain a sense of responsibility and develop care for others by being involved in charitable collections, community clean ups, and other organized events
Begin to have a genuine sense of fairness and equality
Can take others’ views into account in bargaining to meet their own needs
Grow in the ability to understand abstract qualities in the future such as justice and injustice by participating now in activities with sharp contrasts between good and evil
Our diocese provides many resources and materials that will help you better understand the faith and work with your child at home. Among the resources is the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults, an adaptation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. For more information contact the Office of Catholic Education at (804) 622-5113 or e-mail [email protected].
How You Can Help Your Child Grow in Faith
Your child will continue to learn more about the Church and the importance of belonging, participating, and sharing in the faith community—the life of the Church. He/she will come to learn that everyone has a call to holiness in imitation of Jesus. That we respond to this call by living as members of the Church, by understanding and obeying the Ten Commandments, by following the great commandment of love of God and neighbor, as well as, the beatitudes and the spiritual and corporal works of mercy. Your child will learn that the Holy Spirit enlightens us and gives us the power to live as Jesus did.
Here are several points that will aid you over the course of this year, in helping your child grow in his/her faith.
Attend and participate in Sunday Mass and holy days of obligation as a family.
Create opportunities at home to gather and pray together as a family.
Get involved as a family in charitable events or causes outside the home by volunteering at parish/community events.
Make it a practice to go to confession as a family at least seasonally. Discuss the importance of forgiveness and ways in which we can atone for our sins.
Discuss with your child ways that he/she can take care of his/her body and respect the bodies of others. Let your child know that you are always available to discuss any issues that might arise.
è Discuss ways in which friends, society, and media can lead to occasions of sin as well as occasions of grace. Make it a point to mention the importance of safe use of the internet.
è Identify Mary as the ideal model of faith and holiness for us. Teach your child how to pray the rosary.
Parent Page (Grade 5)
Know Your Audience
Just like Jesus, every good catechist knows their audience.
“The catechist – must take into consideration all the human factors of a particular age level in order to present the Gospel message in a vital and compelling way.” (NDC #48)
Who Are Your Fifth Graders?
Faith Development
Children at this age:
Continue to grow in their relationship with God through prayer. Can take greater roles of responsibility in prayer and worship.
View all events in their lives as part of faith.
Understand symbols, stories, and religious images of God in a way that can be somewhat literal.
Need help to develop their own unique God-given gifts.
Catch the tradition of the past through stories (scripture, Jesus, stories of the Church). Can identify outstanding role models of the present.
Begin to glimpse themselves in the future through observing the virtues and character of heroes and heroines and mature adults.
Respond to lived faith witness by willingness to participate in more systematic presentation of the faith, liturgy, and religious practices.
Need help to see the reasons behind Church rules, privileges, and responsibilities.
Need help to understand that God desires the good and happiness of everyone.
Vest greater importance in their expanding world of school, community, people, and events around the world (the latter brought closer through media).
Can be introduced to care for the aged, persons with disabilities, the poor in the neighborhood and the world, through their expanded involvement with others outside the home.
Gain a sense of responsibility and develop care for others by being involved in charitable collections, community clean ups, and other organized events.
Begin to have a genuine sense of fairness and equality.
Can take others' views into account in bargaining to meet their own needs.
Grow in the ability to understand abstract qualities in the future such as justice and injustice by participating now in activities with sharp contrasts between good and evil.
Catechist Information (Grade 5)
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Catechists can:
· Provide reasonable explanations and increased group activities because the children have developed a longer attention span. Augment the docility and the unquestioning acceptance of adult explanations by capitalizing on the children's interest in sharing in small group discussions.
· Foster opportunities to replace interest in fantasy and fairy tale by interest in true-to-life stories that originate in the life of the Church, in their own communities and cultures, as well as in other areas.
· Provide group projects in which all the children can be involved because children learn most effectively when engaged in the learning process.
· Stimulate the children's creativity through music, art, drama, and related activities. Provide an opportunity for them to express and appreciate religious concepts.
· Encourage students to analyze facts and to explore the lived faith of believers, past and present, whose lives they can emulate.
· Continue to offer opportunities for meaningful memorization, particularly of certain essential doctrinal statements.
· Use daily situations and discussions to help students develop skills in moral decision making. Challenge the students to correlate what they say they believe with their actions. Encourage them to do what is right because it is right, whether it pleases the group or not. Stress the reasons and the values underlying the rules, as well as the importance of right motives.
· Include the element of social awareness in prayer experiences and reconciliation services. Move away from a simplified following of the rules and help the children to progress toward a faithful response to a call from the Lord. Make children aware of social ills and human need by helping them to become involved in social justice activities in various ways - e.g. recycling bottles and aluminum, learning not to waste natural resources. Teach that all are called to give of their time, talents, and earthly goods.
· Present Jesus as a model and friend. Identify biblical personalities, saints, and people in our own day who are living as Jesus did and who also serve as role models.
· Explore more fully doctrines of the creed, commandments, and sacraments. Emphasize the meaning behind law and ritual. Provide explanations that represent the effectiveness of Christ at work in the world today.
Catechist Information (Grade 5)
· Accept pre-adolescent restlessness, boredom, and awkwardness as a way to help students experience God’s love for them as individuals. Repeat the message of self-worth again and again.
· Understand that as peer pressure is a reality and pre-adolescents fear peer rejection, liturgical/sacramental experience rooted in the group is appealing and that community is an inviting concept. Encourage students to participate fully as a group in preparing materials and place for celebrations, playing musical instruments, reading the scripture, dramatizing the Gospel story, carrying the presentation gifts, making decorations, and presenting commentaries.
· Encourage the understanding of God as a partner, someone to whom they can talk, someone who affects them personally, someone with whom they can enjoy periods of silence and reflection. Establish a positive attitude toward prayer and its purposes. Offer a variety of prayer experiences: rote prayers, silent or centering prayers, spontaneous prayers and petitions, meditative prayer, paraliturgies, and prayer services.
· Educate students in attitudes and behaviors in the cause of peace and justice. Focus on three current areas of concern: world peace, world hunger, and the rights of the oppressed.
Physical Development
Children at this age:
· Are unpredictable; are a cause of irritation to themselves and others; worry about body development.
· See body as an embarrassing object because of the vast differences in rate of change among this age group.
Social and Emotional Development
Children at this age:
· Are strongly influenced by the group; need to be like peers; are developing close friendships.
· Are in a transition time between adolescence and the peaceful years of middle childhood; are unpredictable, having both spurts of high and low energy at the same time.
· May act/dress older than their age; need help to cultivate virtues like modesty and consideration for others.
· Need help to identify feelings and how to act upon them in a positive manner – (giggling covers up emotions regarding the opposite sex).
· Like quiet time (e.g. reading) and time with peers (eg. Playing complex games).
· Do not want to risk being laughed at; may avoid answering orally in a large group; enjoy discussions better; prefer recording and reporting back to the large group.
· Are influenced by media and advertisements; are attracted to and value whatever enables them to experience physical/mental control over their environment.
· Are idealistic; are beginning to ask questions about themselves and their lives; are aware of problems in their families and world.
· Have feelings close to the surface; worry about looks, self, family, almost all think they
Diocese of Richmond
Consensus Curriculum
Religion
5th Grade
A. PRAYER/LITURGY
Pray formally and spontaneously as an integral part of the day practice prayer types; adoration, contrition, thanksgiving, supplication
Use a variety of prayer forms; litany, intercession, psalm, song, scripture, meditation
Celebrate the liturgical year/plan liturgical celebrations
Prepare for Sunday liturgy through reflection on Sunday scripture readings
Pray Nicene Creed and Apostles Creed
Explain the role of the assembly by participating in responses, songs, and a personal self offering to God
Recognize that Christ is present in the priest, assembly, scripture and Eucharist
Review holy days/dates of obligation
B. TEACHINGS OF THE CHURCH/F AITH
Review and explain the precepts of the church (see addendum)
Identify the beliefs of the Nicene Creed
Identify the theological and Cardinal virtues (see addendum)
Review the mysteries of the rosary as well as feast days of Mary (see addendum)
C. CHURCH HISTORY/TRADITIONS
Understand that the suffering, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus is the Paschal Mystery Recognize the special feasts of Mary (see the addendum)
Identify the roles of pope, bishops, priests, deacons, religious, and laity
Explain the significance of the Holy Land
Define and explain the rite of the sacraments of initiation; Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist
Define and explore the rite of the sacraments of healing; reconciliation, anointing of the sick
Define and explain the rite of the sacraments of vocation/service; marriage and Holy Orders
Explain the term transubstantiation, which is used to describe the unique change of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ
Use and explain the sacraments as a way to enhance the spiritual life Review meaning of sacramentals
F. MORALITY
Model reverence for the bible as God’s revelation
Recognize that all scripture is inspired by God
Describe the structure of the bible and recognize scriptural notation
Recognize that conflict exists and explore ways to seek resolution
Apply the steps of good decision making
Recognize that the formation of an informed conscience leads to good decision making
Learn that we are responsible for our actions and that there are consequences for actions
Recognize that peer pressure has an affect on our behavior Practice an examination of conscience based on the Ten Commandments
G. PEACE/JUSTICE
Recognize the importance of being a committed, responsible member of family and community Explain the Church’s position on such topics; peace/war, discrimination/acceptance, slavery/freedom
Explore the role and work of contemporary peacemakers (saints, world leaders)
Create and participate in service projects
Identify ways of helping others and defending the rights of others
Define the terms social justice and social action
I. MISSION/EVANGELIZATION/SERVICE
Identify the role of the Catholic Church in the world
Identify the ways that the Catholic Church reaches out to other religions
Recognize that other faiths have specific celebrations
Recognize tolerance as respect for the human dignity of others
Share the Good News of Jesus Christ with others
L. HUMANSEXUALITY
Recognize that each individual is unique and special and should be treated with love and respect Identify how feelings and emotions affect one’s behavior
Identify possible areas of abuse
Set boundaries for safe touch Identify a trusted adult to talk about unsafe touch
Recognize the signs that people use to lure one into unsafe touch
Know the signs of sexual abuse Pray for the protection of all human life from conception to natural death
(Policy #204 calls for an annual orientation program for parents on human sexuality and sexual abuse)
Science
5th Grade
Earth and Space Science
Develop an understanding of the earth and the solar system as a set of coupled systems.
Construct a model that explains the visual and physical relationships between earth, sun, moon, and the solar system.
Recognize and describe the motions and characteristics of the planets and other members of the solar system.
Identify the phases of the moon and their relationship to ocean tides.
Identify the four major interacting components of the Earth: geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere.
Identify the layers of the Earth associated with its formation.
Identify and sequence geologic eras and concepts.
Identify the characteristics of the Earth. Concepts may include:
o the distribution of land and sea
o features of the crust
o the composition of the atmosphere
o global climate
o populations of living organisms in the biosphere
Explore the plate tectonic theory and its relationship to the movement of the Earth’s crust and how major geological events (earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building) result from these motions.
Plot the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes to illustrate a pattern of geological activity and how this pattern may help to predict them.
Identify how landforms are the result of constructive and destructive forces.
Demonstrate an understanding of the water cycle.
Summarize the processes of weathering, erosion, and deposition. Identify and explain forms of energy provided by the Earth.
Identify and describe the different types of fronts and the weather conditions associated with each.
Life Science
Explain that all living organisms are made up of cells.
Differentiate between one-celled organisms and many celled organisms.
Compare and contrast animal and plant cells. Identify the basic parts of cells (nucleus, cytoplasm, and cell membrane).
Illustrate the progression from cells to an organism, emphasizing that each cell, tissue, and organ has a distinct structure and set of functions.
List and define the living kingdoms.
Compare and contrast vertebrates and invertebrates.
Identify the sun as the major source of energy in an ecosystem, and how energy passes from organism to organism in a food web.
a. Identify abiotic and biotic resources and their effect on ecosystems
b. Identify the relationships between producers, consumers, and decomposers in an ecosystem
Classify and illustrate the basic body systems, and explain how these systems interact with one another.
Physical Science
Define matter, its states, and properties: elements, compounds, boiling point, melting point, and solubility, etc. Recognize that atoms are the building blocks of matter, and are always in motion. Recognize the organization of the periodic table.
Compare and contrast physical and chemical properties of matter.
Recognize that energy is transferred in many ways.
Concepts may include:
o heat-moving from warmer to cooler objects
o light-refraction and reflection
o chemical changes
o mechanical motion
o sun
o sound
o electricity
o nuclei
Science as Inquiry
Identify, plan, and execute a scientific investigation through systematic observation, make accurate measurements, and identify controlling variables.
Select and use appropriate tools to make quantitative observations.
Interpret data and communicate results utilizing different kinds of charts and
graphs.
Environmental Science
Evaluate effects of pollution on the environment.
Recognize that environment health includes establishing or monitoring quality
standards related to use of soil, water, and air.
Compare and contrast renewable and nonrenewable resources.
Historical Perspectives
Identify and analyze the contributions of scientists. Scientists may include: Albert Einstein (theory of relativity) J. J. Thomson (atoms) Niels Bohr (atoms)
Carolus Linnaeus (classification – plants/animals) Robert Brown (nucleus of a cell) Alfred Wegener (continental drift) Dmitry Mendeleev (periodic table)
Science and Technology
Recognize that technology provides tools for investigation, inquiry, and analysis.
Identify the relationship between science and technology.
Utilize technology resources for research.
Report scientific findings using available technology
Compare and contrast past and present issues in science.
Personal and Social Perspectives
Identify and illustrate ways to keep the body healthy.
Describe the effects of tobacco and alcohol on the body.
Identify and use safe lab practices.
Ethical/Moral Perspectives
Discuss the ethical treatment of living organisms in our environment.
Articulate the importance of respecting mind, body, and spirit.
Determine how human activities (good and bad) change the environment.
Language Arts
5th Grade
GRADE 5 A. ORAL COMMUNICATION: SPEAKING/LISTENING
Presents planned oral presentations using complete sentences and correct grammar
Participates in group discussion Dramatizes stories and plays
Reads and recites poetry
Expresses ideas clearly and accurately
Uses appropriate volume, pitch, tone, eye contact and expression when speaking
Gives clear oral directions and instructions
Follows and translates oral directions Reads orally with expression and fluency
Recites a passage from memory
Uses listening skills
Reads, listens to and interprets poetry
Uses reading and listening skills to follow and create multi-step oral and written directions Demonstrates response to an oral presentation by asking appropriate questions
B. WRITING/LANGUAGE
Demonstrates correct formation of all letters in manuscript/cursive
Replicates neatly and correctly written work from a chart/board/book
Constructs sentences/paragraphs using correct spacing and formatting in written work and word processing
Determines the correct format for nonfiction and correspondence; chooses appropriate information to include
Identifies intended audience before writing, recognizing its effect on style/content
Demonstrates ability to gather, select, and organize facts for research, taking notes in simple phrases from reliable research resources and noting the source of these “facts”
Understands the intellectual property of others to avoid plagiarism
Produces a report from a simple outline
Organizes paragraphs to convey a central idea, choosing from a variety of prewriting strategies and tools, including graphic organizers and outlines
Develops an effective five-paragraph essay, focusing on the well- developed paragraph and smooth transitions between paragraphs; designs paragraphs to contain a topic sentence followed by five sentences including supporting facts/details and ending with a concluding sentence to transition or conclude the essay
Word Patterns
Language Patterns/Grammar/Mechanics
Brainstorms with the teacher/peer mentors to revise work for clarity, determine where elaboration is needed, add literary devices and insert quotes for emphasis
Edits writing independently and with peers, using editing marks
Creates a final copy for display
Utilizes the 5-step writing process (prewriting, first draft, revising, editing and publishing) to produce a compare/contrast essay, poetry in a variety of forms and a personal narrative
Practices writing through regular journal and free writing
Develops paragraphs in content areas that demonstrate an understanding of vocabulary/concepts and an ability to communicate
Demonstrates ability to use a rubric to guide written work
Responds to a prompt by correctly organizing ideas in a paragraph
Demonstrates structural analysis of words (root words, prefixes and suffixes, syllabication, stress marks) to determine word meanings
Recognizes and uses synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, homographs, homophones and abbreviations
Analyzes words to: classify according to common characteristics; use context clues to establish word meanings; and recognize/understand analogies
Recognizes, identifies and creates written work containing figurative language, sound patterns (alliteration, onomatopoeia, repetition, and rhyme) and literary/poetic forms to create personal works of prose/poetry
Identifies and uses rules of spelling
Recognizes and correctly uses adverbs and prepositions in sentences
Identifies and classifies adverbs of time, place, manner, and degree
Differentiates between adjectives and adverbs by identifying the words they modify
Recites a list of prepositions from memory in a song or chant
Identifies prepositional phrases in sentences and determines their object noun or pronoun
Identifies and uses adjective and adverb phrases
Recognizes and differentiates between compound, personal, and possessive pronouns
Identifies and correctly uses conjunctions and interjections
Diagrams sentences to illustrate: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives (and their phrases), adverbs (and their phrases), prepositions (and their phrases), direct/indirect objects, conjunctions and interjections Recognizes and constructs simple, compound and complex sentences
C. READING
Comprehension
Consistently uses proper capitalization to begin a sentence, with proper nouns, and in dialogue Consistently uses proper punctuation in sentence endings, contractions, possessives, various sentence structures and in dialogue
Explains characteristics of a variety of literary genres
Identifies, explains and uses figurative language
Utilizes pre-reading strategies such as K-W-L charts to monitor comprehension
Identifies literary techniques and elements of style
Analyzes story elements of characterization, setting, plot and theme
Reads classic and current literature for enjoyment and information
Demonstrates ability to distinguish between fact and opinion
Summarizes important details in a story or non-fiction passage
Constructs main ideas from supporting details
Monitors comprehension by making connections to self, text and world
Develops problem solving techniques to monitor comprehension
Uses context clues to determine meaning
Makes, confirms and revises predictions Identifies transitional words and phrases
D. RESEARCH/MEDIA LITERACY
Media
Demonstrates knowledge of resources available in the library
Utilizes the Dewey Decimal System to locate books in the library and is able to classify subjects by specific Dewey Decimal numbers
Demonstrates ability to listen to and evaluate various forms of media
Demonstrates ability to utilize current media resources
Maintains proper library etiquette (e.g. proper care and usage of library books, proper behavior in library and computer lab)
Uses resource material such as dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, thesaurus and Internet
Utilizes library visits to develop lifelong reading enjoyment
Reads and appreciates age-appropriate newspapers and magazines
Recognizes and utilizes electronic resources as a source of information resource material
Recognizes bias in all forms of media
Recognizes the role of the media and makes appropriate use of it
Makes use of appropriate technology resources in making presentations
Technology
Demonstrates ability to take notes from an oral and/or visual presentation
Constructs, analyzes and interprets diagrams, graphs, time lines, webs, flow charts, maps, etc.
Identifies information by independently using the school library on- line catalogs
Designs/creates visual presentations using a variety of media and technology resources
Applies keyboarding skills and word processing concepts
Creates a new document, opens, names, saves, closes, exits, moves, renames and reopens personal files
Uses information technology as a tool, as a resource for learning and skill-building (e.g. uses spreadsheet programs to generate charts and graphs to illustrate mathematical problems or uses electronic books for reading)
E. CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS/STUDY SKILLS
Organizes information using graphic organizers and outlines
Applies test-taking strategies for different kinds of tests
Evaluates and uses various study methods
Uses inferential thinking to enhance comprehension
Analyzes information and draws conclusions based on text
Analyzes cause and effect relationships
Math
5th Grade
A. Numeration (Meaning-Values-Relationships)
Identify factors and multiples of a given number
Apply divisibility rules for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10
Identify orally and in writing the place value of each digit in a whole number to six digit numerals and introduce to one million
Compare and order whole numbers, fractions (with like and unlike denominators), and decimals through thousandths
Read, write, and name whole numbers through millions in:
standard form
expanded form
numerical form
word form
Read, write, and identify the place values of decimals through ten thousandths
Read and write Roman Numerals to 500 and recognize to 1000
Round whole numbers expressed through millions to the nearest thousand, ten thousand, and hundred thousand
Identify numbers as prime and composite
Demonstrate fraction, decimal, and percent relationships
Recognize and name commonly used fractions (1/3, 1/2, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/9, 1/10, 1/11, and 1/12) in their equivalent decimal and percent forms
B. Computation (Operating with Numbers) Use of manipulatives is imperative.
Add and subtract numbers to 4 decimal places, including money, with and without regrouping Multiply 3-digit numbers by 3-digit numbers
Multiply decimals through ten thousandths by whole numbers or by decimals
Divide 4-digit dividends by 2-digit divisors with and without 0 in the quotient
Divide decimals, including money, by a whole number
Convert a quotient with a remainder into a mixed number
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions and mixed numbers, having like and unlike denominators, with and without regrouping, and answer in lowest terms
Compute with varying types of measurement
Reduce fractions to lowest terms
Change improper fraction to mixed number in lowest terms
Compute LCD / LCM and GCF
Compute using percents
Use a number line to compare fractions, decimals, and percents
numerator
denominator
mean
median
mode
range
LCD / LCM
GCF
pi
Round whole numbers to the nearest million Round decimals to the nearest thousandth Estimate sums, differences, products, and quotients
Estimate using fractional parts
Estimate measurements in both metric and standard (customary) units
feet
yards
cups
pints
quart
gallons
millimeters
centimeters
meters
liters
Describe the method of estimation
Estimate circumference, area, perimeter, and volume
Estimate temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit
E. Measurement
F. Geometry G. Algebra
Identify figures as congruent, noncongruent, and similar Recognize the images of figures resulting from geometric transformations such as:
reflection (flip)
rotation (turn)
translation (slide)
rectangle
triangle
cube
rhombus
trapezoid
parallelogram
square pyramid
rectangular prism
cone
sphere
cylinder
Name and classify lines, segments, rays, planes, and angles
Find / graph ordered pairs Identify and describe the diameter, radius, chord, and circumference of a circle
Recognize and apply formulas for perimeter, area, and volume in appropriate situations
Recognize inequalities
Determine missing addends and factors in a given equation
H. Patterns
Collect, organize, construct, and interpret data represented on:
pictographs
bar graphs
line graphs
tables
circle graphs
Venn diagrams
flow charts
tree diagram
stem and leaf diagrams
Determine the mean, median, mode, and range
* Create a list of possible outcomes in an experiment
* Predict and calculate simple probabilities (with and without manipulatives)
as a fraction or decimal or as likely, unlikely, certain or impossible materials
Consensus Curriculum
Religion
5th Grade
A. PRAYER/LITURGY
Pray formally and spontaneously as an integral part of the day practice prayer types; adoration, contrition, thanksgiving, supplication
Use a variety of prayer forms; litany, intercession, psalm, song, scripture, meditation
Celebrate the liturgical year/plan liturgical celebrations
Prepare for Sunday liturgy through reflection on Sunday scripture readings
Pray Nicene Creed and Apostles Creed
Explain the role of the assembly by participating in responses, songs, and a personal self offering to God
Recognize that Christ is present in the priest, assembly, scripture and Eucharist
Review holy days/dates of obligation
B. TEACHINGS OF THE CHURCH/F AITH
Review and explain the precepts of the church (see addendum)
Identify the beliefs of the Nicene Creed
Identify the theological and Cardinal virtues (see addendum)
Review the mysteries of the rosary as well as feast days of Mary (see addendum)
C. CHURCH HISTORY/TRADITIONS
Understand that the suffering, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus is the Paschal Mystery Recognize the special feasts of Mary (see the addendum)
Identify the roles of pope, bishops, priests, deacons, religious, and laity
Explain the significance of the Holy Land
Define and explain the rite of the sacraments of initiation; Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist
Define and explore the rite of the sacraments of healing; reconciliation, anointing of the sick
Define and explain the rite of the sacraments of vocation/service; marriage and Holy Orders
Explain the term transubstantiation, which is used to describe the unique change of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ
Use and explain the sacraments as a way to enhance the spiritual life Review meaning of sacramentals
Model reverence for the bible as God’s revelation
Recognize that all scripture is inspired by God
Describe the structure of the bible and recognize scriptural notation
Recognize that conflict exists and explore ways to seek resolution
Apply the steps of good decision making
Recognize that the formation of an informed conscience leads to good decision making
Learn that we are responsible for our actions and that there are consequences for actions
Recognize that peer pressure has an affect on our behavior Practice an examination of conscience based on the Ten Commandments
G. PEACE/JUSTICE
Recognize the importance of being a committed, responsible member of family and community Explain the Church’s position on such topics; peace/war, discrimination/acceptance, slavery/freedom
Explore the role and work of contemporary peacemakers (saints, world leaders)
Create and participate in service projects
Identify ways of helping others and defending the rights of others
Define the terms social justice and social action
I. MISSION/EVANGELIZATION/SERVICE
- Explain the mission of Jesus
- Create and participate in outreach to others
- Identify examples of God working through the lives of saints using
human effort to build the Kingdom of God, the kingdom of peace and justice
- Define steward through the understanding of donating one’s time, talent, and treasure
- Participate in a simple volunteer program
Identify the role of the Catholic Church in the world
Identify the ways that the Catholic Church reaches out to other religions
Recognize that other faiths have specific celebrations
Recognize tolerance as respect for the human dignity of others
Share the Good News of Jesus Christ with others
L. HUMANSEXUALITY
Recognize that each individual is unique and special and should be treated with love and respect Identify how feelings and emotions affect one’s behavior
Identify possible areas of abuse
Set boundaries for safe touch Identify a trusted adult to talk about unsafe touch
Recognize the signs that people use to lure one into unsafe touch
Know the signs of sexual abuse Pray for the protection of all human life from conception to natural death
(Policy #204 calls for an annual orientation program for parents on human sexuality and sexual abuse)
Science
5th Grade
Earth and Space Science
Develop an understanding of the earth and the solar system as a set of coupled systems.
Construct a model that explains the visual and physical relationships between earth, sun, moon, and the solar system.
Recognize and describe the motions and characteristics of the planets and other members of the solar system.
Identify the phases of the moon and their relationship to ocean tides.
Identify the four major interacting components of the Earth: geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere.
Identify the layers of the Earth associated with its formation.
Identify and sequence geologic eras and concepts.
Identify the characteristics of the Earth. Concepts may include:
o the distribution of land and sea
o features of the crust
o the composition of the atmosphere
o global climate
o populations of living organisms in the biosphere
Explore the plate tectonic theory and its relationship to the movement of the Earth’s crust and how major geological events (earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building) result from these motions.
Plot the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes to illustrate a pattern of geological activity and how this pattern may help to predict them.
Identify how landforms are the result of constructive and destructive forces.
Demonstrate an understanding of the water cycle.
Summarize the processes of weathering, erosion, and deposition. Identify and explain forms of energy provided by the Earth.
Identify and describe the different types of fronts and the weather conditions associated with each.
Life Science
Explain that all living organisms are made up of cells.
Differentiate between one-celled organisms and many celled organisms.
Compare and contrast animal and plant cells. Identify the basic parts of cells (nucleus, cytoplasm, and cell membrane).
Illustrate the progression from cells to an organism, emphasizing that each cell, tissue, and organ has a distinct structure and set of functions.
List and define the living kingdoms.
Compare and contrast vertebrates and invertebrates.
Identify the sun as the major source of energy in an ecosystem, and how energy passes from organism to organism in a food web.
a. Identify abiotic and biotic resources and their effect on ecosystems
b. Identify the relationships between producers, consumers, and decomposers in an ecosystem
Classify and illustrate the basic body systems, and explain how these systems interact with one another.
Physical Science
Define matter, its states, and properties: elements, compounds, boiling point, melting point, and solubility, etc. Recognize that atoms are the building blocks of matter, and are always in motion. Recognize the organization of the periodic table.
Compare and contrast physical and chemical properties of matter.
Recognize that energy is transferred in many ways.
Concepts may include:
o heat-moving from warmer to cooler objects
o light-refraction and reflection
o chemical changes
o mechanical motion
o sun
o sound
o electricity
o nuclei
Science as Inquiry
Identify, plan, and execute a scientific investigation through systematic observation, make accurate measurements, and identify controlling variables.
Select and use appropriate tools to make quantitative observations.
Interpret data and communicate results utilizing different kinds of charts and
graphs.
Environmental Science
Evaluate effects of pollution on the environment.
Recognize that environment health includes establishing or monitoring quality
standards related to use of soil, water, and air.
Compare and contrast renewable and nonrenewable resources.
Historical Perspectives
Identify and analyze the contributions of scientists. Scientists may include: Albert Einstein (theory of relativity) J. J. Thomson (atoms) Niels Bohr (atoms)
Carolus Linnaeus (classification – plants/animals) Robert Brown (nucleus of a cell) Alfred Wegener (continental drift) Dmitry Mendeleev (periodic table)
Science and Technology
Recognize that technology provides tools for investigation, inquiry, and analysis.
Identify the relationship between science and technology.
Utilize technology resources for research.
Report scientific findings using available technology
Compare and contrast past and present issues in science.
Personal and Social Perspectives
Identify and illustrate ways to keep the body healthy.
Describe the effects of tobacco and alcohol on the body.
Identify and use safe lab practices.
Ethical/Moral Perspectives
Discuss the ethical treatment of living organisms in our environment.
Articulate the importance of respecting mind, body, and spirit.
Determine how human activities (good and bad) change the environment.
Language Arts
5th Grade
GRADE 5 A. ORAL COMMUNICATION: SPEAKING/LISTENING
Presents planned oral presentations using complete sentences and correct grammar
Participates in group discussion Dramatizes stories and plays
Reads and recites poetry
Expresses ideas clearly and accurately
Uses appropriate volume, pitch, tone, eye contact and expression when speaking
Gives clear oral directions and instructions
Follows and translates oral directions Reads orally with expression and fluency
Recites a passage from memory
Uses listening skills
Reads, listens to and interprets poetry
Uses reading and listening skills to follow and create multi-step oral and written directions Demonstrates response to an oral presentation by asking appropriate questions
B. WRITING/LANGUAGE
Demonstrates correct formation of all letters in manuscript/cursive
Replicates neatly and correctly written work from a chart/board/book
Constructs sentences/paragraphs using correct spacing and formatting in written work and word processing
Determines the correct format for nonfiction and correspondence; chooses appropriate information to include
Identifies intended audience before writing, recognizing its effect on style/content
Demonstrates ability to gather, select, and organize facts for research, taking notes in simple phrases from reliable research resources and noting the source of these “facts”
Understands the intellectual property of others to avoid plagiarism
Produces a report from a simple outline
Organizes paragraphs to convey a central idea, choosing from a variety of prewriting strategies and tools, including graphic organizers and outlines
Develops an effective five-paragraph essay, focusing on the well- developed paragraph and smooth transitions between paragraphs; designs paragraphs to contain a topic sentence followed by five sentences including supporting facts/details and ending with a concluding sentence to transition or conclude the essay
Word Patterns
Language Patterns/Grammar/Mechanics
Brainstorms with the teacher/peer mentors to revise work for clarity, determine where elaboration is needed, add literary devices and insert quotes for emphasis
Edits writing independently and with peers, using editing marks
Creates a final copy for display
Utilizes the 5-step writing process (prewriting, first draft, revising, editing and publishing) to produce a compare/contrast essay, poetry in a variety of forms and a personal narrative
Practices writing through regular journal and free writing
Develops paragraphs in content areas that demonstrate an understanding of vocabulary/concepts and an ability to communicate
Demonstrates ability to use a rubric to guide written work
Responds to a prompt by correctly organizing ideas in a paragraph
Demonstrates structural analysis of words (root words, prefixes and suffixes, syllabication, stress marks) to determine word meanings
Recognizes and uses synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, homographs, homophones and abbreviations
Analyzes words to: classify according to common characteristics; use context clues to establish word meanings; and recognize/understand analogies
Recognizes, identifies and creates written work containing figurative language, sound patterns (alliteration, onomatopoeia, repetition, and rhyme) and literary/poetic forms to create personal works of prose/poetry
Identifies and uses rules of spelling
Recognizes and correctly uses adverbs and prepositions in sentences
Identifies and classifies adverbs of time, place, manner, and degree
Differentiates between adjectives and adverbs by identifying the words they modify
Recites a list of prepositions from memory in a song or chant
Identifies prepositional phrases in sentences and determines their object noun or pronoun
Identifies and uses adjective and adverb phrases
Recognizes and differentiates between compound, personal, and possessive pronouns
Identifies and correctly uses conjunctions and interjections
Diagrams sentences to illustrate: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives (and their phrases), adverbs (and their phrases), prepositions (and their phrases), direct/indirect objects, conjunctions and interjections Recognizes and constructs simple, compound and complex sentences
C. READING
Comprehension
Consistently uses proper capitalization to begin a sentence, with proper nouns, and in dialogue Consistently uses proper punctuation in sentence endings, contractions, possessives, various sentence structures and in dialogue
Explains characteristics of a variety of literary genres
Identifies, explains and uses figurative language
Utilizes pre-reading strategies such as K-W-L charts to monitor comprehension
Identifies literary techniques and elements of style
Analyzes story elements of characterization, setting, plot and theme
Reads classic and current literature for enjoyment and information
Demonstrates ability to distinguish between fact and opinion
Summarizes important details in a story or non-fiction passage
Constructs main ideas from supporting details
Monitors comprehension by making connections to self, text and world
Develops problem solving techniques to monitor comprehension
Uses context clues to determine meaning
Makes, confirms and revises predictions Identifies transitional words and phrases
D. RESEARCH/MEDIA LITERACY
Media
Demonstrates knowledge of resources available in the library
Utilizes the Dewey Decimal System to locate books in the library and is able to classify subjects by specific Dewey Decimal numbers
Demonstrates ability to listen to and evaluate various forms of media
Demonstrates ability to utilize current media resources
Maintains proper library etiquette (e.g. proper care and usage of library books, proper behavior in library and computer lab)
Uses resource material such as dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, thesaurus and Internet
Utilizes library visits to develop lifelong reading enjoyment
Reads and appreciates age-appropriate newspapers and magazines
Recognizes and utilizes electronic resources as a source of information resource material
Recognizes bias in all forms of media
Recognizes the role of the media and makes appropriate use of it
Makes use of appropriate technology resources in making presentations
Technology
Demonstrates ability to take notes from an oral and/or visual presentation
Constructs, analyzes and interprets diagrams, graphs, time lines, webs, flow charts, maps, etc.
Identifies information by independently using the school library on- line catalogs
Designs/creates visual presentations using a variety of media and technology resources
Applies keyboarding skills and word processing concepts
Creates a new document, opens, names, saves, closes, exits, moves, renames and reopens personal files
Uses information technology as a tool, as a resource for learning and skill-building (e.g. uses spreadsheet programs to generate charts and graphs to illustrate mathematical problems or uses electronic books for reading)
E. CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS/STUDY SKILLS
- Develops note taking skills for reading in the content areas
Organizes information using graphic organizers and outlines
Applies test-taking strategies for different kinds of tests
Evaluates and uses various study methods
Uses inferential thinking to enhance comprehension
Analyzes information and draws conclusions based on text
Analyzes cause and effect relationships
Math
5th Grade
Identify factors and multiples of a given number
Apply divisibility rules for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10
Identify orally and in writing the place value of each digit in a whole number to six digit numerals and introduce to one million
Compare and order whole numbers, fractions (with like and unlike denominators), and decimals through thousandths
Read, write, and name whole numbers through millions in:
standard form
expanded form
numerical form
word form
Read, write, and identify the place values of decimals through ten thousandths
Read and write Roman Numerals to 500 and recognize to 1000
Round whole numbers expressed through millions to the nearest thousand, ten thousand, and hundred thousand
Identify numbers as prime and composite
Demonstrate fraction, decimal, and percent relationships
Recognize and name commonly used fractions (1/3, 1/2, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/9, 1/10, 1/11, and 1/12) in their equivalent decimal and percent forms
B. Computation (Operating with Numbers) Use of manipulatives is imperative.
Add and subtract numbers to 4 decimal places, including money, with and without regrouping Multiply 3-digit numbers by 3-digit numbers
Multiply decimals through ten thousandths by whole numbers or by decimals
Divide 4-digit dividends by 2-digit divisors with and without 0 in the quotient
Divide decimals, including money, by a whole number
Convert a quotient with a remainder into a mixed number
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions and mixed numbers, having like and unlike denominators, with and without regrouping, and answer in lowest terms
Compute with varying types of measurement
Reduce fractions to lowest terms
Change improper fraction to mixed number in lowest terms
Compute LCD / LCM and GCF
Compute using percents
Use a number line to compare fractions, decimals, and percents
- Communication D. Estimation
Explain verbally and in writing the strategy, process, and solution Create and use journals to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas
numerator
denominator
mean
median
mode
range
LCD / LCM
GCF
pi
Round whole numbers to the nearest million Round decimals to the nearest thousandth Estimate sums, differences, products, and quotients
Estimate using fractional parts
Estimate measurements in both metric and standard (customary) units
feet
yards
cups
pints
quart
gallons
millimeters
centimeters
meters
liters
Describe the method of estimation
Estimate circumference, area, perimeter, and volume
Estimate temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit
E. Measurement
- Create and interpret schedules and calendars
Compute elapsed time, time intervals, and equivalents
Select the appropriate device and unit of measurement—standard (customary)
and metric—to solve problems involving:
F. Geometry G. Algebra
- Measure length to the nearest 1/8 inch
Measure area using square units of length, and measure volume using cubic units of length
Know basic information about temperature (freezing point, boiling point of water, room temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit)
Determine metric equivalents among milli-, centi-, base units, and kilo-units
Identify figures as congruent, noncongruent, and similar Recognize the images of figures resulting from geometric transformations such as:
reflection (flip)
rotation (turn)
translation (slide)
- Identify and describe a line of symmetry
Describe and classify two-dimensional plane figures and three-dimensional (solid) geometric figures by faces, edges, and vertices
rectangle
triangle
cube
rhombus
trapezoid
parallelogram
square pyramid
rectangular prism
cone
sphere
cylinder
Name and classify lines, segments, rays, planes, and angles
Find / graph ordered pairs Identify and describe the diameter, radius, chord, and circumference of a circle
Recognize and apply formulas for perimeter, area, and volume in appropriate situations
Recognize inequalities
- Locate negative and positive numbers on a number line
* Recognize, describe, and apply the following properties in addition and multiplication: commutative, associative, zero, identity, and distributive
- Define variable
* Write an equation using a variable to represent a given mathematical relationship and solve the equation
Determine missing addends and factors in a given equation
- * Identify inverse operations
* Apply order of operations
H. Patterns
- Recognize, create, and extend visual, numerical, and geometric patterns using manipulatives, pictures, numbers, or symbols
Identify patterns in real world
- Justify answers and explain verbally
Verify answers by using inverse operations
Use computer / calculator to verify answers
Collect, organize, construct, and interpret data represented on:
pictographs
bar graphs
line graphs
tables
circle graphs
Venn diagrams
flow charts
tree diagram
stem and leaf diagrams
Determine the mean, median, mode, and range
* Create a list of possible outcomes in an experiment
* Predict and calculate simple probabilities (with and without manipulatives)
as a fraction or decimal or as likely, unlikely, certain or impossible materials