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WCSS Curriculum
Grade Five
The Language Arts Curriculum is divided in three areas: Speaking/Listening, Reading/Liturature, Writing/Language. This curriculum is based upon state and national standards and recommendations for the Language Arts.
Language Arts Speaking/Listening
Display skills necessary for oral communication- Observe criteria for effective communication:
- Eye contact
- Volume
- Articulation
- Tone
- Projection
- Demonstrate an awareness for various cultures or diverse dialects and languages and respond appropriately
- Prepare and conduct interviews.
Participate effectively in classroom discussions- Display and maintain facial expressions, body language, and other response cues that indicate respect for the speaker and attention to the discussion
- Accept and use helpful criticism
Demonstrate the skills of listening- Follow basic multiple step directions given orally
- Begin to evaluate the reliability of information in communication
- Learn to Recall significant details and sequence accurately
Practice critical thinking skills- Distinguish between fact and opinion.
- Understand the necessity for good communication with friends and family
- Begin to identify propaganda techniques
Language Arts Reading/Literature
Read the printed word to explore language and convey meaning- Use phonics and word analysis skills to decode and identify words
- Identify and use organizational features of texts such as:
- Know the meaning and structure of grade level vocabulary
- Vary reading techniques and rate for purpose and content
Use effective strategies to achieve purpose in reading- Use pre-reading skills to build background and make predictions
- Make inference from explicit or implicit materials
- Refine strategies for independently comprehending text including:
- Context clues
- Rereading
- Setting a purpose
- Cross checking
- Identify some literary elements such as:
- Plot
- Exaggeration
- Imagery
Interact with literacy texts to achieve deep meaning- Read to satisfy personal needs and interests
- Connect ideas and information in reading with real life experiences
- Recognize the possible bias in literary works
- Analyze the morals and values literature addresses
Language Arts Writing/Language
Write to communicate to different audiences for a variety of purposes- Write a persuasive piece with:
- Major and minor characters
- Coherent plot
- Descriptive language
- Write well-organized, multi-paragraphed essays with identifiable introductions and conclusions.
Use elements of writing of language to improve written communication- Apply sentence elements to vary written styles
- Apply conventions of capitalization and punctuation in context of one's own writing.
- Use conventional spelling in writing
- Understand the functions of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, and prepositions.
Plan, revise, edit and publish clear and effective writing- Use graphic organizers and other prewriting skills to organize writing
- Identify questions and strategies for improving drafts in writing conferences with teacher.
- Practice editing strategies and use peer editing
Our Social Studies curriculum is based upon both state and national standards for Social Studies education.
Social Studies
History- Describe diverse Native American cultures found in the Americas
- Identify various groups who colonize the Americas
- Identify explorers of the Americas
Geography- Recognize the continents and countries of the Americas
- Use direction, scale, latitude, and longitude on a map or globe
- Identify the major geographical features of the Americas.
Economics- Explain how Native Americans used natural resources for their needs
- Begin to explore the interdependence of America with other countries in the past
- Begin to explore the consequences of economic growth and decline
Behavioral Science- Explore the concept of multiculturalism through the use of the archeological process
- Identify contributions of cultural groups in the U.S
Political Science/Citizenship- Describe a democratic system of government
- Identify the duties of the three branches of government
Peace and Justice- Use special individual talents to assist those in need of help
- Recognize and respect the uniqueness of individual cultures
- Participate in service projects and identify these with the Christian community
Our Religion curriculum focuses on the four pillars of the Catholic Church: Creedal Church, Liturgy and Sacraments, Moral Life, and Christian Prayer.
Religion
Creedal Church - Knows that God is the Creator, all-powerful, who made the world good.
- Knows that the human race has a common origin reflected in the Adam and Eve story.
- Knows and expresses the belief that Jesus is the Son of God and the Word Made Flesh
- Knows that Mary is the Mother of God as She is the Mother of Jesus the Christ.
- Knows that after death comes judgment which leads to heaven, hell or purgatory.
Liturgy and Sacraments- Knows the names, meanings, signs, and symbols of each of the seven Sacraments.
- Knows that the baptized share in the priesthood of Christ.
- Knows that Baptism forgives original and personal sin.
- Knows Confirmation and Baptism relate to the mission of Jesus.
Moral Life- Recognizes attitudes and actions that are sinful or selfish.
- Follows Catholic Social Teachings by reaching out to others through positive words and actions.
- Has a working knowledge of the Beatitudes and Commandments and can apply them to daily life.
- Practices forgiveness and being forgiven and knows forgiveness stories in the Bible.
Christian Prayer- Prays the Our Father, Apostles and Nicene Creed.
- Recognizes that Jesus prayed at decisive times in his life.
- Understand the difference between the Mass, other communal prayer, and private prayer.
- Understands Scripture as a source of prayer and reflection.
Life Experience- Practices problem solving skills
- Belongs to peer groups who develop their own codes of behavior that support our Catholic values
- Becomes aware of past, present, and future community experiences
Our Math curriculum is based upon both state and national standards for Mathematics education.
Math
Number Operations and Relationships- Identify decimals to hundredths.
- Know exponential notation for powers of ten.
- Compare and order whole numbers, decimals, and fractions.
- Know divisibility rules for 2, 5, and 10.
- Simplify fractions.
- Add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators.
- Multiply two-digit numbers by two- and three- digit numbers.
- Divide by one- and two-digit numbers.
- Use mental math to multiply by powers of ten.
Probability and Statistics- Use simple models to experiment with probability
- Find mean, median, mode, and range
- Compare and contrast information on graphs and tables.
Geometry- Identify properties of geometric solids (edge, face, base).
- Identify and compare two- and thee-dimensional figures.
- Draw (informally) right, acute, obtuse, and straight angles.
- Apply formulas for perimeter and area of rectangles.
- Define and identify similar and congruent shapes.
Measurement- Convert units of time through decade and century.
- Determine area using multiplication.
- Begin to identify elapsed time
Algebraic Relationships- Solve number sentences using parentheses
- Use arrays to solve problems.
- Write a number sentence to solve a word problem.
- Find missing numbers in equivalent fractions and proportions.
Our Science curriculum is based upon both state and national standards for Science education.
Science
Science Inquiry- Plan and conduct simple investigations.
- Collect, organize, display, and analyze data in a variety of forms.
Science and Technology- Discover that people use a process to design and develop a product.
History and Nature of Science- Recognize that a diversity of careers exist in science.
Catholic Social Teachings- Analyze social issues based on whether human dignity is valued or harmed.
Physical Science - Identify reflection, refraction, and absorption as properties of light.
- Observe that concave and convex lenses can change the path of light.
- Discover that pitch is affected by frequency.
Life Science- Know that an animal's behavior is influenced by internal cues and external cues.
- Know that plants have senses that help them to detect internal and external cues.
- Know that all organisms cause changes in their environments and these changes can be beneficial or detrimental.
- Explain that the skeltal, muscular, circulatory, and respiratory systems interact with one another and perform specific functions.
Earth and Space Science- Explain how metamorphic rocks are formed in the Earth's crust by pressure, heat, and water.
- Investigate how sedimentary rocks form when sediment settles and becomes compacted.
- Recognize how igneous rocks are created when molten rock cools and hardens.
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