1. 5 th Grade Mrs. Kross Mrs. Hoffman

2. Spelling Weekly list of 20 words Spelling is practiced as homework through homework packet Test on Thursday Spellingcity.com

3. Reading Harcourt text Emphasis on fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension strategies with a variety of texts Quarterly book report

4. Reading Content Functional text – recipes, directions Historical/cultural aspects in literature Elements of literature – plot, characters, etc. Persuasive text Expository text – inform, describe or explain

5. Writing 6 Traits of Writing Ideas and Content Organization Voice Sentence Fluency Word Choice Conventions

6. Math Math Excel – 30 minutes a day review and skill practice Math text – 60 minutes a day

7. Math Solidify multiplication and division process Compare and order fractions, decimals and percents Collect and analyze data Probability Measurement – perimeter and area Elapsed time Integers (positive and negative) Add and subtract decimals and fractions Order of operations

8. Social Studies Exploration Colonization American Revolution Westward Expansion Civil War Constitution

9. Science Matter Motion and Forces and Simple Machines Body Systems – skeletal, muscular Science Fair Natural Hazards Planets Space Exploration