Fifth Grade
Curriculum Overview
5th Grade Expectations
Eagle Bluff
Star Base
Mrs. Peeters Mr. Nygren
Mr. Phelps
Ms. Vanderborght
Curriculum
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Language Arts
Math
Science
Engineering
Technology
Specialists – PE, Music, Media, Art
Language Arts
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Reading Workshop
Writing Workshop
Language and Word Study
Choice and self-directed learning
Intervention Block
Integration with all subjects
Reading is Thinking
‘Just Right’ Books
•  Independent Reading
Individual conferencing
Guided reading groups
Strategy groups
Literature groups
•  Shared Reading
Time For Kids
Subject Area Books
Novels
Reading is Thinking
‘Just Right’ Books
•  Read Aloud
Teacher modeling
Discussion of literary techniques
Interpretation practice
•  Independent Goals
35 - 45 books this year
Varied genres
Half fiction and half non-fiction
Writer’s Workshop
•  Mini-lessons: focus on skills, what makes
good writing
•  Write with choice: students choose what to
write about much of the time
•  Genre Studies
–  Poetry
–  Persuasive writing
–  Letters
–  Personal narrative
–  Essays
–  Reports
–  Scientific writing
Math
Our curriculum is a framework of goals based
on the National Standards and MN State
Benchmarks. We use many resources. Math
Project M3 is taught to selected students with a
condensed grade five curriculum.
Resources:
Bridges Student Worksheets
“Front Row” computer program
Number Corner Student Worksheets
STEM
•  STEM Specialists work with students
•  Field Studies
•  Science Units
–  Variables
–  Biomes
–  Simple Machines
–  Earth and Energy
•  STEM activities blended into themes
Technology
•  Incorporation of student laptops into
daily study and learning
•  Instruction and use of computer
applications to assist learning and
reporting
•  Student Laptop Contract outlines
privileges, usage guidelines, and
consequences
Specialists
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Music
Media
Art
Physical Education
Technology
Science
Engineering
Responsive Classroom
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Logical Consequences
Take a Break chair
Community Development
Academic Choice
Eagle Bluff Field Study
•  Three day extended field study at Eagle
Bluff Environmental Learning Center in
Lanesboro, Minnesota
•  January 28 – 30, 2015
•  Parents may attend as chaperones with
required paperwork
•  Information will be coming home on a
regular basis as we prepare for the trip
Star Base
•  Five day field study at the Army Base
•  March 16 – 20, 2015
•  Parents may attend as chaperones
Information will be coming home on a
regular basis as we prepare for the trip
www.starbasemn.org
Report Cards
•  Three Trimesters
•  Report card sent in December, March,
and June
•  Rubric Scores:
–  1 = Limited
–  2 = Developing
–  3 = Proficient
–  4 = Exemplary
If you have questions contact
your child’s homeroom
teacher.