Hay (Fifth) Grade Curriculum Overview

Reading and Language Arts

Differentiate literal from inferential
Read a wide variety of books from many sources
Use mood, theme, character, setting, and plot to develop comprehension skills
Recognize simile, metaphor, hyperbole
Use graphic organizers extensively
Expand the writing process to contain at least three paragraphs with an introduction, body, and conclusion, proper sentence structure, punctuation, and correct spelling.
Strengthen research/internet skills
Develop proper test-taking skills

Math

Understand basic number sense and numeration
Round whole numbers, place value through 6 digits, decimals to the hundredths place
Understand number operation and computation
Fractions
Strengthen understanding of algebraic equations
Understand all decimal operations
Understand the meaning of ratio and percentage
Understand symmetry

Social Studies

Use map skills to compare land forms, bodies of water, hemispheres, scales and legends
Explore contributions of explorers who settled America
Understand foundation of American political system
Understand relationship between resource and economic activities as compared to modern day supply and demand
Understand the principles of democracy
Understand the events which led up to the Civil War

Science Skills:

Utilize the scientific method
Describe physical qualities such as size, shape, color, mass, temperature, and texture
Study the earth’s structure and solar system
Draw inferences, predictions, and conclusions from tables, line graphs, bar graphs, and trends

Judaica (4th/5th grade - 2 year cycle)

Hebrew

Learn Hebrew as a spoken and written language through:

Lessons by involving all the five senses

Hebrew will support Judaica program

Study Skills

The student will:

Complete curriculum available in the Mizel school office