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GRADE 5 CURRICULUM
Teachers: Ms. Tracey Greenberg and Mr. Roy O'Neill
Ballet
Tech's fifth grade curriculum is comprehensive in nature and provides
students with well-rounded academic instruction in the areas of English
Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. Students also
receive instruction in Spanish, Voice, and Visual Arts. We follow the
New York City Department of Education’s curriculum and standards and
incorporate the workshop model into our daily classroom routine.
Students are provided with opportunities to express themselves as
individual learners in the classroom, as we subscribe to a progressive
philosophy of multiple intelligences. Our learning environment is such
that students feel comfortable to share their thoughts and take
academic risks. We firmly believe that when provided with structure, support, and guidance; success is inevitable.
English Language Arts: Balanced Literacy
Reading - read aloud, shared reading, guided reading, and independent reading
Students will:
- Work in small groups with teacher
- Work in groups with other students
- Receive direct/explicit instruction in word
analysis, reading strategies, structural features of literature
(fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama), comprehension and analysis of
grade-level-text, literary response, evaluating author’s technique or
style
Features:
Discussion groups, book clubs, reading response journal, vocabulary
exploration, collaborative projects, and continuous ongoing assessment
Writing - shared writing, guided writing, and independent writing
Students will work in small groups, independently, and with the teacher to:
- Create multiple paragraph narrative compositions (various genres)
- Create expository text (various research methods e.g. internet)
- Write persuasive and informal letters
- Write responses to literature
- Direct/explicit instruction in sentence and paragraph structure, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling
Features:
Writer’s Workshop to create prewriting, drafting, revising, editing,
publishing, daily language review, and time to share work
Listening and Speaking
Students will:
- Deliver presentations (narrative, informative, and responses to literature)
- Evaluate the content of oral communication: analyze
media as sources of information, critique persuasive techniques, make
inferences or draw conclusions based on an oral report
Features: Collaborative group projects, independent reports, viewing various media presentations, and time to share work
Math: Everyday Mathematics
Units of study include:
- Number Theory
- Estimation and Computation
- Geometry
- Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
- Exponents and Negative Numbers
- Coordinates, Area, Volume, and Capacity
- Probability
Features:
- Small group targeted instruction
- Problem solving activities to develop critical thinking skills
- Opportunities to collaborate and create visual representations of data
Social Studies: The United States, Canada, and Latin America
Units of study are created around the following essential questions:
- How did geography influence the development of theWestern Hemisphere?
- How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a nation?
- How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a region?
- How do nations meet the challenges of modern living?
Science
Earth Science:
- The rock cycle
- Changes to the Earth’s surface
Food and Nutrition:
- Being a wise consumer
- Keeping fit and active
- Food for good nutrition
- About tobacco and alcohol
- Legal and illegal drugs
Exploring Ecosystems:
- Energy and Ecosystems
- Ecosystems and change
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