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To the 5th Grade Curriculum

Unit One -Spanish Speaking Countries: Los Paises Hispanohablantes. This unit identifies Spanish Speaking countries and many features of them.

Unit Two- Finding Out About Others: Enterandose de los Otros: This unit teaches students to describes themselves and others. It also teaches students to express their feelings, likes and dislikes.

Unit Three- Let's Eat! A Comer! This unit teaches the names of different kinds of food. It also teaches about mealtimes between Spanish Speaking countries and the USA.

Unit Four - My Community/ Mi ComunidadThis unit teaches the students about communities. This unit also teaches the students how to ask for and give directions to get to different places.

5th Grade Spanish

MathMath• Math Message

• Math Boxes

• Parent Letter

• Math Games

• Study Links Packet

• Student Reference Book

Math AssessmentMath Assessment• Class Work & Homework

• Math Boxes and Quizzes

• Checking Progress (parent signature)

• Timed Facts Tests

• Concept—Energy• Skill—Investigation• Motion and Design• Living Systems• Mixtures and Solutions

ScienceScience

Social StudiesSocial Studies

United StatesConstitution

• Constitution/Bill of Rights

• Concept: America’s Past

• Starting with Native Americans through Westward Expansion

Word WorkWord Work• “Informed Spelling”• Inventory and Spelling Stages• Mondays

– Words and Patterns Introduced– Practice Activities

• Fridays– Test– 10 Pattern, 5 High Frequency, and 10 New Pattern

Words

• Weekly Homework Packet Due Fridays

Word WorkWord WorkWeekly ActivitiesParent Letter and Word List

Writer’s WorkshopWriter’s Workshop

• Writer’s Notebook

• Conventions• Organization• Ideas • Sentence Fluency• Word Choice

• Voice

Writing GenresWriting Genres• Personal

Narrative• Personal Essay• Literary Essay

• Poetry• Persuasive Position

Paper/Research• Fiction • Memoir

Reading Reading WorkshopWorkshop

• Fountas and Pinnell Leveling• Shared

Reading—Selections/Genres• Leveled Readers• Comprehension Strategies &

Skills• Cross-Curricular Links

We will be using multiple

technology tools that will be

integrated into the curriculum!

TechnologyTechnology

Wiki’s MoodleBlog

Bingham Farms School Rules

HONESTY – I am honest to myself and others.

RESPECT – I respect myself, others and my environment.

KINDNESS – I am kind to myself and others through actions and words.

RESPONSIBILITY – I am responsible to myself and others.

OrganizationOrganization

Z.A.P. Zone Zeros Aren’t Permitted

Kids who did not do their homework at all or to the best of their ability will have to do it during lunch and recess in the Z.A.P. Zone.