Fifth Grade
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 Math 5
During Unit 2, Geometry, students will work to answer the following questions:
- How are properties used to classify geometric figures?
- How are geometric figures constructed or drawn?
- How is the size of an angle related to rotation?
- How are angles measured?
Below you will find some websites that can be used to reinforce the concepts we are working on in class.
Identify the hidden picture
Identify types of angles
Jeopardy geometry
Vocabulary
Create square
Variety of Math games
Math A
Our Second unit (Unit 2AB) is Decimals, Fractions and Percents. During Unit 2AB we will be working to answer the following essential questions: (The unit 2AB assessment will be on November 19, 2008)
- Why are specific units and tools used to measure different attributes?
- What determines a reasonable estimation for a given situation?
- What is the purpose of estimation?
- How do operations with whole numbers compare to operations with decimals
- How can estimation skills and algorithms reinforce one another?
- What determines and appropriate representation of a number?
Below are some fun math websites to check out:
Help Builder Ted! Arrange the bricks from largest to smallest.
Practice rounding your numbers!
Practice adding and subtracting integers, Color Chips- Addition, Color Chips- Subtraction
Practice your multiplication with decimals Bbe sure to choose Decimals On.
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 Reading
In Reading this quarter, fifth graders will be reading to be informed, reading poetry and learning comprehension strategies.
By the end of the second quarter, we will be able to successfully answer these essential questions:
- How does the literature web help analyze an author’s writing?
- How can using a literature web help prepare you for participating in a discussion?
- How does knowing the types of questions help me locate the answers to them?
- How does setting a purpose before I read help me remember what I read?
- How can using strategies help me understand what I read?
- What is it important for me to evaluate what I read?
Use these links to practice the skills we learned in class:
Drawing Conclusions - Read the story and choose correct answer
Bees | The Happy Monkey - Practice reading comprehension skills
Fifth Grade Reading - Read the introduction and the passage that follows. Then read each question and mark the circle next to the correct answer.
Hundreds of poems to read
Ideas for writing and revising poems
Rhyming Dictionary
 Writing
In Writing we will be writing for personal expression through a poetry study. This quarter we will work together to answer the following essential questions:
- How do writers find topics and ideas for writing?
- How does word choice affect the thoughts and feelings of the reader?
- How can I use my writer’s notebook as a resource when writing poetry?
- How does knowing about an author or poet and his or her work help me become a better writer?
- How can revising poems make them better?
- What are some ways to end a poem and leave the reader satisfied?
Click on these links to reinforce your writing skills:
Power Proofreading Click here to practice your proofreading skills
Author's Purpose - matching game
Supporting Details - Online lesson and practice
 Spelling
This quarter we will work together to answer the following essential questions:
- What strategies do writers use to spell difficult words?
- How can I make my writing clear for my reader?
- How does knowing Greek and Latin roots help me understand and spell many words?
- How does learning a suffix help me understand more words?
- Why is it important to consider the meaning and spelling of a word I am using?
Use these links to practice the skills we will learn in class:
Prefix Mix - working with "Pre" and "Post," prefixes with opposite meanings.
Prefixes Make New Words - Drag and drop the prefixes to complete the words correctly.
Prefixes Say Plenty - choose the word that best completes the sentence
Putting Down Roots - Drag and drop the roots into the blanks to complete the words.
Putting Down Roots (2) - Drag and drop the roots into the blanks to complete the words.
Rooting Out Words - Help Remainder the Dog gather enough mushrooms to sell at the market by uncovering the roots of words. (three categories, several difficulty levels - from FunBrain)
Space Station - Build a space station by using word study skills - Divide the word in blue into syllables and enter it into the box with a '-' between the syllables. Example: fi-nal
Suffixes Make New Words - Drag and drop the suffix to the correct root word to make a new word.
Suffixes Say a Lot - pick the best definition of the capitalized word
Suffix-ly - use simple strategies to determine meaning and increase vocabulary for reading, including the use of suffixes. (Author - Lois Davis)
Success with Suffixes - fill in the blanks with words ending in "er."
What's a Root? - In this lesson, you'll work with five roots. Once you know a few roots, you'll see them everywhere.
 Social Studies
During the first quarter, fifth graders will be learning the answers to these essential questions:
- How do documents support the structure and function of government and why they are important?
- What principles are expressed in the fundamental documents that define our form of government?
- How does conflict create change?
- Is change more effective if enacted from inside or outside of an existing social structure?
Click on these links to learn more about the branches of the American government:
Executive Branches of Government
Judicial Branch of Government - ThinkQuest
Legislative Branch - Agencies, Senate, House of Representatives and more.
State Legislatures, State Laws and State Regulations
The Executive Branch
We will also be learning about the main events leading up to the American Revolution. Use this websites to learn more!
Facts about the American Revolution
Online lessons about the American Revolution
 Science
Our first unit is Force, Motion and Energy. We will be working to answer the following essential questions:
- How do we describe an objects change in motion?
- What causes an object to change its motion?
- How is energy identified in various mechanical systems?
- How do humans use the stored energy from the Earth’s natural resources?
Below you will find the link for our science textbook; you will need to select the correct state, Maryland.
Macmillan McGraw Hill - Science
 Field Trips
On November 30th we will be going to the Smith Center for an activity about astronomy. Please return your permission slips (page 1 and page 2) as soon as possible.
On December 17th we will be going to the Capitol Building and the American History Museum in Washington, DC. Please return your permission slips (page 1 and page 2 and page 3 ) as soon as possible.
Other Important Information
Please make sure that you are reviewing your child’s assignment book every night. Students should be completing their reading logs every night. They are to be turned in every Friday.
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