Welcome to 5th and 6th grades!
Spelling and Vocabulary
Worldly Wise series
Grades 5 & 6 Curriculum
English Language Arts
Well-ordered Language, Writing and Rhetoric, Accelerated Reader, novel studies aligned with history curriculum for exposure to a variety of genres.
Religion
Sophia Institute Press: Spirit of Truth
Students will be immersed in the beauty and wonder of Christ’s Church, her Sacraments, and Sacred Scripture.
History
Catholic Textbook Project: All Ye Lands: Origins of World Cultures
Students will study geography, map-reading, and histories of peoples and continents: Sumer, Egypt, Israel, Greek and Roman culture, the Christian Church, Byzantium and Islam, Europe’s Middle Ages and Renaissance, China, India, Africa, and the Americas.
Math
Sadler-Oxford: Progress in Mathematics
In 5th and 6th grades, students continue to focus on place value, number operations number theory, fractions, operations with fractions, and then operations with decimals.
In the second semester, we begin working with expressions and equations, integers, ratios, proportions, and percents.
Science
Pearson/Prentice Hall: Focus on Earth Science
In year one, fifth and sixth graders will study the earth’s systems and processes, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanos, climate, weather, and meteorology.
Catholic Heritage Curricula: Behold and See 5
In year two, fifth and sixth graders take a hands-on approach to investigating God’s creation close-up. Topics include metamorphosis, food webs, conservation of energy, human physiology and biochemistry, logic and scientific reasoning, plant and animal competitions, and an introduction to genetics.
Science Grades 5 & 6
Year 1
Textbook:
Focus on Earth Science
1st Quarter: Earth’s Systems & Processes
Introduction to Earth Science
Weathering & Soil
Erosion & Deposition
2nd Quarter: Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
3rd Quarter: Weather
The Atmosphere
Weather
4th Quarter: Climate & Scientific Skills
Climate
Data, Statistics & Graphing--math resources
Scientific Measurements--math resources
Year 2
Textbooks:
McGraw-Hill Science – 5th
McGraw-Hill Science – 6th
1st Quarter: Physical Science
Electricity & Magnetism
Sound
2nd Quarter: Astronomy
Light
Earth, Moon, and Sun
The Solar System
3rd Quarter: Body Systems
Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe
Body Systems Intro, Bones & Muscles
Nervous System
4th Quarter: The Scientific Process & Skills
Science Fair
Data, Statistics & Graphing
Scientific Measurements
Respiratory, Circulatory & Digestive Systems*
*If time permits
1st Quarter
Textbook: World Cultures and Geography
Intro to Geography--Geography Handbook
The Earliest Human Societies--Ch 1
Mesopotamia & The Fertile Crescent--Ch 2
The Hebrew Kingdoms--Ch 3
Social Studies Grades 5 & 6
Year 1 - Textbook: World Cultures and Geography
2nd Quarter
Ancient Egypt--Ch 4
Ancient India--Ch 5
Ancient China--Ch 6
3rd Quarter
Ancient Greece--Ch 7
Ancient Rome--Ch 9
Islam & The 5 Major World Religions--Ch 11
African Civilizations--Ch 12
4th Quarter
American Civilizations--Ch 13
Medieval Europe--Ch 16
The Renaissance--Ch 17
Dynasties of China--Ch 14 (Bonus chapter if time permits)
Civilizations of Asia--Ch 15 (Bonus chapter if time permits)
Social Studies Grades 5 & 6
Year 2- Textbook: McGraw/Hill--United States Adventures in Time and Place
1st Quarter
Native Americans
Age of Exploration
The English Establish 13 Colonies
2nd Quarter
Life in the 13 English Colonies
The Struggle for North America
Breaking Ties with Great Britain
The American Revolution
3rd Quarter
The Constitution of the United States
A Young United States
4th Quarter
A Changing and Expanding Country
A Time of Slavery
The Civil War & Reconstruction
Social Studies Grades 5 & 6
Year 1 - Textbook: World Cultures and Geography
1st Quarter
Textbook: World Cultures and Geography
Intro to Geography--Geography Handbook
The Earliest Human Societies--Ch 1
Mesopotamia & The Fertile Crescent--Ch 2
The Hebrew Kingdoms--Ch 3
2nd Quarter
Ancient Egypt--Ch 4
Ancient India--Ch 5
Ancient China--Ch 6
3rd Quarter
Ancient Greece--Ch 7
Ancient Rome--Ch 9
Islam & The 5 Major World Religions--Ch 11
African Civilizations--Ch 12
4th Quarter
American Civilizations--Ch 13
Medieval Europe--Ch 16
The Renaissance--Ch 17
Dynasties of China--Ch 14 (Bonus chapter if time permits)
Civilizations of Asia--Ch 15 (Bonus chapter if time permits)
Grades 7 & 8 Curriculum
Math Grades 7 & 8
Textbook: Progress in Mathematics Fundamentals of Algebra – Book 1
1st Quarter
Integers
Expressions & Equations
Inequalities
2nd Quarter
Decimals
Fractions
3rd Quarter
Ratio & Proportion
Percent & Consumer Applications
4th Quarter
Two-Dimensional Geometry
Data Analysis & Statistics
Geometry Measurement Applications
Year 1
Textbooks:
Focus on Life Science
Focus on Earth Science
1st Quarter:
What is Life Science
Living Resources
2nd Quarter:
Ecosystems
Energy & Material Resources
Cell Structure and Function
3rd Quarter:
Cell Processes and Energy
Genetics
Changes Over Time
4th Quarter:
Earth's History
Organism Research Project
Science Grades 7 & 8
Year 2
Textbooks:
Focus on Physical Science
1st Quarter:
Introduction to Physical Science
The Nature of Matter
2nd Quarter:
Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Elements and the Periodic Table
Atoms and Bonding
3rd Quarter:
Chemical Reactions
Motion and Energy
4th Quarter:
Forces
Science Fair
Social Studies Grade 7 and 8
Year 1 - Textbook: Prentice Hall--The American Revolution
1st Quarter
Reconstruction--Ch 18
Westward Movement--Ch 19
Urbanization--Ch 20 & 21
2nd Quarter
Reform & the Progressive Movement--Ch 22
Imperialism & the Spanish-American War--Ch 23
World War I--Ch 24
3rd Quarter
The Roaring Twenties--Ch 25
The Great Depression--Ch 26
World War II--Ch 27
4th Quarter
Cold War & Vietnam War--Ch 28
Civil Rights--Ch 29
1st Quarter
A Meeting of Different Worlds--Ch 4
The 13 English Colonies--Ch 5
The Road to Revolution--Ch 6
Social Studies Grades 7 & 8
Year 2 - Textbook: Prentice Hall--The American Revolution
2nd Quarter
The American Revolution--Ch 7
Creating a Republic--Ch 8
The New Republic Begins--Ch 9
3rd Quarter
The Age of Jefferson--Ch 10
Industry and Growth--Ch 11
Democracy in the Age of Jackson--Ch 12
Westward Expansion--Ch 13
4th Quarter
The Worlds of North and South--Ch 14
An Era of Reform--Ch 15
A Dividing Nation--Ch 16
The Civil War--Ch 17
