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PROGRESS IN MATHEMATICS Grade 5

PROGRESS IN MATHEMATICS IS IN ITS SIXTH DECADE OF USER-PROVEN SUCCESS, AND IS A COMPLETE BASEL MATHEMATICS PROGRAM. WRITTEN BY EXPERIENCED TEACHER-AUTHORS, IT INTEGRATES A TRADITIONAL COURSE OF STUDY AND TODAY'S ACADEMIC STANDARDS WITH THE MOST UP-TO-DATE METHODS OF TEACHING. IT IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF ALL LEARNERS. TEACHERS WHO USE "PROGRESS" COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT STUDENTS MAY PROGRESS AS QUICKLY AS THEY CAN OR AS SLOWLY AS THEY MUST. IN GRADE 5, THE CONCEPTS OF FRACTIONS & DECIMALS WILL BE FURTHER DEVELOPED, AND YOUR 5TH GRADER WILL USE ALL FOUR OPTIONS WITH THESE NUMBER TYPES. THERE WILL ALSO BE INCREASED EMPHASIS ON ALGEBRAIC THINKING. OTHER TOPICS THAT ARE INCLUDED INCLUDE: STATISTICS, GEOMETRY, MEASUREMENT, PROBABILITY, PERCENTS, AND PROPORTIONS. WE KNOW THAT BY USING "PROGRESS IN MATHEMATICS YOUR 5TH GRADER WILL NOT ONLY LEARN TO VALUE MATH, BUT BECOME A CONFIDENT PROBLEM SOLVER AND LEARN TO REASON AND COMMUNICATE.

English Grade 5

Grade-5 English Course Outline

This class follows the Common Core State Standards for 5th grade English.

Students in this class are required to read at least 30 minutes every day and to turn in a reading log to show their time spent reading. They are also required to write 10 different book reports in an effort to encourage reading and writing about stories. In each of the 18 chapters students will receive two vocabulary lessons, learn about grammar, practice reading different types of literature, and learn skills to be a good writer. Students will learn how to make inferences, read context clues, and read to learn information. To improve their writing skills students will learn how to express opinions, write letters, use literary devices, and use word relationships in poetry. Students will practice comparing and contrasting similar texts.

The goal of this class it to make each student a better reader and a better writer.



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