3rd-5th Grade Curriculum
Third Grade |
Fourth Grade |
Fifth Grade |
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Language Arts / English |
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| Reading & Writing | Reading & Writing | Reading & Writing |
| Poetry | Poetry | Poetry |
| Fiction (Stories; Norse Myths; Greek and Roman Myths) | Fiction (Stories; Legends of King Authur) | Fiction and Drama (Stories; Shakespeare; Myths and Legends) |
| Sayings and Phrases | Speeches | Speeches |
| Sayings and Phrases | Sayings and Phrases | |
History and Geography |
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World |
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| World Geography (Spatial Sense; Canada; Important Rivers) | World Geography (Spatial Sense; Mountains) | World Geography (Spatial Sense; Lakes) |
| Ancient Rome (Geography of Mediterranean Region; Roman Empire; “Decline & Fall”) | Europe in the Middle Ages | Meso-American Civilizations |
| The Vikings | Spread of Islam and “Holy Wars” | European Exploration, Trade and Clash of Cultures |
| The Earliest Americans | Early and Medieval African Kingdoms | Renaissance and Reformation |
| Early Exploration of North America | China: Dynasties and Conquerors | England from the Golden Age to the Glorious Revolution |
| The Thirteen Colonies; Life and Times Before the Revolution | American Revolution | Russia: Early Growth and Expansion |
| Making a Constitutional Government | Feudal Japan | |
| Early Presidents and Politics | Westward Expansion | |
| Reformers | Civil War | |
| Symbols and Figures | Native Americans: Culture and Conflicts | |
| U.S. Geography | ||
American |
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| Geography | Early People and Civilizations (Maya, Inca, Aztec) | American Government: The Constitution |
Visual Arts |
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| Elements of Art | Art of the Middle Ages | Art of the Renaissance |
| American Indian Art | Islamic Art and Architecture | American Art: Nineteenth- Century |
| Art of Ancient Rome and Byzantine Civilization | Art of Africa | United States |
| Art of China | Art of Japan | |
| Art of a New Nation: The United States | ||
Music |
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| Elements of Music | Elements of Music | Elements of Music |
| Listening and Understanding (Orchestra; Composers) | Listening and Understanding (Orchestra; Vocal Ranges; Composers) | Listening and Understanding (Composers; Connections) |
| Songs | Songs | American Musical Traditions (Spirituals) |
| Songs | ||
Mathematics |
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| Numbers and Number Sense | Numbers and Number Sense | Numbers and Number Sense |
| Fractions and Decimals | Fractions and Decimals | Ration and Percent |
| Money | Money | Fractions and Decimals |
| Computation | Computation | Computation |
| Measurement | Measurement | Measurement |
| Geometry | Geometry | Geometry |
| Probability and Statistics | ||
| Pre-Algebra | ||
Science |
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| Intro to Classifications of Animals | Classifying Living Things | Chemistry (Atoms; Matter; Elements; Solutions) |
| Human Body (Muscular, Skeletal, and Nervous Systems; Circulatory and Respiratory Systems) | Light and Optics; Sound Human Body (Vision and Hearing) |
Cells: Structures and Processes |
| Matter | Electricity | Plant Life Cycles and Reproductions; Structures and Processes |
| Ecology | Geology: Earth and its Changes | Human Body |
| Astronomy | Meteorology | Chemistry: Matter and Change |
| Science Biographies | Science Biographies | Science Biographies |