Rutledge Hall - 5th Grade General Information

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5th Grade Curriculum
The following is a list of the major topics covered in our curriculum areas.

Social Studies	U.S. History includes: Civil War Industrial Revolution 20th Century Current Events Geography
Science	Arthropod/Classification Project Microworlds Force, Motion, and Design Solar Energy Voyage of the Mimi
Language Arts	Writing Skills: Expository Narrative Persuasive Spelling Grammar Study Skills Speaking / Listening
Reading Houghton Mifflin Reading Series	Comprehension Strategies & Skills Connecting Predicting / Inferring Summarizing Clarifying Evaluating Questioning Decoding Comprehension Fluency Whole group Guided reading Independent Reading
Math University of Chicago Everyday Mathematics Series	Place Value Decimals Multiplication Division Fractions Geometry Ratio / Proportion / Percent Probability Heavy emphasis on math sense and problem solving