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MOTTO: Analyze and Make Great Choices

(Year 5) -  20 -30 Min Lessons to deepen understanding of subjects.  Focus on complete written narrations.

Literacy:

Reading/Literature    (Reading List Below)

     Students required to keep a log of books read independently.  Independent reading daily.  Focus on comprehending and retaining both literal and implied meaning in classical texts.  Emphasizing critical thinking, vocabulary development, and confidence in reading.  Their mastery will be tested in the compositions of narrations. (See Grammar/Composition)

• The Small War of Sergeant Donkey Worksheet
• Augustine Came to Kent Chapter Notes
• Blessed Imelda, Patron Saint of First Communicants
• Student Choice

Grammar/Composition        (English 4 for Young Catholics)  Paragraph Writing Lectures

    Grammar and Composition built upon reading and narrations of readings, as well as written work done for other subjects such as science, history, math, and religion.  Oral narrations for young students and written narrations for older students.  Narrations to build upon the critical thinking and writing proficiencies.  Students will develop strategies for turning their experience, observations, readings, and analyses into evidence suitable for academic writing.  1 Paragraph a week on an subject.

Spelling/Vocabulary    (Spelling 4 for Young Catholics)

    Spelling and vocabulary will be developed through reading and writing.  Occasional spelling and vocabulary words will be given to students, but no formal spelling/vocabulary tests will be given.

• Spelling City

Phonics/Reading    (Phonics 4 for Young Catholics)

    For beginning readers.  Playing games with sight words, sight word searches in books, and readings from

• This is Our Land & A Book of Gladness

Poetry/Shakespeare   

    Short poetry readings.  “Poetry tea time” to follow after Divine Mercy Chaplet.  

• When We Were Very Young
• As You Like It
• The Harp and the Laurel Wreath

Math:

Arithmetic:        (Math 4 for Young Catholics)

    To improve the accuracy and speed of problem solving.  Continued practice in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.  Introduction of some new concepts.

• Roman Numerals
• Place Value
• Rounding
• Positives and Negatives
• Fractions
• Addition with Regrouping
• Subtraction with Regrouping
• Skip Count 2’s and 5’s
• Skip Count 3’s and 4’s
• Skip count 6’s and 7’s
• Skip count 8’s and 9’s
• Skip count 10’s
• Multiplication Table
• Multiplication
• Division VIDEO
• Perimeter, Area, Volume PERIMETER AND AREA  VOLUME
• Geometric Constructions  VIDEO
• Similar and Congruent Figures
• Customary and Metric Measurements
• Time VIDEO & PRACTICE
• Estimation of outcomes
• problem solving and word problems
• Charts and Graphs
• Prime numbers VIDEO
• prime factoring
• numeration systems
• subsets
• decimals and fractions DECIMAL VIDEOS  FRACTION VIDEOS
• addition and subtraction to 7 places
• 1- 2- 3- digit multiplication VIDEOS
• meaning of mixed numbers
• finding simple averages
• money

Religion:

Saint Studies:        (A Year With the Saints)

    Students will learn about the lives and callings of saints, and why they are good role models for us, through: biographies, text, mass, and hands on activities when possible.  

Bible Study:        (Bible History 4 for Young Catholics)

    A look at the different stories of the bible and their meanings in our own life.  To grow their knowledge of major events, people, and teachings.  

• Bible History for Young Catholics: New Testament

CCD:            (St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism No. 1, Religion 4 for Young Catholics,)

    Expand the student's understanding of the truths of the Faith and laws of the Church.

• Liturgical Year
• RE @ OLOS weekly
• Living Faith and Works of Mercy

Science

Science:    (Science For Young Catholics 4)

    An exploration of our world around us, logged in journal and experienced in unit and spontaneous study.  (Journals to be carefully monitored and graded under Science and Composition.)  Exploring and understanding all of God's work to the best of our ability.  

• OCEANS WEATHER CLIMATE
• MATTER SOLIDS LIQUID GASSES
• MACHINES
• LIVING THINGS
• THE WONDER OF MAN
• SAFTEY AND HEALTH
• Science Lab 4

Nature Study:        (Keeping a Nature Journal, Secrets of the Animal World)

    Keeping Nature Journals and going on nature walks.

Social Studies:

History:         (The Catholic Faith Comes to the New World)

• Indian Culture
• Vikings
• King Alfred the Great
• Holy Land and Beyond, Crusades, Genghis Khan
• Kublai Khan, Marco Polo
• The Seafarers
• The Spanish Influence
• The English Settlers
• The French, The Dutch, and the English
• Colonial Expansion
• Life in Colonial America
• The French and British Struggle
• Liberty and Justice for All
• The American War for Independence
• The Tide Turns
• South Carolina  VIDEOS  2 Min Tour  TOUR THE STATES SONG

LIBERTY'S KIDS

Geography:        (Maps, Charts, and Graphs D: States and Regions)

Foreign Language: - UNDECIDED

Art:

    Appreciation:       

        A look at different artists and their techniques.

• Line Direction
• Contour
• Basic Shapes
• Texture
• Symbols
• Graphics
• The Color Wheel
• Warm and Cool Colors
• Neutral Colors
• Color Value (Shades)
• Color Value (Tints)
• Symbolism
• Harmony and Contrast
• Contrast with Black and White
• Color as Center of Interest
• Dimension
• Shading to show Dimension
• Three-dimensional Shapes
• Symmetry
• Balance
• Negative Space
• Pattern
• Center of Interest
• Grouping Shapes

    Journal:            (Usborne Activities: What Shall I Draw and What Shall I Paint?)

        A Journal of art techniques.

• Personal Art Journal Term 1
• Personal Art Journal Term 2
• Personal Art Journal Term 3
• Personal Art Journal Term 4

    Picture Study:       

        A look at different artists and their techniques.

• Introduction to Art History
• Late Gothic art in Italy

Music:

    Singing:

• Hymnals

   

    Piano:

• Daily

Appreciation:

• Instruments of the orchestra