This document provides information about the curriculum and development of 5th grade students presented at a 5th Grade Curriculum Night. It includes sections that discuss the physical, cognitive, and social development of 10-11 year olds. It also summarizes the literacy, math, science/social studies, and physical education curriculum. It concludes with details on homework expectations and encourages parents to check their child's work and provide a study space at home.

1. Fifth Grade
Curriculum Night 2014

2. MRS. MUHTARIS
KLSTANCATI@CPS.EDU
WWW.BURLEY302.WEEBLY.COM

3. Ten Eleven
Muscles for jumping, running, and
other big movements are developing
quickly.
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Need lots of outdoor play and
physical challenges.
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Snacks and rest periods help rapidly
growing bodies.
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Better at small muscle movements;
enjoy tracing and copying.
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Ready to start using more advanced
tools such as compasses and
templates.
Restless and energetic.
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Need lots of food, physical activity,
and sleep.
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Growth spurt for many girls; some
begin menstruating.
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Growing pains (bone outgrowing
muscle) may cause nightly aches and
daily complaints.
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More colds, ear infections, flu
Physical Development

4. Ten Eleven
Good at memorizing
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Enjoy collecting, organizing, and
classifying
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Like rules and logic
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Can concentrate on reading and
thinking for longer periods
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Open to learning mediation or
problem-solving skills
Can think abstractly-able to
understand ideas such as “justice”
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Beginning to challenge adult
explanations and their own
assumptions
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Would rather learn new skills than
review or improve previous work
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Enjoy using their developing thinking
skills to do brain teasers and puzzles
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Like “adult” tasks (researching,
interviewing) and “adult” work,
though may outwardly fuss while
secretly enjoying the work.
Cognitive Development

5. Ten Eleven
Eager to reach out to others through
community service or tutoring.
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Boys and girls work well together.
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Quick to anger, quick to forgive.
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Competitive but also cooperative.
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Listen well but enjoy talking and
explaining.
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Enjoy adult recognition.
Moody, self absorbed
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Easily embarrassed; need to save
face with peers
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Sensitive about their changing bodies
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Need lots of time to talk with peers
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Worry about who’s “in” and whose
“out”
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Like to challenge rules, argue, and
test limits
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Need adult empathy, humor, and light
attitude to help them take things less
seriously
Social Development

6. LITERACY Volume
Variety
Vocabulary
40 book challenge

7. 90 minutes
“eyes on text”

8. Independent Reading
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Read Aloud Response
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Writing About Reading
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Book Clubs & Discussion
Reading Comprehension
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Reading Habits
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Projects
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Class Text Study

9. A text that your child can read independently with 98% accuracy.
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A text that is of interest to your child.
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A text that is age appropriate for your child.
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A text that will engage your child in deep thinking.
What is a “Just Right” book?

11. MATHEMATICS
Updated curriculum
Waiting on parent
resources
Focus on precision
and perseverance

12. Science/Social Studies
Developing research skills;
advanced print research, use of
multiple sources, understanding
bias, citing sources, analyzing
resources.
Developing note taking skills,
understanding plagiarism
Using art and technology to
demonstrate learning
Inquiry and a sense of wonder
about the world
Nonfiction literacy skills

13. Additional 30 minutes of Physical Education weekly.
30 minutes of health instruction weekly.
Linda and Michael Program
HTTP://WWW.ROBERTCROWN.ORG/PROGRAMDESCRIPTIONS.SHTML

14. Homework
Read 20 minutes every night. 30 is better.
Math homework every night.
Spelling:
Monday-List
Tuesday-Finish their chart
Wednesday-Practice Activity
Thursday-Study
Occasional Writing, Science, or Social Studies

15. Your Homework
Check & Review their work
Clean out the home folder
Set up an organized space &
system at home
Lead by example

16. QUESTIONS