Overview of Curriculum 3-5

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