Upper Grades- 5th-8th

5th Grade 

Language Arts:

• Spelling - Greek roots

• Grammar -
  direct/indirect voice, subject/object, prepositional usage, quotation use, declarative and exclamatory voice, imperative and interrogative verbs, etc.

• Research paper

• Research presentation

• Independent composition

• Poetry

• Journaling

• Letter writing

• Reading to learn

• Reading complex historical literature and class readers

• Daily speech work

• Socratic discourse

• Class play

• World Language:

• Spanish

Math:

• Geometry - aligned with study of ancient civilizations and the birth of geometric concepts and applications (i.e. Egyptian building, Pythagorean studies, etc.)

• Further study and application with fractions

• Further study and application with decimals

• Conversions

• Ratio and proportions

• Prime numbers

• Square numbers

• Metric measurements and conversions

• Calculation of world monetary units and conversions

Science:

• Botany

• Geography - Colorado and United States

• Geography of locations of ancient civilizations

Music:

• Choir

• Music class 

Artistic:

• Knitting socks (and possibly other attire including mittens)

• Clay modeling

• Geometric drawing

• Watercolor painting

• Independent illustrations

• Egyptian and Greek forms

Movement:

• Pentathlon preparation and training (Greek wrestling, discus, javelin, long-jump, and running)

• Games

• Field trips pertaining to Colorado and US history as well as botany

Language Arts:

• Spelling/Vocabulary — Latin roots 

• Reading — weekly expectations

• Poetry

• Writing skills — Expository, Persuasive, Imaginative and Business

• Grammar — further areas of complexity and nuance in tenses, punctuation, sentence structures, use of phrases, differences in voice, etc.

• Longer composition organization - research and expository writing

• Research project management

• Various types of essay construction

World Language:

• Spanish

Mathematics:

• Business math — banking, percentage, interest, money, etc.

• Conversions

• Ratios

• Decimals

• Geometry

• Introduction to and use of algebraic concepts

• Complex word problems and applied math including physics applications

Science:

• Physics — Light, Heat, Sound, Magnetism, and Electricity

• Mineralogy

• Water Cycle

• Astronomy

• World geography — Latitude and Longitude, Climates, Biomes, Bio-systems, etc.

Music:

• Choir

• Piano or guitar
• Band 
• Percussion

Artistic:

• Pattern making for sewing

• Charcoal drawing

• Pastel drawing

• Watercolor painting

• Clay

• Woodworking

• Illuminated Lettering

• Calligraphy

• Ceramics
• Sewing
• Leather Working
• Theatre Arts

Movement:

• Games

• Team Sports

• Spelling/Vocabulary — 

• Reading — weekly expectations that include various social, ethical and historical themes

• Creative Writing — Short Stories

• Writing skills — Expository, Persuasive, Imaginative and Business

• Poetry

• Grammar — further areas of complexity and nuance in tenses, punctuation, sentence structures, use of phrases, differences in voice, etc.

• Longer composition organization — research and expository writing

• Research project management

• Various types of essay construction

World Language:

• Spanish

Mathematics:

• Pre-Algebra — Positive and negative integers, powers, roots, equations, etc.

• Geometry

• Complex word problems and applied math including physics and mechanics questions

Science:

• Physics — Light, Heat, Sound, Magnetism, and Electricity as well as Mechanics Physiology — Nutrition, Body Systems, Drugs and Alcohol chemistry

• Chemistry — acids and bases, combustion, lime cycle, freezing/boiling point, etc.

• World geography — Focus on Cultural development and geology

   

Music:

• Choir

• Piano or guitar
• Band 
• Percussion

Artistic:

• Pattern making for sewing

• Charcoal drawing

• Pastel drawing

• Watercolor painting

• Clay

• Woodworking

• Illuminated Lettering

• Calligraphy

• Ceramics
• Sewing
• Leather Working
• Theatre Arts

Movement:

• Games

• Team Sports

Language Arts:

• Spelling/Vocabulary 

• Reading — weekly expectations that include various social, ethical and historical themes

• Creative Writing — Short Stories

• Writing skills — Expository, Persuasive, Imaginative and Business

• Poetry

• Grammar — further areas of complexity and nuance in tenses, punctuation, sentence structures, use of phrases, differences in voice, etc.

• Longer composition organization — research and expository writing

• Research project management

• Various types of essay construction

• Class Play — often a full Shakespearean production

World Language:

• Spanish

Mathematics:

• Algebra 1

• Geometry

• Complex word problems and applied math

Science:

• Physics — Light, Heat, Sound, Magnetism, and Electricity — deepened from previous work

• Anatomy

• Organic Chemistry

• World Economic Geography

• Meteorology and Weather