Academics-Grade 5 & 6
5th and 6th grades
Language Arts
Grammar
The students will
- Know the 8 parts of speech
- Identify sentence patterns with indirect and direct objects, predicate nouns, and predicate adjectives
- Demonstrate mastery of capitalization and punctuation rules
- Identify compound, complex, and simple sentences
Writing
The students will
- Use the A Beka 5th and 6th grade spelling texts
- Learn and practice writing friendly and business letters
- Create 5-point outlines
- Write a 5-paragraph paper using pre-writing, drafting, and editing
- Study and practice narrative and expository writing
- Learn about and practice writing several styles of poetry
Literature
The students will
- Read 5-8 classic novels as a class (most of the selections will complement what they are learning in history)
- Learn to recognize literary elements such as theme, mood, point of view, imagery, etc.
- Be trained to evaluate texts from a Biblical world-view
- Independently read and report on 6 pre-approved books
History
The students will study
- The Middle Ages
- The Renaissance
- The Reformation
- The early explorers
- A mini-unit on the Revolutionary War
Science
The students will use the BJU Press science
textbook to study:
- Rocks and fossils
- Matter and heat
- Sound and light
- Weather
- Biomes
- Ecosystems
Mathematics
A Beka Math 5
- Simplifying expressions containing parenthesis
- Operations with signed numbers
- Graphing functions
- Word problems
- Powers and roots
- Ratios and proportions
- Percents, fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers
- Divisibility concepts
- Prime factorization
- Estimation
- Integers
- Unit multipliers
- Statistics and probability
- Frequency tables
- Data collection, display, and analysis
- Formulas
- Geometric constructions
- Scale factor
- Capacity and volume
- Complementary and supplementary angles
A Beka Math 6
- Measurement and estimation
- Word problems
- Rate
- Powers and roots
- Geometric proofs
- Scientific notation
- Graphing functions
- Quantitative comparisons
- Balancing equations
- Transformation of formulas
- Literal equations
- Algebraic terms
- Irrational numbers
- Factoring algebraic expressions
- Substitution
- Graphing linear equations and inequalities
- Geometric construction
- Scale factor and indirect measure
- Similar and congruent figures
- Data collection, display, and analysis
- Probability and statistics
Special Events
5th—6th grade students will have the opportunity to participate in the following special events/field trips:
Tucson Symphony Orchestra… Throughout the school year, the students will learn about the musical instruments that make up an orchestra. As a culminating activity, the children will attend a symphony performance downtown.
Medieval Festival… The students and parents are invited to participate in a medieval style feast at school as a culmination of the year’s history studies.
ASARCO Mine Tour… The students investigate the history and operations of an open pit mine.
Sabino Canyon… The students participate in “Creek Critters” program which studies water quality and analyzes data collected.
Federal Court House… The class will visit a judge’s courtroom and witness people becoming citizens of the U.S.
Spiritual Focus
Devotions
The students will
Spend each morning discussing and considering personal application of the Bible
Commit to memory a monthly Bible passage
Be given the opportunity for sharing of personal needs and concerns
Spend time daily in prayer
Chapels
The students will
Join grades K-6th in a weekly chapel time for worship and singing.
Be challenged by speakers to consider their own personal expression of the challenges found in the Bible to live out their faith
Bible Class
The students will
Study stories and events from the books of Chronicles through Malachi
Memorize the books of the Bible and the disciple’s prayer
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