Course Overview:  Grade 5 Language Arts/Reading is a rigorous course that builds and challenges students' growing language arts and reading skills with more complex texts and writing structures.  Students learn how to create, support, and develop a logical flow of ideas in writing that will convey to readers a main point or message. In addition, concepts of English basics, including phonics, word origins, vocabulary, spelling, and grammar are reviewed. Course topics include:

Course Overview:  Grade 5 Math course is designed to give students additional experience with basic mathematical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division). Besides working with larger whole numbers, in this course students focus on performing these mathematical operations on fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals. Students are introduced to basic algebraic and geometric concepts and many other topics to provide them with a strong mathematical foundation.

Course Overview:  Grade 5 Science is an engaging and thought-provoking course covering Life, Physical, and Earth Science. The course includes lab videos where students observe experiments that demonstrate the concepts they are learning.

Course Overview:  The Grade 5 Social Studies course covers the history of the Americas from the first Native Americans through the 21st Century. It discusses not only the historical events through these periods, but also explores the motives and mindset of the people who made them happen.