A resource tool for parents and teachers which provides lessons in the areas of history, geography, mathematics, science, language arts, and fine arts, that meet the standards set for fifth-graders by the Core Knowledge Foundation.
Twenty skill-based lessons include: work backward, logical reasoning, act it out, make a table, find a pattern, make a list, guess and check, write a word problem, and choose the correct operation.
Offers research-based strategies for teaching literacy in the fifth grade, discussing classroom layout, unit planning, standards, integrating curriculum, finding resources, and other related topics.
Presents classroom applications and activities designed to help students in fourth and fifth grade build strong literacy skills and help them deepen their understanding and language and texts.
Provides subject reviews and strategies for the New York State Grade 5 Social Studies Test, and includes two full-length practice tests with explained answers.