Bellingham Public Schools

Curriculum Department

September 2005

FIFTH GRADE

Curriculum Resources

Reading and Writing – teach as per literacy guide and curriculum guide

• spelling – Sourcebooks 1 and 3
• handwriting – focus on developing legibility, uniformity, personality
• writing process and six trait writing

Math – teach as per curriculum guide using

• Investigations , TERC
• Investigations, Assessment Sourcebook Grade 5, TERC

Science – teach as per curriculum guide using required topics/units

        Interdependence

• GEMS – Earth, Moon, and Stars
• GEMS – Oobleck
• GEMS – Moons of Jupiter

        Energy

• STC – Magnets/Motors

Social Studies – teach as per curriculum guide using

• Social Studies: Early United States , Harcourt Brace & Company, 2000 – purchased one class set (30 student texts) for every two teachers and purchased one set for each library for student checkout for longer term projects, etc.
• Social Studies: Early United States Teacher Resources – purchased one teacher edition (Volume 1 and 2), assessment program, overhead transparencies, and daily geography charts for every 5 th grade teacher
• Classroom Atlas Program , Rand McNally (30 atlases and 1 teacher's guide) – purchased one for every 5 th grade classroom
• Atlas of American History , Rand McNally (30 atlases) – purchased one for every two teachers
• World/U.S. Wall Map and Globe

Health – teach as per curriculum guide using

The Great Body Shop Teacher's Guide (purple binder), The Children's Health Market, Inc. (purchased one for every 5 th grade teacher)

• required fifth grade puberty unit “Growing Up” (unit has been revised and condensed by BSD for use in our schools)
• required fifth grade unit "Danger Ahead: The Truth About Drugs"

Other

• Second Step, A Violence Prevention Curriculum
• KNOW HIV/STD Prevention Curriculum