In middle school, Language Arts tends to be repetitive in order to help a student gradually improve his or her skills. The basic subject matter that a middle school student must know before beginning high school is as follows. Reading: A student needs to be able to read silently and with fluency, skim a story for information, and read independently. They must have critical reading skills, as well as literal, inferential, and evaluative reading skills. Literature: Students must be familiar with numerous types of literature such as mythology, poetry (lyric, narrative, and dramatic), novels, short stories, plays, myths, legends, and … Continue reading →

Middle school math, i.e. 6th 7th and 8th grade math are generally the same math concepts repeated at a slightly greater difficulty each year. It basically prepares students for algebra. If middle school students do, very well with middle school math they can start Algebra in 8th grade. Here are the concepts your middle school student must master (at 90% accuracy) before moving on to Algebra. Place Value: Students should be able to name place value up to a billion Decimals: Estimating, rounding, adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing and conversion to fractions Percent: Students should be able to calculate a percentage … Continue reading →

World book has a list of topics that your students should learn from grade school through high school. For middle school years, I strongly disagree the way in which the topics are arranged for each of the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade social studies. It is basically set up in a way that is segmented and not cohesive at all. I feel these topics can be set up in a way that is based on time period, or at least region. For this reason, I have re-arranged the topics a bit to help it flow better. As you can see … Continue reading →

For the fifth grade, I like to move homeschoolers from passively learning to actively learning. This means I like to move from learning games to books and research. This of course can be done slowly over time. This following list details what a fifth grader needs to know. Fifth Grade Math Curriculum builds upon lessons learned in previous years, but with greater difficulty. In this post I listed websites that can help you teach important fifth grade concepts. In Fifth Grade Language Arts Curriculum Part 1, and Fifth Grade Language Arts Curriculum Part 2 , I discussed important grammar, reading … Continue reading →

Science in fifth deals with life sciences. This is basically plant biology, human cells and body, and earth science as well. In teaching fifth grade science, in my opinion, you will need two books. I suggest your purchase a Grade 5 science textbook or curriculum set and a book on science experiments. While previously I suggested fun ways to learn science through field trips and other fun activities. Beginning in fifth grade to middle school, however, students should start using books more. Subjects your biology books should are: Biological adaptations: Changes in a species due to environmental stress Biotic communities: … Continue reading →

Fifth grade social studies focuses on exploration and discovery, particularly of the United States and North American. This is a fun time period for children to learn and it can be done effortlessly and cohesively throughout the years. Part 2 involves democracy and Neighbors of the United States (North America). This part of fifth grade Social Studies can be taught through numerous materials. Democracy’s principles and documents: The US government has numerous websites that explain democracy thoroughly and at various age levels. Go to www.state.gov and look for the youth education section. Life in the U. S. and its possessions: … Continue reading →

Fifth grade social studies focus on exploration and discovery, particularly of the United States and North American. This is a fun time period for children to learn and it can be done effortlessly and cohesively throughout the years. Personally, I feel that most of the lessons in fifth grade social studies should come in the form of historical novels. Part I involves discovering American History. This part of fifth grade Social Studies should be largely read, discussed, and written about in essays. Exploration and discovery: Read and discuss The World Made New: Why the Age of Exploration Happened and How … Continue reading →

Fifth Grade language arts skills once again build upon language arts skills leaned in previous years. Vocabulary words get more difficult, grammar gets more complicated, and writing gets more detailed. Here is part 2 of things your fifth grader needs to learn in language arts. Spelling: There are numerous workbooks and websites you can use for a fifth grade spelling list and exercises. I found a complete fifth grade-spelling list with lesson suggestions at YourDictionary.com Grammar for fifth grade teaches topics to make your child’s writing flow better and polishes their writing for ease of reading. These topics are plurals … Continue reading →

Fifth Grade language arts skills once again build upon language arts skills leaned in previous years. Vocabulary words get more difficult, grammar gets more complicated, and writing gets more detailed. Here are the things your fifth grader needs to learn for language arts. Silent and oral reading: By fifth grade, a student should be able to read aloud and silently with fluency. They should be able to pick up just about any common piece of literature and read it. This includes novels, newspapers, magazines, and other publications. Types of literature: Literature opens up fifth graders to culture and exploration. Here … Continue reading →

Fifth grade math curriculum builds upon what was learned in previous years. Your child may already know many of these concepts, but they must be practiced at a higher difficulty level. Here are the math concepts that your fifth grader should learn. Reading and writing numbers to 10 places: Children should be able to read, write. Add and subtract numbers into the billions (1,000,000,000). Numeration systems: Students should be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers, common fractions, and Decimals to the thousandths. Mixed numbers: Students must understand and be able to add, subtract and multiply mixed numbers. … Continue reading →