HIS Grade 5 Curriculum

Children are a heritage from the Lord. .......Psalm 127:3


Bible

Instructional philosophy
To see how the Bible relates to our everyday choices

Instructional goals
To present a survey or overview of the Old Testament and it’s characters {including references to Jesus} and apply the choices of these characters to our lives.

Instructional Objectives
Students will learn about:
1. Being honest
2. Wanting to be accepted by others
3. Having self-esteem
4. Feeling others are unfair
5. Getting along with others
6. Seeing the negative influence of television
7. Disrespecting adults


Resources
Christ and My Choices, Date 1999

Scope & sequence
1. Gods Special Revelation and First Things First
2. Abraham Trust and Abraham and Isaac obedience
3. Joseph-Rejection and Forgiveness and Joseph- Handling False Accusations
4. Moses-Fearing God, Not Man, choosing Gods People; Handling inadequacies
5. Joshua and Caleb
6. Achan-Hiding sin
7. Overview of the Judges-Cycle of sin
8. Ruth, Naomi, Boaz-Love and Loyalty
9. Overview of the United Kingdom with Samuel, Saul, David, Absolom and Solomon
10. Overview of the Divided Kingdom with Ahab, Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Ezra and Nehemiah
11. Jesus fulfills the Old Testament prophesies



Health

Instructional Philosophy
God has given us an intricate physical system that takes our cooperation to be healthy humans just as He gave us a Biblical system to keep us Spiritually healthy.

Instructional goals
To create an awareness of nutrition, healthy diet, and physical fitness and cleanliness

Instructional Objectives
Students will be able to:
l. To identify circulatory and digestive systems and how they work
2. To establish good eating habits
3. To have a basic understanding and able to identify the parts of the body
4. To learn to have attitudes that will help to demonstrate acceptable mental, physical, social and spiritual behavior that will contribute to having a healthy future

Resources
Text book-- Enjoy Good Health, A Beka Book, Date 1999
Test and quiz booklets correlated with the text
American Heart and Cancer Association materials

Scope & sequence
1. Learning your transportation system
2. Identifying food for vitality
3. studying your digestive system
4. Learning what happens to your body while practicing physical fitness
5 Finding out how healthy your relationships are with others and God



Mathematics

Instructional Philosophy
God’s love for precision and order is very clear in His word. As children master mathematical skills of precision, they are better able to appreciate God’s creation. “For six years sow your fields, for six years prune your vineyards and gather their crops. But in the seventh year the land is to have a Sabbath of rest, a Sabbath to the Lord. Do not sow your fields or prune your vineyards.” (Lev. 25: 3,4). To understand God’s order and precision is to gain better understanding of the mind of God.

Instructional goals
For 5th Grade math, the overall goal of promoting the power and purpose of math in students’ lives has the following subgoals:
  • to have students who think and communicate mathematically.
  • Develop student’s confidence in their mathematical ability.
  • Develop the student’s ability to think critically and construct their own problem solving plans.
  • To have students who use technology while solving problems.


    Instructional Objectives
    The student will:
    1. Develop their understanding of using Whole numbers for problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
    2. Develop their use of fractions and mixed numbers for problem solving in addition and subtraction, multiplication and division.
    3. Be introduced to the use of decimals in problem solving.
    4. Be introduced to integers, rational and real numbers.
    5. Integrate their understanding of expressions and equations in Algebra.
    6. Integrate their understanding of collecting, organising, and analysing data
    7. Be introduced to the estimation of fractions and decimals while developing their understanding of estimation of whole numbers.
    8. Develop their techniques in mental math.
    9. Gain a better understanding of geometric angles and circles.
    10. Gain practical application of measuring angles, area and capacity involving comparisons in temperature, time volume and mass.
    11. Develop practical problem solving skills involving money and the consumer.
    12. Integrate understanding of numbers and number theory.
    13. Be introduced to probability, ratio, proportion and percent.
    14. Integrate problem solving and critical thinking skills.

    Resources
    Heath Mathematics Connections, D. C Heath and Co., 1992 Practice workbooks, Enrichment workbooks, Basic Assessments, Manipulative math aides.

    Scope & sequence
    Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of:
  • Whole numbers
  • Fractions and Mixed numbers
  • Decimals integers, Rational and Real Numbers
    Algebra; use of expressions and addition expressions
    Collecting, Organising, and Analysing Data with the use of graphs
    Estimation
    Improve Mental Math skills
    Geometry; circles and measurement of angles
    Measurement; area, capacity, volume and mass.
    Develop ability in the use of Money and Consumer Math
    Numbers and Number Theory
    Introduction to Probability
    Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
    Develop concept of Ratio, Proportion, and use of Percent


    Social Studies

    Instructional Philosophy
    The continent of Africa has resources, people, cultures, and traditions, etc. of their own and all of Africa is precious in the sight of God. John 3:16

    Instructional Goals
    To give an over-all view of people, animals, home and land on the continent of Africa. Students will compare African people with other nationalities, will locate where different animals and people live, and will learn of the great diversity on the continent.

    Instructional Objectives
    The students will:
    l. Be able to read all kinds of maps
    2. Be able to find information from different sources, including the library
    and computer and be able to make note cards and a report both written and orally
    3. Be able to draw maps accurately
    4. Become acquainted with different people, including missionaries, who have helped Africa become what it is today

    Resources
    Africa World Explorer, Prentice Hall 1998
    Sharing Our World, G. Wambuzi& T. Bukenya 1996
    Old World of History & Geography, A Beka 1999
    Our Home and Country, E. M.E. Baryauha & J.B. Kabera 1984
    Africa in World History by S.M.E. Lugumba 1982
    Social Studies for 4&5 in booklet form, Macmillan, 1996
    The Ancient World, Prentice Hall, 1998
    Field trips to the tombs, and films showing much of the information read about in the library about the different countries.

    Scope and sequence
    l. Map skills in directions, latitude, etc.
    a. Physical
    b. Vegetation
    c. Population
    d. rainfall
    e. time scale
    2. Recognizing and reading world maps, atlas, etc.
    3. Study consecutively the five regional areasof Africa
    a. Learn culture, wildlife, land forms, climate, etc. for each group of countries


    Science

    Instructional philosophy
    God planned that man should fulfill the Genesis command to subdue the earth and exercise dominion over it. Thus God should be portrayed as the Great Designer, Sustainer and Law-giver, as we study the laws of nature in science and scripture. Thus, we need to create an interest and curiosity to develop tools to discover knowledge about science and about God the creator. They should be observing how much is revealed in God’s Word about God’s creation. Genesis 1:1-9

    Instructional goals
    To provide a solid foundation in the principles of science which are soundly based.

    Instructional Objectives
    Students will be able to:
    1. To appreciate the abundant variety in the animal kingdom
    2. To be curious about the causes of weather
    3. To recognize the structure of our planet and the universe had a Divine hand setting it all in motion
    4. To recognize our responsibility in the ecology of the ocean depths
    5. To be stimulated into an awareness of the awesome and genius Creator we have
    6. To discover reflection, refraction and spectrum while studying the eyes
    7. To study minerals, rocks, and fossils
    8. To investigate and experiment with force, motion, energy and small engines

    Resources
    Investigating God’s World, A Beka Book, 1999 with test and quiz booklets that show the progress of the student; and the basic laboratory equipment furnished in classroom; microscope and slides; charts to display

    Scope & Sequence
    1 Investigating nature
    2 Learning about Amazing Mammals
    3 Learning about light and eyes
    4 Studying treasures in the earth
    5 Enjoying knowledge of the sea and sky
    6 Experiencing energy and engines
    7 Watching the weather
    8 Classifying vertebrates