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5th Grade Homeschool Curriculum

5th Grade (ages 10–11) · 57 structured lessons across 5 subjects, plus adaptive daily practice

Fifth grade finishes the elementary arithmetic story: adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions and decimals with real understanding, plus volume and the coordinate plane. Readers tackle longer, denser texts and learn to analyze rather than simply retell. Think of it as the launchpad year for middle school.

20 math lessons2 reading comprehension lessons5 language arts lessons12 science lessons18 social studies lessons

Math

20 structured teaching lessons across 4 units, following Common Core standards. Each lesson teaches the concept first, then the adaptive engine builds fluency with daily practice and spaced review.

Operations & Place Value · 5 lessons

Place Value: Billions to Thousandths · Multi-Digit × Multi-Digit Multiplication · Division with 2-Digit Divisors · Order of Operations (PEMDAS) · Powers of 10

Fractions · 5 lessons

Fraction Add & Subtract (Different Denominators) · Mixed Number Add & Subtract · Multiplying Fractions · Fractions as Division · Dividing Fractions

Decimals · 4 lessons

Compare & Order Decimals · Decimal Addition & Subtraction · Decimal Multiplication · Decimal Division

Geometry, Measurement & Conversions · 6 lessons

Fraction-Decimal Conversion · Volume of Rectangular Prisms · Coordinate Plane · Classifying 2D Shapes · Measurement Conversions Across Systems · Line Plots with Fraction Data

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Reading Comprehension

2 structured lessons that teach comprehension as its own skill — then adaptive practice keeps it growing with leveled passages.

Advanced Analysis · 2 lessons

Analyzing Arguments · Tone and Mood

Language Arts (Grammar, Spelling & Vocabulary)

5 structured lessons mixing grammar, spelling, and vocabulary at the 5th Grade level, backed by adaptive skill practice.

5th Grade Language Arts · 5 lessons

Adverbs: How, When, Where · The 8 Parts of Speech · Relative Pronouns & Clauses · Advanced Spelling Words · Greek & Latin Roots

Science

12 interactive lessons following the NGSS framework, spiraling through Life Science, Physical Science and Earth & Space Science across the year. Every lesson is a story-driven investigation with case files and built-in re-teaching.

Life Science 4Physical Science 4Earth & Space Science 4

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Social Studies

18 story-driven lessons in G5 — American History I The American story from the first peoples through the Civil War, told through real evidence. Part of our K-8 chronological sequence, taught as a weekly subject: one lesson a week fills the year, and nothing is locked.

Before 1492 1First colonies 3Colonial life 1Road to revolution 2Revolution 3Building a nation 2A growing nation 2The divide deepens 2Civil War 2

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In development — not live yet

Writing: a structured K-8 writing program is designed and in an early pilot, but it is not yet part of the daily curriculum. The subjects above are what your child gets today.

Beyond the lessons listed here, every child also gets adaptive daily practice across individually tracked skills with spaced-repetition review, placement testing, and mastery-based progression — so your 5th Grade child works at their actual level, not just their grade label.

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