What your fifth grader needs to know: fundamentals of a good fifth-grade education

Language and literature

History and geography

Visual arts

Music

Mathematics

Science.

I. Language arts. Stories and speeches ; A few poems for fifth grade : The living world ; Humor ; American themes ; Feelings and ideas ; Learning about language ; Learning about literature

Sayings and phrases

II. Geography, world civilization, and American civilization. Geography of the United States and the world ; Geography ; World civilization ; American civilization

III. Fine arts. Music ; Visual arts

IV. Mathematics. Whole numbers ; Decimals

addition, subtraction, and multiplication ; Division ; Decimal division ; Fractions ; Measurement ; Plane figures ; Area ; Ratio, scale, percent, average, graphs ; Rectangular prisms and cubes ; Volume; Rates and speed ; Functions and equations

V. Natural sciences. Life sciences ; Physical sciences ; Mechanical concepts ; Transferring heat energy ; Electricity ; Motion, engines, and motors ; Stories of scientists.