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5th Grade Homeschool Curriculum Map Example for Monthly Visual Lesson Planning

5th Grade Curriculum Maps for Homeschooling with Monthly Learning Block Lesson Planning Calendars

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My curriculum maps are organized by grade level with a whole year of monthly curriculum calendars. We do 48 weeks of school with 4 weeks off at different times of the year to accommodate our work and vacation schedules. None of our days are fully packed with school since I’m balancing working full-time from home as well as homeschooling in these curriculum map lesson calendars. If you have more time or more motivated kids, you could always compress the schedule into 6 months or add additional lessons that fit your learning goals.

Curriculum Maps for Homeschooling - A visual lesson planning calendar with monthly subject learning blocks (Pre-K through 10th Grade)

If you’d like the calendar Word version (pictured here) that you can edit to customize, please visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store. You get the whole package of curated monthly curriculum map homeschool resources for Pre-K through 10th grade for less than $20. Completely worth it considering the hundreds of hours it took me to compile this resource and then format it into something incredibly useable. If you do purchase, thank you for your support! This resource is for personal use only.

If you’d just like the lists for each month, scroll down.

The learning blocks contain links to a variety of resources including free printables, Teachers Pay Teachers printables, Amazon games/workbooks/toys/products, paid print curriculums, free online subscriptions, paid online subscriptions, YouTube videos, free blogs/websites demonstrating hands-on science experiments or art projects, specialty educational products, etc. Recommended books are listed for each month. I also encourage kids to pick out any books they want to read at the library a couple times a month.

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September

5th Grade (age 10)

1 week of Break for family vacation

16 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.

Science

Math

English

  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 1
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 1
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 1
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 1
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 2
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 2
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 2
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 2

Social Studies

Books

October

5th Grade (age 10)

20 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.

Science

Math

English

Social Studies

Books

November

5th Grade (age 10)

20 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.

Science

Math

English

Social Studies

Books

December

5th Grade (age 10)

1 week of Winter Break between Christmas and New Year’s Day

16 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.

Science

Math

English

Social Studies

Books

January

5th Grade (age 10)

20 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.

Science

Math

English

Social Studies

Books

February

5th Grade (age 10)

20 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.

Science

Math

English

  • Poems: opposites Worksheet
  • Haiku Poetry
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 10
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 10
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 10
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 10
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 11
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 11
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 11
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 11

Social Studies

Books

March

5th Grade (age 10)

20 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.

Science

Math

English

Social Studies

Books

April

5th Grade (age 10)

1 week of Spring Break where kids go to Grandparents and parents take a kid-free vacation

16 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.

Science

Math

English

  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 14
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 14
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 14
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 14
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 15
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 15
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 15
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 15

Social Studies

Books

May

5th Grade (age 10)

20 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.

Science

Math

English

Social Studies

Books

June

5th Grade (age 10)

20 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.

Science

Math

English

Social Studies

Books

July

5th Grade (age 10)

1 week of Summer Break for annual family camping trip

16 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.

Science

Math

English

  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 20
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 20
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 20
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 20
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 21
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 21
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 21
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 21

Social Studies

Books

August

5th Grade (age 10)

1 week of Summer Break for staycation or family vacation

16 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.

Science

English

  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 22
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 22
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 22
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 22
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 23
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 23
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 23
  • IEW: Year 2 (Level A) – Week 23

English 2

Social Studies

Books

Field Trip Ideas for 5th Grade

  • 5-mile hike + get food at a new restaurant
  • Fossil dig site
  • Visit a National Park
  • Visit a National Monument
  • Visit a space museum
  • Play at an indoor water park
  • Whale Watching
  • Go-Karts
  • Visit a local historical site or museum
  • Science center
  • Go magnet fishing
  • Go tubing in the snow
  • Wildlife refuge or nature center
  • Geocaching
  • Build a shelter in the woods using only a tarp and rope
  • Treasure hunt (compass and map reading)
  • Making fire with matches and fire (Ferro) rods + Campfire and S’mores (Fire building)
  • Building and finding primitive shelters
  • Water Purification / Wild Hot Chocolate
  • Forest Feast (Identifying and harvesting wild edible plants)
  • U-pick blueberry patch
  • Shellfish foraging
  • Visit a Naval or Military museum
  • Planetarium/Observatory
  • Rockhounding
  • Visit a local geological feature
  • Go to the beach and fly kites
  • U-pick apple orchard + make applesauce at home
  • Mushroom foraging in the forest
  • Visit a local river or hatchery to see spawning salmon
  • Bike ride
  • Bird watching
  • Rollerblade or ride scooters
  • Go fishing with parent(s)
  • Visit a u-cut Christmas tree farm
  • Zoo or Aquarium
  • Camping trip
  • Visit a bakery

Daily Rhythm (Schedule) for Homeschooling 5th Grade

TimeKidMom
5:30 AM Yoga, Exercise, Shower, Free Time
6:30 AM Work
8:00 AMWake-up, DIY BreakfastWork
8:30 AMSpanish Lesson theculturedkid.comWork
8:45 AMProdigy Math or Prodigy English GamesWork
9:00 AMTyping Practice: typedojo.comWork
9:15 AMIndependent Indoor PlayWork
9:45 AMYoga, Exercise, AffirmationsYoga, Exercise, Affirmations
10:00 AMIndependent Reading, SnackReading
10:15 AMLearning Block 1 (harder/longer lesson)Homeschool
11:00 AMMusic Jam SessionHomeschool
11:15 AMLunchLunch
11:45 AMWorkbooksQuick Clean
12:00 PMIndependent ReadingWork
12:15 PMChore of the DayLaundry
12:30 PMProject or Interest Based LearningWork
1:00 PMIndependent Indoor PlayWork
2:00 PMLearning Block 2 (easier/shorter lesson)Homeschool
2:45 PMWalk to Park and Play, SnackWalk to Park and Play
3:30 PMExtracurriculars/Free TimeWork
5:30 PMDinnerDinner
6:30 PMPlay with DadFree Time
8:15 PMBedtime Routine with Mom/DadBedtime Routine with Kid
8:45 PM Parent Time

5th Grade Homeschool Curriculum and Subscriptions

Workbooks for 5th Grade

Best Educational/Play Toys for 5th Grade Kids

Project Based Learning Ideas for 5th Grade

Interest, or project, based learning lets kids learn by exploring topics they’re passionate about. For example, a child interested in the topic of volcanoes might research active volcanoes, might learn how to create a working volcano model and then execute the experiment, might play a board game, might make a presentation about how volcanoes work. They often cover multiple subjects (e.g. reading, writing, research, history, science, math, and critical thinking) all while learning through curiosity. This website has some great examples of how a few topics could make an excellent interest-led learning projects (with an in-depth example for gardening). Projects can be anything your child would like to explore more in depth and are geared towards encouraging life-long learning by using the idea that we learn more when we’re interested in the topic.

Here are some ideas that could be incorporated into the topic of interest your child picks or could act as starting points as projects for kids who are struggling with ideas of where to start with an interest:

  • art exhibition
  • build something
  • design and create a game
  • write a book
  • Plant a garden – learn about seed growth, pollination, soil composition, fertilization, history of agriculture, crop rotation, read about gardening, craft a report on a specific plant, count seeds, graph germination results, plan out square foot garden, measure daily plant growth, learn scientific names or foreign names for plants, make crafts from the garden, eat a meal from the garden, learn about entrepreneurship, do color scavenger hunts
  • prepare a treasure hunt
  • make a costume
  • set up the Christmas tree
  • crochet/knit a scarf or hat
  • make a model of the solar system
  • make a model anatomy of some animal
  • make a model ecosystem
  • make a model of parts of a plant
  • choreograph a dance
  • master a survival skill
  • make a calendar
  • prepare a meal/learn new cooking method
  • design and build an obstacle course
  • make your own Mad Libs
  • write and perform a song for remembering some learning
  • write and illustrate a comic book
  • create a field guide
  • research a fishery/fish species/fishing method and go fishing to catch that species or use that method
  • write a biography of a famous/influential person from history
  • learn origami
  • write a book of poetry
  • write a book of haiku poems
  • learn calligraphy
  • photography project
  • write to your Congressman or Congresswoman
  • create a magazine
  • Write trivia (Kahoot is a great online trivia game program)
  • write a newsletter
  • Create a piece of artwork that illustrates the project topic
  • Make charts and graphs (to illustrate survey results for example)
  • Create an interactive family tree with voice-overs from living family
  • Infographics–use FREE sites Piktochart or Canva to synthesize research and showcase informational writing using technology.
  • Report or model on what happened to the dinosaurs
  • Write and perform an original song
  • Write a script and make a video (tutorial, vlog, fiction, etc.)
  • Public speaking skills
  • Teach the dog a new task/trick/command
  • Design and conduct an experiment
Homeschool Curriculum Map - Monthly Visual Lesson Planning Calendar – 5th grade

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