TY - BOOK AU - Hirsch,E.D. TI - What your fifth grader needs to know: fundamentals of a good fifth-grade education T2 - The Core knowledge series SN - 0385314647 (pbk.) : AV - LB 1571 5th .W43 1995 PY - 1995/// CY - New York, N.Y. PB - Delta Trade Paperbacks KW - Fifth grade (Education) KW - Curricula KW - United States KW - Curriculum planning N1 - Originally published: New York : Doubleday, c1993; Includes index; 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 N2 - Shows parents what thier fifth grader needs to know in order to make progress in school and be effective in society ER -