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5th Grade Curriculum
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LANGUAGE ARTS
The fifth grade language arts program focuses on the broad areas of oral language, reading, writing, and word study. Students will be introduced to a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction literature which will serve as a basis for instruction and practice in phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and writing.
Writing/English- Recognize the 4 kinds of sentences
- Identify simple and complete subjects and predicates
- Recognize compound subjects, predicates, and sentences
- Learn about end punctuation, commas, apostrophes,abbreviations, and direct quotations
- Know when to use capitalization correctly for words and titles
- Understand different types of nouns including common, proper, singular, plural, possessive, and collective
- Use principal parts of verbs, irregular verbs, and linking verbs correctly
- Recognize and use subject, object,and possessive pronouns and their antecedents correctly
- Know which demonstrative and interrogative pronouns to use
- Use descriptive adjectives, proper adjectives, demonstrative adjectives, interrogative adjectives, and comparison of adjectives correctly
- Know how to use articles properly
- Use adverbs of time, place, and manner and comparison of adverbs correctly
- Write various paragraphs
- Engage in creative writing throughout the year
- Compose a rough draft, revise, proofread, edit, and rewrite a paragraph
- Plan, write, and share a personal narrative
- Use technology to research, plan, and write a paper about Mary
- Compose a persuasive paragraph
- Create a triangular triplet and wish poem
- Participate in an essay contest
- Write a friendly letter and address an envelope properly
- Reflect on future aspirations and write 2 paragraphs on possible vocation
- Write a how-to-article
- Incorporate exact words and sentence variety in writing
- Use transition words
- Indent paragraphs
- Present work to classmates
- Practice listening skills as members of an audience for classmates’ presentations
- Use illustrations for visual aids
- Write legibly in cursive
- Successfully communicate verbally and in writing
Reading- Read and comprehend different types of stories appropriate for fifth grade including but not limited to fantasy, realistic fiction, poetry, fable, legend, informational, play, charts, maps, autobiographies, journals, schedules, newspaper and magazine articles, myths, and biographical selections
- Identifies literary genre
- Reads fluently using punctuation, appropriate expression, intonation, and an appropriate rate
- Uses a variety of reading comprehension strategies such as predicting, inferring, making connections, drawing conclusions, rereading, reading ahead, questioning, paraphrasing, using prior knowledge, and skim and scan
- Monitors and self corrects errors while reading
- Uses different strategies before, during, and after reading to set a purpose, make predictions, question, and make connections
- Chooses appropriate level books and reads independently to increase vocabulary, concepts, and reading stamina
- Reads for a variety of purposes
- Responds to literature orally and in writing.
- Identifies elements of fiction and nonfiction to determine the author's purpose, plot, conflict, sequence, problem/solution, main idea, supporting details, cause and effect, fact and opinion, mood, author's use of figurative language, and point of view
- Focuses on detail to locate specific information and clarify meaning
- Uses reference materials for spelling , reading, and decoding such as dictionary, thesaurus, glossary, and online reference tools
- Identifies main idea and supporting details of a text
- Identifies story elements by recalling facts and details from the text
- Compares and connects information across informational text
- Describes causes and effects of actions or events
- Identifies first person and third person points of view
- Summarizes and records information from the story using characters, setting, sequence of events, problem/solution, plot, and author's purpose, while relating the story to life experiences
- Compares and contrasts two works
Word Study- Correctly spells previously studied words and spelling patterns in written work
- Apply new vocabulary for use in reading and writing
- Determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots or affixes
- Use context to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar or multiple meaning words
- Identify and generate analogies, antonyms, synonyms, homonyms, idioms, metaphors, similes, and multiple meaning words
- Spelling homophones
- Spelling multisyllabic words with multiple sound-spelling patterns
- Spelling words using advanced knowledge of syllable division patterns
- Spelling words using knowledge of prefixes
- Spelling words using knowledge of suffixes, including how they can change base words such as dropping e, changing y to i, and doubling final consonants
- Use print or digital resources to determine meaning, syllabication, pronunciation, and word origin
- Use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the relevant meaning of unfamiliar words or multiple-meaning words
- Identify the meaning of and use words with affixes such as trans-, super-, -ive, and -logy and roost such as geo and photo
- Identify, use, and explain the meaning of adages and puns
MATH
Numbers and Operations- Read, write, compare, and order whole numbers through hundred billions place
- Read, write, compare, and order decimals through the thousandths place
- Explain how decimals and percents are part of a whole
- Identify prime and composite numbers
- Factor numbers and find prime factorization with exponents
- Find equivalent fractions and fractions in simplest form
- Convert between fractions and mixed numbers
- Convert between fractions, decimals, and percents
- Compare and order fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers
- Use expanded notation to represent whole numbers and decimals
- Use addition and subtraction to solve problems involving whole numbers and decimals
- Recall quickly and accurately multiplication facts
- Solve problems involving multiplication and division of whole numbers and decimals expressing remainders as decimals or fractions
- Use strategies to estimate solutions to addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
- Use order of operations to simplify numerical expressions
- Identify and use the properties of addition and multiplication, including the distributive property
Algebra- Describe the relationship between sets of data in graphic organizers such as lists and tables
- Construct tables and graphs that accurately represent the relationship between two variables
- Use variables as unknown quantities in general rules when describing mathematical patterns and relationships
- Select and use equations such as y=5x + 3 to represent meaningful problem situations
Geometry- Identify essential attributes including parallel, perpendicular, and congruent parts of two- and three-dimensional geometric figures
- Identify and plot ordered pairs in the first quadrant of a coordinate system
- Locate and name points on a coordinate grid using ordered pairs of whole numbers
- Identify faces, edges, vertices, and bases of three-dimensional shapes
- Identify the transformation, including translations, rotations, and reflections, that generates one figure from the other when given two congruent figures
- Describe and use strategies to measure the perimeter of polygons
- Use formulas to calculate the area of rectangles and squares
- Use formulas to calculate the volume of rectangular prisms
- Estimate and measure angles
- Identify and describe the diameter, radius, chord, and circumference of a circle
Measurement- Applies measurement concepts involving length (including perimeter, area, capacity/volume, and weight/mass) to solve problems
- Converts within the same measurement system including customary and metric
- Solves problems involving elapsed time
Data Analysis and Probability- Use fractions to describe the results of an experiment
- Use experimental results to make predictions
- Use tables of related number pairs to make line graphs
- Organize data to create tally charts, tables, line plots, pictographs, and bar graphs
- Find the mean, median, mode, and range of data
- List all the possible outcomes of a probability experiment
SCIENCE
The 5th grade science standards are based on the NGSS standards. The students are expected to demonstrate grade-appropriate proficiency in developing and using models, planning and carrying out investigations, analyzing and interpreting data, and communicating information. Some of the questions that students must formulate answers are: “when matter changes, does weight also change? Can new substances be formed by combining other substances? And where does the energy in food come from and what is it used for?”
Matter and Its Interactions- Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen
- Measure and graph quantities to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling or mixing substances the total weight of matter is conserved;
- Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties
Motion and Stability - Forces and Interactions- Support an argument that gravitational forces exerted by Earth on objects are directed down
Energy- Use models to describe that energy in animal food ( used for body repair, growth, motion and body warmth) was once energy from the sun
Structure and Processes from Molecules to Organisms- Support an argument that plants get the materials that they need for growth mainly from air and water
Ecosystems- Interactions, energy and dynamics
- Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers and the environment
Earth’s Place in the Universe- Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from Earth
- Represent data in graphical displays to reveal the patterns of daily changes in the length and direction of shadows. day and night and the seasonal appearances of some stars in the night sky
Earth’s System- Develop a model using an example to describe ways that the geosphere; biosphere, hydrosphere and/or atmosphere interact
- Describe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and freshwater in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on earth
Earth and Human Activity- Obtain and communicate information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment
SOCIAL STUDIES
History- Identify European explorers, their routes, and motivation for colonization of the New World
- Recognize how teachings of the Catholic faith were spread through colonization
- Understand the causes and effects of European exploration and colonization
- Identify and analyze the causes and effects of events leading up to the American Revolution, including the French and Indian War and the Boston Tea Party
- Demonstrate knowledge of the Revolutionary War and its outcome
- Identify the founding fathers and patriot heroes during the Revolutionary period, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Nathan Hale, and the Sons of Liberty
- Identify issues that led to the creation of the United States Constitution including the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
- Identify James Madison and Thomas Jefferson as contributors who helped create the United States Constitution
- Describe the causes and effects of the War of 1812
- Describe and identify the changes brought on by the Industrial Revolution
- Identify and discuss the reasons people moved west
- Identify significant events such as the Louisiana Purchase and Manifest Destiny that are associated with the United States' territorial expansion
- Identify the causes of the Civil War including, slavery, states’ rights, and sectionalism
- Identify the effects of the Civil War and the addition of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution
- Identify the accomplishments of individuals and groups who have made contributions to society in the areas of civil rights, women’s rights, military actions, and politics, including Jane Addams, Susan B. Anthony, Dwight Eisenhower, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Cesar Chavez, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, and The Tuskegee Airmen
- Using technology, research and present the accomplishments of individuals or groups who have made significant contributions
- Research and present the presidents of the United States of America
Geography- Interpret maps using grid systems, legends, compass rose, and scales
- Identify and describe regions in the United States
- Locate on a map the fifty states and their capitals
- Understand the location and patterns of settlement and the geographic factors that influence where people live
Government- Examine examples of representative government in the American colonies
- Recognize the fundamental ideas that are the foundation of American constitutional government and the importance of the Declaration of Independence, United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, checks and balances
- Identify and compare the three branches of the United States government
- Distinguish between national and state governments and compare their responsibilities to the United States federal system
Economics- Identify major industries of colonial America
- Explain how supply and demand affect consumers and producers in a free enterprise system