5th Grade Curriculum Year-at-a-Glance

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1	5th Grade Curriculum Year-at-a-Glance Units/Standards
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3	ELA	Unit #1: Launching Workshops (routines and procedures) Spk/Lstg 5.1 a, b, h 5.2 b Reading 5.4 f 5.5 a (review story structure), f, m 5.6 a, b, k Writing 5.7 a 5.8 EKSP 13, j Research	Unit #2: Making Connections through (with) Narrative Reading & Writing (i.e., autobiography, realistic fiction, fiction & non-fiction, poetry) Spk/Lstg 5.1 d, g 5.2 a, c, d Reading 5.4 a, b, c, e 5.5 c, j, k 5.6 c, h, i, j Writing Narrative 5.7 b, c, d, e, f, g, k, l 5.8 d, e, f, h	Unit #3: Connecting Fantasy with the Real World (including descriptive writing and research process) Spk/Lstg 5.1 c, f 5.2 e 5.3 a, b Reading 5.4 c (synonyms & antonyms), d 5.5 b, d, e, i, Writing Descriptive 5.7 f, i, j 5.8 b, c, EKSP 10, EKSP 11, EKSP 13	Unit #3: Connecting Fantasy with the Real World (including descriptive writing and research process) Spk/Lstg 5.1 c, f 5.2 e 5.3 a, b Reading 5.4 c (synonyms & antonyms), d 5.5 b, d, e, i, Writing Descriptive 5.7 f, i, j 5.8 b, c, EKSP 10, EKSP 11, EKSP 13	Unit #4: Connecting My World to Expository Writing (i.e., historical fiction) Spk/Lstg 5.1 e 5.3 c Reading 5.4 c (roots & affixes) 5.5 g, h, l 5.6 d, e, f, g, j Writing Expository 5.7 l (peer) 5.8 a, i, EKSP 2, EKSP 13 (self/peer)	Unit #4: Connecting My World to Expository Writing (i.e., historical fiction) Spk/Lstg 5.1 e 5.3 c Reading 5.4 c (roots & affixes) 5.5 g, h, l 5.6 d, e, f, g, j Writing Expository 5.7 l (peer) 5.8 a, i, EKSP 2, EKSP 13 (self/peer)	Unit #5: Using My Voice to Make Connections (persuasive, social issues) Spk/Lstg 5.3 EKSP 5 Reading 5.4 c) (Greek & Latin affixes) Writing Persuasive 5.7 h 5.8 g, k	Unit #5: Using My Voice to Make Connections (persuasive, social issues) Spk/Lstg 5.3 EKSP 5 Reading 5.4 c) (Greek & Latin affixes) NOTE: These standards are identified in the 5th Grade Blueprint for the SOL test and need to be focal re-teaching/reinforcement standards during this unit 5.4 a, b, c, d, e 5.5 a, b, c, d, e, f, g, i, j, k, l 5.6 a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j Writing Persuasive 5.7 h 5.8 g, k
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5	MATH	5.3a,b Characteristics of numbers 5.4 Practical problems involving whole numbers 5.7 Order of operations 5.19 Concept of variable, equation, expression			5.1 Round decimals 5.2b Compare and order decimals 5.5b Practical problems involving decimals 5.18 Identify, describe, create, express, extend patterns 5.5a Estimate and find quotients of decimals 5.5b Practical problems with decimal division 5.2a Equivalent fractions 5.2b Compare and order fractions and decimals 5.6a Practical problems with fractions		5.6b Multiply fractions by whole numbers, including practical problems 5.15 Probability 5.16a,b,c Create, interpret, compare stem-and-leaf plots 5.17a,b,c,d Measures of center and range 5.18 Identify, describe create, express, extend patterns 5.9a,b Equivalent measures and problem solving 5.11 Elapsed time		5.10 Parts of a circle 5.12 Classify and measure angles 5.13a,b Classify triangles and find missing angle 5.14a Recognize and apply transformations 5.14b Combine and subdivide polygons 5.8a,b Perimeter, area, volume
6	SCIENCE	SOL 5.1 Science Fundamentals SOL 5.7 Earth's Surface			SOL 5.6 Oceans SOL 5.5 Cells		SOL 5.4 Matter SOL 5.2 Sound		SOL 5.3 Light
7	SCIENCE	Please note: Scientific Investigations are taught throughout the year.
8	SOCIAL STUDIES	Historical Inquiry · What is history? How does it get written? · What do historians do? · Understanding time, continuity, and change? · What is geography? · How can I use geography? · How have maps changed over time? Why? Global Connections · How am I connected to people around the world? · How do ideas spread? · Having different perspectives on global connections? · Local/global connections · Who benefits from global connection · How small is my world? How big is my world?			Culture · What is culture and cultural diversity? · How do cultures change over time? · being from “a town,” “a region,” or a “state” People, Places, Environments · Influence of geography on history · Geography's influence on how my town has developed · How am I connected to other spaces and places Power, Authority, Governance · What does it mean to be powerful? · Who is powerful around me? Who is not? Why? · Government		Individual Development and Identity Individuals, Groups, Institutions · The influence of individuals, groups, and institutions? · How do I impact groups or institutions? · Powerful individuals, groups, and institutions · How does power change? Production, Consumption, Distribution · What factors influence decision making on issues of production, consumption, and distribution of goods? · Who are the producers around me? · What is my economy? How do I participate? · How have children participated in production, consumption, distribution over time and space? · How have world events effected what I buy?		Science, Technology, Society · Changes in technology · Impact of technological innovations on my community · What are the top 10 most significant technological innovations in the history of the world? For whom? Civic Ideas and Participation · How do citizens become involved in their community? · What is participation? · What is a citizen? (Local, National, Global) · How has the concept of citizenship changed over time and space?
9	SOCIAL STUDIES	Please note: Teach Historical People and Holidays as applicable throughout the year.
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