MODULE 1: Place value and decimal fractions. Priority Standards:
5.NBT.3 Read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths.
Read and write decimals to thousandths using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form, e.g., 347.392 = 3 x 100 + 4 x 10 + 7 x 1 + 3 x (1/10) + 9 x (1/100) + 2 x (1/1000)
Compare two decimals to thousandths based on meanings of the digits in each place, using >, =, and < symbols to record the results of comparisons.
MODULE 2: Multi-Digit Whole Number and Decimal Fraction Operations Priority Standards:
5.NBT.7 Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths.
5.NBT.6Find whole-number quotients of whole numbers with up to four-digit dividends and two-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.
MODULE 3: Addition and Subtraction of Fractions Priority Standards:
5.NF.1 Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions.
5.NF.2 Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions referring to the same whole, including cases of unlike denominators, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem. Use benchmark fractions and number sense of fractions to estimate mentally and assess the reasonableness of answer
Reading
Unit 1 is focused on analyzing fictional text. We continue our study in Unit 1 on summarizing, inferences, and themes. The Priority Standards:
5.RL.1- Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
5.RL.2- Determine a theme of a story from details in a text; summarize the text.
Unit 2 is learning about informational text structures and using that information to determine main idea and details as well as to create a summary of the text. The Priority Standards:
5.RI.2 - Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
5.RI.5 - Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
Unit 3 covers character perspectives and point of view. There is also discussion about bias and analyzing multiple accounts of the same event or situation. The Priority Standards:
5.RI.6 - Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
5.RI.8 - Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
5.RL.6 - Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.
Writing
Unit 1: Narratives 5.W.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. Unit 2: Informational Writing 5.W.2 - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. Unit 3: Opinion/Persuasive Writing 5.W.1 - Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
Science
Science and Social Studies are covered on a rotating basis. Unit 1 is Mysteries of Matter. The Priority Standards:
5-PS1-1. Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
5-PS1-2. 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.
5-PS1-3. Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
5-PS1-4. Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.
The first unit of study includes a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Lab entitled The Great Toy Design.
Unit 2 is Earth's Place in the Universe. The Priority Standards:
5-ESS1-1 Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from the Earth.
5-PS2-1 Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
5-ESS1-2 Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.
Social Studies
Science and Social Studies are covered on a rotating basis. We will begin by focusing on Unit 1: Geography of the United States. The Priority Standards:
16.A.2a Read historical stories and determine events which influenced their writing.
17.A.2a Compare the physical characteristics of places including soils, land forms, vegetation, wildlife, climate, natural hazards.
17.A.2b Use maps and other geographic representations and instruments to gather information about people, places and environments.
18.A.2 Explain ways in which language, stories, folk tales, music, media and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture.
2nd Step
2nd Step is a social-emotional skills program to help 5th graders learn problem solving strategies, self-regulating, and social skills.