Language Arts

Reading

  • determine key idea and details

  • analyze characters

  • draw inferences

  • compare/contrast

  • determine theme

  • study vocabulary

    • Greek/Latin roots

  • use context clues

  • improve fluency

  • determine theme

  • analyze figurative language

    • metaphors, similies

  • compare point of view

  • read poetry

  • find connections

  • use visual/multimedia elements

  • complete research

Writing

  • opinion writing

  • informative/explanatory writing

  • narrative writing

    • event sequencing

    • character development

  • organization

  • include details

  • complete research projects

  • use transitional words

  • include conclusions

  • summarize/paraphrase

  • revise/edit/rewrite, publish

  • attend to conventions - punctuation, quotations, verb tenses, spelling

  • use technology

Speaking & Listening

  • collaborative discussions

  • express ideas clearly

  • listen to others' ideas and build upon them

  • multimedia presentations

  • use grammar rules when speaking

  • clarify meaning of unknown words


Math

  1. Place Value with Decimal Fractions

  2. Base Ten Operations

  3. Add & Subtract Fractions

  4. Multiply & Divide Fractions

  5. Volume, Area, & Shapes

  6. The Coordinate Plane


Supplemental Math:

Science

  1. Web of Life

(energy, food chains, decomposers, environment)

  1. Watery Planet

(Earth’s systems, impact of human activity)

  1. Spaceship Earth

(universe, stars, solar system)

  1. Chemical Magic

(matter, molecules, explosions)

Social

  • civics - rules/laws

  • questions/inquiries

  • point of view

  • fact/opinion

  • evidence/sources

  • consensus & voting

  • cause and effect

  • U.S. history

  • global interactions

  • economy

Illinois State Board of Education

Learning Standards Documents:

ELA Standards 5th.pdf
Math Standards.5th.pdf
Science 5th.pdf
ss-stds-grade5-012716.pdf