Fifth Grade

Fifth Grade Scope & Sequence

The Fifth Grade Scope & Sequence shows what teachers plan to teach each quarter of the school year. The scope and sequence lists the academic expectations for each academic subject. Click on the document to expand and see all of the subjects. In addition, access more information below to learn about specific skills you can expect fifth graders to learn during the school year.

S&S Fifth Grade.pdf

English Language Arts

In grade five, students will continue to build important reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. They will read more challenging literature, articles, and other sources of information through independent and choral reading. Emphasis will be placed on growing students' vocabulary through the use of context clues. Students will also be expected to understand and clearly summarize what they have learned from readings and classroom discussions, referring to specific evidence and details from the text. Students will be writing different forms of essays, such as narrative, informative and comparison in order to continue to develop their ability to gather, organize, interpret, and present information. Revising and editing skills will be key components this year to help strengthen their writing.

Activities in Fifth Grade ELA

Text Evidence example:

Who is Tilda? Give text evidence to support your answer.

Tilda is the name of the balloon/airship that Mr. Bobbins was flying in. On page 151 it says, “‘Of course. Yes, indeed, the airship. Tilda being the name of the airship,’ the professor concludes thoughtfully.”

Weekly vocabulary tests with words that come from their shared reading text.

Separate spelling words weekly.

Students use checklists to edit/revise their own essays. Ensuring that they have all the main parts of their introduction,body paragraphs, and conclusion.

Mathematics

In grade five, students will strengthen their understanding of the place value system by working with decimals. Students will also add, subtract, and multiply fractions, including fractions with unlike denominators. They will continue to expand their geometry and measurement skills, learning the concept of volume.

Activities in Fifth Grade Mathematics

Place Value 10x larger or 1/10 of, 100x larger or 1/100 of. Powers of 10, exponents. Rounding decimals to any place value. Add, subtract, multiply, divide decimals to hundredths.
Multiply multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm. Add, subtract, multiply, divide decimals to hundredths using concrete models or drawings. Understanding zero patterns when multiplying by powers of 10.
Finding common denominators when adding unlike denominator fractions and mixed numbers greater than 1.
Relate fractions as a division to a fraction of a set. Finding fraction as a measurement. Convert mixed unit measurement. 7x1/4 or

2 ⅔ gallons to cups.

Building and counting unit cubes. Find the volume of a right rectangular prism by packing with cubic units and counting. Finding volume of rectangular prism with area given.
Drawing figures in a coordinate plane.

Science

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Fifth grade students working on a Halloween STEM project. How tall can you make your tower, for the lowest cost, that will support a pumpkin?

In fifth grade, students study the states and property of matter matter through the reading of the Volcano Book. Students will develop a better understanding of energy, through both the water cycle and food webs. Students will also begin studying space, gravity, and the cause and effects of the Earth's rotation around the sun.

Activities in Fifth Grade Science

Mold experiments

Halloween Stem

Gravity on different planets - jumping activity

Modeling available fresh water sources

Social Science:

We begin after the colonization of the US and learn major events of US History up until WWII and the Civil Rights Movement. We also learn about the US Constitution and our country’s government.

Activities in Fifth Grade in Social Science

WW 2 videos

Iwo Jima simulation

Disucssions and diagrams focusing on the Constitition

Boy in the Stripped Pajamas

Anne Frank documentary

Physical Education, Music, and Art

Physical education, music, and art is provided to the students several times a week. Students are exposed to a variety of exercises, musical, and artistic experiences.

Activities in Fifth Grade PE, Music, and Art

Fifth Grade physical education will focus on :

Jogging/Running 6weeks; Paddles and Balls 3 weeks; Volleyball 4 weeks ; Fitness 5 weeks ; Table Tennis 3 weeks ; Nutrition/Fitness 6 weeks ; Basketball 4 weeks ; and Cooperative Games 5 weeks

Fifth Grade Music will focus on :

Rhythm Unit (New 5th grade concepts) 6 weeks; Star Spangled Banner Study 3 weeks; Veteran’s Day Program 7 weeks; Handel Study 2 weeks; Melody Unit (complete C scale) 4 weeks; Composing Unit & Form (rondo & theme & variations) 5 weeks; 20th Century Music & Sousa Study 3 weeks; and Invented Instrument 7 weeks

5th Grade Veteran's Day Program

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