Grade 5 Curriculum Overview
Grade 5 is a transition year between elementary and middle school. To help with this transition, students work on executive function skills such as self-regulation, attention, task initiation, organization, and planning. Students also develop proficiency in the four Cs: critical thinking, creativity, communication, and collaboration.
Mathematics
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Place Value (to thousandths; to billions)
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Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, & Division of:
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whole numbers
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fractions/mixed numbers
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decimals
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Probability & Statistics
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Geometry
English/Language Arts
Reading
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Comprehension skills (literal, inferential)
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Genres of literature
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Oral reading fluency skills
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Literary response & analysis
Writing
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Narrative Writing – personal narrative essay
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Information Writing – research essay
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Argument Writing – persuasive essay
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Skill Building:
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Literary Devices
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Outlining/Organizing
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Editing/Revising
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Author’s Craft
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Grammar
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Sentence structure
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Parts of speech
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Usage
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Nouns/pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs
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Mechanics
Vocabulary
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Spelling
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Word meanings (prefixes/suffixes; Greek & Latin roots)
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Dictionary skills
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Context clues
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Pronunciation
Social Studies
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Map and globe skills
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The first Americans
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Age of Exploration
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Settling the colonies in North America
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Life in the colonies
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The American Revolution
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A new nation
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Articles of Confederation
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U.S. Constitution
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Bill of Rights
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Colonial Era – Living Wax Museum
Science
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Structure and properties of matter
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Energy and matter in ecosystems
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STEM project: Mars Biome
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Earth systems and human impact
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hydrosphere
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geosphere
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atmosphere
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biosphere
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Space systems
Religion
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Exploring the 7 Sacraments
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Living the Beatitudes
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Sacramentals
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Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation
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Grace, God’s gift to us
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The mysteries of the Rosary