1st Nine week plan: 5th grade
Math
Geometry- Angles, Triangles, Plane Figures
Equations and Expressions
Order of Operations
Distributive Property
Rounding to nearest whole, tenth, and hundredth
Prime and Composite numbers
Whole number operations
Reading
Theme 1: Nature’s Fury
Comprehension
Vocabulary-context clues, multiple meanings
Main Idea
Predictions
Character Development
Dictionary, Glossary, other reference materials
Fluency and accuracy
Writing and Grammar
4 types of sentences
Fragments and run-ons
Note taking
Organizing and essay writing
Personal narrative
Editing and Revising
Adjectives
Adverbs
Subjects/Predicates
Commas
Spelling
Science
Scientific Method
Geology- Changes to Earth’s surface
Plate tectonics
Landform formation
Types of rocks
Erosion, weathering, deposition
Social Studies
Hemispheres, Longitude/ Latitude/Map Skills
Physical geography terms, Landforms of the US, Water features of the US
States and Capitals
Northeast region- physical features, climate, history, economy, people, transportation
2nd Nine Week Plan: 5th grade
Math
Decimals- solve, estimate, decimal dividends
Fractions
Probability
Circles- radius, diameter, chord, circumference
Whole number operations
Reading
Theme 2- Give it All You’ve Got
Map reading, summarizing
Predict
Infer
Plot and Setting development
Read poetry
Theme 3- Voices of the Revolution
Evaluate, follow directions, compare and contrast, primary sources
Continue oral reading fluency and rate practice
Writing and Grammar
Using precise, descriptive vocabulary
Vary transitions btw. Paragraphs
Supporting details that elaborate on main idea
Writing- persuasive writing and explanatory writing
Writing to a prompt
Editing and Revising
Possessives
Verbs- action, linking, helping, and adverbs
Spelling
Research
Science
Oceans-aquatic zones, salinity, pressure, currents, tides
Cells and organization of living things
Social Studies
Southeast region- physical features, climate, history, economy, people, transportation
Midwest region- physical features, climate, history, economy, people, transportation
3rd Nine Week Plan: 5th grade
Math
Measurement-Standard and metric
Perimeter, area, and volume
Outcomes, Data, Patterns (numeric and geometric)
Mean, Median, Mode, Range
Whole number operations
Reading
Theme 3 continued-
Ask questions to clarify meaning
Self monitoring of comprehension
Continue to build vocabulary and comprehension strategies
Primary sources
Fluency and accuracy
Writing and Grammar
Write for a variety of purposes
Variety of prewriting strategies
Use interjections
Editing and Revising
Expository writing
Writing to a prompt
Quotation marks
Hyphens
Adjectives
Comparative, superlative and demonstrative adjectives
Articles
Spelling
Science
Continue Cells and living things
Introduction to Matter- solids, liquids, and gasses
Parts of an atom
Periodic table
Elements
Compounds and formulas
Solution and suspension mixtures
Social Studies
Continue Midwest region
Southwest region- physical features, climate, history, economy, people, transportation
4th Nine Week Plans: 5th grade
Math
Elapsed Time
Review
Reading
Themes 5 and 6
Conflict Resolution
Author’s craft
Voice
Poetry
Writing and Grammar
Continue to practice essay writing
Editing and Revising
Elaboration
Review of grammar
Writing
Continue to write for a variety of purposes
Refine planning, revising and editing skills
Creative writing and poetry writing
Research
Science
Sound and Light
SOL review
Social Studies
Rocky Mountain region- physical features, climate, history, economy, people, transportation
Pacific States region- physical features, climate, history, economy, people, transportation