PRIORITY STANDARDS
Priority standards are the standards we will focus on throughout the school year. You will see the standards we have focused on during the trimester on your students' report card.
Reading:
RL 5.2: Determines a theme in a text using key details; summarize the text
RL 5.3: Compares/contrasts characters/setting/events using key details in text
RL 5.5: Explains how chapters, scenes, stanzas fit together in a text
RL 5.6: Describes how narrator’s point of view influences how events are told
RI 5.2: Determines several main ideas using key details; summarizes the text
RI 5.3: Explains various relationships found in info text using key details
RI 5.5: Compares/contrasts overall structure of events/info in multiple texts
RI 5.6: Analyzes multiple accounts of the same event or topic
RI 5.8: Explains how evidence supports ideas; connects evidence w/reasons
SL 5.1: Engages in & contributes to collaborative discussions
L 5.4: Determines/clarifies meaning of unknown gr 5 words/phrases
L 5.6: Acquires and uses grade-appropriate general academic words/phrases
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Writing:
W 5.1: Writes opinion pieces supporting point of view w/reasons and evidence
W 5.2: Writes info/explanatory texts to examine a topic/convey ideas clearly
W 5.3: Writes narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events
W 5.4: Produces clear, coherent writing relevant to task, purpose, audience
W 5.7: Conducts research projects using many sources to build knowledge
W 5.9: Draws evidence from texts to support analysis/reflection/research
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Math:
5 NBT.2: Uses patterns of zeros as related to powers of 10 and decimal points
5 NBTA.3: Reads, writes, and compares decimals to thousandths
5 NBT.5: Multiplies multi-digit whole numbers
5 NBT.6: Divides multi-digit whole numbers
5 NBT.B. 7: Computes decimals to the hundredths w/models, explains reasoning
5 NFA. 1: Uses equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions
5 NFA. 2: Solves word problems w/+,- of fractions of same whole; checks mentally
5 NFB.4: Multiplies fractions by whole numbers and fractions
5 MDC.5: Solves real world problems involving volume
5 NFB4.B: Finds area of rectangle with fractional side lengths
5 NF.6: Solves multiplication word problems using fractions and mixed numbers
5 NFB.7: Divides unit fraction by whole number & whole number by unit fraction
5 GB.3: Understands that attributes of 2-D figures belong to subcategories
5 G.1: Understands and uses a coordinate plane
5 OA.3: Generates patterns to plot ordered pairs on a coordinate plane
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Science:
5-PS1-1 Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
5-PS1-2 Measures/graphs quantities to show the weight of matter is conserved
5-PS1-3 Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
5-PS1-4 Investigates to determine if mixing substances makes new substances
5-ESS1-1 Supports an argument about the light of the sun relative to distance
5-PS2-1 Support an argument that the gravity pulls objects downward
5-ESS1-2 Graphs data to show patterns of changes in shadows and stars
5-LS1-1 Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth from air and water.
5-LS2-1 Develops a model to describe the movement of matter
5-PS3-1 Describes that energy in animals’ food once came from the sun
5-ESS2-1 Describes ways geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere interact
5-ESS2-2 Graphs the amounts of salt water and fresh water in various reservoirs
5-ESS3-1 Finds info about how communities use science to protect resources
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Social Studies:
SS.IS.5.3-5: Develop claims using evidence from multiple sources to answer essential questions.
SS.IS.6.3-5: Construct and critique arguments and explanations using reasoning, examples, and details from multiple sources.
SS.CV.2.5: Examine the origins and purposes of rules, laws, and key U.S. Constitutional provisions.
SS.G.1.5: Investigate how the cultural and environmental characteristics of places within the United States change over time.
SS.EC.1.5: Analyze why and how individuals, businesses, and nations around the world specialize and trade
SS.H.3.5: Explain probable causes and effects of events and developments in U.S. history.