Our Lady of Sorrows School

Fifth Grade Curriculum

Fifth Grade Curriculum

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Mathematics

Data
• Read and make Stem and Leaf plots & histograms
• Single-line graphs, double-line graph and double/triple bar graph
• Find the mean, median, mode and range
• Probability

Fractions
• Prime and composite #’s
• Prime factorization
• Common factors and GCF
• Common multiples and LCM
• Equivalent fractions
• Simplest form of proper and improper fractions
• (+) and (-) like denominators, simplify
• (+) and (-) unlike denominators, simplify
• (+) and (-) mixed numbers, simplify
• (x) proper and improper fractions
• (x) mixed numbers
• (/) simple fractions
• (/) mixed numbers

Geometry
• Lines
• Symmetry and congruence
• Transformations
• Classify triangles
• Measure angles
• Classify quadrilaterals
• Determine angles
• Perimeter/area
• Formulas – A=l x w; A=1/2 bh; A=bh
• Circle and its parts
• Formula – C=πd / C=22/7d
• Solid figures and volume

Integers
• Integer number line and absolute value
• Coordinate plane
• Plot ordered pairs
• Integers and function tables

Place Value
• Whole numbers to billions
• Compare and order to billions
• Estimation of large #’s
• Expanded forms
• Exponents
• Read and write decimals to thousandths

Adding and Subtracting
• Properties of
• Whole #’s to billions
• Decimals to thousandths
• Read and writing expressions/equations
• Evaluate expressions/equations
• Using variables and function tables
• Problem solving using tables/charts

Multiplication
• Properties of
• Multiples of 10, 100, 1000, 10000
• Money/decimals
• Two-digit second factor
• Problem solving

Division
• One-digit divisor
• Multiples of 10, 100, 1000, 10000
• Estimation
• Two-digit divisor, (x) check
• Large quotients/4-5 digits
• Division of decimals
• Problem solving

Measurement
• Customary units
• Metric units
• Time units
• Problem solving with time, measurement and temperature


Language Arts

Reading
• Quote accurately
• Determine themes
• Compare and contrast
• Meaning of words and phrases
• Structure of stories
• Point of view
• Tone
• Draw conclusions
• Author’s reasoning

Phonics and Word Recognition
• Decoding words
• Read multisyllabic words

Speaking and Listening
• Group discussions with rules
• Presentations/Speeches

Writing
• Opinion piece with a point of view
• Logical order and sequence
• Well written paragraphs
• Write informative/explanatory texts
• Develop writing piece with facts/definitions/details/quotes
• Narrator and characters
• Dialogue/Pacing
• Transitional words
• Sensory details
• Clear and coherent
• Peer editing/reviewing/rewriting/planning
• Technology
• Research/Evidence

Language
• Conjunctions/prepositions/interjections
• Perfect verb tenses
• Capitalization/Punctuation/Spelling
• Reference materials (dictionary/thesauruses)
• Figurative language


Social Studies

The Western Region
• States
• Landforms
• Natural Resources
• Tourism
• Climate
• Economics
• Industry
• Technology
• Gold Rush

Geography (Land and Water) of the Americas
North America
• Geographical Features
• Climate
• Canada
• United States of America
• Mexico

Central America
Caribbean Islands

South America
• Countries
• Latin American Indian Civilizations

Early Exploration and Colonization
Economics
Trading
Farming Systems

Geography of the USA

The Northeast Region
• States
• Landforms
• Climate
• Natural Resources
• Native American Groups
• Amish
• Tourism / Industry

The Southeast Region
• States
• Landforms
• Tourism
• Climate
• Natural Resources
• Native Americans and the Trail of Tears
• Economics/ Industry

The Midwest Region
• States
• Landforms
• Climate
• Natural Resources
• Native Americans
• Economics/Industry

The Southwest Region
• States
• Landforms
• Natural Resources
• Tourism
• Climate
• Native Americans/Cowboys/Cowgirls
• Economics/Industry
• Technology


Science

- Changes in Matter
- Properties of Light
- Lenses and their uses
- Color
- Properties of sound
- Sense of hearing
- Controlling, recording, and transmitting sound
- The Night Sky
- Astronomers
- Solar System
- Stars and Galaxies
- Survival in Space
- Minerals and Rocks
- Rock Cycle
- Earth’s Structure
- Fossils as clues to the age of rocks
- The Formation of crustal features such as mountains

- Life Processes of Plants and Animals
- Structure of plant and animal cells
- Human Digestion
- Respiratory System
- Circulatory System
- Excretory System
- Life Cycles of animal and plants
- Dynamic interactions of living and nonliving things
- Energy flow through an ecosystem
- Matter Flow through ecosystem
- Biomes and biodiversity
- Properties of Matter
- States and Structure
- Compounds & Mixtures
- Forms of Energy
- Energy Transfer
- Changes in energy


Spanish

- Book: Spanish is Fun
- Holidays
- Spanish field trip (when available)

Computer Education

- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Publisher
- Typing
- Wordle and Tagxedo – word cloud programs
- IXL/Sumdog Math Practice
- Turtlediary
- Scratch Coding