Fifth Grade

 

5th

English (Language Arts)
reading 5

Fifth graders are reading for pleasure and information. By using the strategies and skills developed in previous grades, they are allowed to focus on personal concept and thought development. Students will be reading from a variety of stories, chapter books
and nonfiction material using comprehension strategies and skills.

Fifth graders will read independently.

Fifth graders will be reading many different kinds of stories this year. They will continue to build their vocabulary and increase the number of words they recognize.

Fifth graders will continue to develop word attack skills.

Fifth graders will continue to use decoding skills when encountering unknown words by breaking the word apart and looking at the meaning of the parts (prefixes, suffixes, and
roots). They will also be using dictionaries to look up new words. They will use many different skills to help them understand what they have read.

Fifth graders will develop concepts and personal thoughts about what they have read.

Fifth graders will be developing ideas through discussion of their feelings and reaction to what is being read. They will be
able to identify character, setting, and plot.

Fifth graders will independently use comprehension
strategies and skills.

Fifth graders will be using specific comprehension strategies to allow self-monitoring of understanding, making sense of text and solving problems while reading. Students will also be using
comprehension skills to deepen the reader’s understanding of the logic behind the text.

Fifth graders will learn research and inquiry skills.

Students will be developing inquiry and exploration skills that
focus on the production of genuine research. These concepts will be developed from the literature read and explored during class.

Fifth graders compose a variety of types of writing.

Fifth graders are able to organize their compositions in a logical
manner. They write biographies, research reports, narratives,
plays, poetry, and letters. They also write to inform and persuade their audiences. They learn the basic forms of letter writing. They write formal letters, casual letters, and invitations. They learn the correct ways to begin and end all types of letters.

Fifth graders edit their work.

After completing their writing, fifth graders share their work with small groups or the class. Theyreceive suggestions and compliments from their classmates and then, using this advice and instruction from the teacher, they improve and correct their own work.
Demonstrate appropriate use of copyrighted materials in word processing documents used for content area
projects/products.
 
 
 
 
math 5
Mathematics

Major Concepts
• Place value through the thousandths place
• Addition and subtraction of fractions
• Properties of polygons
• Using a protractor
• Rotational symmetry
• Sums of the interior angles
• Stem-and-leaf plots
• Median, range, and mode
• Patterns in tables and on graphs
• One-step equations and inequalities
• Rates of change

Skills to Maintain
• Whole number computation
• Perimeter and area
• Line, bar, and circle graphs
• Coordinate grids
     

STEMS

 

1. ante-before (antebellum, antedate)

2. anti-against (antibody, antibacterial)

3. bi-two (bicycle, bimonthly)

4. circum-around (circle, circumference)

5. com-together (communicate, combination)

6. con- together (contact, confine)

7. de-down (descent, demolish)

8. dis- away (dismiss, disprove)

9. equi- equal (equation, equilibrium)

10. extra- beyond (extraterrestrial, extraordinary)

11. aqua: water (aquarium, aquifer)

12. bio: life (biology, biography)

13. logy: science (geology, mythology)

14. photo: light (photosynthesis, photograph)

15. terr: land (terrain, subterranean)

16. syn (together)- photosynthesis, synchronize

17. cide (kill)- herbicide, homicide

18. auto(self)- automatic, autobiography

19. micro (small)- microscope, micron

20. cred (believe)- credible, discredit

21. hydro (water)- hydroplane, dehydrate

22. penta (five)- pentagon, pentarchy

23. poly (many)- polygon, polygamy

24. mono (one)- monotonous, monocular

25. tion (act or state)- completion, creation

26. post (after)- posttest, post script

27. pre (before)- pretest, predict

28. mal (bad)- malevolent, malicious

29. intro (into)-introduce, introvert

30. semi (half)-semi-sweet, semicircle

31. mis (bad)-mistake, misfit

32. sub (under)-submarine, subterranean

33. tri (three)-tricycle, triangle

34. sym (together)- symbiosis, symmetry

35. un (not)- unequal, unfit

36. ician (specialist)- physician, technician

37. itis (inflammation)- appendicitis, tonsillitis

38. audi (hear)- audience, audition

39. bell (war)- belligerent, antebellum

40. scrib (write)- scribble, inscribe

41. cent (one hundred)- century, centimeter

42. neuro (nerve)- neurology, neuron

43. hema (blood)- hematology, hematoma

44. pseudo (false)- pseudonym, pseudopod

45. ortho (straight)- orthodontist, orthography

46. non (not)-nonstop, nonprofit

47. ex (out)-exit, except

48. amphi (both)-amphibious, amphitheater

49. dorm (sleep)-dormant, dormitory

50. octa (eight)-octagon, octave

51. geo (earth)- geology, geode

52. thermo (heat)-thermostat, thermos

53. meter (measure)-millimeter, odometer

54. dec (ten)-decade, decimal

55. scope (look)-telescope, microscope

56. re (again)- return, retail

57. sci (know)- science, conscience

58. hexa (six)- hexagon, hexameter

59. topo (place)- topiary, topographical

60. uni (one)- unicorn, unicycle

61. miss (send)-dismiss, missile

62. omni (all)-omnipotent, omnivorous

63. prim (first)-primary, prima donna

64. dia (across)-diagonal, diameter

65. quadr (four)-quadratic, quadrant

  
 
Parent Support

Reading
• Provide opportunities to sequence and retell stories
• Increase minutes of daily, independent reading at the child’s reading
level
• Research information on topics of interest and use the library
• Write letters, reports and journal entries based on informed judgments
• Read and interpret maps, charts and graphs

Math
• Practice multiplying and dividing
• Practice multiplication facts
• Find the area and perimeter of 2-dimensional objects like squares and
rectangles
• Look for patterns in nature, clothes, buildings, etc.
• Find a table in the newspaper and extend it
• Discuss graphs found in the newspaper
• Record several temperatures; then find the range, median and mode
• Record the weekly temperature on a grid
• Play games involving spinners and dice
 
 
 
Student Links
 

Reading:

Math:

Science:

Social Studies:

Health:

BrainPop - Video and Activities about Stress

Mrs. Emily Patterson- Teacher

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Mrs. Susan Wagoner - Teacher
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