5th Grade – Trimester 1
ELA
Reading
Main Idea
Context Clues
Theme
Compare/Contrast
Point of View
Inferencing
Writing
Narrative Writing
Informative Writing
Opinion Writing
Expository Essays
Persuasive Essays
Revising and Editing
Grammar
Nouns/Proper Nouns
Verbs/Tenses
Complete Sentences
Types of Sentences
Compound Sentences
Prefixes/Suffixes
Genres
Narrative Nonfiction
Realistic Fiction
Informational Text
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Folktales
Poetry
Math
Place Value and Decimal Fractions
Multiplicative Patterns on the Place Value Chart
Decimal Fractions and Place Value Patterns
Place Value and Rounding Decimal Fractions
Adding and Subtracting Decimals
Multiplying Decimals
Dividing Decimals
Multi-Digit Whole Number and Decimal Fraction Operations
Mental Strategies for Multi-Digit Whole Number Multiplication
The Standard Algorithm for Multi-Digit Whole Number Multiplication
Decimal Multi-Digit Multiplication
Measurement Word Problems with Whole Number and Decimal Multiplication
Mental Strategies for Multi-Digit Whole Number Division
Partial Quotients and Multi-Digit Whole Number Division
Partial Quotients and Multi-Digit Decimal Division
Measurement Word Problems with Multi-Digit Division
Science
Earth’s Systems
Earth Materials and Systems (5-ESS2-1)
The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes (5-ESS2-2)
Human Impacts on Earth Systems (5-ESS3-1)
Structure and Properties of Matter
Types of Matter (5-PS1-1)
Conservation of Matter (5-PS1-2)
Chemical Reactions (5-PS1-4)
Additional Topics
Forces and Motion
Climate and Weather
The Water Cycle
Social Studies
Geography in the Western Hemisphere (Standard 3)
Maps
Geological Processes
Physical, political, economic, and cultural features of countries, continents, and regions
Early Peoples of the Americas (Standards 1, 2, and 3)
Early Civilization
Settlement of the Western Hemisphere
Native Americans in the Western Hemisphere
Complex Societies and Civilizations (Standards 2 and 3)
Characteristics of civilizations
City-states and empires
Mayan, Aztec, and Incan civilizations