Fifth Grade

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FIRST NINE WEEKS

Language Arts
-Parts of a book   -Story Elements   -Make Predictions
-Reference Sources   -Problem & Solution   -Synonyms/Antonyms
-Cause & Effect   -Make Inferences   -Draw Conclusions
Compound Words   -Form Generalizations   -Fact & Nonfact
-Context Clues   -Vowel Sounds   -Syllable Patterns
-Parts of Speech   -Sentences   -Personal Narratives
-Inflectional Endings   -Book Report   -Accelerated Reader
-Persuasive Writing   -Figurative Language   -Analogies
-Writing, speaking, and listening activities        

 

Math

-Add & Subtract Whole & Decimal Numbers

 

 

 

-Place Value

 

 

Science/Health
Social Studies

-Scientific Method

-Unit A Structures of Plants & Animals

-Unit B Interactions of Living Things

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Unit G Exploring Tennessee

 

 

-Unit 1 Making a New Nation

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Unit 2 Civil War Times

-Unit 3 Becoming a World Power

 

 

 

Computer Education
-Internet research -Keyboarding skills -Skill practice

 



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Second Nine Weeks

Language Arts
-Make predictions & inferences   -Summarize   -Steps in a process
-Story elements   -Context clues   -Sentence structure
-Research skills   -Distinguish Facts/Nonfacts   -Compound words
-Recall details   -Form generalizations   -Draw conclusions
-Locate facts   -Vocabulary strategies   -Sequence events
-Identifying main idea   -Parts of Speech   -Cause & Effect
-Multi meaning words   -Graphic aides   -Synonyms/Antonyms
-Figurative language   -Test taking strategies   -Reference Sources
-Author's purpose   -Parts of a book   -Syllable Patterns
-Vowel Sounds   -Inflectional Endings   -Book report
-Accelerated Reader   -Writing, speaking, and listening activities    

 

Math
-Addition & subtraction (whole numbers & decimals)   -Multiplying whole numbers
-Dividing by one and two digit divisors   -Problem Solving

-Using Data & Statistics

  -Charts & Graphs

 

Science/Health
Social Studies

-Unit B Interaction of Living Things

-Unit C Earth and its Recourses

-Unit D Weather and Climate

-Environmental safety

 

-Unit 2 Civil War Times

-Unit 3 Becoming a World Power

-Unit 4 Good Times and Bad

-Recognize cultural and religious significance of holiday celebrations

-Geography skills

 

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Third Nine Weeks

Language Arts
-Make inferences   -Interpret story elements   -Research skills
-Recall details   -Locate facts   -Identify main idea
-Summarize   -Context clues   -Distinguish Facts/Nonfacts
-Point of View   -Vocabulary strategies   -Parts of Speech
-Sentence structure   -Compound words   -Draw conclusions
-Steps in a process   -Sequence events   -Cause & Effect
-Multi meaning words   -Judgement & Decision   -Author's purpose
-Graphic aides   -Test taking strategies   -Synonyms/Antonyms
-Reference Sources   - Analogies   -Proofreading
-Syllable Patterns   -R Controlled Vowels   -Suffixes
-Schwa sound   -Contractions   -Accelerated Reader
-Distinguish literary genres   -Book report   -Writing, speaking, and listening activities
-Compare/contrast information   -Distinguish important/unimportant information   -Terra Nova State Writing Assessment

 

Math
-Compare decimals & fraction   -Dividing whole numbers & decimals by one and two digit divisors
-Order fractions   -Charts & Graphs

-Simplify fractions

  -Using Data & Statistics
-Represent numbers as proper & improper fractions   -Problem Solving

 

Science/Health
Social Studies

-Unit D Weather and Climate

-Unit E Properties of Matter & Energy

-Unit C Earth & Its Resources

 

 

-Unit 3 Becoming a World Power

-Unit 4 Good Times and Bad

-Unit 5 World War II

 

 


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Fourth Nine Weeks

Language Arts
-Compare & Contrast   -Make inferences   -Homographs
-Author's Purpose   -Point of View   -Homophones
-Problem & Solution   -Context Clues   -Prefixes & Suffixes
-Prefixes   -Story Elements   -Negatives
-TCAP review   -Test taking strategies   -Prepositions
-Pronouns   - Writing strategies   -Adverbs
-Unstressed syllables   -Silent letters   -R Controlled vowels
-Judgments & Decisions   -Drawing Conclusions   -Cause & Effect
-Sequence of Events   -Synonyms & Antonyms   -Context Clues
-Library Skills   -Reference Sources    

 

Math
Measurement   -TCAP review
-Fractions   -Test taking strategies
-Division   -Problem Solving

 

Science/Health
Social Studies

-Unit E Properties of Matter & Energy

-Unit F Motion & Energy

 

-Chapter 5 Body Systems
- Family Life Curriculum

 

 

-Unit 5 World War II

-Unit 6 The Cold War & Beyond

-Unit 7 The United States and the World

 

 

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