Grade 5 - Fisher Island Day School

Grade 5

Language Arts /Vocabulary	Begins to understand and construct analogies Builds vocabulary through various strategies, including understanding the connotation and denotation of a word, context clues, prefixes, suffixes, word origins Develops vocabulary by reading independently Uses elements of grammar correctly Extends awareness of similes, metaphors, symbols, alliteration, and idiomatic language Uses correct punctuation and capitalization Recognizes incorrect use of punctuation, capitalization, or grammar
Reading	Understands the distinguishing features of literary texts and nonfiction texts Reads a variety of literary and informational texts Makes inferences and draws conclusions regarding story elements in age-appropriate text Knows the similarities and differences in character, setting, and events in text selection Understands how the author's choices of language and story structure contribute to the overall quality of a literary work Knows that themes recur across literary works Describes author's purpose and how the author's perspective influences the text Knows the characteristics of persuasive text Uses a variety of criteria to choose own reading
Writing	Uses a variety of strategies to prepare for writing Establishes a purpose for writing Focuses on a central idea or topic Uses an organizational pattern appropriate to purpose and audience Uses devices to develop relationships among ideas Uses supporting ideas, details, and facts from a variety of sources to develop and elaborate on the topic Uses an effective organizational pattern and substantial support to achieve a sense of completeness or wholeness Uses varied sentence structures Generally follows the conventions of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to age and grade level Revises draft to further develop a piece of writing by adding, deleting, and rearranging ideas and details Uses various parts of speech correctly in written work Evaluates own and others' writing in a constructive manner Uses strategies to create an effective central theme or focus Exhibits a consistent awareness of topic with no irrelevant information Chooses specific detail and precise words to work together to support the story line Presents facts, examples, and definitions objectively
Public Speaking	Interacts with peers in a variety of situations to develop and present familiar ideas Uses strategies to respond to speakers Identifies and explains the main concept and supporting details in a nonprint media message Uses strategies to speak clearly Asks relevant questions and makes comments and observations Prepares for and gives presentations for specific occasions, audiences, and purposes Uses visual aids, technology, or demonstrations to support a presentation Uses nonverbal strategies to engage an audience Uses discussion strategies Presents a speech in an organized manner Uses sentence variety in speech Varies language according to situation, audience, and purpose Uses appropriate words to shape reactions, perceptions, and beliefs
Mathematics	Reads, writes, and identifies whole numbers, fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals through thousandths Reads, writes, and identifies common percents Compares and orders whole numbers, commonly used fractions, percents, and decimals using concrete materials Translates problem situations into diagrams, models, and numerals Knows that numbers in different forms are equivalent or nonequivalent Knows that place value relates to powers of 10 Expresses numbers to millions or more in expanded form using power of ten Explains and demonstrates the multiplication of common fractions using concrete materials, drawings, story problems, symbols, and algorithms Explains and demonstrates the commutative, associative, and distributive properties of multiplication Uses problem-solving strategies to determine the operations needed to solve one- and two-step problems Solves real-world problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, and addition, subtraction, and multiplication of decimals, fractions, and mixed numbers using an appropriate method Chooses, describes, and explains estimation strategies to determine the reasonableness of solutions to real-world problems Estimates quantities of objects to 1000 or more Finds factors of numbers to 100 to determine if they are prime or composite Expresses a whole number as a product of its prime factors Identifies and applies rules of divisibility for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10 Uses models to identify perfect squares to 144 Classifies angle measures as acute, obtuse, right, or straight Investigates measures of circumference using concrete materials Solves real-world problems involving measurement Solves real-world problems involving perimeter, area, capacity, and volume using models Uses multiplication and division to convert units of measure within the customary or metric systems Knows how to estimate the area and perimeter of regular and irregular polygons and how to estimate the volume of a rectangular prism Uses appropriate geometric vocabulary to describe properties and attributes of two- and three-dimensional figures Knows the characteristics of and relationships among points, lines, line segments, rays, and planes Knows symmetry, congruency, and reflections in geometric figures Knows how area and perimeter are affected when geometric figures are combined, rearranged, enlarged, or reduced Identifies, locates, and plots ordered pairs of whole numbers on a graph or the first quadrant of a coordinate system Describes, extends, creates, predicts, and generalizes numerical and geometric patterns using a variety of models Analyzes and generalizes numbers patterns and states the rule for relationships Solves problems involving simple equations or inequalities using concrete or pictorial models, symbolic expressions or written phrases Uses a variable to represent a given verbal expression Translates equations into verbal and written problem situations Analyzes and explains orally or in writing the implications of graphed data Uses a stem-and-Ieaf plot from a set of data to identify the range, median, mean, and mode Uses range and measures of central tendency in real-world situations Calculates the probability of a particular even occurring from a set of all possible outcomes Identifies and records the possible outcomes of an experiment using concrete materials Conducts experiments to test predictions Discusses ways to choose a sample representative of a large groups
Social Studies	Extends and refines understanding of the effects of individuals, ideas, and decisions on historical events Compares and contrasts primary and secondary accounts of selected historical events Constructs and labels a timeline based on a historical reading Knows significant events in the colonization of North America Understands selected aspects of everyday life in Colonial America Understands reasons Americans and those who led them went to war to win independence Knows significant events that led to the outbreak of the American Revolution Knows selected principal ideas expressed in significant historical documents important to the founding of the United States Understand selected geographic and economic features of the growth and change that occurred in the US from 1801 to 1861 Understands selected economic and philosophical differences between the North and the South prior to the Civil War Knows causes, selected key events, and effects of the Civil War Understands selected aspects of Reconstruction policies and ways they influenced the South after the Civil War Knows ways life in the US was transformed socially, economically, and politically after the Civil War Knows selected economic, social, and political consequences of industrialization and urbanization in the US after 1880 Knows the political causes and outcomes of WWI Understands selected social, cultural, and economic changes in the US between WWI and WWII Understands selected events that led to the involvement of the US in WWII Understands selected causes, key events, people, and effects of WWII Knows selected economic, political, and social transformations which have taken place in the US since WWII Understands the functions of government under the framework of the US Constitution Knows possible consequences of the absence of government, rules, and laws Understands the importance of participation through community service, civic improvement, and political activity Knows examples of contemporary issues regarding rights
Science	Knows the characteristics of valid health information, products, and services Knows how to locate resources from home, school, and community that provide valid health information Knows how the media influences the selection of health information, products, and services Understands the stages of the rock cycle Knows that rocks are constantly being formed and worn away Knows the properties of different types of soil Understands how the water cycle is influenced by temperature and land features Understands how atmospheric pressure affects the water cycle Understands how eroded materials are transported and deposited over time in new areas to form new features Understands how processes of weathering and erosion constantly change the surface of the earth Understands that geological features result from the movement of the crust of the Earth Understands how the surface of the Earth is shaped by both slow processes and rapid cataclysmic events
Chinese	Understands more complex stories recited, learns to paraphrase Responds through role playing, drawing, singing, and moving Provides intermediate spoken information Describes in more detail people and objects in daily environment Recognizes and uses oral syntax and inflection Memorizes brush stroke directions with advance stroke count Combines initial and final sounds Recognizes and vocalizes intermediate ideograms Uses brush strokes approximation Memorizes the eight basic brush strokes and combination brush strokes Reinforces usage of the pinyin system on the computer keyboard
Spanish	Exchanges information necessary to plan events or activities Comprehends and responds to oral messages based on familiar themes and vocabulary Provides information in spoken or written form on a variety of topics of popular and cultural interest Recognizes multiple ways in which an idea may be expressed in Spanish Continued focus on speaking, reading, listening, and writing with understanding and accuracy Expansion of Spanish grammar with further introduction of descriptive adjectives, definite and indefinite articles, and commands Continued emphasis on the ability to write appropriate narratives Focus on verb usage including conjugation in all tenses
Art	Uses the elements of art and the principles of design with sufficient manipulative skills, confidence and sensitivity when communicating ideas Understands how artists have used visual languages and symbol systems through time and across cultures Develops and justifies criteria for the evaluation of visual works of art using appropriate vocabulary Uses good craftsmanship in producing a variety of two- and three-dimensional media
Music	Understands patterns and tonality in melody Recognizes pentatonic scales Recognizes chordal harmony Participates in singing solo and with groups of various sizes Recognizes musical notation for dynamics Analyzes and compares stylistic elements
Computer and Technology	Uses touch typing for word processing needs Knows how to save files to networked directories Expands ability to generate multimedia presentations Uses multimedia as an extension of the curriculum, including citing electronic sources appropriately
School Skills	Defines and identifies examples of plagiarism Recognizes the importance of copyrights for written or multimedia documents Uses map keys and symbols correctly Constructs timeline
Thinking Skills	Analyzes and generalizes abstract patterns Begins developing criteria for evaluation (clarifying values and standards) Generates and assesses solutions for age-appropriate problems Makes plausible inferences, predictions, or interpretations Recognizes contradictions Explores implications and consequences
Physical Education	Stress the importance of warming up and stretching before each unit Emphasis on fair play, teamwork, and sportsmanship Stress on understanding and application of rules, skills, and strategies of team sports Emphasis on body control during movement Introduction to proper throwing, catching, and kicking techniques Introduction and understanding of the basic skills needed to play soccer, basketball, baseball, tennis, volleyball, and flag football Introduction to the heart rate monitor Practices and takes the Presidential Fitness Test