Reading Curriculum

These are the reading skills we will be covering this year.

Reading

  • Character and Plot
  • Cause and Effect
  • Theme and Setting
  • Fact and Opinion
  • Questioning
  • Inferring
  • Text Structure
  • Sequence
  • Author’s Purpose
  • Main Idea and Details
  • Graphic Sources
  • Draw Conclusions
  • Generalize
  • Prefixes and Suffixes
  • Greek and Latin Roots
  • Skills to Determine Meanings of Unknown Words
  • Multiple Meaning Words

Writing

There are 3 primary purposes for writing in 5th grade:

  • Narration or telling a story
  • Expressing an opinion/feeling
  • Inform/Explain

Spelling and Conventions

Math Units

These are the math units we will be covering this year.

Unit 1:  Whole Number and Decimal Fraction Place Value to the One-Thousandths

At the end of this unit, students will be able to independently use their learning to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents 1/10 of what it represents in the place to its left
  • Explain patterns in the number of zeroes in the product when multiplying a number by powers of 10 (scientific notation/exponential notation)
  • Explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10
  • Use whole number exponents to denote powers of 10
  • Read and write decimals to thousandths using base 10 numerals, word form, and expanded form
  • Compare two decimals to thousandths based on meanings of the digits in each place, using >, =, and < symbols
  • Round decimals to ones, tenths, hundredths, or thousandths place
  • Convert among different sized measurement units within a given measurement system using a provided table of equivalencies.

Unit 2: Multi-digit Whole Number and Decimal Fraction Operations

At the end of this unit students will be able to independently use their learning to:

  • Multiply multi-digit whole numbers, not to exceed three digits by three digits
  • Find whole number quotients of whole numbers with up to four digit dividends and two digit divisors
  • Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths (no divisors with decimals)
  • Use multiple grouping symbols (parentheses, brackets, or braces) in numerical expressions, and evaluate expressions containing these symbols
  • Write simple expressions that model calculations with numbers
  • Interpret numerical expressions without evaluating them

 

Unit 3: Addition and Subtraction of Fractions

At the end of this unit, students will be able to independently use their learning to:

  • Add and subtract fractions (including mixed numbers) with unlike denominators
  • Solve problems using computation of fractions by using information presented in line plots  

 

Unit 4: Multiplication and Division of Fractions and Decimal Fractions

At the end of this unit, students will be able to independently use their learning to:

  • Solve word problems, including division of whole numbers, leading to answers in the form of fractions
  • Multiply a fraction and mixed numbers by a fraction
  • Demonstrate an understanding of multiplication as scaling/resizing
  • Divide unit fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions
  • Convert among different sized measurement units within a given measurement system using a provided table of equivalencies
  • Solve problems involving computation of fractions by using information presented in line plots
  • Display and interpret data shown in tallies, tables, charts, pictographs, bar graphs, and line graphs
  • Display and interpret data using the title, appropriate scale, and labels

 

Unit 5: Addition and Multiplication with Volume and Area

At the end of this unit, students will be able to independently use their learning to:

  • Classify two dimensional figures in a hierarchy based on properties
  • Apply the formulas V = l x w x h and V = B x h for rectangular prisms to find volumes of right rectangular prisms with whole number edge lengths in the context of solving real world and mathematical problems given the appropriate formula
  • Find volumes of solid figures composed of two non-overlapping right rectangular prisms

 

Unit 6: Graph Points on Coordinate Plane to Solve Problems

At the end of this unit, students will be able to independently use their learning to:

  • Generate two numerical patterns using two given rules
  • Identify apparent relationships between corresponding terms of two patterns with the same starting numbers that follow different rules
  • Identify parts of the coordinate plane (x-axis, y-axis, and the origin) and the ordered pair (x-coordinate and y-coordinate). Limit the coordinate plane to quadrant I
  • Represent real-world and mathematical problems by plotting points in quadrant I of the coordinate plane, and interpret coordinate values of points in the context of a situation
  • Solve problems involving computation of fractions by using information presented in line plots
  • Display and interpret data shown in tallies, tables, charts, pictographs, bar graphs, and line graphs
  • Display and interpret data using a title, appropriate scale, and labels

Fifty Nifty United States

Our first social studies unit is USA geography. We will be taking a look at each of the 5 regions of the US; Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest and West. For each region we will read about their culture, geography and the states that make up those regions. This is meant to be an overview not a comprehensive study. At the end of our unit we will have a test on the 50 states and their capitals. Please help your students study. If you find a neat website, song, or anything else that may help another parent feel free to add it in the comments section.

Meet Mrs. Lapp

My name is Jessica Lapp and I have been teaching in ELANCO for 14 years. This is my second year in fifth grade and I am so excited! When I am not teaching I enjoy spending time with my family. I have 2 daughter, Abigail age 7 and Emma 19 months. We love to go hiking and spend time outside. In my free time I love to read and watch the New York Giants win. I know this year is going to be great!

I had such a fun filled summer!! In June, I took a trip with my family to Williamsburg, VA. It was really cool to see how colonial citizens worked and lived over 200 years ago. I will be sharing more about my travels when we study this in social studies. My husband and I also did a backpacking trip for our 10th anniversary in July. We hiked 17 miles with our 50 pound backpacks, it was a challenge and HOT! This August I celebrated a monumental birthday (I won’t tell you how old I am), by visiting the great city of Boston. It was a blast! I also took a big leap into the next decade and went zip-lining with friends.  I can’t wait to hear all about your summer!

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