Curriculum Mapping

Grade 5 Language Arts

Grade: 5 Language Arts

Instructional Goals

Ongoing

(Throughout School Year)

Resources/Tools

Key Vocabulary

Parts of Speech

Writer’s Express

teacher-created packets

Nouns

~ Common

~ Proper

~ Pronouns

~ Singular

~ Plural

~ Possessive

~ Irregular

Verbs

~ Action

~ Linking

~ Helping

~ Irregular

Adjectives

~ Comparative

~ Superlative

~ Proper

Adverbs

Conjunctions

Prepositions

Grammar Rules/Usage

Writer’s Express

teacher-created packets

Daily Oral Language

Punctuation

Sentence Structure

~ subject

~ predicate

~ run-ons

~ fragments

~ simple

~ complex

~ compound (and/but)

~ subject/verb agreement

Homophones

Homonyms

Antonyms

Writing Process

mini-lessons

teacher models

student models

Prewriting (planning, brainstorming)

drafting

revise

edit

conference

publish

Spelling

Rebecca Sitton materials ~ weekly spelling packets

mini-lessons

structural analysis

root words

prefix

suffix

W.E.B. (independent reading)

student-selected books

logs

genre

Responding to literature in writing

answering comprehension questions (literal and inferential) in detail

supporting evidence from the text

restating question in answer

trade books

student response journals

teacher-modeling

student examples

Grade: 5 Language Arts

Instructional Goals

September -October

Resources/Tools

Key Vocabulary

Genre: Animal Stories/Fiction/Fantasy

Themes: land conservation vs. development, friendship

Cricket in Times Square (summer reading)

Literature unit: Tucker’s Countryside by George Selden

comparison of settings

Figurative Language: Personification

Comprehension ~ literal and inferential questions

Character/Setting

Vocabulary Development

Topic Sentences

Evidence and Supporting Details

Journal Responses

Grade: 5 Language Arts

Instructional Goals

November - December

Resources/Tools

Key Vocabulary

Genres: Realistic Fiction & Autobiography

author’s message & theme

expository writing: compare/contrast essay of story elements (2 novels)

writing process

note taking

Old Yeller ~ Fred Gipson

Rascal ~ Sterling North

Models for essay

Bear ~ John Schoenherr

Little Polar Bear ~ Hans DeBeer

Compare/Contrast

~ similarities

~ differences

Venn Diagrams

graphic organizers

transitional and linking words

problem

resolution

(historical fiction integrated with Social Studies unit)

reading to answer focus questions

Expository writing: inform, describe, and persuade

Around the World in One Hundred Years ~ Jean Fritz

perspective

audience

purpose

Grade: 5 Language Arts

Instructional Goals

January - March

Resources/Tools

Key Vocabulary

Genre: Realistic Fiction / Animal Story

Literature unit: Where the Red Fern Grows ~Wilson Rawls

figurative language: similes and metaphors

flashback

foreshadowing

dialect

vivid verbs

descriptive writing

dialogue

~ quotation marks

~ punctuation marks

~ direct quote

~ speaker tag

~ indentation

(literature integration with Social Studies units)

Shhh! We’re Writing the Constitution ~ Jean Fritz

Mr. Tucket ~ Gary Paulsen

Bound for Oregon ~ Jean Van Leeuwan

Seaman: The Dog Who Explored with Lewis and Clark ~ Gail Langer Karwoski

Grade: 5 Language Arts

Instructional Goals

April - June

Resources/Tools

Key Vocabulary

Cape Cod Studies

reading of a primary source

(non-fiction and historical fiction literature integration with Social Studies)

Publication of Personal Journal (writing process)

word choice

paragraphing

chronology of events

parts of a book (cover, title page, dedication, copyright, table of contents, chapters)

Thank you letter writing ~ proper format for friendly letters and business letters (consideration of audience)

non-fiction handouts

teacher-created packets

The Pilgrims’ Journal

Pilgrim’s Journal

Who’s That Standing on Plymouth Rock ~ Jean Fritz

Dear America Series~

A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple

Kathryn Lasky

The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce: A Pilgrim Boy

Ann Rinaldi

inside address

heading

salutation

body

closing

signature

Grade 5 Mathematics
Grade: 5 Mathematics Instructional Goals	September-October Resources/Tools	Key Vocabulary
Statistics and Graphing	Scott Foresman Addison Wesley text Investigations Unit–“Data: Kids, Cats, and Ads”	mode, median, range, scale, interval, outliers, trend, x axis, y axis, horizontal axis, vertical axis, co-ordinate plane, bar graph, line graph, line plot,
Order of Operations	“24” cards	exponent, base, constant, variable, square number, perfect square, square root
Patterns and Functions	Scott Foresman Addison Wesley text NCTM Addenda –“Patterns And Functions” Groundworks Algebra series	input, output, function


Place value-whole numbers and decimals Rounding whole numbers through billions	Scott Foresman Addison Wesley text Investigations Units-“What’s That Portion” and “Mathematical Thinking At Grade 5”	expanded form standard form
		tenths
Ordering and comparing decimals	Decimal Logic Problems	hundredths thousandths
	NCTM Addenda – “Number Sense”
Rounding to the nearest tenth, hundredth, thousandth	decimal squares


Problem Solving emphasis – Draw a Picture	Problem Solver 5&6

Grade: 5 Mathematics Instructional Goals	November - December Resources/Tools	Key Vocabulary
Estimating sums and differences	Scott Foreman Addison Wesley text NCTM Addenda – “Number Sense” Calculators Investigations Unit – “Patterns of Change”	rounding , front end estimation, compatible numbers
Addition and Subtraction of decimals and mixed decimals	Scott Foresman Addison Wesley text Decimal squares	sum, difference, addends
Review whole number multiplication Multiplication properties	Scott Foresman Addison Wesley text Investigations Unit –“Mathematical Thinking at Grade 5”	associative and commutative properties; distributive property
Estimating products		rounding, benchmark numbers
Factors and Multiples	Factors and Multiples –Middle School Math Project	factor, multiple, common multiple, least common multiple, greatest common factor
Multiplication of decimals	Calculators Scott Foresman Addison Wesley text Decimal squares
Problem Solving Strategy – “Guess and Check”	Problem Solver 5 & 6


Grade: 5 Mathematics Instructional Goals	January - February Resources/Tools	Key Vocabulary
Division of whole numbers and decimals	Scott Foresman Addison Wesley text	quotient, divisor, dividend, remainder
Estimating quotients	Investigations Units – “Mathematical Thinking at Grade 5” and “Patterns of Change”	compatible numbers, benchmark numbers, rounding
Interpreting remainders	Scott Foresman Addison Wesley text
Finding the mean (average)
Divisibility rules
Mean (average)
Prime factorization Problem Solving Strategy – “Working Backwards” Geometry – attributes of various polygons, particularly triangles and quadrilaterals (This is taught on Fridays from this point forward.)	Factors and Multiples Problem Solver 5 & 6 Investigations Unit – “Picturing Polygons” power polygons protractors Scott Foresman Addison Wesley text	factor tree Vocabulary associated with geometry unit
Grade: 5 Mathematics Topics, Concepts or Goals	March - April Resources/Tools	Key Vocabulary
Algebraic expressions Find value of variables Problem Solving Strategy – Act It Out Fractions – equivalence concepts	Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley text Math at Hand Resource Book Groundworks In the Balance Scott Foresman Addison Wesley text snap cubes Fraction bar materials Scott Foreman Addison Wesley text Fraction bar materials Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley text	variable, constant numerator, denominator, mixed number, improper fraction, simplest form, equivalent fractions, equivalent decimals,
Grade: 5 Mathematics Topics, Concepts or Goals	May-June Resources/Tools	Key Vocabulary
Volume of a rectangular prism Addition and Subtraction of fractions and mixed fractions Multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers Division of fractions and mixed numbers (introductory)	Scott Foresman Addison Wesley text snap cubes Fraction Bar materials Scott Foresman Addison Wesley text Fraction Bar materials Scott Foresman Addison Wesley text Fraction Bar materials Scott Foresman Addison Wesley text	length, width, height, cubic

Grade 5 Science

Grade: 5 Science

Instructional Goals

September-October

Resources/Tools

Key Vocabulary

Scientific Method

Labs to reinforce steps of Scientific Method

Scientific Method

Experiment

Hypothesis

Interpret

“Sinking & Floating”

McGraw Hill text

STC unit

SCUBA demonstration

Various handouts

Labs

Mass

Matter

Density

Volume

Buoyancy

Grade: 5 Science

Instructional Goals

November - December

Resources/Tools

Key Vocabulary

Ecosystems

McGraw-Hill text

Lab

Nature Walk

Biotic Factor;

Abiotic Factor

Ecology

Population

Community

Habitat

Niche

Animal Adaptations

“Homemaking” video

“Animal Adaptations” video

Physical Adaptations

Behavioral adaptations

Biomes

McGraw-Hill

Library

Internet research

Biomes

Desert

Tundra

Grassland

Deciduous Forest

Taiga

Tropical Rain Forest

Grade: 5 Science

Instructional Goals

January - February

Resources/Tools

Key Vocabulary

“Animal Books”

McGraw-Hill

Internet Research

Library

Title Page

Table of Contents

Bibliography

Energy

Light and Sound

Electricity and Magnetism

McGraw-Hill

STC Materials

Tom Snyder Unit

“Magnetism” video

Lab: Make a magnet

Electricity

Magnetism

Electromagnetism

Current

Magnetic Domain

Electrons

Grade: 5 Science

Thematic Unit: Cape Cod

Instructional Goals

March – May

Resources/Tools

Key Vocabulary

Glacial action

Cape Cod Organisms

Hydrology: salt and fresh

Oceanography

Water Cycle

Cape Cod

“The Guide’s Guide to Cape Cod National Seashore”

Videos

Handouts

McGraw-Hill text

Labs

Salt Marshes

Erosion/deposition

Kettle hole

Currents

Tides

Waves

Environment factors

Climate Modifications

Pollution

Adaptation

Grade: 5 Science

Instructional Goals

May - June

Resources/Tools

Key Vocabulary

Cells

McGraw-Hill text

Videos

Lab Materials

Structure

DNA

Nucleus

Mitochondria

Human Growth and Development

McGraw-Hill text

Lab materials

Videos

Maturation

Adolescence

Puberty

Hormones

Menstruation

Grade 5 Social Studies

Grade: 5 Social Studies

Instructional Goals

September-October

Resources/Tools

Key Vocabulary

Map and Globe Skills Unit

(including the 5 Themes of Geography: place, location, region, movement, human/environment interaction & review/reinforcement of landforms)

· America Will Be text

· Rand McNally United States Map Activity Program write-on/wipe-off student desk maps & teacher resource activities

· atlases

· inflatable globes

· teacher collected materials

· map & globe skills, geography, & extended challenges learning contracts

· “Create Your Own Island” project (application of learned skills and parts of maps)

· Hemisphere

· Geography

· Longitude/Meridian

· Latitude/Parallel

· Projection

· Equator

· Prime Meridian

· Compass Rose

· Cardinal & Intermediate Directions

· Scale

· Legend/Key

· Inset

· Types of Maps: physical, political, special/thematic, road, etc.

Clues to Our Past

(1-2 week mini-unit)

· What is History

· What Does a Historian Do

· Why Study History

America Will Be text (Chapter 3)

· History

· Historian

· Chronology

· Evidence

· Interpret

· Primary Sources

· Archives

· Oral History

· Artifacts

Grade: 5 Social Studies

Instructional Goals

November - January

Resources/Tools

Key Vocabulary

Age of Exploration & Discovery

· Early European Explorers

· Spanish Conquistadors

· French, English, and Dutch Explorers

Essential Questions:

· Why leave home

· Do the benefits outweigh the risks

Unit Focus Questions:

· Why were Europeans interested in exploration (reasons, motivation)

· What enabled European Explorers to be successful in exploring and conquering lands (advances in maps and navigational tools, technology, weapons, armor, etc.)

· What effects did European Exploration have on other civilizations around the world (How did people change or how were they influenced)

Early European Settlement & Colonization

· America Will Be text

· Around the World in A Hundred Years – Jean Fritz

· Explorers of the New World CD-Rom

· collection of videos

· handouts from teacher collected materials

· posters

· Explorer BINGO

· Learning Center Activity Menus and/or Explorer Research Project

· Internet Research – supported through website collections linked to school homepage

· technology

· navigate

· monarchy

· Crusades

· Christianity

· expedition/voyage

· colony

· scurvy

· vessel/ship

· Caravel

· provisions

· route

· Northwest Passage

· contagious disease

· settlement

· colonization

· investor

· profit

· merchant

· mission

Grade: 5 Social Studies

Instructional Goals

January - February

Resources/Tools

Key Vocabulary

Let’s Compromise ~ The Creation of a More Perfect Union

(U.S. Government and The Constitution)

Essential Questions:

· Is government necessary

· In what ways does a government shape its citizens, and in turn, how do citizens shape their government

· How should we balance the rights of individuals with the common good

· We the People – Center for Civic Education (U.S. Dept. of Education)

· Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz

· America Will Be text

· video collection

· posters

· handouts from various teacher resources

· non-fiction literature in classroom libraries

· representative

· delegate

· Shay’s Rebellion

· Articles of Confederation

· central government

· federal

· convention

· Preamble

· Articles

· Amendment

· Bill of Rights

· ratify

· compromise

· checks and balances

· separation of powers

· nationalism

· patriotism

· Supreme Court

· Congress

· Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches

Grade: 5 Social Studies

Instructional Goals

February - March

Resources/Tools

Key Vocabulary

Westward Expansion

Essential Questions:

· Why leave home

· Do the benefits outweigh the risks

· Are intercultural relationships important

· America Will Be text (Chapters 14 & 15)

· Wagons West (Prentice Hall program)

· Oregon Trail CD-Rom

· video collection

· posters

· Language Arts Literature Connections:

~ Mr. Tucket – Gary Paulsen

~ Bound for Oregon – Jean Van Leeuwen

~ Seaman: The Dog Who Explored with Lewis & Clark – Gail Langer Karwoski

~ Facing West: A Story of the Oregon Trail -

· teacher created and collected materials

· pioneer

· ordinance

· frontier

· Louisiana Purchase

· Northwest Territory

· Oregon Trail

· Conestoga wagon

· plains

· Trail of Tears

· migrate

· emigrate

· claim

· territory

· Mormon

· forty-niners

· Sante Fe Trail

· Texas Annexation

· Mountain Men

· Davy Crockett

· Daniel Boone

· Louis & Clark

· Sacagawea

Grade: 5 Social Studies

Instructional Goals

April- May

Resources/Tools

Key Vocabulary

Cape Cod Studies

(part of interdisciplinary unit)

Unit Essential Questions:

· How does where you live affect how you live

· How do geography and climate affect the way of life of all living organisms – humans, plants, & animals- and their ability to adapt and survive

SS Focus Questions:

· Why leave home

· Do the benefits outweigh the risks

· Are intercultural relationships important

Social Studies Topics Covered:

*Pilgrims

*Wampanoag Natives

*Whaling

Aptuxcet

*Cape Cod Canal

Lifesaving Service

Lighthouses

*Windmills

Saltworks

(* denotes evidence / hands-on experiences provided during trip)

· Plimoth Plantation videos

· handouts from various resources

· Back to Early Cape Cod – Jean Fritz

· The Guide’s Guide to the National Seashore

· Pilgrims’ Journal (primary source)

· Who’s That Stepping on Plymouth Rock – Jean Fritz

· People of the Breaking Day – Marcia Sewall

· Literature Connections:

~ A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple – Kathryn Lasky

~The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce by Ann Rinaldi

· Culminating activity: 3 day field trip

· Puritan

· Separatist

· Pilgrim

· treaty

· colonists

· native

· Wampanoag

· Massasoit

· Samoset

· Squanto

· Patuxet

· sachem

· Mayflower Compact

· investor

· joint-stock

· trade

· economy

Grade: 5 Social Studies

Instructional Goals

end of May – June

Resources/Tools

Key Vocabulary

U.S. Flag and Pledge of Allegiance

(mini-unit ~ 2 weeks)

· evolution of our national flag

· care, respect, proper flag etiquette

· origin and meaning of Pledge

(Flag Day Celebration in conjunction with Boxborough Minutemen)

· “The Flag of the United States of America” pamphlet

· Red, White, and Blue AND Uncle WhoThe Stories Behind Some of America’s Patriotic Symbols – Teresa Bateman

· teacher created materials

· read aloud books:

~ The Flag We Love – Pam Munoz Ryan

~ Betsy Ross – Alexandra Wallner

~ The American Flag – Patricia Ryon Quiri

· symbol

· pledge

· allegiance

· Republic

· nation

· indivisible

· liberty

· justice

· Union Jack

· Flag Act/Resolution

· field

· union

· fly

· hold

· hoist

· Flag Code

· Star-Spangled Banner

· Francis Scott Key

· Francis Bellamy

· Betsy Ross

· Francis Hopkinson