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Grade 5 standards

Math

Operations and algebraic thinking

  • 5.OA.A.1 Use parentheses, brackets and braces in numerical expressions and evaluate them · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.OA.A.2 Write and interpret numerical expressions without computing them · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.OA.B.3 Graph ordered pairs from two numerical patterns built by two rules · 4 Peabody pages

Number and operations in base ten

  • 5.NBT.A.1 A digit is ten times the value of the digit to its right · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.NBT.A.2 Patterns in zeros and decimal points when multiplying or dividing by powers of 10 · 4 Peabody pages
  • 5.NBT.A.3 Read, write and compare decimals to thousandths · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.NBT.A.3a Write thousandths decimals in base-ten, word and expanded forms
  • 5.NBT.A.3b Compare decimals to thousandths using the meaning of each digit
  • 5.NBT.A.4 Round decimals to any place value · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.NBT.B.5 Multiply multi-digit whole numbers fluently with the standard algorithm · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.NBT.B.6 Divide four-digit dividends by two-digit divisors using place value strategies · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.NBT.B.7 Add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals to hundredths with explained strategies · 2 Peabody pages

Fractions

  • 5.NF.A.1 Add and subtract unlike-denominator fractions and mixed numbers · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.NF.A.2 Solve fraction addition and subtraction word problems, checking with estimates · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.NF.B.3 Read a fraction as division of numerator by denominator; solve sharing problems · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.NF.B.4 Multiply a fraction or whole number by a fraction · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.NF.B.4a Read (a/b)×q as a parts of a partition of q into b equal parts
  • 5.NF.B.4b Find rectangle areas with fractional side lengths by multiplying them
  • 5.NF.B.5 Multiplication as scaling: size of product compared with factors · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.NF.B.5a Judge a product's size from the other factor without multiplying
  • 5.NF.B.5b Explain why multiplying by a fraction above or below 1 changes size
  • 5.NF.B.6 Solve real-world problems multiplying fractions and mixed numbers
  • 5.NF.B.7 Divide unit fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.NF.B.7a Compute a unit fraction divided by a nonzero whole number
  • 5.NF.B.7b Compute a whole number divided by a unit fraction
  • 5.NF.B.7c Solve real-world problems dividing unit fractions and whole numbers

Measurement and data

  • 5.MD.A.1 Convert between units in one measurement system for multistep problems · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.MD.B.2 Line plots of fractional measurements, solved with fraction operations · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.MD.C.3 Volume as a measurable attribute of solid figures using unit cubes · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.MD.C.3a A one-by-one-by-one unit cube has one cubic unit of volume
  • 5.MD.C.3b A solid packed by n unit cubes has volume n cubic units
  • 5.MD.C.4 Measure volume by counting cubic units of standard or improvised sizes · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.MD.C.5 Relate volume to multiplication and addition in problems · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.MD.C.5a Rectangular prism volume by packing equals the product of its edge lengths
  • 5.MD.C.5b Apply the length-width-height and base-area-height volume formulas
  • 5.MD.C.5c Volume adds across two non-overlapping rectangular prisms

Geometry

  • 5.G.A.1 Build a coordinate system from perpendicular axes and locate points by ordered pairs · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.G.A.2 Graph first-quadrant points for real situations and interpret their coordinates · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.G.B.3 Properties of a category also hold for its subcategories · 2 Peabody pages
  • 5.G.B.4 Classify 2D figures in a hierarchy based on their properties · 2 Peabody pages

English language arts

Reading literature

  • RL.5.1 Quote accurately from a text to explain it and draw inferences
  • RL.5.2 Determine a story's theme and how characters respond to challenges
  • RL.5.3 Compare and contrast characters, settings, or events using text details
  • RL.5.4 Determine word meanings, including figurative language like metaphors
  • RL.5.5 Explain how chapters, scenes, or stanzas form a story's overall structure
  • RL.5.6 Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view shapes events
  • RL.5.7 Analyze how visuals and multimedia add meaning, tone, or beauty
  • RL.5.9 Compare same-genre stories on how they treat similar themes and topics
  • RL.5.10 Read literature independently at the high end of the grades 4-5 band

Reading informational text

  • RI.5.1 Quote accurately to explain explicit text meaning and inferences
  • RI.5.2 Identify main ideas with supporting details and summarize the whole text
  • RI.5.3 Explain how historical, scientific, or technical items connect using text evidence
  • RI.5.4 Work out meanings of academic and subject-specific vocabulary in text
  • RI.5.5 Compare how texts are organized, such as cause-effect or problem-solution · 2 Peabody pages
  • RI.5.6 Examine several accounts of one event, noting differing viewpoints
  • RI.5.7 Pull answers quickly from several print or digital sources
  • RI.5.8 Show how an author's reasons and evidence back each claim
  • RI.5.9 Combine facts from multiple texts on one topic to speak or write knowledgeably
  • RI.5.10 Independently read challenging informational texts at grade-band level by year end

Reading foundations

  • RF.5.3 Apply grade-level phonics and word analysis to decode words
  • RF.5.3a Decode unfamiliar multisyllabic words using letter-sound, syllable, and morphology
  • RF.5.4 Read accurately and fluently enough to understand what they read
  • RF.5.4a Read grade-level texts purposefully and with understanding
  • RF.5.4b Read grade-level prose and poetry aloud with accuracy and expression · 2 Peabody pages
  • RF.5.4c Use context to check and fix word recognition while rereading

Writing

  • W.5.1 Opinion writing: state a view backed by reasons and information
  • W.5.1a Open with the topic, state the opinion, organize ideas logically
  • W.5.1b Order reasons logically and back each with facts
  • W.5.1c Connect opinion and reasons with linking words and phrases
  • W.5.1d End with a closing statement tied to the opinion
  • W.5.2 Informative writing: explain a topic and convey clear information
  • W.5.2a Introduce topic, group related information, use helpful formatting
  • W.5.2b Develop the topic with facts, definitions, details, and examples
  • W.5.2c Connect ideas within and across categories with transitions
  • W.5.2d Use precise and subject-specific vocabulary to explain the topic
  • W.5.2e End with a closing statement about the information given
  • W.5.3 Narrative writing: tell real or imagined events with technique and detail
  • W.5.3a Set the scene, introduce narrator or characters, order events naturally
  • W.5.3b Use dialogue, description, and pacing to show characters' reactions
  • W.5.3c Use varied transition words to sequence events
  • W.5.3d Use concrete words and sensory details to make events vivid
  • W.5.3e End with a conclusion that follows from the events
  • W.5.4 Write clearly, with organization suited to task, purpose, audience
  • W.5.5 Revise and edit writing with help from peers and adults
  • W.5.6 Use technology with some adult help to publish and collaborate; type two pages · 2 Peabody pages
  • W.5.7 Complete short research projects using several sources on different aspects
  • W.5.8 Gather information from experience and sources, paraphrase, and list sources
  • W.5.9 Use evidence from texts to support analysis, reflection, and research
  • W.5.9a Apply grade 5 reading skills to comparing literary characters, settings, events
  • W.5.9b Apply grade 5 reading skills to informational texts: author's reasons and evidence
  • W.5.10 Write regularly over short and long time frames for varied tasks and audiences

Speaking and listening

  • SL.5.1 Hold productive group discussions with varied partners, building on ideas
  • SL.5.1a Arrive at discussions prepared with reading and background knowledge
  • SL.5.1b Follow discussion rules and perform assigned group roles
  • SL.5.1c Ask and answer questions, adding to others' comments
  • SL.5.1d Summarize discussion key ideas and reach conclusions
  • SL.5.2 Summarize texts read aloud or information in varied media
  • SL.5.3 Summarize a speaker's points and how evidence supports claims
  • SL.5.4 Present topics or opinions logically with facts and details
  • SL.5.5 Add visuals or audio to presentations when they help
  • SL.5.6 Adjust speech to context and task, using formal English appropriately

Language

  • L.5.1 Show command of standard grammar and usage when writing or speaking
  • L.5.1a Explain what conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections do in sentences · 4 Peabody pages
  • L.5.1b Form and use perfect verb tenses
  • L.5.1c Use verb tenses to show time, sequence, states, and conditions
  • L.5.1d Recognize and fix unnecessary shifts in verb tense
  • L.5.1e Use correlative conjunctions such as either/or, neither/nor
  • L.5.2 Show command of standard capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing
  • L.5.2a Use punctuation to separate items in a series
  • L.5.2b Use a comma after an introductory element in a sentence
  • L.5.2c Use commas with yes/no, tag questions, and direct address
  • L.5.2d Mark titles of works with underlining, quotes, or italics
  • L.5.2e Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, checking references as needed
  • L.5.3 Apply knowledge of language conventions in all communication modes
  • L.5.3a Expand, combine, and shorten sentences for meaning and style
  • L.5.3b Compare varieties of English such as dialects and registers
  • L.5.4 Work out meanings of unknown and multiple-meaning words using varied strategies
  • L.5.4a Use cause-effect and comparison clues to infer word meanings · 2 Peabody pages
  • L.5.4b Use Greek and Latin affixes and roots to decode words · 2 Peabody pages
  • L.5.4c Consult dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauruses for pronunciation and meaning
  • L.5.5 Understand figurative language, word relationships, and nuanced meanings
  • L.5.5a Interpret similes and metaphors in context · 2 Peabody pages
  • L.5.5b Recognize and explain common idioms, adages, and proverbs
  • L.5.5c Use relationships like synonyms and homographs to understand words
  • L.5.6 Use academic and domain words signaling contrast, addition, and logical links

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