Author: Heidi Legner

Social Studies
Explain the roles of government and national leaders
Explain the importance of rights and responsibilities to individuals and to the nation
Explain the role of the US in international settings
Identify how US political traditions are practiced
Identify and explain factors that affect consumers’ choices and compromises
Identify which goods/services are provided by the federal government
Describe significant US political and economic events from the Civil War through WWII
Use maps and other geographic tools to gather information about people, places, and environments
Understand different cultures of the world
Science
Life
Classify organisms
Compare components of cells and their functions
Identify body systems and their functions
Earth
Explain the water cycle and its relationship to cloud formation
Explain the relationship between atmospheric conditions and weather forecasting
Explain relationships between pollution and resources
Physical
Describe the structure of matter
Explain chemical changes
Explore electrical energy in simple and complex circuits
Technology
Explain how society and technology interact

St. Mary’s School
5th Grade Curriculum
414 N Main Street
Pontiac, IL 61764
815-844-6585

LANGUAGE ARTS
Reading Foundational Skills (Word Study & Fluency)
Know and apply 5th grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension Literature & Informational Text (Comprehension)
Read closely to determine what the text says and make logical inferences from it
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas
Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text
Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text
Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to compare the approaches the authors take
Analyze the structure of texts
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently
Reading: Informational Text
Read and understand fifth grade materials
Quote accurately from a text and explain what the text says by recalling and inferring ideas
Determine the main idea of a text and provide evidence from the text to support it
Ask and answer inferential and high-order questions based on the text
Make inferences and draw conclusions citing evidence from the text
Explain how diagrams, charts, and graphs enhance understanding
Follow multiple-step written directions and describe what and why steps happen in a process
Determine the meaning of new words
Compare the overall structure of two or more texts
Reading: Literature
Read and understand a variety of genres
Be able to determine the central theme and summarize a text by using characters’ actions, motivations, feelings, and responses
Explain in depth details that support the main idea or theme
Identify similes, metaphors, and allusions
Compare and contrast different stories from a genre and their approaches to similar themes

WRITING
Writing & Language Types of Writing and Production & Distribution of Writing
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences
Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach Grammar
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.)
Demonstrate command of the conventions of English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing Vocabulary
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings
Speaking and Listening
Exhibit appropriate listening skills
Engage in conversations to help understand stories and ideas
Retell and expand upon information shared orally by others
Follow multiple-step oral instructions
Follow the rules for a good discussion
Be prepared for discussions
Speak clearly and appropriately in front of a group
Adapt own ideas following a conversation
Pose thoughtful questions and respond to questions with insightful remarks
Language
Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections
Use perfect verb tenses
Use verb tense to convey time, sequence, states, and conditions
Use capitalization and punctuation appropriately
Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works
Create complex sentences by rearranging word order and adding details and clauses
Use grade-appropriate vocabulary

RELIGION
Worshipping God as Catholic Christians through discussions of Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist
Interpret the Celebration of the Eucharist by Listening to God’s Word, Praising God, Receiving Holy Communion, and Glorifying the Lord
Celebrate God’s Healing Love by discussion and partaking in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Begin to understand our strength in the Lord
Know and apply the following prayers (Hail Mary, Angelus, Nicene Creed, Act of Contrition, Prayer for Generosity, Jesus Prayer, Peace Prayer of St. Francis, and then a few prayers in Latin)
Examine how we pray (The Rosary, Mysteries of the Rosary, Stations of the Cross, Celebrating and Living, Our Catholic Faith, Living Our Faith, The Bible, Showing Our Love for the Word)
Understand Special Ways of Holiness (Calling to be Holy, Christian Marriage, Sacrament of Service)
Develop and understanding of why we worship God by living in love (Life is Precious, Faithful in Love, Respect for Our/Other Belongings, and Speaking the Truth)
Analyze Feast Days (Feast of All Saints, Advent, Christmas, Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Pentecost, and Our Lady of Fatima)
MATH
Math Operations & Algebraic Thinking
Write and interpret numerical expressions, analyze patterns and relationships Number & Operations in Base Ten
Understand the place value system, perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths
Number & Operations-Fractions
Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions, apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to multiply and divide fractions
Measurement & Data
Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system, represent and interpret data, geometric measurement: understand concepts of volume and relate volume to multiplication and to addition Geometry
Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems, classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties

Revised May 2016