1. Welcome to Curriculum Night
Old Richmond Elementary
Fifth Grade

2. Common Core Adopted by 48 states Research and evidence based
Aligned with both college and work expectations
Rigorous
Internationally benchmarked
Intended to be a living work – as new and better evidence emerges, the standards will be revised

3. Math Goals now revolve around a deeper understanding of math concepts
Learning multiple ways to solve problems
Explaining and/or demonstrating how solutions are achieved
Move beyond computation towards practical problem solving

4. 8 Standards of Mathematical Practice
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Model with mathematics.
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Attend to precision.
Look for and make use of structure.
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

5. Math Curriculum 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Volume
Place value / decimals
Add / subtract / multiply decimals
2nd Quarter
Applications of multiplication with decimal conversion (measurement)
Classify 2-Dimensional figures
Relate volume to multiplication
Applications of division with decimal conversions (measurement)
3rd Quarter
Seeing fractions as division
Add and subtract unlike denominators
Use ordered pairs
Multiply fractions
4th Quarter
Divide with fractions
Problem solving / decimals
Represent data with fractions
Problem solving / fractions

6. Reading Balanced Literacy
50 % fiction and 50 % Non-fiction
Move from multiple choice to constructed response questions
Higher level questions
Answers need to make references to the text
Increased text complexity in both reading and understanding level

7. Reading Framework Read Aloud Teacher Directed Reading
Above grade level
Model fluency
Teacher Directed Reading
At grade level
Comprehension strategies
Flexible Grouping
At instructional level
Word Study
Vocabulary
Spelling patterns

8. Writing More varied genres Writing based on research
Opinion
Narrative
Expository
Writing based on research
Authentic topics based on curriculum content
Shift to using the writing process
No more on demand prompts
Reflective writing
Integrating and making connections between core and content subjects

9. Science 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Ecosystems
Heredity
2nd Quarter
Weather and Climate
Energy: Conservation and Transfer
3rd Quarter
Matter: Property and change
Forces and Motion
4th Quarter
Structures and functions of Living Things
Family Life

10. Social Studies 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
Exploration
Colonization
2nd Quarter
A New Nation
Financial Literacy
3rd Quarter
A Growing Nation
4th Quarter
A Nation Divided
Reconstruction

11. THE ATTRIBUTES OF A FUTURE READY FIFTH GRADE STUDENT
Self-directed and responsible, Critical thinker, Effective problem solver, Well organized, Active listener, Skilled mathematician, Capable technology user, Inquisitive scientist, Strong team contributor, and Globally responsible citizen.