FIFTH GRADE CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

Big Idea: Change is part of our world.

MATH

Quarter 1

Quarter 2

Quarter 3

Quarter 4

Exploration

Systems and
Interdependence

Conflict and Change

Transformations

Stepping Stones
Modules 1-3

Stepping Stones Modules

4-6

Stepping Stones Modules

7-9

Stepping Stones Modules

10-12

Place Value, Decimal

Fractions, Multiplication
Strategies and Volume

Fraction Operations,
Algebraic Operations,
Decimal Fractions,
Polygons, and
Measurement
Conversions

Division Algorithms,
Measurement
Conversions, Fraction
Operations, Patterns, and
Coordinate Planes

Fraction Operations,
Measurement
Conversions, and
Summative Review

Literature: Heart of the

Shepherd/Pedros
Journal/Pax

Literature: Hatchet/The
Wild Robot/The Sign of
the Beaver/Blood on the
River

Literature: My Brother
Sam is Dead/Sophies
War

Literature: Poetry

READING
Non-Fiction Text
(ReadWorks & Kidbiz)

Non-Fiction Text
(ReadWorks & Kidbiz)

Non-Fiction Text
(ReadWorks & Kidbiz)

Non-Fiction Text
(ReadWorks & Kidbiz)

Personal Narrative
The Writing Community
WRITING
The Writing Process

SOCIAL
STUDIES

SCIENCE

Fiction Writing
Expository Nonfiction

Functional Writing

Poetry

Opinion Writing

Revisiting the Writing

Community

Natives and Explorers

Colonial America

Road to Revolution

American Revolution
& Democracy

Scientific Inquiry
Process, Engineering
Design Process

Energy Sources &

Conservation
STEM Projects

STEM Projects
Biomes/Food Webs
Human Body System

Solar System
Light