Synopsis of the 5th-grade curriculum under the Kansas College and Career-Ready Standards
Math:
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers and decimals
Round, order, and compare whole numbers and decimals
Use exponents to work with powers of 10
Write numerical expressions
Recognize patterns and use them to create ordered pairs and graph them
Use the order of operations to solve problems
Add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators
Multiply and divide fractions
Convert customary units of length, weight, and capacity
Convert metric units of length, mass, and capacity
Classify triangles and quadrilaterals based on their attributes
Find the volume of prisms and composite figures
Reading:
Fiction:
Identify theme and plot elements (character, setting, conflict, resolution)
Compare/contrast characters
Explain how chapters, scenes, and stanzas fit together
Quote accurately when answering questions about a story
Draw inferences from a story
Non-fiction:
Identify text structure (chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution)
Explain how authors use evidence to support their points
Integrate information from several texts
Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic
Language Arts:
Write narrative, informative/explanatory, and opinion pieces, using the steps of the writing process (pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing)
Use verb tenses correctly
Explain function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections
Use correlative conjunctions
Use commas correctly
Indicate titles
Use common Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clue to meaning
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language
Social Studies:
U.S. History – 1400s to 1800, including Native American life, European exploration, life in the English colonies, the American Revolution, and the creation of our government in the U.S. Constitution
Science:
Structure and properties of matter
Matter and energy in organisms and ecosystems
Earth’s systems (how the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and/or atmosphere interact)
Space systems (stars and the solar system)
Engineering design