Classroom Rules and Procedures for Fork Shoals Fabulous Fifth Grade

Classroom Rules for Student Behavior:

Expectations
Our school is a PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) school. All of our rules and procedures follow the
PBIS guidelines and align under our schools three main expectations:
S tay Safe
T ake Responsibility
A nd
R espect Everyone
Acknowledgements
We acknowledge students who exhibit desired behaviors with Star Cards. Students can use Star Cards to earn the
following rewards:
Each time that a student receives a Star Card, his/her name will be entered into a weekly drawing. One students name
per grade level will be drawn on the Friday edition of the Fork Shoals Morning News. Selected students will go
immediately to the Bell Tower for a Shout Out Cheer and a Star Pencil.
Students may cash in their Star Cards to their classroom teachers for any of the following incentives:
10 Star Cards = Choose One of the Following
-Special Seat in the Class
-Choose a Book for the Teacher to Read
-Choose Any Class Job for a Week
-Sit Next to the Teacher at Lunch
-Write with a Special Pen or Marker
-Choose Music for the Class
-Do 1/2 of an Assignment
-Extra Computer Time
-Free Choice Time
-No Homework Pass
20 Star Cards = Lunch with a Friend
30 Star Cards = Extra Recess with another Class
40 Star Cards = Extra Related Arts with another Class
50 Star Cards = Choice of a Pizza Lunch, School T-shirt, or Gift Certificate to the School Store
Consequences
We discourage inappropriate behavior in our school and classrooms. The following guidelines will be followed for
discouraging inappropriate behaviors:
If a student does not follow one of our school or classroom expectations, he/she will receive a verbal warning and
will be re-taught the desired behavior.
If a student does not correct after verbal warning, the student will have time to reflect on their behavior by filling
out a think sheet in another 5th grade classroom.
If the inappropriate behavior continues, the student will receive a Classroom Discipline Report. All Classroom
Discipline Reports will be written by the teacher in the classroom and sent home to the parent. The
consequences for a Classroom Discipline Report may be (Examples: silent lunch, 5 minutes of structured recess,
removal from the group).
Three Classroom Discipline Reports that occur over the course of a quarter or one severe offense will result in an office
referral. All office referrals will be sent to the office to be seen by a principal and consequences will be administered by
the principal
Classroom Management Procedures:
Depending on the frequency and/or severity of inappropriate behavior one or more of the following may be used.
Loss of privilege, such as classroom and lunch seating choice or delayed start to recess
Parent contact (by phone, written note, or email)
Student conference with administrator
Discipline referral

5th Grade Classroom Supply List:

Individual List
1 pack of sheet protectors
4 marble composition notebooks
3 spiral notebook-100 pages
2 packs colored pencils
2 highlighters
2 packs of pencils
1 box sandwich bags (Girls only)
1 red plastic folder with brads & pockets
1 blue plastic folder with brads & pockets
2 glue sticks
1 pair of scissors
4 rolls of scotch tape
2 boxes of tissues (Girls only)
1 container of sanitizing wipes (Boys only)
1 box gallon sized bags (Boys only)

If you need
assistance in
purchasing
these things let
the teacher
know.

Student Choices/Jobs:
The students in our classrooms will play an active role in the decisions made in our classroom. In addition to taking part
in the decisions, students will be active participants in housekeeping. Our goal is for the students to have a sense of
pride, responsibility, and ownership in the classrooms.
Daily Classroom Procedures:
Mornings: Upon arrival, students will report to the gym until the bell rings at 7:45 am. Students will not be allowed to
use their own device while they wait in the gym. Students will proceed to the classroom, unpack their backpacks, and
place all items in appropriate areas. Students will make lunch choice and begin working on work posted on the board.
Restrooms: Students may use the restroom as needed (with permission).
Homework Policy: Homework will not be graded. Students are expected to complete each homework assignment. .
There will be consequences for consistently not doing homework.
Procedures for Non-Instructional Routines: Students will be allowed to sharpen pencils, get materials, and throw away
trash (etc.) during non-instructional time with permission. However, students will be expected to move about the room
quietly without disturbing their classmates.
Absentee Policy: Students will be allowed to make up missed work. The student will have 5 days to make up missed
work, if it is an excused absence; exceptions will be made for students who are out for extended periods of time.
Communication with Parents
Progress Reports and Conferences: Progress reports will be distributed approximately half way through each quarter.
Parents are welcome to contact us by phone or e-mail with questions and concerns. Conferences will be held with all
parents prior to the end of the 1st quarter. If parents have concerns, we will be happy to arrange a meeting at any other
time. Student led conferences will be held in the spring.
Newsletters: A newsletter will be issued every Monday to all students. A paper copy will only be sent home to those not
on the email distribution list or by request This newsletter will contain the latest information on curriculum, happenings
in classroom as well as field trips, as well as the weeks spelling words. Assessments for the week will be listed here. Quiz
dates may be changed if the class is ready to move forward with other instruction.

Daily Assignment Log: All students will have the opportunity to purchase an assignment log that will have a page per
day of assignments. Students will be expected to record all assignments in this log. This assignment log will have an area
available for parent teacher correspondence. These can be purchased for $4.00 from the office.
Papers home: Teachers will send home graded papers once a week. Occasionally, there will be notices from the school
sent home on other days.
5th Grade Promotion and Exhibition
5th Grade Celebration: The 5th Grade Awards and Celebration will be held Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 9:00 am at Fork
Shoals.
Exhibition: The 5th grade students will choose an exhibition project that they will design and implement. The 5th grade
students will present their project to the other grade levels on February 12, 2016. Parents are welcome to attend.
Grading Policies
Student Assessment:
Grading Scale
A
93 100
B
85-92
C
77-84
D
70-76
Students will be tested and quizzed in each subject at the end of instruction and after time for practice. In all subjects,
tests are more heavily weighted than quizzes.
Tests/Quizzes
At Fork Shoals School, we are committed to our students experiencing their greatest success at school. We recognize that
in order for this to be accomplished, students, teachers, and parents all play a vital role in continual student achievement.
It is our belief that not all students learn the content at the same pace. With this in mind, we are committed to allowing
students to learn and relearn in order to show their mastery of the content by redoing missed items on some assessments.
If a students grade is a D or lower, they will be highly encouraged to correct the missed items their assessment. Students
scoring a C or higher will be able to correct missed items to show their mastery. All corrections are to be completed
within two days and will be offered for partial credit.
When minor graded assessments are returned, students should correct the missed items on a piece of paper noting where
they found their information for the corrected answer. A parent signature is also required. Half credit for each corrected
answer will be added to the quiz grade. These corrections will allow students to learn any items that were missed to help
in their knowing and understanding of the information.
Corrections will be offered for minor assessments only. *No corrections will be offered on spelling tests or on notebook
grades.
Majors will be redone when the class average is below a 77.
Another component of our grading procedures involves the posting of grades. Grades are posted in Power School within
ten days of the assessment. All parents can receive access to the Parent Portal to observe and monitor their childs grades.
Please be sure to get the login information from the front office if you do not already have it.
Greenville County Schools has a set floor of 62. No grade below 62 will be recorded. If a child receives a grade below
62, then the floor will be posted. To keep parents informed, the actual grade will be on the assessment to make parents
aware of the need for academic improvement.

Study guides/Outlines will only be given for content unit tests. Students should use notes taken in class to
prepare for quizzes.

We hope that this information provides for you a framework to show our passion for improved student achievement.
With each of us working together, the children of Fork Shoals will have the chance to experience their best as they
continue on their academic journey.

Sincerely,
Fifth grade teachers

Daily Schedule:
Monday &
Wednesday:
7:45-8:15
Unpack/Morning Work
8:15-9:00
Spanish
9:05-10:00 Math
10:00-10:30 Science
10:30-12:00 Reading
12:00-12:20 Recess
12:20-1:00 Lunch/Bathroom
1:00-1:35
Social Studies
1:35-2:20
Writing
2:20-2:25
Pack Up
2:25
Dismissal

7:45-8:15
8:15-9:15
9:15-10:35
10:35-10:50
10:55-11:40
11:45-12:15
12:20-12:55
12:55-1:10
1:10-1:40
1:40-2:20
2:20-2:25
2:25

Thursday
Unpack/Morning
Work
Math
Reading
Recess
Art
Science
Lunch/Bathroom
Reading
Social Studies
Writing
Pack Up
Dismissal

7:45-8:15
8:15-9:00
9:05-9:55
9:55-10:45
10:50-11:40
11:45-12:15
12:15-12:50
12:50-1:10
1:10-1:40
1:40-2:20
2:20-2:25
2:25

7:45-8:15
8:15-9:15
9:15-9:45
9:45-10:45
10:50-11:40
11:45-12:15
12:20-12:50
12:50-1:10
1:10-1:40
1:40-2:20
2:20-2:25
2:25

**This schedule is subject to change.**

Tuesday
Unpack/Morning Work
Computer Lab
Math
Reading
PE
Reading
Lunch
Recess
Science/Social Studies
Writing
Pack Up
Dismissal

Friday
Unpack/Morning
Work
Math
Reading/Exhibition
Reading
Music
Science
Lunch
Recess
Social Studies
Writing
Pack Up
Dismissal

Duration: 1st 4-6 weeks

Unit Title: How the World Works
Conceptual Understanding: Study of the interaction of the natural world and human societies.
Concepts to be covered:
Social Studies
Reconstruction had a dramatic and far- reaching impact on racial relations in the US and was a period of hope, change and rebuilding.
Continued westward expansion impacted the United States economically, socially, politically and technologically.
Science
Matter interacts with other matter based on its physical and chemical properties
English Language Arts
Proficient readers construct meaning by reading with greater independence, using repertoire of strategies while tackling more complex
texts.
Writing
Proficient writers will craft a narrative piece.
Math
Different strategies can be used to solve real-world situations involving volume of rectangular prisms.
Different strategies can be used to solve multiplication and division problems including customary units of measurement.

English Language Arts

-Determine meaning and develop logical
interpretations by making predictions,
inferring, drawing conclusions, analyzing,
synthesizing, providing evidence, and
investigating multiple interpretations.
- Summarize key details and ideas to
support analysis of thematic development
-Analyze characters, settings, events, and
ideas as they develop and interact within a
particular context.
- Apply a range of strategies to determine
and deepen the meaning of known,
unknown, and multiple-meaning words,
phrases, and jargon; acquire and use
general academic and domain-specific
vocabulary.
-Read independently and comprehend a
variety of texts for the purposes of reading
for enjoyment, acquiring new learning, and
building stamina; reflect and respond to
increasingly complex text over time.
Writing
- Draft a clear narrative that establishes
situation and introduces narrator and/or
characters, organizes an event sequence,
uses techniques such as dialogue,
description and pacing, transitional words,
phrases, and clauses, uses concrete
words/phrases and sensory details and
provides a plausible conclusion.
- Revise as appropriate for inviting leads,
sequence/transitions, narrative techniques,
word choice/details, meaning, interest, style
and strong conclusions.
-Print and write letters legibly and
efficiently in cursive.
Social Studies
-Aims and effects of Reconstruction
-The impact of subversive groups and the
withdrawing of federal troops from the
South during Reconstruction
Economic, political and social effects of

Reconstruction on different populations in

the South and other regions of the United
States
-The geographic and economic factors
that influenced westward expansion.
-How technologies, federal policies, and
access to natural resources affected the
development of the West
-The social and economic effects of the
westward expansion on Native
Americans.
Math
-Identify volume as an attribute of solid
figures.
-Explain that a cube with side length 1
unit, called a "unit cube," is said to have
"one cubic unit" of volume, and can be
used to measure volume.
-Explain that a solid figure which can be
packed without gaps or overlaps
using n unit cubes is said to have a
volume of n cubic units.
-Measure volumes in 3-D shapes by
counting unit cubes.
-Create a 3-D shape with a specific
volume.
- Use a variable to represent the unknown
quantity in real life problem solving
scenario
-Solve for a variable in an equation and a
real life problem solving scenario.
- Multiply multi-digit whole numbers
using the properties of operations.
- Analyze the accuracy of multiplication
and division used to solve a problem.

- Solve real life story problems

multiplying multi-digit whole numbers
and using partial quotient with whole
numbers with up to four-digit dividends
and two-digit divisor.
- Assess the reasonableness of the
answer using estimating or
multiplication.
Science
- Describe and compare the properties
of matter.
-Identify substances in a mixture based
on their properties.
-Compare and contrast mixtures and
solutions based on characteristics.
- Identify when substances
have been chemically combined.
-The relationship of solute to solvent
determines the concentration of a
solution.
- Conduct an investigation on how a
given factor will affect the rate of
dissolving
-Construct an explanation of how
foreign substances can cause pollution
by mixing and dissolving in water, air,
and soil.
- Conduct investigations to
separate mixtures using filtration,
evaporation, sifting, magnetic
attraction, floatation and
chromatography
-Generate a method and design an
investigation for separating various
mixtures.

Duration: 2nd -6 weeks

Unit Title: Where We are in Time and Place
Conceptual Understanding: Study of the interconnectedness of individuals and civilizations
Concepts to be covered:
Social Studies
Continued westward expansion impacted the United States economically, socially, politically, and technologically.
The Industrial Revolution, urbanization, and access to resources contributed to the United States becoming a world power in the early
20th century
Science
Students are expected to understand biotic and abiotic factors and how energy is transferred in an ecosystem
English Language Arts
Understanding the structure and characteristics of text deepens a reader's comprehension and analysis of what is read.
Writing
Writers take a position and get readers to care about it by using examples and information to develop reasons that support their
position.
Math
Multiple strategies and models can be utilized to add and subtract fractions.
Place value patterns exist in whole numbers and decimals
Fractions can be multiplied efficiently and accurately while solving problems in both contextual and non-contextual situations

English Language Arts

- Quote accurately from a text to analyze
meaning in and beyond the text.
- Summarize a text with two or more
central ideas; cite key supporting details.
- Compare and contrast how events, topics,
concepts, and ideas are depicted in primary
and secondary sources.
- Apply knowledge of text features in
multiple sources to gain meaning or solve a
problem.
- Apply knowledge of text structures across
multiple texts to locate information and
gain meaning.
Writing
- Draft an opinion piece that is research
based and introduces a topic or text, states
an opinion, that links related ideas,
provides ordered reasons supported by
facts, details, and/or examples, uses linking
and transition words, phrases, and clauses
that show relationships, and provides a
strong conclusion and strong conclusions.
Revise and edit an opinion piece
-Print and write letters legibly and
efficiently in cursive.

Social Studies
-The geographic and economic factors
that influenced westward expansion.
-How technologies, federal policies, and
access to natural resources affected the
development of the West
-The social and economic effects of the
westward expansion on Native
Americans.
-Explain how the Industrial Revolution
was furthered by new inventions
and technologies.
- Explain the discriminatory practices and
laws in the United States that impacted
African Americans.
-Summarize the significance of largescale immigration to America
- Summarize the impact of
industrialization, urbanization, and
the rise of big business.
Math
- Compare and contrast whole numbers,
fractions, and mixed numbers.
- Add and subtract fractions with unlike
denominators in real world problems
(including mixed numbers) using:
- Use estimation to assess the
reasonableness of the problems.
-Assess and analyze the accuracy of
subtraction problems by checking it with
addition.
-Solve for a variable in an equation and a
real life problem solving scenario.
-Distinguish and recognize the difference
between whole numbers and decimals
- Write and evaluate repeated factors in
exponent form with factors of 10.

- Convert within the metric system in

real world problems from a larger to a
smaller unit, and a smaller to a larger
unit.
- Explain how multiplication of whole
numbers and fractions are related
- Find the product of a whole number
and a fraction in real world problems.
- Find the product of a fraction by a
fraction in real world problems.
- Interpret a fraction as division of the
numerator by the denominator.
- Multiply a mixed number x a fraction
and a mixed number x a mixed number.
- Estimate to assess the reasonableness
of the answer.
Science
-Describe, compare, and contrast an
ecosystem based on given
characteristics.
Understand biotic and abiotic factors
of an ecosystem
- Understand the flow of energy though
a simple food chain.
- Explain the predator-prey and the
parasite-host relationship within an
ecosystem and give a specific example.
- Construct an explanation
of the methods (producer, consumer,
and decomposer) by which organisms
obtain energy and cite examples.
- Evaluate and summarize the ways that
limiting factors influence the balance of
nature.

Duration: 3rd -6 weeks

Unit Title: Who We Are
Conceptual Understanding: Study of the nature of the self-including human relationships and rights and responsibilities
Concepts to be covered:
Social Studies
The major domestic and foreign developments, including the control of new territories, contributed to the United States becoming a world power
The United States experienced both economic and social prosperity and depression throughout the 1920's and 1930's.

Science
Understand the cell as the smallest unit of life and identify its major structures
Forces cause objects to move or change position

English Language Arts

Read more complex texts in a way that lets me trace themes and think about author's craft and trace elements across a text, draft and revise
interpretations, and generate new ideas.

Writing
Writers develop an informational piece with facts, concrete details, and examples as well as convey larger ideas about a people, a nation, and a time.

Math
Place value is essential for comparing and rounding decimals.

The size of the product relates to the size of one factor when multiplying fractions.
English Language Arts
-Determine and analyze the development of
a theme within a text; summarize using key
details.
- Quote accurately to analyze the meaning
of and beyond the text to support inferences
and conclusions.
- Compare and contrast the treatment of
similar themes, topics, and patterns of
events depicted in diverse modalities
- Cite evidence within text to analyze two
or more characters, events, or settings in a
text and explain the impact on the plot
- Explain how text structures in prose,
drama, or poetry differ using terms unique
to the genre
Writing
-Develop research questions, narrowing
topic focus as necessary
-Gather information from multiple sources
-Paraphrase when taking notes
-Select and organizational pattern
appropriate for topic and purpose
-Organize relevant ideas and information
-Revise and edit appropriately
-Print and write letters legibly and
efficiently in cursive.

Social Studies
-Summarize the factors that lead to the
Spanish American War
- Summarize the reasons for the United
States control of new territories as a result
of the Spanish American War
-Summarize the reasons for the building
of the Panama Canal
-Summarize the factors that led to the
United States' role and involvement in
World War
-Summarize the daily life for most
Americans in the post-World War I
period of the 1920's
-Summarize the causes of the Great
Depression
-Explain the American government's
response to the Great Depression in the
New Deal policies of President Franklin
Roosevelt
Math

-Compare two decimals to

thousandths based on meanings of the
digits in each place using <, >, and =
to record the comparisons.
- Round decimals to any place within
thousandths using place value
understanding:
-Explore the size of a product to the
size of one factor on the basis of the
size of the other factor, using models
and reasoning.

-Multiply a whole number by a

number greater than 1 results in a
product greater than the given
number.
-Multiply a whole number by a
number smaller than 1 results in a
product less than the given number.
-Multiply a mixed number x a
fraction and a mixed number x a
mixed number.
Science
-Describe how the forces of magnetism,
gravity, and friction affect motion.
-Conduct an investigation to show
how magnetism, gravity, and friction
affect the motion of an object.
-Describe the motion of an object in
terms of position, direction, and speed.
-Use models to show the motion of an
object in terms of position and direction
of motion.
- Conduct an investigation to show the
motion of an object in terms of position,
direction, and speed.
-Construct an explanation of how forces
change the rate and direction of
motion of objects.
-Explain how friction may be influenced
by lubrication.
-Conduct an investigation to determine
how friction may be influenced by
texture and/or surface area
- Describe how the motion of an object
can be affected by a change of force or a
change of mass

Duration: 4th -6 weeks

Unit Title: How We Organize Ourselves
Conceptual Understanding: Study of the human made systems; the structure and function of organizations; societal decision making;
economic activities and their impact on humankind.
Concepts to be covered:
Social Studies
World War II affected the United States and the rest of the world politically, economically, and socially.

Science
Forces cause objects to move or change position

English Language Arts

Readers apply an analytical lens as they read across both literature and informational texts.

Writing
Writers use what they know about essays and stories to write a memoir with compelling detail

Math
Fractions can be divided efficiently and accurately in both contextual and non-contextual situations.
Students will choose the correct formula to use, calculate, and justify their decision when finding the volume of a right rectangular
prism.
Students will determine whether perimeter, area, or volume needs to be calculated.
Place value is essential for understanding and solving all operations.
Computational strategies (no standard algorithm) with whole numbers can be applied to decimals.

English Language Arts

-Compare and contrast the treatment of
similar themes, topics, and patterns of
events depicted in diverse modalities.
- Use cause and effect relationships and
comparisons to determine the meaning of
words or phrases.
- Acquire and use general academic and
domain-specific words or phrases that
signal contrast, addition, and logical
relationships; demonstrate an understanding
of nuances and jargon.
-Compare and contrast a primary and
secondary account of the same event or
topic.
- Explain how an author uses reasons and
evidence to support particular points,
identifying which reasons and evidence
support which points
Writing
-Select and narrow real experiences or
events around which to develop a narrative
-Select relevant details and organize
thoughts and ideas
-Draft a clear and coherent narrative that
establishes situation and introduces narrator
and/or characters, organizes an event
sequence that unfolds naturally, uses
narrative technique, such as dialogue,
description and pacing, uses a variety of
transitional words, phrases, and clauses,
uses concrete words/phrases and sensory
details and provides a plausible conclusion
that follows from the narrated event or
experience
-Revise and edit appropriately
-Print and write letters legibly and
efficiently in cursive.

Social Studies
-Explain the principal events related to
the involvement of the United States in
World War II
-Analyze the role of key figures of World
War II
-Summarize key developments and
their effects on World War II and the
United States economy
-Summarize the social and political
impact of World War II on the
American home front and the world

- Add and subtract decimals to

hundredths in real life situations.
- Multiply decimals to hundredths
(including whole number x tenth, whole
number x hundredth, and tenth x tenth)
in real life situations.
- Convert like measurement units within
a given measurement system.
- Divide decimals to hundredths in real
life situations using
- Convert like measurement units within
a given measurement system.

Math
- Explain the process of division of whole
numbers and how it is similar to the
division of fractions.
- Create division story problems using
unit fractions and whole numbers by
using visual fraction models and pictures
and explain solution strategies.
- Analyze and critique the strategy or
answer given to solve a problem.
- Solve for a variable in an equation.
- Find the volume of a right rectangular
prism with whole-number side lengths
- Relate volume to the operations of
multiplication and addition.
- Represent three whole-number products
as volume to represent the associative
property
- Apply the formulas V = l x w x h and V
= B x h for rectangular prisms with whole
number edge lengths.
- Find volumes of solid figures composed
of two non-overlapping right rectangular
prisms by adding the volumes of the nonoverlapping parts.

Science
-Describe how the forces of magnetism,
gravity, and friction affect motion.
-Conduct an investigation to show
how magnetism, gravity, and friction
affect the motion of an object.
-Describe the motion of an object in
terms of position, direction, and speed.
-Use models to show the motion of an
object in terms of position and direction
of motion.
- Conduct an investigation to show the
motion of an object in terms of position,
direction, and speed.
-Construct an explanation of how forces
change the rate and direction of
motion of objects.
-Explain how friction may be influenced
by lubrication.
-Conduct an investigation to determine
how friction may be influenced by
texture and/or surface area
- Describe how the motion of an object
can be affected by a change of force or a
change of mass

Duration: 5th -6 weeks

Unit Title: How We Express Ourselves
Conceptual Understanding: Study into ways we express ideas, feelings, nature, culture, beliefs, and values. How we reflect on and
enjoy our creativity.
Concepts to be covered:
Social Studies
The Cold War influenced the United States socially, economically, and politically.
The Civil Rights Movement led to significant improvements in the rights of African Americans

Science
Scientific Method
Geological Earth Features and Ocean Shore Zones
English Language
Readers read a variety of texts in many genres and combine what I have learned into a richer understanding of the topic. Readers pull different
authors' perspectives and information together to analyze and critique ways authors approach the same topic.

Writing
Writers use evidence from the text and reflection to support my position and grow ideas central to the story.

Math
Two-dimensional figures can be classified based on their attributes.
Fractional quantities are used are used daily to solve real world problems.

English Language Arts

- Quote accurately from a text to analyze
meaning in and beyond the text
- Compare and contrast how events, topics,
concepts, and ideas are depicted in primary
and secondary sources.
- Apply knowledge of text features in
multiple sources to gain meaning or solve a
problem
-Compare and contrast a primary and
secondary account of the same event or
topic.
- Explain how an author uses reasons and
evidence to support particular points,
identifying which reasons and evidence
support which point
Writing
-Identify a topic or issue
-Distinguish pros and cons
-Select and develop a position/claim
-Gather information to support claims,
evaluating sources for reliability
-Paraphrase when taking notes from
sources
-Organize reasons and evidence logically
by category or ideas
-Revise and edit as appropriate
-Print and write letters legibly and
efficiently in cursive.

Social Studies
-Explain the causes and the course of the
Cold War between the Union of the
Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and
the United States
-Summarize the social, cultural, and
economic developments that took place in
the United States during the Cold War
-Explain the international political
alliances that impacted the United States
in the later part of the twentieth century
-Explain the advancement of the modern
Civil Rights movement
Math

- Recognize and identify attributes of

shapes.
- Determine that all subcategories of a
shape have similar attributes.
- Design a line plot to display a data
set of measurements in unit fractions.
- Use operations to solve problems
with fractions, involving information
presented in line plots.
- Solve word problems involving
division of whole numbers leading to
answers in the form of fractions or
mixed numbers by using visual
fraction models or equations to
represent the problem.
- Divide a whole number by a unit
fraction and a unit fraction by a whole
number.

- Create division story problems

using unit fractions and whole
numbers by using visual fraction
models and pictures and explain
solution strategies.
Science
- Identify questions suitable for
generating a hypothesis.
- Identify independent
(manipulated), dependent
(responding), and controlled
variables in an experiment.
-Plan and conduct controlled
scientific investigations,
manipulating one variable at a time.
- Use appropriate tools and
instruments safely and accurately
when conducting a controlled
scientific investigation.
-Evaluate results of an investigation
to formulate a valid conclusion based
on evidence and communicate the
findings of the evaluation in oral or
written form.
-Use appropriate safety procedures
when conducting investigations
-Explain the constructive and
destructive effects natural processes
have on Earth's oceans and land.
-Summarize the key features of the
major geologic structures found on
the ocean floor.
-Describe how the ocean shore zone
is where the ocean meets the land.

Duration: 6th -6 weeks

Unit Title: Sharing The Planet
Conceptual Understanding: Study into the rights and responsibilities with other living things; communities and the relationships
within and between them/
Concepts to be covered:
Social Studies
The United States has been influenced by world-wide political, social, economic, and environmental changes

Science
The ocean shore zone has distinct geologic features that can be affected by waves, currents, tides, and storms .

English Language
Readers study the way an author uses craft techniques to highlight the theme and learn life lessons.

Writing
Writers choose the topic they want to write about and use all they know about the writing process to create a valuable writing project.
Writers take a position and get readers to care about it by revisiting their argument through more research and evaluating their evidence
Math
Numerical and algebraic expressions can be used to analyze and solve problems.
Coordinate systems are used to display a set of data that can be analyzed and interpreted.
Fluency and justification of reasonableness answer with multiplying multi-digit whole numbers and continue to practice division with whole numbers
using various strategy.
English Language Arts
- Compare and contrast textual, dramatic,
visual, or oral presentations to identify
similarities and differences.
- Compare and contrast the treatment of
similar themes, topics, and patterns of
events depicted in diverse modalities
- Cite evidence within text to:
a. analyze two or more characters, events,
or settings in a text and explain the impact
on the plot
- Explain the influence of cultural,
historical, social and political context on
characters, setting, and plot development.
- Explain how text structures in prose,
drama, or poetry differ using terms unique
to the genre
- Compare how different crafted text
structures contribute to meaning and impact
the reader.
Writing
-Identify a topic or issue, distinguish pros
and cons, select and develop a
position/claim, gather information to
support claims, evaluating sources for
reliability, paraphrase when taking notes
from sources and organize reasons and
evidence logically by category or ideas.
- Draft an opinion piece that introduces a
topic or text, states an opinion, that links
related ideas, provides ordered reasons
supported by facts, details, and/or
examples, uses linking and transition
words, phrases, and clauses that show
relationships, and provides a strong
conclusion and strong conclusions.
-Print and write letters legibly and
efficiently in cursive.
Social Studies
Summarize the changes in world politics
that followed the collapse of the Soviet
Union and the end of Soviet domination of
Eastern Europe

- Identify places in the world where the

United States is involved in humanitarian
and economic efforts
-Explain the impact of the September 11,
2001, terrorist attacks on the United
States
-Explain how technological innovations
have changed daily life in the United
States
-Identify examples of cultural
exchanges that illustrate the growing
global interdependence between the
United States and other countries
-Identify issues related to the use of
natural resources by the United States that
require our reliance on foreign resources
Math
-Compare and contrast a numerical and an
algebraic expressions.
-Evaluate an algebraic expression given
the value for the variable
-Solve expressions with grouping
symbols in order of parentheses, brackets,
then braces.
-Determine the placement of grouping
symbols in an expression to equal a
certain number
-Given a real-world situation use rules to
complete patterns in tables.
-Form ordered pairs from tables; graph
ordered pairs on coordinate planes; and
connect the ordered pairs to form lines.
-Determine the appropriate rule for a
given graph by using the ordered pairs
from the line.
-Create two numerical patterns from two
given rules.

-Convert within the customary and

metric measurement system using the
same units in real world problems.
-Solve problems with elapsed time
-Use a variable to represent the
unknown quantity in real life problem
solving scenario

Science
-Explain the difference between waves,
currents, and tides.
-Compare high and low tides and
explain parts of a wave
- Compare warm and cold surface
currents.
-Describe changes on the ocean shore
zone that occur as a result of the
movement of water.
-Identify the characteristics of different
regions in the ocean shore zone and how
the movement of water affects the
different regions in the ocean shore
zone.
-Compare and contrast continental and
oceanic landforms.
- Identify the natural resources that
people can take or use from the Earth.