1. Fifth Grade Subject Learning Standards
By the end of the year, each student should be able to do the following things within each
subject:
Reading Standards (R5)
Code Key Identification:
V= Vocabulary
Code Description
R5.V.1 Demonstrate knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes to
determine the meaning of unknown words
R5.V.2 Demonstrate knowledge and usage of frequently used synonyms,
antonyms, homographs, and homophones
R5.V.3 Use word origins to determine the meaning of unknown words
R5.V.4 Use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words
R5.V.5 Complete simple analogies
R5.V.6 Understand and explain the figurative and metaphorical use of words in
context
R5.V.7 Demonstrates knowledge of how to use reference materials to find
meanings of unknown words, synonyms or antonyms
FLE= Fluency and Expression
Code Description
R5.FLE.1 Read narrative and expository texts fluently, accurately, and with
appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression
R5.FLE.2 Demonstrate knowledge of and use semantic, syntactic, and
graphophonic cues independently
R5.FLE.3 Read grade-level texts fluently at a minimum of 140 words per minute
R5.FLE.4 Read grade-level texts with an accuracy rate of 95% or higher
R5.FLE.5 Use contextual clues to confirm or self-correct word recognition and
understanding
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2. RC= Reading Comprehension
Code Description
R5.RC.1 Demonstrate ability to use different reading strategies to comprehend
text
R5.RC.2 Locate information in text to support opinions, predictions, and
conclusions
R5.RC.3 Identify cause and effect relationships from textual evidence
R5.RC.4 Determine the appropriate reading strategy to use for each type of text
R5.RC.5 Determine main idea in text to establish meaning
R5.RC.6 Select key vocabulary critical to the text to apply appropriate meanings
as necessary
R5.RC.7 Identify how and where to locate additional information in a text
R5.RC.8 Read and apply directions for a specific task
R5.RC.9 Analyze the text to identify a sequence of events
R5.RC.10 Paraphrase and summarize to establish an understanding of the text
LRA= Literary Response Analysis
Code Description
R5.LRA.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says
explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
R5.LRA.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text,
including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or
how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
R5.LRA.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a
story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text
R5.LRA.4 Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to
provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
R5.LRA.5 Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how
events are described.
R5.LRA.6 Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the
meaning, tone, or beauty of a text
R5.LRA.7 Compare and contrast stories in the same genre on their approaches to
similar themes and topics.
R5.LRA.8 Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry,
independently and proficiently.
R5.LRA.9 Make personal connections between their own lives and literary events
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3. English/Language Arts Standards (ELA5)
Code Identification Key:
HW= Handwriting
Code Description
ELA5.HW.1 Writes uppercase and lowercase letters correctly
ELA5.HW.2 Does not write letters backwards
ELA5.HW.3 Writes legibly and clearly
SP= Spelling
Code Description
ELA5.SP.1 Correctly spells multi-syllable constructions, contractions, compound
words, common homophones, prefixes and suffixes
ELA5.SP.2 Differentiate between words that are commonly misspelled or
misused(i.e. accept/except, affect/effect, their/they're/there, two/too/to,
etc.)
ELA5.SP.3 Able to use reference materials and technology to check and correct
misspelled words or syntax errors
ELA5.SP.4 Correctly spell irregular verb and plural noun forms
CP= Capitalization and Punctuation
Code Description
ELA5.CP.1 Correctly capitalizes proper nouns, abbreviations, and proper
adjectives
ELA5.CP.2 Correctly capitalizes titles of persons and initials
ELA5.CP.3 Correctly capitalizes titles of books, poetry, and other written works
ELA5.CP.4 Correctly uses apostrophes, colons and semi-colons, quotation marks,
commas, periods, exclamation marks, and question marks
GR= Grammar and Usage
Code Description
ELA5.GR.1 Demonstrate knowledge and use of the seven parts of speech: Nouns,
Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Interjections, and Conjunctions
ELA5.GR.2 Correctly identify subjects, predicates, direct objects, indirect objects,
transitive and intransitive verbs
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4. ELA5.GR.3 Use correct subject-verb agreement
ELA5.GR.4 Correctly use singular and plural nouns and pronouns
ELA5.GR.5 Correctly use possessive nouns, pronouns, and possessive adjectives
ELA5.GR.6 Demonstrate knowledge and use of past, present, future, and perfect
tenses
ELA5.GR.7 Correctly diagram the subject, predicate, adverb, adjective, direct and
indirect objects, and articles
ELA5.GR.8 Understand the difference between action and linking verbs
ELA5.GR.9 Able to write compound and complex sentences
ELA5.GR.10 Demonstrate knowledge and usage of pronoun-antecedent agreement
COMP= Composition
Code Description
ELA5.COMP.1 Able to use correct syntax in compositions
ELA5.COMP.2 Demonstrates usage of a variety of sentence structures (i.e. simple,
complex, compound, compound-complex)
ELA5.COMP.3 Demonstrates usage of a variety of sentence types (i.e. Declarative,
Interrogative, Imperative, and Exclamatory)
ELA5.COMP.4 Develops paragraphs with a main idea or topic sentence, supported by
detailed sentences
ELA5.COMP.5 Composes narrative texts complete with a beginning, middle, and an
end
ELA5.COMP.6 Develops a composition that contains specific and relevant details, is
focused, and has a clear and logical progression of ideas
ELA5.COMP.7 Edits to ensure correct word usage, mechanics, spelling, and varied
sentence structure
ELA5.COMP.8 Understands and demonstrates usage of the writing process
ELA5.COMP.9 With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including
the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and
collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of
keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting.
ELA5.COMP.10 Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to
develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters
to situations.
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5. RR= Reference and Research
Code Description
ELA5.RR.1 Identify and use different sources of information
ELA5.RR.2 Identify parts of a text and information contained within
ELA5.RR.3 Demonstrate appropriate use of general reference sources such as a
dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, almanac, and encyclopedia
ELA5.RR.4 Demonstrate knowledge of how to use a library and its reference
sources
ELA5.RR.5 Demonstrate ability to skim texts to develop an overview of content, or
to locate specific information
ELA5.RR.6 Demonstrate ability to write notes that include important concepts,
paraphrasing and summarizing key points
ELA5.RR.7 Demonstrate ability to organize and record information on charts,
maps, and graphs of different types
ELA5.RR.8 Demonstrate ability to summarize information from multiple sources
into a written report or summary
ELA5.RR.9 Demonstrate ability to properly cite sources in the correct APA format
for research journals, and MLA format for reference books and
periodicals
ELA5.RR.10 Demonstrate ability to use appropriate technology and websites to
gather information and sources
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6. Math Standards (M5)
Code Identification Key:
NSO= Number Sense and Operations
Code Description
M5.NSO.1 Find whole-number quotients of whole numbers with up to four-digit
dividends and two-digit divisors, using strategies based on place
value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between
multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by
using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.
M5.NSO.2 Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using the standard
algorithm.
M5.NSO.3 Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using
concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value,
properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and
subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the
reasoning used.
M5.NSO.4 Read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths.
M5.NSO.5 Recognize that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents
10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right and 1/10 of
what it represents in the place to its left.
M5.NSO.6 Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators (including mixed
numbers) by replacing given fractions with equivalent fractions in
such a way as to produce an equivalent sum or difference of fractions
with like denominators.
M5.NSO.7 Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions
referring to the same whole, including cases of unlike denominators,
e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the
problem. Use benchmark fractions and number sense of fractions to
estimate mentally and assess the reasonableness of answers.
M5.NSO.8 Interpret a fraction as division of the numerator by the denominator
(a/b = a ÷ b). Solve word problems involving division of whole
numbers leading to answers in the form of fractions or mixed
numbers, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to
represent the problem.
M5.NSO.9 Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply
a fraction or whole number by a fraction.
M5.NSO.10 Solve real world problems involving multiplication of fractions and
mixed numbers, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to
represent the problem.
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7. M5.NSO.11 Apply and extend previous understandings of division to divide unit
fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions.
M5.NSO.12 Use parentheses, brackets, or braces in numerical expressions, and
evaluate expressions with these symbols.
M5.NSO.13 Write simple expressions that record calculations with numbers, and
interpret numerical expressions without evaluating them.
PRA= Patterns, Relations, and Algebra
Code Description
M5.PRA.1 Demonstrate ability to solve basic equations using variables
M5.PRA.2 Use information taken from a graph or equation to solve problems
M5.PRA.3 Write and solve equations for word problems
M5.PRA.4 Identify apparent relationships between corresponding terms. Form
ordered pairs consisting of corresponding terms from the two
patterns, and graph the ordered pairs on a coordinate plane.
M5.PRA.5 Generate two numerical patterns using two given rules.
GM= Geometry
Code Description
M5.GM.1 Identify and classify the properties of and relationships between
geometric figures
M5.GM.2 Compare, contrast, and classify geometric figures by their attributes
M5.GM.3 Identify and describe equilateral, right, and isosceles triangles
M5.GM.4 Identify ordered pairs of data from a graph
M5.GM.5 Write ordered pairs correctly (i.e. x,y)
M5.GM.6 Use a pair of perpendicular number lines, called axes, to define a
coordinate system, with the intersection of the lines (the origin)
arranged to coincide with the 0 on each line and a given point in the
plane located by using an ordered pair of numbers, called its
coordinates.
M5.GM.7 Understand that the first number indicates how far to travel from the
origin in the direction of one axis, and the second number indicates
how far to travel in the direction of the second axis, with the
convention that the names of the two axes and the coordinates
correspond (e.g., x-axis and x-coordinate, y-axis and y-coordinate).
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8. MS= Measurement
Code Description
M5.MS.1 Convert among different-sized standard measurement units within a
given measurement system (e.g., convert 5 cm to 0.05 m), and use
these conversions in solving multi-step, real world problems.
M5.MS.2 Make a line plot to display a data set of measurements in fractions of
a unit (1/2, 1/4, 1/8). Use operations on fractions for this grade to
solve problems involving information presented in line plots.
M5.MS.3 Determine the volume and area of simple objects
M5.MS.4 Measure, identify, and draw angles
M5.MS.5 Determine that the sum of angles of any triangle is 180 degrees and
the sum of the angles of any quadrilateral is 360 degrees
M5.MS.6 Use formulas to find the perimeter and area of squares and rectangles
M5.MS.7 Understand and demonstrate the ability to find volume
M5.MS.8 Differentiate between, and use appropriate unites of measures for
two- and three- dimensional objects
M5.MS.9 Use appropriate tools to measure length, width, temperature, volume,
and area
M5.MS.10 Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand
concepts of volume measurement.
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9. Science Standards (Sc5)
Code Identification Key:
SM= Scientific Method and Observation
Code Description
Sc5.SM.1 Classify objects based on two or more of their properties
Sc5.SM.2 Develop and evaluate a testable question
Sc5.SM.3 Design and conduct a scientific investigation
Sc5.SM.4 Arrange the steps of a scientific problem in order
Sc5.SM.5 Select and use appropriate tools to measure and record data
Sc5.SM.6 Make inferences about data based on charts, graphs, tables, and
diagrams
Sc5.SM.7 Draw conclusions and develop descriptions, explanations, and
predictions based on evidence
Sc5.SM.8 Communicate the results of an investigation and give explanations
based on tests conduced, data collected, evidence examined, and
conclusions drawn
Sc5.SM.9 Understand and explain why similar experiments may produce
different results
Sc5.SM.10 Understand that the scientific method is a process by which scientists
gather and record information in order to find an answer to a question
PS= Physical Sciences
Code Description
Sc5.PS.1 Understand that matter is made up of elements and molecules
Sc5.PS.2 Explain the characteristics of chemical change
Sc5.PS.3 Explain the characteristics of physical change
Sc5.PS.4 Understand and explain the differences between matter and energy
Sc5.PS.5 Demonstrate the ability to describe the states of matter, and give
examples of substances for each state
Sc5.PS.6 Understand and explain the differences between light and heat energy,
and give examples of each type
Sc5.PS.7 Understand and explain what sound is, and how it travels
Sc5.PS.8 Understand and explain reflection, refraction, and the visible light
spectrum
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10. Sc5.PS.9 Use tools appropriately, accurately, and safely
Sc5.PS.10 Explain and identify what forces, friction, and motion are, and give
examples of how they work
LS= Life Sciences
Code Description
Sc5.LS.1 Understand and explain the characteristics of living and non-living
things
Sc5.LS.2 Understand and explain how animals and plants adapt to their
environment
Sc5.LS.3 Understand and explain how changes to an environment affect the
survival of organisms
Sc5.LS.4 Understand how to classify animals and plants according to their kind
Sc5.LS.5 Identify and label the basic structures of vascular and nonvascular
plants, and explain what each part does
Sc5.LS.6 Identify and label the parts of a flower, and explain what they do
Sc5.LS.7 Understand and explain how photosynthesis works
Sc5.LS.8 Explain in detail the life cycle of plants and other organisms
Sc5.LS.9 Understand the basic structures and functions of the human body
Sc5.LS.10 Understand and explain how the major systems of the human body
work
ES= Earth and Space Sciences
Code Description
Sc5.ES.1 Understand and explain how the rock cycle works
Sc5.ES.2 Correctly identify and classify rocks according to their type:
Metamorphic, Sedimentary, Igneous
Sc5.ES.3 Understand and explain how the fossilization process works
Sc5.ES.4 Understand and explain how weather works, and how air temperature
changes
Sc5.ES.5 Explain how the water cycle works in detail
Sc5.ES.6 Identify and analyze clouds and their relation to weather patterns
Sc5.ES.7 Compare and contrast high and low, and warm and cold pressure
systems
Sc5.ES.8 Describe how modern tools are used for predicting weather
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11. Social Studies Standards (SS5)
Code Key Identification:
Geo= Geography
Code Description
SS5.Geo.1 Develop map skills through the use of maps, globes, charts, graphs,
and other geographic tools including the map key and symbols
SS5.Geo.2 Demonstrate an understanding of relative location, direction, latitude,
longitude, scale, size and shape
SS5.Geo.3 Compare and contrast United States regions over time
SS5.Geo.4 Explain how natural resources and physical features influence early
human activity around the globe and in the United States
SS5.Geo.5 Explain the positive and negative effects of human activity on the
physical environment of the United States, past and present
SS5.Geo.6 Locate, identify, and label major countries, cities, continents, and
oceans
SS5.Geo.7 Understand and explain how migration affected the physical
geography and natural resources of an area
His= History
Code Description
SS5.His.1 Demonstrate an understanding of chronological and systematic order
of events
SS5.His.2 Discuss reasons for westward expansion and explain how government
policies affected the inhabitants of the American West
SS5.His.3 Analyze the impact of slavery and the Abolitionist Movement upon the
development of the United States
SS5.His.4 Identify causes, major events, and important people of the Civil War
and explain why various reconstruction plans succeeded or failed
SS5.His.5 Summarize the events that led to the United States becoming a world
power
SS5.His.6 Identify key figures and events during various periods in history
SS5.His.7 Explain the causes of, and analyze the effects of World War I, the
Great Depression, and World War II on the American people and
policies of the United States government
SS5.His.8 Research significant leaders and events in the Civil Rights Movement
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12. Civ= Civics/Government
Code Description
SS5.Civ.1 Identify and explain the three types of government: national,
state/provincial, local
SS5.Civ.2 Summarize the principles and purposes of each type of government
SS5.Civ.3 List and describe the branches and functions of government at all
levels
SS5.Civ.4 Explain how the concept of checks and balances make each branch of
government responsible to the other, as well as the people
SS5.Civ.5 Understand and explain the rights and responsibilities of citizens
SS5.Civ.6 Identify the process by which citizens affect change in the United
States political system
SS5.Civ.7 Understand the importance of participation through community
service, civic improvement, and political activities
SS5.Civ.8 Understand and explain how ideas of various governments influenced
the development of the United States government (Roman, Greek,
Iroquois, and British)
SS5.Civ.9 Understand and analyze the principles and values of a democratic
republic
SS5.Civ.10 Analyze the documents that shaped the foundation of the United
States government
Econ= Economics
Code Description
SS5.Econ.1 Understand and explain how the United States economic system has
evolved since the 1850s
SS5.Econ.2 Identify the economic implications of the westward expansion
SS5.Econ.3 Understand and appreciate the geographic factors and inventions that
affected the development of United States economic system
SS5.Econ.4 Understand and explain the role of trade routes in the United States
SS5.Econ.5 Recognize the interdependence of states and people in the United
States
SS5.Econ.6 Describe the importance of trade within the nation and with other
nations
SS5.Econ.7 Understand and explain how people participate in economic
interdependence
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13. SS5.Econ.8 Give examples that demonstrate how scarcity and choice influence
economic decisions
SS5.Econ.9 Describe ways the federal government provides goods and services
through taxation and borrowing
SS5.Econ.10 Understand and explain the benefits and cost of spending, borrowing,
and saving
SS5.Econ.11 Understand and explain the importance of developing a basic budget
for spending and saving
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