Curriculum Planning Documents: PS 160
Year Overview
Grade Level:
Grade 5
Month
Literacy
Assessments
Genre
Reading
Writing
SEPTEMBER
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Running Records
Ready Gen Baseline Assessment
Readers understand how a character’s
actions are influenced by the settings
and sequence of events described in a
text. (Ready Gen Unit 1A)
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Readers understand how a character’s
actions are influenced by the settings and
sequence of events described in a text.
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Writers understand that writer’s
techniques help readers get to know
characters, their experiences and their
responses to situations.
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Writers understand that writer’s
techniques help readers get to know
characters, their experiences and their
responses to situations.
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Personal pronouns, possessive
pronouns, relative pronouns and
indefinite pronouns
Pronoun antecedent agreement
Common and proper nouns
Abstract nouns
Singular, plural and collective nouns
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Personal pronouns, possessive pronouns,
relative pronouns and indefinite pronouns
Pronoun antecedent agreement
Common and proper nouns
Abstract nouns
Singular, plural and collective nouns
Orton Gillingham
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Orton Gillingham
Unit 1: Geography & Early Peoples of the
Western Hemisphere
Unit 1: Geography & Early Peoples of the
Western Hemisphere
How did geography influence the development of the Western
Hemisphere?
How did geography influence the development of the Western
Hemisphere?
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Special Events/
Family
Involvement
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Geography of the Western Hemisphere
Early civilization
Unit 1 : The Nature of Science
Early civilization
European Exploration
Unit 1 : The Nature of Science
How do scientists gather and share information?
Scientific Inquiry
How do scientists gather and share information?
Place Value, Multiplication and Expressions
Divide Whole Numbers
Trip to Constitutional Hall in Philadelphia
Parent Orientation
Trip to Brooklyn Public Library
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Math
Narrative
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Science
Running Records
Performance Task – Students will write a
narrative short story about a character who
demonstrates a commitment to the environment.
(Ready Gen Unit 1A)
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Narrative
Word Study
Language Arts
Social Studies
OCTOBER
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Curriculum Planning Documents: PS 160
Year Overview
Grade Level:
Grade 5
Month
Literacy
Assessments
NOVEMBER
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Social Studies
Math
Special Events/
Family
Involvement
Opinion
Readers understand relationships or
interactions between two or more
individuals, concepts or events based on
specific information from texts.
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Readers understand that the theme of a text
can
be determined by analyzing the author’s use
of details/description, point of view, voice,
imagery and mood/tone. (Ready Gen Unit
2A)
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Writers understand how to develop a
topic with facts, definitions, concrete
details, quotations or other domainspecific information/examples related
to the topic.
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Writers understand that opinions are
supported with evidence from a variety of
resources, through analysis, reflection, and
research.
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Infinitives
Irregular verb tense
Prepositions
Coordinating and correlative conjunctions
Interjections
Independent clauses
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Orton Gillingham
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Simple verb tenses for regular verbs
Perfect verb tense
Consistency in verb tense
Verb sequences
Modal auxiliaries
Adjectives
Adverbs
Orton Gillingham
Unit 2: United States
Unit 3: Latin America
How do geography, economics, people & key events connect to
shape a nation?
How do geography, economics, people & key events connect to shape a
region?
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Geography of the United States
Independence
Growth & Expansion
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Unit 2: Earth Science
Geography of Latin America
Case study of a native culture of Latin
America
 Colonization
Unit 2: Earth Science
What are the processes that help shape the land?
What are the processes that help shape the land?
Add and Subtract Decimals
Multiply Decimals
Trip to Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Trip to Nutcracker at CSI
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Science
Running Records
Reading
Word Study
Language Arts
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Informative/Explanatory
Genre
Writing
Running Records
Unit 1 – End of Unit Assessment
Performance Task – Students will write a
clear and logical informative essay that
describes what is happening to the rain
forest. (Ready Gen Unit 1B)
DECEMBER
Curriculum Planning Documents: PS 160
Year Overview
Grade Level:
Grade 5
Month
Literacy
Assessments
JANUARY
-
Running Records
Performance Task – Students will choose
an example of inequality/injustice that
inspires them and write a speech to share
with the class, advocating for a change.
(Ready Gen Unit 2A)
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Reading
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Readers understand that the theme of a text can
be determined by analyzing the author’s use of
details/description, point of view, voice,
imagery and mood/tone.
Writing
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Writers understand that opinions are supported
with evidence from a variety of resources,
through analysis, reflection, and research.
Word Study /
Language Arts
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Infinitives
Irregular verb tense
Prepositions
Coordinating and correlative
conjunctions
Interjections
Independent clauses
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Orton Gillingham
Running Records
Unit 3 – End of Unit Assessment
Informative/Explanatory
Opinion
Genre
Social Studies
FEBRUARY
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Readers understand the meanings of domain
specific words when reading informational
texts. (Ready Gen Unit 3B)
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Writers understand that illustrations, photos,
diagrams and other visual elements convey
important information.
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Simple Verb Tense
Perfect Tense
Verb Tense to Convey Sequence
Modal Auxiliaries
Consistency in Verb Tense
Orton Gillingham
Unit 3: Latin America
Unit 3: Latin America
How do geography, economics, people & key events connect to
shape a region?
How do geography, economics, people & key events connect to shape a
region?
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Case study of a Latin American nation &
its road to independence
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Growth & Expansion
Unit 4: Canada
How do geography, economics, people & key events connect to shape a
nation?
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Science
Math
Special Events/
Family
Involvement
Unit 2: Earth Science
Geography of Canada
HIV/AIDS
What are the processes that help shape the land?
Divide Decimals
Trip to Chinese Restaurant - Chinese New Year
Add and Subtract Fractions with Unlike
Denominators
Trip to New Utrecht HS to see George Washington
Performance
Curriculum Planning Documents: PS 160
Year Overview
Grade Level:
Grade 5
Month
Literacy
Assessments
MARCH
-
Genre
Reading
Running Records
APRIL
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Test Genre
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-
Writing
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Readers prepare for the format,
language and expectations of
standardized tests.
Readers learn to read for the purpose of
answering questions.
Readers build stamina in reading
through authentic practice test
situations.
Writers analyze types of writing required
by standardized tests.
Writers write for the purpose of answering
questions.
Writers build stamina in writing through
authentic practice test situations.
Orton Gillingham
Running Records
NYS English Language Arts Assessment
NYS NYSESLAT
Test Genre
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Readers prepare for the format, language
and expectations of standardized tests.
Readers learn to read for the purpose of
answering questions.
Readers build stamina in reading through
authentic practice test situations.
Writers analyze types of writing required by
standardized tests.
Writers write for the purpose of answering
questions.
Writers build stamina in writing through
authentic practice test situations.
Orton Gillingham
Word Study /
Language Arts
Social Studies
Unit 4: Canada
Unit 4: Canada
How do geography, economics, people & key events connect to
shape a nation?
How do geography, economics, people & key events connect to shape a
nation?

Science
Math
Special Events/
Family
Involvement
Case study of a native culture of Canada
- Colonization
- Independence
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Case study of a native culture of Canada
- Independence
- Growth &Expansion
Unit 3: Food and Nutrition
Unit 3: Food and Nutrition
How does nutrition and exercise affect our health?
How does nutrition and exercise affect our health?
Multiply and Divide Fractions
Algebra: Patterns and Graphing
*NYS Math Assessment
Trip to Museum of Natural History
Curriculum Planning Documents: PS 160
Year Overview
Grade Level:
Grade 5
Month
Literacy
Assessments
MAY
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Genre
Word Study /
Language Arts
Social Studies
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Narrative (with Opinion component)
Running Records
Opinion
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Readers understand that a series of chapters
or scenes fit together to provide overall
structure.
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Readers understand that comparing and
contrasting texts helps build awareness of
similar themes and topics. (Ready Gen Unit
4A)
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Writers understand that writers must write
clearly and coherently to develop and
organize task, purpose and audience
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Writers understand that opinions are
supported by facts and details.
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Orton Gillingham
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Orton Gillingham
Reading
Writing
Running Records
Unit 3 – End of Unit Assessment
Performance Task – Students will write a
science fiction story and pair their story
with a critique of the anchor text. (Ready
Gen Unit 3A)
NYS NYSESLAT
JUNE
Unit 5: Western Hemisphere Today
Unit 5: Western Hemisphere Today
How do nations meet the challenges of modern living?
How do nations meet the challenges of modern living?
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
The Role of Government
Principles of Constitutional Democracy

The Western Hemisphere Today
Unit 4: Exploring Ecosystems
Unit 4: Exploring Ecosystems
Science
How are plants and animals in an ecosystem connected?
How are plants and animals in an ecosystem connected?
Math
Convert Units of Measure
Geometry and Volume
Special Events/
Family
Involvement