Etna Elementary School
Where We Think, Learn, Achieve, & Care
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5 Grade Syllabus
Language Arts, Mathematics, & Science
Mrs. Bailly
2010-2011 School Year
The following document outlines the curriculum to be taught this year; aligned with Wyoming State Standards. For each standard, lessons and
assessments are defined to guide the Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science teaching and learning in the classroom.
Introduction
The following pages contain an outline of how the Wyoming State Standards will be addressed in your child’s classroom this year. Throughout the
year, each standard will be addressed and assessed as listed. Below is an example of how this syllabus works:
Example:
Standard
READING
1. Students use the reading process to apply a variety of
comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading.
Fluency
Students read narrative and expository text aloud with grade levelappropriate fluency and accuracy with appropriate pacing, intonation, and
expression.
Program/Approach
Assessment
Homework Poems, Readers
Theater, AIMS WEB
Nightly reading to parents
returned with signature, record,
listen to and evaluate
performance, & AIMS WEB
results
List of Standards that are grade level specific
An approach/program/lesson that the teacher will primarily use to teach that standard and objective
An assessment(s) your student will take to show what they learned with regards to that standard. For your convenience, these should be visible on
PowerGrade for you to view over the Internet.
Please Note:
This is a baseline. Some of these standards will be reviewed and repeated more than others. The programs and assessments listed are just one
of the ways the teacher is documenting what is taught and learned in the classroom; other methods may be used in addition to what is written.
Standard
READING
1. Students use the reading process to apply a variety of comprehension
strategies before, during, and after reading.
Vocabulary
Students use knowledge of synonyms, antonyms, and multiple meaning
words to develop vocabulary.
Students understand grade-level-appropriate technical and subject specific
vocabulary.
Fluency
Students read narrative and expository text aloud with grade levelappropriate fluency and accuracy with appropriate pacing, intonation, and
expression.
Program/Approach
Vocabulary in reading and
content/functional reading,
Games, Vocabulary notebook,
Sitton Spelling,
Integrated in all instruction
Readers Theater, Oral
reading, Read Naturally,
AIMS WEB
Assessment
AR Quizzes, Vocabulary
notebooks and quizzes, Reading
quizzes, Station grades and
participation, PAWS
Quizzes, AR, Quizzes, PAWS
Reading Minutes, Read
Naturally Goals, AIMS WEB
results,
Comprehension
Students use such strategies as setting a purpose for reading and using
graphic organizers to predict, categorize, and analyze.
Students demonstrate comprehension by retelling, summarizing, and
paraphrasing main idea and supporting details in grade-level-appropriate text.
Students draw inferences, conclusions, or generalizations about text and
support them with textual evidence and prior knowledge.
Students draw conclusions from text.
Harvey strategies, Marzano,
discussions, written responses
to literature, content, and
functional reading.
Promethean Planet lessons.
Novel Ties (Extended
response, AIMS WEB,
Marzano,(Summarize),
Stanford Learning exercises,
Content/Functional reading,
Promethean Planet Lessons,
Functional Text
Novel Ties (extended
response, written and oral),
Harvey Strategies, Stanford
Learning (written and oral
response),, AR,
Content/Functional Reading,
Promethean Planet Lessons, F
Novel Ties, Stanford Learning
First Extended Responses. AR,
Reading Written Response
grades , Read Naturally,
looking for improvement,
Station grades and participation,
AR Results, PAWS
Novel Ties exercises, AIMS
WEB, Novel Ties work, Read
Naturally, Content Reading
quizzes, Responses to content/
functional reading, Station
grade and participation, PAWS
Novel Ties exercises & quizzes,
AR Quizzes, Read Naturally
Content/Functional Reading
Quizzes, Stations grades and
participation. PAWS
Novel Ties exercises & quizzes,
AR Quizzes, Read Naturally,
Standard
Students distinguish between fact and opinion.
Students demonstrate understanding by summarizing.
Students understand cause and effect relationships.
Program/Approach
Assessment
Content/Functional Reading,
Promethean Planet,
Content/Functional Reading
Quizzes, notetaking,
Summarizing, Stations grades
and participation, PAWS
Novel ties exercises & quizzes,
Read Naturally,
Content/Functional Reading
quizzes, Station grade and
participation, PAWS
Novel Ties exercises and
quizzes, Read Naturally,
Content/Functional Reading
Quizzes , Note taking, Writing,
Station grades and participation,
PAWS
Novel Ties, Stanford Learning
First Extended Responses,
Content/Functional Reading,
Promethean Planet,
Marzano Rule Based
Summarizing, Novel Ties,
Stanford Learning First
extended responses,
Content/Functional Reading,
Promethean Planet
Novel Ties, Stanford Learning
First Extended Responses,
Content/Functional Reading,
Writing Essays, Promethean
Planet
Novel Ties exercises, essays,
Content/Functional text quizzes,
Station grades and participation,
PAWS
Standard
Program/Approach
Assessment
Writer’s Workshop, Sitton,
Minilessons, Writer’s Express,
6 Traits, Novel Ties.
Promethean Planet
Writer’s Workshop, Sitton,
Minilessons, Writer’s Express,
6 Traits, Novel Ties,
Promethean Planet
Student friendly rubrics for
writing. Demonstrated use in
writing, Novel Ties exercises,
Station grades and participation
Student friendly rubrics for
writing, Demonstrated use in
writing, Novel Tiles exercises,
Station grades and participation
Students make connections between characters, character traits, setting, and
plot.
Harvey strategies, Novel Ties,
AR, Content/Functional
Reading
Novel Ties exercises, written
and oral discussions, quizzes,
Station grades and participation,
PAWS
Students read a variety of literary genres (historical fiction, poetry, fiction,
nonfiction, fables, drama, folk tales, biographies, and legends).
Library Instruction (Mrs.
Roberts)
Assigned trimester Book
Reports in particular genre,
Novel Ties, AR, Content
Reading
Results of Book Reports, Novel
Ties exercises, AR results,
Station grades and participation,
PAWS
2. Students demonstrate understanding of literary text by reading,
listening and responding to a variety of literature.
Vocabulary
Students recognize descriptive language and imagery.
Students identify similes and metaphors.
Comprehension
Students are familiar with a variety of literary modes including literature
anthologies and books by the same author, and can explain the defining
characteristics of a variety of texts.
Library Instruction (Mrs.
Roberts) Assigned monthly
Book Reports, Novel Ties, AR
Students establish a purpose for reading.
Harvey Strategies
(refining prediction), Novel
Ties, AR, Content/Functional
text reading
Students understand author’s purpose. (moral, theme, or intent)
Harvey Strategies, Novel Ties,
AR, Content/Functional
Reading
Results of Book Reports, Novel
Ties exercises, AR results,
Station grades and participation,
PAWS
Novel Ties exercises, written
and oral discussion, AR results,
reports &/or quizzes, Station
grades and paricipation, PAWS
Novel Ties exercise, written and
oral discussion, AR results,
report &/or quizzes. Station
grades and particiaption. PAWS
Fluency
Students will be exposed to grade level appropriate poetry and Readers’
Theatre.
Selected poems, Sitton
spelling, Readers Theater ,
examples for writing.
Share poems, present readers
theater, share poems, station
grades and participation
Comprehension
Students will be exposed to grade level narratives from different cultures.
AR, Novel Ties,
Book Reports
AR results, Novel Ties
exercises, Book reports
Standard
Program/Approach
Assessment
Harvey Strategies, Read
Naturally, AR
Read Naturally progress, AR
nonfiction results, Station
grades and participation, PAWS
3. Students demonstrate understanding of informational text.
Comprehension
Students read a variety of non-fiction and informational texts.
Students locate and use information from multiple sources.
Students interpret simple maps, charts, graphs, schedules, and diagrams.
Students compare and contrast information to draw conclusions.
Students summarize important information.
Students are familiar with a variety of information modes such as news
articles, magazines, online information, books by same author,
demonstrations, biographies, and autobiographies.
Reports:( May include) Native
Americans, Historical Person,
Colonies, State
Harcourt Unit 2, Daily
Calculation, Social Studies
Map work, science reading
and experiments. Content
reading,
Promethean Planet
Novel Ties, Stanford Learning
First extended responses,
writing, essays,
content/functional area reading
and work,
Promethean Planet
Marzano summarizing, Novel
Ties, Stanford Learning Firs
extended response question,
Content/Functional Reading,
Read Naturally
Library Instruction (Mrs.
Roberts), reports through out
the year, Content/Functional
Text lessons, Book Reports,
AR,
Promethean Planet
Notes, written, presentation, self
and teacher evaluated rubrics
Harcourt Unit 2 test, Daily
Calculation results, PAWS
Novel Ties exercises, Stanford
Learning evaluations, writing,
essays,
Novel Ties exercises, Results of
SLF & content reading work,
progress in Read Naturally,
Reading stations and
participation, PAWS
Results of :
Reports, written work, book
reports, Station grades and
participation, PAWS
Standard
WRITING
1. Students apply writing skills to plan, draft, revise, and publish
writing.
Students apply writing skills to plan, draft, revise, and publish writing.
Students write multi-paragraph expository compositions with details,
transitions, and conclusions.
Students use strategies to draft and revise writing such as focusing on one
topic; and checking for clarity, organization, and descriptive details.
Students use meaningful word choice, evidence of voice, and sentence
fluency.
Program/Approach
Writers Workshop,
minilessons, Writer’s Express,
Train Paragraph, 6 Traits, ,
essays, Young Author’s
writing, Reports, Demand
Writing, Promethean Planet
Writer’s Workshop,
minilessons, Writer’s Express,
Train Paragraph, 6Traits,,
essays, Young Author’s,
Reports, Demand Writing,
Promethean Planet
Assessment
Conferencing, self- evaluations,
PAWS
Conferencing, self-evaluations,
PAWS
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Students use strategies to edit and publish written work such as editing for
grammar, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and sentence structure;
sharing final copy with others; and using available technology to publish
work.
Writer’s Workshop,
minilesson, Writer’s Express,
Train Pargraph, Conventions,
Capitalization, Punctuation,
Usage lessons, essays, Young
Author’s , Sitton (Cloze,
Dictation), Daily Language
exercises. Promethean Planet,
Language stations and games.
Conferencing, self-evaluation,
Sitton Spelling, PAWS
Students use grade-level-appropriate conventions of spelling, usage,
punctuation, capitalization, and grammar such as prepositional phrases,
appositives, independent and dependent clauses, conjunctions, often misused
verbs such as lay and lie, and use colon to separate hours and minutes.
“
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Standard
Program/Approach
Assessment
Students write and share literary analyses, using grade level appropriate
strategies such as:
1. Summarizing main ideas and significant details,
2. Using examples from the text, other works, and prior knowledge or
experience,
3. Relating ideas to supporting details, and
4. Developing interpretation based on careful reading.
Stanford Learning First, Novel
Ties, Read Naturally, Writer’s
Workshop, minilessons,,
Content/Functional Reading
Stanford Learning First results,
Novel Ties exercises, selfevaluations, Station grades and
participation, PAWS
Students write and share literary analysis, using grade level appropriate
strategies such as: developing an interpretation, justifying the interpretation
through use of examples and textual evidence.
Stanford Learning First, Novel
Ties, Writer’s Workshop,
minilessons,
content/functional reading
responses
2. Students write a variety of expressive and expository pieces.
Students write and share literary texts (personal narratives, journals, poetry,
fictional stories) using grade-level-appropriate strategies such as:
1. Developing a clear story line in sequence,
2. Using descriptive words and phrases, and
Writer’s Workshop,
minilessons, 6 Traits,,
Writer’s Express, Narratives,
Young Author’s, Demand
Writing, Journal writing to
content/functional text
Conferencing, self-evaluations,
PAWS
3. Developing character, setting, and plot
Students use strategies to write research reports using multiple sources,
synthesizing information, incorporating notes, and using appropriate visual
aids.
Students summarize and paraphrase.
Marzano note taking and
summarizing, reports, may
include, ( Native Americans,
Colonies, Historical Person,
State) Promethean Planet
lessons
Marzano summarizing,
Stanford Learning First, Read
Naturally, Novel Ties
Results of each step: notes,
summarizing, final draft and
presentation
Stanford Learning First
results, Novel Ties work, Read
Naturally progress
Students connect ideas using an organizational structure such as note
taking, outlining, or graphic organizers.
Marzano note taking, Graphic
Organizers, Writer’s Express,
minilessons, Promethean
planet lessons
Conferencing, self-evaluations,
PAWS
Standard
Program/Approach
Assessment
Reports, (may include) Native
American, Colonies, Historical
Person, State, Present Science
Experiments
Self evaluate rubric, teacher
evaluation rubric, Science quiz
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Pair share, small group work
across curriculum
Teacher observation
Across curriculum
Teacher observation, science
experiments, PAWS
SPEAKING AND LISTENING
Students speak on a focused topic with clear organization including main
idea with supporting details.
Students use speaking strategies such as pace, volume, eye contact, and
relevant gestures.
In small group discussion, students ask relevant questions to determine
purpose or clarify meaning.
Students follow directions and provide feedback.
Students read aloud their own or others’ texts fluently and expressively.
Students understand media propaganda and visual symbols and images.
Writing Celebration share
writing, share writing as
working on drafts, reading out
loud, Read Naturally
Writer’s Express, proof
reading, map reading, science
reading, math symbols, history
and news, cartoons, applicable
lenses.
Response of class to writing,
progress in Read Naturally
Standard
MATH
Program/Approach
Assessment
NUMBER OPERATION AND CONCEPTS
Students use the concept of place value to read and write whole numbers
(in words, standard, and expanded form) and decimals (10ths and 100ths).
Students demonstrate computational fluency with basic facts for all four
operations, including identifying multiples and factors of designated numbers
up to 100.
Students demonstrate an understanding of whole number operations by:
·
explaining the relationships between the operations of addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and division; and
·
multiplying by two-digit whole numbers and dividing by singledigit whole numbers.
Students explain their choice of estimation or problem solving strategies
and justify results when performing number operations problem-solving
situations.
Students add and subtract decimals to hundredths and solve problems in the
context of money.
Harcourt Units 1 & 5, Daily
Calculation
Promethean Planet, Games
Accelerated Math, IXL,
Number & Problem of the day
NCTM resources
Harcourt Unit 5, Daily
Calculation, Accelerated
Math, Games, IXL,
Promethean Planet, Number
and Problem of the Day,
NCTM resources. Rocket
Math, Math Minute
Harcourt Units 3 & 4, Daily
calculation, Games, IXL,
Promethean Planet
Selected NCTM lessons,
Number and Problem of the
Day
District timings, Mad Math
Minute or Rocket Math,
Harcourt Test,
Daily Calculation completion,
Homework, Accelerated Math/
IXL Results
PAWS
Daily Calculation,
Extended Response Questions,
Games
Selected NCTM lessons,
Number and Problem of the
Day
Daily Calculation Completion,
Homework,
PAWS
Harcourt Unit 1, Daily
Calculation, Selected NCTM
lessons, Homework, Games,
IXL, Accelerated Math,
Promethean Planet, Number &
Problem of the Day
Harcourt Test, Daily calculation
component, Accelerated Math/
IXL results, Homework, PAWS
Harcourt tests
Daily Calculation completion,
Homework, Accelerated
Math/IXL results
PAWS
Harcourt test 3 & 4, Daily
calculation component,
Homework,
PAWS
Standard
Students demonstrate an understanding of fractions as parts of wholes.
Students order, compare, add, and subtract fractions with like
denominators.
Program/Approach
Harcourt Unit 5, Daily
Calculation,, Homework,
Accelerated Math, Games,
IXL, Selected NCTM lessons,
Promethean Planet, Number
and Problem of the Day
Harcourt Unit 6, Daily
Calculation, Homework,
Games, IXL, Selected NCTM
lessons, Promethean Planet,
Accelerated Math, Number &
Problem of the Day
Assessment
Harcourt Test, Completion
Daily Calculation, Homework,
Accelerated Math/ IXLResults,
PAWS
Harcourt Test, Daily
Calculation Completion,
Homework, Accelerated
Math/IXL results, PAWS
Standard
Program/Approach
Assessment
GEOMETRY
Students describe, draw, and classify two-dimensional geometric figures
such as triangles, quadrilaterals, and circles.
Students describe, identify, and classify three-dimensional geometric
figures such as cylinders, cones, pyramids, rectangular prisms, and spheres.
Students describe and compare various geometric objects using congruency
and lines of symmetry appropriate to grade level.
Students select, use, and communicate organizational methods in problemsolving situations appropriate to grade level.
Harcourt Unit 7, Daily
Calculation, Homework
Games, Promethean Planet
lessons, IXL, selected NCTM
lessons, small group work,
Number & Problem of the
Day
Harcourt Unit 7, Daily
Calculation, Promethean
Planet, selected NCTM, IXL,
lessons, Homework, small
group work, Number &
Problem of the Day
Harcourt Unit 7, Daily
Calculation Component,
Promethean Planet, IXL,
selected NCTM lessons,
Homework, small group work,
Number & Problem of the
Day
Daily Calculation Component,
Extended Response
Questions, Promethean Planet,
Vocabulary, games, Number
& Problem of the Day
Harcourt test, Daily Calculation
Completion, IXL, Homework,
small group projects
Harcourt test, IXL, Daily
Calculation Completion,
Homework, PAWS
Harcourt test, IXL, Daily
calculation component,
Homework, PAWS
Harcourt test, Daily Calculation
component, extended response
questions, homework, PAWS
MEASUREMENT
Students apply estimation and measurement of length to content problems
using actual measuring devices and express the results in U.S. customary
units (parts of an inch, halves/fourths, eighths, inches, feet, yards, and miles).
Harcourt Unit 8, Daily
Calculation Component,
Homework, Promethean
Planet, IXL, selected NCTM
lessons, Number & Problem
of Day
Harcourt test, Daily Calculation
Component, Homework, PAWS
Students apply estimation and measurement of weight to content problems
using actual measuring devices and express the results in U.S. customary
units (ounces and pounds).
Students apply estimation and measurement of capacity in real world
problem-solving situations using actual measuring devices and express the
results in U.S. customary units (teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, pints, quarts,
and gallons).
Students demonstrate relationships within the U.S. customary units, given
an equivalence chart, in problem-solving situations appropriate to grade
level.
Students determine area and perimeter of triangles, rectangles, and squares,
using models in problem-solving situations using appropriate units.
Students use time, in problem-solving situations to:
· compare relationships among seconds, minutes, hours, and days,
and use elapsed time to the nearest minute.
Harcourt Unit 8, Daily
Calculation Component,
Homework,, Accelerated
Math, games, IXL,
Promethean Planet, Selected
NCTM lessons, Number &
Problem of Day
Harcourt Unit 8, Daily
Calculation Component,
Homework, Accelerated
Math, Promethean Planet,
Selected NCTM lessons,
games, IXL, Number &
Problem of Day
Harcourt Unit 8, Daily
Calculation Component,
Promethean Planet, IXL,
Selected NCTM resources,
Homework, games, Number
& Problem of Day
Harcourt Unit 8, Daily
Calculation Component,
Promethean Planet, Selected
NCTM resources,
Vocabulary, Accelerated
Math, Homework, games,
Number & Problem of Day
Harcourt Unit 8, Daily
Calculation Component,
Promethean Planet, IXL,
Games, Accelerated Math,
Homework, Number &
Problem of the Day
Harcourt test, Daily Calculation
Component, Homework,
Accelerated Math/IXL results,
PAWS
Harcourt test, Daily Calculation
Component, Homework,
Accelerated Math/IXL results,
PAWS
Harcourt test, Daily Calculation
Component, Homework, PAWS
Harcourt test, Daily Calculation
Component, Homework,
Accelerated Math/IXL results,
PAWS
Harcourt test, Daily
Calculation Completion,
Accelerated Math/IXL
results, Homework, PAWS
Standard
Program/Approach
Assessment
ALGEBRA
Students recognize, describe, extend, create, and generalize patterns by
using manipulatives, numbers, and graphic representations, including charts
and graphs.
Students apply knowledge of patterns when solving problems appropriate
to grade level.
Students represent the idea of a variable as an unknown quantity, a letter,
or a symbol within addition and subtraction sentences using whole numbers.
Harcourt Unit 4, Daily
Calculation Component,
Promethean Planet, Selected
NCTM resources,IXL,
Homework, Number &
Problem of the Day,
Accelerated Math
Harcourt Unit 4, Daily
Calculation Component,
Promethean Planet, Selected
NCTM resources, Homework,
Number & Problem of the
Day, Accelerated Math
Harcourt Units 1,4, & 7
Daily Calculation. Homework,
Problem & Number of the
Day, IXL, Accelerated Math,
Games, Promethean Planet,
Selected NCTM resources
Harcourt test, Daily Calculation
Completion, Homework,
Accelerated Math Results,
PAWS
Harcourt Test, Completion
Daily Calculation, Accelerated
Math results, Homework,
PAWS
Harcourt test, Daily Calculation
Completion, Accelerated
Math/IXL Results, Homework,
PAWS
DATA ANALYSIS AND PROBABILITY
Students systematically collect, organize, and describe/represent
categorical data using bar graphs.
Students find and interpret mode for data sets in a problem-solving setting
appropriate to grade level. Students communicate their findings.
Students predict and record outcomes of probability experiments or
simulations.
Harcourt Unit 2, Daily
Calculation Component,
Homework, IXL, Number &
Problem of the Day,
Homework, Promethean
Planet, Small Group work
Harcourt Unit 8, Daily
Calculation Component,
IXL,Homework Number &
Problem of the Day,
Promethean Planet, Small
group work
Harcourt Unit 8, Daily
Calculation Component,
Homework, Number &
Harcourt Test, Daily
Calculation Component,
Homework, PAWS
Harcourt test, Daily Calculation
Completion,
IXL, Homework, PAWS
Harcourt test, Completion daily
calculation, Homework, PAWS
Problem of the Day,
Promethean Planet, IXL,
Small group work
Science
Unit
Standards
Benchmarks
Assessments
Anchor Assessment #1
Matter and Energy
Physical Properties
Physical Properties
1, 2, 3, 5, 8, & 9
1, 2, 3, 4, & 5
Chemical Properties
1, 2, 3, & 5
1, 2, 3, & 4
Chemical Reactions
1, 2, 3, & 5
1, 2, 3, & 4
Changes in Matter
1, 2, 3, & 5
1, 2, & 4
Anchor Assessment #3
Matter and Energy
Changes in Matter
Properties of Mixtures
1, 2, 3, & 5
1, 2, & 5
Properties of Compounds
1, 2, 3, & 5
1, 2, & 5
Anchor Assessment #4
Matter and Energy
Properties of Mixtures
Properties of Compounds
Conservation of Mass
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, & 9
1, 2, 3, 4, & 5
Analyze Position & Speed of an
Object
1, 2, 3, 5, & 9
1, 2, 3, 4, & 5
Describe Effects of Motion and
Force
1, 2, 3, 5, & 9
1, 2, 3, 4, & 5
Anchor Assessment #2
Matter and Energy
Chemical Properties
Chemical Reactions
Anchor Assessment #5
Matter and Energy
Conservation of Mass
Anchor Assessment #6
Force and Motion
Position and Speed
Effects of Motion and Force
Standards
1.10 The Structure and Properties of Matter: Students identify characteristic properties of matter such as density, solubility, and boiling point and
understand that elements are the basic components of matter.
1.11 Physical and Chemical Changes in Matter: Students evaluate chemical and physical changes, recognizing that chemical change forms
compounds with different properties and that physical change alters the appearance but not the composition of a substance.
1.13 The Conservation of Matter and Energy: Students identify supporting evidence to explain conservation of matter and energy, indicating that
matter or energy cannot be created or destroyed but is transferred from one object to another.
1.14 Effects of Motions and Forces: Students describe motion of an object by position, direction, and speed, and identify the effects of force and
inertia on an object.