5th Grade Objectives 2007
Reading - Language - Spelling
1st Quarter:
Parts of a Book
Prediction & Inference- understanding reading
Sequence of events
Identify different sentence types
Complete a graphic organizer for narrative writing

2nd Quarter:
Read to develop fluency, expression, accuracy, and confidence
Expand reading vocabulary
Use different voice levels and speech patterns for small groups, informal discussions, and reports
Expand reading skills through phonemic awareness
Synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms within context
Select stated or implied main idea and supporting details from text
Write for a variety of audiences and purposes
Use nouns appropriately (e.g.-common, proper, singular, plural, possesives, predicate nouns)
Use verbs appropriately (e.g.- action, linking, regular, irregular, be have , verb phrases, agreement with subject in person and number)
Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English mechanics

3rd Quarter:
Distinguish between types of literary genres
Meaning & Inferences
Vocabulary - root words, syllabication		 4th Quarter:
Identify character, setting, & plot
Plurals & possessives
Similies, metahpors, personification
Complete analogies
Transitional & time order words
Incomplete sentences
Correct misspelled words and run on sentences
Math
1st Quarter:
Read & write numbers & identify place value
- millions to thousandths
Represent whole numbers in expanded form
Add, subtract, multiply & divide whole numbers
Represent, compare & order whole numbers
to the thousandths		 2nd Quarter:
Solve one or two-step real-world problems involving addition, subtraction, and /or multiplication of whole numbers and decimals
Add, subtract, and multiply decimals
Use respresentations such as graphs, tables, and equations to draw conclusions
Determine the median and mode of a data set
Organize and display data using tables

3rd Quarter:
Division & multiplication with larger numbers
Fractions - adding & subtracting
Elapsed time
Introduction to geometry

 4th Quarter:
Slides, flips, & turns
Spacial reasoning
Thermometer reading
Making predictions
Probability
Science - Health
1st Quarter:
Identify plant & animal cells
Distinguish between single & multicellular
organisms
Plant & animal relationships in ecosystem
Identify environmental changes caused by living things
Scientific Methods - the process of science		 2nd Quarter:
Realize that certian characteristics are passed from parent to offspring
Investigate the life cycles of different organisms
Determine that adaptations help organisms to survive in their environments
Investigate the relationships among organisms in a specific ecosystem
Classify specifc kinds of relationships among plants and animals within an ecosystem
3rd Quarter:
Climate & Weather
Simpe Machines
Solar System
Ocean		 4th Quarter:
Energy resources & alternatives
Physical & chemical changes
Magnetism
Matter
Social Studies
1st Quarter:
Locate 50 states using map
Locate continents & bodies of water
Locate major U.S. cities using latitude/longitude
Locate information from an atlas
Interpret a climograph		 2nd Quarter:
Describe the Constitution of the United States and the Tennessee State Constitution in principle and practice
Recognize how Americans incorporate the principles of the Constitution into their lives
Understand the relationship between locaal, state, and national government
Understand how groups can create change at the local, state, and national level
3rd Quarter:
Immigration
Westward Expansion		 4th Quarter:
America's population shift
Timelines
World Wars I & II
Contemporary USA