Grade 5 Pacing Guide Overview 2015-2016
The Pacing Guide Overview is a quick look at the school year. It provides suggested time frames for each unit in
Math Expressions across the 2015-2016 calendar year. Please refer to the Pacing Guides for each individual
Instructional Block and for detailed information on the alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
SLCSD Instructional Blocks and Math Expressions (MX) Lessons
Instructional Block 1: MX Unit 1 and 2
MX Unit 1: Addition and Subtraction with Fractions
 Lessons 1 – 5: Equivalent Fractions
 Lesons 6 – 13: Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
 Unit 1 Review and Test
General Education Pacing
August 24 – October 21
August 24-September 22
13 Lessons: 20 Days
Lessons 2 and 4 may each take two days.
MX Unit 2: Addition and Subtraction with Decimals
 Lessons 1 – 3: Read and Write Whole Numbers and Decimals
 Lessons 4 – 7: Addition and Subtraction
 Lessons 8 – 10: Round and Estimate with Decimals
 Unit 2 Review and Test
September 23-October21
10 Lessons: 17 Days
Interim 1: October 21
Lesson 4 may take two days.
Instructional Block 2: MX Unit 3 and 4
October 22 – January 05
MX Unit 3: Multiplication and Division with Fractions
 Lessons 1 – 6: Multiplication with Fractions
 Lessons 7 – 9: Multiplication Links
 Lessons 10 – 14: Divison of Fractions
 Unit 3 Review and Test
October 22-November 23
14 Lessons: 23 Days
Lessons 1, 4, 10, and 12 may each take two days.
MX Unit 4: Multiplication with Whole Numbers and Decimals
 Lessons 1 – 5: Multiplication with Whole Numbers and Decimals
 Lessons 6 – 12 Multiplication with Decimal Numbers
 Unit 4 Review and Test
November 24-January 05
12 Lessons: 18 Days
Interim 2: January 5
Lessons 1, 2, and 7 may each take two days.
Instructional Block 3: MX Unit 5 and 6
MX Unit 5: Division with Whole Numbers and Decimals
 Lessons 1 – 5: Division with Whole Numbers
 Lessons 6 – 11: Divison with Decimal Numbers
 Unit 5 Review and Test
Lesson 7 may take two days.
January 06 – February 24
January 06- January 28
11 Lessons: 16 Days
Grade 5 Pacing Guide Overview 2015-2016
MX Unit 6: Operations and Word Problems
 Lessons 1 – 4: Equations and Problem Solving
 Lessons 5 – 7: Comparison Word Problems
 Lessons 8 – 11: Problems with More Than One Step
 Unit 6 Review and Test
Lessons 7 and 8 may each take two days.
Instructional Block 4: MX Unit 7 and 8
MX Unit 7, Algebra, Patterns, and Coordinate Graphs
 Lessons 1 – 3: Algebraic Reasoning and Expressions
 Lessons 4 – 7: Patterns and Graphs
 Unit 7 Review and Test
January 29-February 24
11 Lessons: 18 Days
Interim 3: February 24
February 25 – April 26
February 25 – March 14
7 Lessons: 12 Days
Lesson 4 may take two days.
MX Unit 8: Measurement and Geometry
 Lessons 1 – 7: Measurements and Data
 Lessons 8 – 13: Area and Volume
 Lessons 14 – 17: Classify Geometric Figures
 Unit 8 Review and Test
March 15 – April 26
17 Lessons: 26 Days
Interim 4: April 26
Lessons 9, 14, 15, and 16 may each take two days.
End of Level Review and Assessment
DATES: TBT
Review and SAGE
Instructional Block 5: engageny Grade 5 Math Module 3
engageny Grade 5 Math Module 3: Addition & Subtraction of Fractions
 Lessons 1 – 2: Topic A – Equivalent Fractions
 Lessons 3 – 7: Topc B – Making Like Units Pictorally
 Mid-Module Review and Assessment
 Lessons 8 – 12: Topic C – Making Like Units Numerically
 Lessons 13 – 16: Topic D – Further Applications
 End-of-Module Assessment
April 27 – June 3
April 27 – June 3
16 Lessons: 20 Days
SLCSD recommended curriculum order for ST Math: