SOL CURRICULUM MAP
QUARTER 1
Grade: 5 Area
English / Language Arts
SOL #
Essential Skills
5.1
a,d
5.4
a,e,f,g
5.5 a,g,h,k,m
5.6
b,d,e,k,m
5.7
a,b,d,i
5.8
b,e,j
Oral Language
Participate in and contribute to
discussions across content areas
Communicate new ideas to others
Reading
Use context to clarify meanings of
unfamiliar words and phrases
Use dictionary, glossary, thesaurus, and
other word-reference materials
Develop vocabulary by listening to and
reading of texts
Study word meanings across content
areas
Describe the relationship between text
and previously read materials
Identify main idea of fiction/nonfiction
text
Summarize supporting details from
fiction/nonfiction text
Make, confirm, or revise predictions
Read with fluency and accuracy
Use prior knowledge and build additional
background knowledge as context for
new learning
Identify new information gained from
reading
Writing
Identify intended audience
Use a variety of prewriting strategies
Write a clear topic sentence focusing on
the main idea
Include supporting details that
elaborate the main idea
Use adjectives and adverb comparisons
Use quotation marks with dialogue
Use correct spelling of commonly used
words
Math
5.11
5.12
5.13
5.18 a,c
5.19
5.7
5.1
5.3
5.4
5.5
Science
5.1
5.7
U.S. History and Geography
5.1
5.2
5.3
Geometry
Identify/measure and draw angles and
triangles
Classify angles and triangles
Develop definitions and describe plane
figures.
Investigate combining and subdividing
plane figures
Expressions and Equations
Variables, expressions and equations.
Write an open sentence to represent a
mathematical relationship using a single
variable.
Order of Operations
Evaluate whole number expressions
using order of operations
Investigate and recognize the
distributive property of multiplication
over addition
Rational Numbers
Place value/Rounding decimals
Composite/prime numbers
Even/odd numbers
Create and solve single and multi-step
practical problems using involving
computation of whole numbers
Find the sum, difference, product and
quotient of two numbers expressed as
decimals
Create and solve practical problems
involving decimals
Use vocabulary to communicate about
mathematics
Scientific Investigations- Students will
use classification keys, metric
measurement tools, and identify and
use and the Scientific Method.
Geology / Changing Earth- Students will
identify rocks and minerals, identify
Earth’ s interior, Earth’s History, and
Fossils
Map Skills Regions of the US
Five Themes of Geography
Identify, read, and use maps