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5 Grade
Math*
First Quarter
Ball’s Bluff Elementary School - LCPS
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Expressions and equations, plane
figures, Rational numbers: decimal
numbers, prime/ composite
numbers. SOL # 5.18 abc, 5.9,
5.11, 5.12 ab, 5.13, 5.1, 5.3
Rational numbers, fractions, the
distributive property SOL # 5.2, 5.5, 5.6,
5.16 b, 5.17, 5.19
Perimeter and equivalent measures: U.S.
Customary and Metric system,
probability, measures of center,
estimation with addition, subtraction,
multiplication, division SOL # 5.8, 5.19,
5.14, 5.15, 5.16, 5.17, 5.4
Order of operations, area and volume, elapsed time
SOL # 5.4, 5.7, 5.18 d, 5.19, 5.8 ab, 5.10
Social
Studies
The United States: It's Land and
People (resources, culture, customs,
and government), The Northeast:
Environment, Geography, History,
Economy, Customs and Culture.
Integration of technology into
projects SOL # 5.1 to 5.10
The Southeast and the Middle West:
Environment, Geography, History,
Economy, Culture and Customs.
Integration of technology into projects.
SOL # 5.1to 5.10
Complete the Middle West and the
Southwest Region: Environment,
Geography, History, Economy, Culture
and Customs. Integration of technology
into projects SOL# 5.1 to 5.10
The Mountain States and the West: Environment,
Geography, History, Economy, Culture and
Customs. Integration of technology into projects
SOL # 5.1 to 5.10
Science*
Earth Science to The Rock Cycle
(chapter 9), Ocean, Weathering,
Plate Tectonics, Erosion. SOL # 5.1,
5.2, 5.3, 5.4
Light and Sound SOL # 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
Matter, Atoms, Molecules, Compounds,
Elements, Heat. SOL # 5.1, 5.4
Cells, Plants, Classification, Vertebrates,
Invertebrates. SOL # 5.1, 5.5
Technology
Basic understanding of computer
technology, Basic operational skills,
Using technology to solve problems,
Vocabulary. SOL # 5.1 to 5.4
Basic Understanding of computer
technology, Basic operational skills,
Using technology to solve problems,
Vocabulary. SOL # 5.1 to 5.4
Basic understanding of computer
technology, Basic operational skills,
Using technology to solve problems,
Vocabulary. SOL # 5.1 to 5.4
Basic understanding of computer technology, Basic
operational skills, Using technology to solve
problems, Vocabulary. SOL # 5.1 to 5.4
Reading*
Comprehension of Fiction/nonfiction
including: Character/plot
development, conflict resolution, fact
& opinion, making predictions, cause
and effect, and drawing conclusions
SOL # 5.4 to 5.6
Ongoing review of 1st & 2nd Quarter,
context clues, prefixes, suffixes ,and
roots, comparing and contrasting SOL #
5.4 to 5.7
Review of the year, poetry, author's voice and tone,
skimming text, identifying new information in
reading SOL # 5.4 to 5.7
Writing*
Written: planning & organizing, using
technology for information
Written: Continuation of Skills from
previous quarters. Demonstrate
Awareness of intended audience.
Written: Review of all previously instructed
concepts
(L.A. and
Writing)
Language Arts Skills:
adjective/adverb comparisons
commas, fragments, run-on
sentences, and excessive
coordination SOL #5.4 to 5.6
Ongoing review of first quarter, relate
reading to prior knowledge, graphic
organizers, note taking skills, and charts,
maps, and graphs, structural
identification of nonfiction such as
compare/contrast and chronological
order SOL# 5.4 to 5.7
Written: planning & organizing, using
technology for information, tone and
voice through description, varied
sentence structure, and revising for
clarity
Language Arts Skills: Review of 1st
Quarter concepts
Language Arts Skills: Review of previous
quarters, Plural possessives,
interjections, Apostrophes (contractions &
possessives), dialogue, and hyphens
Language Arts Skills: Review of all previously
instructed concepts
*Grade 5 has four SOL tests: Writing, Reading, Mathematics, and Science
For more specific SOL references please see the Virginia Standards for Learning Website. http://www.doe.virginia.gov/go/Sols/home.shtml