Visual ArtsWhat your child will be learning in 5th grade:• Createdrawingsusingshading,blendingandperspective• Createpaintingsusingcolortheorytodemonstrateunity• Createsculpturesusinganarmaturealongwithothersculptural

techniques• Createclayformsthatrefineclaybuildingtechniquesandsurface

decoration• Createprintsusingvariedlayersofcolorforaunifiedcomposition• Createartworksusingmixedmediaand/orfibertechniques• Createartworkswithdigitalmediaandprocesses• Describe,discuss,analyzeandinterpretartworksusingaccurate

vocabulary• Interprethowartreflectsanddocumentsculturaltrendsand

historicalevents• Plan,analyze,andrevisepersonalartworks• Useinnovativeideasandcreativesolutionstosolveartistic

problemsandcommunicateideas• Planandorganizedesignelementsandprinciplestocreate

artworkthatcommunicatesanidea• IdentifyconnectionsbetweenvisualartandothercontentareasLookingformoreinformation?• Visit:http://pcsb.org/page/24241

MusicWhat your child will be learning in 5th grade:• Identifyaurallyselectedinstrumentsoftheorchestra,bandand

otherensembles• Listencritically&developsuggestionstoimproveperformances• Compareand/orcontrastworkswithingenres,stylesandcultures• Singsimplesongsinmajorandminormodes• Singamajorscalewithpropersingingtechniqueusingsolfege,

whilemaintainingatonalcenter• Play2-4measurerhythmic/melodicostinatiwithinanensemble,

maintainingpart• Singandplaysimplemajorandminormelodiesand

accompanimentsbyear• Performinanensembleusingappropriateexpressionand

technique,andfollowingthecuesoftheconductor• Readrhythmic/melodicphrasesusingtraditionalnotationandDo,

Re,Mi,So,La,Ti,Do1,indupleandtriplemeter• Improviserhythmic&melodicphrasestocreatesimplevariations

onfamiliarmelodies• Notate4-8measurerhythmic/melodicphrasesusingtraditional

notation,andDo,Re,Mi,So,La,Ti,Do1indupleandtriplemeter.• Composean8-measuremelodyusingtraditionalnotationinduple

andtriplemeter• Readscoreofasimplesongandapplymusicsymbolsandterms• Examinecriticalthinkingprocessesinmusicanddescribehow

theyrelatetothelearninginothersubjects• Createmusicusingavarietyofresources,includingdigital,to

expresstext,ideaorfeeling• Participateinachoralensemble

Physical EducationWhat your child will be learning in 5th grade: ElementaryPhysicalEducationfocusesprimarilyonfundamental

motorskillswithskillacquisition.ThefundamentalmotorskillsforElementarySchoolformthebuildingblocksforgameplay,physicalactivityandfitnessactivities.

Grade Level Requirements: Elementary:Section1003.455,F.S.,requires150minutesofphysical

educationeachweekforstudentsingradesK-5.Aminimumof30consecutiveminutesisrequiredonanydaythatphysicaleducationinstructionisprovided.

Physical Education Standards• Combinestravelingwithmanipulativeskillsofdribbling,throwing,

catchingandstrikinginteacherand/orstudentdesignedsmall-sidedpracticetasks.

• Throwsoverhandusingamaturepatterninnon-dynamicenvironmentstowardsatarget.

• Catchesabattedballabovethehead,atchestorwaistlevelandalongthegroundusingamaturepattern.

• Combineshandandfootdribblingwithotherskillsduring1v1practice.• Passesandreceivesaballwiththeinsidesandoutsidesofthefeetto

amovingpartner.• Kicksaballalongthegroundandintheairforaccuracy;studentpunts

theballduringsmall-sidedpracticetasks.• Strikesaballwithashort-handledimplement(i.e.aracket)overanet

ortowardsawallandalternateshitsinacooperativeenvironment.• Appliesmovementconceptstostrategyingamesituations.• Strikesaballwithalong-handledimplement,sendingittowardsa

target,whileusingapropergrip• Createsajumproperoutinewitheitheralongorashortrope.• Appliessimpleoffensiveanddefensivestrategiesininvasionactivities.• Differentiatesbetweenhealth-relatedandskill-relatedfitness.

HealthPinellas County Schools is committed to supporting the healthy development of students both physically and academically. Through local decision-making for appropriate implementation at each site, all elementary schools will offer physical activity everyday through physical education, recess or both. This can be accomplished in many ways through flexible scheduling models, taking into consideration the varying needs of individual schools.What your child will be learning in 5th grade:• CoreConcepts-mental/emotional,physical,andsocialhealth

promotion,diseaseandinjuryprevention• InternalandExternalInfluences(warninglabelsandcommunity

helpers)• SelfManagement(personalhealthchoices)• Advocacy-positivepromotionandmodelinghealthychoices• AccessingInformation-familyhealth,followingrules,friendstrusted

adultsinschoolandcommunity• InterpersonalCommunication-conflictresolution,verbalandnon-

verbal,reporting,activelisteningandrefusalskills• DecisionMaking-positive/negativehealthyoptionsanddecisions• GoalSetting-shortandlongtermhealthtargets,personalhealth

andsmallgroups

Pinellas County Schools

Elementary Parent’s Guide to Florida

Standards Success

Fifth Grade

Vision: 100% Student Success

ESOL services are provided at each district’s school by ESOL Endorsed teachers.

Fifth Grade Elementary Parents’ Guide to Student Success This guide is based on the Florida State Standards. If your child meets the expectations as outlined in this guide, he/she will be well prepared for success in sixth grade.

Language Arts (ELA) What your child will be learning in 5th grade:Ingradefive,studentswillcontinuetobuildimportantreading,writing,speaking,andlisteningskills.Theywillreadmorechallengingliterature,articles,andothersourcesofinformationandcontinuetogrowtheirvocabulary.Studentswillalsobeexpectedtounderstandandclearlysummarizewhattheyhavelearnedfromreadingsandclassroomdiscussions,referringtospecificevidenceanddetailsfromthetext.Studentswillwriteregularlyandcontinuetodeveloptheirabilitytogather,organize,interpret,andpresentinformation.Activitiesintheseareaswillinclude:• Determiningthethemeofastory,play,orpoem• Comparingandcontrastingstoriesthatdealwithsimilarthemesor

topics• Explaininghowauthorsusereasonsandevidencetosupporttheir

pointsorideas• Drawingoninformationfrommultiplebooks,articles,oronline

sourcestolocateananswerortosolveaproblemquickly• LearningtherulesofspokenandwrittenEnglishaswellas

demonstratefluentandlegiblecursivewritingskills• Understandingfigurativelanguage• Givingaclasspresentationonatopicortellingastorylogically• Conductingresearchprojectsthatuseseveralsourcestoinvestigate

atopic• Writingopinionpiecesontopicsortexts,supportingapointofview

withreasonsandinformation• Writinginformative/explanatorytextstoexamineatopicandconvey

ideasandinformationclearly• Writingnarrativestodeveloprealorimaginedexperiences.Helping your child at home:• Providetimeandspaceforyourchildtoreadandwriteinanygenreof

choice.• Askyourchildwhatheorshelearnedfromreadinganddiscusshow

thatknowledgecanbeusedinreallife.• AssistyourchildinusingreferencessuchastheInternetora

dictionarytolookupunfamiliarwords.• Besureyourchildhasalibrarycard.• Usetechnologytohelpbuildyourchild’sinterestinreading.

Social StudiesWhat your child will be learning in 5th grade:SocialStudiesinstructionin5thgradeistopreparestudentstobeknowledgeable,informed,andactivecitizensintheircommunity.Ingradefive;studentsusetheirunderstandingofsocialconceptsandskillstostudythedevelopmentoftheUnitedStatesupto1850.Studentswillbeengagedinconversationsandlearningopportunitiestohelpthemmakesenseofwhyourgovernmentwascreatedaswellasthedifferentideologiesandviewsofgovernment.

Activitiesintheseareasmayinclude:• ExplaininghowandwhytheyUnitedStatesgovernmentwas

created;defineconstitutionanditspurpose• Evaluatethecause,course,andconsequenceoftheAmerican

Revolution• EvaluatetheimportanceofcivicresponsibilitiesinAmerican

Democracy• IntroductionintoHolocauststudies• Cause,course,andconsequenceofWestwardExpansion

MathematicsWhat your child will be learning in 5th grade:• Addingandsubtractingfractionswithunlikedenominators

(e.g.,21⁄4–11⁄3),includingsolvingwordproblemswithunlikedenominators

• Multiplyingfractions;dividingfractionsinsimplecases;andsolvingrelatedwordproblems(e.g.,findingtheareaofarectanglewithfractionalsidelengths;determininghowmany1⁄3-cupservingsarein2cupsofraisins;determiningthesizeofashareif9peoplesharea50-poundsackofriceequallyorif3peopleshare1⁄2poundofchocolateequally)

• Understandingtheplace-valuesystemtoread,write,compareandrounddecimals

• Multiplyingmulti-digitnumbersquicklyandaccurately• Evaluating(solvingnumericalexpressionsinvolving

parentheses,brackets,orbraces)• Understandingtheconceptofvolume,andsolvingword

problemsthatinvolvevolume• Graphingpointsinthecoordinateplane• Analyzingmathematicalpatternsandrelationships• Convertingamongdifferentmeasurementunitsincluding;km,

cm,m,kg,g,oz,l,ml,hr,min,sec.Helping your child at home:• Createaquietplaceanddeterminearegulartimeforyourchild

tostudyeveryday.• Sitdownwithyourchildatleastonceaweekfor15-30minutes

whileheorsheworksonhomework.Thiswillkeepyouinformedaboutwhatyourchildisworkingon,anditwillhelpyoubethefirsttoknowifyourchildneedshelpwithspecifictopics.

• Practicearithmeticwithdecimals(balancingacheckbook)• Multiplyingwithfractions-forexample,ifyouusedabout2⁄3of

a3⁄4-cupmeasureofvegetablestock,thenhowmuchstockdidyouuse?Howmuchisleft?

• Usingthelength,width,anddepthofgardenplottodeterminehowmanybagsofsoiltobuy.

Formoreinformation,thefullstandardsareavailableat: http://www.fldoe.org/pdf/mathfs.pdf

ScienceWhat your child will be learning in 5th grade:Life Science• Functionoftheorgansinthehumanbody• Functionofphysicalstructuresinplants• Plantandanimalsurvivalwhenenvironmentschange• AdaptationsthatallowanimalsandplantstosurvivePhysical Science• Dissolvingprocess–impactoftemperature• Propertiesofsolids,liquidsandgases• Propertiesthatcanbeusedtoseparateasolidmixture:

shape,size,color,magneticattraction• Physicalandchemicalchangesrelatedtotemperature• Changesandmotioncausedbyenergy:sound,electrical,

heat,chemical,mechanical• Staticelectricity-basicunderstanding• Simpleelectricalcircuits• Materialsthatconductelectricity• Electricalenergytransformedintoheat,lightandmotion• Forcesthatcauseobjectstomove,balancedforces,effect

ofmassonanobjectsmovementEarth Science• Characteristicsofourplanets-Ourgalaxy:TheMilkyWay• ObjectsinourSolarSystemincludingoursun,planets,

moons,asteroidsandcomets• WaterCycle-Relationshipbetweenthewatercycleandthe

oceans• Weatherincludingairtemperature,airpressure,humidity,

windspeedanddirection,formsofprecipitation• Weatherdifferencesamongdifferentenvironments• Climatezones:temperatureandprecipitationindifferent

climatezonesandhowtheyrelatetolatitude,elevationandbodiesofwater

Helping your child at home:• Goonnaturewalksmakingobservationsofyour

surroundings(plants,animals,soil,rocks)• Birdwatching-usingbirdingguidesavailableonline• Stargazing–observingstars,starpatterns,moonand

planets• Checkoutsciencerelatedbooksfromyourlocallibrary• Viewsciencerelatedwebsites,webcamsandvideos