PRE-OBSERVATION CONFERENCE



5th GRADE PACING CALENDAR

| |September |October |November |December |January |

|Literacy Unit of Study |Launch Reader’s Workshop: Lost in|Units 3 and 8, Non-fiction Reading/Content Area Reading |Character Study |Biographies |

| |Stories: Reading with Engagement| | | |

| |and Skill (have ideas about |Essays (personal leading to DBQ Essay) |Realistic Fiction Writing |Feature Article/Biography Writing |

| |characters) |Content Area Writing | | |

| | | | | |

| |Launch Writer’s Workshop: | | | |

| |Stamina Visit narrative writing | | | |

| |in ways that support stamina in | | | |

| |writing - | | | |

|Math Unit of |Number Theory |Estimation and Computation and |Geometry Exploration and |Division, fractions decimals, |Fractions decimals, percents |

|Study |Estimation and Computation |Geometry Exploration |Division |percents |Using Data |

| |Use Open Arrays, Math Strings, Name Collection Boxes integrated with test questions |

|Skills Block | |Vocabulary |DBQ | | |

| | |Grammar | | | |

| | |DBQ | | | |

|Science |September: What is Science? |October: “What is the scientific |November: What is a fair test?, |December: Ecosystems: What is an |January: Classifying organisms, |

| |Students will grasp the concept |method?” Introducing specific |Variables, conducting hands on |ecosystem? Looking at parts of |different types of organisms and |

| |that science is found everywhere.|scientific vocabulary, scientific|studies with the focus on what is|an ecosystem with the focus on |the food chain game. |

| |Creating a science journal: |inquiry, forming hypothesis, |a good investigation and what is |the forest ecosystem. (Research | |

| |Introducing science journals and |gathering data, and reviewing |not. (Continue using the five |project on a specific ecosystem | |

| |how scientists document data at |what is a “testable question?” |senses and documenting in science| | |

| |all times. |Observing our surroundings and |journal.) | | |

| | |documenting information in | | | |

| | |science journals. (Using the five| | | |

| | |senses.) | | | |

|Social Studies |1. The geography of the western hemisphere influences the growth of the US. 2. Events in the |Short Text Unit- Nonfiction |Native American communities change|

| |1600s led to the creation of the US Gov’t. 3. Review explorers to new world. Review of US |(Focusing on ecosystems) |from the 19th century onwards in |

| |founding documents (Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Bill of rights – Communicate with 4th| |Latin America. Major ethnic |

| |Grade | |groups include Mayans, Aztecs, and|

| |1. The industrial revolution is the leading factor in new world growth. 2. Immigration booms in | |Incas. (History and cultures, |

| |new world. | |forms of government and |

| | | |contributions.) |

|Assessments- ELA |TCRR and Writing Assessment by | |ELA Interim – 1st week of Nov. |TC Running Record for at-risk |ELA exam – 2nd week of January |

| |beg October | |Social Studies Exam |students | |

|Assessments - Math | | | |Math Interim | |

|Portfolio | | | | | |

|Field Trips | |Rosie’s Broadway | |Theater Works – either see a | |

| | |Either Tenement or Museum of the| |play or bring to school. | |

| | |City of NY. | | | |

|Music and Special Events | | | | | |

|37 Minutes | | | | | |

5th GRADE PACING CALENDAR

| |February |March |April |May |June |

|Literacy Unit of Study |Poetry |Short Texts (Myths, Legends, |Short Texts (Myths, Legends, Tall |Fantasy Reading |Independent Reading Projects |

| | |Tall Tales, Fables, Poetry, |Tales, Fables, Poetry, Short Stories) | | |

| |Writing Poetry |Short Stories) | |Research Project (Choice of | |

| | | |Preparing for the Writing Tasks on the |Product) |Personal Essays |

| | |Preparing for the Writing Tasks|ELA | | |

| | |on the ELA | | | |

|Math Unit of |Using Data |fractions and ratios |Coordinates, area, volume, capacity |Algebra concepts and skills |

|Study |Exponents and Negative Numbers | | |Volume |

| | | | |Probability, ratio, rates |

|Skills Block | | | | | |

|Science |February: Plant Exploration: |Organisms are producers, |Earth Science – Classify rocks. |Man affects the environment.|HIV Curriculum |

| |Different parts of a plant. We|consumers, and decomposers. |Landforms. Compare topographical maps |Man has created global | |

| |will conduct an experiment with|Worms observing in different |from three main countries. ID |warminig. Global warming |Partner project – have partners |

| |a celery plant, observing the |habitats. (Lilly). Compare |different landforms. Internet |affects living organisms and|take care of each other (keep |

| |different parts of a plant. |producers from latin America to|pictures, make model – where does the |landforms. Humans need to|journals for each other, taking |

| |Also, plants compete with each |here (size of leaves.) |rock on Mr. Lee’s desk come from? Land|adopt healthy habits and |care of each other.) |

| |other. They also are affected | |creation and erosion – major natural |nutrition. Some substances | |

| |by their food sources. | |changes affect landscapes, such as |are harmful to you! | |

| | | |volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. | | |

|Social Studies |Native American communities |Native American communities (The Inuit- Canada’s first inhabitants) |Reading/Research for the |Principles of the Constitution |

| |change from the 19th century |change from the 19th century onwards in Canada. (Focus study on Canada:|Philadelphia Projects |of Democracy- Declaration of |

| |onwards in Latin America. |Geography, culture, history, government (Canadian Bill of Rights), | |Independence, United States of |

| |(Focus study on Mexico: |economics and contributions.) | |Constitution, Bill of Rights, |

| |Geography, cultures, history, |(Lessons: Canada’s six physical regions, how Canada won it’s | |Rights and responsibilities of |

| |government, economics and |independence from Great Britain, and how different immigrant groups | |citizens and an awareness of |

| |contributions) |have contributed to Canada’s growth.) | |patriotic celebration. |

|Assessments – ELA |TC RR and Writing Assessment | |NYSESLAT |TCRR and Writing Assessment | |

| | | | |ELA Interim | |

|Assessments - Math |Math interim |Math Exam 3/3-3/7 | |Math Interim | |

|Portfolio | | | |

|Field Trips | |End of March - AMNH |Federal Hall |Philadelphia |Prospect Park – erosion study |

| | | | |Hershey Park | |

|Music and Special Events | | | | | |

|37 Minutes | | | | | |

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