5th grade homeschool curriculum
A full curriculum, starting at your child's level, with lessons connected to their interests and progress you can see.
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Rainfall is only the beginning of flood risk; soil, slope, drainage, and development decide where water goes next.
- Lesson
- When a Storm Becomes a Flood
- Goal
- Trace runoff through a watershed and compare one engineered solution with one land-management solution.
- Project
- Map a neighborhood flood risk
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5th grade scope and sequence
Math7 units · 38 skills
Decimals to thousandths5 skills
- Represent a decimal to the thousandths with a model
- Compare two decimals to the thousandths
- Round a decimal to the nearest tenth
- Round a decimal to the nearest hundredth
- Add and subtract decimals to the thousandths
Whole number and decimal operations6 skills
- Multiply a three-digit number by a two-digit number
- Divide a four-digit number by a two-digit number
- Multiply a decimal by a whole number
- Multiply a decimal by a decimal to the hundredths
- Divide a decimal by a whole number
- Estimate to check a decimal computation
Fraction operations6 skills
- Add fractions with unlike denominators
- Subtract fractions with unlike denominators
- Multiply a whole number by a fraction
- Divide a unit fraction by a whole number
- Divide a whole number by a unit fraction
- Solve a fraction problem in context
Expressions and patterns5 skills
- Use order of operations without exponents
- Write a numerical expression from a verbal description
- Simplify a numerical expression with grouping symbols
- Generate a numerical pattern from a given rule
- Identify the relationship between two numerical patterns
Coordinate plane4 skills
- Identify the parts of the coordinate plane
- Graph an ordered pair in the first quadrant
- Name the ordered pair for a plotted point
- Graph a pattern as ordered pairs
Geometry and volume5 skills
- Classify two-dimensional figures in a hierarchy
- Find the volume of a rectangular prism by counting unit cubes
- Use a volume formula for a rectangular prism
- Distinguish perimeter, area, and volume in a problem
- Solve a problem involving the area of a composite figure
Data and financial literacy7 skills
- Represent categorical data on a bar graph
- Represent numerical data on a dot plot
- Represent paired data on a scatterplot
- Solve a problem using data from a representation
- Explain the difference between gross income and net income
- Describe the purpose of taxes
- Balance a simple budget
Reading6 units · 27 skills
Comprehension of complex text5 skills
- Summarize a longer text objectively
- Make an inference across separated parts of a text
- Explain how a section contributes to the whole text
- Use a fix-up strategy when meaning breaks down
- Draw one idea together from several paragraphs
Literary analysis5 skills
- Analyze how a character's motivation drives the plot
- Analyze how the setting develops the theme
- Explain how a subplot relates to the main plot
- Determine a theme and trace its development
- Analyze how point of view shapes what a reader knows
Argument and evidence5 skills
- Identify an author's claim
- Distinguish reasons from evidence
- Evaluate whether evidence supports a claim
- Identify a persuasive technique in a text
- Explain why one source is more credible than another
Author's craft and language4 skills
- Explain how figurative language creates an effect
- Explain how sentence structure affects pacing
- Analyze the effect of a specific word choice
- Compare the tone of two passages
Multiple genres4 skills
- Compare how a theme appears in poetry and prose
- Explain the structural elements of a drama
- Identify the characteristics of a biography
- Explain how genre shapes a reader's expectations
Using evidence across texts4 skills
- Quote evidence accurately with context
- Paraphrase evidence without changing meaning
- Compare evidence from two texts on one question
- Explain a contradiction between two sources
Writing and language6 units · 27 skills
Composition planning4 skills
- Analyze a prompt to identify purpose and audience
- Select an organizational structure for a purpose
- Write a controlling idea that can be developed
- Plan paragraphs that each advance the controlling idea
Argument and evidence5 skills
- Write a claim that responds to a question
- Select evidence that supports a claim
- Write commentary that explains evidence
- Acknowledge and respond to a counterclaim
- Order reasons for the strongest effect
Informational and explanatory writing4 skills
- Write an explanation of a process in order
- Integrate a fact from a source into a sentence
- Use a transition that signals a relationship
- Write a conclusion that extends the idea
Narrative craft4 skills
- Use pacing to build tension in a narrative
- Develop a character's motivation through choices
- Use precise sensory language
- Write an ending that reflects on the events
Revision for craft5 skills
- Revise for sentence variety
- Revise word choice for tone
- Cut a sentence that does not serve the controlling idea
- Revise a paragraph for logical flow
- Edit for punctuation of nonessential phrases
Inquiry and citation5 skills
- Develop a research question with a clear scope
- Compare two sources on credibility
- Take notes without plagiarizing
- Cite a source in a consistent format
- Combine evidence from two sources into one claim
Science7 units · 34 skills
Scientific practice5 skills
- Write a hypothesis that can be tested
- Identify the control group in an investigation
- Choose a graph type that fits the data collected
- Explain how repeated trials improve confidence in a result
- Critique a conclusion that goes beyond the evidence
Matter and change5 skills
- Classify matter by physical properties including density
- Identify evidence of a physical change
- Identify evidence of a chemical change
- Explain that mass is conserved during a physical change
- Separate a solution and explain the method
Energy transfer5 skills
- Compare how light travels through different materials
- Explain how sound travels through a medium
- Explain thermal energy transfer from warmer to cooler
- Design a circuit that meets a stated requirement
- Trace energy transfer through a connected system
Forces and motion4 skills
- Measure and compare forces acting on an object
- Predict motion when balanced forces act on an object
- Predict motion when unbalanced forces act on an object
- Graph the position of an object over time
Earth systems and resources5 skills
- Classify a rock as sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic
- Explain how fossils form in sedimentary rock
- Distinguish weather from climate
- Explain how the water cycle connects Earth's systems
- Evaluate a choice about using a natural resource
Space systems4 skills
- Explain that the Sun is a star
- Compare the Sun with other stars by distance and size
- Explain seasons using Earth's tilt and orbit
- Describe how the Moon's phases repeat in a cycle
Organisms and environmental change6 skills
- Explain how a structure helps an organism function
- Compare an inherited trait with a learned behaviour
- Trace matter and energy through a food web
- Predict how an environmental change alters a population
- Explain how organisms respond to a change in their habitat
- Use evidence to explain a species decline
History6 units · 26 skills
Colonial America4 skills
- Explain why Europeans established colonies in North America
- Compare the New England and Southern colonies
- Describe daily life in a colonial settlement
- Explain the effects of colonization on American Indian nations
The American Revolution5 skills
- Explain the causes of the American Revolution
- Explain the purpose of the Declaration of Independence
- Describe the role of George Washington in the Revolution
- Explain the significance of the Battle of Yorktown
- Sequence the major events of the Revolution
Founding a government4 skills
- Explain why the Articles of Confederation were replaced
- Explain the purpose of the Constitution
- Explain the purpose of the Bill of Rights
- Describe a compromise made at the Constitutional Convention
Expansion and conflict5 skills
- Explain the causes of westward expansion
- Explain the effects of expansion on American Indian nations
- Explain the causes of the Civil War
- Explain the effects of the Civil War on the United States
- Explain the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation
A changing nation4 skills
- Explain how industry changed American life
- Explain why people immigrated to the United States
- Describe a change brought by a new invention
- Explain how civil rights leaders changed American law
Historical reasoning4 skills
- Use a primary source to support a claim about the past
- Distinguish a cause from an effect
- Sequence events across a century
- Compare two interpretations of the same event
FAQ
- What happens when my child is stuck in a lesson?
- Our Always-On Mentor sits beside everything your child opens, from a fractions reading to a multi-day research project. In a reading they can highlight any passage and ask about it; in a project it restates the next requirement and guides each step without doing the work for them.
- How much time does school take each day?
- There is no fixed daily length. Each lesson shows its estimated time, and our Parent Dashboard adds up the day, so you can see the hours against your state's instruction-time rules.
- What should my 5th grader know before pre-algebra?
- Fractions, decimals, and the meaning of the operations. Placement checks those directly and starts math where your child actually is, so pre-algebra begins on a sound foundation.
- How does 5th grade prepare my child for middle school?
- Longer projects give your child practice keeping a list, planning a task across several days, checking work before handing it in, and asking a specific question when stuck. Those habits help with the more independent work of middle school.
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