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Grade 5
Unit 1: Experience
Olympic Events
: Unit Opener
Sammy Sosa
: Time for Kids
Note-Taking and Summarizing
: Build Skills
Mary Cassatt
: Seeing Like a Writer
What Did You Do Today?
: Project File
Unit 2: Connections
Homelessness
: Unit Opener
Kid Heroes!
: Time for Kids
Choose Reference Sources
: Build Skills
Mark Copeland
: Seeing Like a Writer
Write an Editorial
: Project File
Unit 3: Expressions
Marble Games
: Unit Opener
Teotihuacan
: Time for Kids
Using an Encyclopedia
: Build Skills
Recycling Art
: Seeing Like a Writer
Lights, Camera, Action!
: Project File
Unit 4: Inquiry
Weather Forecasting
: Unit Opener
Patchwork Messages
: Time for Kids
Use Time Lines and Historical Maps
: Build Skills
Native American Totems
: Seeing Like a Writer
Exploring Endangered Species
: Project File
Unit 5: Problem Solving
Perspective
: Unit Opener
Brrrrrrr!
: Time for Kids
Use a Dictionary
: Build Skills
Responding to Art
: Seeing Like a Writer
Then and Now
: Project File
Unit 6: Making Decisions
Japanese Foods
: Unit Opener
Life in Outer Space
: Time for Kids
Use the Card Catalog
: Build Skills
Angel Zárraga
: Seeing Like a Writer
Story Builders
: Project File