Fifth Grade Skills Block

August – May

TEKS/Student Expectations / TAKS Obj. / Concepts/Processes/Skills / Assessment

Word Study

5.6A apply knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, language structure, & context to recognize words (4-8)
5.6B use structural analysis to identify root words with prefixes such as dis-, non-, and in-; and suffixes such as –ness, -tion, and –able
5.6 C locate the meanings, pronunciations, and derivations of unfamiliar words using dictionaries, glossaries, and other sources (4-8) / Obj.1
Obj.1 / Apply an understanding of:
  • Letter-sound correspondences with increasingly difficult words such as; multi-syllabic words and words from content area text
Demonstrate and understanding of affixes and their relationship to base or root words
Use reference materials during word study / Running records
Word ladders
Dictation
Correct usage
Identifying the word in context
Vocabulary
5.9 Cuse multiple reference aids, including a thesaurus, a synonym finder, a dictionary, and software, to clarify meanings and usage (4-8)
5.9 D determine meanings of derivatives by applying knowledge of the meanings of root words such as like, pay, or happy and affixes such as dis-, pre-, and un- (4-8)
5.9 Estudy word meanings systematically such as across curricular content areas and through current events (4-8) / Use reference materials during vocabulary study
Demonstrate and understanding of affixes and their relationship to base or root words
Apply an understanding of:
  • Letter-sound correspondences with increasingly difficult words such as; multi-syllabic words and words from content area text
/ Word ladders
Dictation
Correct usage
Identifying the word in context
Penmanship
5.16A write legibly by selecting cursive or manuscript as appropriate (4-8) / Demonstration of appropriate pencil grip, paper position, posture, and strokes / Writing practice
Writing samples
Spelling
5.17A write with accurate spelling of syllable constructions, including closed, open, consonant before –le, and syllable boundary patterns (3-6)
5.17 B write with accurate spelling of roots such as drink, speak, read, or happy, inflections such as those that change tense or number, suffixes such as –albe or –less, and prefixes such as re- or un- (4-6)
5.17 C use resources to find correct spellings (4-8) / Spell accurately
  • Various syllable constructions
  • Roots and their affixes
  • High frequency words
  • Content area words
Use reference materials during spelling / Tests
Dictation
Correct spelling in context

Grammar

5.18 A use regular and irregular plurals correctly (4-6)
5.18 B writing complete sentences varying the types such as compound and complex to match meanings and purposes
(4-5)
5.18 C employ standard English usage in writing for audiences, including subject-verb agreement, pronoun referents, and parts of speech (4-8)
5.18 D use adjectives (comparative and superlative forms) and adverbs appropriately to make writing vivid or precise (4-8)
5.18 E use prepositional phrases to elaborate written ideas
5.18 F use conjunctions to connect ideas meaningfully
5.18 G write with increasing accuracy when using apostrophes in contractions such as it’s and possessives such as Jan’s (4-6)
5.18 H write with increasing accuracy when using objectives case pronouns such as “Can you ride with my mom and me?” (4-5) / Demonstrate an understanding of:
  • Varied sentence structure
  • Different parts of speech
  • Regular and irregular plurals
  • Possessives
  • Prepositional phrases
  • Conjunctions
  • Contractions
  • Subject-verb agreement
/ Correct use in context across the curriculum
Dictation
Editing
Classroom applications