Fifth Grade Checklist
These Texas-based Checklist, Lesson Plan, and Scope and Sequence work together to support effective instruction aligned with the state’s educational standards.
The Checklist outlines the specific knowledge and skills students are expected to master in each subject—such as reading comprehension strategies, multi-digit multiplication, Texas history, and scientific investigation methods—ensuring nothing essential is overlooked.
Lesson plans are then developed using this checklist to provide targeted, engaging instruction that meets the standards. The Scope and Sequence offers a year-long instructional map, organizing content in a logical, developmentally appropriate order—building foundational skills early and progressing toward more complex concepts.
Together, these tools help educators maintain alignment, track student progress, and deliver consistent, high-quality instruction throughout the school year.
Texas Fifth Grade Guidelines Checklist
English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR)
- Read and comprehend grade-level texts across genres
- Analyze theme, plot, character, setting, and conflict in fiction
- Compare and contrast literary texts
- Identify and analyze text structures (e.g., cause/effect, problem/solution)
- Summarize and paraphrase texts
- Evaluate author’s purpose and use of language
- Use context to determine word meaning
- Write multi-paragraph essays (narrative, expository, persuasive)
- Apply conventions: spelling, grammar, punctuation
- Conduct short research projects using credible sources
- Discuss and present ideas clearly (oral and written communication)
Mathematics
- Understand place value and decimals to the thousandths
- Add, subtract, multiply, and divide with decimals and fractions
- Interpret numerical expressions and patterns
- Solve multi-step problems using all operations
- Understand volume and measure it using unit cubes
- Classify two-dimensional figures by properties
- Convert units within measurement systems
- Represent data in graphs and analyze them
- Understand and use coordinate grids
Educational Checklist
Other Checklists
5th Grade PE
Lesson Plans
Scope and Sequence
Curriculum Options
Science
- Use scientific methods and tools for investigations
- Explore properties of matter and changes in states
- Investigate forms of energy (light, sound, thermal, electrical)
- Understand force, motion, and simple machines
- Study Earth’s resources and their conservation
- Examine the water cycle and weather patterns
- Explore ecosystems, food webs, and environmental changes
- Study the solar system, including planets and the sun
- Understand adaptations and life cycles of organisms
Social Studies
- Identify major historical figures and events in U.S. history
- Analyze the impact of colonization, revolution, and expansion
- Understand U.S. government structure and civic responsibility
- Describe regions of the U.S. and their characteristics
- Interpret historical and contemporary maps
- Understand economic concepts like supply and demand
- Explain the rights and responsibilities of citizens
- Analyze primary and secondary sources
Social Studies
- Identify major historical figures and events in U.S. history
- Analyze the impact of colonization, revolution, and expansion
- Understand U.S. government structure and civic responsibility
- Describe regions of the U.S. and their characteristics
- Interpret historical and contemporary maps
- Understand economic concepts like supply and demand
- Explain the rights and responsibilities of citizens
- Analyze primary and secondary sources
Optional: Art, Music, PE, and Technology (Skills Vary).
These are also covered, but the details vary by program. Here are the general goals:
- Create and analyze visual art using elements/principles of design
- Sing and perform music, read music notation
- Participate in physical activities for fitness and coordination
- Use digital tools safely and ethically for learning
