This Project GLAD unit will address human body systems and their interactions.  It is an integrated science and ELA unit for 5th grade.  Students will know major body systems, their parts, and how those systems work together in the human body.

In this lesson, students use comprehension skills to discuss and respond to questions about a text.

In this lesson, students use comprehension skills to discuss and respond to questions about a text.

This unit is designed for students to learn to make judgments and decisions based on facts, and to use informational and imaginative speech to present their personal viewpoint and opinion to others. Students experience, first hand, taxation without representation, and will develop a very real sense for the need to preserve the inherent freedoms of man. Using the American flag as a graphic organizer, students will develop a clear understanding of the actions and reactions of the American colonists to British rule and to our most important national holiday, the 4th of July. Historically significant events will be studied and organized through exploration of facts and opinions and interaction with informational text and class discussion.

In this lesson, students use comprehension skills to discuss and respond to questions about a text.

In this lesson, students use comprehension skills to discuss and respond to questions about a text.

In this lesson, students use comprehension skills to discuss and respond to questions about a text.

Students will read a passage and examples, and then write to answer questions and apply a strategy based on the passage. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

Students will read a passage, write answers to questions based on the passage, and write to explain and justify their position. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

In this lesson, students will examine the concept of Manifest Destiny as it relates to the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition through discussion, reading, and the examination of artwork and maps. Students will demonstrate their understanding of this content in a creative writing assignment in which they assume the persona of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and/or a Native American and create inferred journal entries.

This presentation is a supplemental resource to the lesson "Manifest Destiny and the Lewis and Clark Expedition." In the lesson, students will examine the concept of Manifest Destiny as it relates to the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition through discussion, reading, and the examination of artwork and maps. Students will demonstrate their understanding of this content in a creative writing assignment in which they assume the persona of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and/or a Native American and create inferred journal entries.

Students will be able to recite the first verse and paraphrase "The Star-Spangled Banner." Students will also be able to explain why Francis Scott Key wrote these words in 1814.

In this Lesson Plan, students use a chart to track character development and write a statement to express the ways in which a particular young girl from West Africa has changed over a three year time span.

 After reading their Wonders anchor text, “Camping with the President”, students will be asked to choose a national park from those provided to research. Students will create a presentation of their choice (i.e Google slide, Jamboard, Flipgrid, Prezi) with visuals and informational facts. The goal of the students’ presentation is to persuade others to visit their national park.

In this lesson, students will compare John Smith's account of the Powhatan Indians with other primary source material about the Powhatans. They will then compare ideas and facts from each source to determine similarities and differerences.

This lesson begins with a concept development task (Taba) designed to elicit ideas about systems. The students then apply this thinking to the structure of the US government as they learn about the 3 branches of government and the system of checks and balances. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

Students work collaboratively to transform their experiences and understanding of plastic pollution into a product that encourages other community members to reduce their single plastic usage. Students work together to research the effects of single-use plastic on plants, animals, and the environment. Reading skills are strengthened by reading numerous nonfiction articles and websites about the effects of plastic; students then use these sources to write opinion pieces about plastic use. Students interview staff members, participate in Zero Waste Week, and create a sculpture from discarded materials.

Students will learn how the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution was shaped by historical events and how it reflected the fundamental values and principles of a newly independent nation.

This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 5th Grade ELA. 

This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 5th Grade English Language Arts.