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5th Grade Curriculum

Everything a 5th Grade classroom needs in one place - 164 lessons and 1197 activities mapped to 5th Grade standards.

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164 Lessons, 1197 Activities
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Learn to Type

Learn the Keys 1

1 Introduction to Typing Try it ›

Starting Out

2 J, F, and Space Try it ›
3 U, R, and K Keys Try it ›
4 D, E, and I Keys Try it ›
5 C, G, and N Keys Try it ›
6 Beginner Review 1 Try it ›

Reaching Out

7 T, S, and L Keys Try it ›
8 O, B, and A Keys Try it ›
9 V, H, and M Keys Try it ›
10 Period and Comma Try it ›
11 Beginner Review 2 Try it ›

The Home Stretch

12 W, X, and ; Keys Try it ›
13 Q, Y, and P Keys Try it ›
14 Z and Enter Keys Try it ›

Wrapping Up

15 Beginner Wrap-up Try it ›
16 Personalized Practice Try it ›
17 Assessment 1 Try it ›

Punctuation/Mechanics

1 Shift Key and Capitalization Try it ›
2 Basic Punctuation Try it ›
3 Intermediate Punctuation Try it ›

Numbers and Symbols

4 Numbers Letters Numbers Try it ›
5 Advanced Symbols Try it ›

Language Arts

6 Thesaurus Words Try it ›
7 Paragraph Practice Try it ›
8 Pronouns and Transition Words Try it ›
9 Literature Try it ›
10 Informational Texts Try it ›

Email Practice

11 Email Activity: Planes and Peanuts Try it ›
12 Email Activity: Music and Art Try it ›
13 Email Activity: Portraits and Scuba Try it ›

Wrapping Up

14 Final Review Try it ›
15 Personalized Practice Try it ›
16 Assessment 2 Try it ›

Applied Typing

Social Studies

1 The Thirteen Colonies Try it ›
2 Road to the American Revolution Try it ›
3 The Declaration of Independence Try it ›
4 Branches of Government PLUS

Geography

5 US Regions and Landforms PLUS
6 Maps Latitude and Longitude PLUS

Health

7 The Digestive System PLUS
8 Nutrition and Reading Food Labels PLUS
9 Mental Wellness and Peer Pressure PLUS

Arts & Music

10 Perspective in Art PLUS
11 Musical Form and Composition PLUS

World Languages

12 Spanish Verb Conjugation Basics PLUS
13 Spanish Ordering Food and Directions PLUS
14 French Food and Meals PLUS
15 French Polite Phrases and Conversation PLUS

Life Skills

16 Budgeting and Saving PLUS
17 Reduce Reuse Recycle PLUS
18 Study Skills and Organization PLUS

Science

1 Properties of Matter Try it ›
2 Chemical and Physical Changes Try it ›
3 Mixtures and Solutions Try it ›
4 Gravity and Forces PLUS
5 Energy in Food and Fuel PLUS
6 Photosynthesis and Plant Needs PLUS
7 Ecosystems and Food Webs PLUS
8 Stars and the Solar System PLUS
9 Earth's Water Systems PLUS
10 Human Impacts on Earth PLUS

Math

11 Order of Operations PLUS
12 Decimal Place Value PLUS
13 Operations with Decimals PLUS
14 Adding and Subtracting Fractions PLUS
15 Multiplying and Dividing Fractions PLUS
16 Understanding Volume PLUS
17 Coordinate Graphing PLUS

Free-Response Questions

1 Travel and Adventure Try it ›
2 Persuasive Writing Try it ›
3 Just for Fun Try it ›

Type Your Own Adventure

4 When Robots Rule the World PLUS
5 Spellbound PLUS
6 Clandestine PLUS
7 The Game PLUS

Wrapping Up

8 Personalized Practice PLUS

Vocabulary Practice

1 Test Prep Vocab Try it ›

Reading Comprehension

2 Monarch Migration Try it ›
3 The Violet Try it ›
4 Rule-Breaking Mammals PLUS

Fill-in-the-Blank

5 Build Your Own Story PLUS

Written Response

6 Short Answer PLUS
7 Essay Questions PLUS
8 Timed Response PLUS

Beyond Typing

Files, Search & Messages

1 File Management Practice: Introduction Try it ›
2 File Management Practice: Activity Try it ›
3 Browser Skills & Effective Search: Introduction Try it ›
4 Browser Skills & Effective Search: Activity PLUS
5 Browser Skills & Effective Search: Reflection PLUS
6 Email & Digital Messaging: Introduction PLUS
7 Email & Digital Messaging: Activity PLUS
8 Email & Digital Messaging: Reflection PLUS

Working with Tools & Others

9 Cloud Storage & Collaboration: Introduction PLUS
10 Cloud Storage & Collaboration: Activity PLUS
11 Cloud Storage & Collaboration: Reflection PLUS
12 Accessibility Features: Introduction PLUS
13 Accessibility Features: Activity PLUS
14 Accessibility Features: Reflection PLUS

Devices, Troubleshooting & Organization

15 Basic Troubleshooting: Introduction PLUS
16 Basic Troubleshooting: Activity PLUS
17 Basic Troubleshooting: Reflection PLUS
18 Hardware Awareness: Introduction PLUS
19 Hardware Awareness: Activity PLUS
20 Hardware Awareness: Reflection PLUS
21 Digital Organization Systems: Introduction PLUS
22 Digital Organization Systems: Activity PLUS
23 Digital Organization Systems: Reflection PLUS

Wrapping Up

24 Unit Review: Introduction PLUS
25 Unit Review: Activity PLUS
26 Unit Review: Reflection PLUS

Identity, Privacy & Safety

1 Digital Footprint: Introduction Try it ›
2 Digital Footprint: Activity Try it ›
3 Digital Footprint: Reflection Try it ›
4 Cyberbullying Awareness: Introduction PLUS
5 Cyberbullying Awareness: Activity PLUS
6 Cyberbullying Awareness: Reflection PLUS
7 Privacy & Personal Information: Introduction PLUS
8 Privacy & Personal Information: Activity PLUS
9 Privacy & Personal Information: Reflection PLUS

Media & Information

10 Media Literacy -- Ads & Influence: Introduction PLUS
11 Media Literacy -- Ads & Influence: Activity PLUS
12 Media Literacy -- Ads & Influence: Reflection PLUS
13 Fact vs. Opinion Online: Introduction PLUS
14 Fact vs. Opinion Online: Activity PLUS
15 Fact vs. Opinion Online: Reflection PLUS

Respect, Communication & Balance

16 Copyright & Creative Commons: Introduction PLUS
17 Copyright & Creative Commons: Activity PLUS
18 Copyright & Creative Commons: Reflection PLUS
19 Digital Communication Etiquette: Introduction PLUS
20 Digital Communication Etiquette: Activity PLUS
21 Digital Communication Etiquette: Reflection PLUS
22 Healthy Tech Habits: Introduction PLUS
23 Healthy Tech Habits: Activity PLUS
24 Healthy Tech Habits: Reflection PLUS

Reputation & Reflection

25 Online Identity & Reputation: Introduction PLUS
26 Online Identity & Reputation: Activity PLUS
27 Online Identity & Reputation: Reflection PLUS
28 Unit Review: Introduction PLUS
29 Unit Review: Activity PLUS
30 Unit Review: Reflection PLUS

AI Foundations

1 What is AI? Try it ›
2 AI as My Co-Creator Try it ›
3 How People Learn vs. How Computers Learn Try it ›
4 Teaching Computers: Data and Training PLUS
5 AI Science Communicator PLUS
6 AI Systems and Society PLUS

AI Ethics & Safety

7 Using AI Responsibly & Safely PLUS
8 When AI Gets It Wrong: Mistakes and Fairness PLUS
9 Understanding AI Limitations PLUS
10 AI and Creativity PLUS

Foundations

1 Writing and Formatting a Paragraph Try it ›
2 Inserting and Arranging Images Try it ›
3 Editing and Deleting Text Try it ›
4 Copy, Cut, and Paste PLUS

Structure & Lists

5 Creating a Bulleted and Numbered List PLUS
6 Page Layout and Margins PLUS
7 Find and Replace PLUS
8 Using an Outline PLUS

Writing for a Reader

9 Editing Like a Writer PLUS
10 Formatting for a Reader PLUS
11 Adding a Table of Contents PLUS
12 Tables in a Document PLUS
13 Revision and Comments PLUS
14 Writing for a Specific Audience PLUS

5th Grade standards alignment

Every 5th Grade unit, from Learn the Keys 1, Learn the Keys 2, Cross Curricular 1, Cross Curricular 2, Creative Writing, Test Prep, Technology Foundations, Digital Citizenship, AI Literacy and Word Processing, is mapped to the frameworks that matter and correlated to the academic standards for all 50 states.

Common Core ELA ISTE CSTA AI4K12 Common Sense & CIPA All 50 state standards
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