The following is a list of District 186 5th Grade Goals, Standards, and Benchmarks that are covered by our Living History Project.
 
 

Language Arts

Social Studies

LANGUAGE ARTS

Goal 1  Read with understanding and fluency.

Learning Standard A  Apply word analysis and vocabulary skills to comprehend selections.

• Use word analysis skills.
• Use vocabulary skills.

Learning Standard B  Read aloud with attention to expression, accuracy, phrasing, and intonation.

• Read developmentally appropriate materials with attention to rate, expression, accuracy, and phrasing.

Learning Standard C  Comprehend a broad range of reading materials.

• Use reading strategies before, during, and after reading.

Learning Standard A  Use correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.

• Use appropriate conventions and form in writing.
• Use correct spelling in writing.
• Use correct grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.

Learning Standard B  Compose well organized and coherent writing for specific purposes and audiences.

• Write to maintain focus.
• Write to maintain organization.
• Write using support/elaboration.
• Write for a variety of purposes.

Learning Standard A  Listen effectively in formal and informal situations.

• Listen for a variety of purposes.

Learning Standard B  Speak effectively using language appropriate to the situation and audience.

• Speak for a variety of purposes.

Learning Standard A  Locate, organize, and use information from various sources to answer questions, solve problems, and communicate ideas.

• Locate, gather, and use information to answer questions, solve problems in order to communicate ideas.

Learning Standard B  Apply acquired information , concepts, and ideas to communicate in a variety of formats.

• Communicate acquired information, concepts, and ideas.

Learning Standard C  Apply skills and strategies on an independent learner.

• Know strengths and needs as a learner.

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Goal 14  Understand political systems, with an emphasis on the United States.

Learning Standard A/C  Understand and explain basic principals of the United States Government and rights and responsibilities of citizens.

• Identify the historical documents on which the U.S. was founded.

Learning Standard D  Understand the roles and influences of individuals and interest groups in the political systems of Illinois and the United States.

• Explain ways that general public opinion, individuals, and groups (e.g. special interest groups, formal parties, and organizations) influence and shape public policy.

Learning Standard F  Understand the development of United States political ideas and traditions.

• Understand the development of United States political ideas and traditions.

Learning Standard A  Understand how different economic systems operate in the exchange, production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

• Explain how economic systems decide what goods and services are produced, and who consumes them.
• Understand patterns of work and economic activities in the United States.

Learning Standard E  Understand the impact of government policies and decisions on production and consumption in the economy.

Learning Standard A  Apply the skills of historical analysis and interpretation.

• Write questions and research answers about special individuals from eras of United States history drawing information from a variety of traditional and electronic sources.
• Make inferences about historical events and eras using historical maps and other sources.

Learning Standard C  Understand the development of economic systems.

• Describe how slavery and indentured servitude influenced the early economy of the United States.
• Explain how individuals contributed to economic change through ideas, inventions, and entrepreneur ship.
• Describe significant economic events that influenced history.

Learning Standard D  Understand Illinois and United States social history.

• Describe the ways in which participation in the westward movement affected families and communities.
• Describe the influence of key individuals in the historical eras of Illinois and the United States.

Learning Standard A  Locate, describe, and explain places, regions and features on the earth.

• Use maps and other geographic representation and instruments to gather information about people, places, and environments.

Learning Standard C  Understand relationships between geographical factors and society.

• Explain the geographic factors that influenced patterns of settlement, and the distribution of population in the United States, past and present.

Learning Standard D  Understand the historical significance of geography.

• Identify different settlement patterns in the United States and relate them to physical features and resources.

 

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