Integration

Cross-Reference

The throughline. How the four subjects reinforce each other inside each quarter's theme.

QuarterMathELAScienceSocial Studies
Quarter 1

Foundations of the Western Hemisphere

Place Value, Decimals & Volume Foundations

5.NBT.A.1, 5.NBT.A.3, 5.OA.A.1, 5.MD.C.3

Informative Writing & Multiple Accounts

RL.5.2, RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.6, W.5.2, L.5.1

Properties of Matter

5-PS1-1, 5-PS1-2, 5-PS1-3, 5-PS1-4

Geography & Ancient Civilizations (Maya, Aztec, Inca)

NYS 5.1, 5.2, 5.4

Quarter 2

Age of Exploration & the Columbian Exchange

Multi-Digit Multiplication, Division & Unlike Fractions

5.NBT.B.5, 5.NBT.B.6, 5.NBT.B.7, 5.NF.A.1, 5.OA.A.1

Opinion Writing & Theme Analysis

RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, RI.5.6, W.5.1, W.5.7, L.5.1

Ecosystems & Energy in Food Webs

5-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1, 5-PS3-1

Age of Exploration & the Columbian Exchange

NYS 5.3, 5.4, 5.8

Quarter 3

Government, Economics & Earth's Systems

Multiplying & Dividing Fractions; Decimal Operations

5.NF.B.4, 5.NF.B.7, 5.NBT.B.7, 5.MD.C.5

Research & Comparative Analysis

RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RI.5.3, RI.5.6, W.5.1, W.5.7

Earth's Systems & the Water Cycle

5-ESS2-1, 5-ESS2-2, 5-ESS3-1

Comparative Government, Citizenship & Economics

NYS 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.9

Quarter 4

Modern Western Hemisphere & Year-End Synthesis

Coordinate Plane, 2D Figures & Year-End Review

5.G.A.1, 5.G.A.2, 5.G.B.3, 5.G.B.4

Narrative & Synthesis Writing

RL.5.2, RI.5.6, W.5.2, W.5.3, W.5.7

Astronomy & Space Systems

5-PS2-1, 5-ESS1-1, 5-ESS1-2

Immigration, Cultural Diversity & Contemporary Issues

NYS 5.5, 5.8, 5.9

For per-standard cross-references see Standards.