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Grade 5

• Strand 1

  • 5.1.A
  • 5.1.B
  • 5.1.C
  • 5.1.D

• Strand 2

  • 5.2.A
  • 5.2.A.i
  • 5.2.A.ii
  • 5.2.A.iii
  • 5.2.A.iv
  • 5.2.A.v
  • 5.2.B
  • 5.2.B.i
  • 5.2.B.ii
  • 5.2.B.iii
  • 5.2.B.iv
  • 5.2.B.v
  • 5.2.B.vi
  • 5.2.C

• Strand 3

  • 5.3.A
  • 5.3.B
  • 5.3.C
  • 5.3.D

• Strand 4

  • 5.4

• Strand 5

  • 5.5

• Strand 6

  • 5.6.A
  • 5.6.B
  • 5.6.C
  • 5.6.D
  • 5.6.E
  • 5.6.F
  • 5.6.G
  • 5.6.H
  • 5.6.I

• Strand 7

  • 5.7.A
  • 5.7.B
  • 5.7.C
  • 5.7.D
  • 5.7.E
  • 5.7.F
  • 5.7.G

• Strand 8

  • 5.8.A
  • 5.8.B
  • 5.8.C
  • 5.8.D

• Strand 9

  • 5.9.A
  • 5.9.B
  • 5.9.C
  • 5.9.D
  • 5.9.D.i
  • 5.9.D.ii
  • 5.9.D.iii
  • 5.9.E
  • 5.9.E.i
  • 5.9.E.ii
  • 5.9.E.iii
  • 5.9.F

• Strand 10

  • 5.10.A
  • 5.10.B
  • 5.10.C
  • 5.10.D
  • 5.10.E
  • 5.10.F
  • 5.10.G

• Strand 11

  • 5.11.A
  • 5.11.B
  • 5.11.B.i
  • 5.11.B.ii
  • 5.11.C
  • 5.11.D
  • 5.11.D.i
  • 5.11.D.ii
  • 5.11.D.iii
  • 5.11.D.iv
  • 5.11.D.v
  • 5.11.D.vi
  • 5.11.D.vii
  • 5.11.D.viii
  • 5.11.D.ix
  • 5.11.D.x
  • 5.11.D.xi
  • 5.11.E

• Strand 12

  • 5.12.A
  • 5.12.B
  • 5.12.C
  • 5.12.D

• Strand 13

  • 5.13.A
  • 5.13.B
  • 5.13.C
  • 5.13.D
  • 5.13.E
  • 5.13.F
  • 5.13.G
  • 5.13.H

TEKS ELA Standard: 5.6.E

make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society

Chaos Makes Sense (Later)

In the moment, a chaotic event makes no sense. But later, that same event can feel like it was part of a larger story.

Gr 1-8

Order to Chaos: Dominoes or Dam?

Sometimes outside forces turn order into chaos. But sometimes chaos comes from within.

Gr 2-8

Power and Traditions

We compare the power of traditions shared by millions with smaller traditions shared by perhaps just one family.

Gr 1-8

Power in Autumn

Autumn was once powerful because of the harvest. What gives Fall its power now?

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8

Power can be Visible or Invisible

What are examples of unseen Power? And can invisible power be more powerful than visible power?

Gr 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

A System Similar to a Cell

Which parts of a cell serve a similar job to the parts of a cruise ship, human body, computer, or other system?

Gr 1-8

Compare and Create New Year’s Traditions

Hey! Our New Year traditions have a lot in common.

Gr 1-8

Analyze Characters Using Philosophy

What is the Brick Pig’s philosophy? How would he apply it to the characters in Harry Potter?

Gr 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8

Generalization: Change Leads to More Change

Can you think of a time in your life when “Change lead to more change?”

Gr 2-8

Order Can Be Natural or Constructed

When is order natural and when is it designed by people?

Gr 1-8

Generalization: Problems Lead to New Rules, Which Lead to New Problems

Problems create rules. Rules create new problems. Can you trace the cycle in history, stories, and your own life?

Gr 2-7

Generalization: Systems Are Made up of Other Systems

A clock is a system. So is a rainforest. So is your school. Once you see systems inside systems, you can’t unsee it.

Gr 1-8

Create A Civilization: The River

The Nile, the Tigris, the Euphrates, the Seine, the Thames, and now… your river!

Gr 1-8

Content Imperatives: Parallel

Get students thinking broadly by exploring similarities across multiple topics. Combine with Depth and Complexity for bonus points!

Gr 1-8

Depth and Complexity: 📚 Across Disciplines

No topic is an island! With the 📚 Across Disciplines prompt, students note connections within and across multiple fields.

Gr 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Depth and Complexity: 👓 Multiple Perspectives

Every topic looks different depending on who’s looking. This prompt teaches students to see through someone else’s eyes.

Gr 1-8

Asynchrony: Developing At Different Rates (For Students)

For students! In some areas, a student may be shockingly advanced, while in others… surprisingly average. This is asynchrony in action.

Gr 3-8

Add Layers To Direct Instruction

Take direction instruction beyond a monotonous practice of the same skill over and over.

Gr 1-8