GRADE
Your Child’s Progress
Learning standards for the 2015–16 school year
Washington has K–12 learning standards that define the knowledge and skills every student
needs to be ready for career, college, and life when they complete high school.
Below are brief examples of Washington’s key learning goals for 5th grade.
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Washington State
Learning Goals
The Washington state Legislature
has established four learning goals
to provide the foundation for the
development of all academic learning
standards in the state:
1.
Read with comprehension, write
effectively, and communicate
successfully in a variety of ways
and settings and with a variety
of audiences;
2.
Know and apply the core
concepts and principles of
mathematics; social, physical, and
life sciences; civics and history,
including different cultures and
participation in representative
government; geography; arts;
and health and fitness;
3.
Think analytically, logically,
and creatively, and to integrate
technology literacy and fluency
as well as different experiences
and knowledge to form reasoned
judgments and solve problems; and
4.
Understand the importance
of work and finance and how
performance, effort, and decisions
directly affect future career and
educational opportunities.
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The Arts. Use multiple elements of
dance; perform a variety of music;
analyze a performance; present and
reflect about artwork.
Educational Technology. Identify and
investigate a global issue and generate
possible solutions by sharing ideas with
students from another school.
English Language Arts (ELA). Read
grade-level texts and conduct short
research projects that pull information
from several texts on the same topic.
Health and Fitness. Set personal
goals based on results from fitness
assessments and develop responsible
personal and social behavior to
improve healthy habits.
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Math. Work with decimals up to the
hundredths place and add, subtract,
multiply, and divide fractions.
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Science. Describe the movement
of matter and energy and how they
change; graph data to provide evidence
about the distribution of water on
Earth.
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Social Studies. Explore the
development of the United States from
pre-Colonial times to 1791, with regard
to civics, economics and geography.
Washington also has learning standards in Integrated Environment and Sustainability,
World Languages, Career and Technical Education (frameworks and industry standards for
middle and high school), English Language Proficiency (in ELA, math and science), as well as
guidelines for HIV & Sexual Health and Early Learning (birth–3rd grade) that complement a
well-rounded education for all students.
Special education: Students who receive services have accommodations, modifications, and
supports identified in their individual education plans.
English language learners: Students who are learning to speak English have language
proficiency standards that help teachers plan instruction across subjects that is appropriate to
each student’s level of language development.
August 2015, Publication No. 15-0040
Office of Superintendent
of Public Instruction
www.k12.wa.us