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Course: Grade 5 Social StudiesAustin ISD Curriculum Road Map1 st 9 WeeksTEKS Knowledge & Skill TEKS Student Expectation Students Will Know… Students will be able to….5.26 Social Studies Skills. The studentuses problem-solving and decisionmakingskills, working independentlyand with others, in a variety of settings.5.25E use standard grammar,spelling, sentence structure, andpunctuation5.26A use a problem-solvingprocess to identify a problem,gather information, list andconsider options, consideradvantages and disadvantages,choose and implement asolution, and evaluate theeffectiveness of the solution5.26B use a decision-makingprocess to identify a situationthat requires a decision, gatherinformation, identify options,predict consequences, and takeaction to implement a decisionthe United States.the important symbols andlandmarks of the U.S. (ELPS5F- Writing).• Incorporate importantnational symbols andlandmarks into their ownInteractive Student NotebookCover.Student Work Products/Assessment EvidencePerformance TasksOther Evidence (i.e. unit tests, open ended exams, quiz, essay, studentwork samples, observations, etc.)• Students will use new vocabulary as they talk with classmates duringthe Meet Someone Who… Introductory Activity (ELPS 3B- Speaking).• Interactive Student Notebooks (ISN)• Student discussions on text readings in the assigned pages in the• Students will organize Interactive Student Notebook (ISN)includingpage numbers, table of contents and notebook rubric.Learning Plan for Harcourt Horizons, United States History, pp. 1-10.• Student work samples• Students will write an autobiography “About the Author” page in theISN.• Teacher notebook model• Criteria charts and rubrics• Students will create Interactive Notebook cover showing landmarks • Teacher monitoring and observationsand symbols of the United States• Formal and informal assessments• Differentiated (enrichment): Students will illustrate, label and write • WOW Activity: American Symbols Memory Game ties movement tothe meaning of most of the symbols and landmarks they used tolearning the American symbols.decorate their notebooks in their ISN using the sentence stem, “Themeaning of ____ is_______.” (ELPS 5F- Writing).• Differentiated (intervention): Students will illustrate and label andwrite the meaning of some of the symbols and landmarks they used todecorate their notebooks in their ISN using the sentence stem, “Themeaning of ____ is_______.” (ELPS 5F- Writing).Readiness Standards and Supporting Standards are not designated for Grade 5 level.© Austin Independent School District Grade 5 Social Studies Page 2 of 16