I Can Statement - 5th Grade

5th Grade Math

I Can Use Algebra to Help Me Understand Math

• I can use parentheses and brackets in expressions.  5.OA.1
• I can write expressions I hear using mathematic symbols and the order of operations.  5.OA.2
• I can use numerical rules and patterns to form ordered pairs and graph the ordered pairs on a coordinate plane.  5.OA.3

I Can Use Place Value and Operations to Help Me Understand Math

• I can understand and explain the value of digits.  5.NBT.1
• I can explain patterns when multiplying a number by powers of 10.  5.NBT.2
• I can explain patterns when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10.  5.NBT.2
• I can read, write and compare decimals to thousandths.  5.NBT.3
• I can use place value understanding to round decimals to any place.  5.NBT.4
• I can multiply multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.  5.NBT.5
• I can divide four-digit dividends by two-digit divisors.  5.NBT.6
• I can illustrate and explain a division problem using equations, arrays and/or models.  5.NBT.6
• I can add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths.  I can use concrete models or drawings to explain the method used.  5.NBT.7

I Can Use Fractions to Help Me Understand Math

• I can add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators and mixed numbers.  5.NF.1
• I can solve word problems that involve fractions.  5.NF.2
• I can understand that fractions are really the division of a numerator by the denominator.  5.NF.3
• I can solve word problems where I divide whole numbers to create an answer that is a mixed number.  5.NJ.3
• I can multiply a fraction or whole number by a fraction.  5.MF.4
• I can think of multiplication as the scaling of a number (similar to a scale on a map.)  5.NF.5
• I can solve real world problems by multiplying fractions and mixed numbers.  5.NF.6
• I can divide fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by fractions.  5.NF.7

I can Use Measurement & Data to Help Me Understand Math

• I can convert measurements within the same measuring system.  5.MD.1
• I can make a line plot to display data sets of measurements in fractions.  5.MD.2
• I can use fraction operations to solve problems involving information presented on a line plot.  5.MD.2
• I can understand volume.  5.MD.3
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• I can measure volume by counting unit cubes.  5.MD.4
• I can solve real world problems involving volume.  5.MD.5
• I can find the volume of the object using the formulas v = 1 x w x h and v = b x h.  5.MD.5

I Can Use Geometry to Help Me Understand Math

• I can understand how to graph ordered pairs on a coordinate plane.  5.G.1
• I can graph and interpret points in the first quadrant of a coordinate plane.  5.G.2
• I can classify two-dimensional shapes into categories.  5.G.3
• I can classify two-dimensional shapes based on properties.  5.G.4

5th Grade Reading

I Can Read Fiction

• I can accurately quote from a text.  RL.5.1
• I can draw inferences when reading.  RL.5.1
• I can find the theme in a story, drama or poem from details in the text.  RL.5.2
• I can tell how characters respond to challenges.  RL.5.2
• I can tell how the speaker reflects on a topic in a poem.  RL.5.2
• I can compare and contrast characters, setting or events, using specific details.  RL.5.3
• I can summarize the text.  RL.5.2
• I can use these comprehension strategies:

1. Making connections
2. Determining importance
3. Questioning
4. Visualizing
5. Making inferences
6. Summarizing
7. Monitor and fix up

I Can Read Nonfiction

• I can quote accurately from a text.  RI.  5.1
• I can find main ideas of a text.  RI.5.2
• I can find how the main idea is supported by details.  RI.5.2
• I can summarize what I have read.  IL.5.2
• I can tell how people, events, ideas or concepts are related in the text.  RI.5.3
• I can use these comprehension strategies:

   

  1. Making connections
  2. Determining importance
  3. Questioning
  4. Visualizing
  5. Making inferences
  6. Summarizing
  7. Monitor and fix up

I Can Understand Fiction

• I can determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text.
• I can understand figurative language.  RL.5.4
• I can understand similes and metaphors.  RL.5.4
• I can understand the structures of stories, plays and poems.  RL.5.5
• I know how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences a story.  RL.5.6

I Can Understand Nonfiction

• I can understand words related to the subject area being taught.  RI.5.4
• I can compare and contrast texts.  RI.5.5
• I can compare and contrast two texts that tell about the same event or topic.  RI.5.6
• I can explain how visuals and multimedia elements contribute to a story.  RL.5.7

• I can compare and contrast stories from the same genre.  RL.5.9

I Can Use What I Know to Understand Nonfiction

• I can use print and digital sources to locate an answer or to solve a problem.  RI.5.7
• I can explain how authors support an idea.  RI.5.8
• I can put together ideas from different texts to talk about a topic.  RI.5.9

I Can Read and Understand Fifth Grade Fiction  RI.5.10

I Can Read and Understand Fifth Grade Nonfiction  RI.5.10

• I can use phonics and decoding skills to help me read fifth grade words.  RF.5.3
• I can read fluently and accurately.  RF.5.4
• I can read with expression.  RF.5.4
• I can read with appropriate rate.  RF.5.4
• I can self-correct.  RF.5.4

5th Grade Language

I Can Use Proper English When I Write and Speak

• I can explain the use of conjunctions, prepostions, and interjections.  L.5.1
• I can form and use the perfect verb tenses.  L.5.1
• I can use verb tenses to show meaning.  L.5.1
• I can fix verb tenses that are used incorrectly.  L.5.1
• I can use either/or and neither/nor correctly.   L.5.1
• I can use commas correctly.  L.5.2
• I can use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of words.  L.5.2
• I can spell fifth grade words correctly.  L.5.2

I Can Use What I Know About Language in Different Situations

• I can expand, combine and reduce sentences to make them more interesting.  L.5.3
• I can compare and contrast English used in writing.  L.5.3

I Can Figure Out What Words Mean and Use Them in Different Situations

• I can use context clues to help me understand new words.  L.5.4
• I can use affixes and roots to help me learn new words.  L.5.4
• I can use dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses to help me understand and pronounce new words.  L.5.4
• I can determine the meaning of key words and phrases.  L.5.4
• I can interpret figurative language, such as similes and metaphors.  L.5.5
• I can explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, proverbs.  L.5.5
• I can use the relationship of synonyms, antonyms, and homographs to help me understand each word.  L.5.5
• I can use fifth grade words.  L.5.6

5th Grade Speaking & Listening

I Can Understand and Talk About What I Hear

• I can engage effectively in discussions.  SL.5.1
• I can come to discussions prepared to share my ideas.  SL.5.1
• I can follow rules for discussions and complete my role.  SL.5.1
• I can review key ideas and draw conclusions after a discussion.  SL.5.3
• I can summarize what I read, see and hear.  SL.5.2.
• I can summarize the points a speaker makes.  SL.5.2

I Can Share What I Know

• I can give a report in a logical sequence.  SL.5.4
• I can speak clearly and at a good pace.  SL.5.4
• I can use displays to help my presentations.  SL.5.5
• I can use formal English when appropriate.  SL.5.6
• I can perform a dramatic reading and presentation.  

5th Grade Writing

I Can Write Different Types of Writing

• I can write to persuade.  W.5.1
• I can write to teach.  W.5.2
• I can write to tell a story.  W.5.3

I Can Make My Writing Better

• I can write clearly.  W.5.4
• I can write for different purposes, audiences, and topics.  W.5.4
• I can edit and revise my writing with peers and teachers.  W.5.5
• With the support of adults, I can use technology to produce and publish writing.  W.5.6

I Can Use Research to Help My Writing

• I can conduct short research projects.  W.5.7
• I can research and use what I have experienced to gather information.  W.5.8
• I can use stories and nonfiction to research.  W.5.9
• I can write on a regular basis with stamina for different tasks, purposes and audiences.  W.5.10