Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I: English Language Arts and Literacy -- Chapter 1. About the Common CoreELA/Literacy Standards for Grades 3-5 -- Chapter 2. Reading -- Chapter 3. Writing -- Chapter 4. Speaking and Listening -- Chapter 5. Language -- Part II: Mathematics -- Chapter 6. About the Common Core Mathematics Standards for Grades 3-5 -- Chapter 7. Operations and Algebraic Thinking -- Chapter 8. Number and Operations in Base Ten -- Chapter 9. Number and Operations -Fractions -- Chapter 10. Measurement and Data -- Chapter 11. Geometry -- Part III: Lesson Planning and Sample Lesson Plans -- Chapter 12. Guidance for Instructional Planning -- Sample Lesson 1. Reading and Speaking for Understanding: Penguins on Display -- Sample 2. Using Text Structure to Understand Money -- Sample Lesson 3. Reading and Writing Hurricane Katrina: Exploring Theme in Historical Fiction -- Sample Lesson 4. Understanding Equivalent Fractions -- Sample Lesson 5. Understanding Angle Measurements -- Sample Lesson 6. Division of Decimals Through Concrete Models -- References -- About the Authors -- About McREL -- ASCD and Common Core State Standards Resources.