Grade 5/6 Curriculum Term 1

Curriculum Expectations we are currently working on:

Language:

Reading: OVERALL:

Read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary, graphic, and informational texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning

SPECIFIC:

Gr.5/6: read a variety of texts from diverse cultures, including literary texts

Gr. 5/6: identify a variety of purposes for reading and choose reading materials appropriate for those purposes

Gr. 5/6: identify a variety of reading comprehension strategies and use them appropriately before, during, and after

Writing: OVERALL

Generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience

SPECIFIC:

Gr. 5/6: identify the topic, purpose, and audience for a variety of writing forms

Gr. 5/6: generate ideas about a potential topic and identify those most appropriate for the purpose

Math:

Grade 5: read, represent, compare, and order whole numbers to 100 000

Grade 6: read, represent, compare, and order whole numbers to 1 000 000

Science:

Grade 5: demonstrate an understanding of the structure and function of human body systems and interactions within and between systems

Grade 6: demonstrate an understanding of biodiversity, its contributions to the stability of natural systems, and its benefits to humans

Art:

Grade 5: apply the creative process to produce a variety of two -dimensional works of art, using elements, principles, and techniques of visual arts to communicate feelings, ideas, and understandings

Grade 6: apply the creative process to produce art works in a variety of traditional two -dimensional forms, as well as multimedia art works, that communicate feelings, ideas, and understandings, using elements, principles, and techniques of visual arts

Health/ Phys-ed:

Grade 5/6: apply skills that help them develop habits of mind that support positive motivation and perseverance as they participate in learning experiences in health and physical education, in order to promote a sense of optimism and hope

perform movement skills, demonstrating an understanding of the basic requirements of the skills and applying movement concepts as appropriate, as they engage in a variety of physical activities