Grade 5
Year-at-a-Glance
2021-2022
** There will be a poem for every month, as well as a Monthly Online Reading Log!**
Students will receive a paper copy of the Reading Log as well as poetry instructions each month. See poetry and reading log pages in drop-down menu for instructions or if hard copy is lost
September
Literacy
RE - Read-a-loud with reflection journal entries (Wonder)
RE - Independent Reading Program / Monthly Reading Log
WR - Writing lessons (how to bump-up your writing with figures of speech)
WR - Memoir writing
Poem of the month - Autobio Poem
Health
Begin “Personal Safety and Injury Prevention" Unit *Bullying
Supports – injury prevention, emergencies, bullying, violence
Strategies – threats to personal safety
"Mental Health Literacy" - How to help others, when to seek help
Science
Begin “Human Organ Systems” Unit
October
Literacy/Social Studies
Cont. Read-A-Loud (Wonder)
Oral communication - Memoir presentation/speeches
WR- letter writing (letter to a government leader)
-descriptive writing activities
RE-reading comprehension activities
demonstrate understanding of a variety of texts by summarizing important ideas and citing supporting details
Poem of the month - 5-Senses Poem
Health
Complete "Personal Safety and Injury Prevention" Unit *Bullying
Science
Complete “Human Organ Systems” Unit
Social Studies
The "Role of Government and Responsible Citizenship"
November
Literacy
WR - Short Story Writing
RE - Short Stories - analyse texts and explain how various elements in them contribute to meaning (e.g., narrative: character development, plot development, mood, theme; report: introduction, body, conclusion)
OC - Reading Fluently - read texts with expression and confidence, adjusting reading strategies and reading rate to match the form and purpose
Poem of the Month - HAIKU Poems (x2)
Health
"Nutrition" Unit
Science
"Forces Acting on Structures and Mechanisms" Unit
December
Literacy
WR - Short Story Writing (cont'd)
OC - use a variety of appropriate visual aids (present Forces on Structures Project)
Poem of the Month -
Science
"Forces Acting on Structures and Mechanisms" Unit Cont'd.
Health
Nutrition Unit - cont'd
January
Literacy
Science
Social Studies
Health
"Substance Use, Addictions, and Related Behaviours" unit
February
Literacy
Science
"Matter" Unit
Social Studies
Health
"Substance Use, Addictions, and Related Behaviours" unit (cont'd)
March
Literacy
Science
Social Studies
Health
April
Literacy
Social Studies
Social Studies
May
Literacy
Science
Health
June
Literacy
Health
"Growth & Development" Puberty Unit