Curriculum
MATHEMATICS
SEPTEMBER - JANUARY
Patterning
- identifying, extending and creating colour, shape or size patterns
Number Sense
- counting, skip counting, calendar basics, place value, 10 frames, 100 charts, numberlines
Data Management
- picto-graphs
Geometry
- 2D figures
Measurement
- time and coins
FEBRUARY - JUNE
Number Sense
- counting, skip counting, calendar basics, place value, 10 frames, 100 charts, numberlines, addition and subtraction skills, simple fractions (1/2, 1/4, 1/3)
Geometry
- 3D shapes
Measurement
- capacity, mass, length
Probability
- fair and unfair
- chance of an event occuring
LANGUAGE ARTS
SEPTEMBER - JANUARY
Reading
- Making connections to familiar events
- Making Predictions, cause and effect
Writing
- Recount writing about summer, the first days of school and All About Me
- Procedural writing - recipes, how to, following rules, safety
FEBRUARY - JUNE
Reading
- Determining Importance (main ideas, characters, setting)
- Retell of stories, facts
Writing
- explaining something or writing using a pattern (I like ___, You like ____, They like ___)
- narrative story using a drawing or picture of interest
SCIENCE
SEPTEMBER - JANUARY
Grade 4 - Habitats, Pulleys and Gears
Grade 5 - Human Body, Forces acting on structures
Grade 6 - Biodiversity, Flight
FEBRUARY - JUNE
Grade 4 - Light and Sound, Rocks and Minerals
Grade 5 - Properties and changes of matter, Conservation of energy and resources
Grade 6 - Electricity, Space
THE ARTS
SEPTEMBER - JANUARY
Music - beat and rhythm, percussion instruments, sound stories
Visual Arts
FEBRUARY - JUNE
Drama
- acting to retell a story, using simple props
Dance
- following a dance routine, enjoying a variety of cultural dances
HEALTH
SEPTEMBER - JANUARY
Safety - use of internet, fire safety, yard safety, lockdown procedures
Hygiene - proper handwashing, care of teeth
FEBRUARY - JUNE
- winter safety, bike safety, road safety, playground safety, substance use