Prince Edward Island Grade 5
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- English Language Arts 5
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Curricular outcomes:
Reading and Viewing
- ELA - GCO 4
- Students will be expected to select, read, and view with understanding a range of literature, information, media, and visual text.
- 4.1 Use cueing systems to construe meaning
- 4.4 Explain how text structures convey meaning
- Students will be expected to select, read, and view with understanding a range of literature, information, media, and visual text.
Writing and Representing
- ELO - GCO 8
- Students will be expected to use writing and representation to explore, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, feelings, experiences, and learnings; and to use their imaginations.
- 8.2 create texts that represent experiences, personality, and interests
- Sort sensory details (5-E.1)
- Put the sentences in order (5-O.1)
- 8.2 create texts that represent experiences, personality, and interests
- Students will be expected to use writing and representation to explore, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, feelings, experiences, and learnings; and to use their imaginations.
- ELO - GCO 10
- Students will be expected to use a range of strategies to develop effective writing and representing and to enhance their clarity, precision, and effectiveness.
- 10.1 create texts using the processes of writing and representing.
- Students will be expected to use a range of strategies to develop effective writing and representing and to enhance their clarity, precision, and effectiveness.
All KBI learning modules are applicable.
Most lessons have interactive educational games to support comprehension.
Lessons have a link to unit/lesson plans on each lesson title. These include adaptable literacy building activities such as vocabulary worksheets with phonetic structures, spelling exercises, matching definitions to vocabulary terms, sentence writing using vocabulary terms, and prefix/suffix exercises.
- ELA - GCO 4
- The Importance of Asking Questions
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Curricular Outcomes:
Communication & Info Tech Literacy
- GTO A- Technology Problem Solving Students will be expected to design, develop, evaluate, and articulate technological solutions.
- GTO E- Technological Responsibility Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the consequences of their technological choices.
- A3.1- demonstrate awareness of the Internet as a source of information
- A3.2- use various tools (search engines and directories) and strategies necessary to carry out research
- E3.1- critically evaluate information and its source based on pre-determined criteria
Science- pan-Canadian Science Learning Outcomes
- 104-2 demonstrate and describe processes for investigating scientific questions and solving technological problems
- 204-1 propose questions to investigate and practical problems to solve
- 204-2 rephrase questions in a testable form
- 104-7 demonstrate the importance of using the languages of science and technology to communicate ideas, processes, and results
- 205-3 follow a given set of procedures
- 205-8 identify and use a variety of sources and technologies to gather pertinent information
ELA
- Students will be expected to respond critically to a range of texts
- Identify instances where language is being used to manipulate persuade, or control them
- Identify instances of opinion, prejudice, bias and stereotyping in text
- GCO Reading & Viewing: Students will be expected to respond critically to a range of texts, applying their knowledge of language, form and genre
Math
- 5.SS3- Demonstrate an understanding of volume
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Critical Thinking & Evaluating Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
- SCIENCE 5 & HEALTH 5
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Curricular Outcomes:
SCIENCE 5
- Outcome: Learners will analyse how the body functions to meet its needs.
- Organs and systems function together to help humans and other animals meet their basic needs. Learners will explore the major internal organs through the use of models and simulations. Many factors can affect a healthy body and an analysis of how the body functions to meet its needs will allow learners to explore the role they play in maintaining a healthy body.
- Outcome: Describe the major functions and structures of the respiratory, digestive, excretory, and circulatory systems. 302-5
- Elaborations - Strategies for Learning and Teaching
- Students should investigate the role of the digestive system in providing nourishment for the body functions. Major organs include teeth, the tongue, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine.
- Students should investigate the structure and function of the circulatory system. Major organs include the heart and blood vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries and blood).
- Students should investigate the structure and function of the respiratory system. Major organs include the nose, trachea, lungs and diaphragm.
HEALTH 5
- Outcome: Health Learners will investigate how health behaviours enhance physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual health
- Investigate healthy behaviours that can impact transmission of communicable diseases (CZ, COM, CT, PCD)
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. The Human Body - Circulatory System
- Literacy builder worksheets/answer guides
- Lesson worksheets/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
2. The Human Body - Respiratory System
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
3. The Human Body - Digestive System
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
- Outcome: Learners will analyse how the body functions to meet its needs.
- Our Roots
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Curricular Outcomes:
ELA- Speaking & Listening
- GCO 3 – Students will be able to interact with sensitivity and respect, considering the situation, audience and purpose.
Social Studies- Introduction
- 5.1.1 Develop an understanding of how we learn about the past
Social Studies- Environment
- 5.2.1 Explain how environment influenced the development of an ancient society
Social Studies- Decision Making
- 5.4.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the diverse societies of First Nations and Inuit, in what later became Canada
- 5.4.2 Examine decision-making practices in First Nations and Inuit societies in what later became Atlantic Canada
Social Studies- Interactions
- 5.5.1 Examine interactions between British and French and First Nations and Inuit in what later became Atlantic Canada
Science- pan-Canadian Science Learning Outcomes (Weather)
- 107-14 identify scientific discoveries and technological innovations of people from different cultures
- 107-2 describe and compare tools, techniques, and materials used by different people in their community and region to meet their needs
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Life on Turtle Island
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
2. Cooperation and Colonization
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
Curriculum-Related Themes Throughout the Year
- Reflecting on hardships and courage during WWII (November)
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Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Remembrance Day / Veterans Day / Armistice Day
- Reflecting on kindness and building leadership skills to help others (December)
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Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Winter Break - Spreading Kindness
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Activity - Making A Difference
- Activity - Compare and Contrast special things at this time of year
- Activity - Recipe book
- Activity - Shape Poem
- Highlighting some key inspirational leaders during Black History Month as well as some experiences of refugees from different parts of the world (February)
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Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Black History Month
2. Refugee Experiences
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities
- Celebrating Inspiring Women in STEM (March)
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Applicable KBI lessons:
1. International Women's Day - Celebrating Inspiring Women in STEM
- Literacy builder worksheets/answer guides
- Inquiry activities
- Caring for the environment (April)
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Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Environment & Climate Change
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
- Understanding communicable diseases and how they are spread, and learning about immunization. Suggested during flu season, immunization awareness week, and school vaccinations (if applicable)
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Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Immunization Awareness Week
2. The Spread of Infectious Diseases
3. Scientific Curiosity and Vaccine Discoveries