Long Range Plans – Grade 5                              2005 – 2006                          © E. Berndl  

 

Term 1

Term 2

Term 3

Language

 

Reading: :

Texts – Atlas
Novels - SQUIRT – quantity & sustained focus, personal preferences, reading at appropriate level
Novels – Award Winners
Comprehension – CLOZE
Weekly Read Aloud – Choral Reading
Poetry
Richvale Public Library Visits – introduction to catalogue searches, music, junior novels
Guided Reading – Weather Unit

Writing:

Letters
Home Journals - cursive
Summaries
Talking Book – daily
Advertising – Reader’s Annotation
Creative writing – Hat Story – use dialogue & quotation marks
Handwriting - cursive review
Daily Quotation
Lettering
Magic lines
Keyboarding
Note Taking - Viewing & NT
Fluency – FMTW – Five Minute Timed Writing
Conventions
letter format
Awesome writing

Oral/Visual:

Talk About – alternate weeks
Poetry Presentation
Following Instructions
Viewing with a purpose
Presentation outlines, cue cards
IPD – tagged book, costume, props

Read Aloud:

Myths, Fables

Reading:

Texts – Early Civilizations
Myths & Legends related to Early  Civilizations
Novels – SQUIRT
Comprehension – CLOZE
Weekly Read Aloud – Choral Reading
Richvale Public Library Visits – introduction to biographies, magazines, encyclopaedias
Guided Reading – Early Civilizations
Research – National Geographic Magazine
Picture Books

Writing:

Letters
Home Journals - cursive
Creative writing – pattern book - The Important Book About …
Handwriting - Fluent cursive in letter writing & most notes
Keyboarding
Word Processing
Quotation Marks Unit
Note Taking - Transcribing from the board
Reading & note-taking
RND – Reading, taking Notes & Drawing pictures
Advertising – Reader’s Annotation
Fluency – FMTW
Conventions – point form notes
Picture Book – publish & bind

Oral/Visual:

Ancient Culture Presentation
Story Telling
Story Map for Story Telling
Talk About
Dictated Geometry Quizes – Draw on Demand
Performing – Magic Tricks – Culture Fair
Public speaking – Speech
Public Speaking Contest – Mar.
Human Organs Demo
Book Talk – I recommend ..
Listening -Getting the Main Idea
IPD – demonstration, artifacts, models

Read Aloud:

Myths & Legends from Ancient Greece

Reading:

Texts - Canada
Novels - SQUIRT – novels set in Canada
Weekly Read Aloud – Choral Reading
Dictionaries
Research – library & the internet
Comprehension – retelling orally & in writing
Local newspaper
Richvale Public Library Visits

Writing:

Letters
Home Journals – cursive & quick sketches
Thank You Letters
Creative writing
Short stories – How the hm got its hm – or – Harris Burdick Mysteries
Poetry – free choice
Handwriting – Speed – Writing Derby
Keyboarding – Goal 15 wpm
Word Processing
Note Taking - Point form notes for research
Summaries
Talking Book – daily
Advertising – Reader’s Annotation
Fluency – FMTW
Yearbook articles
Conventions - quotation marks

Oral/Visual:

Historical Fiction Monologue
Reading Aloud own stories to class
IRP – Independent Research Project
Junkmobile Presentation
Matter Experiment Demo
Interviewing & reporting
IPD – demonstration, artifacts, models, video, audio, costume, props

Talking Book:

The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe

Mathematics

 

1. Number Sense & Numeration

 

Number Facts: MMM
Addition – 3 4-digit numbers
Subtraction – 2 4-digit numbers
Multiplication– 2 digit X 2 digit Rounding -  nearest 10, 100, 1000, 10,000
standard, expanded, written form
Number Facts: MMM up to 12x12
Place value 0.01 to 100 000
Division – 4 digit by 1 digit, remainders

 

Number Facts: Mental Math – 2 digit
Mult/Divide decimals by 1 digit
Decimals – mentally mult. by 10, 100, divide by 10
Fractions – order, mixed, proper, improper

 

2. Measurement

 

 

Time – analog clock to nearest second
Linear measurement – length – regular & irregular shapes
Money – up to $1000 (decimals)Perimeter, circumference
Area – regular & irregular shapes
Capacity, volume – liquid, powder
Mass
Speed

 

3. Geometry & Spatial Sense

 

tessellations (art)
grid coordinates – mapping skills
transformational geometry
Protractor –measure & draw (construct) angles
2D shapes
Origami – paper folding, precision, applied polygons
Using a compass – geometric designs
3D solids, skeletons

 

4. Patterning & Algebra

 

Discovering Logic

 

Word Problems
Calculator Problem Solving Unit
Patterns with 2 variables, state rules for creating patterns
Board games – chess & checkers club
Pentominoes Unit
Adventures with Logic
Card Games - Euchre

 

5. Data Management

 

graph MMM results using tables in Word
Graphs – pictograph, line, bar, circle
Averages – mean, mode
Tree diagram
Probability
Card Games, shuffling cards, die

Social Studies

 

Global Awareness & Human Rights

Mapping – the World
Comparing our life with the lives of others
From Me to We - Kielburger

Early Civilizations

Mediterranean (Rome, Greece, Egypt), African, Asian (China, Japan), Central America (Mayan), South America (Inca)
Role-playing, Ancient Festival, performing
Note-taking from text
Field Trip - Royal Ontario Museum – Nov.

Aspects of Government in Canada

Research & debate
Note-taking from text
Reading local papers
Current Events Scrapbook from local newspaper

 

Science

 

Weather

·         Journaling & Scrapbook

·         Observing & reflecting

·         Collage & artwork

·         Adopt-A-Stream - Sept

·         Tree Planting – Sept, Oct.

Human Organ Systems

Drawing & labeling diagrams
Make a working model
Human Organ Model Demo
The Important Book About….
Viewing & Note-taking
Group Poster – healthy living – organs - drugs
Body Band – rhythm & sounds

Structures & Mechanisms

Building & mucking around
Junk-Mobile
Bizarre Architecture
Field Trip - Ontario Science Centre – Mar.

Properties of and Changes in Matter Conservation of Energy

·         Investigating, reporting

·         Experimenting at home & in class

·         Demonstration of 1 Experiment & Explanation

Earth Day – Apr.22 – Kortright
Tree Planting
Field Trip – end of June – Zoo

Visual Arts   Music   Drama

 

Art:

2D - Lettering, Illustrating, Drawing BasicsStill Life Sketching, Who Am I Collage, Group Shadow Mural w/ sponge paint patterns
3D – Sock Puppets for Poetry, Hat sculpture
Integration – mapping
Skills – cutting, folding, sketching, shading, lettering, sewing, glue gun

Music:

Singing
Reading music
International Music Appreciation - from around the world – find selection, use CD player, explain preference
Drumming

Drama:

Poetry Presentation 12 & 16 line poems with puppets

Art:

2D - Portraits, Shadow profiles & shadow cutting, Profile Sketching, Collage
3D - Paper Mache figure, Finger Puppets
Publication – All About Me, The Important Book About Human Organs
Integration – Drawing diagrams, Figure Drawing – Human Organ Model
Skills – sewing, sculpting, model making

Music:

Performing
Singing
Music Theory
Field Trip: Toronto Symphony – date varies

Drama:

Role Playing & entertaining at the Ancient Festival
Oral Re-Tell of Myth or Legend
Magic Trick Presentations

Art:

2D – Yearbook Cover Design, Cloud Collage, Impressionists – conte, Landscapes & Sky - Water Colour Painting
3D – Paper Mache Mask, Nuts about Knots
Publication – Short Story & Poetry Collection, Class Yearbook
Integration – Cloud collage, Landscape & sky painting, Junkmobile
Skills – collage, painting, tying knots

Music:

Drumming - Rhythm
Singing – Call & Answer

Drama:

Historical Fiction Monologue

Dance: Group Presentation

 

Physical Education   Health

 

Phys.Ed:

Soccer baseball
cooperative games

Health: Personal Safety– school rules, fire, road, home, bicycle

Fitness: In class stretch, dance & movement breaks

 

Phys.Ed:

volleyball
basketball
scoopball
skating
Field Trip – skating – Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Health: Food & nutrition (Organs), Substance Abuse – drugs - poster

Fitness: In class stretch, dance & movement breaks

 

Phys.Ed:

dodgeball
floor hockey
track & field
skipping
hula hoop

Health: Growth & Development

Fitness: In class stretch, dance & movement breaks

 

Projects

 

  1. Memorize 2 poems – 12 & 16 lines – perform with costume, puppet & actions
  2. Weather Collage
  1. The Important Book Abut Human Organs .. – publish
  2. Speech (3 to 5 min., written out on cue cards or memorized)
  3. Ancient Culture Presentation ( 2 to 3 min.) perform with costume & props, 2 tagged books, 1 cue card
  4. Human Organ Model Demo (1 to 3 min.) 1 cue card, model, 1 tagged book
  5. Group Poster – drugs
  6. Culture Fair Performance – music & entertainment
  7. Picture Book - publish
  1. Historical Fiction Monologue (1 to 2 pages written) read aloud dramatically with costumes, props & dramatic gestures
  2. Junkmobile Presentation (2 -4 min), 1 cue card, creation, demonstration
  3. Current Events Scrapbook
  4. Current Events Scrapbook
  5. Present Musical Listening Selection
  6. Experiment - demonstrate
  7. Short Story & Poetry Collection – publish
  8. Class Yearbook –  publish
  9. Group Dance Performance (2 min.)
  10. All About Me - publish

 

 

Timeline

 

Weeks 1 – 10

Weeks 11 – 24

Weeks 25 – 38*40

           

 

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