Grade 5-6 Course Outlines

Mrs. Wainikka

Grade 5 Social StudiesCanada: A Country of Change 1867 -

Grade 5-6 students will focus on people and events in Canada from Confederation to the present.

Unit 1 First Peoples Unit 2 European Colonization Unit 3 Fur Trade Unit 4 British Colony to Confederation

Assessment

Class quizzes/unit tests Research projects Daily Assignments Portfolio

French

The grade 5-6 Basic French Program will be taught using the Visage 2 program and monthly themes. We use songs and games and encourage

conversational French as much as possible. Unit 1 – Les T-shirts Unit 2 – Les Fourmis Unit 3 – Les Extraterrestres Unit 4 – Les Animaux en Danger

Assessment

Class quizzes/unit tests Projects Oral tests Daily assignments Portfolio

Physical/Health Education

The vision for the Manitoba curriculum is physically active and healthy lifestyles containing 5 general learning outcomes for all students.

1. Movement

2. Safety

3. Fitness Management

4. Personal/Social Management

5. Health Lifestyle Practices

Mathematics

There are four basic mathematical strands that will be covered throughout the year. We will connect the strands as students participate in daily mental math strategies and daily problem solving assignments.

Unit 1 Number - concepts and operations

Unit 2 Patterns and Relations Unit 3 Statistics and Probability Unit 4 Shape and Space

Assessment

Class quizzes/unit tests Homework folders Daily Assignments Portfolio