Grade -5

Language Arts

Course Name: Language Arts

Course Description

In Grade 5 Language, our students will explore different texts and forms of media. They will start their journey to mastery of the English language.

Curriculum Information:Language (2008)

Course Developer: Canadian Global School

Development Date: 2022

Course Outline

Grade-5 Language Arts - Total Hours (158 Hours)

Unit One: Short Stories (31Hours)

In this unit, students will identify a variety of reading comprehension strategies like the main idea and supporting details of a short story and use them appropriately before, during, and after reading to understand texts like “The Lion and the Mouse” and “The Ant and the Grasshopper.”They will also extend understanding of texts by connecting the ideas in them to their knowledge, experience, and insights, to other familiar texts, and the world around them communicate meaning, with a focus on literary texts such as “The Ant and the Grasshopper” and “The Fox and Stork.” To sum it up, they will learn about the purpose of writing, sentences and structures.

Unit Two: Novel Study - Part A (31- Hours)

In this unit, students will read and understand texts, using different strategies to build meaning, recognize text forms, text features, and elements of style and Understand how text forms, text features, and elements of style help communicate meaning. They will also use what they know about words and cueing systems to read fluently. Lastly, they will generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience.

Unit Three: Novel Study - Part B (31 Hours)

In this unit, students will read and understand the novel “Wonder.” They will also use what they know about words and cueing systems to read fluently and generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to answer comprehension questions about “Wonder.” Students will demonstrate an understanding of the novel by summarizing important details and citing supporting information. Lastly, they will write longer and more complex texts by completing a book report.

Unit Four: Non-fiction (31 Hours)

In this unit, students will read and understand the novel “I am Malala.” and use what they know about words and cueing systems to read fluently. They will also generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to answer comprehension questions about the novel. They will also extend their understanding of a nonfiction novel by connecting ideas to their knowledge, experience, insights and the world. Lastly, students will produce a creative two-page poster to show their understanding of the life of Malala from the novel “I am Malala.”

Unit 5: General Reading and Writing (34 Hours)

In this unit, the students will read various texts from diverse cultures, including literary texts. They will also identify the topic, purpose, audience, point of view and determine, when appropriate, if their opinion is balanced and supported by evidence. Students will use writing strategies to spell words correctly, sort and classify ideas and information, use punctuation appropriately, identify mass nouns and collective nouns. They will apply these strategies to their reading of “The Town Mouse & the Country Mouse” and “The Birds, the Bees, and the Bats.”. Lastly, students will draft and revise their writing using appropriate forms and elements of style. They will use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills to correct and present their work.

Resources Needed

This course is entirely online and does not require nor rely on any textbook. Students will need the following resources:

  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Stable internet connection
  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to digitize handwritten or hand-drawn work
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)

Resources required by the student:

  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to upload handwritten or hand-drawn work,
  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)
  • Stable internet connection

Note: This course is entirely online and does not require or rely on any textbook.

Resources provided by Canadian Global School 

  • Access to Google Suites or Microsoft Education for word processing software and presentation software. (The school will distribute accounts to students).
  • Supplemental Readings
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Teaching Strategies

Using a variety of instructional strategies, the teacher will provide numerous opportunities for students to develop skills of inquiry, problem-solving, and communication as they investigate and learn fundamental concepts. The integration of critical thinking and critical inquiry skills will provide a powerful tool:

  • Interact in student-paced and instructor-paced interactive, engaging instructional lessons.
  • Understand the value of diversity in learning and society
  • Develop self-confidence and self-advocacy skills
  • Refine their existing compensatory strategies (reading strategies, writing strategies, listening strategies, study strategies, researching strategies, strategies for memory, organizational strategies, and time management strategies) for learning and develop additional strategies to help meet their potential as learners and use throughout the elementary grades.
  • Cultivate problem-solving skills to become independent learners. 
  • Opportunities to learn in various ways- individually, cooperatively, independently, with teacher direction, hands-on experiences, and through examples followed by practice.
  • Accomplish prompts on interactive lessons; students can reflect on different texts. In addition, constant communication with teachers ensures that the students understand complex topics and apply them in their writing. They can also accomplish other tasks using animations, videos, discussion forums, live chat, and other interactive objects.

The course relies on the help of a teacher to support young learners through the lessons. The teacher will be working on facilitating the course content and participating in discussions to support students in developing communication skills.

Math

Course Name:Math

Course Description

In Grade 5 Math, our students will continue to improve their math skills by investigating numbers and operations found in technology and the real world. They will learn more about geometry, and shape, budgeting as part of their financial literacy, and how code is regulated in various ways.

Curriculum Information:Mathematics (2020)

Course Developer: Canadian Global School

Development Date: 2022

Course Outline

Grade-5 Math -Total Hours (158 Hours)

Unit One: Number Sense and Operations (31-Hours)

In this unit, students will demonstrate an understanding of numbers and connect to how numbers are used in everyday life. They will also use knowledge of numbers and operations to solve mathematical problems encountered daily.

Unit Two: Patterns, Relationships, Equations, Equalities, and Coding (31-Hours)

In this unit, students will identify, describe, extend, create, and make predictions about various patterns, including those found in real-life contexts. They will also demonstrate an understanding of variables, expressions, equalities, and inequalities and apply them in multiple contexts. Moreover, students will solve problems and create computational representations of mathematical situations using coding concepts and skills.

Unit Three: Data and Probability (31-Hours)

In this unit, students will manage, analyze, and use data to make convincing arguments and informed decisions in various contexts drawn from real-life. They will also describe the likelihood that events will happen and use that information to make predictions.

Unit Four: Geometric and Spatial Reasoning, and Measurement (31-Hours)

In this unit, students will describe and represent shape, location, and movement by applying geometric properties and spatial relationships to navigate the world around them. They will also compare, estimate, and determine measurements in various contexts.

Unit Five: Money and Finances (34-Hours)

In this unit, students will demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to make informed financial decisions.

Resources required by the student:

  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to upload handwritten or hand-drawn work,
  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)
  • Stable internet connection

Resources provided by Canadian Global School 

  • Access to Google Suites or Microsoft Education for word processing software and presentation software. (The school will distribute accounts to students).
  • Supplemental Readings

Note: This course is entirely online and does not require or rely on any textbook.

Resources Needed:

This course is entirely online. It does not require nor rely on any textbook.

Students will need the following resources:

  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Stable internet connection
  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to digitize handwritten or hand-drawn work
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)
  • Various household items to complete offline activities
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Teaching Strategies

Using various instructional strategies, the teacher will provide numerous opportunities for students to develop inquiry, problem-solving, and communication skills as they investigate and learn fundamental concepts. The integration of critical thinking and critical inquiry skills will provide a powerful tool for reasoning and problem solving and is reflected in a meaningful blend of both process and content.

Throughout this course, students will:

  • Interact in student-paced and instructor-paced interactive, engaging instructional lessons.
  • Understand the value of diversity in learning and in society
  • Develop self-confidence and self-advocacy skills
  • Refine their existing compensatory strategies for learning and develop additional strategies to help meet their potential as learners and use them throughout the elementary grades.
  • Cultivate problem-solving skills to become independent learners. 
  • Opportunities to learn in various ways- individually, cooperatively, independently, with teacher direction, through hands-on experiences, and through examples followed by practice. 
  • Accomplish prompts on interactive lessons. Students can reflect on different texts. In addition, constant communication with teachers ensures that the students understand complex topics and apply them in their writing. They can also accomplish other tasks by using animations, videos, discussion forums, live chat and other interactive objects.

The course relies on the help of a teacher to support young learners through the lessons. The teacher will be working in facilitating the course content and participating in the discussions to support students in developing communication skills

Science

Course Name:Science

Course Description

In Grade 5 Science, our students are introduced to the human body and its organs. They will study how forces affect structures and mechanisms. In addition, they will learn how matter can change and be changed, and the effect these changes can have on the environment.

Curriculum Information: Science (2022)

Course Developer: Canadian Global School

Development Date: 2022

Course Outline

Grade-5 Science -Total Hours (95 Hours)

Unit One: Human Organ Systems (24Hours)

In this unit, students will be introduced to human organs and their respective functions and locations in the body. They will explore major organs’ basic functions and structure in the respiratory system, circulatory system, musculoskeletal system, digestive system, and nervous system. Lastly, students will design and build a model to demonstrate how organs or components of body systems in the human body work and interact with other components.

Unit Two: Forces acting on structures and mechanisms (24-Hours)

In this unit, students will identify different types of forces.  They will learn that we can measure forces in order to determine how they affect structures and mechanisms and use this information to guide the design of new structures and mechanisms.  Furthermore, students will identify and explain natural forces that commonly affect the structures around us. They will understand that forces that result from natural phenomena affect society and the environment.

Unit Three: Properties of and Changes in Matter (24-Hours)

In this unit, students will learn about matter its properties and explain changes of state in the matter. They will understand that physical change refers to the fact that a substance can be changed from one form to another and that chemical change implies the formation of a new substance. They will also weigh the environmental impacts of the physical and chemical changes some everyday products undergo. Finally, students will develop ways to alleviate and prevent environmental damage brought about by changes in matter.

Unit Four: Conservations of Energy and Resources (23-Hours)

In this unit, students will learn about energy and explain how different industries use it. They will gain an understanding of the different forms of energy and how it transforms. Furthermore, students will differentiate renewable from non-renewable sources of energy and explain their advantages and disadvantages. Finally, students will learn about energy conservation and recognize its importance.

Resources required by the student:

  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to upload handwritten or hand-drawn work,
  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)
  • Stable internet connection

Resources provided by Canadian Global School 

  • Access to Google Suites or Microsoft Education for word processing software and presentation software. (The school will distribute accounts to students).
  • Supplemental Readings

Note: This course is entirely online and does not require or rely on any textbook.

Resources Needed:

This course is entirely online and does not require nor rely on any textbook. Students will need the following resources:

  • Stable internet connection
  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to digitize handwritten or hand-drawn work
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)
  • Various household items to complete offline activities
Depositphotos_11633182_original-min-600x300

Teaching Strategies

Using a variety of instructional strategies, the teacher will provide numerous opportunities for students to develop skills of inquiry, problem-solving, and communication as they investigate and learn fundamental concepts.

The integration of critical thinking and critical inquiry skills will provide a powerful tool for reasoning and problem solving and is reflected in a meaningful blend of both process and content.

Throughout this course, students will:

  • Interact in student-paced and instructor-paced interactive, engaging instructional lessons.
  • Develop self-confidence and self-advocacy skills
  • Refine their existing compensatory strategies for learning and develop additional strategies to help meet their potential as learners and use them throughout the elementary grades.
  • Cultivate problem-solving skills to become independent learners. 
  • Opportunities to learn in various ways- individually, cooperatively, independently, with teacher direction, through hands-on experiences, and through examples followed by practice.
  • Accomplish prompts on interactive lessons. Students can reflect on different texts. In addition, constant communication with teachers ensures that the students understand complex topics and apply them in their writing. They can also accomplish other tasks by using animations, videos, discussion forums, live chat and other interactive objects.

Computer Science

Course Name: Computer Science

Course Description

In Grade 5 Computer Science, students will continue to cover important computer programming concepts such as variables. Students will build fun games and stories. Students can choose their themes based on their interests while learning new coding capabilities. They are challenged to be creative and solve challenging problems while learning the more profound computer science concepts.

Course Developer: Canadian Global School

Development Date: 2022

Course Outline

Grade-5 Computer Science -Total Hours (63 Hours)

Unit One: Intro to Programming (8-Hours)

In this unit, students will learn to be able to explain what a programmer does. They will define code as a language for computers and recognize there is more than one computer language. Students will create and arrange sequences of steps to reach the desired outcome. Use appropriate vocabulary to describe these steps.

Unit Two: Conditionals (8-Hours)

In this unit, students will describe the problems’ characteristics to understand outcomes and restraints. Students will learn that a conditional statement tells a program to execute different actions depending on whether a condition is true or false.

Unit Three: Loops (8-Hours)

Students will learn about loops in this unit. They will define iterations and apply them off and on-screen. Students will develop critical thinking by decomposing a problem into various possible smaller problems by identifying patterns.

Unit Four: Functions (8-Hours)

In this unit, students will learn about functions and how they are used in programming. Students will have the opportunity to create their functions by applying pattern recognition skills and repetition. They will be able to put kinesthetic movements to complete a physical task.

Unit Five: Variables (10-Hours)

In this unit, students will identify and apply different programming elements to solve a problem. Students will justify decisions by demonstrating an understanding of “if, then” statements and accurately plan and design a set of instructions that will reach the desired outcome.

Unit 6: JavaScript Basics (21-Hours)

In this unit, students will use the object-oriented programming languages of JavaScript and Swift to program defence towers and protect the power flowers from evil approaching Slimes.

Resources required by the student:

  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to upload handwritten or hand-drawn work,
  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)
  • Stable internet connection

Resources provided by Canadian Global School 

  • Access to Google Suites or Microsoft Education for word processing software and presentation software. (The school will distribute accounts to students).
  • Supplemental Readings

Note: This course is entirely online and does not require or rely on any textbook.

Resources Needed:

This course is entirely online and does not require nor rely on any textbook. Students will need the following resources:

  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Stable internet connection
Depositphotos_11633182_original-min-600x300

Teaching Strategies

Using a variety of instructional strategies, the teacher will provide numerous opportunities for students to develop skills of inquiry, problem-solving, and communication as they investigate and learn fundamental coding concepts. The integration of critical thinking and critical inquiry skills will provide a powerful tool for reasoning and problem solving, and is reflected in a meaningful blend of both process and content. Throughout this course, students will:

  • Interact in student-paced and instructor-paced interactive, engaging instructional lessons.
  • The content is web-based, with students writing and running code in the browser. 
  • Teachers utilize tools and resources provided by Kodable to leverage time in the classroom and give focused 1-on-1 attention to students.

Social Studies

Course Name: Social Studies

Course Description

In Grade 5 Social Studies,students will learn about Indigenous peoples, European settlers and their interactions. They will analyze the impacts of these interactions in the past and present. Students will then learn about the role and structure of different levels of government. They will understand how both citizens and governments work together to address diverse social and environmental issues.

Curriculum Information:Social Science (2018)

Course Developer: Canadian Global School

Development Date: 2022

Course Outline

Grade -5 Social Studies - Total Hours (63 Hours)

Unit A: Interactions of Indigenous Peoples and Europeans (31-Hours)

In this unit, students will analyze significant interactions among Indigenous peoples before the explorers. They will also use the social studies inquiry process to investigate aspects of these interactions. Students will describe the main motives for Europeans to explore and settle on Indigenous lands. In addition, they will describe some of the positive and negative consequences of the first contact between Indigenous peoples and European explorers and settlers. They will further analyze Indigenous nations, learning how groups developed, interacted, and entered into conflict and cooperation with European communities. Students will interpret and analyze social, economic, religious, and political factors responsible for the evolution of New France.

Unit Two: The Role of Government and Responsible Citizenship (32-Hours)

In this unit, students will describe and define the major rights and responsibilities associated with citizenship in Canada. They will explain the jurisdiction of different levels of government in Canada and the services they provide. They will learn about Indigenous governance structures and understand how governments collaborate with them to address significant issues.

Furthermore, students will explore ways in which citizens and governments can take action together to address social and environmental issues. Finally. students will create their plans of action for a social and an environmental issue, including the actions governments and citizens should take.

Resources required by the student:

  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to upload handwritten or hand-drawn work,
  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)
  • Stable internet connection

Resources provided by Canadian Global School 

  • Access to Google Suites or Microsoft Education for word processing software and presentation software. (The school will distribute accounts to students).
  • Supplemental Readings

Note: This course is entirely online and does not require or rely on any textbook.

Resources Needed:

This course is entirely online and does not require nor rely on any textbook. Students will require the following resources:

  • Stable internet connection
  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to digitize handwritten or hand-drawn work
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)
Depositphotos_11633182_original-min-600x300

Teaching Strategies

Using a variety of instructional strategies, the teacher will provide numerous opportunities for students to develop skills of inquiry, problem solving, and communication as they investigate and learn fundamental concepts. The integration of critical thinking and critical inquiry skills will provide a powerful tool for reasoning and problem solving, and is reflected in a meaningful blend of both process and content Throughout this course students will:

  • Interact in student-paced and instructor-paced interactive, engaging instructional lessons.
  • Understand the value of diversity in learning and in society
  • Develop self-confidence and self-advocacy skills
  • Refine their existing compensatory strategies for learning and develop additional strategies to help meet their potential as learners and use them throughout the elementary grades.
  • Cultivate problem-solving skills to become independent learners. 
  • Opportunities to learn in various ways- individually, cooperatively, independently, with teacher direction, through hands-on experiences, and through examples followed by practice. 
  • Accomplish prompts on interactive lessons, students can reflect on different texts. In addition, constant communication with teachers ensures that the students understand complex topics and apply them in their writing. They can also accomplish other tasks through the use of animations, videos, discussion forums, live chat and other interactive objects.
  • The course relies on the help of a teacher to support young learners through the lessons. The teacher will be working in facilitating the course content and participating in discussions to support students in developing communication skills.

French

Course Name:French

Course Description

In Grade 5, our students will practice speaking about themselves, their friends and family and express their interests. Students will discover facts, tales and myths about domestic and wild animals. They will explore and learn about different communities in Canada through media texts and short interviews.

Curriculum Information:French  (2013)

Course Developer: Canadian Global School

Development Date: 2022

Course Outline

Grade -5 French - Total Hours (158 Hours)

Unit One: La grande aventure (31-Hours)

In this unit, students will learn words and expressions about themselves, family, friends, and their immediate environment. They will create a personal dictionary to document the meaning of new and unfamiliar words. Students will use speaking strategies to describe themselves and their personal interests. Furthermore, students will practice listening to videos about other children and use active listening strategies to ensure their understanding.

Unit Two: Ce que j’aime (31-Hours)

In this unit, students will use speaking and writing strategies to present what they like and dislike. They will describe the type of music, sports and hobbies they enjoy. They will learn different vocabulary to express emotions

Unit Three: La Famille (31-Hours)

In this unit, students will demonstrate their understanding of texts and videos about family. They will use different verbs to describe a family member and explain familial activities. With the help of active listening and reading strategies, the student will illustrate various interactions between family members and make connections with their own life. Finally, students will learn about different traditions between families.

Unit Four: Les animaux: Mythes et réalités (31-Hours)

In this unit, students will learn through visual texts and videos preconceived facts about animals. They will read newspapers articles and tales where animals are the main subject. Students will use written and oral strategies to express their opinion on a chosen animal.

Unit Five: Multicultural communities (34-Hours)

In this unit, students will learn about different communities in Canada. They will discover their food, traditional arts and sports. Students will also learn about different nationalities and traditions by performing short interviews. Finally, students will learn how to describe people using various adjectives.

Resources required by the student:

  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to upload handwritten or hand-drawn work,
  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)
  • Stable internet connection

Resources provided by Canadian Global School 

  • Access to Google Suites or Microsoft Education for word processing software and presentation software. (The school will distribute accounts to students).
  • Supplemental Readings

Note: This course is entirely online and does not require or rely on any textbook.

Resources Needed:

This course is entirely online and does not require nor rely on any textbook. Students will require the following resources:

  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Stable internet connection
  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to digitize handwritten or hand-drawn work
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)
Depositphotos_11633182_original-min-600x300

Teaching Strategies

Using a variety of instructional strategies, the teacher will provide numerous opportunities for students to develop skills of inquiry, problem solving, and communication as they investigate and learn fundamental concepts. The integration of critical thinking and critical inquiry skills will provide a powerful tool for reasoning and problem solving, and is reflected in a meaningful blend of both process and content Throughout this course students will:

  • Interact in student-paced and instructor-paced interactive, engaging instructional lessons.
  • Understand the value of diversity in learning and in society
  • Refine their existing compensatory strategies for learning and develop additional strategies to help meet their potential as learners and use them throughout the elementary grades.
  • Cultivate problem-solving skills to become independent learners. 
  • Opportunities to learn in various ways- individually, cooperatively, independently, with teacher direction, through hands-on experiences, and through examples followed by practice. 
  • Accomplish prompts on interactive lessons, students can reflect on different texts. In addition, constant communication with teachers ensures that the students understand complex topics and apply them in their writing. They can also accomplish other tasks through the use of animations, videos, discussion forums, live chat and other interactive objects.
  • The course relies on the help of a teacher to support young learners through the lessons. The teacher will be working in facilitating the course content and participating in discussions to support students in developing communication skills.