Long Range Planner 2012-2013

Dates	Unit of Inquiry	Mathematics	English	Skills
August 16 – August 24	Learning to Learn All members of our community are learners. Understanding how we learn best and the things that influence our learning will help us become better learners. Lines of Inquiry: How we learn Establishing a positive learning community The factors that affect our learning	Number – Whole numbers, operations, patterns and functions (review of Grade 4 material)	Writing: Recount, Reflect	Self-Management Skills Social Skills Communication Skills
August 27 – October 12	Transdisciplinary Theme How We Express Ourselves Central Idea Artists seek to evoke an emotional response from their audience Lines of Inquiry There are different kinds of emotional responses Interpreting messages through a variety of media Techniques that artists use to evoke an emotional response The process artists go through to create their products   Key Concepts: Function, Perspective	Number Factors, Multiples, Primes Understand that patterns can be represented by a rule Consolidation of operations Efficient method for problem solving	Writing to Entertain Poetry; LyricsReading Focus Poetry and lyricsReading strategies: predicting, connecting, comparing,inferring, creating images, self-questioning, re-reading, reading on, sounding out, chunking, using analogy	Thinking skillsSocial Skills Communication SkillsSelf-Management Skills
October 15 – November 23	Transdisciplinary Theme How the World Works Central Idea Understanding the relationship between energy and matter allows us to use it to our advantage Lines of Inquiry Forms and sources of energy How energy is used The ability of energy to create change The transference of energy   Key Concepts: Function, Change, Connection.	Data Handling Interpreting Data Gathering and organizing data Measurement Perimeter, Area, Volume, Mass, Capacity Number Consolidation of Operations  Efficient method for problem solving	Writing to Explain Explanations, Instructional Procedures, Science Experiments Reading Focus Scientific, Non-Fiction texts Reading strategiessynthesizing, skimming, scanning, determining importance, summarizing and paraphrasing, consulting a reference.	Thinking skillsSocial SkillsCommunication SkillsResearch Skills
National Holiday – October 1-5 Grade 5 China Studies Trip – October 24th – 26th
November 26 – February 1	Transdisciplinary Theme Where we are in Place and Time Central Idea A variety of past experiences combined to shape present systems and technologies. Lines of Inquiry Aspects of past civilizations that have survived. Reasons these systems and technologies developed. Why modern societies continue to use adaptations of these systems and technologies. Implications for the future Key Concepts Causation,Change, Perspective	Number Relationships between fractions, decimals and percent Fractions Consolidation of operations Efficient method for problem solving	Writing to Entertain Narrative Prose – Historical fictionWriting to DescribeCompare/Contrast Report, Research Techniques, Referencing and Bibliography     Reading:Historical Non-fiction TextsHistorical Fiction Genre study	Thinking skillsSocial SkillsCommunication SkillsResearch Skills
Winter Break – December 17 – January 4
	Transdisciplinary Theme Where we are in Place and Time cont.
February 4 – March 8	Transdisciplinary Theme Sharing the Planet Central Idea Change can be achieved by taking action on local and global issues Lines of Inquiry Local and global issues affecting communities The work others have done and are doing to make a difference. Why individuals choose to make a difference Key concepts Reflection, connection, perspective	Data Handling Probability Mean, Median, Mode and Range Number Consolidation of Operations  Efficient method for problem solving	Writing to Persuade:Persuasive SpeechesWriting to Socialize emailing; note-taking Reading Critical Literacy; Author study – Sophisticated Picture books	Thinking skills Social Skills Communication Skills Research Skills Self Management Skills
March 11 – April 26	Transdisciplinary Theme How We Organise Ourselves Central Idea: For groups to achieve goals roles and responsibilities are shared. Lines of Inquiry The roles needed to achieve identified goals. How and why roles are allocated. The connections between different roles in a group. How success is measured.   Key Concepts: Form, Connection, Responsibility	Shape and Space Properties of regular and irregular poly-hedra 2D and 3D shapes – properties, nets, use in solving problems   Number Consolidation of Operations Efficient method for problem solving	Writing to Socialize:Emails, Letters, invitations Reading:Critical Literacy	Thinking skills Social Skills Communication Skills Research Skills Self Management Skills
Exhibition – April 24th
Tomb Sweeping – May 1
April 29 – June 11	Transdisciplinary Theme Who we are Central Idea The changes we go through as we grow affect us in many ways Lines of Inquiry Physical, social and emotional changes during puberty How puberty affects people Our responsibility for accepting and dealing with the changes we face. Key concepts Change, responsibility, causation	Review of Grade 5 material Number Consolidation of Operations Efficient method for problem solving	Writing to recount AutobiographiesReading Non-Fiction Texts Autobiographical Genre	Social Skills Communication Skills Self-Management Skills
Camp  May 22 – 24
Transition Week May 27 – 31