Grade 5
The timeline of each unit is flexible, but written with the intent of covering each area for this grade. However, homeschooling is flexible so feel free to use each unit, and swapping out with other grade's units, as you see fit.
Science - 32 weeks of study
Human Body Part 1
Digestive system
Musculo-skeletal system
Respiratory system
Circulatory system
Bonus: immune system
Covers 12 weeks of study
Solutions + Solubility
What is a Solution?
Properties of Solutions
How are Solutions Used?
Covers 6 weeks of study
Machines
Properties of simple machines
Simple machines form complex machines
Power and motors
Covers 8 weeks of study
Natural Resources
Rock cycle
Sustainable practices
Earth's materials
Covers 6 weeks of study
Socials - 24 weeks of study
Canadian Government
Levels of government
Canadian government history
Branches of federal government
Passing a bill
How to vote
Covers 10 weeks of study
Rights + Immigration
Charter of Rights and Freedoms
What is Immigration?
Asian Immigration in Canada
European immigration in Canada
Black Canadian History
Covers 10 weeks of study
First People's Land Use
First People's Land Use and Treaties
Covers 4 weeks of study
Computer Skills
Do you love playing computer games? Don't just play them! Why not make them?
This book will guide you through how to make exciting games that you can share and play with friends!
These illustrated, step-by-step tutorials will turn you into a confident coder with Scratch 3.0.
Start with a single-player arcade game and work through a variety of other tutorials including a two-player battle game. Finally, finish with a level creator in a mini golf game and optional extension activities.
Access our free custom art assets to make your games pop with health meters, unique characters, tiled backgrounds, game screens, buttons, and more!
What is Scratch Coding?
Scratch 3.0 is a visual coding language consisting of colour-coded blocks that connect together. Scratch is free and can be used on tablets or browsers, with or without setting up an account. Teaching children how to code with Scratch can help them problem solve, understand how code works, and introduce them to creating a variety of games and projects.
Love the art used in the games?
All of the custom art assets are available to use in your game creations too! The book shows you how to import the art files, the Scratch game files, or simply remix the template files provided.
Scratch Reference Guide Included!
An 18-page reference guide is included at the end of the book explaining the different blocks available in Scratch and examples of how to use them. Keep this guide handy when making your projects or expanding on the games taught in this book.
Do you accept the challenge?
Art Lessons
Language Arts
This book provides you with 30 weeks of lessons and writing assignments. Each lesson includes an example and a graphical organizer to help guide the student when practicing the writing concept. Created with students in mind for fully independent learning and easy marking for the instructor. Answer keys, marking rubrics, and reproducible graphical organizers are all included at the end of the book.
Concepts covered:
Figurative language
Expanding sentences
Paragraphs (expository, persuasive, descriptive, and narrative)
Formal letters
Review letters
Fiction summaries
Non-fiction summaries
Compare and contrast
Fiction book reviews
Persuasive essays (including counter-arguments)
Research project
Poetry (rhyming, haiku, cinquain, and limerick)