What your child learns in Grade 5 in PEI
In Grade 5, students deepen number sense and take on longer reading and writing tasks. Science looks at the human body, properties and changes in materials, forces and simple machines, and weather. Social studies looks at how we learn about the past and at societies of long ago, including how the environment and social structure shaped them.
Grade 5 subjects in the Prince Edward Island Curriculum
Math
Big Ideas
- Number. Represent and describe whole numbers to 1 000 000.
- Patterns and Relations. Determine the pattern rule to make predictions about subsequent elements.
- Shape and Space. Design and construct different rectangles given either perimeter or area, or both (whole numbers) and draw conclusions.
13 units, including numbers to a million, add & subtract, mental math tricks, multiply.
English Language Arts
Big Ideas
- Speaking and Listening. Students will be expected to speak and listen to explore, extend, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences.
- Speaking and Listening. Students will be expected to communicate information and ideas effectively and clearly, and to respond personally and critically.
- Speaking and Listening. Students will be expected to interact with sensitivity and respect, considering the situation, audience, and purpose.
21 units, including talk, listen and ask why, talking together, reading detectives, plot and conflict.
Science
Big Ideas
- Life Science: Meeting Basic Needs and Maintaining a Healthy Body.
- Physical Science: Properties and Changes in materials.
- Physical Science: Forces and Simple Machines.
14 units, including digestion & breathing, heart, bones & muscles, body teamwork, heart rate and reaction time.
Social Studies
Big Ideas
- Citizenship, Power, and Governance. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the origins, functions, and sources of power, authority, and governance.
- Culture and Diversity. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of culture, diversity, and world view, recognizing the similarities and differences reflected in various personal, cultural, racial, and ethnic perspectives.
- Individuals, Societies, and Economic Decisions. Students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to make responsible economic decisions as individuals and as members of society.
10 units, including maps, sources and fair thinking, investigate it, where and when?, land and water.
Core French
Big Ideas
- Communication. On the basis of their experience in the core French curriculum, students should be able to communicate effectively in French, both orally and in writing, and to interact appropriately in a variety of situations that relate to their needs and interests.
- General Language Education. On the basis of their experience in the core French curriculum, students should be able to choose and implement strategies to facilitate their communication in French and improve their learning.
- Culture. On the basis of their experience in the core French curriculum, students should be able to demonstrate an appreciation and understanding of Francophone cultures, while comparing them with their own culture, as well as an appreciation and understanding of Canada’s multicultural reality.
7 units, including salutations, sounds and accents, numbers 0 to 30, masculine, feminine, plural.
What to look for on the report card
Look for comments on problem solving, supporting ideas with evidence, and independent work.
PEI report cards describe learning with Beginning, Approaching, Meeting, Exceeding. See what each level means.
The CAMET competencies grow through exploratory learning and every subject in the intermediate years. Read about camet competencies.
Ready for Grade 5?
Grade 5 builds on what your child practised in Grade 4. If a skill feels shaky, a few short practice sessions before or early in the year can help:
- Math: numbers to 10 000, add & subtract, times tables, multiply & divide, fractions
- English Language Arts: listening & talking together, listen, speak & read aloud, reading detectives, text features, clues in texts
- Science: food chains & webs, habitats & communities, adaptations & habitats, our local habitat, built to survive
- Social Studies: what is exploration?, explorers’ stories, why explore?, earth’s big features, people and their land
- Core French: greetings, my classroom, colours, numbers 0 to 20, days, months and seasons
Common questions
Grade 5 covers math, english language arts, science, social studies, core french in the Prince Edward Island Curriculum. In Grade 5, students deepen number sense and take on longer reading and writing tasks. Science looks at the human body, properties and changes in materials, forces and simple machines, and weather. Social studies looks at how we learn about the past and at societies of long ago, including how the environment and social structure shaped them.
PEI report cards describe learning with Beginning, Approaching, Meeting, Exceeding.
Short, regular practice works better than long sessions: 10 to 15 minutes a few times a week, on the skills your child's teacher flags. Read together, use math in real life, and praise effort.
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