Grade 5: Language Arts

**Note: Read the Implementation Dates CAREFULLY. DRAFT Curriculum is also included alongside currently implemented curriculum.

Outline what Alberta teachers are required to teach. Introductory material frames the outcomes.

ELA Implementation guides and Illustrative Examples include sample learning activities and strategies by grade. A great place to start.

LearnAlberta: Quality digital resources accessible to all Alberta students, parents and schools. U of L login provided in PS 1.

Download the complete PDF here for a list of novels and non-fiction reviewed for each grade. Sensitivities and considerations included. Consider evaluating more current texts and/or pairing with recent well-reviewed texts.

Rich resource for ELA strategies, lesson plans, PD etc. U.S. based but highly recommended.

Lesson material organized by grade and subject. Find materials you can reuse and adapt.

Engaging digital magazines, organized by approximate readability. Include lesson support.

Curated collection of interactive Web Links that align with AB Education Outcomes.

Curated collection of interactive Web Links that align with AB Education Outcomes.

Films about Canadian issues. English and French content. Education Tab has teacher supports (K-12)

Literacy Support Guide is an excellent tool for planning a balanced literacy program. Use the Book Club unit as a sample for developing and implementing a genre-based unit.

Great source to help you choose books for class read-alouds, novel studies, or student recommendations. Search by theme, grade level etc. (K-12)

New digital learning ecosystem from Nelson. A number of AB schools are subscribing. Aligns with Gr. 5-9 AB Programs of Study. View Currlab Moodle site for Uleth Ed. access info.

300+ animated, talking picture books and 40+ chapter books (some French and Spanish titles). Includes puzzles, games, and resources for teachers.

*Create Your Own one-year Account with Access Code on CurrLab password sheet. Vancouver based advocate for critical thinking and inquiry. Several guides and resources are alsofree on their site.

Sample rubrics and performance tasks (Search by Grade and Subject). Sign in with Microsoft (your Uleth credentials).

Fiction and non-fiction ebooks to share with your students. Access with currlab user name and password.

U of L Curriculum Lab site with lists and other support for connecting students to quality literature.

Comprehensive lists identifying literature that matches SS outcomes.
Boy of the Deeps by Ian Wallace
If You're Not from the Prairie by David Bouchard
Picturescape by Elisa Gutierrez

Sources for poetry, short stories and other texts online. Includes links to subscription sources available through CurrLab, LearnAlberta, and the Public Library.

Alberta Education Samples lessons in Fine Arts, Science, ELA and Social Studies from Gr. 1-9.