5th Class Termly Plans (Term 1 and 2)

Description

A set of termly plans for 5th class (term 1 and 2)

Each plan includes;

• Term, Class, Subject
• Aims, broad objectives
• Strands and strand units
• Monthly overview (lesson ideas and activities)
• Useful links/resources
• Differentiation
• Integration
• Assessment

Each plan is very detailed and offers a variety of lesson ideas/activities. I prefer to write very detailed termly plans as this saves me time during the school year. However, the plans are working documents and can easily be changed/adapted depending on the needs of individual classes. All documents are fully editable in Word.

Term 1

Literacy

The Literacy plan has various ideas for oral language, reading, writing, poetry and grammar for each month. The resources used include;

• Reading Zone 5^th Class – Call of the Sea (main textbook)
• Toads, Tricks and Aliens + Toads, Tricks and Aliens Skills Book
• Away with Words 5
• From Cover to Cover
• Something Beginning with P (New poems from Irish Poets)
• Reasons to Write 5

(NEW PLC NOT USED IN THIS PLAN)

Numeracy

The numeracy plan is broken into strand, strand unit and objectives, mathematical language, mental maths (skills to be developed), activities, resources for each month.The main textbook I will be using is Planet Maths 5.

Gaeilge

The Gaeilge plan covers one theme per month; Mé Féin, Sa Bhaile, Caitheamh Aimre, Ócáidí Speisialta (An Nollaig) and various sub themes). It also has the feidhmeanna teanga and the objectives for each category – ‘Éisteacht’, ‘Labhairt’, ‘Léitheoireacht’ and ‘Scríbhneoireacht. Each month also includes nathanna cainte for each theme, grammar, verbs, poems/songs and resources. I didn’t use a specific textbook for this plan but we use Bun go Barr 5 in school. (NEW PLC NOT USED IN THIS PLAN)

S.E.S.E.

The History, Geography and Science plans have strand, strand units, activities/lessons and resources/useful links for each month. Again, I didn’t use specific textbooks for these plans – there are links to various sites in the plans and I use a lot of project work both individual/group for SESE.

Music

Each month is split into 3 parts covering each of the strands – listening and responding, performing and composing. I will be teaching tin whistle to my class next year so this is a large component of the performing strand in my plans. (My class began learning tin whistle last year  in 4th class.)

Art

The art plan is divided into strands, strand units and objectives, activities (individual art lessons for each strand) and useful links.

 

Drama

The Drama plan is integrated with other areas of the curriculum. September focuses on drama games and improvisation. October (Myths and Legends), November (Bullying) and December (Role of women) are integrated with History and November is integrated with SPHE/Literacy (Bullying).

 

S.P.H.E.

The SPHE plan is divided into strands, strand units and objectives, activities and useful links for each month. It is integrated with other areas of the curriculum e.g. Science (healthy eating/food and nutrition) and Oral Language (communication and conflict resolution).

 

Term 2

Literacy

For Literacy this term, I have chosen a theme for each month – trying as much as possible to integrate with other areas of the curriculum. I also chose one class novel for each month. The themes covered are growth mindset, it’s okay to be different, ww1, 1916 and immigration.

(NEW PLC NOT USED IN THIS PLAN)

Numeracy

We are starting this term with some revision of fractions (we didn’t get multiplication of fractions done in the last term), after this we will cover decimals and percentages. Other areas covered this term include number theory, rules and properties, equations, weight, money, chance, area, capacity, 2D shapes and 3D shapes. Each month has strand/strand unit, mathematical language and mental maths skills along with activities and resources.

Gaeilge

The themes covered are school, weather, shopping, food, clothes, television. There is a section for theme/ sub theme, feidhmeanna teanga, objectives for éisteacht, labhairt, léitheoireacht, scríbhneoireacht, nathanna cainte, gramadach agus briathra, áiseanna agus rann/amhrán. In term 1 I planned too much in the grammar section of each month and my class found it difficult – therefore I’m revising each area in more detail each month this term so the same topics are covered again.

(NEW PLC NOT USED IN THIS PLAN)

History

The areas covered in History are story, the Romans, WW1, 1916, Northern Ireland, transport and communication, caring for the sick, life in Ireland since the 1950’s. Each month has strand/strand unit, activities and lessons and resources (links to useful websites)

Geography

The areas covered in Geography include weather, climate and atmosphere, rocks and soils, settlement (homes), people at work (farming), planet earth in space, services and tourism, county regional and national centres, trade and development issues. Each month has strand/strand unit, activities and lessons and resources.

Science

The main areas covered in the Science plan are sound, magnetism and electricity, light, heat, forces, materials and change, plant and animal life.

Music

I tried to integrate music as much as possible with other areas of the curriculum. Each month covers an element of listening and responding, performing and composing.

Art

The strands covered in the Art plan are drawing, print, construction, fabric and fibre, paint and colour. For each month there is strand/strand unit (and objectives), activities/lessons, artist focus (1 artist per month), useful links.

Drama

Drama is integrated with Literacy, History and SPHE. The main topics covered are story (life of Nelson Mandela), magic (Harry Potter), the Romans, WW1, 1916 and the Easter Rising, immigration and advertising.

SPHE

The main areas covered in the SPHE plan are growth mindset, safety and making decisions, communicating and resolving conflict (previously covered in term 1), local community, national European and wider communities and media education.

P.E.

The main areas covered in the P.E. plan are games (covered twice this term), Gymnastics (we didn’t get this covered in the last term as we had visiting teachers for P.E. so this is the same as term 1, dance, athletics and outdoor and adventure.