What your child learns in Grade 5 in Nunavut
In Grade 5, students deepen number sense and take on longer reading and writing tasks. Science looks at Earth, the Sun and the seasons. Social studies looks at the land claim that created Nunavut and at land skills.
Grade 5 subjects in the Nunavut Curriculum
Math
Big Ideas
- Iqqaqqaukkaringniq: concepts in mathematics, analytical and critical thinking, and solution-seeking.
- Number: develop number sense and understand how numbers and operations work.
- Patterns and Relations: use patterns and equations to describe the world and solve problems.
13 units, including numbers to a million, add & subtract, mental math tricks, multiply.
English Language Arts
Big Ideas
- Uqausiliriniq: communication and language, creative and artistic expression, and reflective and critical thinking.
- Comprehension: listen, view and read to understand a range of texts.
- Production: speak, write and represent ideas clearly for different audiences and purposes.
16 units, including reading detectives, plot and conflict, read with a purpose, figurative language.
Science
Big Ideas
- Iqqaqqaukkaringniq: ways to describe and improve our world through science and technology.
- Life science, physical science, and earth and space science, as in the Common Framework of Science Learning Outcomes.
- Skills of inquiry and design, and links between science, technology, society and the environment.
9 units, including midnight sun and polar night, mixtures, changes and reactions, cells: the basic unit of life, digestion & breathing.
Social Studies
Big Ideas
- Nunavusiutit: heritage and culture, history, geography, environmental science, and civics and economics, with a focus on Nunavut and its links to Canada and the circumpolar world.
- Inuuqatigiit, the curriculum from the Inuit perspective, shapes how the strand is taught.
- Skills of inquiry, working with others and respecting different points of view.
4 units, including the land claims agreement, finding the way on the land, maps, sources and fair thinking, listen, share and solve together.
Core French
Big Ideas
- French as an Additional Language for Nunavut, Grades 4 to 9: communication in French and learning about francophone cultures.
- Oral communication, reading, writing and viewing build step by step from familiar topics.
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.
Nunavut report cards describe learning with Beginning, Approaching, Meeting, Exceeding. See what each level means.
Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit guides learning from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Read about inuit qaujimajatuqangit.
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: word builders, reading detectives, text features, figurative language, point of view
- Science: light, sound, food chains & webs, adaptations & habitats, energy on the move
- Social Studies: inuit qaujimajatuqangit, languages of nunavut, regions and communities
- 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 Nunavut Curriculum. In Grade 5, students deepen number sense and take on longer reading and writing tasks. Science looks at Earth, the Sun and the seasons. Social studies looks at the land claim that created Nunavut and at land skills.
Nunavut 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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