Platinum English First Additional Language Grade 5 Teaching Plan Themes Weeks Term 1 Listen and speak Listen to a story and answer questions Read and view Read a story Complete a comprehension Retell story Write and present Personal recount Language structures and conventions Use a dictionary Formal Assessment Baseline assessment Spelling Personal opinion Teaching and learning material LB pp 1–10 TG pp 1–13 Sight words 1. What I love to do 1-2 Read aloud Daily listening and speaking Personal dictionary High-frequency words Reflect on texts Revise punctuation Independent reading Countable and proper nouns Articles ‘a’ and ‘the’ Personal pronouns Subject-verb concord Simple past tense Conversation on a familiar topic Information text Factual recount Comprehension Draw and label images Factual recount 2. Going places 3-4 Read aloud Words from reading Use a dictionary Present simple tense Reflect on texts Daily listening and speaking Independent reading Personal dictionary Words from reading texts Contemporary Story Contemporary story Description of person Describe characters Answer questions Paragraph Select information Question forms 3. Friends 5-6 Prepositions SMS messages Short message Read aloud Personal dictionary Dialogue Daily listening and speaking TG pp 14–27 Adverbs Uncountable nouns Connecting words Reported speech Independent reading LB pp 11–18 Modals Correct sequence Role-play Term 1 FAT 1 Capital letters Term 1 FAT 1 LB pp 19–26 TG pp 28–39 Themes Weeks Term 1 continued Listen and speak Instructions Read and view Instructions 4. Make it 7-8 Describe a process Read aloud Language game Independent reading Write and present Language structures and conventions Instructions Use a dictionary Account of procedure Possessive form Formal Assessment Term 1 FAT 2 Teaching and learning material LB pp 27–34 TG pp 40–51 Possessive pronouns Personal dictionary Daily listening and speaking Comparative adjectives Apostrophes 5. Plenty of poetry 9 - 10 Words from reading texts Poetry Poetry Poetry Use a dictionary Perform a poem Read aloud Daily listening and speaking Independent Reading Paragraph about a Gender forms poem Adjectives Personal dictionary Irregular verb forms Reflect on texts ‘Will’ to indicate something will happen Words from reading texts Term 1 FAT 2 LB pp 35–44 TG pp 52–62 Themes Weeks Term 2 Listen and speak Read and view 6. Stories to enjoy 11 - 22 Listen to a Read a story contemporary story and answer Complete a questions comprehension Discuss a familiar topic Daily listening and speaking Book review Write and present Story Use a dictionary Book review Alphabetical order Read aloud Plural nouns Independent reading Adjectives Term 2 FAT 1 Teaching and learning material LB pp 45–54 TG pp 63–74 Question forms Information text Collocations Descriptions of objects Read aloud Classification Daily listening and speaking Words from reading texts Use a dictionary Term 2 FAT 1 Proper nouns LB pp 55–64 TG pp 75–87 Mindmap Skim and scan 7. Inventions Formal Assessment Personal dictionary Countable and uncountable nouns Reflects on texts: oral book review Descriptions of objects 13 - 14 Language structures and conventions Future tense Personal dictionary Comprehension Simple present tense Retell a story The verb ‘to be’ Independent reading Prepositions Antonyms Prefixes Suffixes 8. Monsters and strange creatures 9. Healthy habits 17 - 18 15 - 16 Words from reading texts Stories Traditional story Paragraphs Notes and discussion Read aloud Personal dictionary Comprehension Conditional sentences TG pp 88–89 Action verbs Independent reading Modals Reflect on texts Words from reading texts Instructions Recipe Role-play giving instructions Read aloud Daily listening and speaking LB pp 65–74 Adjectives Retell a story Daily listening and speaking Words into syllables Independent reading Reflect on texts read Synonyms Recipe Account of a procedure Use a dictionary LB pp 75–82 Words starting with ‘g’ TG pp 100–110 Adverbs Personal dictionary Future tense Connecting words 19 – 20 Words from reading texts Summative Assessment Mid-year examination LB pp 83–84 TG pp 111–112 Themes 10. People we admire 21 - 22 Weeks Term 3 Listen and speak Read and view Descriptions of people Stories about real Events in people sequence Make notes Paragraphs Personal recount Read aloud Daily listening and speaking Comprehension Formal Assessment Teaching and learning material Ways of saying ‘g’ LB pp 85–94 Subject-verb concord TG pp 113–125 Personal pronouns Countable and uncountable nouns Independent reading Reflects on texts read Information text Comprehension 11. Beautiful birds Rewrite a story in own words Language structures and conventions Personal dictionary Comparative adjectives Talk on a familiar topic 23 - 24 Write and present Daily listening and speaking Read aloud Independent reading Words from reading texts Diagram Use a dictionary Term 3 FAT 1 Mindmap summary Words starting with ‘c’ pronounced as ‘s’ Personal dictionary Simple present tense for universal truths LB pp 95–102 TG pp 126–137 Determiners Reflect on texts read Possessive pronouns Adjectives 12. Animals and the environment 15 - 26 Phrasal verbs Listen to a story and answer questions Story Words from reading texts Story with dialogue Use a dictionary Poetry Personal dictionary Words starting with ‘c’ Opinions Read aloud Punctuation Retell the story Independent reading Direct and reported speech Poetry Daily listening and speaking Simple sentences Reflect on texts read Connecting words Words from reading texts Term 3 FAT 2 LB pp 113–122 TG pp 150–161 Themes Weeks Term 3 continued Listen and speak Conversation Read and view Procedural and information text 13. Long ago in Egypt 27 - 28 Language game Write and present Language structures and conventions Write information paragraphs Use a dictionary Personal dictionary Connecting words Formal assessment Term 3 FAT 2 Words starting with ‘k’ Teaching and learning material LB pp 113–122 TG pp 150–161 Comprehension Daily listening and speaking Read aloud Prepositions Independent reading Negative forms Reflect on texts read Passive voice Prefixes Suffixes Talk about a familiar topic Play (drama) Play (drama) Words from reading texts Use a dictionary Answer questions Plurals with ‘es’ Read aloud Punctuation Independent reading Gender forms 14. Work people do 29 - 30 Play (drama) Daily listening and speaking Articles ‘a’ and ‘the’ Reflect on texts read Regular verb forms Simple past and simple present tense Connecting words Words from reading texts Term 3 FAT 2 LB pp 123–130 TG pp 162–173 Themes 15. Play safe 31 - 32 Weeks Term 4 Listen and speak Read and view Write and present Language structures and conventions Story Read a story Personal recount Adding ‘ed’ or ‘ing’ Language game Complete a comprehension Story Punctuation Daily listening and speaking Formal Assessment Term 3 FAT 1 Teaching and learning material LB pp 131–140 TG pp 174–185 Personal dictionary Concord Read aloud Countable and uncountable nouns Discuss social issues in the story Adjectives Solve a puzzle Personal pronouns Independent reading Discuss familiar topics 16. Fire! 33 - 34 Discuss advantages and disadvantages Daily listening and speaking Words from reading texts Compare texts News report Information text Adjectives Read aloud Table Pronouns Comprehension Poster Irregular verbs Poster Independent reading Personal dictionary Nouns that are only plurals Term 4 FAT 1 LB pp 141–148 TG pp 186–197 Words from reading texts Retell a story 17. Feelings 35 - 36 Listen to and discuss a story Story Personal recount Use a dictionary LB pp 149–158 Read aloud Book review Plurals with ‘s’ TG pp 198–209 Independent reading Personal dictionary Modals Tell a story Daily listening and speaking Adverbs Review Prepositions Words from reading texts 39 - 40 18. Digging up dinosaurs 37 - 38 Term 4 continued Conversation on a less familiar topic Information text Poster Use a dictionary LB pp 159–167 Comprehension Information text Singular and plural noun forms TG pp 210–219 Daily listening and speaking Poster Personal dictionary Adverbs Read aloud Future tense with ‘will’ Independent reading Reflect on texts read Summative Assessment Present progressive tense Words from reading texts End-of-year examination LB pp168–169 TG pp 220–224 Tel: 021 532 6000 ● Email: customerservices@mml.co.za ● www.mml.co.za ● www.mmlclassroomsolution.co.za