5th & 6th Grade English Language Arts Curriculum: Reading, Writing, and Grammar

🌟 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝐅𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐡-𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫! 🌟

𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 in our 𝟱𝘁𝗵 & 𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 and help your learner improve their 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 in a fun, interactive environment! This class is designed to 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 and support learners, whether they're 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 or looking to 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗟𝗔—perfect for 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 or as a supplement to 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. ✍️

🎉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀?

Your learner will: 
     ✍️  𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: Students build creativity and structure in their 
             writing.
     📖  𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: Improve understanding and fluency in reading.
     📝  𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀.

✨This class is great for homeschoolers or as a supplement to public school learning.

🔹 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲-𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:  Enjoy dynamic, live lessons with interactive participation.

🔹 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: Reinforce skills with engaging reading and writing assignments.

🔹 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀: Dedicated time for writing, reading, and grammar.

🔹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘆: Engaging activities and clear examples to make grammar fun!

🔹 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 & 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴: All learners are welcome in our supportive classroom community.

💬𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: At the end of each class, we leave time for students to share off-topic fun and connect with their peers!

🌟 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞: Each week is a stand-alone lesson, so your learner can start at any time without worrying about catching up.

📚  The reading level is appropriate for learners at Reading A to Z Levels X-Z2 or 831L-1120L. Not sure? Feel free to reach out for help!

𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫!

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻:

🌟Fall:🌟

Week of September 11- Writing - We will write personal narratives. 

Week of September 18- Reading- Compare and contrast.

Week of September 25- Reading- We will learn about setting.  

Week of October 2- Poetry- We will be reading and creating diamonte poems. 

Week of October 9- Reading/Writing- We will look at facts and opinions.

Week of October 16- Reading- We will examine a fictional text.  

Week of October 23- Writing- We will work on descriptive writing. 

Week of October 30- Figures of Speech - We will learn the figures of speech.

Week of November 6- Writing- Character creation. 

Week of November 13- Poetry- Cinquain poetry.

Week of November 20- Reading- We will work on the sequence of events. 

Week of November 27- Reading- We will examine fictional short stories.

Week of December 4- Reading- We will learn about finding the main idea and details. 

Week of December 11- Writing - We will write pro/con paragraphs.  

Week of December 18- Reading- We will learn about claims and reasons. 

(Break for 2 Weeks)

Week of January 8- Writing- Letter writing about the year ahead.   

Week of January 15- Reading- We will learn about inferences and conclusions.  

Week of January 22- Reading- We will examine folktales. 

Week of January 29- Writing- We will write a business letter. 

Week of February 5- Writing- We will write and read interviews.

Week of February 12-  Poetry Writing- We will examine and write tanka poetry. 

Week of February 19- Reading- Authors’ purpose- persuade.

Week of February 26- Reading - We will be reading and analyzing a narrative text with a focus on character analysis.  

Week of March 4- Writing- We will work on persuasive writing.  

Week of March 11- Poetry - We will be reading and creating haikus. 

Week of March 18- Reading/Writing- Problems and solutions. 

Week of March 25- Writing- We will work on procedural writing.  

Week of April 2- Reading- We will read and examine a fiction short story.

Week of April 8- Writing- We will work on descriptive writing.

Week of April 15- Reading- We will examine two fictional texts.  

Week of April 22- Reading- We will do a close read of a nonfiction text. 

Week of April 29- Reading- We will learn about authors' purpose.  

Week of May 6- Writing- We will learn about procedural writing.  

Week of May 13-  Writing- We will create a personal narrative.  

Week of May 20- Reading- We will learn about narrative point of view.

Week of May 27- Reading- We will examine nonfiction texts.  

Week of June 3- Poetry- We will examine and write free verse poetry.  

Week of June 10- Writing- We will be learning about plot.

Week of June 17- Writing- We will write a personal narrative.

🌟Summer:🌟

Week of June 24- Reading- We will study character traits.

Week of July 1- Reading-  We will work on our fiction reading comprehension.

Week of July 8- Poetry writing- We will write triangle triplet poetry.

Week of July 15- Writing-  We will work on persuasive writing.

Week of July 22 - Reading comprehension- We will learn about author’s purpose (entertain).

Week of July 29- Reading/Writing- We will learn about identifying problems and solutions.

Week of August 5 - Writing- We will learn about descriptive writing.

Week of August 12- Reading- We will work on our nonfiction reading comprehension.

Week of August 19- Writing- We will read and write interviews.

Week of August 26- Reading Comprehension- We will learn about finding the main idea and details.

Week of September 2 -We will work on our fiction reading comprehension.