Global Connections Grade 5 Scope and Sequence

Unit The Big Question Lesson aims New words Listening and Speaking Reading and Unit features
activities Writing activities
Module 1: Working in Groups
Unit 1 Lesson 1: What is • explain what groups are belong Listening: Reading: Amazing facts:
Groups a group? • talk about groups that you belonging A description of a group Why do we belong the sociable weaver
belong to benefit to groups? bird
Lesson 2: What • describe different types of collaborate The benefits of a group
different types of groups formal group Groups we belong Values:
groups are there? • identify the types of group Speaking: to I understand the
groups people belong to identity Talk about groups you benefits of belonging to
Lesson 3: What do • describe how people informal group belong to Mission to Mars groups.
groups do? work together in groups interact
• persuade other people to mission Talk about how long you Different roles I belong to groups with
collaborate with you navigator have belonged to a group many different
Lesson 4: What • explain the benefits of orbit Writing: members.
are the benefits of belonging to a group organise Talk about the aim of a Complete a table
belonging to a • write about your planet school group about groups I work well together
group? membership of a group primary groups with others
Lesson 5: What • explain the different roles research Talk about the benefits of Write notes about a
different roles do in a group role belonging to a group group I understand that
people in a group • decide what roles a group secondary working with others can
have? needs to carry out a groups Talk about working in a be fun.
particular task spacecraft group
task I understand how
different members help
a group.

Case study: Mission to

Mars
Unit 2 Data Lesson 1: What is • explain what data is axis Listening: Reading: Amazing facts:
and graphs data? • understand that we can bar graph Data Collection Challenge What is data? pictographs in Ancient
organise and present data chart Egypt
in different ways complicated Speaking: Collecting data:
Lesson 2: What is • explain what a pictograph data Talk about data about you tallying Values:
a pictograph? is fraction I work well with others
• read data from a graph Talk about a pictograph Pictographs: using to carry out a task
pictograph graphics pictures to show successfully.
• create a pictograph horizontal Talk about a bar graph data
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Lesson 3: What is • explain what a bar graph interpret I can listen carefully to
a bar graph? is key Talk about a line graph Bar graphs other people’s ideas.
• read data from a bar line graph
graph organisations Talk about a pie chart Pie charts I am happy to play my
• create a bar graph pictograph part in carrying out a
Lesson 4: What is • explain what a line graph pie chart Writing: task.
a line graph? is present Draw a pictograph
• read data from a line record I can be responsible for
graph rectangular Complete a bar collecting and saving
• compare data in two line represent graph data.
graphs scale
Lesson 5: What is • explain what a pie chart is store I know how to take
a pie chart? • read data from a pie chart vertical turns in a group.
• present data you have
collected using a graph or Research:
chart find examples of
pictographs

Case study:
A line graph with two
lines
Review 1 How well have you understood the topics in Units 1 and 2?
Project 1 Make a poster about your favourite group

Unit The Big Question Lesson aims New words Listening and Speaking Reading and Unit features
activities Writing activities
Module 2: Money and Jobs

Unit 3 Lesson 1: What is • explain what money is budget Listening: Reading: Amazing facts:
Money money? • describe the currencies earnings How much of our income Currencies currencies around the
used in your region essentials should we spend on world
Lesson 2: How • understand why people expense essentials? Why and how do
do I save money? save money income we save money? Values:
• describe different ways of invest Speaking: I understand that there
saving money quality Talk about currencies How can a budget are different countries
Lesson 3: How • understand what a budget salary help us? with different
do I make a is and what we use them savings Talk about spending and currencies in my
budget? for saving
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• read and understand a spending Advice for writing a region, and I respect
budget unplanned Talk about how people budget those differences.
Lesson 4: How • understand the 50/30/20 organise their money
do I manage my rule Writing: I am careful with my
money? • use the 50/30/20 rule Talk about saving for Complete a table money. I don’t waste it.
Lesson 5: Can I • think about how you can something about currencies
plan for the plan for the future I respect other people’s
future? • develop a simple budget Talk about why it is important Decide how to use opinions.
to plan for the future money using the
50/30/20 rule I try to give good
advice to my friends.
Make a budget
I know it is important to
be careful with money
and not to spend
everything on wants.

Research: What is
money made from?

Case study:
Currencies
Unit 4 Jobs Lesson 1: What is • understand what architect Listening: Reading: Amazing facts: Work
employment? employment means business An interview What is hours
• give examples of different code employment?
types of employment cookies Speaking: Values:
Lesson 2: What is • understand the difference developer Talk about what employment Job sectors I believe everyone
an employee? between an employer and employee is should have access to
an employee employment Employers and employment.
• identify some common entrepreneur Talk about your parents’ jobs employees
employers and employees event organiser I believe a good
Lesson 3: What • explain what being self- inspirational
Talk about self-employed Working World employer should be fair
does it mean to be employed means people interview and honest.
operator
self-employed? • describe the advantages
quaternary Talk about entrepreneurs Farah the I listen to other
of being self-employed
refinery people’s ideas and
Lesson 4: What is • understand what an entrepreneur
an entrepreneur? entrepreneur is sector Talk about businesses
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• explain what an self-employed C.J. Walker and respect their point of

entrepreneur is stand Jeff Bezos view.
Lesson 5: Can I • understand what a tertiary
start a business? business is Writing: I understand that
• use your imagination to Would you rather entrepreneurs and
think of a business you be an employer or other self-employed
could create an employee? people make a positive
contribution to our
The advantages society.
and disadvantages
of being self- I support my local
employed community by buying
products and services
What is an from local businesses if
entrepreneur? I can.

Think of a new Case study: Self-

product or service employed workers

Complete an entry Inspirational Kids

form Competition Time!
Review 2 How well have you understood the topics in Units 3 and 4?
Project 2 Present a chat show introducing self-employed workers

Unit The Big Question Lesson aims New words Listening and Speaking Reading and Unit features
activities Writing activities
Module 3: My Government

Unit 5 The Lesson 1: What • say what type of absolute Listening: Reading: Amazing facts: Burj
governments type of government Saudi Arabia monarchy an interview Saudi Arabia Khalifa
in my region government does has Act of Values:
Saudi Arabia • understand how the Parliament Speaking: Kuwait I respect the laws in my
have? government works in Saudi authorities Talk about the government of country.
Arabia bicameral Saudi Arabia The Government of
Lesson 2: What • say what type of bill the United Arab I respect the system of
type of government Kuwait has chief of state Talk about the government of Emirates government in my
government does Kuwait country.
Kuwait have? a timeline
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• understand how the constitutional Talk about the United Arab I understand the
government works in monarchy Emirates Central and local importance of a
Kuwait elect government government in leading
Lesson 3: What • say what type of elections Talk about Lebanon a country.
type of government the United electoral college Jordan
government does Arab Emirates has Emir Talk about Jordan I appreciate that every
the United Arab • understand how the Emirate Writing: country is different.
Emirates have? government works in the executive
United Arab Emirates branch Complete a I understand that
Lesson 4: What • say what type of federation diagram everyone has equal
type of government Lebanon has government rights.
government does • understand how the governorate Complete a table
Lebanon have? government works in judicial branch Research:
Lebanon legislative a local government
Lesson 5: What • say what type of branch leader
type of government Jordan has majority
government does • understand how the mayor Case study:
Jordan have? government works in Member of
Jordan Parliament Law-making in Jordan
monarch
municipality
National
Assembly
opposition
parliament
parliamentary
constitutional
monarchy
parliamentary
republic
political party
political party
prime minister
province
reject
represents
royal
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unicameral
universal
suffrage
vice president
Unit 6 World Lesson 1: What • say what type of ceremonial Listening: Reading: Amazing facts: the
governments type of government the United communist the government in China a fact file monarch of the United
government does Kingdom has congress Kingdom
the United • understand how the constitutional Speaking: the United Kingdom
Kingdom have? government works in the court Talk about the United Values:
United Kingdom constitutional Kingdom a timeline I appreciate new
Lesson 2: What • say what type of republic places and people.
type of government China has Dominant Party Talk about China a table
government does • understand how the Constitutional I respect other cultures.
China have? government works in China Republic Talk about the United States the United States of
Lesson 3: What • say what type of electoral college of America America I understand the
type of government the United electors importance of being
government does States of America has federation Talk about Germany Our Government fair.
the United States • understand how the foreign affairs
of America have? government works in the justice Talk about Russia Germany I understand that there
United States of America needs to be a balance
liberation
Lesson 4: What • say what type of military
Russia of power in
type of government Germany has governments.
One-Party
government does • understand how the Writing:
Socialist Write a I understand how we
Germany have? government works in
Germany Republic questionnaire should choose laws.
Lesson 5: What • say what type of parliamentary Research: the local
type of government Russia has constitutional Complete a government of Wales,
government does • understand how the monarchy diagram Scotland or Northern
Russia have? government works in republic Ireland
Russia socialist society Complete a table Case study:
supreme leader The Russian
welfare Complete a fact file government

Review 3 How well have you understood the topics in Units 5 and 6?
Project 3 Create a new government
Global Connections Grade 5 Scope and Sequence

Unit The Big Lesson aims New words Listening and Reading and Unit features
Question Speaking activities Writing activities
Module 4: My Culture
Unit 7 Middle Lesson 1: Who • talk about some scientific Alchemy Listening: Reading: Amazing facts:
Eastern and were our leaders from the past ancestor Discussing discoveries Important scientific Dr DeBakey
North African ancestors in • understand why scientific Astrology discoveries
leaders in science and discoveries in the past are astronaut Sharing opinions Values:
science and technology? important today astronomer Amazing advanced I understand that we
technology Lesson 2: How • understand some modern cardiology
Speaking: technology! should value things
is technology technologies done by our ancestors.
cell
developing in • describe how different Talk about scientists Drones for today and
code tomorrow I understand that
my region? technologies have changed our
conjoined Talk about modern everyone has different
lives
Lesson 3: Who • give examples of Arab people Cosmology technologies Doctors with big ideas and they are all
are our leaders who have done important work in cryptology hearts important.
in medicine medicine cure Talk about leaders in
today? • understand the contribution of cypher medicine Mohamed M. Atalla I understand that
Arab people to developments in electronics people work hard to
medicine encryption Talk about leaders in Nada’s blog make the world a better
Lesson 4: Who • give examples of people who geologist science place for us to live in.
are our leaders are doing important work in hacker Today’s scientist
in science science headset Talk about space travel I respect people’s
today? • explain a little about how heart disease Writing: achievements.
computer scientists keep our inspection
information safe inspire Life without I listen to others and
Lesson 5: Who • talk about people who do laser discoveries wait for my turn to
are our leaders important work in space and Mathematics speak.
in space and technology medicine How drones can help
technology • understand the role of a space orbit the community Research:
today? scientist paediatric a leader in medicine
Farouk El-Baz
payment
Case study:
Philosophy
Mostafa El-Sayed and
satellite Fatemah Alharbi
science
surgeon
surgery
surveillance
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symbol
technology
transistor
treatment
virtual reality
Unit 8 Lesson 1: Have • understand how paper affect Listening: Reading: Values:
Important we always had developed blister Discussion The history of paper I know that it is
inventions paper? • identify why it is important to broadcast important to share
record information browser Speaking: A world with no knowledge.
Lesson 2: What • describe how books are different immune Talk about paper information!
is the printing now from in the past system I can use creativity to
press? • understand how text is printed inventor Talk about books The history of book express myself.
Lesson 3: What • explain what vaccination is and laptop printing
is vaccination? why it is important for you and the microchip Talk about vaccinations I know that it is
people around you mill The first vaccination important to protect my
• name some diseases that network Talk about personal health.
vaccines protect you from papyrus computers The early computer
Lesson 4: Have • explain what a personal printing press I am curious about
we always had computer is and what it is used for pulp Talk about the World Marvellous changes in technology.
personal • identify how computers have rag Wide Web microchips!
computers? changed smartphone I know how to take
Lesson 5: What • explain what the World Wide smartwatch An infographic turns in a group.
is the World Web is and why it was invented tablet
Wide Web? • give examples of how people vaccination The World Wide Web Research:
gathered information in the past vaccine is here! Before the World Wide
World Wide Web
Web Writing:
Why we record Case study: Measles
information vaccination

Why the printing

press was an
important invention

Future computers
Review 4 How well have you understood the topics in Units 7 and 8?
Project 4 Make an inventions timeline
Global Connections Grade 5 Scope and Sequence

Unit The Big Lesson aims New words Listening and Speaking Reading and Unit features
Question activities Writing activities
Module 5: My World
Unit 9 Lesson 1: What • name some natural disasters anticlockwise Listening: Reading: Amazing facts:
Weather and is a natural • understand the causes and ash Discussion Find out more hurricanes
natural disaster? effects of different natural avalanche the 2011 Japanese about natural tsunamis
disasters disasters clockwise tsunami disasters
Lesson 2: What • understand what causes crater Values:
is a hurricane? hurricanes crust Speaking: Hurricanes I always do my best to
• describe the consequences of destructive Talk about natural reduce the amount of
hurricanes dormant disasters Our wonderful resources I use.
Lesson 3: What • understand what causes volcano world: the San
is an earthquakes earthquake Talk about hurricanes Andreas Fault I know it is important to
earthquake? • explain what the Richter Scale is eruption watch news reports
and what it tells us extinct Talk about earthquakes Pompeii and read newspapers
Lesson 4: What • understand what a volcano is volcano to find out about things
is a volcanic • describe an ancient volcanic fault line Talk about volcanoes The discovery of that are happening in
eruption? eruption hurricane Pompeii the world.
Lesson 5: What • describe the causes and effects lava Talk about tsunamis
is a tsunami? of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami magma Writing: I ask questions to help
• understand how a tsunami forms major me understand things
natural Complete a better and I listen
disaster diagram carefully to the
pressure answers.
release Tsunamis
ridge I understand that
spin finding out about things
sudden that happened in the
surface past can help us to
tectonic solve problems in the
plates present.
tornado
tsunami I can communicate my
vent ideas and opinions
volcanic vent clearly and effectively.
wildfire
Research: the Richter
scale
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the Japanese tsunami

Case study: The 2004

Indian Ocean Tsunami
Unit 10 The Lesson 1: Why • locate the Fertile Crescent on a aubergine Listening: Reading: Values:
geography of is the Fertile map (river) bank Cultures and barriers The Fertile I know that farmers are
my region Crescent • explain why crops grow well in barrier Crescent important members of
important? the Fertile Crescent canal Speaking: my community.
Lesson 2: Do • locate the Atlas, Taurus, and curved Talk about the Fertile The Fertile
mountains Zagros mountain ranges on a facilities Crescent Crescent today I know there are many
separate us? map fertile different cultures in the
• understand that mountains form flax Talk about mountains Mountain ranges world and I respect
physical and cultural barriers global those cultures.
Lesson 3: Why • describe how rivers and seas warming Talk about rivers and A diary entry
are rivers and were used in the past and today incense seas I understand how
seas important? • locate rivers and seas in your mountain Rivers and seas important rivers and
region on a map nomadic Talk about crops seas are.
Lesson 4: What • name some of the crops grown nutrients Farmer profiles
crops grow in in your region pipe Talk about urban and I know that water is an
our region? • understand that water is plateau rural life Cities important resource and
important to agriculture producer I don’t waste it.
Lesson 5: What • explain the term urbanisation pump How life has
is urbanisation? • describe the causes and effects river changed I know that older
of urbanisation shellfish people like parents and
soil Urban Heat Islands grandparents can
source teach me a lot about
ton Writing: the history of my
transport Label a map country.
transported
urbanisation Research: a mountain
waste range
wheat
Case study: Where
does it grow?
Review 5 How well have you understood the topics in Units 9 and 10?
Project 5 Make an informational video
Global Connections Grade 5 Scope and Sequence

Unit The Big Lesson aims New words Listening and Speaking Reading and Unit features
Question activities Writing activities
Module 6: My Past
Unit 11 North Lesson 1: Who • say who the Romans were affect Listening: Reading: Amazing facts: the
Africa – 100 were the • understand why the Romans Allied Discussion Who were the Byzantine Empire
BCE to 20th Romans? went to North Africa Powers Romans?
Century Lesson 2: Who • explain who the Byzantines were aqueduct Speaking: Values:
were the • understand why the Byzantines balance
Talk about the Romans The Romans in I understand why
Byzantines? went to North Africa North Africa people in the past
battle
Lesson 3: • say when the Arab Muslims beyond
Talk about the Byzantines wanted to obtain new
When did the arrived in North Africa The Byzantine territory.
CE
Arab Muslims • understand why the Arab Talk about the Arab Empire
Central Muslims in North Africa I respect that the
arrive in North Muslims wanted to conquer North
Africa? Africa Powers The Arab Muslim influence of different
Lesson 4: Why • explain which European city-state Talk about the Europeans Conquests 637– people and cultures in
did Europeans countries colonised North Africa colonisation in North Africa 647 CE the past has helped to
colonise North • understand why Europeans conflict shape who we are
Africa? colonised North Africa conquer Talk about World War I The Battle of today.
Lesson 5: How • explain how North Africa was conquest Carthage
did World War I involved in World War I decline I respect that my
affect North • understand how World War I emperor European colonies ancestors wanted to
Africa? affected North Africa era in North Africa spread Islam to other
parts of the world.
found
Reasons for
height European I understand the
interrupt Colonisation in reasons why countries
invader North Africa wanted to colonise
invasion other countries in the
livestock North Africa in past.
marble World War I
occupation I understand the
occupied The effects of reasons why colonised
political World War I in countries preferred to
North Africa be independent from
poverty
their ruling countries.
prophet
Writing:
public baths Research:
resources A timeline Carthage
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rival
Scramble for the Scramble for Case study:
Africa Africa The Byzantines in
social North Africa
A letter
strategic
territory
trade route
Unit 12 The Lesson 1: What • explain what the Rashidun Abbasid Listening: Reading: Amazing facts: Abd al
Rise of Islam – was the Caliphate was Caliphate Discussion What was the Rahman
Middle Ages to Rashidun • give examples of the caliphate Rasidun Caliphate? Taj Mahal
20th Century Caliphate? achievements of the Rashidun civil war Speaking:
Caliphate Talk about the Rashidun Our History The Values:
companion
Lesson 2: What • explain what the Umayyad corruption
Caliphate Rashidun Caliphate I respect that the
was the Caliphate was achievements of the
descendent
Umayyad • give examples of the Talk about the Umayyad The Umayyad Rashidun Caliphate
equality Caliphate Caliphate helped to shape the
Caliphate? achievements of the Umayyad
glory Muslim world of today.
Caliphate
Lesson 3: What • explain what the Abbasid golden age Talk about the Abbasid The achievements
was the Abbasid Caliphate was intellectual Caliphate of the Umayyad I respect that the
Caliphate? • give examples of the measuremen Caliphate achievements of the
achievements of the Abbasid t Talk about the Safavid The Abbasid Umayyad Caliphate
Caliphate organised Empire Caliphate helped to shape the
Lesson 4: What • explain what the Safavid Empire philosopher
Muslim world of today.
was the Safavid was Talk about the Mughal The achievements
prosper
Empire? • describe the rise and decline of Empire of the Abbasid I respect that the
the Safavid Empire Rashidun Caliphate achievements of the
Lesson 5: What • explain what the Mughal Empire Caliphate Abbasid Caliphate
was the Mughal was rebellion The Safavid Empire helped to shape the
Empire? • describe the rise of the Mughal reputation (1501–1722) Muslim world of today.
Empire in the period 1526–1707 Safavid
Empire The decline of the I respect that the
scholars Safavid Empire achievements of the
shah Safavid Empire helped
stability The growth of the to shape the Muslim
standardise Mughal Empire world of today.
successor
Writing: I respect that the
surrender
A quiz achievements of the
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tolerance Mughal Empire helped

Umayyad The benefits of to shape the Muslim
Caliphate Mughal rule in India world of today.
vision
Complete a fact file Research: the
Rashidun Caliphate

Case study:
Aurangzeb
Review 6 How well have you understood the topics in Units 11 and 12?
Project 6 Create a history timeline