English First Additional Language (FAL) in Grade 5 is designed to build confidence in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The curriculum moves beyond basic sentence construction to explore various text types, including novellas, newspapers, poetry, and dramas. To ensure you have a complete roadmap for the year, it is essential to consult the full Grade 5 Annual Teaching Plans (ATPs).
This guide outlines the 2026 English FAL Grade 5 ATP, providing a structured weekly breakdown from Information Texts in Term 1 to the major Creative Writing Project in Term 3 and Final Exams in Term 4.
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The Annual Teaching Plan for Grade 5 emphasizes the development of vocabulary, reading stamina (through daily reading of a novella), and the mastery of language structures like tenses and parts of speech.
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Term 1: Information, Narratives, and Instructions
Focus: The first term introduces learners to reading for information and enjoyment, covering text types from social media messages to newspaper articles.
- Weeks 1–2: Information Texts
- Reading: Reading information texts and social texts (SMS/email).
- Writing: Writing a 3–4 paragraph information text or an SMS/email.
- Language: Simple present and future tense; Finite and Infinite verbs.
- Weeks 3–4: The Novella
- Listening: Listening to extracts from a novella.
- Reading: Reading extracts; predicting from titles and pictures.
- Writing: Writing a book review using a frame.
- Language: Relative and Reflexive pronouns; Simple past tense.
- Weeks 5–6: Story Writing
- Reading: Reading a narrative story; discussing plot, characters, and setting.
- Writing: Writing a narrative or descriptive story (3 paragraphs).
- Language: Common and Proper nouns; Synonyms; Simple past tense.
- Weeks 7–8: Newspaper Articles
- Reading: Reading an article; scanning for “who, what, where, when, why.”
- Writing: Writing a newspaper article with a headline and lead paragraph.
- Language: Prepositions, Articles (a/an/the), and Antonyms.
- Weeks 9–10: Instructional Texts
- Reading: Reading instructions (e.g., recipes or “how-to” guides).
- Writing: Writing a set of instructions using command verbs.
- Language: Adverbs of manner, time, and place; Command form.
Term 2: Poetry, Drama, and Reports
Focus: Term 2 explores creative genres like poetry and drama, alongside functional texts like weather reports, culminating in the mid-year exam.
- Weeks 1–2: Poetry
- Reading: Analyzing poems for alliteration, metaphors, and similes.
- Speaking: Performing a poem with appropriate tone and expression.
- Language: Collective and Abstract nouns; Present continuous tense.
- Weeks 3–4: Weather Reports
- Reading: Interpreting weather maps, symbols, and forecasts.
- Writing: Writing a weather report using visual data.
- Language: Future tense; Homophones and Homonyms.
- Weeks 5–6: Drama/Play
- Reading: Reading a play script; understanding dialogue and characters.
- Writing: Writing a dialogue or play script.
- Language: Direct and Indirect speech; Subject-Verb concord.
- Weeks 7–8: Formal Reports
- Reading: Reading reports with visuals (graphs/charts).
- Writing: Writing a report based on an investigation.
- Language: Past and Future continuous tense; Active and Passive voice.
- Weeks 9–10: Assessment
- Task: June Controlled Test (Comprehension, Visual Text, Summary, Language).
Term 3: The Creative Writing Project
Focus: The third term is dominated by the Creative Writing Project (CWP), which spans research and writing, alongside the study of folklore and advertisements.
- Weeks 1–2: Folklore (Myths and Legends)
- Reading: Distinguishing between realistic and unrealistic events in folklore.
- Writing: Writing a descriptive paragraph about a character or setting.
- Language: Direct and Indirect speech; Diminutives.
- Weeks 3–4: Project Stage 1 (Research)
- Activity: Researching a specific genre (Poetry, Drama, or Story).
- Skills: Gathering information, taking notes, and compiling a bibliography.
- Weeks 5–6: Project Stage 2 (Writing)
- Activity: Drafting the creative piece based on the research (e.g., writing the poem or story).
- Process: Planning, drafting, editing, and producing a final version (30 marks).
- Weeks 7–8: Advertisements
- Reading: Analyzing ads for target audience and layout.
- Writing: Creating an advertisement with persuasive language.
- Language: Degrees of comparison (Adjectives).
- Weeks 9–10: Poetry
- Reading: Discussing rhyme, rhythm, and sound effects.
- Writing: Writing a poem using figures of speech.
Term 4: Revision and Final Assessment
Focus: The final term revisits key text types, finalizes the oral component of the project, and prepares learners for the end-of-year exams.
- Weeks 1–2: Folklore (Animal Characters)
- Reading: Reading stories featuring animals.
- Writing: Writing a story with a plot, setting, and animal characters.
- Language: Idioms, Proverbs, and Metaphors.
- Weeks 3–4: Reports (News/Topical)
- Listening: Discussing current issues or news.
- Speaking: Presenting an oral report.
- Language: Conjunctions; Synonyms and Antonyms.
- Weeks 5–6: Information Texts (Visuals)
- Reading: Interpreting texts with maps or diagrams.
- Writing: Writing a 3–4 paragraph information text.
- Language: Definite and Indefinite articles; Negative form.
- Weeks 7–8: Oral Assessment
- Task: Oral Presentation of the Creative Writing Project (started in Term 3).
- Revision: Reviewing language structures.
- Weeks 9–10: Final Exams
- Task: End-of-Year Controlled Test (Comprehension, Visual Text, Summary, Language).
FAQ: English FAL Grade 5
Q: What is the “Read Aloud” assessment? A: This is a formal oral assessment where learners read a text aloud to the teacher. It usually starts in Term 1 but marks are recorded in Term 2.
Q: How does the Creative Writing Project work? A: It is a multi-stage project starting in Term 3. Learners first do Research (10 marks), then Write their creative piece (30 marks), and finally Present it orally (20 marks) in Term 4.
Q: What is the focus of the “Language Structures”? A: This section covers grammar rules such as tenses (past, present, future), parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives), and punctuation, which are tested in all controlled tests.