Edmonton Islamic
Academy
2017
APEGA
Edmonton
Science
Olympics
Elementary K to 5
Curriculum
Update
Calendar Events
Curriculum Essential Questions
Related Vocabulary
March 13, 2017
Congratulations to Grade 3 Extemporaneous
Speech Presenters
Congratulations to Grade 4 Extemporaneous Speech Presenters
Congratulations to Grade 5 Extemporaneous Speech Presenters
March Calendar of Events
2017
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
13
14
Arabic
Spelling Bee
Final Round
15
20
27
21
28
22
29
Arabic Spelling Bee
Tuesday March 14,2017
Thursday
Friday
16
17
23
Grade 2
Curriculum
Assembly
8:45 am
30
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Grade
Time
Grade Nine
8:40 to 9: 10
Grade Three
9: 30 to 10 :00
Grade Four
10:30 to 11: 00
Grade Five
11:30 to 12:00
Grade Six
12:30 to 1: 00
Grade Two
1:30 to 2:00
Grade Seven
2:15 to 2:45
Grade Eight
3:00 to 3:30
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Creating and extending patterns
Telling a story through sequencing events
Exploring our sense of sight
Measuring items
Identifying numbers to build a tower
Exploring our sense of sound
KG 2 had a blast on their
library field trip last
week!
We explored the library
and learned how to
check out/return books.
Kindergarten
Subjects
Arabic
Islamic: Quran
Islamic Studies
Essential / Inquiry Questions
Related Vocabulary
These words are key to the lesson.
What does letter Aein ‫ع‬look like and sound like when used in words?
‫َعلَم‬
Surat Qurayah - Third Ayah 1
We are learning the first twenty two names of Allah (SWTA).
What is the Hadeeth about Piety (Albir)?
Early Literacy
Review letters Aa-Zz and their sounds.
Review printing formation of letters Aa-Zz
vowels
consonants
Early Numeracy
What are ways to describe the weight of objects?
How can you use a scale to see what is heavier or lighter?
heavy
light
scale
Environment and
Community Awareness
How can you use your sense of smell to explore your environment?
How can you use your sense of taste to explore your environment?
five senses
smell
taste
Grade 1 D Learning about Migration, Hibernation and Adaptation at the Edmonton Valley Zoo!
Arabic
What does letter ( ‫ )ع‬with short and long vowels added, look like at the beginning,
middle and ending of different words?
‫الربيع‬- ‫الطعام‬- ‫الشراع‬- ‫عبير‬
Islamic: Quran
Memorization and recitation the first 2 ayat of Surah Ad Duha.
‫الضحى‬
Islamic Studies
Why is it important to obey our parents?
Birrul Walidayn
‫بر الوالدين‬
Literacy Reading Strategies
Can you sequence a story from beginning to end and recall the events from the
story?
beginning, middle and
end, sequence
Literacy Writing Trait
Why do you need to change my sentence starter each time?
sentence
Numeracy Problem Solving
What is the strategy for adding doubles plus one?
doubles
Numeracy Mental Math
Can you add double numbers plus one in your head?
numbers, doubles
Social Studies
What community helper would you like to be and discuss with your parents what
your job would be?
community, helpers, job
Science
How does your sense of sight keep you safe and how does it allow you to explore
the world and explore Allah’s creations?
sense, sight, explore,
creation, allow
Can you color by number using addition?
color, addition, number
Math Problem of the Week
Developing Critical Thinking
Skills
Education is not the
preparation for
life..Education IS life.
Education is
not the
preparation
for life..
Education IS
life.
Arabic
Do you know what is the meaning of ‫?ال ِمهَن‬
‫المهن‬
Islamic: Quran
Can you recite Al Shams 1-9?
‫ األرض‬، ‫السماء‬
Islamic Studies
Do you know the lesson of patience that ProphetYounis learned?
‫الصبر‬
Literacy Reading Strategies
Can you use predictable phrases and sentence patterns fluently and with comprehension
during oral and silent reading?
predict, pattern,sequence
Literacy Writing Trait
Can you choose words, language patterns, illustrations
or sounds to create a variety of effects in oral, print and
other media texts
effects, patterns
Numeracy Problem Solving
Can you create and solve problems that involve subtraction?
subtract
Numeracy Mental Math
Can you explain that the order in which numbers are subtracted may affect the
difference?
subtract, difference, less
than
Social Studies
Can you identify the cultural characteristics of Meteghan, such as their language and
traditions?
tradition,culture
Science
Can you distinguish materials that are attracted to a magnet from those that are not?
attract,repel,magnet
Grade 3A Pictures - Science fair fun,
painting our Peru masks, Division
using manipulatives!
Arabic
Can you read the lesson ‫بالدي‬and answer questions about it ?
‫لبنان‬- ‫الصومال‬- ‫الباكستان‬- ‫ليبيا‬‫مصر‬- ‫فلسطين‬- ‫غيانا‬- ‫سوريا‬- ‫العلم‬‫اللغة‬- ‫الموقع‬- ‫بالدي‬
Islamic: Quran
Can you recite surat Al-ghashiya from aya 1 to aya 12 with basic Tajweed rules ?
‫وجوه‬- ‫ناعمه‬- ‫ضريع‬- ‫راضية‬
Islamic Studies
How can you make your prayer perfect ?
Kushoo- salat - Qibla- wudoo
Literacy Reading Strategies
What are examples of repeated humour, sound and poetic effects that contribute to
audience enjoyment?
personification, simile,
hyperbole, metaphor
Literacy Writing Trait
Why do we use literary devices in our sentences and writing?
poetry, literary devices
Numeracy Problem Solving
How could you organize data using charts and lists to answer questions? How do you
interpret and compare line plots?
collect, organize, data,tally
marks, charts, line plots.
Numeracy Mental Math
Choose two sports. Use your tally chart to compare the numbers of people who like
these sports.
collect, organize, data,tally
marks, charts, line plots
Social Studies
What goods and services do the communities import from and export to other parts of
the world?
resources, technology, port
Science
How can you build a mosque using a variety of materials?
mosque, build, structures
Math Problem of the Week
Developing Critical
Thinking Skills
Amin and Talia made line plots to show how many hours their classmates spent playing video games last weekend.
Compare the 2 line plots. What is the same about the line plots? What is different? How do line plots help you compare
data?
Grade: 4D
Working with technology,
applying logical skills in
games, and attending
the hockey game.
Grade 4 Subjects
Essential / Inquiry Questions
Related Vocabulary
Arabic
Can you use question tools to form proper questions in your daily life ?
‫هَل‬- ‫ َمتَى‬- ‫ َكم‬- ‫ َماذا‬-ََ‫أَين‬
Islamic: Quran
Memorization, recitation and understanding of Surat At-Takweer 1-19.
َ‫قَ َّد ََم َوأَ َّخ َر‬- ‫ َم َعا ِذي َرهۥ‬- َ‫ل تُ َحرِّك‬
َ َ - ُ‫بَيَانَ ۥه‬
Islamic Studies
What is Uhud ?What caused the Battle of Uhud to happen?
Jabal Uhud - Revenge
Literacy Reading Strategies
How does an extended ending enhance the conclusion of a story?
resolution
Literacy Writing Trait
Presentation
How do you prepare the final draft of writing?
penmanship,margins
Numeracy Problem Solving
How can you use different strategies to solve a math equation puzzle?
equations,vertical,horizontal
Numeracy Mental Math
How do you use fraction strips to compare numbers?
fraction strips, numerator,
denominator
Social Studies
Why did settlement grow in Alberta after 1850s?
nwmp, quality of life
Science
How does excessive packaging affect the landfills?
landfills, leachate
Math Problem of the Week
Developing Critical Thinking
Skills
Explain through drawing how fractions are related to division.
Grade 5 D Pictures
Testing the density of a
substance, Speech
Presentations, en route
to the Oil Kings game
and a few of our
Science Fair projects!
Arabic
Can you describe your favourite animal ?
‫الحيوانات المفترسة‬- ‫الحيوانات‬
‫البرمائية‬- ‫الحشرات‬
Islamic: Quran
Memorization, recitation and understanding of Surat Al-Qiyamah 1-15
‫فاقرة‬
‫تذرون‬
‫اخرة‬
Islamic Studies
What is the difference between minor and major shirk?
Shirk in Al-Asmaa’ was-Sifaat
Shirk in Ar-Rubobiyyah
Shirk in Ibadah,
Literacy Reading
Strategies
What are the roles and responsibilities of each students in a literature circle? How will the
discussions be lead? Who will create the questions and where will the questions come from?
discussion director, word
wizard
connection maker
Literacy Writing
Trait
Ideas
What are some ways to express an authentic personal response?
Numeracy Problem
Solving
How do you decide which tool to use to measure the different objects in the classroom?
referent, metric conversion
Numeracy Mental
Math
How can you add/subtract/multiply/divide numbers using mental math strategies?
fact family
Social Studies
What were the causes of the mass migration in Canada?
famine, poverty
Science
What are the unique characteristics of water and carbon dioxide?
water - surface tension, carbon
dioxide
Math Problem
Select and justify a referent for the unit mm? Communicate your answer in writing.
‫وجوه ناضرة‬
‫حبون العاجلة‬