KSSR ENGLISH YEAR 5

STRAND 1 STRAND 2
Language Focus Language Arts
LEVEL 2
(YEARS 4, 5 & 6)
300 MINS PER WEEK SK
180 MINS PER WEEK - SJK
Skills Listening &
Speaking,
Reading and Writing
Vocabulary
(includes Science & Maths
themes
as well as Grammar )
Readers
+
(Contemporary Childrens
Literature)
Genres:
Short Story, Poems and
Graphic Novel

LEVEL 1
(YEARS 1,2 & 3)
300 MINS PER WEEK SK
150 MINS PER WEEK - SJK
Skills Listening &
Speaking,
Reading and Writing
Vocabulary
Grammar (Year 3)
Phonics: SK -Y1 & 2, SJK Y1-
Y3
Penmanship
Readers
- Big Books
-Lady Bird Series
Music, Poetry & Drama
CURRICULUM MATRIX
Recommended Time Allocation for English Language Lessons
The table below is a recommendation on how the English language periods can be
allocated for English language lessons throughout the week. However, schools are
given the flexibility and liberty to adapt needs of the pupils as long as the allocated
periods are adhered to. SK
Lesson 1 (60
minutes)
Lesson 2 (60
minutes)
Lesson 3 (60
minutes)

Lesson 4 (60 minutes)

Lesson 5 (60 minutes)

Listening &
Speaking
Reading Writing/ Grammar Grammar /
Writing

Language Arts
(Contemporary
Childrens Literature)
Lesson 1 (60 minutes) Lesson 2 (60 minutes) Lesson 3 (60 minutes)
Week 1 Listening & Speaking Reading Writing/Grammar
Week 2 Grammar/Writing

Language Arts ((Contemporary
Childrens Literature)
*Listening & Speaking
SK -300 MINS
SJK-180 MINS
*Lesson 3 (Week 2) can be a new topic or reinforcement of any module chosen by
the teacher.
CONTENT CONFIGURATION FOR STAGE 2 (YEAR 4-6)
World of Self
World of Stories
World of Knowledge
World of Self
World of Stories
World of Knowledge
World of Self
World of Stories
World of Knowledge
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L5

LESSON 1
Listening & Speaking
LESSON 2
Reading
LESSON 3
Writing/
Grammar
LESSON 4
Grammar/Writing

LESSON 5
Language Arts (Contemporary
Childrens Literature)
Texts In The New Cycle (Cycle 2) SK & SJK
GENRES
POEMS (COMPILATION) THE SHORT STORY THE GRAPHIC
NOVEL
1) 1. This Tooth by Lee Bennett
Hopkins
2) Cats by John Kitching
3) Serenade by Bobby Katz
4) Watching a Bumble Bee by Wes
Magee
5) Miss Antrobus by Richard Edwards
6) The Meal by Karla Kuskin
7) Seaside by Shirley Hughes
8) The Dark by Adrian Henri

And Something Weird
Happened

by Pamela Rushby
Gullivers Travel

by Jonathan Swift