Year 5
Year 5 | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
English | Whole School Unit - The Fate of Fausto
Wolves in the Wall
Cinquains
Valerie Bloom
Monsterology Handbook
Cloud Tea Monkeys
Christmas Classic
| Poetry Genre – Do the (Chicken) Rap!, Ian Bland Recount (biography) – Stone Girl, Bone Girl Who's who? - Narrative Short Stories - Narrative | Poetry Genre – Performance/Narrative – The Highway Man Love that Book - Tales of Outer Suburbia) Love that Book - Narrative - The Promise Poetry Genre - (The Listeners/The Road Not Taken) Literary Heritage – Macbeth | |||
Guided Reading | Wild Robot by Peter Brown Poetry Complete Comprehension The Clockwork Crow by Catherine Fisher Poetry Complete Comprehension | Tyger S.f Said Poetry Complete Comprehension Wild Boy by Rob Lloyd Jones Poetry Complete Comprehension | Kick by Mitch Johnson Poetry Complete Comprehension Who Let the Gods Out? By Maz Evans Poetry Complete Comprehension | |||
Maths | Power Maths Textbook 5A Unit 1 - Place Value within 1,000,000 Unit 2 - Place Value within 1,000,000 Unit 3 - Addition and Subtraction Unit 4 - Multiplication and Division 1 Unit 5 - Fractions 1 Unit 6 - Fractions 2 | Power Maths Textbook 5B Unit 7 - Multiplication and Division 2 Unit 8 - Fractions 3 Unit 9 - Decimals and Percentages Unit 10 - Measure Perimeter and Area Unit 11 - Graphs and Tables | Power Maths Textbook 5C Unit 12 - Geometry - Properties of Shapes Unit 13 - Geometry - Position and Direction Unit 14 - Decimals Unit 15 - Negative Numbers Unit 16 - Measure - Converting Units Unit 17 - Measure - Volume | |||
Science | Forces and Mechanisms - curriculum Maestro This project teaches children about the forces of gravity, air resistance, water resistance and friction, with children exploring their effects. They learn about mechanisms, their uses and how they allow a smaller effort to have a greater effect. Scientists: Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton | Earth and space - Curriculum Maestro This project teaches children about our Solar System and its spherical celestial bodies. They describe the movements of the Earth and the other planets relative to the Sun, the Moon relative to Earth, and the Earth's rotation to explain day and night. Scientists: Ptolemy, Alhazen and Copernicus Katherine Johnson | Properties and Changes of materials - Curriculum Maestro This project teaches children about the wider properties of materials and their uses. They learn about mixtures and how they can be separated using sieving, filtration and evaporation. They study reversible and irreversible changes, and use common indicators to identify irreversible changes. Scientist: Spencer silver Ruth Benerito | Human Reproduction and Ageing - Curriculum Maestro This project teaches children about animal life cycles, including the human life cycle. They explore human growth and development to old age, including the changes experienced during puberty and human reproduction. Scientist: David Attenborough Jane Goodall | ||
RE | Buddhism - Dharma Day - curriculum Maestro Dharma Day, or Asalha Puja, is celebrated in July by Buddhists around the world. The word Dharma means teaching and Dharma Day commemorates Buddha's first sermon in the Deer Park in Varanasi, India, over 2500 years ago. | Hinduism - Holi - curriculum Maestro Holi is celebrated throughout India and beyond. Bonfires are lit on the first day of Holi to remind Hindus of the story of Holika and Prahlad. | Islam - Ramadam and Eid al Fitr - Curriculum Maestro Muslims fast from dawn to dusk during the holy month of Ramadan.Eid al-Fitr comes at the end of the fast and is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide. | Judiaism - Passover - Curriculum Maestro Passover is one of the most important Jewish festivals. It commemorates the time Moses led the Israelite slaves to freedom over 3000 years ago. | Christianity Pentecost - Curriculum Maestro Pentecost is celebrated 50 days after Easter. According to the Bible, Jesus had ascended into heaven 10 days earlier and the disciples were waiting to receive power from God to help them spread Jesus' message. | Sikhism - Guru Arjan Gurpurab - Curriculum Maestro Gurpurabs are special celebration days that commemorate the lives of the Sikh Gurus. |
PSHE | Being Me in My World Planning the forthcoming year Being a citizen Rights and responsibilities Rewards and consequences How behaviour affects groups Democracy, having a voice, participating | Celebrating Differences Cultural differences and how they can cause conflict Racism Rumours and name-calling Types of bullying Material wealth and happiness Enjoying and respecting other cultures | Dreams and Goals Future dreams The importance of money Jobs and careers Dream job and how to get there Goals in different cultures Supporting others (charity) Motivation | Healthy Me Smoking, including vaping Alcohol Alcohol and anti-social behaviour Emergency aid First Aid Body image Relationships with food Healthy choices Motivation and behaviour | Relationships Self-recognition and self-worth Building self-esteem Safer online communities Rights and responsibilities online Online gaming and gambling Reducing screen time Dangers of online grooming SMARRT internet safety rules | Changing Me Self- and body image Influence of online and media on body image Puberty for girls Puberty for boys Conception (including IVF) Growing responsibility Coping with change Preparing for transition |
History | Dynamic Dynasties - Curriculum Maestro This project teaches children about the history of ancient China, focusing primarily on the Shang Dynasty, and explores the lasting legacy of the first five Chinese dynasties, some of which can still be seen in the world today. | Groundbreaking Greeks - Curriculum Maestro This project teaches children about developments and changes over six periods of ancient Greek history, focusing on the city state of Athens in the Classical age, and exploring the lasting legacy of ancient Greece. | ||||
Geography | Investigating Our World - Curriculum Maestro This essential skills and knowledge project teaches children about locating map features using a range of methods. They learn about the Prime Meridian, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), and worldwide time zones and study interconnected climate zones, vegetation belts and biomes. Children learn about human geography and capital cities worldwide before looking at the UK motorway network and settlements. They carry out an enquiry to identify local settlement types. | Sow, Grow and Farm - Curriculum Meastro This project teaches children about the features and characteristics of land use in agricultural regions across the world, including a detailed exploration of significant environmental areas. | ||||
Art | Tints Tone and Shades - Curriculum Maestro - Art week This project teaches children about colour theory by studying the colour wheel and exploring mixing tints, shades and tones. They learn about significant landscape artworks and features of landscapes before using this knowledge to create landscape paintings. | Taotie - Curriculum Maestro This project teaches children about the significance and art of the taotie motif, including ancient and contemporary casting methods. | Nature’s Art - Curriculum Maestro This project teaches children about the genre of land art. They work outdoors to sketch natural forms and explore the sculptural potential of natural materials before working collaboratively to create land art installations. | Mixed Media Collage - Curriculum Maestro This project teaches children about paper crafts, papermaking and collage techniques, including paper, fabric, mixed media and photo collage. They use their learning to create a final piece of small-scale, mixed media collage. | ||
DT | Moving Mechanisms - Curriculum Maestro This project teaches children about pneumatic systems. They experiment with pneumatics before designing, making and evaluating a pneumatic machine that performs a useful function.
. | Eat the Seasons - Curriculum Maestro This project teaches children about the meaning and benefits of seasonal eating, including food preparation and cooking techniques. | Architecture - Curriculum Maestro This project teaches children about how architectural style and technology has developed over time and then use this knowledge to design a building with specific features.. | |||
Music Charanga | Glockenspiel Stage 1: Learning to read a musical stave. | Livin’ on a Prayer: Implementing glockenspiel skills to a singing performance | Make You Feel My Love: Implementing glockenspiel skills to a singing performance | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Improvisation to a backing track, singing in a group performance. | Dancing In The Street: Glockenspiel skills, singing solo, duet and as a group. | Three Little Birds Using instruments to sing and perform Three Little Birds |
PE | Football Fitness | Dance Handball | Gymnastics Volleyball Y5/6 | OAA Basketball | Athletics Swimming | Rounders Tennis |
Computing | Computing systems and networks - systems and searching | Creating media - video production | Creating media - introduction to vector graphics Internet safety day 07.02.22 | Data and information - flat-file database | Programming B - Selection in quizzes | Programming A - Selection in physical computing |
French | Months (C) Do You Have a Pet? (I)
| The Weather (I) | Clothes (I) | |||
Enhanced Curriculum - visits, extra curricula... | Faith Tour (3rd October 2023) | Whole School Cinema visit | Learn to Ride scheme | Swimming | ||