Curriculum Overview
Year 5 Curriculum Overview 2020-21
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Renewal Curriculum |
Recharge Curriculum |
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Autumn 1 (7 weeks) |
Autumn 2 (8 weeks) |
Spring 1 (6 weeks) |
Spring 2 (6 weeks) |
Summer 1 (5 weeks) |
Summer 2 |
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Topics |
Water, Water Everywhere (G) Y4 curriculum |
Scandinavia (G)
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Our Living Planet- how sustainable are we? (G) |
Who was the bravest, the boldest and the greatest? Vikings v’s Romans (H) |
Would you rather be an Athenian or Spartan? Ancient Greece (H) |
What was the impact of the Victorians on Britain? (H) |
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Literacy: units |
Narrative Personal Correspondence |
Traditional Tales – stories from other cultures (Norway) Recount: diary entries from Ayesha’s point of view
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Explain – Complaints Persuade: Debate |
Narrative Poetry Newspaper Reports (based on the Highwayman)
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Entertain: Narrative Persuade- Job Application |
Shakespeare: Hamlet |
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Key texts (Literacy) |
Journey to the River Sea |
Tatterhood- Nordic myth
Oranges in No Man’s Land |
The story of the blue planet |
The Highwayman |
The Adventures of Odysseus
The Iliad (children’s version) |
Shakespeare: Hamlet
Street Child |
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Maths |
Number: place value Number: addition and subtraction Statistics |
Number: multiplication and division Measurement: perimeter and area |
Number: multiplication and division Number: fractions |
Number: fractions Number: decimals and percentages |
Number: decimals Geometry: properties of shape |
Geometry: position and direction Measurement: converting units Measurement: volume |
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Science |
Changing State |
Material: Properties |
Forces |
Earth & Space |
Solids, liquids and gases |
Food Chains (Y4 curriculum) Life Cycle including humans
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Computing |
Using the Internet: validity of data/ use info from internet in a presentation (copyright) |
Digital Media: Video editing |
Communicating: emails / year group blog Digital Media: photography |
Programming: create/ edit/ refine algorithms (create a game) |
Creating/ publishing: Prezi |
Using data : spreadsheets/ databases |
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Creative- Music |
Cyclic patterns: Exploring rhythm and pulse |
Roundabout: Exploring rounds |
Journey into space: exploring sound sources |
Songwriter: Exploring lyrics and melody |
Stars, hide your fires: performing together |
Who Knows? Exploring music processes |
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Creative- Art |
Drawing |
Painting |
Printmaking |
Collage |
Textiles |
3D |
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PSHE/ safeguarding
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Physical & Mental Health |
Keeping Safe |
Relationships: Friends & Family |
Respectful & sage Relationships |
Living in the Wider World: Financial Literacy |
Health & Wellbeing: Ourselves- Growing & Changing |
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RE Day |
Places of worship: Christianity (Cathedrals and churches) |
Festivals: Hanukah |
Important stories in religion: Islam |
A day in the life... Sikhism |
RE through art (symbols): Buddhism |
Values through religion: Sikhism and Islam |
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PE |
Basic Movements |
Net Games |
Team Games |
Gymnastics |
Dance |
Strike and Field Games |
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Home Learning Projects
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3D model the water cycle and an explanation text on how it works |
Travel brochure of Scandinavia (or one of its countries) |
Sustainability Project |
3D model of a Viking ship. Written account on Viking invasion. |
Research a Greek god/goddess, draw their portrait and write an account |
The Great Exhibition- make a model of a Victorian invention and write on its importance |