Literacy (writing)

• ‘King Midas’ – Ancient Greek Myth
• Non-fiction writing – Scientific experiment write up
• SPaG focus – Year 5 spellings and punctuation

Shared Reading

Comprehension skills

• Portrait of a Dragon (poetry)
• An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth (autobiography)
• Why Recycle? (non-fiction)
• The Infinite (science fiction)
• Tales of King Arthur (legend)
• The Great Fire of London (poetry)
• Pompeii (non-fiction)
• Vi Spy: Licence to Chill (humour fiction)
• A Letter from E.B. White (non-fiction)
• Video Gaming Grandma (news article)
• The Wind in the Willows (musical playscript)
• Poems About Nature (poetry)
• The Girl Who Stole an Elephant (adventure fiction)

Maths

Weekly cycle of maths curriculum coverage (number, addition & subtraction, multiplication & division, fractions/ decimals/ percentages, geometry, statistics, money, time, length, mass, volume/capacity) including each week:

• Arithmetic
• Times tables
• Varied fluency and representations
• Reasoning and problem-solving
• Practical maths

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Science

Science is covered in a rolling schedule of eleven strands of science: space, forces, light, sound, electricity, materials 1, materials 2, living things, plants, animals, evolution.

Topic – Geography

Alaska

• Investigate places
• Investigate patterns and connections
• Geographical communication -presentation

Topic - History

Ancient Greece

• Chronological understanding
• Making connections in world history – government, democracy, philosophy
• Investigating and interpreting evidence
• Historical communication -presentation

Music

• Sea Shanties
• Body percussion
• Cup rhythm games
• Group performance

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Art

• Artist study – Pop Art and Andy Warhol
• Drawing and Sketching skills - Drawing faces – ears study

Computing

• Online Safety
• Computer Science - Programming

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PSHE

• Rights and Responsibilities – democracy and discrimination
• Money - enterprise
• Feelings and Friendship - secrets
• Health – healthy choices (physical and mental health)
• Safety and Risk – online safety
• Identity - community
• RSE - puberty

P.E.

• Invasion games – Football skills, roles, tactics and rules.
• Gymnastics

Design and Technology

• Structures – frame structures (maze/labyrinth)