Literacy (writing)

• TBC
• SPaG focus – Year 5 spellings and grammar

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Shared Reading

Comprehension skills 

• The Girl Who Stole an Elephant (adventure fiction)
• Tracking Basking Sharks (news article)
• The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (classic fiction) 
• My Corner of the Ring (memoir)
• The Unluckiest Boy in the World (fiction)
• Cute, Fluffy and as Hard as Nails! (Non-fiction)
• Johnny and the Dead (playscript)
• Imelda and the Horned Owl (fiction)
• Poems About Words (poetry)
• Facts About Hurricanes! (non-fiction)
• The Oak and the Linden Tree (myth)
• Cora and the King (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

Egypt

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

Topic - History

Ancient Egypt

• Chronological understanding
• Making connections in world history – social structure, technology, religion
• Investigating and interpreting evidence
• Historical communication -presentation

Music

• TBC

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Art

• Artisan study – Graffiti and Street Art

• Drawing and Sketching skills - Drawing landscapes – paths, roads and rivers

Computing

• Use of Technology and Searching – how the internet works, how to search safely
• 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.

• Dance
• Net and ball - Tennis

Design and Technology

• Mechanical systems – Pulleys and gears