Year 5 - Kestrels

Kestrels Year 5

In Year 5 the children learn about a range of subjects throughout the year that are divided into cross curricular topics. The yearly overview can be downloaded below; alternatively the information in the overview can be viewed on this page.

Year 5 curriculum overview.pdf

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Time allocation		Autumn Term
Topic title		Around the World! Bread Glorious Bread!		Out of this World!
Enquiry based hook/challenge		What’s happening in the world around us?		Marking out the solar system on the field
Enrichment Trips, visitors and outdoor learning		Meeting an explorer Bread making		Greenwich Observatory
Celebration and achievements		Creating a class ‘big’ book to share in the school library / entrance hall		Space Quiz in teams – competition Share, taste and evaluate bread. Bread display.
Class texts/videos		Shackleton’s Journey Lighthouse animation Around the world in 80 days		Cosmic by Frank Cottrall Boyce
Writing		Reporting on natural disasters. Diary entry Presenting information about a famous explorer. Writing a story linked to a journey		Writing a science fiction story Information Text about the Solar System Non-chronological report about space pioneers Poetry
Maths		Number and place value Addition and subtraction Measures – money Multiplication and division – prime and square numbers		Fractions to solve problems Multiplication and division Shape, position and direction Measures – time Statistics to solve problems
Scientific enquiry				Understand the Earth and Moon’s orbits of the Sun. Explain why the Sun looks like it travels across the sky. Recognise and explain what causes day and night
Computing		Sharing information on Kidblog and Powerpoint		Understanding the World Wide Web
Geographical enquiry		Locating the world’s continents (some countries within) and oceans. Investigating time and climate zones. Extreme weather and natural disasters. Investigating breads from around the word.
History		Learning about famous expeditions and presenting information about a famous navigator.
Art & Design		Great Wave – using water colour Tornado sketching focusing on line and shading
Design Technology		Bread making		Who will win the Great Year 5 Bread Bake-Off?
Music		Violins Choral Project
French		Doyou have a pet?	Les Planetes		Les Jeux Olympiques
PE		Dance Games	Gym Traditional dance		Gym Dance
SMSC	PSHE	Jigsaw- Being me and my world	Jigsaw – Celebrating Difference		Jigsaw – Dreams and goals
	RE	Sikhism- Belief into action	Christianity Christmas		Sikhism Beliefs and moral values

Time allocation		Spring Term
Topic title		Ancient Greek Story Tellers	Amazing Amazon Circle of life!
Enquiry based hook/challenge		Create a story from the images on an ancient Greek pot	Watching a David Attenborough clip, looking at aerial views, animal noises.
Enrichment Trips, visitors and outdoor learning		Watch an online Greek story teller and make an ancient Greek pot	Rainforest workshop – live creatures.
Celebration and achievements		Pottery show – children tell the stories of their pots to Year 6	Inviting parents in after school to look at children’s work. Display.
Class texts/videos		Greek Myths and Legends	Explorer by Catherine Rundle Journey to the river sea by Eva Ibbison David Attenborough
Writing		Narrative writing around Greek pots. Writing a myth Playscript linked to Greek myths	Narrative writing about the journey Letter writing linked to conservation. Diary entry – a day in the life of David Attenborough Non-fiction writing
Maths		Number and place value Addition and subtraction to solve problems Measures – area to solve Measures – length, mass and capacity Fractions	Area linked to deforestation Multiplication to solve problems Shape, position and direction Position and direction Division
Scientific enquiry			Living things and their habitats Life cycles of organisms Reproduction in plants and animals Recognise the stages of growth in humans Animals and plants in the rainforest
Computing		Creating and debugging flow charts	Developing more complex algorithms in Logo
Geographical enquiry			Key features of rainforests and land use. Issues in the rainforest and deforestation. Communities in the rainforest. Climate and fair trade.
History		Investigate what daily life was like in Ancient Greece for different people in society.
Art & Design		Observing patterns and sketching mythical beasts.	Animal Patterns Clay rainforest animals
Design Technology		Greek pottery – clay pots. Carving into them and painting.
Music		Violins Choral Project
French		What is the date?	The weather
PE		Gym Games	Athletics Games
SMSC	PSHE	Jigsaw – Healthy Me	Jigsaw - Relationships
	RE	Christianity - Easter	Sikhism Prayer and worship

Time allocation		Summer Term
Topic title		Material World	Victorians with a Twist!			Let’s Get Moving!
Enquiry based hook/challenge		How to survive in the Amazon?	What was life like for a Victorian child in Dartford?			Creating a prototype for a land yacht
Enrichment Trips, visitors and outdoor learning			Victorian day at Hall Place			Racing land yachts on the playground Present to a Dragons Den
Celebration and achievements		Presenting their findings science to another year group	Class sharing assembly KS2			Racing land yachts
Class texts/videos		Alchemists letter – online clip	Oliver Twist Street Child			Farther by Grahame Baker Smith Videos – bloodhound, space rocket
Writing		Explanatory text –surviving in the Amazon Drama – experience being stranded in the Amazon	Diary entries, poetry. Narrative story about a Victorian child.			Instructions for creating a land yacht Persuasive writing – Posters / letters Narrative about a story of perseverance
Maths		Weights and measures linked to cooking. Making 3D boxes for bread samples. Number and place value Fractions addition and subtraction Multiplying fractions Percentages Addition and subtraction	Victorian houses – area and perimeter			Calculating speed and data handling Multiplication and division Measures – time Measures to solve problems Shape, position and direction
Scientific enquiry		Properties and changes of materials. Solids, liquids, gases separating and dissolving. Reversible/irreversible changes				Understand the effect of air, water and friction on a moving object. Investigate how some devices turn a small force into a larger one. (levers and pulleys)
Computing		Using data loggers to collect information and present it in Excel		Programming a Pro Bot, Scratch to complete a maze
Geographical enquiry			Local census; the mark the Victorians have left on Dartford, investigating old maps of Dartford
History			What was life like for a working child in the Victorian Dartford?
Art & Design		Abstract space pictures linked to Peter Thorpe	William Morris
Design Technology						Design and make a land yacht
Music		Violins Choral Project
French		The weather			Clothes
PE		Athletics Games			Athletics Games
SMSC	PSHE	Jigsaw - Relationships			Jigsaw - Changes
	RE	Sikhism Prayer and worship			Christianity Beliefs and practices

The topic areas are arranged to enable children to build on their prior learning in Key Stage 2. The topics are carefully sequenced to ensure pupils continue to develop their knowledge and skills in a progressive, engaging way.

To find out more information about your child's termly topics please refer to the topic webs below:

If you wish to find out more about our approach to teaching individual subjects please visit our curriculum by subject pages which will provide you with information about where your child's learning in Year 5 fits into our whole school curriculum at The Gateway.