2014-2015
Year Five
topic overview
Topic
Led by
History
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Africa
History
Benin West Africa) c. AD 900-1300 a non-European
Crime and Punishment
History/ Geography
Tudor Life – Henry VIII a study of an aspect or theme in
Tudor Explorers
Science
Tudor Explorers – Raleigh, Columbus, Drake
society that provides contrasts with British history
British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge
beyond 1066
Elizabeth I
Science
Geography
Living Things & Their Habitats
Properties & Changes of Materials
Earth & Space
Locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on
Europe and North and South America, concentrating on
their environmental regions, key physical and human
characteristics, countries, and major cities.
Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping.
Human geography, including: types of settlement and land use,
economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural
resources including energy, food, minerals and water.
Use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid
references, symbols and keys.
Understand geographical similarities and differences
through the study of human and physical geography
of two region in and outside of the UK.
Physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes
and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes
and earthquakes, and the water cycle.
Art
DT
PSHE
Benin masks
Model settlement
New Beginnings
Living in the wider world
Coding / powerpoint
Football/tennis at westway
Gymnastics. Team building games
El parquet
Ukulele 4 Ensemble Skills
Singing with strength 5 Christmas Production
What can we learn from religions about
temptation? Islam / Christianity
What is advent? Christianity
Water colours
Film project (Literacy link)
Relationships
Textiles - Tudor hats
Food – Tudor banquet
Health and wellbeing
Green screening
Netball/cricket Dance. Circuits.
Computing
Swimming / athletics
Aerobics. Circuits.
La Clase
Introduction to the guitar
Band Project
How is Humanism the same as and
different to a religion? Humanism
What does it mean to belong? Hinduism
Computing
PE
Spanish
Music
RE
Enrichment
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RBKC Christmas Concert
Westway Tennis Training
British Museum - Ancient Africa Exhibit
QPR Heath Stars Program
Hurricane Theatre; Pantomime
Black History Week – “The Empire
Needs Men” – WWI Theatre Workshop
El cafe
Ocarina 5 Performing and composing
Drumming 4 Becoming a drumming Leader
Do all Christians express their beliefs in the same way?
Christianity
What difference did Guru Nanak make to the world?
Sikhism
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National Portrait Gallery; Tudor Gallery
Skillsforce; Contributing to the Community
Royal Albert Hall Music Project
Digital Works Film Production – Documentary
Making
Road Safety Play & Workshop; Chicken
Theatre
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Forces
Fulham Palace; Tudor Market
Place Workshop
Science Museum; Earth and
Space Exhibition
School Journey