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Year 5
English
Autumn 1
This half term in literacy Year 5 will looked at children’s
significant authors focusing on Michael Morpurgo. They will
read and compared stories and novels by Michael Morpurgo
comparing themes, characters, settings and moods. Children
will look at how the author helps you visualise the setting and
characters through description. They also compare how
authors choose to open their stories (action, description,
dialogue, puzzle/questions) before writing their own story
opener to ‘hook’ the reader and make them want to read on.
This was followed by writing a new scene for the Butterfly
Lion in the style of the author. Children will then write their
own narrative inspired by the author, creating their own
adventure stories.
Also this half term Year 5 will read, compared and analysed
poems from Sensational By Roger McGough. Children
identify, discuss and evaluate figurative language used to
create a visual imagine in The Magic of the Brain by Jenny
Joseph and used the structure of this poem to write their own
senses poem about autumn. Children also prepare poems
about sound and how we hear, to read aloud and to perform,
using tone, actions and volume, so that the meaning is clear
to an audience.
Autumn 2
This half term in literacy children will
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Autumn 1
Autumn 2
This half term in Numeracy Year 5 will learn to read, write,
order, round and compare numbers to at least 1,000,000 and
determine the value of each digit. This was followed by
adding and subtracting whole numbers with more than 4
digits using the column method. In addition to this children
will discuss and share ideas about how to add and subtract
large numbers mentally. This will be followed by solving
addition and subtraction multi-step problems in real life
situations.
Maths
Year 5 will learn to identify multiples and factors, recognise
and use square numbers and cube numbers and identify
prime numbers whilst continuing to learn their multiplication
and division facts mentally. Children will also learn to multiply
and divide whole numbers and decimals by 10, 100 and
1,000
Year 5 will identified 2D and 3D shapes and their properties
including lines of symmetry, parallel lines, angles and the
nets of 3D shapes.
This half term in Numeracy children will
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Science
Autumn 1
The science topic this half term has been the property of
materials. Children will compare and grouped together
everyday materials on the basis of their properties, including
their hardness, solubility, transparency, conductivity and
their response to magnets. Also children will investigated
which materials dissolve in liquid to form a solution and
describe how to recover a substance from a solution.
Children then continue to learn about solids, liquids and
gases and investigated how mixtures might be separated,
including through filtering, sieving and evaporating. Whilst
comparing materials, children discuss reasons, based on
evidence for the particular uses of everyday materials,
including metals, wood and plastic
Children will sketch and evaluate self-portraits.
Art & Design
Computing
Children will discuss and created an information pack
showing their understanding of using technology safely,
respectfully and responsibly; recognising
acceptable/unacceptable behaviour and identifying a range
of ways to report concerns about content and contact
Design &
Technology
Linking to the Topic Anglo Saxons Year 5 will make their
own weaving pattern using a paper plate and wool. Children
generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas
through discussion as a class. Once the main idea are
planned children will create their own weaving template
using a paper plate and weaved a decorative pattern using
wool. Once completed they will evaluate their ideas and
products against their own design criteria and consider the
Autumn 2
In science children will continue to investigate materials and
their properties. Children will develop their understanding of
solids, liquids and gases through a series of investigations
such as; which materials will keep the water the warmest?
What happens to water when it is heated? Which surface will
ice melt on the fastest? These experiments’ will develop
children’s understanding of solids liquids and gases and
develop their scientific knowledge of a fair test and reading
and comparing their results to write a clear conclusion.
Suggesting how they could investigate further.
Children will develop their understanding of sketching using
different pencils and sketch Antarctic animals. They will also
use watercolours to paint Antarctic animals, creating a wash
and improving their brush skills.
Chilldren will learn how to create their own computer game
using scratch. Children will create a model for a basic game.
Once children have developed this understanding of control
and modelling they will create their own game.
Linking to the topic Antarctica, Year 5 will make their own
models of Antarctic animals using clay. Children will create a
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views of others to improve their work.
Year 5
Autumn 1
Geography
Children will identify towns which were named during the
Anglo-Saxon period using an atlas. Children also will use an
atlas to develop their understanding of where the Saxons
came from and where they settled.
History
Languages
(Key Stage 2)
Year 5 will research, study and investigate the Anglo-Saxon
period in history. Children will learn about Anglo-Saxon
invasions, settlements and kingdoms: place names and
village life, Anglo-Saxon art and culture, research and write
in their own words about the resistance by Alfred the Great
and the first king of England. Children also will read and
develop their understanding of Anglo-Saxons myths such as
Beowulf and retell the story in their own words.
In French Year 5 will engage in conversation, ask and
answer questions, express opinions and respond to others
by; greeting people, asking questions about their families
and being able to answer questions about themselves.
Children will start to develop their written French with the
aim of being able to write about themselves by the end of
Autumn 2.
Autumn 2
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Music
Year 5
PE
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
In PE Year 5 will play competitive games such as football,
hockey and netball and apply and develop their
understanding of attacking and defending.
Every week Year 5 will go swimming in order to swim
competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of
at least 25 metres.
RE
PSHCE
In PSCHE Children will discuss E-Safety and CyberBullying.
Children will also attend a Childline workshop.
In PSCHE Children will take part in Anti Bullying week.
During this week children will learn and discuss how to stop
bullying and what to do if you are being bullied or if you see
someone being bullied. Children will create anti bullying
posters and bunting to be displayed around school.
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Crosscurricular
Theme
In literacy children will read and discuss Michael Morpurgo’s
version of the Anglo-Saxon myth Beowulf.
In literacy children will read Ice trap which is based in the
Antaractic and tells the story of an explorer becoming
trapped on the ice on an expedition. In science children will
investigate how to keep things warm including themselves
and which materials are the best at keeping things warm.