Year 5/Year 6 Topic Tracker – Spring Term 2016 (1st half)
Curriculum Cycle B Theme: Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Subject
Week 1
04.01.16
Notes
Mass on Tuesday 5th (4
day week)
Week 2
11.01.16
Week 3
18.01.16
3a. Human and
Physical Geography –
Volcanoes and
Earthquakes
(locational knowledge)
3a. Human and
Physical Geography –
Volcanoes and
Earthquakes
(earth’s structure)
CrossCurricular
Writing
(ideas only –
others are
referenced
in subject
plans)
Week 5
01.02.16
Week 6
08.02.16
Chinese New Year 8th
Feb
Science
Geography
Week 4
25.01.16
3a. Human and
Physical Geography –
Volcanoes and
Earthquakes (what
happens during a
volcanic eruption?)
3a. Human and
Physical Geography –
Volcanoes and
Earthquakes (what
happens during an
earthquake)
Quick write – describe
a volcano (visual image
stimulus – no prior
learning needed)
Quick write – recount
about a visit to an
earthquake
zone/volcano
Non-chronological
report.
Audience – younger
children.
Instructions about how
to survive an
earthquake
Audience – adults.
Y5 Sc4 a-d. Properties
and Changes of
Materials
(grouping materials)
Y5 Sc4 a-d. Properties
and Changes of
Materials
(separating materials)
Y5 Sc4 a-d. Properties
and Changes of
Materials
(reversible/irreversible)
Y5 Sc4 a-d. Properties
and Changes of
Materials
(dissolving
investigation)
Quick write – explain
why it would not be a
good idea to make a
tea pot out of
chocolate.
Quick write – imagine
you are a material
dissolving in a liquid.
Describe what is
happening.
Persuasive advert for
lunchbox design
Explanation text – what
is the difference
Y5 Sc4 a-d. Properties
and Changes of
Materials
Assess and review
Physical Geography
Themed week
3a. Human and
Physical Geography –
Volcanoes and
Earthquakes (How can
earthquakes/volcanoes
affect people? How
can they prepare for
them?)
Individual research
projects.
Themed week writing.
Choose from ideas such
as:
-disaster story
-diary series
-poem
-information text (inc.
research)
Quick write – mum has
spilt a bag of salt and
rice. Write instructions
for how to separate the
two.
Purpose – explain an
element of physical
geography to KS1.
Purpose – for adults to
know what is needed
to survive an
earthquake.
-explanation about
element of Geog.
-letter
-journalistic report
Group project. Inc.
bicarb volcano
structure.
Audience –year 5/6
children
Purpose – persuade
someone to buy your
design.
between melting and
dissolving?
Audience – year 5/6
children.
Purpose – create page
for revision guide.
Year 5
English
Discussion texts
Discussion texts
Physical Geography
Themed week
Biographies
(Olympics)
Biographies
(Olympics)
Narrative poetry –
Focus on a poet
Year 6
English
Year 5 Maths
Year 6 Maths
Suspense Stories
Suspense Stories
Fractions
Fractions
Fractions
Fractions
Physical Geography
Themed week
Percentages
Fractions
The Snoozatron –
explanation unit
Percentages
Percentages and Pie
Charts
The Snoozatron –
explanation unit
Assess and review
Assess and review
Year 5 R.E.
Mission
(Assessed topic)
Mission
(Assessed topic)
Mission
(Assessed topic)
Mission
(Assessed topic)
Year 6 R.E.
Sources
Sources
Sources
Sources
(Assessed topic)
(Assessed topic)
(Assessed topic)
(Assessed topic)
The Snoozatron –
explanation unit
Percentages
Percentages and Pie
Charts
Buddhism – link to
Chinese New Year
Buddhism – link to
Chinese New Year
DISCRETELY TAUGHT SUBJECTS
ICT
PSHCE
Music - All
Music – Year
5
P.E.
Visits/Visitor
s
Multicultural
Dimension
Memorial sacrifice
Unity
Internet Safety week
(Y5 only. Y6 covered
content at Warning
Zone)
RSE - Changes in
puberty
RSE - Hygiene
RSE - Relationships
RSE – Conception (Y6
only)
RSE – How the unborn
baby grows (Y6 only)
RSE – recap and review
Charanga – Classroom Jazz 1
Weekly hymn practice
Year 5s – Instrumental
lessons – Sitar and
Indian drums
Weekly hymn practice
Year 5s – Instrumental
lessons – Sitar and
Indian drums
Weekly hymn practice
Year 5s – Instrumental
lessons – Sitar and
Indian drums
Weekly hymn practice
Year 5s – Instrumental
lessons – Sitar and
Indian drums
Weekly hymn practice
Year 5s – Instrumental
lessons – Sitar and
Indian drums
Weekly hymn practice
Year 5s – Instrumental
lessons – Sitar and
Indian drums
Hockey
Hockey
Hockey
Hockey
Hockey
Hockey
Weekly hymn practice
Year 5s – Instrumental
lessons – Sitar and
Indian drums
Weekly hymn practice
Year 5s – Instrumental
lessons – Sitar and
Indian drums
Weekly hymn practice
Year 5s – Instrumental
lessons – Sitar and
Indian drums
Weekly hymn practice
Year 5s – Instrumental
lessons – Sitar and
Indian drums
Buddhism
Weekly hymn practice
Weekly hymn practice
Year 5s – Instrumental
lessons – Sitar and
Indian drums
Year 5s – Instrumental
lessons – Sitar and
Indian drums