Maltese Road Primary Year 5 Curriculum Overview
Topics Titles/Term
Autumn: North America
Book Titles / DVDs
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky
Hugh -Based on An Apache Myth
http://www.literacyshed.com/the-othercultures-shed.html
Spring: Invaders!
How to train your
Dragon
Astrix
Viking Myths
Huckleberry Finn
http://www.literacysh
ed.com/the-mythsand-legendsshed.html
Book and DVD
War of the Worlds H G Wells
https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=Xs0K4A
pWl4g
Orson Wells radio
broadcast
Summer: Villages, Towns and Cities
Michael Morpurgo Author Study: Rainbow
Bear, the Silver Swan, the Butterfly Lion,
Kensuke's Kingdom
http://michaelmorpurgo.com
The Iron Giant
The Iron Man - Ted
Hughes
http://www.literacysh
ed.com/the-sci---fished.html
Y5 Alien Invasion
https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=6XJkAw
vDfQY
http://www.talk4writi
ng.co.uk/portfolioitems/alien-invasion/
Trip or Visitor
Hedingham Castle
Field Trips around Meadgate and the
Chelmsford area.
Chelmsford Museum
Sandford Mill: Science sessions and
Chelmsford's Industrial history.
Learning
Area
Subject
Languages
English
French
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1

Recounts (including autobiography/
biography of notable Americans)

Viking myths
and legends

Explanation - life cycles link with
science

Narrative
poetry

Stories from other cultures/ times Huckleberry Finn

Nonchronological
reports
(Defensive
features of a
castle)

Free verse

Instructions - link with DT
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2

Film narrative

Stories which raise issues or dilemmas


Fantasy/ Sci fi
Modern
fiction (The
Iron Man)

Persuasion (argue for or against a
redevelopment)

Plays into drama
Recounts
(including
letters,
diaries)

Structured poetry

Maths
Maths
Number – place value
of 5 digit numbers, <
and >, add and
subtract multiples of
10, 100 and 1000, add
and subtract 2 digit
numbers, solve word
problems, add and
subtract 0.1 and 0.01,
multiply by 20, 25 and
9, subtraction,
Measures – convert
12 hours, find given
number of minutes,
measure lengths in
mm and convert to
cm, find perimeters
Number – place
value of decimals up
to two places, know
which numbers are
divisible by 2,3,4,5,6
and 9 and 25, find
factors, divide by 10
and 100, express
division remainders
as a fraction,
Fractions – place
fractions on number
line, reduce fractions
to simplest form
Geometry – use
protractor to
measure and draw
angles in degrees,
diameter,
circumference,
radius
Number – place value
of numbers up to 6
digits, division, prime
numbers, factors,
square numbers and
square roots, add
amounts of money
Geometry –
equilateral, isosceles,
scalene and right
angled triangles
Measurement – weigh
to nearest half
interval, convert g to
kg, ml to l, miles and
kilometres and draw
line conversion graphs
Number – multiply 2
digit numbers, short
division to divide 3
digit numbers
including with
remainder,
subtraction of 4 digit
numbers
Geometry – polygons,
obtuse, acute and
reflex angles,
quadrilaterals
Fractions – place
mixed numbers on
number line
Number – Add
several amounts of
money giving
change, decimals to
3 places, add 5 digit
numbers using
column addition,
subtraction of 4 and
5 digit numbers
Fractions – multiply
fractions less than 1
by whole numbers,
convert improper
fractions to whole
numbers
Geometry –
coordinates in first
quadrant, draw
polygons, reflect
shapes in y axis,
translate simple
shapes, create 3d
shapes using nets
Number- factors and
multiples, short
division, dates in
roman numerals
Fractions – compare
and order fractions
with related
denominators then
convert to a mixed
number, subtract
fractions with the
same denominator,
percentages and
percentages of money
Geometry – area and
perimeter by
calculation including
composite shapes,
Measure - learn
volume,
Statistics – draw and
interpret line graphs
showing change in
temperature over time
Science and Technology
Science
Living things and their habitats
Describe the differences in the life cycles of a
mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird.
Describe the life process of reproduction in some
plants and animals.
Describe how living things are classified into broad
groups according to common observable
characteristics and based on similarities and
differences, including microorganisms,
plants and animals.
Give reasons for classifying plants and animals
based on specific characteristics.
Evolution and inheritance
Recognise that living things produce offspring of
the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are
not identical to their parents
Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit
their environment in different
ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution.
Forces (Gears, pulleys, levers, springs)
Explain that unsupported objects fall towards
the Earth because of the force of gravity
acting between the Earth and the falling
object.
Identify the effects of air resistance, water
resistance and friction, that act between
moving surfaces.
Recognise that some mechanisms, including
levers, pulleys and gears, allow a
smaller force to have a greater effect.
Electricity
Identify common appliances that run on
electricity.
Construct a simple series electrical circuit,
identifying and naming its basic parts,
including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and
buzzers.
Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a
simple series circuit, based on whether or
not the lamp is part of a complete loop with
a battery.
Recognise that a switch opens and closes a
circuit and associate this with whether or
not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit.
Recognise some common conductors and
insulators, and associate metals with being
good conductors.
Electricity
Associate the brightness of a lamp or the
volume of a buzzer with the number and
voltage of cells used in the circuit
Compare and give reasons for variations in
how components function, including the
brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers
and the on/off position of switches
Use recognised symbols when representing
a simple circuit in a diagram.
Computing
(Kay)
D&T
(Amy)
To use a search
engine.
To compare the
results of different
searches.
To decide which
sections are
appropriate and
accurate to use from
at least two web
pages.
Create a branching
database to classify
animals and plants of
the plains.
To create a formula in a
spreadsheet and then
check for accuracy and
plausibility.
To search databases for
information using
symbols such as = > or <
To use VLE to
communicate with class
members.
Design and make a
totem pole
Designing, making and
evaluating a patchwork
quilt.
- Reasons behind
patchwork quilts (art and
necessity)
- Examining examples and
patterns
- Designing and making a
patchwork square for a
class quilt
Build a model siege
weapon
To listen to
streaming audio
such as online
radio.
To be able to
download and
listen to podcasts.
To produce and
upload a podcast?
To use a range of
presentation
applications.
To consider audience
when editing a
simple film.
To know how to
prepare and then
present a simple film.
To use ICT to record
sounds and capture
both still and video
images.
Plan and build a
model town
To combine
sequences of
instructions and
procedures to turn
devices on or off.
To understand input
and output.
To use an ICT
program to control
an external device
that is electrical
and/or mechanical.
Create a traffic light
system for the
model town.
Humanities
History
Chronology of North American history:
Columbus
The Pilgrim Fathers
Native Americans
War of Independence
The Lewis and Clarke Expedition and the Frontier
Age
American Civil War
Abolition of slavery
The Old West
Walt Disney
JFK
Neil Armstrong
North America in the 20th and 21st Centuries:
WW2
Civil Rights
Hollywood
Capitalism
Silicon Valley
9/11
The Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the
Kingdom of England
Examples
(non-statutory)
Viking raids and invasion.
Resistance by Alfred the Great and Athelstan,
first king of England.
Further Viking invasions and Danegeld.
Anglo-Saxon laws and justice.
Edward the Confessor and his death in 1066.
A local history study:
A depth study linked to one of the British
areas of study listed above
(The Battle of Maldon)
A study of an aspect of history or a site dating
from a period beyond 1066 that is
significant in the locality (The evolution of
castles: the history of Hedingham Castle)
History of Chelmsford pre
1900
a study of an aspect or
theme in British history
that extends pupils’
chronological
knowledge beyond 1066:
A significant turning point
in British history, for
example, the first railways.
1843 The railway reaches
Chlmsford.
History of Chelmsford
post 1900
Geography
Locational knowledge
Locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus
on Europe (including the location of Russia) and
North and South America, concentrating on their
environmental regions, key physical and human
characteristics, countries, and major cities.
Identify the position and significance of latitude,
longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere,
Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and
Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the
Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones
(including day and night).
Locational knowledge
Name and locate counties and cities of the
United Kingdom, geographical regions and
their identifying human and physical
characteristics, key topographical features
(including hills, mountains, coasts and rivers),
and land-use patterns; and understand how
some of these aspects have changed over
time.
Human and physical geography
Describe and understand key aspects of:
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.
Place knowledge
Understand geographical similarities and
differences through the study of human and
physical geography of a region of the United
Kingdom and a region within North America.
Geographical skills and fieldwork
Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer
mapping to locate countries and describe
features studied
R.E
(Use
Essex
S.O.W)
The creation story in Genesis 1 – Christianity
Brahman, the Trimurti and creation stories –
Hinduism
Locational knowledge
Name and locate counties and cities of the United
Kingdom, geographical regions and
their identifying human and physical characteristics,
key topographical features
(including hills, mountains, coasts and rivers), and
land-use patterns; and understand how some of these
aspects have changed over time.
The five pillars of Islam – Islam
The Ka’bah and the Hajj – Islam
Geographical skills and fieldwork
Use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure
grid references, symbols and key
(including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build
their knowledge of the United
Kingdom and the wider world.
Use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and
present the human and physical
features in the local area using a range of methods,
including sketch maps, plans and
graphs, and digital technologies.
Death, reincarnation and sacred places – Hinduism
Christianity in the local community and beyond Christianity
PSHE
Michell
e
(SEAL)
Art
Amy
Talents
P.E
Faye
New Beginnings
To identify ways of
making people feel safe
and welcome.
Designing and making a
Native American
dreamcatcher
Creating an Iroquois
false face mask
Paper goose scultpture
To gain possession by
working as a team.
To pass in different
ways.
To use forehand and
backhand with a
racquet.
Getting On & Falling
Out
To identify peaceful
strategies to resolve
issues.
Say No to Bullying
To identify ways of
solving a bullying
situation with others.
Andy Warhol repeated
printing
Jackson Pollock drip
painting
Watch videos of
traditional Native
American dances and
explore what the
dances were for.
Children to
choreograph their
own dance in the style
of Native Americans.
To compose a dance in
a creative and
imaginative way.
To perform to an
accompaniment,
expressively and
sensitively.
Going for Goals
To predict the
consequences of
actions, solutions or
goals for myself,
other individuals or
groups.
Good to be Me
To know why it is
sometimes important
to stop and think
when we feel angry or
stressed
Viking Longships
Pottery and claywork
To begin to sculpt
clay and other
mouldable materials.
To make complex or
extended sequences.
To combine action,
balance and shape.
To perform
consistently to
different audiences.
To control when
taking off and landing
in a jump.
To throw with
accuracy.
To combine running
and jumping.
Relationships
Changes
To be able to explain how it
feels to belong to a group
and how important it is for
everyone.
To present a collection of
work on a slide show.
To create a piece of art
work which includes the
integration of digital
images.
To experiment with and
combine materials and
processes to design and
make 3D form.
To follow a map in an
unknown location.
To use clues and compass
directions to navigate a
route.
To change their route if
there is a problem.
To explain some
important safety
principles when
preparing for exercise.
To explain what effect
exercise has on your
body.
Music
Lin
Native American Music
Blues and 12 bar blues
Rock and Roll
Hip-hop and Rap
http://www.bbc.co.u
k/schoolradio/subjec
ts/music/vikings#
Viking Saga songs
Jeff Wayne's War of
the Worlds
https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=Ocbpvc
Hvci0
Class performance learning to play recorders
Composition and song
writing