Year 5
Title of Topic and Stimulus
Literacy Fiction
Literacy Nonfiction
Literacy Poetry
EXTENDED
WRITING
OPPORTUNITY
Numeracy
Science
Allotment
Time Traveller
Peasants, Princes &
Pestilence
Star Gazer
Beast Creator
James & The Giant
Peach (Roald Dahl)
or
Farm Boy (Michael
Morpurgo)
Instructions – how
to build a
planter/care for
vegetables
Poetry about
allotments, farm
The Piano
Robin Hood (Myths
Legends)
Charlie and the
Great Glass Elevator
(Roald Dahl)
Persuasive writing,
letters
Recount of moon
landing
The Highwayman
(doesn’t link to topic
but The Highwayman
could go alongside
Time Traveller)
instructions,
advertisements
(persuasive)
Set of Instructions,
alternative version
of JGP, recounts of
trips, non-chron
report about
allotments/farming
Plant
Reproduction
and Lifecycles;
Lifecycles of
Grandma (Roger
Stevens)
Fog (Carl Sandburg)
The Canterbury
Tales (Geoffrey
Chaucer)
Character studies Chn write a poem
similar to The Fog
about The Plague,
Diary writing giving
accounts of plague
Animals
(including
humans); Living
Things and
Working
Scientifically;
Living Things
Scream Machine
reports, persuasive
letters/emails
Limericks and
Kennings
The Ride (Grace
Sayers)
recount of moon
landing, newspaper
report of moon
landing
Non-chronological
Reports, recount of
memorable
experience
Write own poetry
based on
fairground ride,
reports, persuasive
letters/emails,
creating adverts
Earth and Space;
Forces; Working
Scientifically
Living Things and
their Habitats
Forces;
Properties of
Everyday
Materials;
Mammals,
Amphibians,
Insects
and Birds;
Working
Scientifically
their Habitats;
Working
Scientifically
History
NA
Changes Over
the Last
Century
14th Century
England
Significant
Individuals Galileo Galilei,
Isaac Newton;
1960's Space Race
NA
NA
Geography
Land Use; Food
Origin;
Geographical
Skills and
Fieldwork; Map
Work; Climate
Changes in the
Local
Community
Using Maps
Locating Physical
Features
Local Fieldwork;
Contrasting
Locations
Theme Parks in
the UK and
Overseas
Selecting
Materials; Design
Research;
Structures;
Evaluation
Model Making
Ride Design;
Programming
Models;
Mechanical
Systems;
Working Models;
Evaluation; Food
Printing; Design
Drawing;
Perspectives
Photography and
Image Editing
RE
D&T
Cooking and
Nutrition; Making
Planters; Making
Structures for
Growing Plants
Art & Design
Botanical
Drawing and
Painting; Wire
Sculpture
Mechanisms;
Working
Scientifically
Selecting
Materials
Photography;
Great Artists Andy Warhol,
Salvador Dali;
Collage
Sketch books;
Printmaking;
Historical
Recipes
ICT
Using the Web;
Word Processing
PE
PSHE
Music
Taking
Responsibility
Digital Portraits;
Data Logging;
Online
Research
Collecting,
Evaluating and
Presenting Data
and Information
Programming;
Stop-frame
Animation
Timing Physical
Activity
Dance; Historical
Games; Battle
Re-enactment
Dance
Body Changes
Approaching
Puberty;
Meeting and
Talking
with People;
Reflecting
on Spiritual,
Moral, Social
and Cultural
Issues; Setting
Personal
Targets;
Feeling Positive
NA
NA
Composing and
Space-inspired
Research and
Presentation
Digital
Photography;
Creating
Digital Maps;
Effective Online
Research; Logical
Reasoning
and Algorithms;
Safe and
Respectful Use of
Technology;
Online
Discussion;
Digital Posters
Debating Ethical
Issues
Discussion and
Debate
Trip Ideas
Coffee afternoon
Wolverhampton
or Walsall Art
Gallery to look at
artwork and
photography
Singing
Music and Lyrics
Eyam village
Plague &
Pestilence event at
Blakesly Hall (part
of Birmingham
Museum) 27th
October-31st
October
Think Tank
Planetarium
Cannock Chase Pond
dipping.
Drayton Manor