Year 5 Curriculum Overview 2014 -15
Subject
Autumn Autumn
1
2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer
1
Summer 2
Values
Reverence &
Respect
Humility
Service &
Generosity
Hope &
Resilience
Wisdom &
Responsibility
Trust &
Truthfulness
English
Explanation
texts (3)
Nonchronological
reports (3)
Fiction: Suspense
and Mystery (3)
Persuasion
(3)
Play scripts (3)
Recounts (2)
Instructional
texts (2)
Book study –
Fiction (2)
Fiction from our
heritage (4)
Discussion including
debate (3)
Traditional
stories fables,
myths and
legends (3)
Choral &
performance
Poetry
(2)
Poetic structure
(1)
Classical Poems
(1)
Maths
Place value
Multiplication
and division
2D and 3D
shapes
Negative
numbers
Fractions and
Decimals
Place Value and
Number
Multiplication and
Division
Multiples and
factors
Mental addition
and subtraction
Multiplication,
division and
percentages
Measures data and
Time
Fractions and
decimals
Place Value,
addition of
decimals
Written
Division,
multiplying
fractions
Decimals
Column
Subtraction
2D shapes
Rounding
Capacity and
volume
Coordinates
and Graphs
Time
Science
Earth and
Space
Forces
RE
What does
Christianity
say about
friendships
and
relationships?
(ASU
Guildford)
UK Study –
Mapping
through time
and Rivers
What is
surprising
about the
Christmas
story?
Geography
Raging Rivers
Multiplication
and Division
Mechanical
Devices
What is the
Buddhist way
of life? (ASU
Surrey)
Place value,
Subtraction
Angles and
Polygons
Place Value and
Subtraction
Fractions
Fractions
Perimeter and
Area
Properties of
Materials/
Reversible
Changes
Why is it
sometimes
hard to decide
what to do?
Calculation
Life Cycles
Plants
Life Cycles Animals
/Humans
What is
wisdom?
Why should we
care for God’s
world? (ASU
Guildford)
Biomes,
Vegetation
belts, land use,
economic
activity,
Distribution of
resources,
Study of the
World.
Latitude,
longitude,
equator,
Sustainability –
Keen to be green
hemispheres,
tropics, polar
circles, time
zones
History
Ancient Greece
Anglo-Saxons
& Vikings
Computing
PE
Swimming;
Gymnastics;
outdoor
games
Modern
Languages
French
Art & Design
Printing
D&T
Gymnastics
Running,
jumping,
catching and
throwing
skills (incl.
Tag rugby and
benchball)
Dodgeball
(outdoor)
Indoor games
Swimming
Swimming
Tennis
Competitive
games
Athletics
Dance (6) (‘At
the Olympics’)
Greek pottery
Anglo-Saxon
or Viking art
Cam toys
Music
Mrs Hill
Trips
London
Observatory/
Winchester
Greek day
Georgie O’Keefe or
Henri Matisse Tinga
Tinga Art
Viking ships
Viking textiles
Visit to
Buddhist
temple
Museum of
London
or
The British
Museum
Natural history
museum –
lifecycle
exhibition butterflies
Sustainability
Centre