Merritts Brook Primary Academy Curriculum Map- Year 5
English
Class text
Maths
Cornerstones
Term 1
Novels and stories by
significant children’s
authors
Information texts
Charlotte’s Web
James and the Giant
Peach
Range of information
texts linked to the
Beast Creator Topic
Term 2
Traditional stories –
fables, myths and
legends
Narrative poetry
Range of Greek Myths
Range of Arthurian
Legends
Just So stories
Old Ma Shipwreck
‘Twas the Night Before
Christmas
Northern Lights
Term 3
Stories from other
cultures
Older literature
Term 4
Recount texts
Persuasive writing
Term 5
Poetic style
Choral and
performance poetry
Term 6
Film narrative
Instructions
Cendrillon
The Egyptian
Cinderella
Journey to Jo’burg
There’s a Boy in the
Girls’ Bathroom
Gulliver’s Travels
Princess of Egypt –
Egyptian Girl’s Diary
1490 BC (My Story)
Range of Poems by
Valerie Bloom & Pie
Corbett
Range of poems
from
Grandma
The Secret Garden
Range of poems by
Paul Cookson
The Piano
Bird on a Wire
Fungus the Bogeyman
Boy in the Tower
Range of
instructional writing
on plant care /
growing crops
Examples of poems
about plants
Boy in the Tower
Number and place
value
Addition and
Subtraction
Properties of shape
Multiplication and
Division
Fractions
Position and Direction
Addition and
Subtraction
Decimals
Multiplication and
Division
Mass
Time
Number and Place
Value
Addition and
Subtraction
Properties of Shape
Multiplication and
Division
Fractions
Range of newspaper
reports, mock police
reports, diary
entriesetc
BFG
Tuesday
Canterbury Tales
(Retold)
Range of letters,
adverts etc
Transcripts from
famous speeches
The True Story of
the 3 Little Pigs
Don’t Let the Pigeon
Drive the Bus
Measurement
(length)
Decimals
Addition and
Subtraction
Statistics
Multiplication and
Division
Percentages,
Fractions and
Decimals
Area and Perimeter
Number and Place
Value
Beast Creator
Stargazers
Pharaohs
Peasants, Princes
Time Traveller
Properties of Shape
Multiplication and
Division (money)
Volume and Capacity
Percentages,
Fractions and
Decimals
Position and
Direction
Statistics
Allotments
Topic
(Science focus)
(Science focus)
(History focus)
and Pestilence
(History focus)
Working
scientifically
Living things
(Art and Design
focus)
Animals, including
humans
(Geography focus)
Properties and changes
of materials
Living things and their
habitats
Forces
Earth and space
Working scientifically
N/A
Computing
History
N/A
Significant individuals
Ancient Egypt
14th Century
England
Changes over the
last century
N/A
Geography
Local fieldwork
Locating physical
features
Human & physical
features of Egypt
Using maps
Changes in the local
community
Drawing & Sculpture
Printing & Design
Drawing
Sculpture & Painting
Photography &
Great artists
DT
Model making
Egyptians foods
Model tombs and
pyramids
Printmaking
Historical recipes
Selecting materials
RE
Caring for others,
animals and the
environment
Sharing and being
generous
Selecting materials
design research
structures
Evaluations
Being loyal and
steadfast
Being hopeful and
visionary
Land use
Food origins
Geographical skills
and fieldwork
Map work
Climate
Drawing, Painting &
great designers in
history
Cooking and nutrition
Art
Being open, honest
and truthful
Being silent and
attentive to, and
cultivating a sense
for, the sacred and
transcendence
Participating and
willing to lead
Being modest and
thinking of others
Friends & Secrets
Pressure from friends
What influences my
behaviour
Keeping safe with my
inner voice
Speaking out
Making decisions
Points of view
Positive thinking
Feeling worried
Feeling angry
What is a crime?
Making judgements
The effects of
crime
What is a weapon?
Being temperate,
exercising selfdiscipline and
cultivating
contentment
Being accountable
and living with
integrity
Who can we tell?
Looking at money
When someone goes
away
Feelings
My networks
Science
PSHCE
We are all different &
special
When I grow up
Getting on with others
Friends
Living Together
Living things and
their habitats
Being thankful
Being imaginative and
explorative
Changing schools
My free time
Social media
My safety plan
Safety on the
streets
PE
Music
Swimming
Outdoor Activity
Listening to my early
warning signs
Dance
Swimming
Net and wall and
gymnastics
Ukulele lessons
Animals
Ukulele lessons
English folk songs
Ukulele lessons
Around the World
Encore
Visit from the Bee
Keepers
Quelle heure est-il?
Jodrell Bank
Educational Visit
Create a hybrid mini
beast 3D model
Create junk model
rockets and launch
them outside
Jodrell Bank
Educational Visit
Write their own moon
myth that explains a
real or imaginary
phenomenon
Use ICT to create a
report on the first
moon landing
Create a character
profile for an alien
Write narrative poems
about space
exploration
Mnemonics for the
order of the planets
Historical Games
Invasion
Striking and
fielding
Ukulele lessons
Dragons
Timing physical
activity
Net and wall and
athletics
Ukulele lessons
Great Composers
Outdoor Activity
Invasion
Les fetes
Archaeological
dig/mummification
workshop
Make burial artefacts
Ouvas-tu?
Visit from the rat
fanciers
On mange
Mad museum
educational visit
Le cirque
Allotment educational
visit
Design a health and
safety poster
Design & create a
time machine
Manchester Museum
Educational visit
Chronological report
on the discovery of
Tutankhamun’s tomb
Create a fact-file
about a group from
the ancient Egyptian
hierarchy
Pharaohs – write
mystery stories that
detail the discovery
of an ancient tomb
Write instructions
for mummifying a
body
Write a script for
the story of Osiris
Visit from the rat
fanciers
Diary entries for
e.g. peasant living in
rural England /
surgeon treating
plague victims
Write a character
profile for a knight
Write a battle vow
(solemn promise or
pledge) using
rhyming couplets, to
be used by knights
Write a persuasive
speech for King
Richard or Wat
Tyler (peasants
revolt)
Create a health and
Mad museum
educational visit
Time Traveller –
write poetry on the
theme of time
travel
Write an adventure
story about time
travel
Write, learn and
perform poetry
using similes and
metaphors about
time
CBSO project ?
Write, learn and
perform a poem
about a loved older
relative
Cook using crops
grown on the
allotment
Allotment educational
visit
Write a report on
their visit to the
allotment
Create a glossary of
gardening terms
Write a short story
about a secret
garden focussing on
the description of
the garden setting
Writing instructional
texts on
caring/planting crops
etc
Collect sounds,
smells, sights from
the allotment to
write a poem that
Ukulele lessons
Food theme
French
‘Engage’
Memorable
experience
‘Express’
Focus
Trips/visitors
Extended
writing
opportunities
Visit from the Bee
Keepers
Write fantasy stories
telling the story of a
mini-beast’s adventure
Word process a report
on a minibeast of their
choice
Write a set of
instructions for
building a bug hotel /
Create an advert for a
hotel in the ‘Bug
Estates’ or ‘Daily Bug’
½ termly
‘topic based’
homework
projects
British values
Design a beautiful and
symmetrical
butterfly’s wing. Can
you transfer your
design to a computer?
Make a bug eye plan of
your classroom or
bedroom. How would
things look from high
up there on the wall?
Courage
Resilience
Make a 3D model of
the solar system
Design and create your
own astronaut helmet
using junk materials
Make an illustrated
scroll of your journey
to the afterlife
Use hieroglyphics to
write a message to a
friend or family
member. Can they
crack the code?
Respect
Thoughtfulness
Patience
Equality
safety poster
Write a letter from
Pestilence to the
rats thanking them
for their part in
spreading the
deadly disease
Design a coats of
arms for your
family
What happens when
something
decomposes?
Co-operation
describes the
allotment
Write to the chair of
the allotment to
thank them for our
visit
Write an
autobiography of
your life so far
Take a look at some
old family
photographs. Make
a timeline.
Grow mystery seeds
at home (provided by
teacher)
Plan a rainbow garden
Honesty
Pride
Responsibility
Hope