Staying alive
(Animals including humans – Y6 unit)
Material World
(Properties and Changes in Materials – Y5 unit)
Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons (Use
Plan Bee/shared docs)
The Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the
Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor
Name & locate counties and cities of the
UK, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics linked to Anglo-Saxons and Vikings
(A Street through time bk)
(Use Plan Bee/shared docs)
Before and after comparison of GB Anglo-
Saxons to Vikings and Danelaw
Origin of place names sorting activity, anglosaxon and Viking names ending and meanings.
How do we know how far the Vikings invded?
Let’s get moving
Forces – recognise that some mechanisms, including levers, pulleys and gears, allow a smaller force to have a great effect.
Electrifying
(Electricity – Y6 unit)
A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066:
Inventions through time
MOSI trip
Workshop: invention of Bush roller Chain
Levers, pulleys and gears
Text: Hugo Cabret linked to above
A local history study – Museum of Science and Industry
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
Local Area Study
Traffic, foot and road
Local Area study, impact on population
Plan Bee resource
(Y6 unit)
Growing up and growing old
(Animals including humans - Y5 unit)
Time zones across NA and the world (maths link)
Cape Canaveral
Possibly last two or three weeks
--A project through time—their idea
(transport/Manchester/canals/an invention)
Locate the world’s continents, oceans and countries, using maps to focus on North America , concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries and major cities,
Linked to knowledge of State, and geographical location. Where would you go? NYC LA Washington
DC?
Understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region within North America
Niagara Falls – (Queen of the Falls bk)
If working in groups for phys features, keep
Niagara off list
Latitude and longitude
Describe and understand key aspects of : physical geography , including climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains; human geography , including types of settlement & land use, economic activity including trade links, &
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the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals & water
North America
Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied
Use the 8 points of a compass, 6-figure grid references, symbols & key (inc.the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the UK & the wider world iMovie project – This is our school!
Garage band (Y5) – theme tune for Autumn 1 project
Data logging – science link and internet safety posters
(Y6)
Google sketchup – my dream home (Y5 Y6/5)
Garage band – (Y6)
Data logging (science link) and internet safety posters (Y5) google earth,yannarthusbertrand, earthquake track (all good websites)
Google sketchup – my dream home (Y6)
Scratch – make a maze game, IT suite arcade, PLUS – code.org game coding (Y5 Y6/5 Y6)
Espresso Coding (Y5 unit) all UKS2. PLUS Code.org
– angry birds and other units
Garage band (Y6/5)
Celebrations
Lunchtimes
Food
Gym (Y5)
Basketball (Y5, Y6/5, Y6)
Festival ad Pangal in Hinduism
Christmas – sacred and secular comparisons
Level 5 RE module
Lindisfarne Gospels
Linked to RE, Music, Art
Building sentences
Months and seasons
The beach
Swimming (Y5)
Dance (Y5, Y6/5, Y6) Orienteering (Y6/5, Y6)
Orienteering (Y5)
Lacrosse (Y6/5, Y6)
Swimming (Y5)
Dodgeball (Y6/5,Y6)
How is water relevant to different religions (John the
Baptist and Christianity compared to the River Ganges in
Hinduism)
Easter
Linked to RE, History, Geog
Numbers to 50
Places in town and school
Building sentences
French speaking towns and cities of Canada
Cricket (Y5, Y6/5, Y6)
Gym (Y5, Y6/5, Y6)
Athletics (Y5, Y6/5, Y6)
Dance (Y5, Y6/5, Y6)
Compare weekly special days across religions
Humanism and Atheism (hold back till next year ST)
Mormons, Amish.
Linked to RE,Art,Music
Oil Pastels/paints – Lindisfarne Gospels and
Clay pinch pots – Funeral Urns (Anglo-Saxon art and culture (Aut1)
Develop products which are fit for purpose/aimed at specific groups; use annotated sketches, cross-section diagrams &
Still drawing or portraits (charcoal) Shelia Marlin
Bridget Riley (year 5) Patterns Pastels and pencils. (Op art)
Understand how key events and individuals in D and T have helped shape the world.
Understand and use mechanical systems in their
Art workshop: Hugh Templeton Water colours N.
American Theme.
Printing (Andy Warhol – portraits/colour) Material printing with N. American pattern Cotton? Lino printing
Use research & criteria to develop products which are fit for purpose & aimed at specific groups; use mechanical & electrical systems in own products,
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CAD; analyse, evaluate & improve
Textiles: Slippers
Anglo-Saxon Jewelry design (Clay)
Perform with control, & expression, solo and group (Y6 Steel Band)
Improvise and compose
Garage band (Y5) products (eg, gears, pulleys, cams, levers and linkages)
CAMs fairground and moving toys.
Plan Bee
Children move through the Design, Make, Evaluate and
Technical Knowledge cycle
Improvise and compose
Listen to detail & recall aurally
Use and understand the basics of staff notation.
Garage band (Y6) including programming
Healthy N American food (healthy burgers)
Salsa,
Understanding of history of music, including great musicians and composers
Garage band (Y6/5)
Music through regions of NA-hippie West coast, blue grass, rap, Carpenters-‘Jambalaya’
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