Warden Hill Junior School
Year 5 Curriculum
Please click here to read a copy of Year 5, Autumn Term 1 Curriculum in more detail.
* Denotes teaching emphasis on Fundamental British Values.
* Denotes teaching emphasis on Spiritual, Moral, Social, Cultural Development.
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
| English |
Film Narrative: Hell Hound (Hound of the Baskervilles By A. Conan-Doyle) Information Text: *Democracy, |
Instructions: |
Argument: Class Handbook |
Information Texts: Adventure in the Amazon |
Classic Narrative Poems: |
Transition: |
| Class Reader | War Horse (M. Murpurgo) *Democracy, Individual Liberty |
Book by Rob Lloyd-Jones (Visiting Author) to support Reading Challenge |
Journey to the River Sea (E. Ibbotson) |
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom (L. Sachar) | ||
| Cross Curricular Writing |
Diary: Letter advising Natasha (RE Link) |
Letter: *Social, Cultural |
Argument: How do we know the Earth is a sphere? |
Non-chronological Report: Features of a river |
Explanation Texts: Life cycles including humans growing to old age *Mutual Respect |
Letter writing: To children in Year 4 introducing them to Year 5 *Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect |
| Maths | Number: Place Value 1 Roman Numerals Calculation: Adding and subtracting 1 Measure: Mass, capacity, time and length |
Calculation: Dividing and multiplying Geometry: Angles, 2D and 3D shapes |
Fractions 1 Calculation: Adding and subtracting 2 |
Number: Place Value 2 Statistics: Line graphs, Interpreting data |
Calculation: Diving and Multiplying 2 Fractions 2 Cross Curricular: collecting data, during circuit training |
Position and Direction Geometry: Problem Solving Cross Curricular: Food stuffs - counting calories |
| Maths Across the Curriculum |
Rationing: |
Area: *Social, Cultural |
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| Science | Forces | Properties and Changes of Materials | Earth and Space | Living Things and their Habitats Life Cycles - Chicks |
Animals, including humans Keeping Healthy |
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| Art & Design |
Drawing and Sketching: |
Textiles and Mixed Media: Design and make a cushion based on The Journey to the River Sea |
Clay: Containers - Link to Mayan Civilisation |
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| Computing |
We are researchers: *Mutual Respect |
We are Travel Presenters - English/Geography We are Explorers Journey of Data - Tour of School Network |
We are Statisticians - Wiki- Healthy Eating We are game Developers We are Presenters |
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| Design & Technology | Construction: Design and make a World War 2 - air raid shelter *Moral, Social |
Combining Materials: Rainforest Circle Books |
Healthy Plates: Investigate foods and design a healthy and varied diet (savoury and seasonal) |
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| Geography |
Cross Curricular Link: |
Water, River and Mountains | South America | |||
| History |
British History Theme: |
Mayan Civilisation | ||||
| French |
Places in Towns |
Weather
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Numbers 1 to 50 Hobbies |
Foods French Breakfast |
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| Music | Keyboards *Spiritual, Social, Cultural |
Keyboards World War 2 Songs *Spiritual, Social, Cultural |
Keyboards *Spiritual, Social, Cultural |
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| PE |
Gymanstics |
Team Games *Mutual Respect, Tolerance |
Cycle Training *Rule of Law |
Circuit Training *Mutual Respect |
Mini Olympics |
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| RE | Justice and Poverty: Can religions help build a fair world and make poverty history? *Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, Tolerance *Spiritual, Moral, Social, Cultural |
Why is pilgrimage important to some religious believers? *Tolerance |
Values: What most to Humanists and to Christians? *Tolerance |
What does it mean to be Hindu? *Tolerance |
What does it mean to be Muslim? *Tolerance |
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| SEAL/PSHCE | New Beginnings Anti-bullying *Democracy, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, Rule of Law, Tolerance, *Moral, Social, Cultural |
Getting On and Falling Out *Mutual Respect |
Going for Goals: How to Train your Dragon *Individual Liberty |
Developing a healthy, safer lifestyle *Individual Liberty |
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| Inspire & Enhance | Trip to Wardown Museum. * Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, Tolerance, *Social, Cultural. Black History Month: Workshop - African Masks. *Tolerance, Mutual Respect, *Spiritual, Moral, Social, Cultural. War Horse Film (M. Morpurgo) *Spiritual, Moral, Social, ,Cultural. |
Art Week Anti-Bullying Week: Author Visit: Christmas Parties.
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Puzzle Day Planetarium -Science Link |
Science Week What is it like to be a Christian? - visit form Mr Pinner (RE Link) |
World of Work Personal Safety Week
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Life cycle of a Chick (Science Link) Mandir visit Transition: |
| Learning Log |
Rules: *Democracy, Reading Challenge: Interviewing family and friends about their favourite children's books. *Moral, Social, Cultural. |
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