Year 5 Curriculum Overview

Chesswood Junior School

Year 5 Curriculum Overview

Autumn Term

Spring Term 1

Spring Term 2 / Summer 1

Summer Term 2

Take One Book

To the stars

The Ancient Greeks

Poles Apart

Rites and Rituals

Me and My town

Mountains High

Our

(4 weeks)

(4 weeks)

(6

(5

(2.5 weeks)

(4 weeks)

weeks)

weeks)

Theme

& Round and

Commonwealth

(7.5

weeks)

Round

(6 weeks)

Class choice book

Explorer journals

Greek myths

Rudyard Kipling – If

Non-fiction

Poetry – performance poetry and

Explanation texts. Adventure

Fact and opinion in texts.

Diary

Greek heroes and beasts Top

Shackleton parody of If

Adverts

learning by heart

stories.

Pourquoi stories.

Reading

Travel journals

Trumps

Survival guide

The Night Mail

(2hour40mins / week)

Newspaper – journalistic reports -

Discursive / balanced discussion

First News

texts

Extended piece of writing using

Space Explorers Journal

Narrative – Greek Myths

Biographical – Shackleton

Dialogue in a Mayan myth.

Poetry

Explanation text on mountains.

Big write – response to residential.

Writing

editing skills. CV writing.

Newspaper Report on another

Non-chronological comparative

Poetry based on Rudyard Kipling –

Brochure

Writing poetry – theme of mode of

Adventure story - mountain rescue.

Pourqoui stories.

(4 hours 40 mins/ week)

pupil’s space journey

report on 2 Greek heroes

If

Survival guide

transport?

Balanced discussion on

development of Aquarena site

Read, write, compare 5 digit no.s. Add / subtract multiples of 10/100/1000

Rules of divisibility 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 25; compare and place fractions on a

Compare no.s up to 6 digits ;

Written method to x and ÷.

Add and subtract decimals mentally

Identify factors and multiples;

from 5 digit. Addition of 4-digit no.s. Add / subtract 2 digit mentally

line; find equivalent fractions; simplest form. Mental strategies to multiply

understand decimal no.s as tenths

– inc. money; solve word problems.

compare and order fractions; add

Find fractions of 3-digit numbers;

Place value in decimals. Multiply and divide no.s with 2 dp by 10 and 100.

and divide multiples of 10 and 100; written method to multiply 3-digit and

and hundredths; multiply and

and subtract fractions. Use written

Multiply fractions less than 1 by

Polygons - draw and use properties

Add and subtract 0.1 and 0.01. Multiply and divide by 4. X by 20, 25, 9. 12

4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers; divide 3-digit numbers by 1-digit

divide by 10/100/1000 using a

methods to divide and multiply.

whole numbers; improper

of. Revise metric units of weight,

and 24 hour clock. Measure in mm and convert to cm. Perimeters. Written

numbers using a written method and express remainders as a fraction.

place-value grid; understand tenths

Find area and perimeter of

fractions. Compare decimals to

capacity and length; understand

subtraction methods 3 digit and 4 digit no.s. Counting on for mental

Measure and draw angles in degrees; obtuse, acute and reflex; angles on

and hundredths; round 2dp nearest

rectangles and composite shapes.

3dp; multiply and divide numbers

that we can measure in imperial

subtraction.

a line total 180°, angles round a point total 360°; parts of a circle including

tenths and whole; count in tenths

Begin to understand and measure

by 10, 100 and1000; understand

units.

diameter, radius and circumference; draw circles to a given radius; relate

or hundredths. Mental addition for

the volume of a cube or cuboid .

negative numbers. Use co-

Maths

Place mixed numbers on lines;

angles to turns, recognise that a 360° angle is a complete turn

decimals and whole numbers.

ordinates; translate and reflect.

Understand percentages ; finding

count up in fractions using

(6Hour 20 mins / week)

Place numbers to 100 000 and decimals up to 2dp on a line, round

Divisibility; identity prime numbers;

Use and draw angles; Use the

percentages of amounts of money;

equivalence; convert improper

numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000 and decimals up to 2dp to the

factors ; find square numbers

properties of 2D and 3D shapes.

find equivalent fractions, decimals

fractions to mixed numbers and

nearest whole number; reduce fractions to their simplest form; know and

and percentages. Write dates using

Know properties of triangles;

Add and subtract 5-digit numbers

vice versa; write improper fractions

recognise equivalent fractions and decimals to half, tenths and fifths.

Roman numerals.

angles of a triangle; convert units of

using written methods and

as mixed numbers and vice versa;

Mental and written addition and subtraction strategies. Choose to solve

measure - metric; km and miles;

choosing appropriate methods.

Find cubes of numbers to 10; draw

multiply proper fractions by whole

multiplication and division questions including 2- and 3-digit by 1-digit and

draw line conversion graphs

and interpret line graphs; read

numbers

2-digit by 2-digit using a mental or a written method, Identify the

timetables using the 24-hour clock;

Use written addition.

Written subtraction and addition.

operation being used on numbers, understand that addition and

use factors to multiply.

subtraction are inverse operations multiplication and division.

Problem Solving and Reasoning

Class choice - presentation of work

Scratch - Space Game (4)

Artweaver (4)

Google Advance - Boolean search

Research & Professional

Feedly, Tree Octopus, Blogger (5)

Programming - creating games

Microsoft Excel – spreadsheets (6)

Computing

(2)

(4)

Powerpoint presentation(6)

using algorithms, sequencing,

conditional statements (6)

Shadows, moon, planets (8)

Gravity, friction, air resistance (8)

floating, levers & pulleys (6)

Forces - levers pulleys machines -

Changes in humans - linked with

Life cycles. Mammals, amphibians,

Properties of materials – reversible

Science

with DT (6)

SRE (10)

insects and birds. Reproduction in

and irreversible changes (12)

plants (4)

Aeronautical engineering (8)

Forces - levers pulleys machines -

Design

with science (6)

Technology

World Features (10)

N & S America - location & world

Settlements - growth over time -

Mountains – ranges, formation,

Commonwealth countries – using

Geography

features. Biomes – rainforest.

Worthing focus linked to history.

expeditions, habitats (16)

globes, maps, atlases (10)

Sustainable farming. Trade. (8)

Redevelopment. (8)

Ancient Greeks (10)

Mayans (10)

Local history & town trail. (8)

Conquering Everest (4)

The British Empire(6)

History

Sikhism - How far would a Sikh go

Sikhism cont.

Christmas cont. (2)

Hinduism - How can Brahman be

Christianity - Easter - Did God

Sikhism - What is the best way for a

Christianity – What is the best way

RE

for his/her religion? (2)

Christmas - Is the Christmas story

everywhere and in

intend Jesus to be crucified? (2:30)

Sikh to show commitment to God?

for a Christian to show

true? (2)

everything? (3)

(3)

commitment to God? (3)

Van Gogh - Starry Night (8)

Clay masks – Greek Gods (6)

Mayan temple columns (6)

Watercolour - seascape / Worthing

Textiles – Commonwealth linked

Art

seafront (4)

costumes (8)

BBC Ten Songs (2)

Holst's Planet Suite - space music

Greek myths drama (4)

Christmas Concert Prep – singing

Mayan music – 4 and 8 beat (6)

Holst's Planet Suite (5)

Life cycles - musical score for video.

Music across the Commonwealth

Music

(4)

(4)

Folk music (6)

(7)

Fitness (4)

Netball and swimming (10)

Netball, tag rugby, swimming (10)

Tag Rugby. Swimming (8:30)

Invasion games – table tennis (12)

Gymnastics and Sportshall Athletics

Gymnastics.

Gymnastics, athletics, cricket (14)

PE

(10)

First Aid (12)

Colours (3)

Parts of the body (3)

Animals and verbs (3)

Nouns and adjectives (4:30)

Describing zoo animals (3:45)

Family members. Pets. Simple

Pets and hobbies (5)

Languages

French story. (4:30)

ACRO CV & Transition

PSHE

Class charter (16)

General Curriculum

CAT test (2)

NB. Only a small proportion of PSHE is delivered discretely – see the school’s PSHE map for evidence of thorough coverage across the curriculum. For SMSC coverage, see the school’s SMSC policy and map.

(10) = Guidance time allocation in hours / minutes (see school’s long term plan for more detailed breakdown).

For National Curriculum coverage see the school’s curriculum map.

For more detailed information on the curriculum themes, see the school’s curriculum leaflets.