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Year 5
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| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
| Core text | The Railway Children (guide)
| Beowulf / additional text ‘The Highway- man’ (Poem) | The Tempest (guide)
| Romeo and Juliet | The Hobbit (guide) Chip the Glasses and Crack the Plates’ and ‘Far Over the Misty Mountains’ (from The Hobbit) (Poem) | Shackleton's Journey/ additional text |
| Science | Principles of chemistry States of matter Periodic table | Forces and motion Changing forces | Anatomy and physiology Organ systems | Review Additional practical work Further exploration of the wide variety of living organisms in the natural world Time to help build pupils' fluency with use of Word and Excel. | Computing Flowcharts and programming | Ecology Life cycles |
| History | The Rise of Islam. the Byzantine Empire under Justinian the birth of Islam in Arabia* Arab conquests in the Middle East, North Africa and Spain | Anglo Saxon England. Anglo-Saxon migrations to Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries The formation of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms | The Vikings. Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire Viking raids on Britain in the ninth century Alfred of Wessex and the creation of England | England and the Vikings. Norse and Danish culture and social structures* Viking ships and navigation Scandinavian settlement in | The Norman Conquest. The creation of the kingdoms of England and Scotland The 'Second Viking Age' and the reign of Canute | Local History: Norwich Cathedral. Reading a Building The Normans The Gothic Reformation and Restoration Caring for Cathedrals |
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| Team relationships | Britain Living in the Wider World | Be yourself relationships | It’s my body Health and Wellbeing | Money matters Living in the Wider World | Aiming High Health and Wellbeing |
| Music | As part of the rolling programme, Year 5 are currently following the second year of the KS2 curriculum - Year 4 content | |||||
| Art/DT | Formal Elements: Texture
Subject Matter: Musical Instruments/ Cubism
Artist Focus: Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque
Art History: Cubism
Materials: instrument, photography of instruments, scissors, trimmers, glues, paints, oil pastels
Assessment: Primary Observational Drawing | Painting
Subject Matter: Pattern & Colour in Landscapes
Artist Focus: Hunderwasser
Art History: Modern Art
Materials: camera, photos of norwich and surrounding area,water based pastels, pastels, acrylic paint | Drawing
Subject Matter: Human Figure
Artist Focus: Leonardo Da Vinci Art History: Renaissance
Materials: pencils, pencil, ink and pen,
Assessment: Primary Observational Drawing | Printing
Subject Matter: Abstract Art & Artefacts
Artist Focus: Joan Miro
Art History: Abstract Expressionism
Materials: foam printing, printing from objects, using found object for printing. | Sculpture
Subject Matter: Objects and abstraction/ Use of negative spaces
Artist Focus: Anish Kapoor
Art History: Contemporary Art Materials: objects, different materials, metallica, clay, mod roc.
Assessment: Primary Observational Drawing | Mixed Media
Subject Matter: Landscapes and abstraction. Simplifying images to a minimal form
Artist Focus: Piet Mondrian
Art History: De Stijl
Materials: photographs,magazin es collage, tape, paper card, paint |
| PE (PPA) | Rugby | Hockey | Circuit training | Basketball | Rounders | Athletics |
| PE (Teacher) | Gymnastics Create longer and more complex sequences and adapt performances Develop symmetry individually, as a pair and in a small | Dance Perform different styles of dance fluently and clearly Refine & improve dances adapting them to include the use of space rhythm & | Football To play effectively in a variety of positions and formations on the pitch Relate a greater number of attacking and | Handball To confidently use specific handball skills in games, for example, dribbling, blocking, shooting and keeping goal To begin to play effectively in | OAA Explore ways of communicating in a range of challenging activities Navigate and solve problems from memory | Tennis Introduce Volley shots and Overhead shots Apply new shots into game situations Play with others to score and defend |
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| group Compare performances and judge strengths and areas for improvement Select a component for improvement. For example—timing or flow | expression Worked collaboratively in groups to compose simple dances Recognise and comment on dances suggesting ideas for improvement | defensive tactics to gameplay Become more skilful when performing movements at speed | different positions on the pitch in both attack and defence To increase power and strength of passes, moving the ball over longer distances Use a wide range of handball rules consistently | Develop and use trust to complete the task and perform under pressure | points in competitive games Further, explore Tennis service rules |
| PSHE + RSHE
| Families and people who care for me | Caring friendships
| Online relationships – including Internet safety
| Physical heath and fitness
| Drugs, alcohol and tobacco
| Basic first aid |
