Year 5 Term 1a Term 1b Term 2a Term 2b Term 3a Term 3b

Vicious Vikings Around the world in

80 days

Were the Greeks

glorious, groovy or

just great?

Could you be the

next astronaut?

The Theory of

Evolution

Which action suits

you best, fizz, pop,

whizz or bang?

Hooks Trip to York Jorvik – Yorkshire Farming

Museum – Murton

Park

Art and Science of

Noticing Cartwright

Hall

Leeds City Museum Space centre in

Keighley

Warburton’s bread

English

How to train your

dragon

Poetry (1 week)

Character and

settings (2 weeks)

Non-chronological

report writing (2

weeks)

Story writing (2

weeks)

Kensuke’s Kingdom

Character and

settings

Recount

Diary writing

Newspaper reports

Percy Jackson

Greek myths and

legends

Focus: Non-

chronological report

writing

Iliad and Odyssey

Persuasive writing

Balanced arguments

Avatar

Adventure story

writing

Different worlds

Non-fiction linked to

planets

Poetry - Planets

Jurassic Park

Non-chronological

report – linking to a

debate – How did

dinosaurs become

extinct?

Character and

setting

Story writing

Diary writing

Explanation texts of

irreversible and

reversible changes.

Series of reports.

Maths Number Sense

Additive reasoning

Multiplicative

reasoning

Geometric reasoning

Number Sense

Additive reasoning

Multiplicative

reasoning

Geometric reasoning

Time zones

Currency

Number Sense

Additive reasoning

Multiplicative

reasoning

Geometric reasoning

Number Sense

Additive reasoning

Multiplicative

reasoning

Geometric reasoning

Number Sense

Additive reasoning

Multiplicative

reasoning

Geometric reasoning

Number Sense

Additive reasoning

Multiplicative

reasoning

Geometric reasoning

Conversion

Graphs/data handling

History A study of Viking life

and their effects on

life today

-Roman withdrawal

from Britain; Scots

invasion

-Invasion,

settlements &

Kingdoms

-Viking invasion;

Danegald

-Edward the

Confessor

Changes in countries

overtime: Looking in

detail at

Brazil/Carnival,

South Africa/Nelson

Mandela,

Australia/buildings,

China/Chinese new

year

A study of Greek life

and achievements

and their influence

on the western world

The history of

astronauts

Study about the life

of Charles Darwin

Aztecs/Incas

Geography Map work linked to

Viking conquest and

Norman conquest of

Britain

Use 4- and 6-figure

grid references on

OS maps

Use fieldwork to

record

Name & locate

counties, cities,

regions

Understand biomes,

vegetation belts, land

use, economic

activity, distribution

of resources, etc.

Understand latitude,

longitude, Equator,

hemispheres, tropics,

polar circles & time

zones

Looking in detail at

Brazil/Carnival,

South Africa/Nelson

Study a region of

Europe; Greece

Study a region of

the Americas (MUST

CHECK WITH REST

OF KEY STAGE

WHO NOT

COVERED)

Mandela,

Australia/buildings,

China/Chinese new

year

Science Classify materials

according to a

variety of properties

Materials – natural

man made linked to

materials used by

Vikings materials

used by us.

Describe changes as

humans develop &

mature

Science

investigations

Archimedes – Greek

idea to get water to

go uphill with a

screw, mirrors to

burn ships, eureka

Understand location

and interaction of

Sun, Earth & Moon

Introduce gravity,

resistance &

mechanical forces

BBC stargazing

Life cycles of plants

& animals (inc.

mammal, insect, bird,

amphibian)

Understand mixtures

& solutions

Know about

reversible changes;

identify irreversible

DT Use annotated

sketches, cross-

section diagrams &

computer-aided

design

Use research and

criteria to develop

products which are

fit for purpose and

aimed at specific

groups

Use mechanical and

electrical systems in

own products,

including

programming

Making planets Fossils Cook savoury dishes

for a healthy &

varied diet

Analyse & evaluate

existing products

and improve own

work

Computing

E safety

Understand uses of

networks for

communication

Design and write

programs to solve

problems

Design and write

programs to solve

problems

Detect and correct

errors in

programmes

Be discerning in

evaluating digital

content

Use sequences,

repetition and inputs

Design and write

programs to solve

problems

Detect and correct

errors in

programmes

PE Swimming

proficiency at 25m

(KS1 or KS2)

Dance

Swimming

proficiency at 25m

(KS1 or KS2)

Circuits

Ball skills

Hockey

Athletics Tennis

RE - Year 5

U2.1 What does it mean if God is holy and loving? 6-8 hours

U2.2 Creation and science: conflicting or complementary? 6-8 hours

U2.3 How can following God bring freedom and justice? 6-8 hours

U2.4 Was Jesus the Messiah? 6-8 hours

U2.5 What would Jesus do? 6-8 hours

U2.6 What did Jesus do to save human beings? [Y5] 6-8 hours

U2.8 What kind of king is Jesus? 6-8 hours