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Year 5

AUTUMN TERM IN YEAR 5

Numeracy

  • Place value (numbers up to 1,000,000) and addition and subtraction (whole number);
  • Multiplication and division (whole number) and word problems.

Literacy

  • Defeating a monster tales
  • Instruction writing
  • Poetry will be done within both of these

Science

  • Properties and changes of materials
  • Earth and space

Geography

  • Coastal Management

History

  • Vikings and Anglo-Saxons

DT

  • Viking brooches

Art & Design

  • 3D Modroc figures

Computing

  • Coding
  • Online Safety and 3D modelling

RE

  • Beliefs into Action (Sikhism)
  • Christianity – incarnation

PSHE

  • Being me in my world
  • Celebrating differences

PE

  • Tag rugby and football
  • Hockey and gymnastics

SPAG

  • Sentence types, direct speech, apostrophes (contracted form and possession);
  • Relative clauses, adverbs and modal verbs.

For more information on objectives covered in these topics please download the curriculum document below.

Autumn Topic Knowledge Organisers

SPRING TERM IN YEAR 5

Numeracy

  • Graphs
  • Fractions
  • Decimals
  • Percentages
  • Geometry

Literacy

  • A Warning Story (Fiction)
  • An explanation text (Non-fiction)

Science

  • Forces
  • Living things and their habitats 

Geography

  • Extreme Earth

History

  • The Abolition of Slavery

DT

  • Kites

Art & Design

  • Collage (natural forms)

Computing

  • Spread sheets
  • Data bases

RE

  • Beliefs and Moral Values (Sikhism)
  • Easter Salvation (Christianity)

PSHE

  • Dreams and Goals
  • Healthy Me

PE

  • Dodgeball
  • Netball
  • Dance
  • Tennis

SPAG

  • Types of punctuation
  • Fronted adverbials
  • Noun phrases
  • Prepositional phrases

Music

  • Music timeline
  • World music
  • Composing and performing

For more information on objectives covered in these topics please download the curriculum document below.

Spring Topic Knowledge Organisers

SUMMER TERM IN YEAR 5

Numeracy

  • Position and movement
  • Measurement
  • Area and perimeter
  • Volume
  • Roman numerals

Literacy

  • A Losing Tale (Fiction)
  • Recount Writing (Non-fiction)

Science

  • Animals, including humans

Geography

  • The Grand Canyon

History

  • WW2/ The Industrial Revolution

DT

  • Greek biscuits/ a healthy Greek meal

Art & Design

  • Drawing (Hunderwasser)

Computing

  • Game Creator
  • Concept Maps

RE

  • Prayer and Worship (Sikhism)
  • Beliefs and Practices  (Christianity)

PSHE

  • Relationships
  • Changing Me

PE

  • Swimming
  • Athletics
  • Cricket
  • Rounders

SPAG

  • Verb tenses
  • Formal and informal language
  • Synonyms and antonyms  

Music

  • Music appreciation
  • Perform musical

For more information on objectives covered in these topics please download the curriculum document below. 

Summer Term Knowledge Organisers

End of Year Expectations