Year 5 Yearly Overview
| Term | English | Maths | Science | Topic | Computing | Art / Dt | PE | PSHE | SMSC | Music | Languages | Wow Opportunities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn 1 | Non-Fiction Newspaper reports (Space) Fiction Science Fiction Story | Number Place Value; Addition and Subtraction | Space | 1960’s Britain including The Space Race | Coding | Art 1960’s art and style (Andy Warhol) | Invasion games; Object mastery – striking with hand foot. Sport – Netball Gymnastics; Balance Swimming | New beginnings | Why do some people believe God exists? | 1960’s Music Beatles- Mania Chord Structure and melodic shapes. | Numbers | National Space Centre Trip Tie Dye T-Shirts 1960s Day |
| Autumn 2 | Non-Fiction Persuasion- Travel Brochures Fiction Adventure Story (El Dorado) | Number Multiplication and Division Geometry Perimeter and Area Statistics | Materials | Spain | Word Processing (Google and Microsoft Word) | DT Spanish Tapas | Invasion games; Locomotion skills Sport – Basketball Swimming | Getting on | What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today? | Spanish Music Sing, play and dance Feliz Navidad | Food | Spain Day |
| Spring 1 | Fiction Older Literature- Sherlock Holmes Poetry Victorian Poetry | Number Multiplication and Division; Fractions | Forces (links to DT Moving Toys unit) | Victorians | Spreadsheets and Databases | DT Moving Toys | Object mastery – Long stick. Sport – Badminton Dance; Stability – Completing a routine in a group. Swimming | Joy of Movement Project (Choices) | If God is everywhere, why go to a place of worship? | Further Glock Work: More demanding melodies to play. Refining quality of sound. Reading staff/Stave notation. | Sports – likes and dislikes | Black Country Living Museum trip |
| Spring 2 | Fiction Fantasy Story (The Hobbit) Non-Fiction Information texts. | Number Decimals, Percentages and Fractions | Life Cycles and Reproduction | Rivers | Game Creator | Art Salvador Dali | Co-ordination – Net wall Sport – Tennis Swimming | Citizenship | What would Jesus do? | Planet Blue By Kevin Stannard. Cantata Performances | Directions | Middle-earth Day. Create 3D models. Visit to the Canal Basin |
| Summer 1 | Fiction Macbeth (Dramatic conventions) | Geometry Shapes; Position and direction | Marvellous Mixtures | Localities (Stratford in comparison to Foleshill) | 3D Modelling | DT Architects models of Stratford attractions | Athletics; Locomotor Skills Event – Throwing Swimming | Communities | What does it mean to be a Buddhist in Britain today? | Water Music Handel and Debussy Baroque and Impressionism | The Weather | Trip to Stratford |
| Summer 2 | Non-Fiction Discussion Texts Fiction Myths and Legends | Numbers Decimals and Negative Numbers Measures Converting Units; Volume | Bridges (STEAM Project: Forces) | Ancient Greeks | Online Safety/Concept Maps | Art Ancient Greek Sculpture | Striking and fielding; Co-ordination Sport – Rounders Swimming | Changes- Reflecting and Moving on. | What does it mean to be a Buddhist in Britain today? | Ancient Greeks Learn to memorise, sing and play a traditional Greek melody: | In the Classroom | Ancient Greek Olympics Day |