Computing Year 5 will continue to develop their algorithm knowledge through using Purple Mash Coding. Children will then be designing and creating their very own game. The children will be developing their computing vocabulary and using it in context. Religious Education Year 5 will continue to explore the religion of Christianity and the question ‘What would Jesus do?’ This unit links to how Christian teachings about peace and forgiveness would help people in the world today. The unit includes exploring different stories in the Bible and what lessons do they teach Christians? Children explore ways in which Christians try to use Jesus’ words as their foundation for living using prayer, justice and turning enemies into friends. We will be exploring how this is achieved in the world today. they will be comparing a range of life cycles and identifying similarities and differences. They will be using classification keys and developing their previous knowledge of plants by exploring the functions of different parts and how they link to reproduction. The children will also learn about the changes in the human body, in particular, puberty. Science In the Space topic, children will be exploring how the solar system is made up by naming the different planets and the order they are in from the Sun. Additionally, there is a focus on the phases of the moon. The children will be able to label the different phases and explain the position of the sun earth and moon at certain phases. They will also discover how day and night is formed and describe the apparent movement of Sun across the sky. We will also be learning why we have different seasons and how the Earth’s tilt is responsible for the seasons. We will also find out about stars and constellations as well as galaxies and the Universe. In the Life cycles unit, through daily Guided Reading sessions and story time sessions as well as a weekly Reading Comprehension. English We will start the term focusing on how structure a balanced discussion whilst remaining impartial. This will be followed by a creative poetry unit before moving onto writing a persuasive advertisement, where the children will bet taught a number of persuasive techniques such as: superlatives, rhetorical questions and imperative verbs. We will finish the term by writing a Newspaper report about current events. Each English lesson will have a specific SPaG focus. Reading will be promoted
The Federation of Abbey Infant & Junior School Curriculum Map for Year 5. 2020-21 - Spring term For specific class information see https://abbey-federation.secure- primarysite.net/topic/class-pages For dates see https://abbey-federation.secure-primarysite.net/diary Our topic is The Tudors. Through this topic we will be linking our History, Geography, Art and Design and Design Technology. During the first half term, Year 5 will be introduced to the Tudor monarchy and find out what impact each Monarch had on Britain during that period of History. During the second half term, the children will move on to learning about what life was like for different social classes. There will be an opportunity for children to design and make their own Tudor house in a team. The life skill that we will be focusing on this term is following instructions, working with tools safely. The soft skills that we will be developing are communication, teamwork, creativity and leadership skills. Our bucket list experiences for this term: (TBC). More information about these topics are shown in the specific subject areas.
P.E In Tennis (Spring 1), Children will continue to develop their agility, balance and co-ordination skills in game play. They will develop the under arm serve to over arm as well as changing between forehand and backhand and building up to a co- operative rally with appropriate control. In Dance (Spring 2), Children will be continuing the theme of our topic- The Tudors. They will be performing and creating sequences as groups before coming together to create a whole class dance. They will be learning and experimenting how to convey emotion through dance. Music We begin Music with a Rhythm unit. We are going to be learning ostinato patterns inspired by West African drumming and then move on to other themes: Indian classical music and the Samba. After that, we will be listening and appraising music from the Old School Hip Hop genre. We will focus on the song: The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. We will be using glockenspiels and following sheet music. and describing clothing. French will be taught through a range of ways including speaking and listening, translating and writing activities. Mathematics We will continue to develop our mastery approach to mathematics developing reasoning skills, problem solving and fluency. We will begin by looking at a range of multiplication and division methods before moving onto fractions. The fractions unit will include, adding, subtracting and multiplying fractions as well as calculating fractions of amounts. This will then lead into looking at the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages. Children need to continue to learn their times tables up to 12 and we will continue to focus on a mathematical concept each week in arithmetic to consolidate their understanding. French This term the children will begin by learning the names of the planets and writing descriptive sentences about each planet. To deepen their knowledge, they will then discover the meaning of adjectival agreement and understand how an adjective changes depending on whether the noun is masculine, feminine, singular or plural. They will then continue to practise this skill when discussing
Art & Design We begin this term by looking at how portraits were used during the Tudor period. Children will be able to understand how portraits were used to show power, wealth and status, particularly of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Elizabeth I. We continue the portrait theme by moving on to the works of Giuseepe Arcimboldo. After analysing and evaluating a variety of Arcimboldo’s portraits, children will be given the opportunity to re-create one of Arcimboldo’s portraits and then design and create their own Arcimboldo inspired portrait. chronological order. We will also be looking at what life would have been and how it differed through the social classes. We will also explore the different viewpoints of society and how accounts can conflict each other. History We begin or Tudor topic by learning about how the Tudor period began and the reign of each monarch. We will focus on the impact that each Tudor Monarch had on Britain and describe the changes that happened within that period of History. Throughout this topic, children will be able to place significant events and Tudor monarchs in
Design Technology Year 5 will be designing and making their own Tudor Houses. To begin they will be exploring how Tudor houses are designed and made as well as evaluating existing designs. Before making their final product, children will be experimenting and testing a range of joining techniques safely (using glue guns, staples, glues and tapes) and then designing their own prototype. They are now becoming more independent designers and will be able to select their own appropriate materials and equipment. Geography Children will be solidifying their knowledge of locating the continents and countries, using an atlas’ and interactive resources, to find Space centres across the world. They will build upon their knowledge of areas of the world from Year 2 and 4, by looking at: the lines of latitude and longitude, the Equator, the Tropics, the North and South Pole and the time zones. Children will also look at physical and human features developing their understanding using aerial photos of landmasses and examining how land has changed, as well as the development of maps since Tudor times.
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