Alexandra Junior School
Year 5 Medium Term Planning: Autumn
2015
History:
English: Whole Class Text(s): Stig of the Dump
Maths:
Art and Design:
Computing:
We will explore the period
from the Stone Age to the
Iron Age and what we
know about it. How can we
find out about it? How was
it different to living today?
What developments and
changes occurred? Look at
real Stone Age tools, and
learn about clothing, shelter
and life. We will also
investigate Stonehenge.
We will be reading Stig of the Dump by Clive
King as a class. Our learning will involve
studying characters and plots, and using the
text as a stimulus for different genres of
writing e.g. stories, letters, poems, reports,
diaries.
We will also undertake cross-curricular
writing activities linked to history, science
and maths.
We will also examine different spelling
patterns and how to use grammar and
punctuation correctly.
We will be following the
new national curriculum
for maths, focusing on
core skills such as the 4
basic operations, but with
an added emphasis on
fractions, negative
numbers, working with
larger numbers and
decimals, and developing
mental strategies.
We will study
architecture from the
Stone Age, and its
development over
time since then. We
will use clay and other
materials to create our
own models of
prehistoric buildings.
We will plan our own simple
computer games, design
characters and backgrounds
and create a working
prototype which will be
developed further based on
feedback.
We will be developing our
basic ball skills such as
throwing, catching and
striking to enable us to
effectively play a variety of
games and sports.
We will also be developing as
gymnasts, learning about
balance, flexibility and
performance.
An Adventure
through
Prehistory in
Britain
Science:
Animals including humans – we will identify milestones in
human development. This will include gestation and how
babies develop.
Forces – we will investigate the impact and role of
different forces such as gravity, air resistance, water
resistance, and friction on the world around us,
conducting experiments to build our knowledge and
skills.
Music:
We will create
music for a
stone age
setting – what
would the
sounds be?
PSHE/SRE
We will discuss our
importance in the wider
world and ways we can
impact the local & global
communities.
In SRE we will discuss
building relationships, and
recognising and
managing emotions.
Physical Education (P.E.):
Religious Education (R.E.):
Design &
Technology (DT):
We will use our
knowledge of Stone
Age structures to
design and build
replicas of settlements
and religious sites.
We will be studying various
pilgrimages around the world
and their impact on the
communities that partake in
them. Near Christmas, we will
also study different ways the
festival is celebrated.
Spanish:
The children will continue to
learn about the Spanish
language and culture,
learning basic words, phrases
and greetings.
Year 5 Planned Progression of Learning: Autumn 2015
English
Key texts
Stig of the Dump
Progression of Learning
Key skills
Spelling
Handwriting
VCOP
Sentence structure
Varying types and
length of sentences
for effect
Genres
Story writing
Diary entries
Non chronological
reports
Newspaper reports
Letters
Persuasive writing
Poetry
Maths
Number and place
value – read, write,
order, compare
and round numbers
up to 1 000 000
Order fractions and
find equivalent
fractions.
Calculation – add
and subtract whole
numbers with more
than 4 digits using
written methods.
Multiply and divide
numbers up to 4
digits by a 1 or 2
digit number.
Geometry – identify
3D shapes, draw
given angles and
measure them in
degrees.
Measurement convert between
different units of
metric measure.
Calculate are and
perimeter of
rectangles.
Statistics – interpret
information in tables
Science
Animals including
humans
• Describe the
changes as
humans develop
from birth to old
age.
• Development of
babies.
• Gestation periods
of different
animals.
Forces
• Explain that
unsupported
objects fall towards
the Earth because
of the force of
gravity acting
between the Earth
and the falling
object
• Identify the effects
of air resistance,
water resistance
and friction, that
act between
moving surfaces
• Recognise that
some mechanisms,
including levers,
pulleys and gears,
allow a smaller
force to have a
greater effect.
History
Stone age to Iron
age
Overview of era
10000 BC to Roman
Invasion in 43 AD –
neolithic age, new
stone age, bronze
age, iron age.
Stone age
Settlements
Hunting and
Farming
Stone age warfare –
equipment and hill
forts.
Stone age art
Depth Study –
Stonehenge
Visiting stone age
character
Historical Skills –
comparing different
times in the
prehistoric era and
with today, looking
at sources, using
relevant terms and
labels for the period.
Geography
Covered in depth in
Term 2 though
Natural Disasters
topic.
Study of a European
Country – Spain and
Spanish culture ( in
depth focus in
summer but
covered throughout
the Year in
conjunction with
learning Spanish).
Art & Design
DT
Architecture
Making shelters
How has
architecture
developed since
the Iron age?
Design, make and
evaluate shelters
(ties in with Art
projects)
Stone age to Iron
age housing.
Making a model
Stonehenge
Cave paintings
Designing Iron Age
shields.
Using clay to build
model roundhouses
Geography link –
European
architecture
Year 5 Planned Progression of Learning: Autumn 2015
Computing
Scheme of work – rising
stars
‘We are game
developers’
Progression of Learning
Create artwork and
sound for a game
Design and create a
program for a game,
using sequence,
selection, repetition and
variables
Detect errors in their
game
Use testing to improve
their game
Music
PSHE and SRE
Scheme of work
Spanish
Music for the Stone Age
Living in the wider world
Ball Skills
Family members
Creating music for a
Stone Age setting.
Expressing our opinions
about things that
matter to us
Catching Techniques
Understand our
individual and
community rights and
responsibilities
Striking Skills
Make choices and
understand their impact
• Create and perform
fluent sequences on the
floor and using
apparatus.
Greetings and very
common phrases
Asking and saying
“How are you?”
Numbers and counting
Classroom instructions
Music Express scheme
of work – possibly
working with Music
consultant
(Main music teaching is
drumming sessions later
in the year)
Recognising and
managing emotions
Building positive
relationships
PE
Throwing Techniques
Gymnastics
• Assessing, evaluating,
and improving.
RE
Pilgrimages (and
harvest & Christmas)
What is the significance
of going on a
pilgrimage for
believers?
What happens when
people go on a
pilgrimage?
What is the importance
of the Hajj for Muslims
throughout
the world?
What is the main place
of pilgrimage for the
Hindu
community?
What is the most
important part of a
pilgrimage for a
faithful person?
Caring at Christmas
Christmas can be joyful
and sad for different
people.
Study of one of the
charitable groups and
their work at Christmas.