Class – Elm, Oak, Beech
Term dates –
Subject
Wow
week
Literacy
Where
in the
world is
Mexico?
Topic
writing
outcome
Maths
Science
Year Groups Y5/6
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Vocabulary
Diary
Poetry of landscape
entries
(ruins): Wordsworth
Lines above Tintern
Abbey
Poem about Mayan
ruin.
Mexico
Non-chronological
poem
report Mexican animals
Week 5
Week 6
Explanations
Children
Descriptive Historical
to write
writing
diary entry
letter to
about the
the
Mayans
Mexican
embassy
asking
what
they can
offer
Maths quests as challenges on maths working walls
Cook
Mexican
food
Describe how
living things
are classified
into broad
groups
according to
common
observable
characteristics
and based on
similarities
and
differences,
including
microorganisms,
plants and
animals
give
Theme – Mexico and the Mayans
Week 7
Rugby 3
Week 8
Week 9
days
Explanation Newspapers
about how
to play the
rugby
Explanation of how to
play top trumps
Sacrifice
write a
story about
a sacrifice.
Newspaper
report
about the
Mayan
society’s
collapse
Week 10
Week
11
Mayan
Myths
To write a
travel
guide for
visitors to
Mexico.
Describe how
living things
are classified
into broad
groups
according to
common
observable
characteristics
and based on
similarities
and
differences,
including
microorganisms,
plants and
animals
give
Mayan
myth
reasons for
classifying
plants and
animals based
on specific
characteristics.
reasons for
classifying
plants and
animals based
on specific
characteristic
RE
What did
the
Mayans
believe?
PE
Progressive Sports
Oaks go swimming.
Art &
Design
Create a
Mayan
Mask
(Thurs) –
paper
plate and
mosaic
Art in
brochure
History
Geography
Where in
the world
is
Mexico?
How far
away is
Mexico?
How do
Mexico
and UK
compare?
Landscape
paintings
of Mexico
(from the
book) and
cactuii?
Who were
the
Mayans?
What was
life like for
the Mayans
How much
is a
holiday
in Mexico?
Why visit
Mexico?
Music
CPSHE
French alternated with music in Elm and Beech.
SMSC and British values taught throughout and individual SEAL themes taught as needed in classes.
MFL
French alternated with music in Elm and Beech. French in Oak on Friday afternoon
Why did the
Mayans
make
sacrifices?
Why did
the
Mayans
disappear?