Literacy (topic to be linked through literacy lessons as well as cross
curricular writing in topic)
Year 5 – Cross-curricular links with our topic ‘’Travelling through Tudor Times’
Narrative- Classic Novels
Poetry (debate Poetry)
Letter Writing
Power of Reading book – Cosmic Disco Poems by Grace Nichols
ICT
Main Focus (History/Geography/Science)
Data and Spreadsheets- Use
a database to generate bars
charts and graphs
Geography – Locational knowledge of countries and
cities in the UK- What are the famous landmarks and
where are they situated? How were rivers used in the
Uk to help trade? Why were rivers important?
French
Writing phrases from
memory
Year 6 – Cross-curricular links with our topic ‘’Travelling through Tudor Times’
Narrative
Journalistic Writing
Letter Writing
Power of Reading book- Skellig by David Almond
Science – Year 5 – Living things and their habitats
Grammar word classes, homonyms, homophones,
punctuation, synonym, antonym, alliteration.
Creative (Art/Music/Drama/DT)
Art – Great artists and Designers- Can you create a Tudor portrait
in the same style of Hans Holbern?
DT – Cooking and nutrition- Can you create a two course meal for a
What are the differences between flowering and nonflowering plants? We will learn about the lifecycles of
mammals, birds, amphibians and insects.
‘Travelling through Tudor
Times’
Yr 5/6 Summer 1 2015 MTP
healthy and varied diet? Can you design and make your own musical
instrument to use to perform?
Drama - Using hot seating during English and topic (also links to
SMSC) to show empathy towards others feelings and ways of
understanding (link with power of reading book).
Music – Make you feel my love – Can you learn and perform the
famous song? Can you compose your own version of the song using
the same themes?
SMSC/RE
History – Religious changes, the power of the monarch.
Who were the Tudor Kings and Queens? How did Britain
change under their rule? Who was Henry VIII and why
did he have so many wives?
Dates to note:
19th April- Joseph the musical- Puppet Power
performance
28th April- Year 5 Class Assembly
Year 6 SATs- 11th May
15th May Hook Day
18th May- Year 6 Class Assembly
20th May- Maths Challenge Year 6
21st May- Founders Day
SMSC – Relationships– What relationships do we have? We will be
learning about family and friends and how to have positive relationships.
PE
RE – Expressions of faith– Can I explore and experience creative forms of
religious expression? We will be exploring the ways in which story, drama, art,
dance, may express religious belief. We will also explore meaning through
personal symbols and artefacts.
Athletics – P.E. Specialist
Sports Hall – Gymnastics
Sports Day Practice
Science- Year 6 – Evolution and inheritance
Who was Charles Darwin? What does evolution mean?
How are you the same or different from your family?
How have plants and animals adapted to their
environment?
Numeracy
Calculations- addition and subtraction, mental
and written methods
Place Value- negative numbers
Number and place value- Roman Numerals
Data Handling- Collecting data, presenting
data, Interpreting data and timetables
Year 6- Maths Revision for SATs