YEAR 5 CURRICULUM OVERVIEW 2016-17
Year 5
Writing
Science
Separting Mixtures
In this unit, children will learn about the
separation techniques of filtering, sieving
and evaporation. They will use sieves to
Children explore the charm and challenge of classic fiction.
separate materials of different sizes. They
Children write a modern-day Jungle Book story, Just So Stories
will learn that some substances (such as
diary entries, and tell outrageous lies, courtesy of conjunctions.
candyfloss) dissolve in water whilst others
The unit ends with chn performing their own Just So Story in
(such as dried herbs) do not. They will
Kipling's style.
learn that they can separate a dissolved
Recounts: UFOs and Aliens
solid from a solution through evaporation
UFOs and Aliens: Investigating Extraterrestrial Visitors – Extreme! of the liquid. They will consolidate and
by Paul Mason
apply their knowledge of the properties of
UFO Diary by Satoshi Kitamura
solids, liquids and gases by separating
different mixtures.
Using the context of UFOs, children explore recounts:
Non-Fiction
Non-Fiction
Poetry
Term 2
Fiction
Poetry
Term 1
Fiction
Classic fiction: Jungle Book
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
Topic
Maths
Spelling
Ancient Greece:
Discover the lasting influence of the
Ancient Greeks on the western world.
Investigate the timeline and four main
periods of the Greek Empire. Marvel at
Alexander the Great and the empire
under his leadership. Learn about
trading and design, research lifestyle
and clothing, and study key Ancient
Greek buildings. Learn about the roles
and rights of free men, women,
children and slaves in Ancient Greece
and research democracy.
1. Read, write, compare and order 5-digit numbers, understanding the place value and
using < and >signs; add and subtract multiples of 10, 100 and 1000 to and from 5-digit
numbers; use written addition to add two 4-digit numbers; sustain a line of enquiry;
make and test a hypothesis
Revisit
Strategies at the point of writing: Have a go Plurals (adding
‘-s’, ‘-es’ and ‘-ies’) Apostrophe for contraction and
possession
2. Add and subtract 2-digit numbers mentally; choose a strategy for solving mental
additions or subtractions; solve word problems
Rare GPCs
Words with ‘silent’ letters
investigating genuine documents; discussing famous sightings &
researching notorious hoaxes. Children write a diary entry and
create their own hoax UFO photo and report. A presentation to
parents completes the unit.
Slam Poetry
You Wait till I’m Older Than You by Michael Rosen
The Works and Read Me collections
A variety of poems provided
3. Understand place value in decimal numbers; multiply and divide numbers with up to Morphology/ Etymology
two decimal places by 10 and 100; multiply and divide by 0 and 100; add and subtract Use spelling journals to record helpful etymological notes
0·1 and 0·01; multiply and divide by 4 by doubling or halving twice; use mental
on curious or difficult words
multiplication strategies to multiply by 20, 25 and 9
Word endings
4. Revise converting 12-hour clock times to 24-hour clock times; find a time a given
Words with the letter string ‘-ough’ Words ending in ‘number of minutes or hours and minutes later; calculate time intervals using 24-hour able’ and ‘-ible’
clock format; measure lengths in mm and convert to cm; find perimeters in cm and
convert cm to m
Homophones
isle/aisle, aloud/allowed, affect/effect, herd/ heard,
5. Solve subtraction using a written method for 3-digit − 3-digit numbers and for 4-digit past/passed
numbers; use counting up (Frog) as a strategy to perform mental subtraction; find
change from a multiple of ten pounds using counting up
Hyphen
Use of the hyphen (co-ordinate, co-operate)
Study a slam poem (a form of performance poetry) & other
poems about what to do when you grow up. Children write an
extra verse about their dreams. Use poems about not knowing
what to write to stimulate writing about everyday little things.
Hold a poetry slam!
Earth and Space
In this unit, pupils will describe the
movement of Earth, and other planets,
relative to the Sun in our solar system.
They will describe the movement of the
Moon relative to Earth and describe the
Sun, Earth and the Moon as approximately
Use biographies of Roald Dahl & Michael Morpurgo (both books & spherical bodies. Pupils will use the idea of
online) & their autobiographical writing to identify features of
Earth’s rotation to explain day and night
biographies & autobiographies. Use the texts to study dialogue,
and the apparent movement of the Sun
noun phrases & complex sentences. Write autobiographies online. across the sky. They will also have the
opportunity to find out about how ideas
about the solar system have developed
Instructions & Explanations: Technology
and changed over time.
Examples of instructional and explanation text are provided
Biographies and Autobiographies
Boy and Going Solo by Roald Dahl
Singing for Mrs Pettigrew/Homecoming by Michael Morpurgo
Various biographies of two authors
Hover boards and doggie umbrellas meet new-fangled escalators
and dial telephones in a unit, which explores instructions and
explanations in the context of changing technology. Children try
pitching in the Dragon's Den and create guides for futuristic
travel.
Classic Poems
The Walrus and the Carpenter by Lewis Carroll
Cautionary Tales by Hilaire Belloc
Carroll’s Walrus and the Carpenter stimulate performance,
discussion and persuasive writing, in this poetry unit. Belloc's
Cautionary Tales provide cause for debate and the children end
the unit writing their own modern day cautionary poems.
Dictionary
Use of a dictionary to support teaching of word roots,
derivations and spelling patterns
Use of a dictionary to create word webs
Comparing People and Places: Travel
around the world in this exciting topic.
Look at your own area and discover
the similarities and differences
between where you live and these
other intriguing locations. Be amazed
by the impressive geography of the
Grand Canyon in Arizona in the United
States. Discover Mexico with its
extreme and varied landscapes &
coasts. Study the Amazon Basin in
South America.
Proofreading
1. Recognise which numbers are divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 25 and identify
multiples; find factors; recording results systematically and finding all factors of a given Focus on checking words from personal lists.
number; compare and place fractions on a line; find equivalent fractions and reduce
Learning and Practising spellings
them to their simplest form
Pupils:
• Learn selected words taught in new knowledge this
2. Use mental strategies to multiply and divide multiples of 10 and 100; use a written
term.
method to multiply 3-digit and 4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers and estimate
answers, divide 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers using a written method and express • Learn words from the Years 5 and 6 word list. (Suggest
an average of 7 words each term.)
remainders as a fraction and solve division word problems
• Learn words from personal lists.
3. Use a protractor to measure and draw angles in degrees; recognise, use terms and
classify angles as obtuse, acute and reflex; recognise that angles on a line total 180° and Extend the knowledge of spelling strategies and apply to
angles round a point total 360°; identify and name parts of a circle including diameter, high-frequency and cross-curricular words from the
Years 5 and 6 word list.
radius and circumference
4. Place numbers to 100 000 and decimals up to two places on a line, round numbers to
the nearest 10, 100 and 1000 and decimals up to two places to the nearest whole
number; compare and order numbers with up to two decimal places; reduce fractions
to their simplest form;
5. Revise mental and written addition and subtraction strategies, choose to use a
mental strategy or written method to solve addition and subtraction, choose to solve
word problems involving multiplication and division questions including 2- and 3-digit
by 1-digit and 2-digit by 2-digit using a mental or a written method, use mathematical
reasoning to work out a function,
YEAR 5 CURRICULUM OVERVIEW 2016-17
Non-Fiction
Non-Fiction
Poetry
Term 4
Fiction
Poetry
Term 3
Fiction
Year 5
Writing
Genre Fiction: Short for Kevin Holland
Short by Kevin Crossley Holland
Look at the genre of short stories using Short ! by Kevin CrossleyHolland. Children investigate the use of adverbials to link
sentences or paragraphs together. Children plan & write short
mystery stories elaborating by use of descriptive words & further
details.
Science
Life Cycles
In this unit, children will learn that plants
and animals have life cycles and that
reproduction is a part of this cycle. They
will recognise that each life cycle has
distinct stages but that these can vary
between species, for example they may
describe and contrast the stages of the
Argument and Debate
human life cycle with three and four stage
Arguments for and against use of CCTV cameras (provided)
metamorphosis in insects and amphibians.
Identify features of argument texts & discuss differences between
They will understand the importance of
facts & opinions. Find out how to present opinions as if they were
reproduction for the survival of a species.
facts. Study formal & informal speech. Research for & hold a class
Children will have the opportunity to
debate. Children then write & edit their own argument text.
undertake an educational visit to a botanic
garden, zoological garden or a similar site
Classic Narrative and Oral Poetry
to experience field study related to life
The Ballad of Charlotte Dymond by Charles Causley
cycles.
Lochinvar by Sir Walter Scott
Children learn the classic narrative poem Ballad of Charlotte
Dymond to recite & identify features. Use role play to study the
characters in depth. Compare with Lochinvar & explore relative
clauses. Then use Chocolate Cake by Michael Rosen to inspire
their narrative poems.
Forces
Drama (Shakespeare)
In this unit, children will have learnt about
Mr William Shakespeare’s Plays by Marcia Williams
a variety of forces including gravity, air
Introduce children to Shakespeare using Marcia Williams’ Mr
resistance, water resistance and friction.
William Shakespeare’s Plays – Romeo & Juliet + Macbeth .
Investigate different ways of writing dialogue inc. playscript layout They will have explored how simple
& the use of informal language. Children write a 60 sec version of mechanisms can be used to make work
easier. They will have observed and
part of Macbeth .
explained how gravity causes an
Reports and Journalistic Writing
unsupported object to fall towards the
Tuesday by David Wiesner
Earth. They will have researched the
relative effects of the gravitational pull on
Use Tuesday by David Wiesner to study report writing. Look at
other planets. Children will have carried
different ways of writing speech – playscripts, speech bubbles,
out a range of activities to identify the
direct & reported speech. Compare formal & informal writing
effects of friction, air resistance, and water
including use of passive voice. Children write newspaper reports.
resistance and will consider ways of
Poetic Style
reducing water resistance through
You Wait Till I’m Older Than You by Michael Rosen
streamlining.
Collected Poems by Roger McGough
Children hear & respond to a range of poems from two wellknown poets. Explore the use of language & how the writers
imply deeper meanings & research the poets on the internet.
Finally children write their own free-verse poems inspired by
those they have read.
Topic
Maths
Spelling
Computational Thinking and Creativity
Understand computer networks,
including the internet; how they
provide multiple services such as the
world-wide-web and the opportunities
they offer for communication and
collaboration.
Minecraft inventor, Markus Persson,
challenges you to build your own
fantasy building using 3D modelling
software, Sketchup.
Design a stop motion animation for
young children. Learn about different
genres of animation and software you
can use; have a go at a flip book
animation.
Design your own computer game!
Explore the concept of events and
manipulating event handlers and code
blocks. Explore the commands
required to make characters speak and
move and how to draw shapes.
1. Read, write and order numbers with up to 6 digits and understand the place value of
each digit; place 6-digit numbers on a number line and find numbers between; solve
place-value additions and subtractions with 6-digit numbers; understand place value in
decimal numbers as tenths and hundredths;
2. Rehearse mental addition strategies for decimals and whole numbers; use counting
on as a strategy to perform mental addition of 2-place decimals to the next whole
number; solve missing number sentences;
3. Use rules of divisibility to find if numbers are divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 10; identity
prime numbers; revise finding factors of numbers; find squares and square roots of
square numbers; finding patterns and making and testing rules
4. Know properties of equilateral, isosceles, scalene and right-angled triangles; find that
angles in a triangle have a total of 180°; sort triangles according to their properties; use
scales to weigh amounts to the nearest half interval; convert from grams to kilograms
and vice versa, from millilitres to litres and vice versa, and from metres to kilometres
and vice versa;
5. Use a written column method to add amounts of money in pounds and pence; add 2place decimals using written column addition; subtract decimal numbers using counting
up (Frog)
Revisit
Strategies at the point of writing: Have a go Apostrophe
for possession
Rare GPCs
Teach words with rare GPCs from the Year 5 and 6 word
list (bruise, guarantee, queue, immediately, vehicle, yacht)
Words with the /i:/ sound spelt ‘ei’ after ‘c’ (receive,
ceiling)
Morphology/ Etymology
Teach extension of base words using word matrices.
Word endings
Words ending in ‘-ably’ and ‘-ibly’
Revise words ending in ‘-able’ and ‘-ible’
Homophones
altar/alter, led/lead, steal/steel
Dictionary
Use a dictionary to create collections of words with
common roots
1. Use a written method (grid) to multiply pairs of 2-digit numbers; use short division to
divide 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers, including those which leave a remainder
Proofreading
Checking from another source after writing (spell check if
2. Find unit fractions and non-unit fractions of 3-digit numbers; use short multiplication on screen, spelling journals, environmental print, spelling
to multiply 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers; begin to use short multiplication to
partners)
multiply 4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers
Learning and Practising spellings
3. Understand what a polygon is; draw polygons using dotted square and isometric
Pupils:
paper; revise terms obtuse, acute and reflex angles, perpendicular and parallel sides;
• Learn selected words taught in new knowledge this
recognise quadrilaterals as polygons and identify their properties; classify
term.
quadrilaterals; draw regular polygons and explore their properties
• Learn words from the Years 5 and 6 word list. (Suggest
an average of 7 words each term.)
4. Place mixed numbers on lines; count up in fractions using equivalence; convert
• Learn words from personal lists.
improper fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa; write improper fractions as mixed
numbers and vice versa; multiply proper fractions by whole numbers
Extend the knowledge of spelling strategies and apply to
high-frequency and cross-curricular words from the
5. Solve subtraction of 4-digit numbers using written column subtraction
Years 5 and 6 word list.
(decomposition); add several numbers using written column addition; use column to
solve problems
YEAR 5 CURRICULUM OVERVIEW 2016-17
Non-Fiction
Non-Fiction
Poetry
Term 6
Fiction
Poetry
Term 5
Fiction
Year 5
Writing
Science
Topic
Maths
Spelling
Classic Novels
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, (Graphic novel) illustrated by David
Wenzel, adapted by Charles Dixon (2006)
Through The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, investigate settings, character
development, dialogue & narrative style. Writing includes:
dramatisation, playing with point-of-view & writing a 'Lost Tale'.
Grammar includes: complex sentences, relative clauses and
elaboration.
Persuasive Writing: Adverts and Speeches
Various persuasive texts (provided)
Times are a changin' as children explore how to win hearts &
minds. Children analyse adverts and political speeches, adapt
protest songs and manipulate with modal verbs. Children write
persuasively & the unit ends in a political rally. Who will win:
parents or children?
Materials
In this unit, children will have compared
and grouped together everyday materials
on the basis of their properties, including
their hardness, solubility, transparency,
response to magnets and electrical and
thermal conductivity. They will have given
reasons, based on evidence from
comparative and fair tests, for the
particular use of everyday materials,
including metals, wood and plastic.
The Maya
Study the fascinating Maya in this
vigorously researched topic. Discover
where and when the Maya built their
magnificent civilisation as you develop
a range of skills across the curriculum.
Investigate how they lived, their
culture and their legacy. Compare their
lives to your own as you bring your
learning together.
1. Add mentally 2-place decimal numbers in the context of money using rounding; add
several small amounts of money using mental methods; mentally subtract amounts of
money including giving change; calculate the difference between two amounts using
counting up;
2. Multiply fractions less than 1 by whole numbers, convert improper fractions to whole
numbers; use short multiplication to multiply 3-digit and 4-digit numbers by 1-digit
numbers; use long multiplication to multiply 2-digit and 3-digit numbers by teens
numbers
3. Read, write and compare decimals to three decimal places, understanding that the
third decimal place represents thousandths; multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100
and 1000 using 3-place decimal numbers in the calculations; place 2-place decimals on
a number line and round them to the nearest tenth and whole number;
4. Read and mark co-ordinates in the first two quadrants; draw simple polygons using
co-ordinates; translate simple polygons by adding to and subtracting from the coordinates; reflect simple shapes in the y axis or in a line, noting the effect on the coordinates; translate simple shapes and note what happens to the co-ordinates; draw
regular and irregular 2D shapes using given dimensions and angles; use the properties
of 2D shapes, including rectangles, to derive related facts;
5. Add 5-digit numbers using written column addition; subtract 5-digit numbers using
written method (decomposition); check answers to subtractions using written column
addition; solve subtractions of 4- and 5-digit numbers using written column subtraction
or number line counting up
Strategies at the point of writing: Have a go A range of
strategies for learning words
Debate Poetry and Poetry That Tells a Story
The Dispute of Coffee and Tea Hamilton Group Readers
Sensational! Poems Inspired by the Five Senses , chosen by Roger
McGough, Macmillan,
Read a Gulf ‘debate’ poem about a fierce dispute between coffee
& tea. Identify features of poems that tell a story. Children read &
compare other poems about drinks. They create & perform a
playscript for the dispute, then write a poem about a drink.
Genre Fiction – Science Fiction
Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan, Templar Publishing
Children read and analyse a selection of short stories from Tales
of Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan. They explore the structure of
short stories & the use of modal verbs & dialogue. Children write
a drama based on one they have heard & then a new story in the
Shaun Tan-style.
Non-Chronological Reports: Electronic Devices
Various reports (provided)
Use texts about iPads & iPhones to introduce features of nonchronological reports. Children create a new section for a BBC
online activity about reports using BOS/ QuAD techniques. Then
children research information about another electronic device &
write reports.
Power of Imagery
The Convergence of the Twain by Thomas Hardy (Animated Tale –
see resources)
Using a range of sea poems (provided) & The Convergence of the
Twain by Thomas Hardy, explore the use of imagery &
description. Then discuss how to use language to evoke feelings &
produce impressions. Childrenn draft & write their own poem
about the Titanic.
Types of Change
Children will design a recipe and identify
the types of change used throughout the
menu. They will explore dissolving by
seeing how many drops of water it takes
to dissolve the same amount of different
substances and will use the terms solute
and solvent. They will use evaporation to
recover dissolved solutes and will
recognise that these are reversible
changes. They will also recognise that
mixing and changes of state are reversible
changes.
Earth Matters: Mountains, Volcanoes
and Climate
Study the physical geography of
mountains and mountain ranges, their
formation, some famous expeditions
and also mountain biodiversity.
Learn about the features of volcanoes,
their formation and discover how they
are distributed around the world.
Learn about the key aspects of climate
zones, biomes and vegetation belts.
Homophones
(cereal/serial, father/farther, guessed/guest,
morning/mourning, who’s/whose)
Suffixes
Problem suffixes
Dictionary
Teach use of dictionary to check words, refer- ring to the
first three or four letters
Proofreading
Check writing for misspelt words that are on the Years 5
and 6 word list
Morphology/ Etymology
Teach morphemic and etymological strategies to be used
when learning specific words
Learning and Practising spellings
Pupils:
• Learn selected words taught in new knowledge this
1. Identify factors and multiples, find factor pairs; revise equivalent fractions; compare term.
and order fractions with related denominators; add fractions with same or related
• Learn words from the Years 5 and 6 word list. (Suggest
denominators, then convert answer into a mixed number; subtract fractions with same an average of 7 words each term.)
and related denominators
• Learn words from personal lists.
2. Use short division to divide 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers and 4-digit numbers
by 1-digit numbers, including those which leave a remainder; express a remainder as a Extend the knowledge of spelling strategies and apply to
fraction; use long multiplication to multiply 3-digit and 4-digit numbers by teens
high-frequency and cross-curricular words from the
numbers
Years 5 and 6 word list
3. Find the area and perimeter of squares and rectangles by calculation and pursue a
line of enquiry; estimate and find the area of irregular shapes; calculate the perimeter
and area of composite shapes; use the relations of area and perimeter to find unknown
lengths; begin to understand the concept of volume; find the volume of a cube or
cuboid by counting cubes; understand volume as measurement in three dimensions
4. Understand what percentages are, relating them to hundredths; know key
equivalences between percentages and fractions, finding percentages of amounts of
money; find equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages; solve problems involving
fraction and percentage equivalents
5. Find cubes of numbers to 10; draw and interpret line graphs showing change in
temperature over time; begin to understand rate; use timetables using the 24-hour
clock and use counting up to find time intervals of several hours and minutes