Class 4- Year 5/6 Curriculum Map- Cycle B
Reading
Word reading
Autumn 2-Vikings
Spring 1- Sikhism
Comprehension A range of narrative, non- narrative and poetry texts. Texts based on India and
Sikhism. Poets and authors from India. A range of fiction and non-fiction texts based
on Vikings. Class novel- Grim Gruesome Viking Villain The Cursed Sword by
Rosalind Kerven.
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Writing
Composition
VGP
Speaking and
Listening
Maths
Science
Computing
History
Geography
D.T.
Autumn 1- Vikings
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A range of narrative and non-narrative writing such as descriptive writing, recounts,
stories from other cultures. myths, adventure stories and reports.
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Role play of extracts of stories, hot seating of characters, freeze frames of scenes.
Debating current issues in the news. Drama linked to class novel and Viking myths
such as enactments of scenes, freeze frames and hot seating of characters.
Number and place values, addition and subtraction, frequent mental maths sessions,
links to Vikings where possible such as problem solving. Finish unit of work on
Fraction, Decimals and Percentages. Begin unit on measurement.
Autumn season & topic links
Rocks and fossils.
Finish rocks and fossils.
to unit on materials.
Categorising rocks and
Categorising rocks and
Experimenting on which
how fossils are formed
how fossils are formed
materials where best for
and make up soil.
and make up soil.
Vikings to wear. Floating and
sinking materials for their
longship design.
Programming- create an
Computer networks
Powerpoint on the
animation of a Viking raid.
geography of India.
Vikings- raids and invasions,
Alfred the great and Athelstan
Dangeld, Anglo Saxons laws
and justice
Use of atlases/google
maps/drawing of maps- locate
countries which Vikings had
settlements, trade links, made
invasions. Drawing a map of a
Viking town.
Structure- Design, create, test
and evaluate their own Viking
longboats.
Vikings- Edward the
Confessor, lifestyles,
Jorvik.
Reading and discussing
the brief history of how
Sikhism began.
Understand geographical
similarities and
differences through the
study of human and
physical geography of
Scandinavia.
Textiles- Viking woven
table mat.
India/Punjab. Locating,
finding key physical and
human characteristics.
What happens in Punjab
eg. industry.
Making Indian food.
Art & Design
Sculpture- write their names in Painting- landscapes of
Viking runes using Viking
Scandinavia.
alphabet.
Sketching and printing.
Indian artwork eg.
rangoli patterns, mehndi
patterns, paisley
patterns.
Music
Delivered by Mrs Mc Donald.
Harvest songs.
Delivered by Mrs
McDonald.
MFL
Delivered by Mrs Wicling.
Delivered by Mrs
Wicling.
Delivered by Mrs
McDonald. Responding
to and composing Indian
music
Delivered by Mrs
Wicling.
P.E
Invasion games/striking and
fielding/swimming
Gymnastics/dance
/swimming
R.E
Delivered by Mrs Hancock.
Christianity.
Delivered by Mrs
Hancock. Christianity.
Additional information
relating to computing
Research Vikings on the
internet safely. Looking at
locations on google maps.
Using Word to create name
tags for their trays and pegs.
Research Vikings on the
internet safely. Using
Word to make final
drafts of their written
work.
Computing
Finish unit of work off
on gymnastics. Indian
dance.
Sikhism unit of work.
Including comparing
Sikhism to Christianity.
Research on
India/Punjab. Using
google maps for
geographical research.
Making final drafts of
work on Microsoft
Word.
Year 6 Curriculum Map
Autumn
Reading
Word reading
Comprehension
Writing
Transcription
Composition
VGP
Spring
Summer
Speaking and
Listening
Maths
Science
Computing
History
Geography
D.T.
Art & Design
Music
MFL
P.E
R.E
Additional information
relating to computing
Computing