YEAR 5 CURRICULUM PLANNING SUMMER TERM
Alongside work in these subjects, we encourage children to: practise their spelling rules and patterns; regularly rehearse
their times tables and number bonds; and read at least 5 out of 7 days a week, recording what they read in their
Homework Diary.
Mathematics
English
Creative
Curriculum
TUDORS: Fabulous
or Forgettable?
Computing
RE
PE
PSHE/SEAL
FL (Spanish)
SUMMER ONE- FIRST HALF TERM
To explore place value up to 1 million and Roman numerals
To divide numbers up to 4-digits by a single digit and interpret remainders appropriately
To identify 3D shapes from 2D representations
To estimate volume and capacity
To convert between different units of metric measure
To solve comparison, sum and difference problems
To identify and use brackets and dashes
To plan writing by drawing on reading and research (e.g. for non-chronological reports)
To use devices to build cohesion within a paragraph
To use organisation and presentation devices
To select appropriate language and structure
To perform our own compositions for different audiences
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History
 To investigate an area of Tudor life in depth – Living History Museum
 To learn key historical dates and facts
Science
 To investigate and measure different forces
 To represent scientific ideas through diagrams
 To understand the difference between balanced and unbalanced forces
Music
 To compose and perform songs with musical accompaniment
Art
 To look at the importance of portraits in Tudor England
 To develop our clay sculpture skills e.g. Henry VIII Toby Jugs
 To program using algorithms in ‘Scratch’
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To make links between religious teachings and values and my own attitudes
To understand Christian, Jewish and Sikh ceremonies for rites of passage
Games: to practise the skills of striking and fielding in field games e.g.cricket
Tudor Dance: to learn, prepare and perform group dances
E-SAFETY: To explore the responsible use of mobile phones (RRSA Article 16: Right to privacy)
RELATIONSHIPS: To explore family views and responsibilities
To develop language about travelling – asking for directions and food and drink
Stockport Children’s Shakespeare Festival: reading, writing and drama activities based upon King Lear
Hursthead Junior School
YEAR 5 CURRICULUM PLANNING SUMMER TERM
Alongside work in these subjects, we encourage children to: practise their spelling rules and patterns; regularly rehearse
their times tables and number bonds; and read at least 5 out of 7 days a week, recording what they read in their
Homework Diary.
Mathematics
English
Creative
Curriculum
Extreme
Expedition
Computing
RE
PE
PSHE/SEAL
FL (Spanish)
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SUMMER TWO - SECOND HALF TERM
To round numbers to the nearest 10, 100, 1000, 10 000 and 100 000
To consolidate column addition and subtraction
To identify multiples and factors, including common factors of two numbers
To know and use the vocabulary of prime and square numbers
To multiply numbers up to 4-digits by a 1 or 2-digit number
To find fractions and percentages of amounts
To revisit complex sentence structures using relative clauses
To note and develop ideas for a non-chronological report
To link ideas across paragraphs using adverbials of time, place and number
To evaluate and edit my own writing by assessing its effectiveness in relation to audience and
purpose
To blend action, dialogue and description within and across paragraphs
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Science
 To explain how plants and animals adapt to their habitat
 To look at interdependence within habitats including food chains
 To research the layers and eco-systems within a rainforest
Geography
 To locate extremes of climate on a world map
 To investigate threats to different habitats e.g. deforestation (RRSA Article 8: Preservation of
identity)
Art
 To design and create rainforest style totem poles
DT
 To design movable animals using cams
Music
 To compose music based on rainforest rhythms
 To program using algorithms in ‘Scratch’
 To understand beliefs and values through important religious texts
 Games: athletics
 Gymnastics – to explore and create routines using counter-balance
 CHANGES: To explore feelings and response to change
 SRE: To begin to explore how their bodies will change and emotions may change
 To read stories in Spanish
 To investigate similarities in language
Class Book: Just so Stories by Rudyard Kipling
Hursthead Junior School