Knollmead Primary School
Curriculum Overview Year 5/6 – Summer Term
Cornerstones
Topic
Memorable
Experience
Geography,
History, Art
and DT, Maths
Summer 1
Summer 2
Allotment
Star gazer
Allotment Life: Children take a trip to the local
allotment and pick some produce which can later be made
into a simple dish.
Welcome to the planets: Children to create their own
‘orrery’ using themselves and different sized PE objects
to explain the planets of the solar system and how they
move around the sun.
Meet Galileo: Children to find out about Galileo’s early
theories of the universe.
H- Study an aspect or theme in British History that
extends pupils chronological knowledge beyond 1055
Local Produce- Where does food come from: A
detailed study of the British foods industry and where
products come from in the UK.
G – Describe and understand key aspects of human
geography, including: types of settlement and land use,
economic activity including trade links, and the
distribution of natural resources including energy, food,
minerals and water.
Botanical Drawer: Children to pick and sketch plants
and fruits they have found from their local allotment.
A - Create sketch books to record their observations
and use them to review and revisit ideas
A recipe of common crops: Children create a simple
recipe made out of some of the most common crops
grown in the UK.
DT - Prepare and cook a variety of predominantly
savoury dishes using a range of cooking techniques
The space race: A look at 1960’s America and the surge
to be the first country to land a man on the moon
H- Study an aspect or theme in British History that
extends pupils chronological knowledge beyond 1055
What might an Alien look like?:Children use examples
of sci-fi imagery and texts to create their own alien.
A - Improve their mastery of art and design techniques,
including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of
materials
What will I weigh on the moon? Children to Measure
their weight in kilograms and convert it to newton’s
(1kg=10N) and record on a spreadsheet.
Additional maths - Use all four operations to solve
problems involving measure [e.g. length, mass, volume,
money] using decimal notation, including scaling.
Express
English
Green Grocers: Children create structures that will help
a plant grow (e.g.: Wigwams) Plant their seeds and watch
them over the summer term.
Non-Chronological Report:
Non-chronological report about Knollmead School.
Letter:
Letter based on the text- The Highway Man
Letter based on the text- Shackleton’s Journey
Character Description
Character description based on the text- The Highway
Man
Character description - Shackleton’s Journey
Spelling,
Revision topics for SAT’s
punctuation and
grammar
Tenses: Present perfect, present progressive, past
progressive.
Channing nouns to adjectives
Root words/prefixes and suffixes: Children to
experiment finding out the meaning of prefixes and
suffixes to make sense of root words. Children to make
links between the meanings of some root words (e.g.:
My Solar system: Children to create their own scaled
model of the solar system it replicate the sun and the
planets rotating around it.
Log Writing (Diary):
A series of diary entries based on the test - Shackleton’s
Journey
Recount:
Recount based upon the text Shackleton’s journey.
Newspaper report:
Newspaper article to be written about the Knollmead
School sports day.
Grammar focus around children’s in class writing.
Preparation for Year 6 writing moderation submission.
Subjunctive forms: Use of subjunctive forms such as If
I were or Were they to come in. Using the subjunctive
for to illustrate a change in the level of formality within
a text.
Standard and non-standard English: Identifying shifts in
formality during writing and the use of non-standard
English in speech. Using the non-standard English within
Maths
transport, portable portal- The word port meaning to
carry)
speech for to illustrate a change in the level of formality
within a text.
Clauses- The use of clauses to change the meaning of a
sentence. (e.g.: Drinks which contain sugar ruin your
teeth; Drink, which contain sugar, ruin your teeth)
Passive voice: Use of the passive to affect the
presentation of information in a sentence.
Algebra: Use simple formulae
- Generate and describe linear number sequences.
- Express missing number problems algebraically.
- Find pairs of numbers that satisfy an equation with two
unknowns.
- Enumerate possibilities of combinations of two variables
Number: ratio
Solve problems involving the relative sizes of two
quantities where missing values can be found by using
integer multiplication and division facts.
Solve problems involving similar shapes where the scale
factor is known or can be found.
Solve problems involving unequal sharing and grouping
using knowledge of fractions and multiples.
Geometry: Properties of Shapes
Draw 2D shapes using given dimensions and angles.
Compare and classify geometric shapes based on their
properties and sizes and find unknown angles in any
triangles, quadrilaterals and regular polygons.
Recognise angles where they meet at a point, are on a
straight line, or are vertically opposite, and find missing
angles.
Geometry: Position and Direction
Describe positions on the full coordinate grid (all four
quadrants).
Draw and translate simple shapes on the coordinate
plane, and reflect them in the axes.
Geometry and Statistics
Illustrate and name parts of circles, including radius,
diameter and circumference and know that the diameter
is twice the radius.
Interpret and construct pie charts and line graphs and
use these to solve problems.
Calculate the mean as an average.
Time at the end of the term will be spent on:
consolidation ,gap filling, seasonal activities and
assessments
Science
Computing
Living things and the reproduction of plants and
animals
-Recording data and results of increasing complexity
using scientific diagrams and labels, classification keys,
tables, and bar and line graphs.
- taking measurements, using a range of scientific
equipment, with increasing accuracy and precision
- Recognise that living things produce offspring of the
same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not
identical to their parents
- Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit
their environment in different ways and that adaptation
may lead to evolution.
Initial three weeks: Revision using Matheletics and
Spelldrome
Programming: Scratch
-Use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs;
work with variables and various forms of input and output
- design, write and debug programs that accomplish
specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical
systems; solve problems by decomposing them into
smaller parts
-Use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithms
work and to detect and correct errors in algorithms and
programs
Music
The Earth and Space
Describe the movement of the Earth, and other planets,
relative to the Sun in the solar system
- Describe the movement of the Moon relative to the
Earth
- Describe the Sun, Earth and Moon as approximately
spherical bodies
- Use the idea of the Earth’s rotation to explain day and
night, and the apparent movement of the sun across the
sky.
-Planning different types of scientific enquiries to
answer questions, including recognising and controlling
variables where necessary
- Using simple models to describe scientific ideas
- Identifying scientific evidence that has been used to
support or refute ideas or arguments.
Creating short films:
- use search technologies effectively, appreciate how
results are selected and ranked, and be discerning in
evaluating digital content - - select, use and combine a
variety of software (including internet services) on a
range of digital devices to design and create a range of
programs, systems and content that accomplish given
goals, including collecting, analysing, evaluating and
presenting data and information
- use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly;
recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a
range of ways to report concerns about content and
contact.
Fame: Songs for the Year 6 Production.
French
PE
Family; Parts of the body; adjective position agreement
Striking and Fielding (Rounders/Cricket): use running,
jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in
combination
-Play competitive games, modified where appropriate, and
apply basic principles suitable for attacking and
defending
-Play develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and
balance
Swimming: Swim competently, confidently and
proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres.
- Use a range of strokes effectively.
-Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based
situations.
Physical descriptions using etre and avoir; crosscurricular: SPAG
Athletics: use running, jumping, throwing and catching in
isolation and in combination
-Play develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and
balance
- Compare their performances with previous ones and
demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.
Swimming: Swim competently, confidently and
proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres.
- Use a range of strokes effectively.
-Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based
situations.
RE
The Christian way of Life
Bridging units – transition
PSHE
Good to be me
Relationships