Topic Planning – Cycle B – Y5/6
Autumn
Comparing people and places
History – Local area, Grand Canyon,
Geography – Local area, Mexico, Tourism, Physical
and Human Characteristics, Ordinance Survey
Maps
Science – Properties and Changes of Materials
Art – Painting, Great Artists in History
DT –Cooking Mexican foods
Computing – VLE and Digital Literacy
Music – Music Express, Harvest
PSHE – Rules, Routines and Expectations
PE – Games, Swimming
RE – Hinduism
French – Adjectives
Spring
Earliest Civilisations – Shang Dynasty
History – Timelines, Shang Calendar, Worship,
Warfare
Geography – Food and farming, Cities
Science – Forces
Art – Textiles, collage
DT – Cooking
Computing – Programming
Music – Shang music
PSHE – Keeping healthy, hunger, diseases, online
safety
PE – Dance, Swimming
RE – Sikhism
French - Weather
The Maya
History – Sources of evidence, Buildings, Religion,
Calendar, Daily life
Geography – Location and environment, Maps and
Digital Mapping, Farming, Cities
Science – Light
Art – Drawing using a range of materials
DT – Looms and weaving
Computing – Programming
Music – Mayan music and instruments
PSHE – Personal Goals, online safety
PE – Gym, Swimming
RE – Christianity
French - Nationalities
Earliest Civilisations – The Indus Valley
History – Everyday life, Mathematics, Religion
Geography – Cities, Farming
Science – Forces
Art – Textiles, collage
DT – Making an animal toy
Computing – Digital Literacy + Internet Search
engines
Music – Sing Up
PSHE – Bullying, peer pressure, online safety
PE – Gym, Swimming
RE – Islam/Christianity
French - Directions
Summer
Dinosaurs and Fossils
History – Local and World History, Mary Anning,
Charles Darwin,
Geography – Rocks and fossils, Changes over time,
Physical Characteristics,
Science – Animals, including humans
Art – 3D, sculpture
DT – Researching, designing and creating model
dinosaurs
Computing – Programming
Music – Composing soundtracks
PSHE – Healthy lifestyle, online safety
PE – Games
RE – Judaism
French – Countries
Dinosaurs and Fossils
History – see above
Geography – see above
Science – see above
Art – painting, sketching
DT – Finger puppets
Computing – Programming
Music – Sing Up
PSHE – Relationships, Growing, Developing and
Moving on
PE – Athletics
RE – Buddhism
French - Clothing