Year 5 - Curriculum map
Geography
History
Mathematics
Music
PE
PSHE
Science
Escape from Alchemy Island: Digital photography; Debugging programs; Electrical circuits; Designing a
Marble Maze
Gaming
board game
Map reading; Using
coordinates; Human and
physical features
Discrete
Discrete
Composing; Recording and
editing software;
Atmospheric music;
Graphic scores
Discrete
Discrete
Properties and
changes of materials;
Working scientifically
Alchemy Island
Medieval Artwork
Collecting, evaluating and presenting data
and information
Sketch books; Printmaking;
historical recipes
Using maps
14th century England
Position and direction
Composing and singing
Discrete
Working scientifically; Living
things; Germs and diseases
Peasants, Princes & Pestilence
Portraits; Sketching Tudor
fashions;
3-D modelling; clay
Research; Data handling; Presentation
Discrete
Discrete
Tudor music; Composition
Tudor dance
Rules and consequence
Human Body
Off with Her Head!
Botanical drawing and
painting; Wire sculpture
Using the web; Word processing
Discrete
Recording data; Selling
produce
Discrete
Discrete
Taking responsibility
Plant reproduction
and lifecycles; Lifecycles
of mammals, amphibians,
insects and birds;
Working scientifically
Allotment
Mnemonics; Myths and legends;
Free verse poetry; Newspaper
reports; Science fiction/graphic
narrative
Printing; Design
Programming;
Stop-frame animation
Locating physical features
Significant individuals Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton;
1960's Space Race
Problem solving using
measures
Space-inspired music and
lyrics
Spacewalk; Moonwalk; Dance
Discrete
Earth and space; Forces;
Working scientifically
Stargazers
Poetry; Short narrative with
dialogue; Signage and emails;
Adverts; Non-fiction books
Photography and
image editing
Theme parks in the UK
and overseas
Discrete
Measures (money)
Rollercoaster advert; Theme
Park inspired music
Discrete
Discussion and debate
Forces; Properties of
everyday materials;
Mechanisms; Working
scientifically
Scream Machine
Planned half term
Year 5
Subject focus
Memorable experience
Innovate challenge
Love to Read links
Love to Investigate
English
1
Alchemy Island
Music
Chief Alchemist's riddle
Game soundtrack
Harry Potter and the
Philospher's Stone
J.K Rowling
Will it erupt? Do all solids
dissolve? Can you clean dirty
water? Which materials
conduct heat?
Fantasy narrative;
Non-chronological reports;
Newspaper Reports; Instructions
2
Peasants, Princes &
Pestilence
History
The spread of pestilence
Prevent a plague outbreak
The sword and the stone T.H White
How clean are your hands?
Who did the plague effect?
Narrative using
personification; Journals;
English poetry;
Persuasive speech; Letters
3
Off with Her Head!
History
Who was Henry VIII?
Shakespearian Acting Day
My Friend Walter Micheal Morpurgo
What was the punishment
for
Biographies; Poetry and riddles;
News reports; Persuasive letters;
Dialogue
4
Allotment
Geography
Visit from a Nursery
Hold a farmer's market
The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett
5
Stargazers
Science
Visit the National Space
Centre
Rocket launch
Northern Lights Philip Pullman
How do we know the Earth is
round? Can we track the
Sun? How do rockets lift off?
Why do planets have craters?
How does the
Moon move?
6
Scream Machine
Science
Visit Drayton Manor
Create a Roller Coaster
Goosebumps: Escape from
the Carnival of Horrors R.L Stine
What do pulleys do? Why are
zip-wires so fast? How do
levers help us?
How many potatoes can you
Non-chronological reports;
grow? Do dock leaves cure a Instructions; Explanations; Narrative;
sting?
Poetry
Art & Design
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Computing
D&T
Historic maps; How has the The Tudors; Henry VIII; Crime
land changed?
and Punishment
Cooking and nutrition;
Land use; Food origin;
Making planters; Making
Geographical skills and
structures for growing plants fieldwork; Map work; Climate
Selecting materials; Design
research; Structures;
Evaluation
Digital photography; Creating
Ride design; Programming
digital maps; Effective online research;
models; Mechanical systems;
Logical reasoning and algorithms; Safe and
Working models; Evaluation;
respectful use of technology;
Food
Online discussion; Digital posters
Dance; Historical
games; Battle
enactment
re-