UKS2 Autumn term 1 – Myths and Legends
Activities
Introduce children to some ancient Greek mathematicians such as Pythagoras and Archimedes and some of
the things that they discovered.
Y5 Number
Strictly Talented Activity – Place value up to millions.
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Strictly Talented Learn Screen – Place value up to millions.
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Shiver and Quiver Activity – Reading negative numbers on a thermometer and calculating
temperature differences.
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Shiver and Quiver Learn Screen – Reading negative numbers on a thermometer and calculating
temperature differences.
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Slippery Slope Activity – Negative numbers on a number line and a thermometer.
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Shiver and Quiver Learn Screen – Reading negative numbers on a thermometer and calculating
temperature differences.
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Thermometer Topic Tool – To read the thermometer in increments of 1.
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Dancing Robot Activity – rapid recall of multiplication and division facts.
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Use place value cards to order number up to 1000 000.
Chant and sing times tables and division facts. Use the EducationCity times table songs for practice.
Y6 Number
Thermometer Topic Tool – To read the thermometer in increments of 1.
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Number Line Topic Tool – Explore a number line.
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Number Line Topic Tool – Explore a number line.
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Mental Maths Topic Tool – Set a customised mental maths test.
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Look at negative numbers in context by researching temperatures in cold climates and compare
temperatures between different countries.
Work in pairs. Throw a die or use a spinner to generate large numbers and create mental calculations
to solve.
Y5 Fractions and decimals and percentages
Fractions Topic Tool
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Dancing Robot Activity – rapid recall of multiplication and division facts.
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Use place value cards to order number up to 1000 000.
Chant and sing times tables and division facts. Use the EducationCity times table songs for practice.
Up and Away Activity – Add and subtract simple fractions.
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Monster Mash Activity – Understanding place value in decimal numbers with up to three decimal
places.
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Monster Mash Learn Screen – Reading negative numbers on a thermometer and calculating
temperature differences.
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Ready Steady Bake Activity – converting percentages to fractions using known values such as half,
three quarters etc.
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Ready Steady Bake Learn Screen – converting percentages to fractions using known values such as
half, three quarters etc.
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Use a fractions wall or multi-link cubes to compare equivalent fractions.
Use blank number lines, split into ten and 100 pieces and practise placing decimals and their fraction
equivalents on them.
Use a place value chart to compare and order decimal numbers with up to 3 decimal places.
Give children different decimal numbers and ask them to stand in order from largest to smallest and
vice versa.
Use blank one hundred squares to represent fractions and their percentage equivalents.
Create flash cards with fractions on one side and their percentage equivalents on the other and in pairs
practise converting between the two.
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Use fraction walls and percentage walls to compare and find equivalent fractions and percentage
amounts of a whole.
Use multi-link blocks to represent fractions and add them with common denominators.
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Y6 Fractions and decimals and percentages
Decimal Number Line Topic Tool – Explore three-place decimals on a number line.
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Use diagrams or multi-link cubes to compare fractions including fractions greater than 1.
Use diagrams of two identical shapes or objects, split into different fractions, to demonstrate adding
fractions with different denominators and to explain the concept of mixed numbers.
Use multilink cubes and fractions walls to explain the equivalences between fractions, decimals and
percentages.
Use blank hundred squares to demonstrate the equivalences between fractions, decimals and
percentages.
Y5 Measure
Moon Mission Activity – Convert between one metric unit and another.
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Use metre rules and tape measures to measure the perimeter of rectilinear objects in the class room
or playground.
Use centimetre squared paper to create rectilinear shapes with the same area but different side
lengths.
Research the origin of the word metre and when the measurement began to be used. What
measurements were used as standard in Britain before metric units were introduced?
Use place value charts to support multiplying and dividing by powers of ten, in order to convert
between metric units of length.
Y6 Measure
Area and Perimeter Topic Tool – Derive and use formula for the area of a triangle, parallelogram
and trapezium.
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High Rise Activity – Convert between one metric unit and another.
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High Rise Learn Screen – Convert between one metric unit and another.
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Plant Plots Activity – find the area of rectangles.
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Use centimetre squared paper to create shapes with different perimeters but equivalent areas.
Use a piece of A4 centimetre squared, rectilinear paper to demonstrate that a parallelogram, with the
same base as the rectangle, has an equivalent area.
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Demonstrate using centimetre square paper how the area of a triangle is half the area of a square
with the same base and perpendicular height.
Y5 Geometry
Atlantic Pirates Activity – find the missing angles in a circle and calculate the angles in a straight line.
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Atlantic Pirates Learn Screen – find the missing angles in a circle and calculate the angles in a
straight line.
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Split the class into pairs.
- To test knowledge of calculating angles in a straight line:
one person should call out an acute angle and the other should answer by calling out the
accompanying angle that will make a straight line angle of 1800.
- Repeat the same process for angles in a circle but the angles initially called out should be any
angle below 3600.
Y6 Geometry
Bar-B-Shapes Activity – find the missing angle in a triangle.
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Bar-B-Shapes Learn Screen – find the missing angle in a triangle.
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Y6 Algebra
Juice Bar Activity – record and solve word problems algebraically.
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Juice Bar Learn Screen – record and solve word problems algebraically.
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Y5 Properties and Changes of Materials
Junkyard Activity – Identify objects in terms of their properties.
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Sorting by Properties Topic Tool – Use the Carroll diagrams to sort objects based on the chosen criteria.
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Sort the Mess Activity – Understanding that different materials and mixtures can be separated
using different equipment.
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Sort the Mess Learn Screen – Understanding that different materials and mixtures can be separated
using different equipment.
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Vanish Activity – decide whether a material is soluble or insoluble.
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Sun Sea and Sand Activity – Identify is a substance is a liquid, solid or gas.
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Chemistry Cocktail Activity – Understanding solutions, dissolving and distillation and purifying.
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Chemistry Cocktail Learn Screen – Understanding solutions, dissolving and distillation and
purifying.
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Desert Adventure Activity – reversible and irreversible changes.
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Desert Adventure Learn Screen – reversible and irreversible changes.
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Make observations of the physical characteristics (hardness, transparency, rigidity) of different
materials such as metal, wood and rubber.
Place different materials in a circuit with a battery and bulb to observe their electrical conductivity.
Use magnets to investigate the magnetic properties of different metals including ones which are made
from a mixture of magnetic and non-magnetic materials, such as steel.
Give children a selection of equipment (sieves, filters) and different mixtures (sand and water) and
investigate how the mixtures can be separated.
Investigate irreversible changes by placing a mixture of bicarbonate of soda and vinegar into a plastic
bottle and securing a balloon over the entrance of the bottle. Observe how the balloon inflates as the
vinegar and bicarbonate of soda react.
Y6 Light
Tunnel Vision Activity – understanding where light comes from and how it travels.
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Tunnel Vision Learn Screen – understanding where light comes from and how it travels.
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Build a periscope to investigate how light travels in straight lines and explain that objects are seen
because they give out or reflect light into the eye.
Shine the light from a torch onto a cube to create a shadow. Investigate how the size of the cube’s
shadow changes, as the torches distance from the cube changes.
Cut a single hole in the centre of 5 identical pieces of card. Line the holes up and shine a torch through
them to investigate how light travels in straight lines.
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Reading and Comprehension
• Read a selection of legends, such as King Arthur, Robin Hood or Boudica and compare them.
• Read some of Tennyson’s poems about the Legends of King Arthur or Boudica, such as “Morte
d’Arthur” or “Boudicea”. Read “Robin Hood” by John Keats. Compare the different styles of poetry
writing.
Writing
Narrative
Sten’s Comic Book Maker Activity – describe setting and characters and integrate dialogue.
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Sten’s Comic Book Maker Learn Screen – describe setting and characters and integrate dialogue.
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Sentences and Paragraphs Topic Tool – organise sentences in coherent paragraphs.
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The Writing Process Learn Screen – understand different ways to organise writing.
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The Writing Process Learn Screen – understand different ways to organise writing.
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Look at a legendary character such as Boudica or King Arthur and analyse at how their characteristics
have been developed throughout the legends.
Create a “Tales of Robin Hood” or “Tales of King Arthur” or “Tales of Boudica” book, by writing a
selection of short stories about a particular legendary character.
Display an image of Camelot or Nottingham Castle or a Roman Villa and write a detailed description of
the setting.
Describe the characteristics of the legendary hero by creating a wanted poster.
Non-Fiction
Mind Map Literacy Topic Tool – Organise ideas and concepts, revise planning techniques and
discuss the features of fiction and non-fiction texts.
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Use books or the Internet to research the Romans and create an information booklet, for a museum,
about them.
Write a chronological account about the Roman invasion of Britain and Boudicca and draw key events
on a timeline.
Research the Knights of the Round Table or Robin Hood’s band of merry men and create a multimedia
presentation to introduce each of the different characters.
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Poetry
Teleprompter Topic Tool – Practise reading out loud (Bank F).
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Teleprompter Topic Tool – Practise reading out loud (Bank G).
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Take a key event from the legend e.g. Arthur pulling the sword from the stone; Robin Hood’s first
meeting with Friar Tuck; Boudica’s battle of Watling Street and write a narrative poem to retell the
events.
Dress as a Roman or story telling peasant and perform the poem to small groups of younger children
in the school.
Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation
Grammar Island Learn Screen – Vocabulary and structures of formal speech and writing.
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Grammar Island Learn Screen – How active and passive verbs are used within a sentence.
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Digital Literacy Learn Screen – understand what a reliable tool the web is.
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Web Browsing Learn Screen – explore a web browser and learn about the different features.
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Searching Effectively Learn Screen – learn ways in which you can search for specific items more
effectively.
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Smooth Operator Activity – investigate the use of operators and keywords when searching the
internet.
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Creating with Multimedia Learn Screen – Selecting a variety of software to design and create
connect that accomplish given goals.
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Use a computer to create multimedia presentations in history about the Romans.
Use a paint package to create a Celtic design in Art.
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French
Au Revoir Docteur Activity – To recognise and understand common greetings using role play.
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Au Revoir Docteur Learn Screen – To recognise and understand common greetings using role play.
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Carte au Chateau Activity – Explore and practise the phonetic alphabet.
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Carte au Chateau Learn Screen – Explore and practise the phonetic alphabet.
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Spanish
Mapa del Castillo Activity – Explore and practise the phonetic alphabet.
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Mapa del Castillo Learn Screen – Explore and practise the phonetic alphabet.
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Sing the alphabet to a well-known song.
Practise spelling different name in Spanish.
Create Alphabet Flash cards. Work in pairs to draw a card and read the letter.
Art / Design and Technology
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Research and create some Celtic designs. Create some Celtic dyes and paints by mixing natural
ingredients such as blackcurrants or clay with water. Use the paints to recreate the Celtic designs.
Research and recreate a Roman mosaic. Link to tessellation of 2-D shapes.
Use clay to create a Roman vase or box and decorate with Roman designs.
Create a model of a Celtic homestead using clay straw and stones.
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Listen to some examples of Roman music, with a strong rhythm, and contrast with some examples soft
Celtic music, which has more melody, with constantly changing rhythms.
Create a musical accompaniment for the Narrative poem written in Literacy.
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Perform an ancient Celtic dance in honour of Boudica. Look at modern day examples of Irish and
Scottish dancing for inspiration.
Use a drum accompaniment to move in Roman military formations (e.g. rows and columns and the
Turtle formation).
History
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a timeline of Britain’s History including:
the Roman invasion of Britain and Boudica and the British resistance.
the Sub Roman time of King Arthur.
the eleventh century and the time of Robin Hood.
the present day.
Visit a Roman site such as Caerwent in Wales or Fishbourne Roman Palace.
Look at some Roman artefacts and decide what they may have been used for.
Research and create a multimedia presentation about:
- Roman and Celtic food
- Roman Roads
- The Roman army and the Celt army
- Roman gods
- Roman customs
Hold a Roman day. Dress up as a Roman character and live as a Roman for the day, eating Roman food
and undertaking Roman activities.
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