Hampton Hargate Primary School.
Year 5&6 Curriculum Overview – CYCLE A
AUTUMN
English
Maths
Links to Egypt topic for nonfiction
Harry Potter text for narrative
genres
GPS, Speaking and Listening
Place value, mental maths,
written calculation.
Measurement, shape
SPRING
SUMMER
Links to Science and
Geography topic for nonfiction texts Different text
types, GPS.
Greek myths, Aztec stories,
Ancient World non
chronological reports, GPS,
Speaking and Listening
Problem solving, mental
maths, weight, percentages,
fractions, written calculation
Angles, volume, time, money,
mental maths, graphs and
tables, ratio.
Science
Evolution and Inheritance
Forces
Animals including humans
Earth & Space
Computing
E Safety
Text and Graphics
E Safety, Computing, creating
and de-bugging program
E Safety
Multi Media Authoring
History
Ancient Egypt
Aztecs / Ancient Greece
Ancient World
Modern Egypt, Nile,
Sustainability, Tourism,
Contrasting Localities
Clay – Canopic Jars
Hyroglyphics (Papyrus)
Native American/Indian Art
Printing, Ink Pattern, Batik,
Pots, Masks, Inca patterns
Sewing
Jewellery
Cooking from around the
world
Slippers
Greek Slippers
Y5 Keeping Healthy: Beat
At The Movies: Composition
Y5 Our Community:
Performance
Easter Performance
Y5 Life Cycles: Structure
Celebration: Performance
Y6 World Unite: Step dance
performance
Journeys: Song cycle
performance
Y6 Growth: Street dance
performance
Roots: Mini musical
performance
Y6 Moving On: Leavers’
assembly performance
PE
Agility, Dance, Rugby, Netball
Circuit training, Basketball,
Hockey, football
Indoor athletics, Gymnastics,
Cricket, outdoor athletics.
RE
Christian beliefs and actions
Stories of Faith
Who was Buddha?
How do Buddhists express
their belief?
Seal Themes – emotional
wellbeing Getting On and
Falling Out
Islam – Muhammed and the
Qu’ran
Religions in Our Community.
Good to be Me
Yr 6 Sex education
Yr 5 Growing and Changing
French
Days, months and weather
French
Spanish vocabulary
Geography
Art
DT
Music
PSHCE
Seal Themes – new beginnings
Rules and Rights
Primary
Languages
French
Colours and numbers
Home and away
Contrasting Localities
Hampton Hargate Primary School.
Year 5&6 Curriculum Overview – CYCLE B
AUTUMN
English
Maths
Science
Computing
Non-fiction linked to Water,
GPS, Speaking and listening,
Journey to the River Sea
Place value, mental maths,
written calculation.
Measurement, shape
Properties and changes of
materials
Gases around us
E Safety
Computing
Spreadsheets
History
SPRING
Narrative genres linked to
Goodnight Mr Tom, non
fiction linked to WW2 Topic,
GPS.
Problem solving, mental
maths, weight, percentages,
fractions, written calculation
Electricity
Light
E Safety
Research
Communication
Battle of Britain
World War 2
The Blitz
SUMMER
Non fiction linked to Extreme
Earth, GPS, Speaking and
Listening.
Angles, volume, time, money,
mental maths, graphs and
tables, ratio.
All living things
E Safety
Digital
Creativity
Extreme Earth
Natural Disasters
Rivers and Mountains
Geography
Water
Art
Water colours
Artists
20th Century Art
Sculptures – Henry Moore
Aircrafts and Tanks
Hokusai
Bridges
Cook with rations
Nutrition
Grow your own
Lego, Mindstorm
Nature’s fury (2014 challenge)
Buggy to travel over a variety
of terrain
DT
Y5 Keeping Healthy: Beat
At The Movies: Composition
Music
Y6 World Unite: Step dance
performance
Journeys: Song cycle
performance
Y5 Our Community:
Performance
Easter Performance
Y6 Growth: Street dance
performance
Roots: Mini musical
performance
Y5 Life Cycles: Structure
Celebration: Performance
Y6 Moving On: Leavers’
assembly performance
PE
Agility, Dance, Rugby, Netball
Circuit training, Basketball,
Hockey, football
Indoor athletics, Gymnastics,
Cricket, outdoor athletics.
RE
Christian Bible, Jesus as a
leader.
Hinduism in Britain, Faith
expressed through Art.
Sikhism, the Gudwara and the
Guru Granth Sahib.
Seal Themes – new beginnings
Rules and Rights
Seal Themes – emotional
wellbeing Getting On and
Falling Out
Good to be Me
Yr 6 Sex education
Yr 5 Growing and Changing
French numbers and colours
French food and directions
French conversation
PSHCE
Primary
Languages