Literacy: As part of this unit, we will

visit Armley Mills where the children

will experience Victorian life from the
view of a child. Following this, we
will write a character description
about a young boy who lived during
these times. Children will read The
Street Child by Bertie Doherty and
write persuasively about the novel and
finally produce a biography about the
main character. Throughout the unit
children will be thinking about
punctuation, using connectives, openers
and adding exciting adjectives to our
sentences.

Mathematics: In maths children will be
recapping about place value at the
start of the term. Then we will be
learning the written methods for
addition and subtraction and applying
them in our work, this will include
word problems. To finish off the term,
children will learn about geometry and
statistics.

Science: In Science children will be
finding out how we can make water safe
for a Victorian child to drink. We will
be using our filtering skills and will
test several materials.




Suggested books:
Oliver Twist written by Charles
Dickens
Street Child written by Bertie
Doherty
Chimney Child written by Laurie
Sheehan
Mill Girl written by Sue Ried

Check the school library and
Bolling Hall library.

Suggested visits:

Bolling Hall Museum Free
Entry.
Bradford Industrial Museum- Free
Entry.
Leeds Thackray Medical Museum-
Adult: 7
Children: (5-16) 5
Family: (two adults and up to
three children) 22
Children under 5: Free















Topic challenges (you can choose
just one):

1. We challenge you to build
a shoe box house for Jim.

2. We challenge you to draw
a Victorian building.

3. We challenge you to write a
Victorian leaflet about
Queen Victoria.




























Family Learning
Letter



YEAR 5
Victorians







Learning links:

BBC Primary History: Victorian schools

YouTube: Horrible Histories Victorians

DVD Oliver Twist.




















Phonics and Reading:

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ChildrensMenu.h
tm

http://www.ictgames.com/literacy.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/sp
elling_grammar/



Your child will be sent home with a reading
book; when reading you can ask them about
the characters, about the role of the
punctuation and what they predict might
happen.
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