Year 5 Curriculum

Theme name

English

Gods, Monsters and

Heroes (Ancient Greece)
Term 1

Just an
illusion! Term
5

Ancient Egypt
Term 6

Adventure
Story Firework
Makers
Daughter
Explanation

Film
Narrative
Leaflet

Leon and the

Place in Between
Letter
Persuasion

Place value
Addition, Subtraction ,
Multiplication and Division
Problem solving

Fractions,
Decimals and
Percentages
Fractions
Geometry properties of
shape,angles
Data

Place value
Addition,
Subtraction ,
Multiplication
and Division
Problem
solving

Measuremen
t -weight
Geometry,
Position and
Distance
Perimeter
area volume

Place value
Addition,
Subtraction ,
Multiplication
and Division
Problem solving

Forces - Gravity, Air Resistance

and Water Resistance

Forces Mechanical
devises and
Friction

All Living
Things/Anim
als

Earth and Space

Properties and
Changes of
Materials grouping and
sorting

Internet research and word

processing

Art Software

Properties
and changes
of Materials:
Solids,
Liquids and
Gases reversible
changes
Databases

Plan and
create a
presentation

Spreadsheets
and email

Movie Maker

Volcanos and
earthquakes
around the
world

Pollution:
local and
international

Geography

Art

Ecowarriors
Term 4

Recount
-Letter
Playscripts
Poetry

Science

History

Catastrop
he! Term 3

Myths and Legends

Recount: Diaries
Debates

Maths

Computing

Its all Greek

to me
(Ancient
Greece) Term
2

Ancient Greece: Greek life,

Achievements and their
influence
Greek Mosaics

Ancient Greece:
Greek life,
Achievements
and their
influence
Greek pottery

Egypt Nile /rivers

Magicians,
theatre, circus
over time
Art - Pastel

Collage -

Leon and the Place

in Between
Fantasy Stories Instructions
Egypt
Recount
(Tutankhamun)
Ratio and
Proportion
Probability
Measurement
Geometry and
shape
Time

Egyptians

People study:

Greek silhouettes

DT

PE

Music

Cooking - Greek dishes and dips

Stage sets

Dance - Greek invasion and

battle dance
Hockey

Gymnastics
Ball skills

Soundstart

Soundstart

versus paint
Mark making
tsunami
wave
Class 3D
volcano and
tornado
Dance Colaborative
volcano
dance
Basketball
Soundstart

Words of Wisdom: what can we

learn from Christian, sikh and
Muslim wisdom?

Words of
Wisdom: what
can we learn
from Christian,
sikh and Muslim
wisdom?

Sikhism in
Britain What is
important to
a Sikh in
Britain today

Whose World
is it?

Hinduism - What
can we learn
from some
aspects of the
Hindu religion

Hinduism - What
can we learn from
some aspects of
the Hindu religion

SEAL - New Beginnings

SEAL - Getting on
and falling out

SEAL - Going
for Goals

SEAL - Good
to be me

SEAL
Relationships

SEAL - Changes

RE

PSHE

natural
materials
into art work

Gym
Tennis

Soundstart

sketching
Egyptian patterns
Magic trick

3D Egyptian
model

Athletics
C ricket

Rounders
Athletics

Soundstart

Soundstart