Year 5
Topic Plan Context – What do we Know? And pre-learning experience
Maths
Starting point – Hook and Wow! Classes to have their own caterpillar eggs to look after and record life cycle over the half term.
Non- Fiction Discussion debate week 1-2
Mental and written division
Measures (area and volume)
2D and 3D shape incl. Sorting
Statistics and measures
Calculating with fractions
Assess and review
Writing Opportunities Re-tell story of Muhammad.
Fiction Film and play script week 3-4
Information text on an American text. Presentation of the life cycle of a butterfly.
Poetry Poems with structure week 5
Science Do all animals and plants start life as an egg? How can you create a presentation to show the life cycle of a butterfly or a frog? How do humans change as they grow?
Can you work out which animals depend on each other for survival?
Geography Can you carry out your own research on one of the American states? Who were the original Americans? What can you find out about the sports Americans play? How can you create your own silent movie?
Design & Technology & Art What would that map look like in 3D?(Mouldable Materials)
What’s so special about the USA?
What Musicdo you know about the climate of the USA?
What would you ask the President of the USA?
Samba Band
Using the art of Andy Warhol, can you recreate his work using a famous American as your subject?
Why is New York one of the world’s most visited cities?
Computing We are web developers – Creating a website about cyber safety
The Learning Challenge Question
Play script for Easter service.
Do all animals and plants start life as an egg?
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Swimming Urban Dance
Where can we find guidance about how to live our lives? What are the five pillars of Islam? What do we know about the Qu’ran and the Sunnah? Can we re-tell the stories of Muhammad? What rules do I follow in my life and why do I follow them? What are Shahada, Salat, Zakah, Sawm and Hajj?