Waterhouses CofE (VC) Primary SchoolMedium term plan - Yr 5/6 Cycle B

AlchemyIsland

Music

HolaMexico!

Music

A Child'sWar

History

Stargazers

Science

BeastCreator

Science

Traders andRaiders

History

Planned term

Suggested text Holes – LouisSachar

Goodnight MisterTom – MichelleMagorian; TheSilver Sword – IanSerraillier

Northern Lights –Philip Pullman;Alone on a Wide,Wide Sea –MichaelMorpurgo; Cosmic– Frank CottrellBoyce

Charlotte's Web –E.B. White

Memorableexperience

Mexican musicalperformance

Evacuees Visit anobservatory orplanetarium

Visit a butterfly,insect or tropicalhouse

Innovate challenge Festival procession Street party Rocket launch Design a super-minibeast

AlchemyIsland

Music

HolaMexico!

Music

A Child'sWar

History

Stargazers

Science

BeastCreator

Science

Traders andRaiders

History

Communicationand languagedevelopment

English Invitations;Postcards;Instructions;Myths andlegends; Poetry

Letters; Diaries;Persuasiveposters; Narrativedialogue;Speeches

Mnemonics;Myths andlegends; Freeverse poetry;Newspaperreports;Descriptions

Non-chronologicalreports;Instructions andadvertisements;Comic strips;Limericks andkennings; Fantasynarratives

Physicaldevelopment

Geography Maps; Human andphysical geographyof Mexico

Human geography;Cities of the UK

Locating physicalfeatures

Fieldwork;Contrastinglocations

Computing Online research;Presentations

Searchtechnologies;Presentations

Programming; Stopmotion animation

Research;Presentations

AlchemyIsland

Music

HolaMexico!

Music

A Child'sWar

History

Stargazers

Science

BeastCreator

Science

Traders andRaiders

History

Personal, socialand emotionaldevelopment

Art and design Sculpture; Mayaart; Carving

Printing; Design Drawing;Perspectives

Design andtechnology

Food of Mexico;Evaluating andmakinginstruments

Recipes;Structures

Selectingmaterials;Research;Structures;Evaluation

Making models

History Ancient Mayacivilisation

Second World War Significantindividuals –Galileo Galilei,Isaac Newton;1960s space race

Mathematics

Music Mexican music;Musical notation

Listening,performing and

Music; Lyrics

AlchemyIsland

Music

HolaMexico!

Music

A Child'sWar

History

Stargazers

Science

BeastCreator

Science

Traders andRaiders

History

composing

Understanding theworld

Personal, socialand healtheducation

Empathising withpeople in differenttimes

Debating ethicalissues

Expressive artsand design

Science Light and shadows Earth and space;Forces; Workingscientifically

Living things andtheir habitats

Physical education Dance Competitivegames; Dance

Dance