Year 5 Autumn Term Plan – Monarchs Through the Ages

English Reading Writing Grammar and

punctuation Summarise paragraphs and

texts Facts and opinions Presentational features of a

range of texts Making notes from non-fiction

texts Retrieval and inference work

Books Macbeth Non-fiction about Richard the

Lionheart 1001 Arabian Nights

Writing settings and describing characters from Macbeth

Editing their own work Presentational features of

different types of writing Writing dialogueGenresCrime report, fact files, letters, diaries and instant messaging. Spellings Units 1-6 from Read

Write Inc Dictionary and

thesaurus work

Modal verbs Commas, brackets and dashes Relative clauses Changing word classes Prefixes and suffixes

Speaking and listening Performance poetry Reading their own work out loud

Mathematics

Read, write and order numbers Count backwards and forwards Round numbers Solve number problems – including

multi-step problems Read and write Roman numerals Add and subtract mentally and using

formal methods Multiply and divide mentally Multiply and divide by 10, 100 and

1000

Art and Design What architects do Different styles of architecture Discovering their favourite

building and how they were built

Different fonts

Computing E-Safety How multimedia works How to use computers to

present their work Fonts and how to choose

the best one Programming using

Microbits

Design and Technology Investigating different types of

structures Building their own structures Designing new structures and

evaluating their designs

GeographySpring term

ScienceProperties and Changes of MaterialsWork scientifically Compare and group everyday materials Dissolve some materials in liquid Understand the differences between

solids, liquids and gases Use filtering, sieving and evaporating Use fair tests Understand everyday uses of different

materials Investigating dissolving, mixing and

reversible changes

History – Monarchy

Using different types of evidence to find out about the past Big Mac boxesThe Magna CartaThe Bayeux TapestryHistorical poemsPortraits of kings and queens

Visit to Leeds CastleTuesday 16th October 2018

MFL – French

Parts of a gardenDifferent word classesColours

Music

Charanga Don’t Stop Believin’ – singing and Instrumentals

Bells ring out – comparing different songs

PE

Tennis Dance – based on Peter Pan

Indoor athleticsTag rugby

REReligious BuildingsPilgrimages Churches, synagogues, temples, mosques, Cathedrals and other religious Buildings.

Why do people go pilgrimages? Different pilgrimage destinations

Multiply 4 digits by 1 or 2 digits using a formal method

Divide 4 digit by 1 digit using a formal method and interpreting the remainder

Identify multiples and factors Recognise and use square and cube

numbers Interpret line graphs