Year 5

Spring 

For Spring here are the key topics that Year 5 will study and some useful inks.  Click on the red web address for more information on the topics.

Maths

• Multiplication & Division 
  • https://kids.kiddle.co/Division_(mathematics)
  • https://kids.kiddle.co/Multiplication
• Fractions, Decimals, Percentages https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrkw2fr

English

• Grammar, punctuation & spellings https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbh892p
• Persuasive Text
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zcv8dp3/articles/zbsgr2p
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zsvjkty
• Poetry (Performance) 
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4mmn39/articles/z3jt7yc
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zryk8hv/articles/zck22v4
• Journalistic Writing https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4qtqfr#zxmqh4j

Science

• Materials and their properties https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=partner-pub-2806779683782082:1266813909&q=https://www.science-sparks.com/ideas-learning-materials-properties/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiE2IXR7r6DAxXmTqQEHSAJCxwQFnoECAMQAg&usg=AOvVaw1r1viwLMqdmXQt8RTlaCpX
• States of Matter https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zsgwwxs
• Rocks https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zgj9r2p

French

• Clothes https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z474bdm
• French fashion vocabulary, fashion show and clothes mini book (or Drama about clothes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zb2sd6f/revision/1
• Positioning and agreement of adjectives https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zh3wf4j/revision/1

Art

• Acrylic https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z23gv4j/revision/6
• Paint https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z2w4wsg
• Van Gogh-Sunflowers 
  • Who is Vincent van Gogh? | Tate Kids
  • https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/make/paint-draw/create-art-van-gogh

Music

• Continue Ukulele study
• Reading and playing along using TAB notation
• Aural skills – linked to pitch and internalising short melodic phrases to play back
• Improvisation – “picking” simple melodies https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z7nb382
• Focus on all the 8 musical elements with related listening examples
• History of Western Music - overview with listening focus https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zfm2p9q

Faith & Philosophy

• Christianity
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zvfnkmn
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4tb4wx/articles/zk4fxyc
• Judaism
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zh77vk7
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zfn792p

History

• Ancient Maya
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq6svcw/articles/z2yttrd
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq6svcw/articles/zg2htv4
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq6svcw/articles/z9t22v4
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq6svcw/articles/z2njqfr
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq6svcw/articles/zqv6msg
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq6svcw/articles/zr3nn9q
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq6svcw/articles/zkm496f
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq6svcw/articles/z2gkk2p

Life Lessons /P.S.H.E.

• Risks https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/ztp496f
• Feelings and relationships https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4q4bdm
• Birth, life & death
• Healthy eating https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zn6mnk7

Physical Education

• Swimming - National curriculum award grades (selected children only) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zcdkwxs/revision/1
• Gym – Shape and balance
• Mindful movements
• Tag rugby https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z3989qt
• Hockey https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zybvg82/revision/1

Design Technology

Food Technology – cookie and biscuit making https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z4c8mp3

Computing

• Coding
  • https://kids.kiddle.co/Computer_programming
  • https://kids.kiddle.co/Code
• Systems  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zvnrq6f

Summer 

For Summer here are the key topics that Year 5 will study and some useful inks.  Click on the red web address for more information on the topics.

Maths

• Mass, volume and capacity https://www.learning4kids.net/2021/08/09/simple-volume-and-capacity-measurement-activity/
• Angles https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zhdfr82/revision/1
• Decimals  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrkw2fr
• Polygons https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z7bff4j

English

• Sentence, grammar and punctuation work https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbh892p
• Reports including blog posts  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4qtqfr#zxmqh4j
• Writing letters, persuasive writing, diaries
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zcv8dp3/articles/zbsgr2p
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zsvjkty

Science

• Light - travelling from sources / passing light through materials / reflected light https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4dr239
• Sound – caused by vibrations https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/ztf3jfr
• Ourselves

Geography

• Settlements https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znshp4j

History

• Ancient civilisations - Shang Dynasty https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgpjs82

French

• Places in towns (libraries, post office, cinema, etc.)
• Places in France (boulangeries, etc), to say what’s in your town
• Creating a poster about Epsom and give simple instructions

Art

• Mask making

Music

• Continuing ukulele study and reading music written in TAB
• Singing and playing the ukulele simultaneously
• Listening focus - comparing and contrasting examples focusing on the 8 musical elements
• Pentatonic improvision and composition on Glockenspiels https://kids.kiddle.co/Glockenspiel
• Scales with a focus on the pentatonic scale
• Recording compositions using standard written musical notation on a stave
• Using software to compose pentatonic melodies

Faith & Philosophy

• Islam: Thematic unit /journey https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zt9shcw

Life Lessons /P.S.H.E.

• Relationships https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4q4bdm
• Puberty
• Drugs and alcohol
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zg982nb
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zstpsk7/revision/1

Physical Education

• Cricket https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zs9ck7h/revision/1
• Rounders
• Athletics https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zs4r9qt/revision/1
• Tennis https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zcjdqty/revision/1

Design Technology

• Alarm systems

Computing

• Blogging
• Prezi
• Podcast https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zn9t9ty

Autumn 

Here are the key topics that Year 5 studied in Autumn and some useful inks.  Click on the red web address for more information on the topics.

Maths

• Secure place value to 1,000,000 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zc3d7ty/articles/z6v22v4
• Use standard written methods for all four operations
• Confidently add and subtract mentally
• Use square and cube numbers https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zyhs7p3/articles/z2ndsrd
• Addition and subtraction with numbers with up to 7 digits, including fluency and reasoning activities involving these numbers https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z7ch6v4
• Use vocabulary of prime, factor and multiple https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfq7hyc
• Multiply and divide by powers of ten https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z36tyrd/articles/z2fkwxs

Reading

• Apply knowledge of morphology and etymology when reading new words http://tabethadawkins.weebly.com/morphology-and-etymology
• Reading and discuss a broad range of genres and texts
• Identifying and discussing themes https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpccwmn/articles/zgprvwx
• Make recommendations to others
• Learn poetry by heart
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4mmn39/articles/z3jt7yc
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zryk8hv/articles/zck22v4
• Draw inference and make predictions https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zn3j2v4/articles/zdt3r2p
• Discuss authors’ use of language
• Retrieve and present information from non-fiction texts https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zs44jxs/articles/z4qvn9q
• Formal presentations and debates https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z86qsbk/articles/z79mm39

Writing

• Secure spelling, including homophones, prefixes, silent letters, etc.
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zt62mnb/articles/z7g8jhv
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zbjmdp3/articles/zyq67yc
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqqsw6f/articles/z2gnm39
• Legible, fluent handwriting
• Plan writing to suit audience and purpose
• Perform own compositions
• Develop character, setting and atmosphere in narrative https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zfnbn9q/revision/1
• Use organisational and presentational features
• Use consistent appropriate tense https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ztqnsk7/articles/zb2ttrd
• Proof-reading https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z32dy4j
• Balanced argument/debate writing https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zdr4jxs/articles/zmbbbdm

Grammar

• Use expanded noun phrases https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/z3nfw6f
• Use relative clauses https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zsrt4qt
• Adverbial phrases https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zp937p3
• Use commas for clauses https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zp937p3
• Use brackets, dashes and commas for parenthesis
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zg8gbk7
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z9xp2v4/articles/zdhtt39
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zjs8wty
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z9xp2v4/articles/zkhtt39

Art and design technology

• Sketching
• Sewing https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmfhhcw
• Shelters
• Pastels https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zc7sfrd/revision/1
• Charcoal https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zc7sfrd/revision/1

Faith and Philosophy

• Christianity
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ztkxpv4/articles/zvfnkmn
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4tb4wx/articles/zk4fxyc

Life Lessons /P.S.H.E

• Identity
• Safety https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zffd96f/articles/zpqd4xs
• First Aid
• Friendships https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z6mj47h
• Prejudice and stereotypes https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zm9cvk7
• Bullying
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zm39382
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbyb9ty

P.E.

• Dance - Rock and Roll
• Fitness training
• Football https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zv8mvk7
• Rugby

Computing

• Cryptography https://kids.kiddle.co/Cryptography
• Photo editing

Science

• Plants https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zy66fg8

Geography

• Rivers
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z849q6f/articles/z7w8pg8
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z849q6f/articles/zx4j2v4

History

• Ancient Maya
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq6svcw/articles/z2yttrd
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq6svcw/articles/zg2htv4
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq6svcw/articles/z9t22v4
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq6svcw/articles/z2njqfr
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq6svcw/articles/zqv6msg
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq6svcw/articles/zr3nn9q
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq6svcw/articles/zkm496f
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq6svcw/articles/z2gkk2p

French

• Learning parts of the body (Monster theme) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjcbrj6/articles/zdxwcmn
• Expressing opinions about school subjects (negatives, using appropriate conjunctions) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjcbrj6/articles/z4q8g7h

Music

• Identifying time signatures
• Understanding specific musical concepts such as canon and polyrhythms https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zq6nrwx/revision/1
• Reading, performing and notating rhythms https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z9sfrmn/articles/z2mqw6f
• Instrument study: introduction to Ukulele
• Start to read Ukulele chords from TAB
• Christmas songs - working towards a performance