Curriculum Overview 2020-21 |
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Year 5 |
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Topic 1 Faster, Higher, Stronger |
Topic 2 Stargazers |
Topic 3 Inventors and Inventions |
Topic 4 Amazon Adventure |
Topic 5 Traders and Raiders and 1066 |
Topic 6 Food Glorious Food |
Class novel |
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan |
Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce |
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick |
Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson |
The Last Viking by Terry Deary |
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens |
Science |
States of Matter (Y4 missed unit) |
Earth and space |
Forces and falling objects |
Life cycle changes in animals and plants; naturalists (e.g. David Attenborough) |
Animals, including humans |
Materials - reversible and irreversible changes |
History |
Ancient Greece Minoan civilisation – classical age |
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Early Islamic civilization - Baghdad c AD900 |
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Vikings 1066 – The Norman Conquest |
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Geography |
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Contrasting region - Amazon Basin, rainforest, biomes |
Using maps, settlement, Europe. Human and Physical feature in the local area |
World food - where does food come from? |
Art |
Drawing human form and then challenged to create 3D sculpture |
Drawing and painting developed into abstract textured paintings |
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Painting developed into printmaking/collage and digital art |
The Bayeux Tapestry Drawing |
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Technology |
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Mechanical systems - cams, pulleys and gears |
3D Textiles - using gussets, using patterns, joining with seam allowance, combining fabrics |
Jewellery Making, Designing drawbridges and castles |
Food - food from another culture, variety of cooking techniques |
Music |
Charanga Livin’ On A Prayer |
Charanga Classroom Jazz 1 |
Charanga Make You Feel My Love |
Charanga The Fresh Prince of Bel Air |
Charanga Dancing In The Street |
Charanga Reflect, Rewind and Replay |