Long Term Plan Overview 2015 – 2016
Year 5
Term / Autumn 1
7 ½ weeks / Autumn 2
7 weeks / Spring 1
6 weeks / Spring 2
5 weeks / Summer 1
6 weeks / Summer 2
7 weeks
Topic Name / The School of Witchcraft and Wizardry / The Victorians / Space / The Vikings / Dracula’s Playground
Learning Journeys to be made into corridor displays / Literacy / History / Science / History
Book Art / Book Art / Book Art / Book Art
English / Novels and Stories by Significant Authors – Unit 1
JK Rowling
Report writing – Quidditch match/wizard character. / Narrative Poems - Unit 2
The Highway Man
Debate and discussions.
Older Literature - Unit 4
A Christmas Carol / Recount – Lunar landings
Persuasive Writing. Letters/adverts – linked to Victorians – Unit 3 / Film Narrative – Unit 5
The Piano by Aiden Gibbons
Dramatic Conventions – Unit 6 / Erik the Viking
Instructions – How to Train Your Dragon
Diary entries.
Persuasive letters. / Legends – Unit 2
Dracula (Room 13)
Recounts – Whitby Visit
Persuasive Writing – Y5/Y6 Transition Unit
Maths / Written Methods for Addition and Subtraction
(3 weeks)
Partitioning
(3 weeks) / Using Measures
(2 weeks)
Multiplication and Division
(3 weeks)
Time – digital and analogue
(2 weeks) / Fractions and Decimals
(2 weeks)
Position and Co-ordinates
(2 weeks) / 2D and 3D shapes
(3 weeks)
Written and Mental Addition and Subtraction
(3 weeks) / Using Measures
(2 weeks)
Multiplication and Division
(2 weeks) / Fractions and Decimals
(3 weeks)
Revision weeks
Science / Forces – Linked to Harry Potter, Broom stick / Properties and Changes of Materials / Earth and Space / Living Things and Habitats / Animals inc Humans (Puberty) / Revision Unit.
History / The History of Castles / The Victorians: A local study. Linked to Saltaire. / Looking at how the world has changed since the lunar landings – Technology. / The Vikings and Anglo Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor.
Geography / English Geography – Castles around England. / The industrial revolution – trade links around the world. / Settlement with land use. / English Geography – Contrasting Locality
MFL / Recap - Greetings, class instructions, numbers, age, sports/hobbies. / Families
(JR 4) / Where I live, compass direction, describing buildings. (JR 5) / Easter, pets, dictionary skills, animals. / Bread tasting and preferences. / Clothes, packing a suitcase for holidays.
(JR 4)
R.E. / Symbols and symbolism. / Special people. / Sacred writings.
Computing / Programming / (Data Handling – Linked to Maths)
Modelling / Information Literacy / Sound and Music / (Data Handling – Linked to Maths)
Visual Media / Multimedia
P.E. / Athletics. / Gymnastics. / Dance – War Dance (Haka) / Net/wall activities. / Rounders
(pupils voice session) / Invasion games – Tag rugby.
PSHCE / Health / Risk / Relationships / Identity / Economics / Citizenship
Art / Victorian Art Gallery – Light and Shade / Hockney / Viking Pottery Museum / Landscapes – Sketching, Shading using variety of mediums
DT / Castle Designing and Building / Viking Purses – Selecting Materials and Type of Stitch
Brackenhill Primary School Creative Curriculum