YEAR: 5/6 Cycle 1(2013/14) LONG TERM CURRICULUM PLAN AUTUMN SPRING SUMMER Victorian times Then and Now Famous People Water CHALLENGE: Would you enjoy being alive in Victorian times? (14 weeks) FOCUS: History 5A: Keeping Healthy 5E: Earth, Sun and Moon 6A: Interdependence and Adaptation 6B: Micro-organisms Geography basic geographical knowledge of maps/places related to theme of Victorian times. Look at changes since British Empire. RE Charity, Ramadan 1 st half term Art & Faith 2 nd half term CHALLENGE: Why do people become famous? (10weeks) FOCUS: PSHE 5C: Gases around us 5F: Changing Sounds 6C: More about dissolving 6D: Reversible/Irreversible changes 6E: Forces in action RE - Religious leaders 1 st half term Signs & Symbols 2 nd half term History Unit 20: What can we learn about recent history by studying the life of a famous person? Famous people in history CHALLENGE: Why do we need water? (9 weeks) FOCUS: Geography/Science 5B: Life cycles 5D: Changing State 6F: How we see things 6G: Changing Circuits Revision of KS2 material *Geography Unit 11: water - Unit 14: Investigating rivers RE water and faith History Uses of water in history
*History Unit 18: What was it like for children in Victorian Britain? - Unit 12: How did life change in our locality e.g. Co-op (Touchstones trip) ICT Simulation/Control (1 st half term) - Research skills (2 nd half term) DT Unit 5C Moving toys Art - Various printing/watercolours William Morris Style PSHE New Beginnings/Rights and Responsibilities/Charity (Helping others) Music Music hall songs 1 st half term Composing/Recording 2 nd half term Y5 Literacy Persuasive writing, Myths and legends Y6 Literacy Fictional genres, Journalistic writing PE Team games Netball/Basketball - Movement to music. French - All about me family, the body, clothing. Y5 Numeracy 5A1 5E1 making links ICT Art through IT (1 st half term) - Research skills (2 nd half term) DT Frames for pictures/portraits Art Portrait styles/famous people from around the world: canvas work *PSHE Personal qualities linked to famous people. How can we develop these skills? PE - Outdoor and Adventurous Activities linked to Residential Visit. - Gymnastic ability/aerobic exercise. Music Musical appreciation of different styles/composers/artists Y5 Literacy Non-chronological reports, longer text-based units - narrative Y6 Literacy Biography / autobiography, Narrative including flashbacks, revision of Non fiction genres Y5 Numeracy 5A2 5E2 making links to theme wherever appropriate Y6 Numeracy 6A2 6E2 making links to theme wherever appropriate DT bread evaluating and making links to Kingsway Park. ICT Unit 6C: multi-media presentations (Castleshaw/Healey Dell trip) - Music/Animation through IT. Art - Unit 6C: A sense of place, Landscapes of rivers(2d/3d) 3D collage of a river/under water scene PSHE- Eco taking water for granted helping others Music Links to water/pe Y5 Literacy - Instructions, Poetry, Longer text based unit, Revision Y6 Literacy Revision/ NF writing / Transition units, Y6 production Y5 Numeracy 5A3 5E3 links to theme wherever appropriate Y6 Numeracy Revision / Transition units, making links wherever appropriate French Our World PE: - Tennis -Athletics
to theme wherever appropriate. Y6 Numeracy 6A1 6E1 making links to theme wherever appropriate. French - Unit 3: On fait la fete (Celebrations) Letter writing: Y6 to penpals, Y5 between groups Famous French people.
LONG TERM CURRICULUM PLAN YEAR: 5/6 Cycle 2 (2012/13) AUTUMN SPRING SUMMER THEME 1: The Terrible Tudors CHALLENGE: Were the Tudors really terrible? (10 weeks) FOCUS: History *History What was special about the Mary Rose? Why did Henry VIII marry 6 times? What were the differences between the lives of the rich and the lives of the poor? Why do we celebrate Bonfire Night? Geography Tudor explorers (knowledge and understanding of places / mapping, countries, continents Passport to the world QCA 24 Where and why did people explore? RE Unit 6c: Sacred texts, Religious books THEME 1: Planet Earth CHALLENGE: Is planet Earth in danger?(8 weeks) FOCUS: Geography / PSHE *Geography extreme weather, climate etc.temperature, rainfall Arctic / desert how people cope RE - Creation Myths *History Natural Disasters e.g. Pompeii 5C:Gases around us 5F: Changing sounds 6C:More about dissolving Conflict and Resolution CHALLENGE: Is conflict always wrong? FOCUS: History (10 weeks) RE Religious perspectives on Conflict and Resolution *History Unit 9: WWII Was it really that bad to have lived through WWII? The causes of the war the build - up to conflict. The impact of war on the daily lives of children evacuation and the Home Front. Geography Local Area Study changes to the local area since WWII. ICT Music/IT, Animation through IT
French - Going shopping 5A: Keeping Healthy 5E: Earth, sun and moon 6A -Interdependence and Adaptation 6B - Micro-organisms, ICT Internet resources / word processing/e-mails, multi-media presentation skills DT Unit 6A: Shelters (Tudor houses / CLC visit?) Art Unit 5C: Talking Textiles -, sewing etc. Tudor Rose, portrait work e.g. Henry VIII PSHE Going for goals/new beginnings/circle time Y5 Literacy Persuasive writing, myths and legends, Y6 Literacy narrative genres, journalistic writing Numeracy Timelines, Place value e.g. Populations large numbers, old currencies Y5: 5A1 5E1 6D: Reversible and irreversible changes 6E: Forces in action ICT Data bases, Fact files, Spreadsheets DT Recycled materials stationery holders/musical instruments Art Clay sculpture and other natural resources *PSHE Eco-issues Eg.: Endangered animals/recycling/personal responsibility French Travel / transport Y6 letterwriting to pen pals Y5 letter writing to other group Music Use of recycled materials to make instruments planning a composition and writing a score PE Apparatus / Dance, team games (outside) Y5 Literacy Non-chronological reports, narrative (longer text-based units) *Y6 Literacy Biographies and autobiographies, (visits by important person/ interview) Narrative: including flashbacks DT Unit 5: Biscuits Art Contrasting styles e.g. cubism v still life PSHE- Assemblies friendships, bullying, making new friends French Team Games/Sports Music Rochdale Music Service linked to Theme PE Athletics, team games rounders Y5 Literacy Instructions, Poetry, Longer text based unit, Revision Y6 Literacy Revision writing / Transition units, Y6 production Y5 Numeracy 5A3 5E3 Y6 Numeracy Revision Transition units, making links wherever appropriate Life Cycles (5B) Changing State (5D) How we see things (6F) - Electrical circuits (6G)
Y6: 6A1 6E1 Music Music and film PE Team games outside netball Gym apparatus. Revision of NF genres Y5 Numeracy 5A2 5E2 Y6 Numeracy 6A2 6E2 Making links wherever appropriate e.g. data handling, percentages, temperatures PE Movement linked to the Earth Around Us. Team games Football. - Revision of Key Stage 2 Curriculum.