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Literacy:

Reading: “The Last Wolf”

(Fiction: Contemporary)

Writing: “The Paperbag Prince” (Hybrid leaflet: Persuasion and Information)

What Are We Learning?

Maths:

Shape

Position & Direction

Decimals

Science:

Earth and Space: Why does the Moon appear to change shape?

Working Scientifically: Evaluation

Y5 Curriculum Overview:

Summer A 2026

‘Why Do Oceans Matter?’

Core Value: RESPECT

Secrets of Success:

Understand Others

Cultural Capital: Visit from the Fire Service and trip to Safety Central

PSHE:

Citizenship

French:

Verbs in French

Geography:

Why do oceans matter?

D&T:

Cooking and Nutrition:

 Develop a Recipe

Art:

Recap last half-term:

Drawing: I need Space

Computing:

Digital Literacy

Create a collaborative project on Padlet (Do Oceans Matter?)

PE:

Rounders (Wed)

Athletics (Thurs)

Music:

Holi Festival of Colour – Body Percussion

RE:

CHRISTIANITY

How and why do Christians

worship? What are the

benefits for believers?

History:

Recap last half-term:

The Vikings

Literacy:

Reading: “Exploring Space” (Fiction: Traditional)

Writing: “The Darkest Dark”  (Biography)

What Were We Learning?

Maths:

Decimals & Percentages

Perimeter & Area

Statistics

Science:

Earth and Space

Why does the Moon appear to change shape?

Working scientifically: doing & data

Y5 Curriculum Overview:

Spring B 2026

‘To the Stars’

Core Value: CREATIVITY

Secrets of Success:

Imagine

Cultural Capital: Ellesmere Port Boat Museum Visit

PSHE:

Safety & Changing Body

Online friendships; Staying safe online; Puberty; Menstruation; First Aid: Bleeding; Alcohol, drugs and tobacco: Making decisions

French:

Do you have a pet?

Geography:

Would you like to live in the desert?

D&T:

Recap last half-term:

Mechanical Systems

Art:

Drawing:

 Depth, emotion and movement

Computing:

Computer Science:

Create a Scratch Game

PE:

Net & Wall: Tennis (Tues)

Striking & Fielding: Cricket (Wed)

Music:

The Festival of Colour:

 Holi

RE:

CHRISTIANITY

Which concepts do we find hard to understand in Christianity?

History:

Recap last half-term:

The Vikings

Literacy:

Reading: “Odd & the Frost Giants” (Fiction: Myths & Legends)

Writing: “Arthur and the Golden Rope” (Myth)

What Were We Learning?

Maths:

Multiplication & Division (B)

Fractions (B)

Science:

Properties and Changing of Materials

What is a mixture and how do I separate it into its parts?

Working scientifically: doing & data

Y5 Curriculum Overview:

Spring A 2026

‘Desert or Not?’

Core Value: AMBITION

Secrets of Success:

Push Yourself

Cultural Capital: Road to RIAT Challenge; Y5 Bikeability

PSHE:

Health and Wellbeing:

The importance of rest; Taking responsibility for my feelings; Healthy meals; Sun safety

French:

Shopping in France

Geography:

Would you like to live in the desert?

D&T:

Mechanical Systems:

 Making a Pop-Up Book

Art:

Recap last half-term:

Sculpture and 3D:

 Interactive Installations

Computing:

Digital Literacy:

 Create a collaborative project on Padlet (The Vikings)

PE:

Dance (Tues)

Health Related Fitness (Wed)

Music:

South and West Africa

RE:

SIKHISM

Why is community and equality important to Sikhs?

History:

Were the Vikings raiders, traders or something else?

Literacy:

Reading: “Hansel & Gretel” (Fiction: Traditional)

Writing: “The Lost Happy Endings” (Traditional Tales)

What Were We Learning?

Maths:

Addition & Subtraction

Multiplication & Division

Fractions

PSHE:

Family and Relationships

Y5 Curriculum Overview:

Autumn B 2025

‘The Tudors’

Core Value: DETERMINATION

Secrets of Success:

Work Hard & Concentrate

Cultural Capital: Panto

Science:

Properties and Changing of Materials:

What is a mixture and how do I separate it into its parts?

Working scientifically: PLANNING

French:

At the tea room

Geography:

Recap last half-term:

What is life like in the Alps?

D&T:

Recap last half-term:

Electrical Systems Doodlers

Art:

Sculpture and 3D:

 Interactive Installations

Computing:

Computer Science:

 Espresso Coding

PE:

Swimming (Monday and Wednesday)

Gymnastics: Counter Balance & Counter Tension (Tues)

Music:

The Blues

RE:

ISLAM

How is the Muslim faith expressed through family life?

History:

What was life like in Tudor Britain?

Literacy:

Reading: “Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls”

(Recount: Biography)

Writing: “Queen of the Falls” (Diary writing)

What Were We Learning?

Maths:

Place Value

Addition & Subtraction

Multiplication & Division

Science:

Animals, including Humans

How do human change as they get older?

Working scientifically: PLANNING

Y5 Curriculum Overview:

Autumn A 2025

‘Let’s Go To The Alps!’

Core Value: CONFIDENCE

Secrets of Success:

Try new things

Cultural Capital: trip to Chester Zoo – UK wildlife project

PSHE:

Setting rules and signposting

French:

Phonetics Lesson 3/The Date

Geography:

What is life like in the Alps?

D&T:

Electrical Systems: Doodlers

Art:

Craft and Design:

 Architecture

Computing:

Information Technology Understanding Search Engines

PE:

Invasion Games: Netball (Tues)

Swimming (Wed)

Music:

The Blues

RE:

ISLAM

Why are the Five Pillars important to Muslims?

History:

Recap last term:

The Vikings