Canon Barnett Primary School Curriculum Map Years 5 and 6 Cycle 2 2017-18
Topic Question Aut 1 Aut 2 Sp 1 Sp 2 Sum 1 Sum2 Vikings Friend or Who s landed on our Foe? door step? Water - Will you ever see the water you drink again? Write on! Who s your audience? Why was the Islamic civilisation around AD 900 known as the Golden Age? Can we get Odysseus home before the end of the year? Literacy Classic Poetry The Lady of Shalot poetry performance Modern fiction How to Train a Dragon Cressida Cowell Nonchronological report (The incomplete Guide to Dragons) Creating an ending for the book Instructions How to train your dragon Biography My Brother Martin Christine King Farris a biography of a person of their own choice All Summer in One Day Ray Bradbury narrative from an alternative perspective Non-chron report Linked to geography Chn to have an input into planning Y6 Y5 King Kong Antony Browne 5 weeks Outcomes: Newspaper report invent Diary entry from the perspective of a character Non-chron report linked to New York Classic Poetry Matilda Hilaire Belloc newspaper report The Boy, the dog and the spaceship Nicholas Fisk 3 weeks Outcomes: invent narrative Report on invented alien Visual Literacy Lifted animation 3 weeks narrative Modern fiction The Giant s Necklace Michael Morpurgo A long walk George Layton 4 weeks Outcomes: from another perspective linked to the Long Walk Newspaper report Cherrie s account linked to The Giant s Necklace Biography The Watcher Jenette Winter Biography of Darwin Own choice scientist Year 5 Year 6 SATS Classic text The Adventures of Odysseus Retold by Daniel Morden 7 weeks Write a myth Recount Odysseus diary Newspaper report Poetry Class version of Odysseus
Maths Year 5 The school follows the White Rose maths scheme Number: Place Value Number: multiplication and division Number: Addition and subtraction Statistics Perimeter and Area Number: multiplication and division Fractions Fractions Number: decimals and percentages Decimals Geometry: properties of shapes Geometry: position and direction Measuring: converting units Measure: volume Year 6 Number: Place Value Number: Addition and subtraction, multiplication and division Fractions Geometry: position and direction Number: decimals Number: percentages Number: algebra Measurement: converting units Measurement: perimeter, area and volume Geometry: properties of shapes Problem solving Statistics Investigations Number: ratio Science Light How does light travel? Electricity How do we harness it safely? Living things and their habitats How do living things adapt to their environment? Evolution How did it all begin? Animals including humans How do we catalogue all animal life? Computing We are app planners Planning the creation of a mobile app We are project managers Developing project management skills We are market researchers Researching the app market We are interface designers We are app developers Developing a simple phone app We are marketers Creating video and web copy for a phone app
History Geography Viking impact on society in the past and modern day Were the Vikings always victorious and vicious? Human and Physical geography Will you ever see the water you drink again? The importance of raw materials such as water Geographical enquiry and knowledge Can you find out information about a place and use it in a report? A significant theme in British history from a local area point of view What is the legacy of the Huguenots for Britain and the local area? Early Islamic civilisation, it influence on the modern day world Why was the Islamic civilisation around AD 900 known as the Golden Age? Geographical enquiry and knowledge I m a year 6 child get me out of here (mapping) Discussion Should water be paid for? Individual research topic or in response to a current event RE Art What do religions say to us when life gets hard? Design and make a Painting and sketching piece of jewellery based on the Visit to RA knowledge of the David Hockney Vikings What matters most to Christians? What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today? Textiles Textile illustrations for writing/ Calligraphy
Design and Technology Design and make a Pop-up book for a class of their choice Can they work within a budget? Can they justify why they selected specific materials? Cooking and Nutrition Bread Cook a savoury bread Design and make a controllable vehicle P.E. Games Net/court/wall games Tennis Gymnastics Flight Safety & Body Control Games Invasion (Year 6 unit 1) Football Dance Control & Timing Linked to topic Games Invasion games (Year 6 unit 4) Rugby Athletics (Year 5 Unit 1) Spanish About myself, numbers and names of rooms Family, friends and celebrations Free time Likes and dislikes Telling the time My favourite things PHSE Being me in my world Celebrating difference Dreams and Goals Healthy me Relationships Changing me Music Exploring West African Music rain forests Exploring the 12 Bar Blues Introduction to chords African American Freedom songs Using and understanding staff and other notations Refining knowledge of rhythmic notation (Creating graphic scores) Understanding chords and sequences Links to changes Major and Minor chords Learning a stringed instrument Exploring Melodies from around the world E.g Arabic Songs, Chinese Songs Creative compositions using Developing contrast, mood and structure Greek Myths
Educational Visits The Museum of London Freedom of thought/religion Thames Barrier (Thames Water visitor) Royal Academy number and fractions Fusing maths and art Ukulele chords F,C, Amin, Dmin Katy Perry Roar Pentatonic scales and tuned percussion instruments The British Library A Gurdwara Islamic Art V&A Natural Museum The British Museum