Year 5 Curriculum Map

Year 5 Curriculum Letter

Welcome to the Year 5 class webpage where you can find out about what we are learning each term as well as see pictures of some of our highlights. Further down the page there is guidance about homework and some useful websites that you can use to support your child's learning at home.

Spring Term 

Our science topics this term are:
Animals Including Humans and Living Things and their Habitats

In our science lessons this term, we will focus on the human life cycle and how humans change as they grow. We will explore the changes during puberty and old age. We will then move on to explore the life cycles of different types of animals.

Our History and Geography topics this term are:
The Ancient Maya and Comparing a UK and non-UK area ?

In our humanities lessons, we will explore the ancient civilisation of the Mayans. We will look at where this civilisation began, how they lived, what they ate, what their cities were like and their religion and beliefs. We will also look at the fall of the Mayans and changes that happened including the Spanish invasion. We will explore a range of artefacts, historical sources, maps and pictures to establish facts about this period in history. We will also think about how the UK and areas of Central America are similar and different.

Autumn Term 

Humanities 1 - Anglo Saxon Settlement
Big Question: How did the Saxons settle in Britain?

In our humanities lessons, we will recap the children’s knowledge of how Britain was after the Romans had left in 410AD and thread our understanding of how we know these pieces of information throughout each lesson. We will look at the invasion of the Anglo-Saxons – why they invaded, how they settled and how they influenced the lives of people in Britain. We will then move on to look at the invasion of the Vikings and how this has also impacted on Britain.

Humanities 2 - Viking Raids
Big Question: How did the Vikings conquer England?

In the unit, we will revisit who ruled Britain at the end of the Anglo-Saxon age. We will use points on a compass to describe the Vikings' journey from Scandinavia. We will investigate how their invasions changed because of trade and look at how they merged with the people already living there. We will use artefacts and various sources to explore the impact of Vikings on Britain and how life changed because of them. 

Science 1 - Properties and Change of Materials
Big Question: What causes things to change state, and can they always reverse back?

In this unit, we will explore some common materials in more detail and consider how their properties make them suitable for certain tasks. We will also learn about materials that dissolve, what affects how quickly they dissolve and how they can be recovered. Finally, we will investigate to find out that some changes of state are reversible but others aren’t.

Science 2 - Forces
Big Question: Will gravity always make things fall at the same speed?