Year 5 - Swallow And Amazon & The BFG
Swallows and Amazons & The BFGs
Autumn 2
As Readers
We will be reading the book, ‘AMISTISE RUNNER”. As part of this, we will be inferring meaning, exploring vocabulary, making predictions, retrieving information and summarising what we have read. Grammar: We will be looking at expanded noun phrases that start with ed clause and the use of modal verbs in a sentence.
Our whole class reading sessions will be linked to our history topic, ‘WW1’. There will be a focus on developing fluency and expression. In addition, we shall practice the skills of retrieval, skimming, scanning and dictionary work. We will use these information texts: Treaty of Versailles, The Great War, Life in the Trenches. We will use these narrative texts: The Christmas Truce, Amongst the Poppies.
As writers
We are going to investigate an learn about World War 1 and we will write: an Informal Letter “BQ: What was life like in the trenches?” and a Newspaper Report, “BQ: What happened when the Armistice was signed?”
As Mathematicians
We will be focusing on Fractions this half term. Some or our Big Questions will be: How do you find fractions equivalent to a unit fraction? How do you convert improper fractions to mixed numbers? How do you compare and order mixed numbers? How do you add mixed numbers? How can you use improper fractions to help subtract from a mixed number?
Key Vocabulary: fraction, denominator, numerator, unit, equivalent, improper fraction, mixed numbers, convert, whole, compare, order.
AS Historians
We will be investigating World War One. These will be our BQs: What started World War 1? What was life like on the Western Front? How did technology change the way that war was fought? What do you think life was like at home during the war? What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Key vocabulary: allies, assassination, defensive, opposing, crusade, reconnaissance, recruitment, propaganda, victorious, compensation
AS ARTISTS
We will be looking at the landscape photography of Sir Don MuCullin CBE.
Our overarching BQ is: How can light impact the composition of a photograph?
We will explore photography using different techniques to replicate Sir Don’s art style in landscape photography. They will show an understanding of how lighting can affect the photo and how to manipulate light or camera settings to achieve their desired effect.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:
We will be exploring Islam and thinking about how is the Qur’an vital to Muslims today.
PSHE:
We will be Celebrating Differences in PSHE. We will focus on areas such as: Cultural differences and how they can cause conflict Racism Rumours and name-calling, Types of bullying, Material wealth and happiness and Enjoying and respecting other cultures.
AS SCIENTISTS
We will be focusing on Forces. These will be our BQs: Why do unsupported objects fall towards the Earth? What are the effects of friction acting between moving surfaces? What are the effects of air resistance? What are the effects of water resistance? How do levers and pulleys allow a smaller force to have a greater effect? How do gears allow a smaller force to have a greater effect?
Key Vocabulary: Weight, size, shape, mass, height, gravity, Earth, friction, surface, force, air resistance, water resistance, mechanisms, simple machines, levers, pulleys, simple machines, gears
