Year 5 - Swallow And Amazon & The BFG
Swallows and Amazons & The BFG
Spring 1
As Readers
We will be reading the book, ‘GREEK MYTHS”. As part of this, we will be inferring meaning, exploring vocabulary, making predictions, retrieving information and summarising what we have read. Grammar: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, interjections, and conjunctions. Figurative language.
Our whole class reading sessions will be linked to our history topic, ‘Ancient Greeks”. We will be focussing on non-fiction texts and their features. There will be a focus on developing fluency and expression. In addition, we shall practise the skills of retrieval, skimming, scanning and dictionary work. We will use these texts: City States, Democracy, Influence, Olympics and Sparta.
As writers
We are going to investigate an learn about Ancient Greek and we will write: fiction Myth – playscript answering the BQ: What happened to the ‘Icarus’? and a non/fiction writing Greeks – argument answering the BQ: Which Olympian god or goddess would make the best leader of our country today?
As Mathematicians
Multiplication & Division and Fractions B. Some or our Big Questions will beBQ: How does multiplication link to addition? BQ: How can the formal written multiplication method be used to multiply larger numbers? BQ: Is there a relationship between the size of the remainders compared to the divisor? BQ: How can factor pairs be used to divide efficiently? BQ: How do you solve a division problem that involves remainders? BQ: What happens to a fraction when you multiply by an integer?
Key Vocabulary: same, different, object, count, counter, numeral zero, more, less, countdown, match, fewer, less than, greater than, equal, compare, order, most, fewest, shape, 3-d, faces, edges, 2-d Pattern.
AS SCIENTISTS
Year 5 will learn about Living things and Habitats. We will investigate this topic and we will answer some Big Questions such as: BQ: How do plants reproduce sexually? BQ: How do plants reproduce asexually? BQ: What is a life cycle? BQ: What does the life cycle of a mammal and amphibians look like? BQ: What are the differences in the life cycles of mammals, birds, amphibians and insects?
Key Vocabulary: life cycle, birth, growth, reproduction, aging, death, Mammal, gestation, gills, metamorphosis cold blooded, Bird, eggs, fledgling, metamorphosis larvae, Compare, contrast, identify patterns, life-span endangered, threatened, extinct, extinction.
AS HISTORIANS
We will take a closer look at Ancient Green. Who were the Ancient Greeks? (L1) What are the different types of Government in Ancient Greece? (L2) What was daily life like in Ancient Greece? (L4) Which Olympian god or goddess would make the best leader of our country today? (L5), How did Greek philosophers and scholars impact our knowledge of the world? (L6), How has modern day life been influenced by the Ancient Greeks? (L7)
Key vocabulary: Civilisation Independent, govern, Shrine Ethics, philosophy
AS ARTISTS
We will be exploring Andokides, Clay modelling Greek vases.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:
Christianity BQ: What is the best way for a Christian to show commitment to God?
PSHE:
Dreams & Goals: Future dreams The importance of money Jobs and careers Dream job and how to get there Goals in different cultures Supporting others (charity) Motivation.
