1. Castles Year 5: Term 1 History Literacy PE RE Geography
How life changed for people during WW1 and during the Norman conquest.
Why the Norman conquest and WW1 are ‘turning points’ in our past.
Why people want to remember wars and castles.
What life was like in other countries during WW1.
Geography
Location of countries involved in the Norman Conquest and WW1.
Location of castles in England.
Observing photos of various castles and comparing the physical features of the area.
Literacy
Author study: Jeremy Strong.
Historical fiction reading and writing- War Horse.
Letter writing.
Report Writing.
Spelling groups/tests
Reading Comprehension-Literacy box.
Castles
Year 5: Term 1 PE
Hockey
Real PE:
Physical Focus: Ball handling, reaction/ response, game skills.
Cognitive Skills
Maths
Written and mental methods of addition and subtraction.
Written methods of multiplication and division.
Place value and ordering.
Multiplying and dividing by 10, 100, 1000.
Rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100, 1000.
Times tables tests.
Mental maths tests. RE
Living and Dying
PSHE
New Beginnings
Music
WW1 songs.
Marching rhythm.
Science
Forces: Catapult investigation.
Scientific Enquiry- planning, fair testing, variables, predictions, recording.
Art and DT
Work of WW1 artist- John Singer Sargent.
Bayeux Tapestry.
Make a helmet using a given template.
Design and make own template for a helmet.
Computing
We are cryptographers