English

Weslandia by Paul Fleishman

Children will use Weslandia as inspiration to develop a range of writing skills. They will retell the story, write a non-chronological report in the form of a brochure, and design their own civilisation, applying grammar and spelling skills throughout.

The Ever-Changing Earth by Grahame Baker-Smith

Children will use The Ever-Changing Earth to develop their writing through a range of outcomes. They will respond to questions using scientific vocabulary, create an explanation leaflet about the Northern Lights, and finish by continuing the story in their own writing.

Maths

Coordinates

• Describe position and give directions on a grid, moving objects and shapes accurately.
• Understand and describe translations of shapes on a coordinate grid.
• Plot and read coordinates in the first quadrant.
• Draw and translate polygons using coordinates and given instructions.

Fractions

• Understand and represent mixed numbers, including how they are composed of whole numbers and fractional parts.
• Use number lines and fraction sense to identify, estimate, compare, and order mixed numbers.
• Convert between mixed numbers and improper fractions.
• Add and subtract mixed numbers, choosing efficient strategies to solve problems.

Symmetry

• Understand and identify symmetry in patterns and 2D shapes.
• Investigate and find lines of symmetry using folding and mirrors.
• Compose and complete symmetrical shapes using congruent parts.
• Reflect polygons accurately across a line of symmetry.

Time

• Read, write, and convert time between analogue and digital clocks, including 12- and 24-hour formats.
• Solve problems involving time, including converting between hours, minutes, and seconds.

Division with remainders

• Interpret division problems, including those with remainders, and represent them using equations.
• Understand and explain the meaning of remainders in relation to the divisor.
• Recognise when a division calculation will or will not have a remainder.
• Use division with remainders to solve and interpret real-life problems.

Science

Electricity

• Understand how electrical appliances work and the importance of using electricity safely, including switching devices off when not in use.
• Learn how complete circuits work, including cells, components, switches, and the risks of short circuits.
• Investigate and identify electrical conductors and insulators, including common materials and their properties.
• Explore how electricity flows in circuits, including how it powers components such as bulbs and buzzers.

Properties of materials

• Understand that materials have physical properties (e.g. conductivity, hardness, magnetism, elasticity) and chemical properties (e.g. flammability, toxicity).
• Explore how heat energy is transferred and compare thermal conductors and insulators.
• Investigate and test the properties of different materials using comparative and practical experiments.
• Learn how scientific understanding of materials can change over time and influence how they are used, including the risks of toxic substances.

History

Local History: Isambard Kingdom Brunel

• Learn about life in the South Hams in the early 1800s, including subsistence farming and cottage industries.
• Study Isambard Kingdom Brunel and his key engineering achievements during the Industrial Revolution.
• Explore how the railway transformed Devon, including changes in population, travel, and the growth of coastal resorts.
• Understand why Brunel’s work was important locally and nationally, and why he is still remembered today.

Geography

Earthquakes and Settlements

• Understand how earthquakes are caused by movement of tectonic plates, including key features such as the focus, epicentre, and magnitude scale.
• Explore how earthquakes impact different countries, using case studies of Haiti and Japan to compare responses in LICs and HICs.
• Learn how the effects of earthquakes can be classified as primary and secondary, and how humans can reduce risk through preparation and building design.
• Use map skills and geographical concepts to locate places, compare countries, and understand how humans adapt to living in earthquake-prone areas.

RE

What do does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today?

• Build on prior learning about Brahman by exploring Hindu beliefs in practice, including Puja at home and worship in the mandir.
• Learn about key Hindu festivals, including Diwali, and how they are celebrated.
• Reflect on the concept of dharma through stories and begin to understand its importance in Hindu life.
• Develop understanding of how beliefs about Brahman, deities, and dharma influence how Hindus live.

How and why do people mark the significant events in life?

• Explore how different religious and non-religious worldviews mark key life events, including birth, coming of age, marriage, and death.
• Investigate the meanings behind rituals such as baptisms, naming ceremonies, bar/bat mitzvahs, weddings, and funerals.
• Compare similarities and differences in celebrations across faiths, considering what they reveal about identity, belonging, and belief.
• Reflect on personal experiences of life transitions and understand how rituals express what is important to different communities.

Art and DT

The Art of Display

• Explore how artists use plinths to display sculpture and how presentation affects audience interpretation.
• Use sketchbooks and clay to develop ideas, experiment with figure making, and capture character and emotion.
• Design and create a sculpture of an imagined version of self, using construction materials, pose, props, and detail.
• Reflect on and discuss their own work and the work of others, giving and responding to feedback respectfully.

Linkages, Pulleys and Cams

• Understand mechanisms such as linkages, cams, and pulleys, including how they create movement and examples from everyday life.
• Explore how mechanisms were used historically by civilizations such as the Ancient Egyptians and Greeks.
• Develop practical skills including marking out, shaping materials, and joining components accurately.
• Apply knowledge to make functional models, adjusting components to improve movement and reduce friction.

Music

Blackbird

• Explore The Beatles as a highly influential band and their impact on 1960s popular music.
• Learn about the historical context of civil rights and how it inspired songs such as Blackbird.
• Listen to and appraise a range of Beatles songs, including Hey Jude, Let It Be, and Yellow Submarine.
• Understand how music can reflect social issues such as equality, racism, and protest.

French

Boucle d’Or et Les Trois Ours

• Understand and sequence events in a story using key vocabulary and phrases.
• Read and order words and phrases from a story in French.
• Begin to write the opening of a story in French using familiar language.
• Develop confidence in writing a full short story in French.

En classe

• Learn the names of classroom objects in French and expand vocabulary for everyday items.
• Say what they have and don’t have, and ask and answer questions about items in a pencil case.
• Understand and respond to common classroom commands in French.
• Build confidence using French in practical, classroom-based situations.

PE

Athletics

• Develop sprinting technique and learn how to analyse and improve performance.
• Compare sprinting with distance running, focusing on pacing and endurance.
• Explore throwing for distance using javelin techniques.
• Investigate jumping skills through the triple jump, applying technique and coordination.

Rounders

• Develop understanding of attack vs defence through batting games.
• Apply and refine batting skills to score runs effectively.
• Use and improve fielding skills such as throwing and stopping to limit the batter’s score.
• Understand and apply simple tactics in both batting and fielding situations.

Computing

           Photo editing

• Develop understanding of how digital images can be changed and edited,
• Know how they can then be resaved and reused.
• Consider the impact that editing images can have
• Evaluate the effectiveness of their choices.

Programming B

• Learn to plan, create, and test programs in the text-based language Logo.
• Understand the importance of accuracy in programming and how to decompose tasks into small steps.
• Use count-controlled loops and the repeat command to create shapes and patterns.
• Modify and refine programs to achieve a specific outcome.

PSHE

Health and Wellbeing

• Understand how to maintain a healthy lifestyle, including physical and mental wellbeing, hygiene, and dental care.
• Learn about physical and emotional changes during puberty and the importance of hygiene routines as the body develops.
• Explore the safe use of medicines and understand what drugs are, including their effects, risks, and side effects.
• Know how to recognise when help is needed and how to talk to trusted adults for advice and support.