Year 5 literature Spine
Aut 1
Main text Secondary texts
Reading/ writing genre
Cross curricular links/IPC topics
Independent or extended writing (red dot)
Writing for Purpose Key objectives
Grammar/ Punctuation/ vocab
Spellings/
Guided/ Recip reading Comprehen- sions
Class novel Experience workshops
The Firework Maker’s Daughter (narrative)
RANGE OF Roman text books
Stories from another culture that celebrates adventure and goals, and identifies issues around gender stereotypes Non-fiction: Non-Chron reports Explanation texts: What the Romans did for Britain
PHSCE: Modern families (single father) and growing up IPC history The Great, The Bold and The Brave (Romans)
*Baseline assessment: letter to new teacher – Eng *Persuasive letter to argue a character’s point of view- Eng *Continue the dialogue between two characters - Eng *Report on Life as a Roman Soldier - Topic
Describe: Character descriptions for display Instruct: Set of imaginary instructions for a new firework Persuade: Letters between characters Entertain: Diary entry from a character Explain: What have the Romans done for us? (link to the Grosvenor Museum website) Inform: Write formal letters of thanks to the museum Entertain: Story – Assessment
Comprehension
C44 C45 C46 C47 C48 C49 C50 C51 C52 C53 C54 C55 C56 C57 C58 C59 Texts T/P7 T/P8 T/P9 T/P10 T/P11 Speaking & Listening C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 Writing C36 C37 C38 C39 C40 C41 C42 C43 C44 C45 C46 C47 C48 T6 T7
Vocabulary Whole school word of the week Vocab: see IPC vocab sheet Basic skills Subordinate/ main clauses expanded noun phrases Direct speech P11 P12 P13 S10 S11
Exception spellings -first 50 Spelling rules - silent letters - homophones -suffixes (cial/tial)
Letts comprehension Year 5 Collins Comprehension Year 5 Cracking Comprehension Year 4/5 Range of explanation text (Pole Vault, Titanic sinking etc..) Scholastic comprehension
Class Novel: 10 books to have read by year end
Class novel: The Firework Maker’s Daughter
Wow experiences: Chester Grosvenor Museum National Poetry Day Parents: Continual dialogue with parents through home school reading book, homework, assertive mentoring
Introduction to Y5 Parents meeting – reading expectation covered
Year 5
Aut 2
Main text Secondary texts
Reading/ writing genre
Cross curricular links/IPC topics
Independent or extended writing (red dot)
Writing for Purpose Key objectives
Grammar/ Punctuation/ vocab
Spellings/
Guided/ Recip reading Comprehen- sions
Class novel Experience workshops
War poetry Eg In Flanders Field
National Film Festival text
*Classical poetry (war) Film text and film reviews
*IPC – history event
*Film reviews - Eng
Discuss: Respond to poetry through personal opinion Inform and persuade: Summarise a film for other viewers, using key events/characters, and justify opinions
Comprehension
C44 C45 C46 C47 C48 C49 C50 Texts T/P7 T/P8 T/P9 T/P10 T/P11 Speaking & Listening C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 Writing C36 C37 C38 C39 C40 C41 C42 C43 C44 C45 C46 C47 C48 T6 T7
Basic skills Relative clauses and parenthesis (brackets, dashes and commas) Modal verbs P11, P12 P13, S10 S11
Exception spellings -next 50 Spelling rules - homophones -suffixes (cious/tious) (fer) -i before e - ough letter string Vocab:
see IPC vocab sheet
Vocabulary Whole school word of the week
Letts comprehension Year 5 Collins Comprehension Year 5 Cracking Comprehension Year 4/5 Scholastic comprehension (seasonal: linked to Bonfire Night/Guy Fawkes) Letts Activity book 6 p28 Penny For The Guy
Performance –recital of a poem in front of an audience (church and school) Class novel: The Firework Maker’s Daughter Experiences: trip to the cinema (theatre) Burr’s Park or Jumbles
Range of non-fiction text about rivers and water:
IPC geography:Water everywhere (rivers) PSHE: Water aid/ empathy
*Report on the water cycle - Topic *Recount of a Hajj pilgrimage – RE
Describe: How a water cycle works for an encyclopedia /Key geographical features for a website/ leaflet Inform: How a pilgrim changes as a person after Hajj
Key Comprehension Book 2 p7 Disappearing water
Year 5 Literature Spine
Spring 1
Main text Secondary texts
Reading/ writing genre
Cross curricular links/IPC topics
Independent or extended writing (red dot)
Writing for Purpose Key objectives
Grammar/ Punctuation/ vocab
Spellings/
Guided/ Recip reading Comprehen- sions
Class novel Experience workshops
Wonder (R J Palacio)
The Frozen Man Kit Wright
From a Railway Carriage (Robert Louis Stevenson) A range of non-fiction animal text
Modern realistic fiction Contrasting poetry
PHSCE: Celebrating differences and being kind
*Persuasive letters from one character to another - Eng *Balanced argument about why it’s good to be ordinary or unusual - Eng *Contrasting poem - Eng
Inform: Write emails, texts and letters for different purposes Describe: Diary entries that describe character feelings Describe: Two contrasting places (quiet/loud, empty/busy…) Explain: About recycling – linked to trip Inform: Summarise the animals that are under threat and how to support them
Comprehension C43 C44 C45 C46 C47 C48 C49 C50 C51 C52 C53 C54 C55 C56 C57 C58 C59 Texts T/P7 T/P8 T/P9 T/P10 T/P11 Speaking & Listening C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 Writing C35 C36 C37 C38 C39 C40 C41 C42 C43 C44 C45 C46 C47 C48 P11, P12 P13,
Vocabulary Whole school word of the week Vocab: see IPC vocab sheet Formal and Informal tones of register Direct and reported speech Opinion and facts – understanding the difference Descriptive language
Exception spellings -Reinforce Words with silent letters (SP5: 4) Verb suffixes (ate, ise, ify)
Letts comprehension Year 5 Collins Comprehension Year 5 Cracking Comprehension Year 4/5 Year 5 Rising Stars Higher Ability comprehension: Wonder Key Comprehension Book 2 p74 Letter re Blue Bins initiative Letts Activity Book 4 p50 My Future Letts Activity Book 4 p84 Looking after the Earth Collins Treasure House book 5
Experiences: Visit to recycling centre Recite poetry – performance Class novel: Wonder
IPC: Science Endangered and Extinct
*Non-chronological report - Topic *Short balanced argument - Topic
Climate Change – what is happening to our planet? Persuade: Leaflets/posters to persuade people to adopt an endangered animal OR reduce their plastic use Spk/listening Debate: Modern zoos are a thing of the past Entertain: Story – Assessment piece
S10 S11
Identify and use expanded noun phrases (P13) P13. Use and understand the grammatical terminology in Use effective similes p13
Comprehension p35 Letts Activity Book 5 p 68 Night Mail poem + questions Insect Info What Am I Collins Key comp 3: Insect, colour, camouflage
Year 5
Spring 2
Main text Secondary texts
Reading/ writing genre
Cross curricular links/IPC topics
Independent or extended writing (red dot)
Writing for Purpose Key objectives
Grammar/ Punctuation/ vocab
Spellings/
Guided/ Recip reading Comprehen- sions
Class novel Experience workshops
Warning and adventure stories – Pie Corbett
Adventure/ warning stories
PHSCE: Having dreams and aspirations
*Story with message (warning)- Eng *Formal thank you letter linked to visit - RE
Entertain: Adventure narrative to be read to an audience and displayed in class Inform: Thankyou letter to temple leader
Comprehension C44 C45 C46 C47 C48 C49 C50 C51 C52 C53 C54 C55 C56 C57 C58 C59 Texts
Vocabulary Whole school word of the week Vocab: see IPC vocab sheet Synonyms for character feelings
Adverbials Danger words Verb prefixes (dis, de, mis, over, re) Adding suffixes to
Letts comprehension Year 5 Collins Comprehension Year 5 Cracking Comprehension Year 4/5
Class novel: Wonder Experiences: World book day –dressing up book activities Visit to Hindu Temple
Range of non-fiction space text:
Explanation and information text
IPC: Science The Solar System
*Explanation text about day/night/seasons- Topic
Explain: Explain why Australia is in summer when we’re in winter (for Year 4 pupils and assembly)
T/P7 T/P8 T/P9 T/P10 T/P11 Speaking & Listening C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 Writing C36 C37 C38 C39 C40 C41 C42 C43 C44 C45 C46 C47 C48 T6 T7
P11, P12 P13, S10 S11
words ending in –fer, ie (referred…)
Stories with strong starters/openers: -Letts Activity Book 4 p34 Through The Wardrobe (Narnia) -A Great Storm in Scotland Biographies of famous people (Tim Peake, Neil Armstrong) Collins Treasure House book 5 Comprehension p46 Barack Obama biography
Year 5 Literature Spine
Summer 1
Main text Secondary texts
Reading/ writing genre
Cross curricular links/IPC topics
Independent or extended writing (red dot)
Writing for Purpose Key objectives
Grammar/ Punctuation/ vocab
Spellings/
Guided/ Recip reading Comprehen- sions
Class novel Experience workshops
The Highwayman Alfred Noyes Range of non-fiction forces text:
Classic narrative poetry
IPC: Science Feel the Force
*Newspaper/TV report of Highway Man – Eng *Poetry inspired by The Highway Man - Eng *Science investigation - Topic
Inform: Write a newspaper/TV report or wanted poster for the Highway Man, with eye-witness accounts Describe/Explain: What material is best for a new stair lip? Science investigation
Comprehension C44 C45 C46 C47 C48 C49 C50 C51 C52 C53 C54 C55 C56 C57 C58 C59 Texts T/P7 T/P8 T/P9 T/P10 T/P11 Speaking & Listening C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 Writing C35 C36 C37 C38 C39 C40 C41 C42 C43 C44 C45 C46 C47 C48
Descriptive language: metaphors, similes, personification P11, P12 P13, S10 S11
Vocabulary Whole school word of the week Vocab: see IPC vocab sheet Highway man spellings Science vocab
Letts comprehension Year 5 Collins Comprehension Year 5 Cracking Comprehension Year 4/5
Range of science investigations
Year 5 Literature Spine
Summer 2
Main text Secondary texts
Reading/ writing genre
Cross curricular links/IPC topics
Independent or extended writing (red dot)
Writing for Purpose Key objectives
Grammar/ Punctuation/ vocab
Spellings/
Guided/ Recip reading Comprehen- sions
Class novel Experience workshops
Street Child – Bertie Doherty Variety of text on Industrial Revolution and Victorians
Historical Fiction
IPC: History The Price of Progress (Victorians)
*Non chronological reports – Topic/Eng *Playscript scene - Eng *Newspaper report – Topic/Eng *Persuasion/ Review - Eng
Inform: A newspaper report on Prince Albert’s visit to Barrow Bridge Instruct: How to make a D/T product Entertain: Playscripts for an exciting action scene/interesting dialogue between characters Describe: A day in the life of a workhouse pauper (Berlie Doherty website link) OR Explain: What workhouses were like in Victorian day Persuade: Is Smithills Hall a valuable school trip? (Trip Advisor)
Comprehension C44 C45 C46 C47 C48 C49 C50 C51 C52 C53 C54 C55 C56 C57 C58 C59 Texts T/P7 T/P8 T/P9 T/P10 T/P11 Speaking & Listening C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 Writing C35 C36 C37 C38 C39 C40 C41 C42 C43 C44 C45 C46 C47 C48 T6 T7
Vocabulary Whole school word of the week Vocab: see IPC vocab sheet Boundaries between clauses P11, P12 P13, S10 S11
History vocab/ Spellings
Letts Activity Book 6 p 56 Children at work cc History Letts Activity Book 4 p 12 Working Children cc History
Experiences: Barrow Bridge – Local History Study Smithills Hall – Local History Study Class novel – Street Child