Back to School Autumn Term Year 5 Full Planning Worksheets

Some terrific planning. The last I did before retirement.

It covers the whole of the Autumn term for year 5.

It concentrates on Maths and English. But loads extra on the arts and humanities and pe.

Sample planning

To apply understanding of the structure of a Greek Myth to identify separate parts of a myth
I can order key events in a quest
I can identify how the events in a quest are separated by the writer, referring to the structure/content of the text
I can identify key language features of Greek Myth Texts
Starter
Read “The 12 Labours of Heracles” to the children (58-66, The Orchard Book of Greek Myths).
Recap features of quest – ask chn to identify these
• A quest is a journey towards a goal, which usually requires great effort by the hero/heroine.
• They need to overcome many obstacles, and it usually involves a lot of travel.
• The hero normally tries to obtain something or someone through the quest, and then take this home. The object can be something new (golden fleece), something to fulfill a lack in their life, or to return something that was stolen from the hero or from someone with the power to send them on the quest.
• If someone dispatches the hero on a quest, the reason may be false -Hero sent on a difficult quest in hope that they die, or in order to remove them from the scene for a time.
• Tale usually ends with the dispatcher being unmasked and punished.
• There may be a twist at the end of the tale, to punish any misdeeds of the hero/heroine, or because one of the Gods is displeased by the successful conclusion of the quest.
MAIN ACTIVITY (Resources; boxed table)
Split chn into groups and give them a Greek Myth text. Ask chn to box up text: Chn can draw/write about important places and events on the quest, and should quote words that show the passing of time. CT to model boxing up method for 1st event in “Heracles” text and identify how scene was set, by the writer.
This activity requires children to identify details for the following sections, for EACH event on the quest:
EVENT 1
• Setting
• Obstacle (Elements of danger/safety at setting/ on the journey)
• Any words used to show time has passed
• Overcoming obstacle