In Year 5, our Summer 2 topic is…
Would you rather settle a dispute with a game of pok-a-tok or go to war and fight?
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In this topic, we will be focusing on the Ancient Maya civilisation and Central America. The children will learn about their culture, religion, homes, foods, sports and achievements etc.
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Our topic assessment questions are:
- Why did the Ancient Mayan civilisation end?
- In ancient times, how might rich Mayans have lived differently to the poor Mayans?
- Can you describe/explain a Mayan religious ceremony/ritual/tradition?
- If you were a Mayan child, what (would you like or) are you likely to grow up to be?
- How do we know that the Mayans made sacrifices?
- Did the Mayans believe in God?
- What typical things did the Mayans eat?
Key Vocabulary Table:
Our Literacy Focus
This half term, we will be reading (and writing our own versions of) Warning Tales.
The text that we will be focusing on is: Rain Player by David Wisniewski.
To see the Weekly Timetable and Long Term Plan for Year 5 learning, please click the links below.
If you are isolating due to Covid, please visit your Showbie page daily to find new work and get feedback 🙂
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We recommend that your child also regularly accesses the following learning platforms:
- Times Table Rock Stars
- Reading Eggs
- Purple Mash
- Top Marks (Hit the Button)
- Oxford Owl (free E-Books!)
- https://www.worldbookday.com/world-of-stories/ (free Audio-books!)
- BBC Bitesize (a brilliant learning resource!)
Link to Year 5/6 Statutory Spellings- Look, cover, say, write, check.
Click here to download a list of suggested reading books for Year 5 children.
Supporting well-being is super important. Here’s a great website to lots of free well-being activities…. https://www.elsa-support.co.uk/category/free-resources/
Stay fit and healthy with some sporty challenges with ASM! –> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw3adMR45pFcwVUrii4WGKw