Topic Overview Y5 and Y6 (two years)

Year One
Autumn-1	Rivers and a River Study Rivers around the world Key features of rivers River processes Field work
Autumn-1	Romans The roman empire and impact on Britain Legacy of Roman culture on the present day
Spring-1	Vikings Viking struggle for the Kingdom of England. Impact on Britain today
Spring-2	Around the World Continents, countries, capital cities, rivers, mountain ranges, longitude, latitude, tropics of cancer and Capricorn and World time zones
Summer-1	Around the World Repeat relevant map skills including mountain ranges Volcanoes Earthquakes Tectonic plates
Summer-2	Transition Projects Y6 – Survival Transition to Y7 topic Y5 – The Titanic
Year Two
Autumn-1	King Arthur and Castle Conisborough Castle A study of castles throughout history
Autumn-1	Extreme Water Weather Climate zones Tornados Hurricanes Water cycle Mapping skills
Spring-1	World War 2 Sheffield at War Local history study European Maps including Russia
Spring-2	World War 2 Sheffield at War Local history study European Maps including Russia
Summer-1	Edale Mapping skills, A to Z and OS maps Four and six figure grid references Symbols and keys Human and physical features Tectonic plates Fieldwork Village study including land use.
Summer-2	Transition Projects Y6 – Survival Transition to Y7 topic Y5 – The Titanic