Year 5: Achievement and Legacies English texts/video stimulus: Read various non-fiction books and watch videos about inventions. Greek myths Greek story of the marathon Biographies about inventors (e.g. Thomas Telford) Horrible Histories Linked to language and literacy – Pandora’s Box / King Midas English Writing Opportunities: Speech linked to democracy Write a recount from bean to a chocolate bar. Letter recount by Hernan Cortes about discovery of chocolate. Persuasive text about a new invention. Non-chronological report about the life of Abraham Darby or Thomas Telford. TV news report play-script about first moon landing. Setting description for first Olympic games Social, Moral, Spiritual and cultural links: Democracy – Ancient Greeks Art and Design: Greek mosaics Design and Technology: Cook using chocolate Year 5: Achievement and Legacies Science: Separate topic –Forces Mathematics: Timeline of historical achievements and legacies Roman numerals Greek mathematicians Pyramid shapes (nets) and measurements Computing: Design a toothpaste advert (radio) Music: How technology changed music. Create an electronic song. Famous People: Various inventors/explorers Thomas Telford Abraham Darby Visits: Eninuity? Ironbridge/Coalbrookdale Geography: Plotting explorers’ journeys Locations of achievements and legacies History: Timeline Ancient Greeks Industrial Age Ancient Egypt Mayans History of inventions and how they’ve changed over time. PE: Create own Olympic games. Languages: Separate. Words taken from the Greeks