Y5 TERM 1

QCA schemes of work: science

NLS writing objectives

Unit 5B. Life cycles

Children should learn:
that adults have young and that these grow into adults which in turn produce young.

Talk with children about the growth and development of humans and discuss different stages eg babyhood, childhood, adolescence, adulthood.

Writing activity identified in the unit.
Ask children to devise a timeline to demonstrate stages in the growth and development of humans and talk with them about the relative lengths of each stage. Use secondary sources to compare lengths of stages, eg gestation period.

NLS non-fiction text focus: recounts

T24 to write recounts based on subject, topic or personal experiences

T23 to discuss the purpose of note-taking

T26 to make notes for different purposes

T27 to use simple abbreviations in note-taking

S3 to discuss, proof-read and edit own writing

Y5 TERM 2

QCA schemes of work: science

NLS writing objectives

Unit 5A. Keeping healthy

Children should learn that:
when humans exercise, muscles move parts of the skeleton and this activity requires an increased blood supply, so the heart beat increases and the pulse is faster.

Writing activity identified in the unit:
Review previous work on skeleton, muscles and exercise by asking the children to produce an information leaflet about a form of exercise.

NLS non-fiction text focus: reports

T22 to plan, compose, edit and refine short non-chronological reports and explanatory texts

T21 to convert personal notes into notes for others to read

T24 to evaluate their work

S3 to understand how writing can be adapted for different audiences and purposes

Unit 5C. Gases around us

Children should learn that:
there are many gases and many of these are important to us.

Writing activity identified in the unit:
Ask the children to use secondary sources to find out about a range of gases and how they are used. Ask the children to present their findings as an information leaflet or poster.

Y5 TERM 2

QCA schemes of work: science

NLS writing objectives

Unit 5D. Changing state

Children should learn:
to explain everyday examples of 'drying' in terms of factors affecting evaporation.

Writing activity identified in the unit:
Show pictures of appliances (eg hairdryers, tumble dryers, rotary clothes line) and ask children to explain how these help to make things 'dry' more quickly. Record explanations in writing.

NLS non-fiction text focus: explanations

T22 to plan, compose, edit and refine short non-chronological reports and explanatory texts

T15 to read a range of explanatory texts, investigating and noting features of impersonal style, logical connections

T21 to convert personal notes into notes for others to read

T24 to evaluate their work

S3 to understand how writing can be adapted for different audiences and purposes