Topics
Years 1 to 6, with Year 7 bridging for the move to secondary school.
Year 5 Upper Key Stage 2
Mathematics
Tenths, hundredths and decimal place value
5NPV-1 — 10 tenths = 1; 10 hundredths = 0.1
Each place is ten times the size of the place to its right — also after the decimal point.
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English & Reading
Modal verbs and degrees of possibility
Y5 G4.3 — Modal verbs and adverbs to show possibility
Words like might, should, will and must tell the reader how certain something is.
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Science
Gravity, friction and air resistance
Y5 Forces — Gravity; air resistance, water resistance and friction
Gravity pulls objects towards Earth; friction and air resistance act against motion.
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Mathematics
Decimals on the number line; splitting 1
5NPV-3, 5NPV-4 — Position of numbers with up to 2 decimal places; divide 1 into 2, 4, 5 and 10 parts
Between any two whole numbers there are tenths, and between tenths there are hundredths.
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Mathematics
Converting units of measure
5NPV-5 — Convert between units of measure (km/m, m/cm, kg/g, l/ml)
1 km = 1,000 m, 1 m = 100 cm, 1 kg = 1,000 g, 1 litre = 1,000 ml. Change to the same unit before comparing.
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Mathematics
Times tables with decimals; scaling by 10 and 100
5NF-1, 5NF-2, 5MD-1 — Facts × 0.1; place value with decimal facts; × and ÷ 10, 100 as scaling
If you know 7 × 8 = 56, you know 0.7 × 8 = 5.6: one number is ten times smaller, so the answer is too.
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Mathematics
Factors, multiples and prime numbers
5MD-2 — Find factors and multiples; identify prime numbers
Factors divide into a number exactly. Multiples are in its times table. A prime has exactly two factors.
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Mathematics
Written multiplication and short division
5MD-3, 5MD-4 — Multiply by a one-digit number; divide up to 4 digits by a one-digit number
Work column by column and carry or exchange. In a problem, decide what a remainder means.
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Mathematics
Fractions of amounts and equivalent fractions
5F-1, 5F-2 — Non-unit fractions of quantities; equivalent fractions have the same value
To find 3/4, find 1/4 then times by 3. Multiply top and bottom by the same number to get an equal fraction.
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Mathematics
Angles in degrees and area of rectangles
5G-1, 5G-2 — Compare, estimate and measure angles; calculate the area of rectangles
A right angle is 90°. Area is the number of squares inside: length × width.
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English & Reading
Brackets, dashes and commas for extra information
E5-G-PAREN — Brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis
Extra information can go inside a pair of brackets, dashes or commas. Take it out and the sentence still works.
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English & Reading
Making verbs with -ate, -ise, -ify and -en
E5-SP-SUFFIX — Convert nouns or adjectives into verbs using -ate, -ise, -ify, -en
Some suffixes turn a noun or adjective into a verb: real → realise, pure → purify, short → shorten.
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Science
Life cycles and growing up
S5-LT, S5-ANIMALS — Life cycles of mammals, amphibians, insects and birds; human development to old age
Every living thing is born, grows, reproduces and dies. Some animals change shape completely as they grow.
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Science
Dissolving, separating and changes
S5-MAT — Properties of materials; dissolving; separating mixtures; reversible and irreversible changes
Sieve or filter to remove solids. Evaporate to get a dissolved solid back. Burning cannot be undone.
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Science
Earth, Sun and Moon
S5-SPACE — Movement of the Earth and planets; the Moon; day and night; spherical bodies
The Earth spins once a day and orbits the Sun once a year. The Moon orbits the Earth.
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