year: Year 5
Knowledge Organiser – Wellbeing Year 5
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Wellbeing, Year 5.
This Wellbeing resource is designed to support the pupils as they explore strategies for maintaining mental and physical health. It introduces key vocabulary such as self-regulation, emotional intelligence, resilience, wellbeing, and self-care, helping the pupils develop a greater awareness of their thoughts and feelings. The pupils will also learn about managing stress, building positive relationships, and developing a growth mindset.
Knowledge organiser: Spanish portraits
A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Spanish, Year 5, Unit 2: Spanish portraits.
This resource is designed to help pupils develop their descriptive vocabulary in Spanish by focusing on physical features and adjectives. It introduces key sentence structures such as Tiene los ojos… (She/he has … eyes) and Tiene el pelo… (She/he has … hair), supported by illustrated examples of eye colours, hair styles, and facial features. The second page builds grammatical confidence by exploring adjective agreement with gender and number, alongside vocabulary for facial features like una nariz (nose), un ojo (eye), and una ceja (eyebrow). With visual prompts and structured examples, this resource is ideal for supporting pupils in forming full sentences and reinforcing grammar in context.
Knowledge organiser – History Y5/6 (A): Were the Vikings raiders, traders or something else?
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the mixed age unit History, Y5/6 (A): British history 4: Were the Vikings raiders, traders or something else?
This resource is designed to help pupils explore the complex roles the Vikings played as raiders, traders, and settlers. It introduces key terms such as saga, oral tradition, stereotype, and balanced viewpoint, encouraging pupils to consider a range of perspectives.
Through illustrated sections, the unit examines Viking raids—beginning with Lindisfarne in AD 793—alongside their far-reaching trade networks and eventual settlement in regions like Danelaw.
A detailed timeline spanning AD 793 to AD 1042 supports a chronological understanding of Viking influence in Britain, including major events such as the Battle of Edington and the rule of King Cnut. This resource supports historical enquiry by helping pupils build vocabulary and analyse evidence from multiple viewpoints.
Outcome snapshots for the now ARCHIVED Art and design scheme
Webinar: An Introduction To History
Knowledge organiser – Science Y5: Materials: Properties and changes
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Science, Year 5, Materials: Properties and changes.
This resource is designed to support the children as they explore the properties and changes of materials. It highlights key vocabulary and concepts, including conductivity, hardness, transparency and the suitability of materials for different uses. The resource also explains the difference between reversible and irreversible changes, with examples such as dissolving, melting, burning and rusting. It is perfect for consolidating essential knowledge and fostering an understanding of how materials behave and how they can be changed through physical and chemical processes.
History: Key skills and knowledge by unit — mixed-age
This document shows which mixed-age units help pupils meet the knowledge and skills outlined in our History curriculum. It is useful for planning and ensuring that pupils in mixed-age classes achieve the same learning outcomes as single-age classes.
For detailed information on our History curriculum for primary schools, please visit our Kapow Primary History page.
- Reception (EYFS): Ideal for early years, our EYFS scheme of work for History helps build foundational knowledge and curiosity about history.
- Key Stage 1: Suitable for Years 1 and 2, the KS1 History scheme offers engaging lessons introducing basic historical concepts and events.
- Lower Key Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4): Our lower KS2 history scheme of work is designed to deepen pupils’ understanding of historical events and their impact.
- Upper Key Stage 2 (Years 5 and 6): The upper KS2 history scheme of work provides comprehensive lessons that prepare pupils for more advanced historical studies in later years.
History: National curriculum coverage — mixed-age
This document shows how schools following our History: Long-term plan —mixed-age are covering the statutory requirements of the national curriculum for History. It also gives guidance about how our History lessons link to other curriculum subjects, to enable schools to plan cross-curricular links effectively.
Please visit our Kapow Primary History page for detailed information on our History curriculum.
To explore the curriculum for pupils, see:
