This document shows where the key knowledge and skills statements from our mixed-age R&W progression are covered within the scheme.
Cycle B information will be added when the scheme is fully available on the website.
year: Year 5
Webinar: Sustainability in Primary Schools: A Roundtable Discussion
Join Kapow Primary’s experts for a practical discussion on how to embed sustainability across your curriculum. Discover everyday classroom ideas, whole-school actions, and how to engage pupils with climate topics. Plus, get a preview of our new sustainability collection.
Teacher video: Oral histories
This video introduces teachers to oral history as a way of exploring the past through personal stories and recorded interviews.
Archived Science: Long-term plan
Webinar: What the Interim Curriculum Review Means for Primary Schools
Watch our expert panel break down the key proposals from the interim curriculum review and explore what they mean for planning, teaching, and subject leadership in primary schools. Perfect for classroom teachers, subject leaders and senior leaders.
Science: Equipment list — mixed-age
Vocabulary display – Science Y5/6 (B): Making connections: How does light affect the direction of plant growth?
This unit vocabulary display includes keywords from the mixed-age unit Science, Y5/6 (B), Making connections: How does light affect the direction of plant growth? and additional unit-specific words that may be helpful in a display.
Key vocabulary is clearly labelled on the display, highlighting essential words that the pupils are expected to retain and reuse in future units. Understanding these words enhances comprehension of the subject and supports understanding of key scientific concepts and processes.
See the full Science: Progression of key vocabulary.
Knowledge organiser – Science Y5/6 (A): Materials: Properties and changes
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the mixed-age unit Science, Year 5/6 (A), 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.
Vocabulary display – Science Y5/6 (A): Materials: Properties and changes
This unit vocabulary display includes keywords from the mixed-age unit Science, Year 5/6 (A), Materials: Properties and changes and additional unit-specific words that may be helpful in a display.
Key vocabulary is clearly labelled on the display, highlighting essential words that the pupils are expected to retain and reuse in future units. Understanding these words enhances comprehension of the subject and supports understanding of key scientific concepts and processes.
See the full Science: Progression of key vocabulary.
