year: Year 5

Unit overview: What happens when we die (Part 2)

This Religion and worldviews video introduces teachers to the unit “How and why are we here?” and supports children in exploring beliefs about death, reincarnation, karma, and the soul across Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist worldviews.

Teacher video: Who should get to be in charge?

This Religion and worldviews video introduces teachers to the unit “What is religion?” and supports the exploration of how leadership, succession and authority are understood across different worldviews.

Pupil video: Scratchy rap

This video helps pupils understand computing concepts like loops, algorithms, decomposition and remixing through an interactive rap, encouraging creativity and hands-on exploration.

Teacher video: Pulleys

This video supports teachers of Year 5 children in building and testing pulley systems by exploring force, motion and stability using gears, bobbins and mounting boards.

Pupil video: Tinkering with music in Scratch

This video helps Year 5 pupils explore creative coding in Scratch using sound blocks to compose music, experiment with rhythm and build confidence in digital projects.

Teacher video: Why doesn’t Christianity always look the same?

This Religion and worldviews video introduces teachers to the key ideas behind the unit “What is religion and how can worldviews be expressed?” equipping them with the knowledge to guide children in exploring diversity within Christianity.

Teacher video: Gears

This video guides teachers to support children in exploring and making gear systems by learning hands-on techniques and mechanical principles using everyday classroom materials.

Teacher video: Christian denominations

This Religion and worldviews video introduces teachers to the key ideas behind the unit on Christian beliefs and diversity, equipping them with the knowledge to help children explore what Christians believe about Jesus and how these beliefs are expressed in different ways.

Teacher video: Coding blocks

This video helps teachers feel confident teaching Scratch block categories and provides practical strategies to support the children in creating interactive coding projects.

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