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Note that resources for each character theme are found below the table.
God is Love
| Yr 5 | Attribute of God | Social Studies | Literacy | Maths | Music / Phys. Ed. | Art | Values & Biographies |
| God is Love | Communication See links below | Read for enjoyment 20 minutes | Learn all times tables x2 to x12 | BM Song: An instrument of peace (SJS) | Prepare paper, paint, coloured pencils | Forgiveness Bios: John Flynn; Martin Luther King; Louis Braille | |
| WK 1 | Quarrels in a family – Joseph Gen 37: 1-35 | How we communicate – babies to teenagers Worksheets 1,2 | Writing: About John Flynn Grammar: Nouns Spelling: Long ‘a’ in snake Stories of Faith with activities: The Carpenter’s tools; Special things for Justin | Level 16 Card 1 | Games with the family. | Communication of emotion through art | Definition of forgiveness |
| WK 2 | God loves us and has a plan for us. God’s plan for Joseph Genesis ch 38-41 | Learn to say hello in another language Worksheets 3,4 | Writing: A rhyming poem using some of your spelling words Grammar: Nouns Spelling: long ‘a’ in rain Stories of Faith with activities: Henri, the boy from Paris; The wisdom of Solomon | Level 16 Cards 2 & 3 | Rotating sports activities – 5 minutes on each, e.g., skipping rope, long jump etc. | Communicate movement through paint. | How much did Jesus have to forgive? |
| WK 3 | Reconciliation: Joseph & family Be a peacemaker Genesis ch 42-45 | History of communications Worksheets 5,6 Thinking Skills | Writing: Make a book of the events in Joseph’s life. Grammar: Verbs Spelling: long ‘a’ in pray Stories of Faith with activities: Scrooge; The story of Gideon | Level 16 Card 4 | Invite friends for some sporting activities. | Illustrate the events in the life of Joseph. Make a book. | Forgiveness within the family |
| WK 4 | Romans 12:17 Don’t repay evil for evil. Romans 12:18-21 Don’t take revenge. | Writing, phones, texting, social media Worksheets 7,8 | Writing: Write a letter to a person in another country, explaining life in Fiji. Grammar: Verbs Spelling: long ‘a’ in lady Stories of Faith with activities: The Sower; Mary Jones | Level 16 Cards 5 & 6 | Move to music. | Communicate movement through drawing. | What if the other person doesn’t say ‘sorry’? |
| WK 5 | Breaking down barriers Col.1:20; Eph. 2:14 Christ’s death on the cross broke the barrier. | Art, Music, computers Worksheets 9,10 Sign language and Braille Worksheet 11 | Writing: Communications 100 years ago Grammar: Nouns Spelling: long ‘e’ in tree Stories of Faith with activities: The angel of Light; Heaven | Level 16 Card 7 | Communicating through acting, e.g. guess which an animal | Draw the 2 scenes from “The two artists” story | The problem of unforgiveness |
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God is Provider
| Yr 5 | Attribute of God | Science/ Social Studies | Literacy | Maths | Music / Phys. Ed. | Art | Value |
| God is Provider | Trees and rainforests | Read for enjoyment 20 minutes | Learn times tables x2, x5, x10, x3, x4, x6, x7 | BM Song: Waiting patiently (ACS) | Prepare paper, paint, coloured pencils | Stewardship | |
| WK 1 | Stewardship of God’s provision Gen 1:28; 2:15 Matt 10:29 | Uses for wood; types of wood Worksheets 1,2,3 (Trees) | Writing: Write a description of the trees in your neighbourhood. Grammar: Adjectives Spelling: long ‘e’ in sea Stories of Faith with activities: The little red hen; The fisherman’s wife | Level 16 Card 8 | Take a walk around your neighbourhood and identify trees. | Collage using pieces of wood, bark and sawdust | Definition |
| WK 2 | Quarreling over possessions: Abraham and Lot Gen 13-14:7 | Parts of the tree Sci expts 1,2 Worksheets 4,5,6 (Trees) | Writing: How early Fijians used wood Grammar: Adjectives Spelling: long ‘e’ in key and pony Stories of Faith with activities: Good King Wenceslas; Granny Smith | Level 1 Cards 9 & 10 | Take a walk around your neighbourhood and identify things made of wood. | Wood prints (Dip pieces of wood in paint and press on to paper.) | What does it mean to be God’s caretakers? |
| WK 3 | Thanking God for our possessions Gen 18:1-15 | Importance of trees Worksheets 7,8,9 (Trees) | Writing: Think about how you could make a table from wood. Write a list of materials and the steps. Grammar: Adjectives Spelling: long ‘i’ in five Stories of Faith with activities: The Skateboard; The master musician | Level 16 Card 11 | Play a sport hitting a ball with a bat. | Construction using wood | How can we use resources wisely? The talents |
| WK 4 | Making possessions a god Matt 19: 16-24 The rich young ruler | Layers of the rainforest Worksheets 1,2,3,4 | Writing: Write an argument: Why rainforests need to be preserved. Grammar: Adjectives Spelling: long ‘i’ in pie Stories around the world: Angels all around; A whale out of water | Level 16 Card 12 & 13 | What games can you play with a skipping rope? | Rainforest scene. Paint the background trees. | Difference between a commercial planted forest and a rainforest? |
| WK 5 | Sharing our possessions | Rainforests around the world Worksheets 5,6,7 | Writing: Write a report on a rainforest- plants, animals, people – in a particular country. Grammar: Adjectives Spelling: long ‘i’ in fly Stories around the world: Bernard and his dogs; Joey | Level 16 Card 14 | Bounce and catch balls of different sizes. | Animals of the rainforest. Draw animals and cut out. Add to painted scene. | What can we do to stop destruction of rainforests? |
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God is our Saviour
| Yr 5 | Attribute of God | Social Studies | Literacy | Maths | Music /Drama | Art | Values |
| God is our Saviour | America See links below | Read for enjoyment 20 minutes | Learn times all tables | BM Song: Clap your hands (ACS) | Prepare paper, paint, coloured pencils | Love for people of different nations | |
| WK 1 | Easter 1: The betrayal | USA map and facts | Writing: Write a report on a North American animal. Grammar: Conjunctions Spelling: Long ’i’ in light Stories around the world: St. Francis and the wolf | Level 16 Card 15 | Create a dance or actions to a Christian song about God’s love. | Animals of North America | Bios: Columbus; Lord of the Volcano Look at cultural traditions |
| WK 2 | Easter 2: Jesus died for us | South America map and facts | Writing: Sequence the events of the Jim Eliot story. Grammar: Conjunctions Spelling: Long ‘o’ in nose and note Stories around the world: Tuska and Flicka | Level 16 Card 16 | Prepare the play: The empty tomb | Animals of South America | Bio: Jim Eliot Discuss the sacrifice of missionaries who brought the Gospel |
| WK 3 | Easter 3: Jesus is alive | Central America map and facts | Writing: Write a recipe for some Mexican food. Grammar: Conjunctions Spelling: Revision and testing of the term’s spelling words Reading Test Level 25 | Level 16 Card 17 & 18 | Perform the play. | Mexican colour, pattern and design in clothing and pottery | Bio: John Newton Discuss slavery |
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God is Pure & Holy
| Yr 5 | Attribute of God | Science/ Health | Literacy | Maths | Music / Phys. Ed. | Art | Value & Biography |
| God is Pure & Holy | Healthy food and fitness See links below | Read for enjoyment 20 minutes | Learn times tables x2, x5, x10, x3, x4, x6, x7, x8 | BM Song: Thank you Lord for this fine day (CBF) | Prepare paper, paint, coloured pencils | Self-control Bio: Eric Liddell | |
| WK 1 | Jesus paid the price for our sin. Exodus 20 The Ten Commandments Romans 3:19-26 People could not be made right with God by following the law. | Healthy meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner Worksheets 1,2 Sci expt 1 | Writing: Write some menus for healthy meals Grammar: Prepositions Spelling: Long ‘o’ in boat Stories of Faith with activities: Adam names the animals; Wrong Choices | Level 17 Card 1 | Check your pulse rate after vigorous exercise | Make a poster: Jesus broke down the barrier, featuring a brick wall. Add a design to your menus | Be strong and know when to say ‘no’. |
| WK 2 | Jesus broke down the barrier of sin Eph 2:14-16 | 8 rules for health Worksheet 3 Sci expt 2 | Writing: About my favourite fitness activity Grammar: Prepositions Spelling: Long ‘o’ in snow Stories of Faith with activities: The Good Samaritan; Nabor | Level 17 Cards 2 & 3 | Ball skills | Drawing: The human figure in action – running, walking, jumping etc | Self-control with time |
| WK 3 | Feeling guilty when we do wrong Romans 8:1 No condemnation to those in Jesus Christ | Health quiz Fats Worksheets 4,5 Sci expt 3 | Writing: Write an argument for serving only healthy food in school canteens. Grammar: Prepositions Spelling: Long ‘u’ in cube Stories of Faith with activities: Who do we love?; Caroline Chisholm | Level 17 Card 4 | Play a sport | Still life drawing of fruits and vegetables | Self control with food |
| WK 4 | Confession 1 John 1:9 | Salt and sugar Worksheet 6 Sci expt 4 | Writing: Write an explanation of your science experiment. Grammar: Prepositions Spelling: ‘oo’ in spoon Stories of Faith with activities: Ruth and Naomi; Seeing through the eyes of Christ | Level 17 Cards 5 & 6 | Aerobics to music | A healthy food collage. Cut out coloured paper shapes of fruits/vegetables. | Self-control with the words you speak |
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God is Creator
| Yr 5 | Attribute of God | Science | Literacy | Maths | Music / Phys. Ed. | Art | Value & Biography |
| God is Creator | Living things: animals See links below | Read for enjoyment 20 minutes | Learn times tables x2, x5, x10, x3, x4, x6, x7, x8 | BM Songs: Just think of the fishes (ACS) Adam and Eve (CBF) | Prepare paper, paint, coloured pencils | Value: Environmental sustainability Bio: Mere Nasau | |
| WK 1 | After their own kind Gen 1:24-31 | Classify and compare animals; animal locomotion Living Things worksheets 1-4 | Writing: Compare the way animals move. (It could be a poem.) Grammar: Pronouns Spelling: long ‘u’ in glue Stories of Faith with activities: Woman at the well; Ant and grasshopper | Level 17 Card 7 | Someone beats a drum for everyone to move to. He calls out the name of an animal as a movement to imitate. . | Creation mural: Make a background scene showing land, sea and sky. Cut out and stick on the things God made. | Why are humans different to animals? |
| WK 2 | The original creation: no sickness or suffering | Living Things worksheets 5 -8: amphibians, fish, insects, spiders | Writing: Describe the pet you would like to have, and how you would look after it. Grammar: Pronouns Spelling: : ‘air’ in chair Stories of Faith with activities: Be prepared; God’s army of angels | Level 17 Cards 8 & 9 | Hide and seek. | Patterns in nature: animal stripes and spots | Who spoiled God’s perfect creation? How did the creation change? |
| WK 3 | The Bible is history | Living things worksheets 9 – 12: crabs, shellfish, earthworms, germs | Writing: We are God’s caretakers Grammar: Pronouns Spelling: ‘ar’ in car Stories of Faith with activities: Tomorrow you die; Under new management | Level 17 Card 10 | Go for a walk and look for animal habitats. | Creatures of the sea and shore | How long did God take to create the universe? When were dinosaurs created and what happened to them? |
| WK 4 | History of the Old Testament | Reptiles worksheets 1 – 4 | Writing: A report on snakes of the world Grammar: Pronouns Spelling: ‘a’ in glass Stories of Faith with activities: Saul becomes a Christian; Naaman’s problem | Level 17 Cards 11 & 12 | Relay races including a sack race | Snakes of the world poster with information. | What does environmental sustainability mean? |
| WK 5 | The nation of Israel | Reptiles worksheets 5 – 8 Thinking Skills | Writing: A report on lizards and geckos Grammar: Pronouns Spelling: ‘eer’ in deer Stories of Faith with activities: The way; Fool’s gold | Level 17 Card 13 | Plastic bottle skittles. (Fill them with sand.) Roll a ball and knock them over. | Lizards, skinks and geckos | Why do we need animals? How should we care for them? |
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God is Wise
| Yr 5 | Attribute of God | Science | Literacy | Maths | Music / Phys. Ed. | Art | Value & Biography |
| God is Wise | Community insects See links below | Read for enjoyment 20 minutes | Learn times tables x2, x5, x10, x3, x4, x6, x7, x8, x9, x11 | BM Song: He’s wiser (ACS) | Prepare paper, paint, coloured pencils | Wisdom Bio: Peter Ambouofa | |
| WK 1 | 1 Sam 3; John 10 Listening to God The boy Samuel; The Good Shepherd | Ants worksheets 1-4 Science expt 1 | Writing: Make a story book: The ant and the grasshopper fable Grammar: Sentences Spelling: ‘er’ in fern Stories of Faith with activities: Galileo; Mr. Biggs | Level 17 Card 13 | Make your body strong with exercise.Carry some weights from A to B. | Cartoon drawings of the ant and the grasshopper | Read 3 pages of bio per week. The difference between being wise and being clever |
| WK 2 | 1 Kings 3 Wise choices: Solomon | Ants worksheets 5-8 Thinking skills Science expt 2 | Writing: Write a fictional story about ant and bee characters. Give them names. Grammar: Sentences Spelling: ‘ir’ in bird Stories of Faith with activities: Peter shows his anger; The King who could not control anger | Level 17 Cards 114 & 15 | Skipping with a rope. | Pictures for ant and bee story book Ant drawings from thumb prints | Making wise decisions How to become a wise person |
| WK 3 | Genesis 11 Wise/unwise actions: Tower of Babel | Bees worksheets1 – 8 | Writing: Write a poem starting with “Bees buzzing…” Grammar: Sentences Spelling: ‘ur’ in church Stories of Faith with activities: Self-control; The greedy dog | Level 17 Card 116 | Try some gymnastic – tumbling, rolling, hand stands | Giant beehive with paper mâché bees | Lessons from the ant: work hard and don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today. |
| WK 4 | Matt 25 Be prepared: Wise and foolish girls | Bees worksheets9 – 16 | Writing: Write the procedure and results of your science experiments. Grammar: Sentences Spelling: ‘ear’ in pearl Stories of Faith with activities: The golden eggs | Level 17 Cards 17 & 18 | Rotating sports activities with 4 stations. | Continue as above. | Lessons from bees: Work hard, works together and be organized. |
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God is a Servant
| Yr 5 | Attribute of God | Social Studies | Literacy | Maths | Music / Phys. Ed. | Art | Value & Biography |
| God is a Servant | Occupations See links below | Read for enjoyment 20 minutes | Learn times tables x2, x5, x10, x3, x4, x6, x7, x8, x9, x11 | BM Song: Jigsaws (SJS) | Prepare paper, paint, coloured pencils | Flexibility Bio: William Carey | |
| WK 1 | John 13:1-15 Being a servant Jesus washed the disciples’ feet. | Gifts & talents in the community. Interviews and surveys | Writing: Write a list of questions for the people you are interviewing. Grammar: Contractions Spelling: ‘oi’ in coin Stories of Faith with activities: The faithful friends; John Flynn | Level 18 Cards 1 & 2 | Activities with a tennis ball: Hand tennis against a wall, or with a partner | Arts and crafts that require patience and diligence. | Definition of flexibility |
| WK 2 | John 17 Jesus was faithful to his friends 1 Samuel 18, 19, 20 David and Jonathan | Occupations guessing game | Writing: A day in the life of … Grammar: Contractions Spelling: ‘oo’ in book Stories of Faith with activities; Betty’s problem; Food and water in the desert | Level 18 Card 3 | Target practice with balls of different sizes. | As above | Values in work question sheet |
| WK 3 | Luke 18:9-14 The Pharisee and the tax collector Serving with humility | People at work guessing game | Writing: Write some clues for an occupation and ask people to guess. Grammar: Contractions Spelling: ‘u’ in bull Stories of Faith with activities: Gladys Aylward; Water from a rock | Level 18 Cards 4 & 5 | Running games: Chasey; relay races with the family | Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel ceiling | Problem solving by working together. |
| WK 4 | Matthew 25:14-29 Parable of the talents Serving through giving | Create an advertising brochure for a business. | Writing: Work on the best wording for your brochure. Grammar: Contractions Spelling: ‘ould’ in would Stories of Faith with activities: Money from a fish | Level 18 Cards 6 & 7 | Long jump: Measure how far you can jump. | Illustrate your advertising brochure. | What does the Bible say about flexibility? |
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God is Protector
| Yr 5 | Attribute of God | Social Studies | Literacy | Maths | Music / Phys. Ed. | Art | Values & Biography |
| God is Protector | Shelter See links below | Read for enjoyment 20 minutes | Learn times tables x2, x5, x10, x3, x4, x6, x7, x8, x9, x11 | BM Song: I don’t have to worry (SJS) | Prepare paper, paint, coloured pencils | Faith and trust Bios: Brother Andrew; Irena Sendler | |
| WK 1 | Joshua 2-6 God protected Joshua. | Sci expt 1: How strong is an eggshell: Worksheets 1-4 | Writing: Thinking about biographies worksheet Grammar: possessive apostrophes Spelling: ‘or’ in fork Stories of Faith with activities: The two artists; Troubled times for Jesus’ friends | Level 18 Cards 1 & 2 | Walk around your neighbourhood and make a list of the types of buildings. | Construction of model shelters | Definition |
| WK 2 | Esther 1-10 God protected His people through Esther. | Sci expt 2: Triangles and cubes Worksheets 5-8 | Writing: The Fijian Bure – description of structure and way of life Grammar: possessive apostrophes Spelling: ‘aw’ in saw Stories of Faith with activities: Houdini; Blonden the tightrope walker | Level 18 Cards 3 & 4 | Balancing activities, e.g. on one foot and one hand; on one knee and your head | Painting and drawing of buildings past and present; rural and urban | Times of feeling afraid |
| WK 3 | Miracles of protection throughout the Bible | Scie expt 3: Design a bridge Worksheets 9-12 Thinking Skills | Writing: Living in an igloo – structure and traditional Eskimo way of life Grammar: possessive apostrophes Spelling: ‘ow’ in cow Reading Test Level 26 | Level 18 Cards 5 & 6 | Go outside and find materials to make a bridge that you can walk across. | Construction of bridges | What to do about worry |
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God is Truth
| Yr 5 | Attribute of God | Science | Literacy | Maths | Music / Phys. Ed. | Art | Value & Biography |
| God is Truth | Gravity and pendulums | Read for enjoyment 20 minutes | Learn all times tables | BM Song: Nicodemus (SJS) | Prepare paper, paint, coloured pencils | Honesty Bios: Galileo Galilei; Ignatius of Loyola | |
| WK 1 | Facts about the Bible | Sci expts 1,2 Worksheets 1-3 | Writing: Sci expts procedure Grammar: Punctuation Spelling: ‘ou’ in house Play readings: Changes; Everyone is different; Family watching TV | Level 18 Cards 7 & 8 | Use you body for centre of gravity expts. How far can you lean over? Walk along a narrow beam. | Make mobiles and with balanced objects. | Definition of honesty |
| WK 2 | Matthew 13:1-23 The word of God in our hearts: The Sower | Sci expts 3,4,5 Worksheets 4-6 | Writing: Sci expts procedure Grammar: Punctuation Spelling: tricky words Play readings: Fiery Furnace; Helping; How many times should we forgive? | Level 18 Cards 9 & 10 | Walk up a steep hill and then run down.Tug-of-war game. | Continue with mobiles. | The problem with saying ‘yes’ when we really mean ‘no’. |
| WK 3 | Acts 5:1-11 Telling the truth and living truthfully Ananias and Sapphira | Sci expts 6,7 Worksheets 7,8 | Writing: Sci expts procedure Grammar: Punctuation Spelling: tricky words Play readings: I can’t do it; Newcomer; Power of forgiveness | Level 18 Card 11 & 12 | Play skittles, but instead of rolling the ball, tie it on to a string and use the string as a pendulum. | Make and decorate a set of skittles from plastic recycled materials, e.g. bottles or cans | Types of actions that are dishonest. |
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God is Lord & King
| Yr 5 | Attribute of God | Social Studies | Literacy | Maths | Music / Drama | Art | Value |
| God is Lord & King | Christmas See links below | Read for enjoyment 20 minutes | Learn all times tables | Christmas songs | Prepare paper, paint, coloured pencils | Joy | |
| WK 1 | Isaiah 9:6; Micah 5:2; Zechariah 9:9 The world waited for His coming. Luke 1:5-25 The birth of John the Baptist | The Christmas gifts story and discussion. | Writing: Christmas card messages Grammar: Punctuation Spelling: Tricky words Play readings: Saturday; Sing for Joy; The party | Level 18 Cards 13 & 14 | Silent night Away in a manger Joy to the world | Framed wall hangings Christmas cards 3D shepherds and sheep | Definition |
| WK 2 | Matthew 1:8-25 The birth of Jesus | What Christmas means to different people | Writing: Why I love Christmas Grammar: Punctuation Spelling: Christmas words Play readings: When I say I love you; Who should we follow? Who’s the best? | Level 18 Cards 15 & 16 | Practice the Christmas play | Play costumes and props | How to give joy to others |
| WK 3 | God’s love for the world: John 3:16 Matthew 3; Luke 3 The baptism of Jesus | Compare Christmas in the Southern and Northern hemispheres | Writing: Make a comparison chart: Christmas in Northern and Southern hemispheres. Grammar: Punctuation Christmas play | Level 18 Cards 17 & 18 | Perform the Christmas play | Christmas decorations | Sharing gifts |
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