UK Curriculum · Year 5 English · KS2

Year 5 English Lesson Plan & Curriculum Map

A full-year Year 5 English scheme of work aligned to the UK National Curriculum (Key Stage 2). Week-by-week lessons for 1, 2 or 3 days a week, covering morphology, comprehension and inference, spelling, narrative writing, formal grammar and advanced punctuation.

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September · Word Reading & Vocabulary: Morphology & Etymology

Year 5 English — September Lesson Plan

UK National Curriculum · English

Week	1 Day/Week	2 Day/Week	3 Day/Week
September 1st week (English)	Word Reading & Vocabulary: Morphology & Etymology 1: Apply Root Words, Prefixes & Suffixes to Decode New Words	Word Reading & Vocabulary: Morphology & Etymology 1: Apply Root Words, Prefixes & Suffixes to Decode New Words	Word Reading & Vocabulary: Morphology & Etymology 1: Apply Root Words, Prefixes & Suffixes to Decode New Words 2: Use Morphology & Etymology to Understand Word Meaning
September 2nd week (English)	Word Reading & Vocabulary: Morphology & Etymology 2: Use Morphology & Etymology to Understand Word Meaning	Word Reading & Vocabulary: Morphology & Etymology 2: Use Morphology & Etymology to Understand Word Meaning 3: Ask for Help with Unfamiliar Word Meaning & Pronunciation	Word Reading & Vocabulary: Morphology & Etymology 3: Ask for Help with Unfamiliar Word Meaning & Pronunciation 4: Read Accurately, Attending to All Letters in a Word
September 3rd week (English)	Word Reading & Vocabulary: Morphology & Etymology 3: Ask for Help with Unfamiliar Word Meaning & Pronunciation	Word Reading & Vocabulary: Morphology & Etymology 4: Read Accurately, Attending to All Letters in a Word	Word Reading & Vocabulary: Morphology & Etymology 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check
September 4th week (English)	Word Reading & Vocabulary: Morphology & Etymology 4: Read Accurately, Attending to All Letters in a Word 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check	Word Reading & Vocabulary: Morphology & Etymology 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check	Word Reading & Vocabulary: Morphology & Etymology Applied Practice Activity

October · Comprehension: Wide Reading & Recommending Books

Year 5 English — October Lesson Plan

UK National Curriculum · English

Week	1 Day/Week	2 Day/Week	3 Day/Week
October 1st week (English)	Comprehension: Wide Reading & Recommending Books 1: Read & Discuss an Increasingly Wide Range of Fiction, Poetry, Plays & Non-Fiction	Comprehension: Wide Reading & Recommending Books 1: Read & Discuss an Increasingly Wide Range of Fiction, Poetry, Plays & Non-Fiction	Comprehension: Wide Reading & Recommending Books 1: Read & Discuss an Increasingly Wide Range of Fiction, Poetry, Plays & Non-Fiction 2: Read Books Structured in Different Ways for a Range of Purposes
October 2nd week (English)	Comprehension: Wide Reading & Recommending Books 2: Read Books Structured in Different Ways for a Range of Purposes	Comprehension: Wide Reading & Recommending Books 2: Read Books Structured in Different Ways for a Range of Purposes 3: Increase Familiarity with Myths, Legends & Traditional Stories	Comprehension: Wide Reading & Recommending Books 3: Increase Familiarity with Myths, Legends & Traditional Stories 4: Recommend Books to Peers, Giving Reasons for Choices
October 3rd week (English)	Comprehension: Wide Reading & Recommending Books 3: Increase Familiarity with Myths, Legends & Traditional Stories	Comprehension: Wide Reading & Recommending Books 4: Recommend Books to Peers, Giving Reasons for Choices	Comprehension: Wide Reading & Recommending Books 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check
October 4th week (English)	Comprehension: Wide Reading & Recommending Books 4: Recommend Books to Peers, Giving Reasons for Choices 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check	Comprehension: Wide Reading & Recommending Books 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check	Comprehension: Wide Reading & Recommending Books Applied Practice Activity

November · Comprehension: Themes & Comparisons

Year 5 English — November Lesson Plan

UK National Curriculum · English

Week	1 Day/Week	2 Day/Week	3 Day/Week
November 1st week (English)	Comprehension: Themes & Comparisons 1: Identify & Discuss Themes & Conventions Across a Wide Range of Writing	Comprehension: Themes & Comparisons 1: Identify & Discuss Themes & Conventions Across a Wide Range of Writing	Comprehension: Themes & Comparisons 1: Identify & Discuss Themes & Conventions Across a Wide Range of Writing 2: Make Comparisons Within & Across Books
November 2nd week (English)	Comprehension: Themes & Comparisons 2: Make Comparisons Within & Across Books	Comprehension: Themes & Comparisons 2: Make Comparisons Within & Across Books 3: Learn a Wider Range of Poetry by Heart	Comprehension: Themes & Comparisons 3: Learn a Wider Range of Poetry by Heart 4: Prepare Poems & Plays to Read Aloud & Perform
November 3rd week (English)	Comprehension: Themes & Comparisons 3: Learn a Wider Range of Poetry by Heart	Comprehension: Themes & Comparisons 4: Prepare Poems & Plays to Read Aloud & Perform	Comprehension: Themes & Comparisons 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check
November 4th week (English)	Comprehension: Themes & Comparisons 4: Prepare Poems & Plays to Read Aloud & Perform 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check	Comprehension: Themes & Comparisons 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check	Comprehension: Themes & Comparisons Applied Practice Activity

December · Comprehension: Understanding & Inference

Year 5 English — December Lesson Plan

UK National Curriculum · English

Week	1 Day/Week	2 Day/Week	3 Day/Week
December 1st week (English)	Comprehension: Understanding & Inference 1: Check the Book Makes Sense & Explore the Meaning of Words in Context	Comprehension: Understanding & Inference 1: Check the Book Makes Sense & Explore the Meaning of Words in Context	Comprehension: Understanding & Inference 1: Check the Book Makes Sense & Explore the Meaning of Words in Context 2: Ask Questions to Improve Understanding
December 2nd week (English)	Comprehension: Understanding & Inference 2: Ask Questions to Improve Understanding	Comprehension: Understanding & Inference 2: Ask Questions to Improve Understanding 3: Draw Inferences About Characters' Feelings, Thoughts & Motives	Comprehension: Understanding & Inference 3: Draw Inferences About Characters' Feelings, Thoughts & Motives 4: Justify Inferences with Evidence
December 3rd week (English)	Comprehension: Understanding & Inference 3: Draw Inferences About Characters' Feelings, Thoughts & Motives	Comprehension: Understanding & Inference 4: Justify Inferences with Evidence	Comprehension: Understanding & Inference 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check
December 4th week (English)	Comprehension: Understanding & Inference 4: Justify Inferences with Evidence 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check	Comprehension: Understanding & Inference 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check	Comprehension: Understanding & Inference Applied Practice Activity

The learning framework

Anatomy of a focused lesson

Each session moves from a clear focus to guided practice and a quick check for understanding.

10 minutes

Warm up with words

Start with a sound, spelling or vocabulary game that links today’s skill to what your child already knows.

25 minutes

Read, write and practise

Model the week’s reading or writing skill, then practise it together with plenty of encouragement and feedback.

10 minutes

Check for mastery

Finish with a short activity or quiz that shows what is secure and what to revisit next week.

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Resources for Year 5 English

Concept lessons

Clear, visual lessons on phonics, spelling, grammar and reading skills.

Practice activities

Short practice tasks and checks matched to each week’s focus.

Reading texts

Stories, poems and non-fiction for shared and independent reading.

Progress notes

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