Theme Literacy Autumn Spring Summer Beast Quest -Extreme Earth Meet The Flintstones (History) (Cheddar Gorge/Stone Henge/ Avebury) 1. Desert 2. Polar 3. Mountains 4. Extreme weather/climate Meerkat Mail (postcard/letters and story) Explorers - recounts Amensdun and Scott Narrative writing Beast Quest Extreme. Based on Adam Blade s series. Write haikus and cinquains to describe polar or desert landscapes, following the correct syllable pattern.. Children to create an extreme survival factfile. (info text) Write a story about a day in the life of a Bedouin or Inuit child, including information about their home, clothes and daily activities. Write persuasive adverts for Survival Snack Write information texts or e-books about tribes or animals found in extreme environments, for example, walrus, penguins or the Aborigines. Stone age boy Raymond Briggs author Stig of the dump- play script/interview Flintstones- a day in the life of using historical info to write about life in the Stone Age. To write a set of instructions how to make a weapon (Link to Computing) To explain and justify reasons or ranking inventions. Explanation texts invention of the wheel using Wheels Keep Turning Stone Age to Bone Age book Myths and legends Silbury Hill/Stone Henge Write an adventure story where the central character finds himself back in time in the Stone, Bronze or Iron Age. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The secret life of Plants (rainforest) Fernando s Gift persuasive writing saving rainforests, palm oil etc Oompa Loompa s forest description of amazing plants and their properties. The Rainforest Grew All Around Poetry and instructional (recipe) (link to DT make biscuits using ingredients originally from the rainforest) Write the story of Willy Wonka s adventure in the rainforest and his discovery of the Oompa Loompas., Newspaper reports deforestation
Create a Top Trumps style game by writing fact files about a range the world s most extreme places. Choose a cave painting from the period write a story inspired by the painting s people, animals or events. Create a comic strip for a new episode of The Flintstones. Write instructions for how to make different Stone Age inventions including weaponry and fire. Create calligrams or shape poems to represent aspects of Stone Age or Iron Age life for example tools, houses or jewelry. Write a descriptive poem to accompany a cave painting, describing people, animals or events. Present and record a TV documentary about Skara Brae, including information about the houses, its people and its discovery. On-going Reading: word recognition, phonics, comprehension. Writing: handwriting, composition, vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. Speaking and listening Numeracy 1. Reasoning within 100. 2. Multiplication problems. 3. Time On-going number and place value Science 4. 3 digit place value 5. 4 digit place value 6. Word problems (addition and subtraction) Animals Identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of 7. Multiplication and division 8. Graphs Rocks & Soils 9. Fractions 10. Length and perimeter 11. 6 and 8 times tables 12. Weight and volume 13. 7 and 9 times tables Plants 14. Speedy calculation 15. Angles and shapes
nutrition, and they cannot make their own food. Identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement. Light recognise that they need light in order to see things and that dark is the absence of light compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter. identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers explore the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow) and how they vary from plant to plant investigate the way in which water is transported within plants explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal. notice that light is reflected from surfaces recognise that light from the sun can be dangerous and that there are ways to protect their eyes recognise that shadows are formed when the light from a light source is blocked by a solid object find patterns in the way that the size of shadows change. Forces and magnets compare how things move on different surfaces notice that some forces need contact between two objects, but magnetic forces can act at a distance observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of whether they are attracted to a magnet, and identify some magnetic materials describe magnets as having two poles predict whether two magnets will attract or repel each other, depending on which poles are facing. On-going Investigations: Where appropriate children perform simple tests, investigating and testing to answer questions
Computing History/Geography Using the internet for research Multi-media (using research to make a powerpoint) Word Processing Programming Espresso Coding Data handling (science data) How the Internet Works Social media DB Primary (blogging, forms, emailing) Digital Imagery imovies Music and Sound Art from Around the World Revelation Natural Data collection and analysis Using the internet for research Multi-media (using research to make a powerpoint) Word Processing R.E DT/Art What is the bible? How do Christians use the bible? What is my view of the bible? Art collages of polar/desert regions. Focus on colour and materials. How do artists interpret the life of Jesus? How do I interpret pictures of Jesus? Christmas DT design and make a high energy snack suitable for survival in the desert. What do the parables of Jesus teach us? How do stories convey meaning to me? Sketching observational drawings Fabric paintings Cave paintings How and why do Christians believe they are responsible for the earth and its resources? How do others see this responsibility? What responsibility do I have? Why is the Torah sacred to Jews? What covenant did God make with Abraham? What happens at Shavuot? What does promise mean to me? DT shoeboxes rainforest (see Extreme Survival on polar shoe boxes) What festivals are important to Jews? What significant times have importance to me?
Music Christmas Concert Learning and performing songs for play On-going: Following music express units and topic songs Weekly Music Assembly used for singing, listening and basic music history. Music Specialist: Understanding of the elements of music: melody/rhythm/harmony/timbre Reading and creating notation Listening to/ appreciation of music of different types Use of tuned/non-tuned percussion instruments to play familiar music/accompany songs and compose Music Roadshows: Providing experience of instruments and types of music. P.E P.S.H.E/Values Games Bean bag and ball skills Swimming Appreciation Caring New beginnings Swimming Gymnastics Co-operation courage Getting on and falling out Gymnastics Small and large travelling, jumping. Shape, sequencing Freedom Friendship Say no to bullying Dance Expressing ideas and feelings through movement (individually, pairs and in 3 s) Happiness Honesty Going for Goals Hope Good to be me Games Humility Love I know what to do if I am worried.