English

Maths

Topic

Imagine you are Vlad the Flea – write a story about your escape from the Great Fire of London.

Write 10 questions for Mr Frecknall to solve. These questions should be either addition or subtraction and should be 2 digit by 2 digit. E.g. 43-21

(You need to know the answers too!)

Draw a London scene from 1666 (that could be displayed in our gallery). This can be before, during or after The Great Fire.

Mildred Hubble is The Worst Witch. Write a spell for a potion that could turn something into a frog (or a pig in the case of Mildred!).

Find out the local bus timetable and note down when the first and last buses of the day are from your nearest stop, and where they go to.

Design a space rocket labelling the outside with all the materials you would use, and why.

Read a book of your choice and write a book review for it – would you recommend it to another child in your class to read?

Design your own hundred square. We are using them more and more in maths, – perhaps you can start to use your own?

Go on a conker hunt!

Challenge

Create a list of the 25 things people should do before the end of Primary School. This might be reading a particular story, playing a particular game or even learning a particular topic.

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Week 6

Science

Materials and Scientific language and testing

Ask simple questions and recognise that they can be answered in different ways including use of scientific language from the national curriculum

Investigate Buildings: Buildings are made from which materials and why.

Uses of everyday materials

Identify and compare materials for different uses

Build versions of the Three Little Pig Houses

Use simple equipment to observe closely including changes over time

Build versions of the Three Little Pig Houses

Devise a test for the strength of the Three Little Pig Houses

Uses of everyday materials Identify and compare materials for different uses

Complete the test for the Three Little Pig Houses

Use simple equipment to observe closely including changes over time

Devise a test for the waterproofness of materials

Ask simple questions and recognise that they can be answered in different ways including use of scientific language from the national curriculum

Complete the test for the waterproofness of materials – Asking questions and focusing on language.

History

Understating changes before our time:

The Great Fire of London/The Plague

The Great Plague

Explore what The Great Plague was and how it has had such a long-lasting impact on the world

The Great Plague

Compare life now to life in 1665 – explore why the plague was able to travel so fast.

The Great Plague

Treatments – how were people treated for the plague? Did any recover?

The Great Fire of London

To experience life from the time of 1666 (History Immersion Day)

The Great Fire of London

Causes of The Great Fire

The Great Fire of London

What brought the Great Fire of London to a stop?

Geography

Spring 1

Computing

Digital Photography

To use a digital device to take a photograph.

·         Capture images

·         Sort devices into old and new

·         Talk about experiences

To use a digital device to take a photograph.

·         Explain the process of taking a photo

·         Discuss the benefits of landscape or portrait

To describe what makes a good photograph

·         How to take a good photo

·         How to improve a photo

To understand how photographs can be improved.

Experimentation with light

To recognise that images can be changed

Talk about internet safety and not trusting all images you see online.

To use tools to change an image

Different methods to edit images

·         Crop, turn, resize

Art

Animal Art/Collage

To create a collage of different animal silhouettes – worked on before half term.

Collage - Use repeating or overlapping shapes

Collage - Mix materials to create texture

To use shape and animals to create a collage of a scene in Africa.

To use shape and animals to create a collage of a scene in Africa.

To hold an art exhibition for other classes. Present work appropriately.

PSHE

Celebrating Difference

I am starting to understand that sometimes people make assumptions about boys and girls (stereotypes)

I understand some ways in which boys and girls are different and accept that this is OK

I understand that bullying is sometimes about difference

I can recognise what is right and wrong and know how to look after myself

I can recognise what is right and wrong and know how to look after myself

I can tell you some ways I am different from my friends

RE

Christmas – Jesus as a Gift from God

Understand that God thought the

world needed someone to ‘save it’ so Jesus came to help people see what they could do to make the world better

Investigate the question: Does the world need to be saved or rescued?

Investigate the question:

When baby Jesus was visited in the Christmas story did he have a wand/flying cape/ magical powers?

Investigate the question:

How can showing love help or resuce people?

Understand how showing love and kindess can offer redemption to elements of the world.

Recap all the learning – reviewing the question:Why do Christians believe God gave Jesus to the world?

Music

Ho, Ho, Ho

Learn to sing the song Ho, Ho, Ho

Perform/Rap/Sing Ho, Ho, Ho.

Practise songs for Christmas Performance.

Bring Him Back Home (Nelson Mandela) by Hugh Masekela: Play the song. Discuss the song and use correct terminology to appraise it.

Practise songs for Christmas Performance.

Play instruments with the song Ho, Ho, Ho.

Practise songs for Christmas Performance.

Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder: Play the song, enjoy and explore the song – what can you recognise, what can you hear?

Practise songs for Christmas Performance.

CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE

PE

Outdoors - Fitness

Agility: know using small quick steps helps me to change direction.

Balance: understand that I can squeeze my muscles to help me to balance.

Co-ordination: understand that some skills require me to move body parts at different times such as skipping.

Speed: know that I take shorter steps to jog and bigger steps to run.

Strength: know that strength helps us with everyday tasks such as carrying our school bag.

Stamina: know that I need to run slower if running for a long period of time.

PE

Indoors - Dance

Actions: know that sequencing actions in a particular order will help me to tell the story of my dance.

Dynamics: understand that I can change the way I perform actions to show an idea.

Space: know that I can use different directions, pathways and levels in my dance.

Relationships: know that using counts of 8 will help me to stay in time with my partner and the music.

Performance: know that using facial expressions helps to show the mood of my dance.

Strategy: know that if I practice my dance my performance will improve.