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Medium Term Plan: Neptune
Subject
Literacy
Hamilton Trust
Argument & Debate: ShakespeareMidsummer’s Night Dream (NonFiction 3: Spring Set A-3 weeks)
Recounts: Shakespeare-Midsummer’s
Night Dream (Non-Fiction 1: Autumn
Set B-3 weeks)
Numeracy
Hamilton Trust/Maths Hub
Number-addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division (3 week)
Fractions (4 weeks)
Science
Hamilton Trust
Electricity
Topic
Hamilton Trust
Ancient Greece
ICT
Hamilton Trust
Powerpoints & word processing
Art & DT
Ancient Greek theatre masks
Week 1
W/B 31.10
INSET Monday
Key features of arguments:
main arguments & counter
arguments
Use of bullet points, colons &
semi-colons
SPAG-tial & -cial suffixes
Aut 6: Number & written
multiplication
Place 5-digit numbers on a line and round to
the nearest 10, 100 or 1000. Place 6-digit
numbers on a line and round to the nearest
10, 100, 1000, 10,000 or 100,000. Use short
multiplication to multiply 4-digit numbers
and 4-digit amounts of money by single-digit
numbers. Use rounding to approximate.
Term 2
Week 2
W/B 07.11
Week 3
W/B 14.11
Week 4
W/B 21.11
Formal & informal speech
Fact vs opinion
Research an argument-debate
(Topic link-Hamilton Trust
Block G: 6 Elgin acquiring
marble)
Write an argument text
Draft & edit work
(Topic link-Hamilton Trust
Block J: 3 & 4 Slavery-right or
wrong?)
Change present tense to past
tense
Write a recount in third
person
SPAG-Perfect form of verbs
Aut 11: Written multiplication,
mixed calculations & worded
problems
Spr 5: Mental multiplication &
division, written multiplication
Spr 11: Written multiplication
& division
Solve problems involving rate. Solve
problems by scaling up or down. Multiply
and divide numbers with up to 2dp, e.g. 0.4 ×
6, 3.5 ÷ 7, 5 × 0.03, 0.15 ÷ 3. Use long
multiplication to multiply 3-digit then 4-digit
numbers by numbers between 10 and 35. Use
rounding to approximate.
Use short multiplication to multiply 4-digit
numbers by single-digit numbers. Use short
division to divide 4-digit numbers by singledigit numbers, and 11 and 12, divide any
remainders to give fractions/decimals/round
up or down. Use long multiplication to
multiply 3-digit numbers, then 4-digit
numbers by numbers between 10 and 35. Use
rounding to approximate. Use long division
to divide 3-digit numbers, then 4-digit
numbers by 2-digit numbers.
Use grid multiplication to multiply 3-digit
numbers by 2-digit numbers. Use long
multiplication to multiply 3-digit numbers by
numbers between 10 and 20, then between
20 and 30. Solve a mix of +, –, × and ÷
mental and written calculations. Choose
which operations are necessary to solve
single-step and multi-step word problems
Electrical Festival Challenge
Playing with Electricity
Take part in a Dragons’ Den briefing session
and learn about the challenges that lie ahead
as designers of festive lights and decorations
with an electric buzz.
Using your planning meeting outcomes from
Session 1 to set up some exploratory circuits
to identify how they work and how to
achieve a range of effects.
No topic-INSET
Block F: 1 Temples, Palaces &
Public Places
Discover the importance of temples to the
Ancient Greeks and that they were homes for
the gods and goddesses; be familiar with
some of the architectural features of Greek
temples.
Presentation Challenge
Respond to a challenge from the Head
Teacher to prepare an effective digital
presentation about an aspect of your
learning; begin to plan a script for a powerful
presentation and then explore different
software.
Firework Poster
Design and make Fireworks Poster for
Welad Bonfire Night Celebrations.
2016-2017
Capturing your Target
Audience
Learn about the key features of a good digital
presentation; think about how the features
can be adapted to suit different target
audiences.
Block F: 3 Theatre, Plays &
Performances
Find out about the theatre culture of the
Designs, Ideas & Circuits
Diagrams
Your team needs to show that it has a
technical flair for designing electrical
circuits. Can you draw accurate circuit
diagrams as a ‘blueprint’ for your design?
Ancient Greek Religion & Gods
Learn about the different Gods and what they
represented. Re-tell traditional myths and
legends depicting the Gods.
Taking a Dimmer Approach
The dragons have added in a last minute
design tweak - can you develop and include a
dimmer switch into your design?
Block H: 1 What Subjects
Were Taught?
Discover what school was like for rich boys
in Ancient Greece and what home education
might have been like for girls; role-play a
boy’s life in school.
Creating & Presenting
Creating & Presenting
Create a script to drive your presentation;
review your work against success criteria and
present your work to the target audience.
Create a script to drive your presentation;
review your work against success criteria and
present your work to the target audience.
Design Masks
Clay Skills
Look at examples of Greek masks (wrinkles,
big noses, mouths, bright colours). Create
Experiment using clay and joining pieces.
Use slip and grooves.
Hellenistic period of Ancient Greece;
research the role and characteristics of the
amphitheatre; make and decorate a theatre
mask in the style of Ancient Greek theatre.
PE
RE
Race & Diversity
Traditional English sports
Discrimination
Traditional English sports
Racism
emotions looking at their facial features.
Create 4 basic designs with 4 different
emotions. Choose final design and draw in
detail thinking about colours and equipment
needed to make it.
Traditional English sports
Rosa Parks
Traditional English sports
Martin Luther King
Subject
Literacy
Hamilton Trust
Argument & Debate: ShakespeareMidsummer’s Night Dream (NonFiction 3: Spring Set A-3 weeks)
Recounts: Shakespeare-Midsummer’s
Night Dream (Non-Fiction 1: Autumn
Set B-3 weeks)
Numeracy
Hamilton Trust
Hamilton Trust/Maths Hub
Number-addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division (3 week)
Fractions (4 weeks)
Science
Hamilton Trust
Electricity
Topic
Hamilton Trust
Ancient Greece
ICT
Hamilton Trust
Powerpoints & word processing
Art & DT
Ancient Greek theatre masks
PE
RE
Race & Diversity
Week 5
W/B 28.11
Write a recount in first person
Adverbials
SPAG Homophones
Aut 5: Multiplication, division &
fractions
Find common multiples and factors. Find
numbers that have a pair of prime factors.
Find equivalent fractions. Simplify fractions
using multiples and factors. Compare and
order fractions with unrelated denominators.
Find non-unit fractions of numbers using
short division and mental multiplication.
Includes bar model examples.
Week 6
W/B 05.12
Write a sequel
Draft & edit work
SPAG-commas
Week 7
W/B 12.12
Christmas Activities
Aut 7: Fractions & division
Christmas Activities
Recognise fraction and decimal equivalents.
Use short division to divide 3-digit and 4digit numbers by 1-digt numbers and by 11
and 12; round up or down. Write answers
with remainders as fractions, e.g. 23¾,
simplify fractions and write as decimals, e.g.
23.75.
Electric Workshop Action
Entering the Dragon’s Den
Start putting your ideas and research into
action as you create your festive lights and
decorations.
It’s time for some final tweaks before
entering the Dragons’ Den. You will need to
impress the dragons with your scientific
know-how and the rigorous testing processes
you have adopted. Good luck!
Block J: 1 Women, Children &
Slaves
Block K: 1-3 The Olympic
Games
Learn about the roles and rights of free men,
women, children and slaves in Ancient
Greece; prepare and eat Ancient Greek
foods; role-play the roles of free people and
slaves.
Research what Ancient Games was like.
Research the Olympic flame, its origins in
Olympia and journey to the host’s stadium;
consider the importance the god Zeus played
in the Games and why olive leaf wreaths
were given to the winners.
Creating & Presenting
Creating & Presenting
Create a script to drive your presentation;
review your work against success criteria and
present your work to the target audience.
Create a script to drive your presentation;
review your work against success criteria and
present your work to the target audience.
Make Masks
Decorate & Evaluate Masks
Use clay to create a 3D relief of the chosen
design-add on features to create expression.
Decorate dried masks-add colour. Evaluate
design and making process.
Traditional English sports
A Multi-Faith Centre
Traditional English sports
A Multi-Faith Centre
Christmas Activities
Block L: 1-3 Democracy
Learn about the development of democracy
from its creation in Ancient Greece. Discover
exactly how democracy began in Ancient
Greece.
Christmas Activities-Carols
Around the Tree
Christmas Activities-Christmas
cards and decorations
Traditional English sports
Christmas Activities