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Theme: Land of the Giants: 3 weeks (Science theme) Inspiration Day: Dinosaur Dig- archaeologists Make find fossils of shells from salt dough Make dinosaur models with the children – these are made using chicken wire and mod roc Travel company arranging and promoting - "Visit the Past!"- The trip of a lifetime to the age of the dinosaur! History, Geography, Science Science- Rocks and Soils Cover some aspects of geology - look at types of rocks and their whereabouts in Britain How were these rocks formed? Locate parts of Britain where there have been significant fossil finds eg: Lyme Regis. Why have fossils been found here? Compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties things that have lived are trapped within rock matter. Autumn Walk- explore local area looking for different rocks and soils. Geography- Name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics Looking at the world – why different dinosaurs would live there because of their physical characteristics History - Development of chronological understanding by putting the various periods of pre-history and history onto a timeline English links Adventure story the land before time Poetry and recount – Nature Walk Reports – on dinosaurs R.E. P.E. Art/ DT Music Computing Concept Belonging link with PSHE Photocopy planning from pinkie Autumn 2012 Football skills Drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials. Dinosaurs Unit and Fossils section (Music Express Y2) Programming Multi-skills Collecting natural resources for collage DT – Moving monsters PSHE Our Happy School Theme: Stone Age 7 weeks (History Theme) Inspiration Day: Stone Age shelter. Collect natural resources and we brought nature into the classroom Create a burial chamber in the style of a long barrow and create a classroom Stonehenge Experience. History, Geography, Science Geography – Four grid references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom Locating go places to farm and settle links to Danbury English links Non-fiction writing R.E. P.E. Weave with wool Gymnastics Information writing Football History- stone age to iron age Late Neolithic hunter gatherers and early farmers, for example, Skara Brae Bronze Age religion, technology and travel, for example, Stonehenge, Danbury Iron Age hill forts: tribal kingdoms, farming, art and culture *Visit to Andover Museum and Danebury Hillfort Class reading book: Ug the stone age boy – Raymond Briggs Instructional Writing- how to live in the stone age – links to the stone age boy Text Study stone age boy Science on going Rocks and Soils Art/ DT Your own decorated cave, and engraved pieces of portable art – all inspired by original Ice Age art? Designing and making models of prehistoric buildings and roleplaying the life of the Mesolithic and Neolithic people Music Invaders (Sounds Of Music Y3) Computing Word processing PSHE Getting On and Falling Out Out and about Theme: Light 4 weeks (Science/Seasonal theme) Inspiration Day: History, Geography, Science Science - recognise that they need light in order to see things and that dark is the absence of light N 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. English links Poetry: light Christmas story R.E. P.E. Art/ DT Concept: Holy Mary, Mother of God Dance: Light Pastels / Silhouettes of Madonna and child Music Light/ Christmas Computing Word processing PSHE Out and about Spring Term Theme: The Romans 6 weeks Inspiration Day: Artefacts box: what is in there, what do the artefacts tell us about our topic History, Geography, Science English links History – The Romans Julius Caesar’s attempted invasion in 55/54 BC The Roman Empire by AD 42 and the power of its army Successful invasion by Claudius and conquest, including Hadrian’s Wall British resistance, for example, Boudica Romanisation – the effects we still see today of Britain: sites such as Caerwent and the impact of technology, culture and beliefs, including early Christianity Compare a range of myths. Analyse a quest myth, identifying the text structure and language features Geography - Economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water Science - 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. Writing Roman reports R.E. Concept: Making Choices P.E. Outdoor adventure/ ball skills to build towards invasion – (prelim. To netball & basketball) Art/ DT Mosaics- create their own mosaic picture Drawing people/possible links to statues of Romans Design – look at designs on togas Gymnastics to include multi skills DT: Making Roman slings(ballista) or chariots Music Roman March (HMS) Computing We are presenters Movie makers PSHE Looking forward Theme: Evacuees 6 weeks Inspiration Day: I spy video series History, Geography, Science History - A study of an aspect of history or a site dating from a period beyond 1066 that is significant in the locality Science Forces on going / Investigations English links Information writing based on WW2? Letters from evacuees Labels for suitcases Recipes R.E. RE Concept: remembering Easter story Paschal candle P.E. Dance Tag rugby skills Art/ DT Healthy Eating Sandwiches for the journey (evacuees) Music The Blitz (HMS) Computing We are network engineers PSHE My Friends and Family Summer term Theme: Author study (Roald Dahl) 3 weeks Inspiration Day: Film/clip of some of book History, Geography, Science Geography - identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night) Science Animals - identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat Identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement. English links Stories by Roald Dahl R.E. P.E. Dance Net and wall Letter writing Diary writing Characterisation Art/ DT Birds and wildlife Sketching Making a bird based on the muggle wump Music Portsmouth (HMS) Computing Word processing PSHE Healthy bodies Healthy minds Theme: Rainforest 8 weeks Inspiration Day History, Geography, Science Biome eg Rainforest climate and vegetation What makes it have its own biome – how is it created What is it like /Where do we find rainforests What makes it a rainforest /Rainforests of the world, their locations, climates and main features. You will learn through an exciting range of interactive challenges such as creating a Senses Journey arrow, completing a rainforest word definition game, generating a question and answer display To understand the four main layers of a rainforest. Find out about the plants and the creatures that grow in the different layers and how they are adapted to live there; create an informative classroom wall ‘Rainforest Layers’ display Science - Plants Recap on what the children already know about plants 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. Find out how they are useful for humans too! Start a plant diagram display. English links Newspaper reports (to inform and entertain) Personal recounts (to inform and describe) Poems to perform (entertain) Poetic Language – creating images If I had Wings by Pie Corbett Kapok Tree R.E. Concept Creation Creation Stories P.E. Art/ DT Music Athletics Make a salt dough map of a rainforest region and continent Striking and field games Construct informative group dioramas illustrating your understanding of the different layers that make up a rainforest. Artist study: Rousseau Pictures in Sound (Sounds of Music Unit 6 – use some Rainforest Images) Describe tribal art and understand its significance; design and create your own tribal art works; understand the importance of masks, headdresses and face paint to tribal people; design and make your own masks and headdresses Computing We are opinion pollsters PSHE Ready, Steady, Go Continuous Geography Locational knowledge locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe (including the location of Russia) and North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, key topographical features (including hills, mountains, coasts and rivers), and land-use patterns; and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night) Human and physical geography describe and understand key aspects of: physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water Geographical skills and fieldwork use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world