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This half term we will be learning about Extreme
Earth, Mulberry class will find out all about the
Mulberry Class- Medium Term Planning
Spring 2017
Topic – Extreme Earth
Earth's extremes, from raging tropical storms to
violent erupting volcanoes to terrifying towering
tsunamis. They can also explore how these extremes
affect people, communities and landscapes
Theme
Science:-Spring
Rocks and and
Soils Growth
In this unit children will recognise that below the surface of Earth is rock which
they may not be able to see. They will understand that over time rocks have
been broken down to form smaller rocks, pebbles, stones and eventually soils.
children will have the opportunity to make close observations and detailed
comparisons of rocks and soils and they will investigate the appearance and
some properties of rocks and soils. They will have the opportunity to set up
simple comparative and fair tests. They will investigate how soils are formed,
how animals make their habitat in soils.
On Track
Children who are working at the expected standard will have recognised that
there will always be rocks under the ground and in some places they will find
soil as well. They will have compared and contrasted several types of soil and
rock and will have grouped them together in different ways.. They will have
understood that different rocks and soils have different properties and they
will have investigated some of these. They will have learned that fossils are
found in rocks and will have described in simple terms how fossils are
formed.
Children will learn all about different types of rocks
and their properties in Science and topics to support
learning in Literacy and Numeracy.
French
Primary French Unit 1:
Children will learn how to count in
French. Children will then learn
simple phrases such as ‘Bonjour’
and ‘Sava’. Children will learn
some classroom commands.
Exceeding
Children who have exceeded the expected standard will have described and
explained how fossils are formed and will have described precisely the
physical differences between different samples of rocks and soils. They will
have explained how types of soil are dependent upon the types of rocks from
which they have been formed. They will have recognised the long timescales
involved in the formation of rocks and soils.
Working Towards
Children who are emerging will have named some different types of rock, e.g.
marble and slate. They will know that rocks are natural materials and that
they cover the surface of Earth but may sometimes not be visible. They will
have understood that soils take a long time to form and that fossils are found
in some rocks.
D.T. Children will plan, build and evaluate an erupting volcano. Children will
research and designing their own erupting volcano before evaluating their work.
Designing, making and evaluating a model of a building that will be sturdy
enough to withstand an ‘earthquake’. Exploring ways to make building steadier
and withstand movement. Designing a building based on this. Children will
then evaluate a finished product.
Literacy
Non-Fiction – Non-chronological reports and posters
Children will find information about volcanoes and write a report using this. They will understand the punctuation and features such as
titles, sub headings and pictures used in reports. Children will break down Non-chronological reports into their features before
creating their own on extreme Earth phenomena. Children will look at different versions of reports and understand that writers have
viewpoints and purposes. Children will begin to look at persuasive writing in this topic.
Fictional stories – stories about imaginary worlds – Children will read a variety of different stories centred on imaginary worlds
identifying key features of the writing. Children will then plan, write and illustrate their own story using an extreme Earth event.
Children will create their own imaginary world focussing heavily on adjective s and connectives in their writing. Children will complete
a creative writing piece centred on their world. Children will learn how to use speech vocabulary and will have opportunities for drama
via hot seating and acting out their stories.
Phonics - Children will be following the Read, Write Inc. scheme of work. Children will be moving on to set 3 sounds this term. They will
be working on split diagraphs as well as focusing on their inference. Children will learn to sight read words that cannot be decoded
phonetically.
Poetry - Children will look at poems and write their own acrostic, sense and rhyming poetry around winter and spring. Children will
understand the difference between these types of poetry and use this to help them to create their own seasonal poetry.
Numeracy:
Children will be working on the following areas in Numeracy:
Numbers and the number system
Calculating: Addition and Subtraction
Visualising and constructing
Calculationg: multiplication and Division
Exploring Time
Measuring Space
Exploring Fractions
Mathematical Movement
Exploring Money
PE: Gymnastics
Children will learn about balance and focus in
particular on 2 point balances. Children will then
learn about different ways to travel and work on
‘spinning’ children will then look at ‘tuck’ and ‘turn’
before finally moving on tu jump movements.
Art and Design:
Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ - Exploring ‘The Great Wave’ and how it was created using block prints - Exploring how woodblock prints are created today - Recreating ‘The
Great Wave’ in a variety of ways and using a variety of media
Twister Pictures - Exploring tornadoes and their effects - Learning how to use line, shape and shading to create colourful tornado pictures - Using discs of card to
create a 3D tornado mobile
Clay Sculptures - Exploring animals that live in extreme conditions on Earth, e.g. polar bears, penguins and camels - Using clay to create a sculpture of the animal Researching and presenting information about how this animal has adapted to its extreme environment
Cross-curricular Links: Literacy, ICT, Geography, History and Science
Geography: Extreme Earth
Children
will looklinks:
at Volcanoes
and understand
whatDT.
is meant by still active, dormant and extinct. They will understand how volcanoes work and identify some volcanoes
Cross-curricular
History, Geography,
Literacy,
in countries on a map. Children will also
Exploring the Earth’s extreme climates - Finding out what climate is and why there are areas around the world with different climates - Investigating areas of the
globe that are hotter and colder than others - Finding out facts about some of the hottest, coldest, wettest, driest and most extreme places in the world
The water cycle and water distribution - Exploring how the water cycle works - Thinking about why some areas of the world get more rainfall than others - Finding out
about drought and its effects
Extreme weather phenomena - Investigating a variety of extreme weather phenomena, such as tropical storms, floods, lightning, hurricanes and tornadoes. - Exploring
the effects these can have on people and the landscape
Earthquakes - Finding out about the Earth’s tectonic plates and how these move to create earthquakes - Exploring areas of the globe that are prone to earthquakes
because of fault lines - Exploring examples of earthquakes and the effects they had on people and the landscape
Tsunamis - Finding out how tsunamis are caused by earthquakes under the sea bed - Exploring the effects of tsunamis on people and the environment - Investigating
the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004
Volcanoes - Identifying the difference between a volcano and a mountain - Exploring what volcanoes are and how they are formed - Finding out what happens when a
volcano erupts - Identifying the differences between active, dormant and extinct volcanoes
Key Questions – What is meant by extreme Earth? What effects do conditions/climates/events like these have on people? How does an earthquake happen? What is
meant by the word climate?
Cross-curricular links: History, Literacy, Numeracy, Art, Science
History:
PSHCE
Mrs Stephenson
Health, looking after yourself,
diets and exercise.
British Values Tolerance.
Children will learn about historical events that
were a result of extreme Earth such as tsunami’s
and Vesuvius. They will also look at more recent
history in regards to tornadoes.
Cross-curricular links: Literacy, Geography, ICT,
Science.
Music: (SB)
RE
Children will learn about
Christian symbols and beliefs in
RE this term with Mrs
Stephenson.
Children will be following the Charanga scheme of
work. Children will have regular singing lessons
with Mrs Burgess. Children will also have te cnace
to experiment with a variety of instruments.
Questioning opportunities
Visits and Events
Mulberry class will have lots of enrichment opportunities
this half term.
Forest school
Centre for life
Arts award Arbeia Fort
Computing:
Algorithms and basic skills
BPM – Recognise acceptable and unacceptable behaviour –
can load resources – understand their work can be saved
Hinge questions will be used across all subjects with particular focus in science and
mathematics. Questions will be asked midway through a lesson to assess understanding and
ultimately affect the work that the response warrants.
Addition questions will be asked in numeracy to assess children’s independent ability, these
will be answered.
Starter Quiz will be used at the beginning of lessons in order to assess prior learning and to see
if children have retained previously taught knowledge. Starter quizzes will ultimately have an
effect on the level of work that is given to a child. Starter quizzes will be 3 quick-fire questions
at the beginning of a lesson which children will answer on a whiteboard. These will be used
across all subjects with a particular focus in Literacy and Topic.
Exit tickets will be used at the end of the lesson and will be differentiated through ability.
Children self-assess against LO and take a ticket based on this. If children believe they achieved
all of their steps to success and are confident they take a red ticket, if the children are in the
middle they take a yellow ticket and if children did not have a solid understanding they take a
green ticket and these become homework. Children hand their exit ticket in at the beginning of
the next lesson and this contributes toward their starter quiz score. Exit tickets will be used