Summer Term Outcome Context Skills & Knowledge Subjects Week Supporting Activities Habitats Documentary Record a documentary style video in the studio Write a report on nocturnal animals. Introduction to habitats: Comparing living and non-living things. Debate: Should animals be kept in a zoo? Animal habitats Sway Comparing and contrasting animal habitats Food chains English Science ICT Science Maths English Science Drama ICT Science English Drama English Science Science Week 1 Week 1 Week 2 Week 2, 3 Week 3 Week 4 Researching Nocturnal animals using the Internet and reference books. Writing a non-chronological report on a chosen animal Using Venn diagrams to sort. Mind-map of arguments for and against. Class discussion to decide upon personal view point. Applying persuasive language. Carry out independent research using the Internet and reference books to explore animal habitats (Espresso). Work as a group to design a Sway and present to the Year. Applying research to write a factual comparison. Comparing fiction and non-fiction texts. Sorting animals into predators and prey. Using photographs to recreate food chains.
Animal Fact-files Writing a script for the studio Rehearsing for the studio Recording in the studio Science English ICT English Science Drama English Drama Science Week 6 Week 7, 8 Week 9 Week 10, 11 Use the Internet and reference books to carry out research. Work as a group to collect information on a chosen animal species. News-reporter role-play. Watching televised news reports to understand presentation. News-reporter script readings. Performing to the class and comparing to example news reports. Poetry book for other pupils to enjoy in the library Learn a range of well-known and famous poems Explore different types of poems and recreate familiar poems English Drama Week 7, 8 Perform famous poems to other year groups and as a class using role play Re-write Michael Rosen’s performance poetry Record own poetry in the studio
Make a prototype of the parachute. Write a set of instructions on how to make the parachute. Test final design. Evaluation of process. Maths Science D&T Maths Science D&T English Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Draw and label a diagram of the finished product. Assign roles within groups – Project Manager, Manufacturers, Secretary. Begin to price up the design. Considering the variables of a fair test and predicting outcomes. Group work to construct the parachute, keeping a record of the resources used. Considering if any changes need to be made to the initial costings. Test prototype and consider any changes that need to be made. Watch videos of the prototypes being made and refer to photographs to write a set of instructions. Take final products to the church towers to test whether the egg is protected enough to withstand the fall. Consider the outcomes through group discussion – were the predictions correct? How would the design be improved if the project was to be undertaken again? Self-Portraits for Art Exhibition Self-Portraits to be displayed in the Sketching facial Features. Art Week 4, 5 Observational drawings of facial features
Using design to create a scrap book Art D&T History 3,4,5 Creating a song about WCPS Values GCP Project Skyping our partner school – find it on an atlas discuss countries and continents Understanding how to keep to a rhythm Using instruments to a create a piece of music and reviewing musical pieces Writing the lyrics to our song Recording the song in the studio to share with our partner school 8 9 10 11 12, 13 Using open and closed questions. Using drums and boom whackers. Discussion of likes and dislikes. Identifying instruments in the piece of music. Working in groups to discuss ideas, pairing rhyming words RE: Understanding right and wrong. Investigating the question: What can religious stories teach us? Explore how religious stories mirror own our relationships. Children should understand that there is no 'one story' but Concept of justice – being fair to others. Read a range of religious scriptures and exploring their themes. Discussions surrounding: