Science
Working Scientifically
National Curriculum
Suggested Activities
Links
Assessment
Yr. 5/6
Working scientifically objectives
from PoS.
Circulation investigations
Ma
Write a report on a scientific enquiry they have
carried out.
Yr. 6
identify and name the main
parts of the human circulatory
system
recognise the impact of diet
Choccy Woccy
Doo Dah
("You're Hired" and "You Choose")
describe the ways in which
nutrients and water are
transported within animals
Create a graphic organiser to illustrate the
relationship between each part of the human
circulatory system.
Blood circulation simulation/role play
Visit from fitness expert
Research
TBC
DT
Write an advice column/agony aunt reply in
response to a letter from an unhealthy person.
Design a poster to explain (in detail) why we
need water.
Stunning Start:
The Apprentice: Lord Alan Sugar introduces the task of designing
and making their own chocolates and wrappers (including
budgeting and advertising). The team with the highest profit wins.
RE Focus Day
Art
KS2
National Curriculum
Suggested Activities
Links
Assessment
To create sketchbooks to record their observations
and use them to review and revisit ideas
To improve their mastery of art and design
techniques, including drawing, painting and
sculpture with a range of materials (eg pencil,
charcoal, paint, clay)
To know about great artists, architects and
designers in history
Draw/design our own chocolate
wrapper and chocolate with labels
(suggested by Holly)
DT
Chocolate sale feedback
Harvest
Collage
Make a collage out of sweet wrappers.
(Look at artist Laura Benjamin)
Literacy (Writing)
Y5/6
National Curriculum
Suggested Activities
Links
Assessment
Plan writing
Create (radio) adverts for chocolate product.
Create an online advertisement (Youtube video) (suggested by Elliott).
Discuss Millie's article on Mr Mars (suggested by Millie).
Compare the two films of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (old film vs new)
Chocolate temptation activity (TES article)
Mu
3X Big Write (Descriptive writing, persuasive writing, diary entry).
Draft and write
Evaluate and edit
Proofread
DT
Marvellous Middle
Chocolate workshop.
Children hold a special assembly on
Fair Trade.
25 September: Roald Dahl Day
KS2
National Curriculum
Suggested Activities
Links
Assessment
Understand and apply the principles of a
healthy and varied diet.
Prepare and cook a variety of dishes
using a range of cooking techniques
Understand seasonality and know where
and how a variety of ingredients are
grown, reared, caught and processed
Learn how to make chocolate (suggested by Lucy, Daniel, Holly). Look at the
differences between three ways: from cocoa beans, from cocoa powder and from
chocolate melts.
Art
Evaluation of cooking
sessions
Watch an episode of Choccywoccydoodah (suggested by Jessica)
Chocolate tasting (suggested by Josh CP)
Sci
Geography
PHSE/Citizenship Focus Day
KS2
Pupil charter
Healthy Eating / drugs, addiction
Fair Trade
Trips/Visitors
1. Happy playtimes
Health/Fitness
expert
2. Making choices
Fairtrade expert
National Curriculum
Suggested Activities
Locate the world's countries, using maps to focus
on Europe and North and South America,
concentrating on their environmental regions, key
physical and human characteristics, countries and
major cities.
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.
Use maps, atlases, globes and computer mapping to
locate countries and describe features studied.
Watch My Fairtrade Adventure:
http://schools.fairtrade.org.uk/resources/videos
#159
Suggested Activities
Links
Assessment
play and perform in solo and ensemble
contexts, using their voices and playing musical
instruments
improvise and compose music for a range
of purposes using the interrelated
dimensions of music
use and understand staff and other musical
notations
Create jingle for chocolate advert
Literacy
Evaluate jingles
Read and complete Fairtrade Activity Booklet
Ma
Prepare a special assembly on Fairtrade
Create graphs/charts for which country
provides the most cocoa and which country
consumes the most chocolate
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Chocolates & Sweets to make
The Chocolate Tree: a Mayan Folk Tale
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Chocolate Touch
Showdown at the Food
Pyramid
Computing
KS2
National Curriculum
Suggested Activities
Links
Assessment
Select, use and combine a variety of software
Use Ms Excel for budgeting and keeping track of
costs (profit calculation, etc.).
Survey Monkey
Research Sam B's statement "every chocolate
bar has at least one whole bug in it" and selection
of other questions posed in homework.
Ma
Evaluation of Excel spreadsheet
Use search technologies effectively
Survey Monkey output
DT,
Sc
Maths
Y6
Writing fair trade letter to
chocolate company.
Books
National Curriculum
Circle Time
Keeping healthy
Y5
Assessment
Fantastic Finish
The big chocolate sale (followed by "In the boardroom with Lord Sugar").
Music
KS2
Links
National Curriculum
Suggested Activities
Links
Assessment
Number: Addition and Subtraction
Create budget and keep track of money spent, budget left, etc.
Co
Marking in books every day.
Solve problems which require knowing percentage and decimal equivalents
Market research
Statistics
Market research
Co
Number: Addition and Subtraction
Create budget and keep track of money spent, budget left, etc.
Co
Recall and use equivalences between fractions, decimals and percentages
Market research
Li
Ratio and proportion
Work with chocolate recipes, reduce/increase quantities using correct ratios
DT
Statistics
Market research
Co