Theme: Shakespeare
Teaching Phase: UKS2
Teachers: Mrs Cawley, Miss Taylor, Miss Watson,
Miss Thomas
Key Problem:
Time, thou must untangle this knot, not I.
What does this mean? Can we help untangle the knot?
Date: March 2017
Enquiry Questions:
What country friends is this?
Is it true music be the food of love?
How can we untie the knot that is too hard to untie?
Three days and you are no longer a stranger?
A tangles knot indeed!
We have decided that we will work together to solve our problem and answer our questions by using the skills below.
As Communicators, Writers and
Readers we are learning to…
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Act in role, empathising with
characters feelings
Create dramatic setting
descriptions using a range of
figurative language.
Write persuasive letters,
explaining to Viola her possible
options.
Look at characters
perceptions, recognising how
they may differ when in the
same situation
Perform in role as a variety of
characters
Explain conflicting feelings ,
recognising and describing
characters actions/words on
the outside, compared to their
inner thoughts and feelings
As Mathematicians we are learning
to…
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Solve open ended problems where
we need to decide on the
calculations needed and how best
to solve these
Develop the use of our times table
knowledge to use formal methods
of multiplication, division, addition
and subtraction.
 Develop fluency and reasoning
when working with fractions,
developing our understanding in
problem solving activities.
Events for parents in school…
Parents evening – 28th/30th March
Parent participation. Come and watch
children perform as Shakespearian
actors and actresses. 2.30pm –
3.00pm – 29/03/17
Special events for children…
Science week – WB 13/03/17
Comic relief – 24/03/17
 Scale up and down measurements
accurately.
 Calculate area, perimeter and
volume of shapes using formula
 Understand how to budget and
apply understanding of operations
when working with money.
As Active and Healthy learners we
are learning to…
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As Explorers and Investigators we
are learning to…
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Define Illyria and the areas
we will discover when looking
at the play
Recognise that not everything
within the play is as it seems
Use our knowledge and
understanding to infer the
speeches written by
Shakespeare
Write poems in the style of
Shakespeare
Think about status within the
play and how this relates to
the various characters we will
meet.
As Artists, Designers and
Musicians we are learning to…
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Create a sound scape based
on a storm and shipwreck
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Learn and perform songs
from Twelfth Night,
including ‘The rain it
raineth’
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To create Illyria using salt
dough, to highlight the
various areas within.
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Select appropriate
materials to create texture
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Sketch scenes from the
play using appropriate
pencils
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Use care and precision to carry out
technical roles, jumps and balances
during indoor PE sessions.
Develop dance routines using
sequencing, cannon and unison.
Work collaboratively with others
within team games
As a Family of learners we are
learning…
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To think about the role we play
within our community.
To understand how to cope
with peer pressure.
To give constructive feedback.
What happens when we have
different opinions?
What a positive role model
looks like.