ENGLISH
To write a recount of our Easter holidays.
To write a character description of Christopher Columbus.
To write a short ‘message in a bottle’ as Christopher Columbus.
To use T4W to explore the story of Pocahontas.
To write a short adventure story as either Christopher Columbus or
Pocahontas.
To use adjectives in our writing.
To continue using capital letters & full stops in our writing.
To learn the set 3 phonics sounds
To learn the set 3 tricky words & continue to practise previous tricky words.
To continue to apply our phonics to our reading and writing.
HISTORY
To find out about Christopher Columbus, finding out about how he
travelled to the Americas and the boats he sailed with and to
understand the difficulties he may have faced on his voyage &
items he would have used e.g. map, compass.
To learn about who the Native Americans were (e.g. Pocahontas).
To look at items that the Native Americans used e.g. totem poles,
tipis, headdresses, rattles, dreamcatcher.
To make our own headdress/totem pole/rattle using coloured card,
feathers, beads, string/wool. (See DT/Art)
To discuss the legacy that Columbus left Europe & the Americas
e.g. pineapples, turkeys, tobacco, hammocks.
To understand why Columbus was a significant historical figure.
MUSIC
Clap in time with the music.
Respond to high/low and short/long
sounds.
Sing with bright clear voices.
Learn songs from the BBC Song Tree
programme The Magic Humming Bird.
Add actions to the songs.
Play simple rhythms on un-tuned and
tuned percussion instruments to add
texture to the songs.
MATHS
To practise counting, reading and writing numbers to and across 100.
To practise saying one more or one less than a number.
To count in 2s, 5s and 10s.
To add & take away numbers to 20 using unifix cubes, plastic fruit, number
tracks & number lines.
To find the fraction of a 2D shape, a number or an object.
To practise grouping & sharing with our counting bears & our plastic fruit.
To use measuring equipment, e.g. rulers, weighing scales, measuring jugs
To practise telling the time using o’clock & ½ past, looking at hrs, mins & secs.
To practise moving & turning objects & ourselves: a quarter tern, a ½ turn & a
¾ turn (link to ICT)
CLASS 1
The Americas –
Christopher Columbus &
Native Americans
PE
Explore different ways of
running, jumping, throwing,
catching, rolling and kicking.
Learn how to challenge yourself
and compete with others. Play fun
games alone and with others and
learn to follow rules, developing
simple tactics.
Finale: Native American
Dress Up day
SCIENCE
To name garden plants, wild plants and trees
(deciduous and evergreen.)
To describe the basic structure of a variety
of common flowering plants, including roots,
stem/trunk, leaves and flowers.
To watch and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into
mature plants by planting our own seeds and bulbs in
different conditions.
To find out and describe how plants need water, light
and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy.
COMPUTING
To Code
Using Scratch control the motion of
The Nina, The Pinta & The Santa
Maria by specifying the number of
steps to travel, direction & turn.
To experiment with making loops &
single movements on Scratch.
To use Scratch to add text strings
to Columbus’ maps.
DT/Art
Paper bowl basket weaving.
To make a dream catcher
To make a tepee using natural materials in
the outdoor area.
To create natural; art in the outdoors & the
transient art area. create group totem poles
using printing techniques. Mix primary
colours to make secondary colours
To sew a felt tipi
Make paper bag tepees using traditional
Native American symbols.
Use thick & thin brushes to decorate sticks.