English:
SPAG – Developing
understanding of
grammar and
punctuation terms.
Writing –
Understanding
features and writing
PE:
Y5 – Swimming
and Yoga/Dance
Y6 – Games and
Yoga/Dance
Mathematics –Developing
understanding of number,
e.g inverse operations,
place value. Fractions,
decimals and
percentages. Reading and
understanding data.
Shape – volume, angles,
Science –
Y5 – Living things and their
habitats.
- Forces
Y6 – Living things and their
habitats.
- Evolution and
inheritance.
UKS2 - Project Overview –The Amazon
Rainforest
RE: Beautiful world,
wonderful God.
PSHE:
Fairtrade
Computing:
Y5 – Radio Station and
Modelling: Sketch up
Y6 –
Music:
Y5 – Stop and Benjamin
Britten.
Y6 –
Art:
Henri Rosseau artwork
History:
Geography:
Where is the Amazon
Rainforest?
How does it compare to
where we live? Climate
zones. Layers of the
rainforest.
How tribes live in the
MFL:
French
Y5 – Where in the
World?
Y6 -
DT:
Diorama of the layers
of the rainforest.
LEARNINGOBJECTIVEandMILESTONES3coveredinthisunitofwork(FromQuigleyEssentials)
Geography
Toinvestigateplaces
- Collectandanalysestatisticsandotherinformationinordertodrawclearconclusions
aboutlocation.
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History
Identifyanddescribehowthephysicalfeaturesaffectthehumanactivity
withinalocation.
Usearangeofgeographicalresourcestogivedetaileddescriptionsand
opinionsofthecharacteristicfeaturesofalocation.
Nameandlocatesomeofthecountriesandcitiesoftheworldandtheir
identifyinghumanandphysicalcharacteristics,includinghills,mountains,
rivers,keytopographicalfeaturesandland-usepatterns;andunderstand
howsomeoftheseaspectshavechangedovertime.
NameandlocatethecountriesofNorthandSouthAmericaandidentifytheir
mainphysicalandhumancharacteristics.
Toinvestigatepatterns
- Describehowlocationsaroundtheworldarechangingandexplainsomeof
thereasonsforchange.
- Describegeographicaldiversityacrosstheworld.
Tocommunicategeographically
- Physicalgeography,including:climatezones,biomesandvegetationbelts,
rivers,mountains,volcanoesandearthquakesandthewatercycle.
- Createmapsoflocationsidentifyingpatterns(suchas:landuse,climatezones,
populationdensities,heightofland).
Art
ToDevelopIdeas
Developandimaginativelyextendideasfromstartingpointsthroughoutthe
curriculum.
Commentonartworkswithafluentgraspofvisuallanguage.
Tomastertechniques
Useavarietyoftechniquestoaddinterestingeffects(e.g.reflections,
shadows,directionofsunlight).
Chooseastyleofdrawingsuitableforthework(e.g.realisticorimpressionistic).
Takeinspirationfromthegreats
DesignandTechnology
Tomasterpracticalskills–materials
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Cutmaterialswithprecisionandrefinethefinishwithappropriatetools(such
assandingwoodaftercuttingoramoreprecisescissorcutafterroughly
cuttingoutashape).
Showanunderstandingofthequalitiesofmaterialstochooseappropriate
toolstocutandshape(suchasthenatureoffabricmayrequiresharper
scissorsthanwouldbeusedtocutpaper).
Todesign,make,evaluateandimprove
- Designwiththeuserinmind,motivatedbytheserviceaproductwilloffer
(ratherthansimplyforprofit).
- Ensureproductshaveahighqualityfinish,usingartskillswhereappropriate.
Givedetails(includingownsketches)aboutthestyleofsomenotableartists,artisans
anddesigners.
Createoriginalpiecesthatshowarangeofinfluencesandstyles.
Science
LivingThingsandtheirHabitats(Y5)
Describethedifferencesinthelifecyclesofamammal,anamphibian,aninsectandabird.
Describethelifeprocessofreproductioninsomeplantsandanimals.
Describehowlivingthingsareclassifiedintobroadgroupsaccordingtocommonobservablecharacteristics.
Givereasonsforclassifyingplantsandanimalsbasedonspecificcharacteristics.
Forces(Y5)
ExplainthatunsupportedobjectsfalltowardstheEarthbecauseoftheforceofgravityactingbetweentheEarthandthefallingobject.
Identifytheeffectofdragforces,suchasairresistance,waterresistanceandfrictionthatactbetweenmovingsurfaces.
Computing
RadioStations
Tocommunicate
- Choosethemostsuitableapplicationsanddevicesforthepurposesof
communication.
- Usemanyoftheadvancedfeaturesinordertocreatehighquality,professionalor
efficientcommunications.
Toconnect
- Understandanddemonstrateknowledgethatitisillegaltodownloadcopyrighted
materialwithoutpermission.
Blogging
Wearebloggers:
- Becomefamiliarwithblogsasamedium,includinganunderstandingofthe
particularfeaturesofthisasagenreofwriting.
- Createasequenceofblogpostsonaparticularthemeortopic.
- Incorporateadditionalmedia,suchasaudioorvideo.
- Commentcriticallyonthepostsofothers.
- Developacritical,reflectiveviewofarangeofmedia,includingtext
Music
Toperform
Singorplayfrommemorywithconfidence;
Performsolosoraspartofanensemble
Singorplayexpressivelyandintune
Singaharmonypartconfidentlyandaccurately/sustainadroneoramelodicostinatoto
accompanysinging
Performwithcontrolledbreathing(voice)andskilfulplaying(instrument).
Tocompose
Createrhythmicpatternswithanawarenessoftimbreandduration;
P.E
Todeveloppracticalskillsinordertoparticipate,competeandleadahealthylifestyle
Games
Chooseandcombinetechniquesingamesituations(running,throwing,catching,passing,jumping
andkicking,etc.).Workalone,orwithteammatesinordertogainpointsorpossession.Field,
defendandattacktacticallybyanticipatingthedirectionofplay.Choosethemostappropriate
tacticsforagame.Upholdthespiritoffairplayandrespectinallcompetitivesituations.Lead
otherswhencalleduponandactasagoodrolemodelwithinateam.
.
Thoughtfullyselectelementsforapieceinordertogainadefinedeffect;
Conveytherelationshipbetweenthelyricsandthemelody.
French:
Toreadfluently:
Towriteimaginatively:
Tospeakconfidently:
.
Week
1
2
Session1
Toinvestigateplaces
WhereistheAmazonRainforest?
Childrentouseanatlastotrytofind
wheretheAmazonRainforestis.
Doyouknowanythingaboutthat
partoftheworld?
Investigateflighttimetothe
Amazon.
FocusonSouthAmericaandthe
landscape,focusonthesizeofthe
Rainforest.
Task-Createasaltdoughmapof
SouthAmerica.
Tocommunicategeographically
WhatistheRainforest?
Session2
Toinvestigateplaces
WhereistheAmazonRainforest?
Continuewithcreatingthe
landscapeofSouthAmerica,paint
thedifferentareasofthecountry,
addlabelstothemaptoidentifythe
differentareas.
Session3
Tocommunicate.
Toconnect
CreatingsoundsusingAudacity,
record,editandplay.
Toinvestigateplaces
Tocommunicategeographically
WhatistheRainforest?
Tocommunicate.
Toconnect
Session4
Tounderstandplants
Labellingplantfeaturesanddiscussingsexual
andasexualreproduction.
Y6- To investigate living things
Describe the life processes of
reproduction in some plants and
animals
Sexual and asexual reproduction
Pollination
Tounderstandplants
Thejourneyofaseed.
Howseeddispersalhappens.
Dissectingaplant.
Usingclimatedata,whatdoyou
knowabouttheclimateinthe
Amazon?Whyisitcalledthe
rainforest?
Task-Identifyclimatezones,colour
inmaptoshowthedifferentareas.
3
4
5
Tomasterpracticalskills–material.
Todesign,make,evaluateand
improve.
WhatistheRainforest?
ShowchildrenwhataDioramais,
showexampleofonemadeupfor
thelayersoftherainforest.
Task–usingtheirresearchfromthe
previouslesson,begincreatingtheir
ownDioramaoftheirlayerofthe
rainforesttodemonstratewhatis
foundthere.
Tomasterpracticalskills–material.
Todesign,make,evaluateand
improve.
WhatistheRainforest?
ShowchildrenwhataDioramais,
showexampleofonemadeupfor
thelayersoftherainforest.
Task–usingtheirresearchfromthe
previouslesson,begincreatingtheir
ownDioramaoftheirlayerofthe
rainforesttodemonstratewhatis
foundthere.
Toinvestigateplaces(G)
Totakeinspirationfromthegreats
(A)
WholivesintheRainforest?
Explainthattherainforestismade
upof4layers.
Splittheclassinto2groups.
Task-Explainthattodayeachgroup
needstoworkonresearchingtheir
layer,makenotes.
Tomasterpracticalskills–material.
Todesign,make,evaluateand
improve.
WhatistheRainforest?
ShowchildrenwhataDioramais,
showexampleofonemadeupfor
thelayersoftherainforest.
Task–usingtheirresearchfromthe
previouslesson,begincreatingtheir
ownDioramaoftheirlayerofthe
rainforesttodemonstratewhatis
foundthere.
Toinvestigateplaces
Tocommunicategeographically
WhatistheRainforest
Task–writeupanexplanationof
thelayeroftherainforestwhichyou
haveresearched.
JointheDioramasupwiththerest
ofthegroupsacrossbothclasses,
workingroupsof4toexplaineach
layeroftherainforest.
Todevelopideas
Tomastertechniques
Totakeinspirationfromthegreats.
WholivesintheRainforest?
Combineexistingsoundswiththeir
ownuniquevoicecontenttocreate
soundsinthestyleofaradiojingle.
Y6- To investigate living things
Describe the life processes of
reproduction in some plants and
animals
Taking clipping and cloning
geraniums
Tocommunicate.
Toconnect
Researchandplanappropriate
digitalcontentforpresentationona
radioshowpodcast.
Toinvestigatelivingthings
Lifecycleofaninsectandhowthisdiffersfrom
ahumanlifecycle.
Y6- To investigate living things
Describe the life processes of
reproduction in some plants and
animals
How plants reproduce explanation/
information writing
Tocommunicate.
Toconnect
Usesoundrecordingsoftwareto
createapresentationonaradio
showpodcast.
Toinvestigatelivingthings
Classifyinganimalsbycollectingthem
practicallyandusingdiagramstosortinto
groups.
Y6- To investigate living things
Describe the differences in the
life cycles of a mammal, an
amphibian, an insect and a bird
Lifecycles of animals- lifecycle
wheels
Tocommunicate.
Toconnect
Featuresofadvertisementanduse
theideastodesigntheirownadvert
Toinvestigatelivingthings
Classifyinganimalsintodifferentgroupse.g.
mammalsandbirds.
6
7
8
Brainstormwho/whatlivesinthe
rainforest.
ShowchildrenavarietyofHenri
Rousseauartworkdepictingthe
Amazonanimals.
Task–beginsketchingideasof
animalsandstyleforfinalpiece.
Todevelopideas
Tomastertechniques
Totakeinspirationfromthegreats.
WholivesintheRainforest?
Task–CompleteHenriRousseau
drawing,colourinusingappropriate
shadesofcolour.
Setupartgalleryoftheworkthat
hasbeencreated.Childrentowrite
upanexplanationoftheirartwork
fordisplaying.
Toinvestigateplaces
Toinvestigatepatterns.
Wholivesintherainforest?
IntroducetheCabocloTribeusing
thepowerpointfromtheAmazon
Resources.
Discussion–howareourlives
different?Imaginesteppinginto
imagesto‘lookaround,’anduse
soundeffectswherenecessary(add
intopowerpoint?)
Task–completeActivity13from
resourcescomparingourlives.
(possiblebushcraftdayonSouth
Siteafterthislessoniscomplete)
Toinvestigateplaces
Toinvestigatepatterns.
Task–Drawinganamazonanimalin
thestyleofHenriRousseau,
sketching.
toberecordedaspartoftheir
podcast.
Y6- To investigate living things
Describe the differences in the
life cycles of a mammal, an
amphibian, an insect and a bird
Metamorphosis- concertina books
Todevelopideas
Tomastertechniques
Totakeinspirationfromthegreats.
WholivesintheRainforest?
Tocommunicate.
Toconnect
Presenttheirplaybackstopeersfor
review.
Tounderstandforces
Exploringgravity-designingandsing
parachutestoshowairresistance.
Y6- To investigate living things
Describe the differences in the
life cycles of a mammal, an
amphibian, an insect and a bird
Lifecycles- voiceover for wildlife
programme
Toinvestigateplaces
Toinvestigatepatterns.
Wholivesintherainforest?
Usingthenotesfromprevious
lesson,draftwritingadiaryentry
fromtheperspectiveofyouare
visitingthetribeasacomparisonto
yourownlife.
Showreallifevlogging/bloggingof
peoplevisitingothercountriesand
thelanguagetheyuseinthisstyle.
Tocommunicate.
Toconnect
Researchtravelblogsandvlogs,
makenotesonhowtheyarewritten
andthestyletheyarewrittenin.
Choosethemostsuitable
applicationsanddevicesforthe
purposesofcommunication.
Tocommunicate.
Toconnect
Tounderstandforces
Exploringgravity-designingandsing
parachutestoshowairresistance.
Y6- To understand evolution and
inheritance
Recognise that living things
produce offspring of the same
kind but normally offspring vary
and are not identical to their
parents
Inheritance
Tounderstandforces
Designingandmakingaboattoexplorewater
resistance(amazonrivercrosscurricular)
WholivesintheRainforest?
Writeupfinaldraftofdiaryentry
comparinglifetoourownandthat
oftheCabocloTribe.
9
10
Toinvestigatepatterns
Tocommunicategeographically.
Howmightlifechangeinthe
Rainforest?
Therainforestisindanger–findout
why?
WhatistheRainforestbeingused
for?
Whodoesthiseffect?Why?
Researchdeforestation–childrento
brainstormalltheinformationthey
havefound.
Toinvestigatepatterns
Tocommunicategeographically.
Howmightlifechangeinthe
Rainforest?
Createaninformationposterusing
researchfromyesterdaytoshow
whylifeischangingintherainforest.
Considerusingimages,flapsetcto
adddetailandinterest.(continued)
Usemanyoftheadvancedfeatures
inordertocreatehighquality,
professionalorefficient
communications.
Wholivesintherainforest?
Using‘Audacity’apponIpads,
recorddiaryentryandaddinsound
effectstoaddtotheretell.
(posttoblogandcommentoneach
other’sentries)
Toinvestigatepatterns
Tocommunicategeographically.
Howmightlifechangeinthe
Rainforest?
Createaninformationposterusing
researchfromyesterdaytoshow
whylifeischangingintherainforest.
Considerusingimages,flapsetcto
adddetailandinterest.
Uploadanimageofaholiday
destination–commentuponeach
other’sblog(seesaw)withcomments
andquestions.
Y6- To understand evolution and
inheritance
Identify how animals and plants
are adapted to suit their
environments in different ways
Adaptation
Tocommunicate.
Toconnect
Thinkaboutaholidaytheyhave
taken,writeupablogaboutwhat
youdidonthatholiday.
Tounderstandforces
Designingandmakingaboattoexplorewater
resistance(amazonrivercrosscurricular)
Y6- To understand evolution and
inheritance
Identify scientific evidence that
has been used to support or
refute ideas or arguments;
Identify how adaptation may lead
to evolution
Theories of evolution including
Darwin
Toinvestigatepatterns
Tocommunicate.
Tocommunicategeographically.
Toconnect
Commentcriticallyonothersblogs.
Howmightlifechangeinthe
Rainforest?
Overthenexttwoweeks,children
tohaveworkasawholeclasstoput
togethera‘silentplay’showing
whatishappeningtotherainforest
andwhoitiseffecting.Work
togethertofirstcomeupwithaplan
ofwhattheyneedtoshow,whowill
beeach‘part’.Overthenext2
weeks,makemasksandanyother
Tounderstandforces
Investigationoffriction:
Whatsurfacewouldtakeyoulongertodrive
over-
Createvehicle
Measuretimeoverdifferentsurfaces(wood,
sand,grassetc)Childrenprovingtheanswerto
thequestioningroupsasateambuilding
activity.
Y6- To understand evolution and
inheritance
Recognise that living things have
changed over time and that
propswhichwillaidtheirplayready
foraperformancetootheryear
groupsinthephase.
fossils provide information about
living things that inhabited the
earth millions of years ago
Evolution of plants and animals
11
Toinvestigatepatterns
Tocommunicategeographically.
Howmightlifechangeinthe
Rainforest?
Continue‘silentplay’preparation
andrehearsalfrompreviouslesson.
Toinvestigatepatterns
Tocommunicategeographically.
Howmightlifechangeinthe
Rainforest?
Continue‘silentplay’preparation
andrehearsalfrompreviouslesson.
Tocommunicate.
Toconnect
Addothertypesofmediatoyour
blogincludingaudioand
images/videos.
Tounderstandforces
Investigationoffriction:
Whatsurfacewouldtakeyoulongertodrive
over-
Createvehicle
Measuretimeoverdifferentsurfaces(wood,
sand,grassetc)Childrenprovingtheanswerto
thequestioningroupsasateambuilding
activity.
Y6- To understand evolution and
inheritance
Recognise that living things have
changed over time and that
fossils provide information about
living things that inhabited the
earth millions of years ago
Evolution of humans
12
Toinvestigatepatterns
Tocommunicategeographically.
Howmightlifechangeinthe
Rainforest?
Continue‘silentplay’preparation
andrehearsalfrompreviouslesson.
Toinvestigatepatterns
Tocommunicategeographically.
Howmightlifechangeinthe
Rainforest?
Continue‘silentplay’preparation
andrehearsalfrompreviouslesson.
Tocommunicate.
Toconnect
Commentcriticallyonothersblogs.
Endthetopicwithadiscussion
regardingsafetyonlinewhen
blogging.
Tounderstandforces
Investigationoffriction:
Whatsurfacewouldtakeyoulongertodrive
over-
Createvehicle
Measuretimeoverdifferentsurfaces(wood,
sand,grassetc)Childrenprovingtheanswerto
thequestioningroupsasateambuilding
activity.
Y6- To understand evolution and
inheritance
Identify how adaptation may lead
to evolution
Advantages and disadvantages
and role of human intervention
Music/RE/MFLtaughtinseparatesessions.
SeeSeparateSCIENCE/PSHE/RE/MUSIC/COMPUTING/PE/DT/ART
REOverview: