National Curriculum
KS1 Topic: Famous People
In English we will be inves
ga
ng into William Shakespeare. We will look at playscripts
and their features, perform to each other by using a playscript and in Y2 re-tell a scene
using playscript format. We shall focus on A Midsummer Night’s Dream and shall be doing
descrip
ve wri
ng linked to the play. We shall also be fact wri
ng around famous people.
Helping at home ideas:
• English and Mathema
cs homework sent out on FRIDAYS,
to be handed in on WEDNESDAYS.
In RE Y1 will be asking Who is Jesus and Y2 will be investigating into Is the World a Fair
Place.
*There will be occasions when English homework will be replaced by homework around the topic.
• Please read with your child each day and use the reading
diaries to revise sounds and words.
• Please ensure named PE kits and reading books are in
school every day.
• Please ensure everything, including drink bo?les and book
bags, are clearly labelled.
As Historians we will be inves
ga
ng melines and placing famous people (William Shakespeare, Pochahontas, Florence Nigh
ngale/Mary Seacole, Mo Farah/Jess Ennis) upon
them. We will be looking at the lives of significant individuals from the past and present
and the legacy that they have le4. We will be researching comparisons between Tudor
and present mes. Y2 shall also make a family tree.
Curriculum Drivers:
Resilience
Environment
Accepng new challenges
Showing care and respect for
and taking risks in learning. the school environment and
surrounding area.
Persevering, even when
something seems difficult. Being environmentally friendly.
Giving and receiving construcve cricism.
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How famous people
studied have not
given up under difficult circumstances
How athletes need
to constantly train
and push themselves.
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Looking at how Native
Americans treated the
natural environment
with respect and why
this is important.
As Mathema
cians we will be looking at number and place value, doubling (Y1), 3-d
shapes, coun
ng in mul
ples of 2, 5 and 10, using mathema
cal language, telling me
(Y2), posi
on and direc
on, measure and length, solving problems and reasoning.
Diversity
Being aware and respec!ul of
different cultures and beliefs
within the school, community
and world.
Being willing to try new and
different experiences.
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Changes in environ•
ment since Tudor times
and the present.
Native America lives and
how they lived
As Musicians we will learn about Tudor musical instruments and perform a Tudor dance.
Children will also focus on a modern song and from it will learn about beat, rhythm and
will experiment with percussion instruments and recorders alongside the piece of music.
Y1 will be learning In the Groove which focusses on one song linking interrelated dimensions of music. Y2 will also be rehearsing for the Godalming music fes
val.
As Geographers we will be using world maps to locate famous people and movement and
migra
on of people. We will also be looking at how people travelled in the past compared
to now.
As Design Technologists we will be making a sling which we shall use in our role play area
and construc
ng a tee-pee. We shall also be designing and making dream-catchers and
totem poles.
As Computer users we will be programming B-bots and researching famous people by
using the internet .
As Ar
sts we will be making Tudor stained-glass windows and will be doing Na
ve American art.
Mo Farah as a refugee
from Somalia who won
gold medal for Team GB
In PE we will be doing gymnas
cs and heptathlon events.
Jessica Ennis who won
gold, became a mum and
will be representing
Team GB again in 2016.
In outdoor learning we will be making our own tee-pee and floa
ng and sinking ac
vi
es
with boats.
In PSHCE we will be inves
ga
ng that all medicines are drugs but that not all drugs are
medicines.