Mathematics
This half term we are learning about
number; place value, mental and written
addition and subtraction. We will be
developing our understanding of division
and telling the time.
Holiday Homework. Due in on Thursday 21st
April 2016.
Your challenge is to choose one of the
following fun activities:
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Make a Rainforest habitat shoe box
Make a Rainforest Information poster
Make a Rainforests Power Point
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Make a model of a Rainforest animal
English
Pupils will learn about Riddles and create their
own describing a rainforest creature..
We will read and learn poetry about animals in
the rainforest.
We will focus on homophones in our spellings –
words that sound the same but are spelt
different and have different meanings.
We will learn how to include direct speech in
our writing.
We will develop our persuasive writing skills.
Geography
Map skills – looking at world maps
identifying where rainforests are and
why.
Human geography – looking at the lives
of people that live in rainforests around
the world.
Learning about the layers of the
rainforest.
Expressive Arts
Music – Instrumental skills playing the
glockenspiel, followed by Reggae music –
The
Rainforest
Rainforest Topic
Geog – Locational knowledge, map reading,continents, countries, tropics,
equator, longitude, latitude, northern/southern hemisphere.
exploring the music of Jamaica.
Physical geog – describe and understand key aspects of climate zones + water
cycle.
Art – fabric printing and techniques.
Human geog – types of settlement and land use, distribution of natural
resources, economic activity and trade links.
Skills + fieldwork – use 8 points of a compass, 4 and 6 figure grid referencing,
observe measure record and present.
Science – living things and their habitiat. Recognise living things can be grouped
in a variety of ways, explore and use classification keys to help group and identify. Namea variety of
living things in the wider environment. Recognise environments can change and this can pose dangers to living things.
French
We will be learning how to talk about ourselves, say
where we live, our age and what we like.
Design Technology –
We will be focusing on textiles and sewing, as
well as printing techniques
Science
The focus in science this half term is on
living things and their habitats.
We will primarily learn about rainforest
wildlife.
What and where are rainforests?
Plants/Fruit/Trees
Tree or plant fact file/leaflet
Layers of the rainforest
Map reading skills – continents, countries, famous
What and landmarks.
where are rainforests?
Finding the equator and the tropics. Locating
Do humans live in the rainforest?
Tribes – who are they
Comparison of a UK life/tribal life
Do plants only grow on the ground
countries in this zone.
Eat? Drink? Technology?
Types of leaves
Why is it hot AND rainy?
Hot seating (Miss Lloyd as a tribe member)
Eucalyptus tree
Does a rainforest have 4 seasons like we have?
Make some – link with sewing??
Names of some of the main rainforests.
ICT – We will use data loggers to monitor the
Are jungles and rainforests the same thing?
– will link to BLP
Headdresses –art.
Link in Batique??
changes in temperature. We will also use digital
cameras and ipads to take photographs.
Why do we need the rainforest?
Animals/Minibeasts
The Rainforest
Safari around the school grounds to
find hidden creatures. Mark on maps
where found them, using compass to
retell our journey in steps and direction,
Poisonous creatures
New discoveries
Are you as tall as chart – see Pinterest
Other….
Monsoon art/music
Dance Salsa
English – Poems with a structure, use jungle/animal based
poems.
MUSIC – sounds of the rainforest.
How the rainforest helps us
Deforestation
Logging
Use The Great Kapok Tree
The Lorax
Animals close to extinction
Link with persuasive writing in English