English
Focus Area 1: Explanation Texts
The children will explore the features of a variety of explanation texts, linked to their learning in science, geography and history. They will write their own explanations, describing real-life themes, including life cycles of plants and animals.
Focus Area 2: Narrative
The children will use the text Grandad’s Secret Giant to explore story-writing. They will retell the story and give their opinions. They will box up the key events from the story and plan an innovated version. As writers, they will write their own Secret Giant story.
Focus Area 3: Recount
The children will explore recount text that others have written. They will identify features and write their own recounts of real-life experiences, including our visit to the church in RE.
Focus Area 4: Poetry
The children will read, perform and identify the features of different types of poems, including simple one word poems, descriptive and rhyming poems. They will write their own poems, working in pairs and individually.
Maths
Focus Area 1: Shape
The children will explore 2D and 3D shapes, naming them and describing their features. They will learn about vertical and horizontal lines of symmetry in shapes. The children will solve puzzles and problems linked to shape.
Focus Area 2: Place Value
The children will revisit the place value of one and two-digit numbers, partitioning numbers in different ways. They will solve puzzles and problems linked to place value.
Focus Area 3: Calculation
The children will consolidate learning in calculation, including all four operations: add; subtract; multiply; divide and solve calculation problems.
Focus Area 3: Measures
The children will read scales in the context of number sequences, measures and within reading data. They will revisit learning in time and money. They will solve puzzles and problems linked to measures.
Focus Area 4: Fractions
The children will find half, quarter, two quarters, three quarters and third of shapes and amounts. They will learn that half and two quarters are equivalent. They will write numerals to represent these fractions, and solve fraction puzzles and problems.
Science
Focus Area 1: Plants
As scientists, the children will plant and observe plants. They will observe our bulbs which we planted back in the autumn term. We will plant seeds and observe their growth, considering their needs for survival and growth. They will carry out investigations and explain their findings.
Focus Area 2: Animals
The children will explore animal life and explore mini-beasts around our environment. They will learn about life-cycles and learn about simple food chains. They will carry out investigations and explain their findings.
Computing
Focus Area: Programming Robot Algorithms using Bee Bots
This unit develops pupils’ understanding of instructions in sequences and the use of logical reasoning to predict outcomes, using Bee Bot Robots. Pupils will use given commands in different orders to investigate how the order affects the outcome. Pupils will also learn about design in programming. They will design algorithms and then test those algorithms as programs and debug them in order to sort out problems with their programs.
Geography
Focus Area: Hot and Cold Places
As geographers, the children will identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles.
History
Focus Area: Life of a Significant Person – Charles Darwin
As a link to our Science learning, the children will explore the life and work of Charles Darwin.
Focus Area 2: Buildings
As historians, the children will explore buildings and how they have changed over time.
RE
Focus Area 1:
What is the ‘good news’ that Christians say Jesus brings?
The children will learn about the concept of ‘Gospel’ and the good news of forgiveness, peace and love that Christians believe Jesus brings. They will learn about Matthew the Tax Collector and how Christians believe that Jesus offers forgiveness, looking at their heart rather than what they have done in the past. They will learn about the instructions that Jesus gives in the Bible and how Christians follow his example and these instructions in order to behave in a Christ like way. They will learn about special places linked to Christianity and visit the local church.
Focus Area 2:
Who is a Muslim and how do they live?
The children will find out about Islam, key beliefs, and ways of living for Muslims. Pupils will learn about some of the key Muslim beliefs about God. They will encounter stories about the Prophet and find out about what these teach Muslims today about ways of living. Pupils will learn about the five pillars of Islam and how these impact upon the lives of believers. They will learn about the importance of prayer and what it means for Muslims all over the world. They will learn about special places linked to Islam.
PSHE
Focus Area: Health and Wellbeing
The children will learn about the human body and the human life-cycle. They will learn about safety and risks, both at home and when out and about. They will learn how to cross the road safely and what to do in an emergency.
Art
Focus Area: Stick Transformation Project
As artists, the children are enabled to use their imagination and transform a familiar object (a stick) into new forms. The pathway begins with a simple sculptural warm-up which encourages children to think creatively and laterally about how they can use materials to create a small sculpture. The children then go on to make stick people inspired by Guatemalan Worry Dolls, make a treehouse. Sketchbooks are used throughout to help children explore, record and reflect.
PE
Focus Area 1: Tennis
The children will learn racket skills in developing our tennis abilities and play mini-games.
Focus Area 2: Athletics
We will develop our running, jumping and throwing skills within athletics and complete personal challenges.
Focus Area 3: Strike/ Field Games
The children will develop their skills and take part in mini cricket and rounders games in small groups.
Music
Focus Area 1: Ukulele
As musicians, the children will continue to learn cords in playing the ukulele. They will learn how to play the ukulele effectively, holding it correctly and strumming the strings. They use the cords to learn and play simple tunes whilst singing alongside.
Focus Area 2: Rock Music
The children will listen to and appraise a piece of rock music. They will explore tempo and beat. We will learn to play simple tunes of the glockenspiel, exploring how we can play loud notes and quiet notes.
MFL
Focus Area: number, counting and our bodies
The children will count to 10 and beyond, in French. They will begin to learn some names for the parts of the body.
D & T
Focus Area: Structures
The children will explore, design and make simple 3D structures, linked to our History of Buildings topic. They will evaluate and make improvements to their work.