AUTUMN 1 :ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS ENGLISH THE GREAT KAPOK TREE - To retrieve information from non-fiction - To design a ‘great tree’ setting - To explore the structure of dilemma stories - To punctuate direct speech correctly - To use a range of speech verbs - To use adverbs in dialogue (higher ability) - To identify persuasive devices - To use a dictionary to find definitions - To write a persuasive letter - To prepare a group performance - To plan a dilemma story - To write my own dilemma story - To edit and evaluate my writing - To use a thesaurus To make choices about the presentation of my story NON FICTION WRITING - Non chronological report writing on a Mayan God Diary writing of a Mayan Warrior Newspaper report on Mayan archaeological dig Instructions on how to play Pok-A-Tok MATHS COLLINS BUSY ANTS UNITS 1 & 2 Time Zones Mayan Number System DESIGN TECHNOLOGY - Mayan Clay Pots (Design, Make & Evaluate) HISTORY Mayan Symbols & Writing Religious Festivals Warriors Mayan Artists Gods & Goddesses Archaeological Digs Chocolate Culture & food (Mayan Feast) Benin Empire (How did it begin & why did it end?) AUTUMN 1 :ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS SCIENCE - States of Matter ART Benin & Mayan Masks (Sketching existing masks & designing and making own) Rainforest Art (Drawing & Sketching) Studying examples of Mayan Art ICT - Purple Mash/Espresso: Coding GEOGRAPHY -South America ( Mesoamerica) Climate Mountains Amazon Rainforest (Inc Animals that live within it) Trade Comparing to other countries i.e. Mexico to the UK Map & Atlas Skills Chocolate PE Swimming Football Pok A Tok FRENCH - Numbers 1-31