1. (Ir)reversible changes, materials, local food sources and cooking.
Stunning Start
Sainsbury’s visit to find out where our food comes from.
Science
National Curriculum
Suggested Activities
Links
Assessment
Compare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their properties
Know that some materials will dissolve in liquid and describe how to recover a substance from a solution
Use knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to decide how mixtures might be separated
Give reasons for the particular uses of everyday materials
Demonstrate that dissolving, mixing and changes of state are reversible changes
Explain that some changes result in the formation of new materials and that this kind of change is not usually reversible
Explore various ways of separating mixtures
Investigate burning (at Forest School?) and other kinds of chemical reactions
Investigate solubility of various substances
Test materials for a range of properties to design food packaging
Make oobleck
Skittle challenge
Lit DT
Active assessment tasks throughout the term.
PSHE
Health and well Being (how to keep emotionally and physically safe)
Healthy food choices
Books
The Other Side of Truth
The Unforgotten Coat
Food, Glorious Food RE
Buddhism
Christianity
Trips/Visitors
Parent assembly
Hairy Biker (Dave Myers)? TBC
Marvellous Middle
Visit to Pizza Express Canterbury (booked for 7 March)
(Ir)reversible changes, materials, local food sources and cooking.
Literacy
National Curriculum
Suggested Activities
Links
Assessment
Plan their writing, considering audience and purpose
Draft, write, perform their own compositions
Proofread and edit
Debate on sourcing local food
Persuasive writing, encouraging the Hairy Biker to come and cook with us
Newspaper article (based on Science experiment, Scientific report
Write a recipe
Geo
Sci
Big Write Activities:
Persuasive Writing
Newspaper article
Report Writing
Instructions (recipe)
Fantastic Finish
Big cooking session (if possible with Hairy Biker).
Mannequin challenge
eating food

2. Geography Art Computing Maths DT
National Curriculum
Suggested Activities
Links
Assessment
Human geography including types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water.
Field work to observe and record where food originates from and how it is transported
Mapping activity
Discussion on Brexit and trade deals.
Lit
Ongoing, class based assessment
Art
National Curriculum
Suggested Activities
Link
Assessment
Create sketch books to record observations and use them to review and revisit ideas.
Improve mastery of art and design techniques
Making comic strips
Art will be taught by Mrs Tench on Thursday afternoons
Self/peer assessment
Computing
National Curriculum
Suggested Activities
Links
Assessment
Design and write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals
Use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs
Use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithm works and to detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs
Design, make and evaluate Cookie Clicker on Scratch 2
Use a Makey Makey with fruit as controllers
Geo
Peer-evaluation, using the specified success criteria
Maths
National Curriculum
Suggested Activities
Assessment
Algebra and sequences
3D shapes
Ratio & proportion
Calculations using all four operations
Practising speed times tables
Place value and roman numerals refresh
Solving number problems
Using formal written methods to support all four operations
Mathematical problem solving
Using nets for 3D shapes
Times tables tests (weekly)
Arithmetic paper (weekly)
Ongoing class based assessment
Practise SATS papers DT
National Curriculum
Suggested Activities
Links
Design, make and evaluate a new product
Cook and apply the principles of nutrition and healthy eating.
Understand seasonality
Design, make and evaluate our own food packaging
Prepare and cook a variety of savoury dishes
Scie