1. Stone Age to Iron Age Britain.
Literacy (SPAG) – Genre: NON-FICTION - Persuasive Writing – Identify persuasive texts. Define term ‘fact’ & ‘opinion’ – use TV adverts, famous speeches and protest songs. Non-Chronological-Reports and Journalistic Writing – Revisit punctuation for direct speech. Write active & passive sentences using technical vocabulary. Compare direct and reported speech.
CHORAL & PERFORMANCE POETRY – Identify features of performance poetry. Identify slang and & dialect. Understand use of subjunctive verb forms. Investigate onomatopoeia & alliteration. Plan and perform a poem.
Oak Class Topic Web – Autumn term
Numeracy
Fractions & Division
Place value, decimals & subtraction
Measures – including time
3D shape and fractions
Written multiplication, mixed calculations and word problems
Science – ELECTRICITY (Electric celebrations)
Design festive lights and decorations by:
Identify how circuits work,
Draw accurate circuit diagrams,
Create festive lights and decoration,
Test designs.
Stone Age to Iron Age Britain.
Geography/History Investigate life and daily tasks as an Iron Age villager. Learn about the origins of agriculture and its spread to Britain.
Hill Forts:
Use maps to identify local hill forts,
Make a 3D contour model of map section with Hill Fort.
Research into life of a fort in the Iron Age and find Hill First using grid references,
Use a plan from an archaeological dig to draw/ build a structure.
Art – Research and make Iron Age Torcs.
Explore Iron Age tribal names and totem animals and design an authentic totem animal.
D&T –Iron Age based - recreate a round house; weave with wool; cook oatcakes, make cheese and make a game (dice/knucklebones)
Christmas Fayre - items for school business.
P.E – Links with Geography ( map work/ running)
Trail and treasure hunt
Physical challenge and problem-solving activities.
ICT – ANIMATION
Design a short stop-motion animation.
Identify what makes a good animation – plan using story boarding.
Shoot and edit a group animation (How to avoid common mistakes/ review animation / hold a premiere event)
R.E - Beliefs and Practices Religion: Islam Key Question - What does it mean to belong to a religion?
Key Question: Why might Christmas be important to ourselves as well as (other) Christians?
PSHE/P4C/British Values – Children’s Rights (UN)
Needs and wants
Rights of the child
Exploring rights
Right to good health - water and sanitation
Right to good health – our school health club
Spelling – Words: ending in ‘able’ and ‘ible’, ‘ably’ and ‘ibly’, suffixes beginning with vowel letters, use of the hyphen and homophones
French & Music - taught by specialists – Madame Sturm & Mrs Lawrence.