1. Yellow Class Spring Term Rainforests Outcomes Literacy Texts
Rainforest painting in the style of Henri Rousseau
Self-portrait in the style of Frida Kahlo
Diorama of a rainforest scene
Class assembly based on a rainforest story
HISTORY
Skills:
Write a biography of Chico Mendes
*Not a main focus this term
GEOGRAPHY
Knowledge:
Know the geographical features of a rainforest
Name continents where rainforests are found
Skills:
Locate rainforests on a map, using grid references
Locate the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn on a map
Use the index of an atlas
Literacy Texts
The Great Kapok Tree
The Vanishing Rainforest
ART
Knowledge:
Recognise work by the artists Frida Kahlo and Henri Rousseau
Skills:
Make initial sketches as preparation for painting
Select, and use appropriately, a variety of materials and techniques in order to create their own work
Make close observations of objects in the natural world
Science Units
Identify that animals need the right types and amount of nutrition
Know that animals get nutrition from what they eat and cannot make their own food
Identify human and animal skeletons and explain their functions
This term our topic is:
Rainforests
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
Knowledge:
Know what a diorama is
Understand how to strengthen or reinforce a structure
Skills:
Use tools and equipment to perform practical tasks such as cutting and shaping
Generate, develop and communicate ideas through discussion and annotated sketches
SMSC
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Knowledge:
Know how the meaning of a parable can be applied to the lives of different Christians
Understand what a believer might learn from Jesus’ sayings
Skills:
Link different viewpoints together to explain a religious idea
Describe what a believer might learn from a Buddhist story
Consider what it means for everyone to be equal
Know the effects that deforestation has on life in the rainforests
Recognise when we have made mistakes, make amends and set personal goals
PSHE
Knowledge:
Know how to develop and maintain a variety of healthy relationships
Skills:
Manage emotions within a range of relationships
Identify risky or negative relationships including all forms of bullying and abuse
Outdoor Learning
Making observations of, and sketching, objects in nature
COMPUTING
Knowledge:
Understand how to use search technologies
Skills:
Collect and present information in video form
Design and create content using iMovie PE
Knowledge:
Know that there are different types of balance, stretch and jump
Skills:
Perform recognisable movements
Link movements to form a short routine
MUSIC
Knowledge:
Understand how different drumming techniques produce different notes
Skills:
Perform a song to an audience.
Trips and Visits
Pizza Express
London Zoo
Pre-history visit from the Museum of London