Science1^st HALF: ANIMALS INCLUDING HUMANS.

• Describe the simple functions of basic types of the digestive systems in humans.
• Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions.
• Construct and interpret a variety of food chains; identifying producers, predators and prey

MATHS LINKS:

• Fraction of type of teeth problems
• Compare fractions of carnivores and herbivores.
• Construct bar charts comparing tooth types in humans and animals.

WRITING LINKS:

• Write a persuasive leaflet about caring for teeth

DIGITAL PUBLISHING Use 2Publish Writing project to create a healthy teeth leaflet with clipart and different fonts etc

LI: Use tables, text boxes, and borders to layout content Science: 2^ND HALF: SOUND

• Identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with vibrating.
• Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear.
• Find the patterns between the pitch of a sound and the features of the vibrations that produced it.
• Recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance increases

MATHS LINKS:

• Read and construct line graphs based noise levels in the classroom.
• Compare and order pitches of sounds using decimals.

WRITING LINKS:

• Write a poem about sound (using key words)
• Write instructions for creating an instrument with different pitch/volume

DIGITAL MEDIA: Explore the ways we can generate and/or record digital sound using a computer, iPad, keyboard etc

LI: Record and play-back sounds using digital recording device

Create musical sequences using digital toolsHistory: THE VIKINGS

• Know where the Vikings came from and why they attacked.
• Know the threat of the Vikings came from the sea.
• Locate the Vikings in time in relation to the Romans and the Saxons.
• Identify where the Vikings raided.
• Understand how the role of Vikings changed from raiders to conquerors.
• Understand the importance of Danelaw.
• Research Alfred the Great and Edward the Confessor.

MATHS LINKS:

• Research Alfred the Great and Edward the Confessor.
• Solve word problems about Viking life.
• Solve fraction problem involving Viking trading.Geography: SETTLEMENT AND LAND USE
• Know the different types of settlement.
• Look at places that originated in Viking times and identify them by their settlement type. Look for Viking place names – how do we know they are Viking
• Use maps to look at the similarities and differences of different types of settlement.
• Look at the trade links between Viking countries and identify why they invaded these places.
• Look at trade links between these countries in the modern day.

MATHS LINKS:

• Construct and interpret charts about settlement preferences.
• Solve translation problems about Viking settlement patterns.

DIGITAL RESEARCH: Use interactive maps to locate key places in Viking history – plot distances travelled using online tools, add markers

https://mapmaker.nationalgeographic.org

LI: Use digital tools to explore and annotate digital online mapsCHALLENGES FOR THE MORE ABLE PUPILS: The Vikings

• Pretend you are a Viking, Write a letter home to explain your reasons for leaving home to live in England.
• Plan an invasion on England and justify the reasons for the locations you have invaded.
• How were the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings similar? How were they different?
• What do you think were the 10 most important changes in Britain from 55BC to 1066?
• Why was Alfred the Great so great?CHALLENGES FOR THE MORE ABLE PUPILS: Settlement and Use.
• Where would you choose to settle and why?
• Create your own settlement – make a map of it using OS symbols and include a key.
• Make a list Viking settlements and research their current day population and create a bar chart.
• You are a Viking. You need to invade more places to build your empire.  Justify the 4 countries you choose.

Art REPEATING PATTERNS

• Use a graphics package to create images and effects with lines by controlling the brush tool with increased precision.
• Use digital media to create shapes by making selections to cut, duplicate and repeat.
• Experiment with colours and textures by making an appropriate choice of special effects and filters to manipulate and create images for a particular purpose.

DIGITAL MEDIA: Use online pattern generating tools to create repeating patterns using different layouts and motifs – save & print

https://patterninja.com

LI: Use digital tools to edit, crop and resize and organise images and photos

CHALLENGES FOR THE MORE ABLE PUPILS:

• Use more complex patterns and filters.
• Create original repeating patterns.
• Research the origins of repeating patterns.

D.T: MAKE BISCUITS FOR A HUNGRY INVADER ( there is a plan bee scheme for this)

• Develop design criteria to inform the design of functional and appealing products that are fit for purpose.
• Generate, develop, model and communicate ideas through discussions, sketches and prototypes.
• Select and use from a wide range of ingredients.
• Investigate and analyse a range of existing products.
• Evaluate individual products against a design criteria and consider views of others to improve work.
• Prepare and cook a variety of dishes using a range of techniques.

DIGITAL DATA: Use online database (supermarket website) to collect nutritional data on a range of biscuits – organise in spreadsheet and sort by cost/price per biscuit/sugar content/ calories etc

LI: Create a simple spreadsheet to organise information

CHALLENGES FOR THE MORE ABLE PUPILS:

Create other recipes for invaders.

• Music: Music: Play in ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing instruments with increasing accuracy.
• Improvise music for a range of purposes using the interrelated dimensions of music.
• Listen with attention to detail to sounds.
• Appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music.
• Develop an understanding of the history of music..E (Please follow Val Sabin’s scheme of work)

Dance, gymnastics, gamesR.E:

What makes me the person I am?

• Who influences our life?
• Who or what influenced the life of St Francis?
• Who or what influenced the life of Pandurang, Shastri and Athavale?
• What objects are special to the people in my community?
• What things do I care about in my community?
• What can I do to improve my community?Why is Easter important?
• What is Easter and why is it celebrated?
• What are the symbols associated with Easter and how do they suggest new life?
• What is Palm Sunday?
• What are the events of the Last Supper and how is the symbolism used today?
• What were the events in the Garden of Gethsemane?
• How do Christians remember and celebrate Easter today?
• Why is Easter so important to Christians? Computing: Coding, Programming and Computer Games
• Create and edit flow diagrams to break down a sequence (eg traffic lights) into smaller steps
• Create more complex programs using symbols and text to achieve an outcome on screen
• Explore the variables in a range of simulations and relate to real life applications and situations
• Create simple interactive computer games and activities

Identify and de-bug errors in their own/others codeEntitlement and enrichment: The British museum/ visit a local settlement (e.g. a village/hamlet etc) / London Zoo

Topic writing links: (please teach during Friday’s literacy lesson and work in topic/Science books

• Create an information book about the Vikings.
• Write an eye-witness account of a Viking raid.
• Write a diary from the perspective of a Viking raider/ Viking conqueror
• Write a set of rules that people living by Danelaw had to abide by
• Write a letter describing living in the Danelaw
• Write a fact file about Edward the confessor and Alfred the Great
• Write a description of a Viking feast
• Create a wanted poster of a Viking warrior
• Write a diary entry from a villager’s point of view about being attacked by Vikings
• Write a travel brochure for a place which was a Viking settlement
• Create an advert for a product that was traded in Viking times
• Write an estate agent style of writing for a preferred settlement type
• Write instructions for how to clean teethLiteracy books which link to the topic:
• The Littlest Viking
• Thor’s Wedding Day
• There’s a Viking In My Bed
• Vikings in the Supermarket
• Sir Cumference and the Viking’s Map
• Hiccup
• How to be A Viking
• How to Train Your DragonMaths topic Links: (work to be in topic/Science books)
• Word problems about Viking life
• Fractions problems about Viking trading.
• Read and write distances Vikings travelled in km.
• Construct and interpret charts about settlement preferences.
• Solve translation problems about Viking settlement patterns.
• Multiplication / division money problems about ‘Wergild’ (the value set on human life based on crimes committed.)