Science: States of matter (see scheme of work for more detail)

• Compare and group materials together according to whether they are solids, liquids and gases.
• Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled and measure and research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius. (^oc)
• Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature.SCIENCE VOCABULARY: matter solid  liquid  gas   particles  heated  cooled  temperature  Celsius  evaporation  condensation  water cycle.

History: THE ANGLO-SAXONS

• Recap what is meant by invasion and settlement.
• Review what we have learnt about the Roman invasion.
• Learn about the Roman withdrawal from Britain in c410 AD and the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
• Place the Anglo-Saxon era on a timeline and understand it followed the Roman Empire.
• Understand why people leave their homeland to settle in another country and relate it to today.
• Understand why Anglo-Saxons invaded and where they settled.
• Learn about the Anglo-Saxon laws and justice.
• Know the Anglo-Saxon settlements and place them on a map.
• Learn about Anglo-Saxon village life.
• Learn about the Christian conversion.
• Study Canterbury cathedral and its position as the HQ of Christianity.
• Find out about art in Anglo-Saxon times.
• Digital Publication: use a range of different templates, layouts and tools to present information – Use Purple Mash 2Connect to make a mind map if information about the Anglos SaxonsGeography: THE CITIES AND COUNTIES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
• Recap the countries which make up the United Kingdom and their capital cities.
• Locate the main cities in the UK.
• Identify some of the major landmarks of the main cities.
• Give reasons why people settle in the main cities.
• Identify some of the main counties and label them on a map.
• Know which counties some of the main cities are located in.
• Understand what a conurbation is.
• Use a map to locate London and Birmingham conurbations.
• Understand what a suburb is.
• Know the difference between rural and urban areas.
• Know that agriculture is produced in rural areas.
• Locate the green belt around a given city and understand reasons for having a green belt.
• Digital Research: Use digital resources and mapping tools to make notes on a topic for a report – Use Google Maps to locate major cities, then visit them using Google Stree View – take snapshots and annotate with descriptions etcHISTORY VOCABULARY: church Christianity   invasion  settler  settlement   village  oxen  runes  migration  village  Angles  Saxons  Jutes  wattle and daub  metal workers  illuminated letters   plough  monastery  monks

GEOGRAPHY VOCABULARY: isolated  agriculture  densely populated  amenities  arable farming  green belt   conurbation  suburb  urban  rural city county

CHALLENGES FOR THE MORE ABLE PUPILS: The Anglo-Saxons

• • Rank the factors that led to the fall of the western Roman empire and take over.
  • Create a list of questions for people that left the country to settle as a Saxon.
  • Write an explanation of how Britain changed from the Romans to the Saxons. Rank these in order of importance.
  • Look at tese Anglo-Saxon paintings/sources. What clues do they give us about Saxon life?
  • Can you rank and justify the reasons why Canterbury Cathedral was so important?
  • Would you have liked to have lived in Anglo-Saxon times? Justify why/why not.
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CHALLENGES FOR THE MORE ABLE PUPILS: The Cities and Counties of the United Kingdom

• Argue why London is the greatest city to live in and why. Create a response from a child who lives in another city with a counter-argument.
• Evaluate the pros and cons of the different cities and justify why.
• Rank the UK cities in size/population. Can you create a chart/graph to represent this data?
• You are an Anglo-Saxon. You need to invade more places to build your empire.  Rank and justify the 4 cities you will choose.  Focus on land/climate.
• Create a list of questions to ask someone who lives in another city.

 

Art: ANGLO-SAXON CROSSES AND SYMBOLS

• Study Anglo-Saxon crosses and symbols
• Create own symbol/cross using Anglo-saxon designs as an inspiration.
• Cut, stick and glue to a background.
• Create texture by adding patterns.
• Select different types of paints for different functions.
• Select an appropriate colour scheme.
• Add shading through the use of dark paint.
• Add detail through the use of POSCA or sharpie pens.
• Work collaboratively to create a large scale project.DT: MAKING BREAD (LINK WITH ANGLO-SAXON BREAD)
• Understand how key events and individuals in design and technology have helped shape the world in the context of the history behind Warburtons.
• Investigate and analyse a range of existing products in the contexts of different breads (e.g. look at the Warburtons range)
• Use research to create design criteria linked to bread.
• Select ingredients and kitchen equipment to follow a bread making recipe.
• Create an innovative, functional and appealing product in the form of bread.
• Select from and use a wide range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks (for example, shaping salt dough accurately)
• Prepare and cook types of bread using a range of cooking techniques.
• Learn how to knead and bake.
• Evaluate ideas and products against the design criteria.ANGLO-SAXON JEWELLERY (LINK WITH A VISIT TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM.)
• Research into Anglo-Saxon jewellery worn by women and men.
• Sketch examples of Anglo-Saxon jewellery
• Design and make an Anglo-saxon inspired pendant.
• Create further detail by embellishing a structure with items such as string, buttons, beads etc.
• Use different joining techniques to add embellishments (punching holes, gluing, wrapping, sewing etc.)
• Evaluate the finished product.

Music: FOCUS STUDY – FOLK MUSIC

• Play in solo and ensemble contexts, playing music with increasing accuracy and fluency.
• Improvise and compose music for a range of purposes.
• Listen with attention to detail and recall sounds.
• Appreciate staff and other musical notations.
• Appreciate and understand a wide range of high quality live and recorded music from different traditions, great composers and musicians.
• Develop an understanding of the history of music.E

Follow the Val Sabin scheme of work (located in the PPA room)

Games, gymnastics and dance.R.E: Our Religions in our Neighbourhood.

• What are the functions of religious buildings and places?
• What evidence can I find of religions in the neighbourhood?
• What evidence can I find of religions in the neighbourhood helping others?
• How are religions similar and different in my neighbourhood? Why is the bible important to Christians?
• What do we know about the bible and what makes it special?
• What is in the bible?
• What can we learn from the story of Joseph?
• How do Christians use the bible in church and in the home and elsewhere?
• What inspires me and guides me in my life? Computing

Using Technology Safely

• Communicating Online
• Personal Information
• Staying Safe/Getting HelpComputing

Coding and Programming

• Algorithms and Decomposition
• Programming on screen
• Sequence, Repetition, Selection
• De-bugging Entitlement and enrichment: British museum/ Tate modern/ Science museum/ visit to Canterbury Cathedral / arrange Viking school visits to come and do day’s INSET/ Museum of London.

 

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

• Pretend to be a settler leaving their homeland and write a letter about settling in another country.
• Write a description of an Anglo-Saxon settlement.
• Write a simple guide to Anglo-Saxon laws and justice.
• Write a diary from an Anglo-Saxon raider’s point of view.
• Write an eye-witness account of an Anglo-Saxon invasion (use Beowulf as a starting point)
• Write a description of Canterbury Cathedral for a tourist guide.
• Write a recount of daily life in an Anglo-Saxon village.
• Create an information book about the Anglo-Saxons for another class to read.
• Write a simple biography of Lowry.
• Design and write a postcard from one of the major cities of the UK.
• Create a website page from one of the cities of the UK explaining why people settled there.
• Create an advert (poster) inviting people to visit one of the counties.
• Write up a recipe for making chocolate crispy cakes.
• Write a simple information book about the water cycle
• Write a recipe for making bread.
• Write an advert for a bread product.
• Write a description of a piece of Anglo-Saxon jewellery.

Literacy books which link to the topic:

• Beowulf (a child’s version)
• Saxon gold

King Arthur tales