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Reading writing aloud

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Focus Narrative:

Random Writing

Key Text/Stimulus:

Context and Curriculum

Writing Outcome:

Children will complete a range of short writing tasks linked to their class contexts and wider curriculum learning throughout the year. Writing choices and outcomes will be led by cohort need, drawing upon the different genres, styles and writing techniques explored across the curriculum, and giving children opportunities to apply and develop their skills for a range of purposes and audiences.

Focus Grammar

• Spell using suffixes ation, ly, ous, tion, sion, ssion, cian

Focus Non-narrative:

Random Writing

Key Text/Stimulus:

Context and Curriculum

Writing Outcome:

Children will complete a range of short writing tasks linked to their class contexts and wider curriculum learning throughout the year. Writing choices and outcomes will be led by cohort need, drawing upon the different genres, styles and writing techniques explored across the curriculum, and giving children opportunities to apply and develop their skills for a range of purposes and audiences.

Cross-curriculum support genres:

All genres previously covered

Pathway: Torches 🔗

Applying scientific understanding of electrical circuits through designing and making a torch using recycled and reclaimed materials.

Core: Electrical systems

Why is it important to design and test a torch prototype before making the final product?

Designing and testing a torch prototype helps identify what works well and what needs improving before the final product is made. Testing allows designers to check if the circuit works, if the torch is strong and easy to use, and whether the materials and components are suitable for the purpose.

Prototype – An early model or test version used to develop and improve an idea.

Component – A part used to build a product, such as a bulb, battery or switch.

Design Criteria – A list of things a product must do to be successful.

WOW! Wonder Launch

Big Question: How can we get the bulb to light up?

Enquiry Focus: Problem solving / comparative and fair testing

Outline: A mystery challenge box arrives from Professor Crankpot,  containing only a bulb, two wires and a cell. Working in small groups, they explore different ways to connect the equipment and investigate how electricity travels around a circuit. As they test ideas, children observe what happens when parts are connected correctly or incorrectly, discussing why some attempts work and others do not. Once groups successfully light the bulb, they compare their methods and explain what they discovered about making a complete circuit.

What to wonder?: Why does the bulb only light up in certain arrangements?What happens if one part is missing or moved?How does the electricity travel around the circuit?Why do some groups succeed faster than others?What do all successful circuits have in common?

Investigations:

Building Circuits Children build a range of simple electrical circuits using bulbs, buzzers, motors and cells. They investigate how different components work together and identify what is needed to make a complete circuit.

Using Switches Children explore how switches can control the flow of electricity within a circuit. They test different switch designs and observe how opening and closing the circuit affects the components.

Testing Conductors and Insulators Children investigate which materials allow electricity to pass through them by adding different objects into a circuit. They compare results to identify which materials are conductors and which are insulators.

What are the basic parts of a simple series circuit?The basic parts of a simple series circuit are cells (batteries), wires, bulbs, switches, and buzzers.

What does a switch do in a circuit? A switch opens and closes a circuit, controlling whether or not the lamp or other components light up or work.

What are conductors and insulators, and which material is a good conductor?Conductors allow electricity to flow through them, while insulators do not. Metals, like copper, are good conductors.

Circuit – A path through which electricity flows.

Cell – A power source (like a battery) that provides energy to a circuit.

Switch – A device that opens or closes a circuit to stop or start the flow of electricity.

Conductor – A material that electricity can pass through easily, like metal

Insulator – A material that does not let electricity pass through, like plastic or rubber.

Data handling

Investigating Weather 🔗

Investigating how weather data is gathered, recorded and used to create forecasts through researching and using spreadsheets to organise information.

Oak Academy

Compose and create: cosmic programme music 🔗

Language Angels Unit 🔗

• La fonética (Phonics & Pronunciation)