Focus Narrative:

Saga (200 words)

Key Text/Stimulus:

Skellig  

Focus Non-Narrative:

Script writing

Key Text/Stimulus:

Science - Crankpot TV

Curriculum support genres:

Script writing

Hot-seating, debate around issues

Perform scripts

Artist:

Various - Sketch book development

Medium:

Sketchbooks

Feedback, sharing ideas

Northumberland Agreed Syllabus

Unit L2.6 For Christians, when Jesus left, what was the impact of Pentecost?

Discussions, sharing ideas/views

Role Play as Egyptian

Hot-Seat/Freeze-frame

National Curriculum:

the achievements of the earliest civilisations

Content:

Ancient Egypt

• Who were the Ancient Egyptians
• What was life like in Ancient Egypt?
• Mummies
• Tutankhamun
• Write like an Egyptian
• Egyptian Gods

Planning Link

National Curriculum:

No focus

Real PE Unit:

Unit 5

Cog Focus

• Physical Skills

Fundamental Movement Skills

• Agility: Reaction/Response
• Static Balance: Floor Work

Sport:

Tennis

Dance

Feedback, sharing ideas, coaching

Planning Link

National Curriculum:

Focus objectives:

DESIGN OBJECTIVES

MAKE OBJECTIVES

apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures

Content:

Sets and props related to science for Crankpot TV  

discussions, giving instructions, feedback

National Curriculum:

Sound

identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating

recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear

find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it

find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it

recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases

Discussion - predictions. Exploring voice, sharing ideas

WOW! Practical Introduction

How is sound created?

Gather a selection of instruments for the children to make sounds with (For example: Drum with paper clips on, tuning fork and water, Xylophone etc). Children to make observations when sound is made compared to when the instruments are silent. Do they notice any movements?

Content:

• Good Vibrations
• Hearing Sound
• Higher and Lower
• String Telephone
• Sound Proofing
• Making Music

Investigations:

TBC

Planning Link

National Curriculum:

Computer Science

Hardware Investigators (PM Unit 4.8)

Information Tech

Making Music (PM Unit 4.9)

iMovie - recording episodes of Portal

Recording music/voice over, discussions, explanations

Planning Link

Planning Link

Online Safety

Healthy Screen Time (PM Unit 4.2 Lesson 4)

Planning Link

Debate, discussions, sharing ideas

No focus

Language Angels Unit

Core Vocabulary & Phonetics:

• Recap Previous Vocabulary

Intermediate Language Unit (6 Lessons):

• Que Tiempo Hace? (The Weather)

Planning Link

Planning Link

Speaking aloud