BedlingtonStation PrimarySchool

Station Studios:

Traditional Tales

Year 1 Term 2A

CONTEXT

Hello, Olive Stein here, world-class businessperson and CEO of Station Studios. You have been recruited to be my new ‘TV Producers’. I want you to create a new episode of our hit TV show 'Portal'!  In this episode viewers will step though the portal and straight into the world of traditional tales! As producers will create and film the show, working both in front and behind the camera! Work fast, work hard, work now!

BROADENING EXPERIENCES

Seven Stories, Newcastle

CLASS READER

Poems

Drama workshop

Jigsaw PSHE ‘Dreams and Goals’.We will learn about how to set goals and tackle challenges.

Curriculum Overview

Oracy Development Opportunities

ENGLISH

Focus Narrative:

Traditional Tales (Not Fairytales)

Key Text/Stimulus:

Red Riding Hood, 3 Little Pigs, 3 Billy Goats, Goldilocks

 

Focus Non-Narrative:

Traditional UK poems (Oral)

Key Text/Stimulus:

Now Am I Six

 

Curriculum support genres:

Labels, lists & captions

Recounts

Performing poems

Hot seating/retelling

ART

Artist:

No focus

Medium:

No focus

RE

Jigsaw RE

Who is God to the Jews?

(Northumberland Agreed Syllabus - Who is Jewish and how do they live?)

 

Who is the special person that Jews believe started Judaism?
Abraham is considered the founder of Judaism

What is a covenant?God made a special agreement with the Jewish people called ‘A Covenant’  

What is the Torah?God gave the Jews a Holy Book called the Torah. The 10 commandments are a set of rules that tells them how to live their lives in a way that pleases God. These rules are found in the Torah and were given to Moses.

Abraham – The special person Jews believe started Judaism.

Covenant – A special promise or agreement between God and the Jewish people.

Torah – The Jewish holy book that teaches people how to live.

Moses – The person who received the Torah and the Ten Commandments from God.

Commandments – Important rules that God gave to help people live good lives.

HISTORY

National Curriculum:

No focus

 

Content:

No focus

GEOGRAPHY

National Curriculum:

No focus

 

Content:

No focus

PE

Real PE Unit:

Unit 3

Cog Focus

  • Cognitive Skills

Fundamental Movement Skills

  • Dynamic Balance: On a Line
  • Static Balance: Stance

Planning Link

Sport:

Dance

Multi-skills

DT

National Curriculum:

Focus objectives:

Explore and use mechanisms [levers, sliders) in their products

 

feedback/presenting TV show

Content:

Traditional tales - Moving picture books. (‘Make and Do TV show)

What is a mechanism?A mechanism is something that makes a part of an object move.

What is a lever used for?A lever helps lift or move things by pushing or pulling.

What does a slider do?A slider helps parts of an object move back and forth in a straight line.

Mechanism – Something that makes a part of an object move.

Lever – A stick or bar used to lift or move things by pushing or pulling.

Slider – A part that moves back and forth in a straight line.

Move – To change position or go from one place to another.

Push/Pull – Ways to make something move; push means away from you, pull means towards you.

SCIENCE

National Curriculum:

Working Scientifically

Investigations:

Observe over time - Weather hunt . Look at weather forecast daily

Weather forecast TV show

 

Role play - TV shows

Ongoing:

observe changes across the 4 seasons

observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies

 

Spring – The season when plants begin to grow, and baby animals are born.

Grow – What plants and trees start to do in spring.

Rain – Common weather in spring that helps plants grow.

Blossom – Flowers that bloom on trees during spring.

Longer days – In spring, the daylight lasts longer as days get brighter.

What changes happen in nature during spring?In spring, the weather starts to get warmer and plants begin to grow again. Trees grow new leaves and flowers start to bloom. Many animals have babies in spring, like lambs and chicks. You might see more insects, birds building nests, and longer days with more sunlight.

What is spring weather like and how do the days change?Spring weather can be a mix of sunshine, rain, and wind. Sometimes it’s warm, but it can still be chilly or wet. The days begin to get longer, with more daylight than in winter. This means the sun rises earlier and sets later as spring goes on.

COMPUTING

National Curriculum:

Computer Science

Lego Builders (Purple Mash Unit 1.4)

 

Information Tech

Create video based on Traditional tales using 'Puppet Pals' (iPad)

Talk and record

Online Safety

Hector's World - Carnival

MUSIC

Singing

Specialist teacer

2 part songs

Ukulele

Performing/singing/evaluations