Focus Narrative:

Roald Dahl Stories

Key Text/Stimulus:

The Twits

Writing Outcome:

Write a new prank scene for The Twits.

Focus Grammar

• Sentences using capital letter and full stop.
• Capital letters for proper nouns and pronoun I
• Exclamation and question mark recap
• Using ‘and’ to join words and phrases

Hot Seating

Focus Non-Narrative:Recount (Diary)Key Text/Stimulus:

The Twits

Writing Outcome:

Write a diary entry about a day with the Twits.

Cross-curriculum support genres:

Labels, lists & captions

Senses Poems

Pathway: Stick Transformation Project

Artists use their creative skills to re-see and re-imagine the world. Explore how you can transform a familiar object into new and fun forms.

Disciplines:

Making, Drawing, Sketchbooks

Medium:

Twigs, Construction Materials, Paper, Wool, Drawing Materials

Artists:

Chris Kenny

How do artists use everyday materials to create new artwork?Artists use their imagination and hands to look at ordinary objects—like sticks—in new ways. By changing how something looks or what it’s used for, artists can transform materials into something creative, fun, or meaningful.    

Why do artists use sketchbooks when they are designing or making art?Sketchbooks help artists plan, test, and reflect on their ideas. In this project, sketchbooks are used to explore ideas for transforming a stick—like drawing clothes for a stick person or planning a treehouse.

Transform – To change the way something looks or what it is used for.

Sculpture – A piece of art that you can touch and see from all sides—it has shape and form.

Imagination – The ability to think of new ideas or pictures in your mind.

What do Christians believe Jesus  the most important commandments were?Love God, and love your neighbour.  

What is a parable?Christians believe that Jesus then gave examples of stories (parables) and acted in a way to help people around him understand how important these commandments are.  

Jesus – A special person Christians believe is God's son and a teacher.
Commandment – An important rule that tells people how to live.Love – Caring for God and other people, like Jesus taught.
Neighbour – Anyone around us that we should be kind to and help.Parable – A special story Jesus told to teach a message or lesson.

WOW! Practical Introduction

Mixed materials sort. Children set own criteria and find materials.

What materials are commonly used to make everyday objects?Common materials include wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper, and cardboard. These materials are used to make many of the things we see and use every day. Each one has special properties that make it useful for different jobs. We can name and recognise these materials in our homes and school.

Why are different materials used for different things?Some materials are better suited to certain jobs because of their properties. For example, metal is strong and hard, so it’s good for tools, while paper is light and easy to fold. We use glass for windows because it is clear, and plastic for bottles because it is waterproof and light. Understanding why materials are chosen helps us know how things are made.

How do we know if a material is suitable?We can test materials to see if they are strong, bendy, waterproof, hard, or soft (properties). This helps us compare them and decide which is best for a particular use. For example, cardboard is better than glass for packaging, but not for windows. By comparing materials, we learn how they behave and what they are good for.

How can the shape of a solid object be changed?Some materials can change shape when we squash, bend, twist, or stretch them. For example, rubber can be stretched and bent, but rock cannot. These changes don’t always last – some materials go back to their original shape, others stay changed. Testing how materials change helps us learn more about what they can do.

Material – What something is made from (like wood, metal, or plastic).
Property – A word that describes what a material is like (e.g. strong, bendy, waterproof).
Suitable – Good or right for a particular job or purpose.
Compare – To look at how materials are the same or different.Change – To make something different in shape (e.g. by bending, stretching, or twisting).

Computer Systems and Networks

Unit 2.1 - Information technology around us

Identifying IT and how its responsible use improves our world in school and beyond.