Focus Narrative:

Fictional Diary

Key Text/Stimulus:

A Bug's Life (Movie) 🔗

Writing Outcome:

Overview

The grasshopper attack: Hopper, the villain grasshopper prepares to confront the ant colony and collect food, but events unfold differently when the ants stand up to him and his control begins to slip.

Writing Task

Write two diary entries from the perspective of a grasshopper—one before the event and one after—explaining what they planned, what happened, and how they now feel.

Writing Focus

Use first-person voice to describe thoughts and emotions, showing how the character’s feelings and viewpoint change over time.

Focus Grammar

• Inverted commas and punctuating direct speech
• Use of the present perfect form of verbs instead of the simple past

Hot-seating as characters, freeze-frame

Recording reading letters to Regina - giving feedback

Focus Non-Narrative:
Informal Letters
Key Text/Stimulus:
Regina's Garden DesignWriting Outcome:
Overview

Regina has asked for feedback on her new garden pavilion design and wants an honest, helpful response before she makes any changes. Pupils will review the design and share their thoughts in a friendly, supportive way.

Writing Task

Write an informal letter to Regina giving feedback on her garden pavilion design. Explain what you like about it, any improvements you would suggest, and how the pavilion could be used in the garden. Finish by encouraging Regina and sharing your overall opinion.

Writing Focus

Use an informal tone and first-person voice, organise ideas into clear paragraphs, and use cohesive devices (such as conjunctions and time adverbials) to link opinions and suggestions clearly.

Cross-curriculum support genres:

Nonsense poems (plants)

Explanation Texts

Pathway: Cloth, Thread, Paint 🔗

In this pathway children are introduced to artists that combine paint and sewing, art and craft, to make work.  

Disciplines:

Painting, Sewing, Drawing, Sketchbooks

Medium:

Fabric (Calico), Paint, Thread

Artists:

Alice Kettle, Hannah Rae

Feedback, advice, sharing ideas

How is sewing used in art?

Sewing is used in art to add lines, patterns, and textures to fabric, helping artists create detail, movement, and meaning in their work.It can also be used to join materials, layer fabric, or draw with thread—turning stitches into part of the artwork.

Stitch – A line or mark made by sewing with thread.

Underpainting – A layer of paint used as the background for an artwork.

Texture – How something feels or looks like it feels (e.g. soft, rough, bumpy).

What is salvation? Christians believe that Jesus’ death and resurrection saved humans and opened the way back to God for eternity.

What is Maundy Thursday?The day before Good Friday is called “Maundy Thursday” and is the day he ate a “Last Supper” with his friends. The passing of the cup of wine and breaking of bread at this supper is commemorated in the Christian sacrament of communion.

What is Good Friday?Good Friday is the day when Christians commemorate the death of Jesus on the cross. Christians believe his death on Good Friday was necessary to bring forth the resurrection on Easter Sunday.

Salvation – Being saved from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be made possible through Jesus.

Resurrection – Coming back to life after death; Christians believe Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday.

Communion – A special Christian ceremony where people eat bread and drink wine to remember Jesus’ Last Supper.

Content:

Link to plants around the world

What is a climate zone?A climate zone is a specific area of the Earth that has similar weather patterns, temperatures, and rainfall throughout the year, such as tropical, temperate, or polar climates.

What are biomes? A biome is a large area of the Earth that has a similar climate, plants, and animals, like forests, deserts, or grasslands.

What is a vegetation belt?A vegetation belt is a specific area of land where certain types of plants and trees grow together, usually because they have similar climate and soil conditions.

Climate – The usual weather conditions in a place over a long time

.Biome – A large natural area with specific plants, animals, and climate (e.g. rainforest, desert).

Vegetation – The plants that grow in a particular area.

Rainfall – The amount of rain that falls in a place, which helps determine its climate.

Tropical – A hot and often wet climate zone near the Equator.

Sport:

Invasion Games

Feedback, advice, sharing ideas

Pathway: Eating seasonally 🔗

Learning about seasonal foods and using their understanding to create a seasonal food tart.

Core: Cooking and nutrition:

How does choosing seasonal foods affect health and the environment?

Seasonal foods are grown at the time of year when they are at their best, so they often have more nutrients, taste better, and don’t have to travel far to reach us, which helps the environment by reducing transport and pollution.

Seasonal food – Food that is naturally ready to harvest at certain times of the year.

Climate – The usual weather conditions in a place that help plants grow.

Sustainability – Looking after the environment so that natural resources can last for future generations.

Online Safety

Lesson 4: Sharing of information 🔗

Learning about privacy settings and discovering which devices share personal information.

Computing systems and networks

Journey inside a computer 🔗

Assuming the role of computer parts and creating paper versions of computers helps to consolidate an understanding of how a computer works, as well as identifying similarities and differences between various models.

Oak Academy

Playing together: building texture with melody, drone and ostinato 🔗

Language Angels Unit 🔗

• Los saludos (Greetings)