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Homework on Pluto
By Lou Treleaven
Lower Key Stage 2 Spring Term 1 Curriculum Plan
Week One Week Two Week Three Week Four Week Five Week 6
English To identify key features of a newspaper report.
To identify key features of a letter. To plan a newspaper report.
To plan a letter. To create a first draft of my newspaper report.
To create a first draft of my letter. To edit and improve my newspaper report.To create a final draft of my newspaper report.
To edit and improve my letter. SPaG objectives to be chosen by class teacher based on year group and AfL.
To create a final draft of my letter.
SPaG objectives to be chosen by class teacher based on year group and AfL.
Final outcome: To write a newspaper report.
What role does technology play in newspaper reports? Do we need to use paper newspapers?
Final outcome: To write a letter to Antartica.
What role does technology play in letter writing? Do we need to write letters in modern Britain?
Number: Multiplication and Division Statistics Measurement: Money
Mathematics (3) LO: To multiply 2 digits by 1 LO: To understand pounds LO: To subtract money.
digit. and pence. LO: To calculate giving
LO: To compare statements. LO: To be able to scale. LO: To understand pictograms.
LO: To divide 2 digits by 1 LO: To convert pounds and change
LO: To relate calculations. LO: To use different LO: To understand bar charts.
digit. pence. End of Block Test
LO: To multiply 2 digits by 1 combinations. LO: To understand tables.
LO: To divide 2 digits by 1 LO: To add money.
digit. End of Block Test End of Block Test
digit. Will money be still available
in the next 50 years?
Number: Multiplication and Division Measurement: Area Number: Fractions
Mathematics (4) LO: To understand what area LO: To count in fractions.
is. LO: To understand what a LO To add two or more
LO: To use written methods.
LO: To understand my 11 and 12 LO: To calculate the area fraction is. fractions.
LO: To multiply two digits LO: To divide 3 digits by 1
times tables. counting squares. LO: To understand LO: To subtract 2 fractions.
by 1 digit. digit.
LO: To multiply 3 numbers. LO: To make different shapes equivalent fractions.
LO: To divide 2 digits by 1 LO: To solve correspondence
LO: To understand factor pairs. using area. LO: To understand
digit. problems.
LO: To use efficient LO: To compare different equivalent fractions.
LO: To divide 2 digits by 1 End of Block Test
multiplication. areas. LO: To understand fractions
digit.
End of Block Test greater than 1.
Science
LO: To set up an LO: To compare the
Plants (Year 3) investigation to find out what LO: To record and present my requirements of different
Fat Question: How LO: To investigate how
plants need to grow well. observations. plants.
LO: To identify and describe the water is transported in plants.
could you ensure a functions of a flowering plant.
Explain what do you think How can our mood be affected What are the benefits and
Are Genetically modified
the impact of no sunlight by the seasons? disadvantages of mass
plant could survive on How might different faiths use
would have on us? producing liquorice?
(GM) crops safe? ‘Stop Week’ for
Pluto? plants and flowers as part of their
religion. consolidation
History LO: To research and create a LO: To devise historically valid LO: To write the significance
Fat Question: Would timeline of Ernest Shackleton’s questions about Ernest of what Ernest Shackleton
life be different today if life. Shackleton. achieved.
Ernest Shackleton did How does Shackleton’s life If Shackleton was alive
compare to Mary Secoles? toady, how might his
not join the merchant
journeys differ?
navy?
Geography LO: To understand the impact
Fat Question: How LO: To understand human of global warming on
and physical geography of Antartica.
could you contribute to Antarctica. How will the raising sea level
the prevention of global effect me?
warming?
Art LO: To use oil pastels to
Fat Question: Why LO: To evaluate a piece of art by
LO: To plan and sketch and an complete my final piece.
George Marston.
was George Marston an How are colours significant to
Antarctic landscape. How do colour schemes
important part of the change your mood?
different faiths?
.
Endurance expedition?
D+T
Fat Question: How LO: To evaluate their design
could you design a LO: To design an area for
against their own criteria and
sunflowers to grow in
piece of equipment to Antartica.
peer feedback.
support diverse plant How could your design be
adapted to be used on Pluto?
growth within the
Antartica?
Music LO: To start to recognise
LO: To write a simple piece of
Fat Question: How simple musical notations.
music using simple musical
could you tell a story How is music significant to
notations.
different faiths?
with music?
RE LO: To identify the importance
Fat Questions: Why of religious festivals. LO: To understand why and
LO: To identify why and
How do celebrations improve the how Hindus celebrate Diwali.
are festivals important mental health and physical health How many photos capture
how Muslims celebrate the
to religious end of Ramadan.
of an individual or group? moments of celebration?
communities?
Computing
Fat Question: How LO: To use algorithms to
LO: To use basic commands on create regular shapes on
would the world work Turtle Logo.
LO: To use pen tool commands
Turtle Logo.
without algorithms? on Turtle Logo.
How might algorithms look
in space?
MFL
Year 3 Spanish . LO: To understand seasons.
LO: To understand different
Year 4 French types of weather.
PE Dodgeball Dodgeball Dodgeball Dodgeball
LO: To learn the rules of Dodgeball LO: To use jumps, dodges and Dodgeball LO: To be able to apply all LO: To be able to apply all
Get Set 4 PE dodgeball through a mini game ducks to avoid being hit. the rules to a tournament the rules to a tournament
LO: To develop throwing LO: To develop catching a
Tag Rugby skills at a stationary and Tag Rugby dodgeball at different heights Tag Rugby Tag Rugby
LO: To develop ball handling moving target LO: To be able to support a and using your whole body. LO: To be able to apply all LO: To be able to apply all the
skills demonstrating increasing teammate when attacking and the rules to a tournament rules to a tournament.
control and accuracy. Tag Rugby dodge a defender. Tag Rugby
LO: To play games using LO: To be able to defend an
tagging rules including opponent
forward pass and offside rule.
PSHE LO: To appreciate difference LO: To understand values
Fat Questions: Is it and diversity (people living in and customs of other
LO: To understand what it means
possible to function to be part of a community.
the UK). cultures.
without being within a Is diversity important for a How have communities
What impact does a community
community to function? developed over time?
community? have on us?
Links to the themes:
The World Beyond Us
Modern Britain
Healthy Bodies & Healthy Minds
The World Around Us
Culture
Technology in Action
Trips, visits and inspirational visitors
Farmer Copley visit - GM crops/liquorice
Key Vocabulary Characteristics of Living Things
Roots - Anchor the plant in the ground and
absorb water and nutrients from the soil.
The Flowering Plant Life Cycle
Stem - Transports water and nutrients to
different parts of the plant. 1. Germiination - The seed starts to
Leaves - The place where photosynthesis grow when conditions are suitable.
takes place.
Petal - The separate leaves that form the 2. Roots - Roots usually grow
outside part of a flower head and usually underground.
attract insects.
3. Leaves - A steam and leaves form
Flower - The part of a plant which allows it
and the plant make its own food
to reproduce.
(photosynthesis).
Seed - Produced the fertilisation ovule, seeds
allow plant to reproduce. 4. Flowering - The pollen in the
Pollen - The product of the male part of a flowers is used to make seeds.
plant which allows it to produce seeds.
Ovule - The egg cell which joins with pollen 5. Seed dispersal - Seeds are spread
to produce seeds and allows plants to out so they can grow where they are
reproduce. not fighting for space with the
Stamen - The male part of a plant. Consists parent plant.
of the anther (produces pollen) and the
filament (which holds the anther up).
Pistil - The female part of a plant. Made up Seed dispersal
of the stigma, style and ovary (which contains
the egg cells called ovules).
Nutrient - A substance that provides
nourishment for growth.
Pollination - The process by which pollen is
transferred to the female parts of the plant
which means the plants can make seeds and
reproduce.
Fertilisation - When the pollen joins with the
ovule (egg) a new seed is created.
Seed dispersal - The movement of seeds
away from parent plant.
Photosynthesis - The process by which green
plants use the sun’s energy from sunlight Types of Trees
along with water and carbon dioxide to
produce their own food in the form of glucose Deciduous - These trees lose all of their leaves for part of the year. In cold climates, this
(sugar). happens during autumn so that the trees are bare throughout the winter. In hot and dry
Germination - the growth of a seed into a climates, deciduous trees usually lose their leaves during the dry season.
young plant
Evergreen - These trees do not lose all of their leaves at the same time - they always have
Chlorophyll - green substance found inside
some foliage (leaves). They do lose their leaves a little at a time with new ones growing in to
leaves which is responsible for absorbing
replace the old but a healthy everygreen tree is never completely without leaves.
light.
Key Vocabulary Antarctica
Physical geography - geography linked to
- Southern most continent on Earth.
natural features e.g. rivers, mountains.
Climate change - a change in the climate - There are no polar bears in Antarctica, there are lots of different
over a prolonged amount of time changing species of penguins, seals and whales.
the worlds atmosphere. - It is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.
Global warming - a gradual rise in the
- Because it experiences such little rain, Antarctica is a considered a
overall temperature of the earth’s
atmosphere. desert.
Natural disaster - a natural event such as - 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice.
flood, earthquake or hurricane that causes - It is made up of a large continent landmass and several large and
great damage.
small island. Some islands are permenantly linked to the mainland by
Flood - an overflow of a large amount of
water beyond its normal limits especially ice.
when over dry land.
Water level - the height reached by the
water in a resevior, river or similar.
Sea level - the level of the sea’s surface.
Antarctica - one of the seven continents.
Continent - a large expanses of land which Natural vegetation
has countries within it. - Most plants have shallow roots because of the thin soil.
Southern Ocean - also known as the - During the short summer, the soil may be waterlogged, so plants
Antarctic Ocean or Austral Ocean and is in must adapt to survive.
the southernmost waters.
Landmass - a continent or other large body - Plants reproduce by growing runners and bulbs, rather than seeds.
of land. This is due to the high winds and short growing season.
Environment - the surroundings or
Natural disasters
conditions in which a person, animal or plant
lives. In November 2019, the Yorkshire and the Humber, struck by
Rainfall - the quantity of rain falling. What Is Climate Change? serious river and surface water flooding. On 14 November
Island - a pieve of land surrounded by water. Climate change is a change in the usual weather found in a place. This floodwater caused major disruption to train services. On 15
Temperature - the degree or intensity of November the Environment Agency issued 147 flood
heat present in a place. could be a change in how much rain a place usually gets in a year. Or warnings in England after further heavy rainfall raised river
Weather - the state of the atmosphere at a it could be a change in a place's usual temperature for a month or levels.
particular place and times as regards to heat, Local areas affected: Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster,
cloudness, sunshine, wind, rain etc. season.
Barnsley, Hull, Leeds.
Season - four divisions (spring, summer,
autumn, winter) marked by particular Climate change is also a change in Earth's climate. This could be a
weather patterns and daylight hours.
Atmosphere - the envelope of gases change in Earth's usual temperature. Or it could be a change in where
surrounding the earth or another planet. rain and snow usually fall on Earth.
Locality - an area or neighbourhood.
Vegetation - plants found in a particular area
or habitat. Weather can change in just a few hours. Climate takes hundreds or
even millions of years to change.
Ernest Shackleton Facts
“It is in our nature to explore, to reach - Born in Ireland on the 15th February 1874.
- Second oldest of 10 children and raised in London from 10
out into the unknown. The only true years old.
failure would be not to explore at all.” - His father was a doctor and originally from Yorkshire.
- He joined the merchant navy when he was 16 and by the time
he was 25 he was a certified master mariner.
- He was a polar explorer who led British expeditions to the
Antarctic with a particular interest in exploring the South Pole.
- He wanted to be the first person to reach the South Pole but had
two failed attempted before a Norweigian explorer made it first
in 1911.
- He was married with three children.
- Shackleton was buried in South Georgia.
- There is a statue of Sir Ernest Shackleton outside the London
headquarters of the Royal Geographical Society.
Key Vocabulary Adventure timeline
1874 - born on the 15th February in Kikea, Ireland.
Merchant navy - a country’s 1890 - Shackleton joined the merchant navy.
commercial shipping as opposed 1892 - progressed to the rank of first mate.
to that involved in military 1898 - at 24, he had progressed to the rank of certified master mariner.
activity. 1901 - joined Scott the British National Antarctic (discovery) Expedition.
Expedition - a journey 1903 - returned home on the Morning supply ship due to illness.
undertaken by a group of people 1907 - The British Antarctic (Nimrod) Expedition set sail.
with a particular purpose. 1909 - Returned to England after being forced to turn back.
First mate - the office second in 1911 - Roald Amundsen reaches South Pole.
command to the master of a 1914 - King George V presented Shackleton with the Union flag which
merchant ship. encouraged him to bring home safely.
Mariner - someone who can 1914 - Endurance departs London for the South Pole just days after WW1
navigate or drive a ship and find broke out.
his way. 1915 - Endurance becomes trapped in ice where it drifts for 10 months
Ice-locked - surrounded by ice; before sinking.
unable to move because of the 1916 - Shackleton returns to reunite with his crew before returning to
ice England.
Polar explorer - an exploration 1921 - The Quest departs England on the Shackleton -Rowett Antarctic
of the polar regions. Expedition.
Endurance Ship 1922 - Shackleton suffers a fatal heart attack on the 5th January.
Music
Art
Children will build on their prior knowledge
Computing
of musical vocabulary by regonising musical Children will look at the artist on board the
Children will start to understand and use notations. Endurance expedition and evaluate his paintings.
-
programming through ‘Turtle Logo’. They will be Using his style, they will plan, sketch and paint
able to explain how an algorithm works and use their own Antartica landscape.
PSHE
basic alogrithms to create a shape.
Children will learn about the importance of
community and the support they can
Design & Technology provide. The children will appreciate the
Science
diversity of different cultures, showing
Children will use their georgraphical and
tolerance and respect of other cultures and Children will be introduced to the relationship
scientific learning to design an area for a
beliefs. between structure an function and that every part
sunflower to grow in Antarctica. Once
completed, they will evaluate their designs and has a job to do. They will understand the
their peers. importance flowers have on our lives. The
children will work scientifically to understand the
role of roots and stem in nutrition and support,
R.E
leaves for nutrition and flowers for reproduction.
Children will identify different religious Homework on Pluto .
festivals that are celebrated and the
importance of them. They will look at
festivals: Diwali,Eid-ul-Fitr, Easter and
Pesach Geography
History Children will look at the human and
MFL physical geography of Antartica and
Children will look into the life of Ernest Shackleton and compare it to their prior learning of
Children will learn the language to describe create a timeline of his adventures. They will work as Pontefract. They will also look at the
and talk about the weather and seasons. historians to ask valid questions which will support their impact global warming is having on
writing of his significance in British history. Antartica and how that impacts us.
Year 3/4 - Assessment Calendar 2019/20 (Cycle A)
Maths English Science
Arithmetic Reasoning Reading SpaG
Autumn 1 White Rose Maths White Rose Maths Cornerstones Autumn 2018 Twinkl Autumn 1 Twinkl end of topic –Animals
Hub 2018 Hub 2018 2019 and humans (year 3 & 4)
Autumn 2 White Rose Maths White Rose Maths Cornerstones Autumn 2019 Twinkl Autumn 2 Twinkl end of topic –
Hub 2019 Hub 2019 2019 Electricity (year 4)
Spring 1 White Rose Maths White Rose Maths Cornerstones Spring 2018 Twinkl Spring 1 2020 Twinkl end of topic –Plants
Hub 2018 Hub 2018 (year 3)
Spring 2 White Rose Maths White Rose Maths Cornerstones Spring 2019 Twinkl Spring 2 2020 Twinkl end of topic –States of
Hub 2019 Hub 2019 matter (year 4)
Summer 1 White Rose Maths White Rose Maths Cornerstones Summer 2018 Twinkl Summer 1 Twinkl end of topic –Sound
Hub 2018 Hub 2018 2020 (year 4)
Summer 2 White Rose Maths White Rose Maths Cornerstones Summer 2019 Twinkl Summer 2 Twinkl end of topic – Living
Hub 2019 Hub 2019 2020 things (year 4)
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