“Where Living Is Learning”
Red Oak Primary School – Medium Term Planning
Spring Term 2 2016 Year
Sparkling start
Knock, Knock,
Who’s There?
Living things and
their habitats.
Science Enquiry
As Readers we will be reading non-fiction texts,
about living things, where they live and how they
survive. Also fiction stories about living things in
different parts of the world
Further
Opportunities
Big Ideas
As Writers we will describe living things and their
habitats; comparing similarities and differences. We
will be recording observations. We will be writing
explanations on life-cycles and food chains and
instructions for survival. Label s and captions on
diagrams.
Fabulous Finish
Create a new living thing and
design a habitat for it to live
in.
As Historians we will
research how the habitats
have changed over time –
houses being built on
greenfield sites and affecting
wildlife habitats etc. How the
coastline has changed,
having an effect on habitats.
Local flooding.
As Mathematicians we will record data on minibeasts and create charts; sorting and classifying.
Answering word problems.
As Artists we will study
habitats and landscapes
using various artists such as
John Constable, Andy
Goldsworthy.
As Geographers we will explore where living things
live looking at different habitats, including hot and
cold areas of the world, considering the needs of
animals, plants and humans for survival. Climate
needed to grow certain foods.
As Designers we will design
and create sculptures and
patterns in the style of Andy
Goldsworthy using natural
materials from habitats.
As Scientists, we will be making observations to
describe living things and how they survive in their
habitats. Investigating and recording food chains and
how food is obtained from plants and other animals.
Collecting data, classifying and recording mini-beasts.
As Linguists we will use
French vocab for animals.
As Sports stars we will
investigate characteristics of
animals – speed, strength,
agility etc.
Readers
In PSHE we will consider how
we can look after living
things and their habitats –
what we can do to protect
them and improve them.
Daily reading sessions/guided reading sessions using nonfiction books related to enquiry. Also story books as above.
Writers
Daily handwriting practise. Write explanations and
instructions, labels and captions. Recording observations.
Learning
Attitudes
Curriculum Drivers
Communication
Mathematician
Partner discussion, teamwork, taking turns and listening,
sharing ideas and giving opinions.
Using and applying skills learnt in MMS.
Knowledge of the
world
Possibilities/Aspirations
Community
We will develop an
understanding of how
important habitats are
to the survival of living
things.
Explore habitats in
different parts of the
world and their
similarities/differences.
We will think about how
we can look after our
environment and make it a
better place to live in.
Caring for living things.
Become a
zoologist/environmentalist.
We will visit our local
habitats – parks, beach,
woods, zoos. Norwich Castle
for art/sculpture exhibitions?
We will demonstrate our five learning behaviours.