The Visible Curriculum
Core Learning
Learning through the
Life and Ethos of the School
Interdisciplinary Learning
Learning through
Opportunities for Personal Achievement
I can show ways of getting help in unsafe situations and emergencies.
How to respond and get help in an emergency
I know and can demonstrate how to travel safely. HWB 0-18a
Show how to travel safely
HWB 0-42a
I can create a range of visual information through observing and recording from my experiences across the
curriculum. EXA 0-04a
Create different pictures and diagrams about what I am learning
I can identify my senses and use them to explore the world around me. SCN 0-12a
Name the 5 senses
th
Visit to Dundee Botanic Garden – 29 May
I can identify my senses and use them to explore the world around me. SCN 0-12a
I am learning to assess and manage risk, to protect myself and others, and to reduce the potential for harm when
possible. HWB 0-16a
I understand there are things I should not touch or eat and how to keep myself safe, and I am learning what is meant
by medicines and harmful substances. HWB 0-38a
I can collect objects and ask questions to gather information, organising and displaying my findings in different ways.
MNU 0-20a
IDL/IDL/IDL: Use my senses to explore the world around me keeping myself and others safe
Through play, I have explored a variety of ways of making sounds. SCN 0-11a
IDL/ IDL/IDL: Experiment with different ways to make sounds
Inspired by a range of stimuli, and working on my own and/ or with others, I can express and communicate my ideas,
thoughts and feelings through musical activities. EXA 0-18a
IDL/IDL: Describe the sounds I am making using adjectives
As I listen and take part in conversations and discussions, I discover new words and phrases which I use to help me
express my ideas, thoughts and feelings. LIT 0-10a
Use new words and phrases to explain my ideas and feelings
I enjoy taking photographs or recording sound and images to represent my experiences and the world around me.
TCH 0-04b
IDL: Record sounds using a microphone - hearing
IDL: Take photos of learning happening in the class –sight
Throughout my learning, I explore and discover different ways of representing my ideas in imaginative ways. TCH 015a
Through discovery, natural curiosity and imagination, I explore ways to construct models or solve problems. TCH 0-14
Literacy
Book Study – What the Ladybird Heard
Understanding, analysing and evaluating
To help me understand stories and other texts, I ask questions and link what I am learning with what I already know.
LIT 0-07a / LIT 0-16a / ENG 0-17a
Ask questions about texts I am looking at or listening to.
Link what I am learning with what I already know.
I enjoy exploring events and characters in stories and other texts and I use what I learn to invent my own, sharing
these with others in imaginative ways. LIT 0-09b / LIT 0-31a
Draw a story map
Write a story based on a story I know, changing 1 element
As I play and learn, I enjoy exploring interesting materials for writing and different ways of recording my experiences
and feelings, ideas and information. LIT 0-21b
Use different things to write with or on.
Share my learning in different ways – learning conversations (looking back looking forward) target setting,
blogging, super learning powers wall, writing, drawing, presentation at assembly for parents.
Computing science contexts for developing technological skills and knowledge
I am developing problem-solving strategies, navigation and co-ordination skills, as I play and learn with electronic
games, remote control or programmable toys.
TCH 0-09a
IDL: Programme electronic games or toys to move around a map, using simple directions to change it s
position.
Angle, symmetry and transformation
We Are Learning To:
9 – 9:50
RCCT
Mrs N in at 9.10
Addition & Subtraction
Mon – As last week.
Tues – NL WALT add pairs of 2 digit numbers
3 Plus WALT add whole numbers mentally
NJ/0010 WALT use rounding to make multiples.
1,2,3 – WALT explain how to do a written addition calculation
Wed – NL WALT add pairs of 3 digit numbers
3 Plus WALT add whole numbers mentally
NJ/0010 WALT subtract two sets of three digit numbers.
9:50 – 10:40
10:55 – 11:45
PE
Team building
Warm up, bean bag game.
Maths – +/Round the world +/Number lines –
3 Plus –
Number jax/0010 –
1,2,3 –
All groups to complete
work from last week.
Play one groups invented
team building game.
Evaluate the game once
played. Did it meet the
criteria set?
Tuesday
VCOP
From VCOP Resource
Bank
Quick Fire connectives
activity 1
VCOP Games 2 –
questions, exclamations &
sentence of 3.
Context
Referendum – debate.
– share our learning.
Vertical groups – project our voice.
- create art in the style
of a famous artist.
Time
Fri – All – WALT discuss how people plan using times
and dates.
RCCT
P6/7 PE
With Mr C
11:45 – 12:35
Maths – +/Countdown +/Number lines –
addition and
subtraction bingo
3 Plus – TJD Chap 1 Ex
2 Q 3.
Number jax/0010 –
HAM games Roll a
number / pick and
stick
1,2,3 – HAM, Pupil Bk1,
Pg39
1:35 – 2:25
Literacy Circles
Group activity – ask 2
of your interpretative
questions for your
group to answer.
Whole group –
Discussion Leader –
literal questions. .
What is a literal
question? Groups to
create 3 on what they
have read.
HL – create 3 literal
questions to ask your
group from the new
pages.
BREAK
Monday
P6/7 Music
With Mrs L
Maths
Spelling
All groups – Dictate
your spelling
paragraph to your
SPUD and mark it
based on spelling
home learning which
has been marked for
them.
LUNCH
Language
Listening and Talking
Literacy Circles – ask different types of
questions.
Spelling – Tues – recall our spelling words
Wed – spell the words we need to
communicate.
Thurs/Fri – apply spelling words in different
contexts.
Writing – apply the technique, ‘highlighting’
key words.
Grammar – understand when and how to use
a contraction apostrophe.
VCOP – vary our sentence structure.
Discrete subjects
RME
Science
Social Studies
Technology
HWB
PE – work as a team
P6/7 Bounce Back – respect others and
ourselves.
P1 Bounce Back – use good manners.
2:25 – 3:15
Class Learning
Activities
French
Bounce Back
 Contraction
P5 – Mrs C
Finish off respect lesson from
Apostrophe
P6 – Mr C
last week.
game.
Complete acronym for
Worksheets
Me to P1 Bounce
display.
in
back – Bounce back
Language
values.
folder.
Good manners
 Addition
Circle time – What are
and
some manners we
subtraction
know? Share
HAM in
maths
examples of good
bucket.
and bad manners.
 Addition
Learn the good
and
manners song.
subtraction
Referendum
snap.
Debate Home Learning motion with P5/6
 For Mrs C
2 from each class to debate against each other.
weighing
Groups will then be partnered with another group for
tasks in
one group to be the audience. The audience will
maths area.
have the opportunity to ask them questions.
 Bounce
back
acronym
 Active
spelling
games/
Mrs K – Individuals – Stareway to Spelling EN and DM &
activities in
Hornet DM
spelling
bucket.
St Madoes Primary School
(Name of roaming Class Teacher)
Our Learning Outcomes
Week beginning 15.9.14
P5 French – have a conversation to introduce ourselves in
French - recognise similarities and differences between
life in Scotland and life in France
WALT: give our age in French
WALT: recognise numbers to 20 in French
P5-7 Assembly - understand the school values
WALT: explain how we show the school values in our
actions
P6/7 Maths – estimate and measure weight – recognise
and understand the language of weight
WALT: convert between units of measure (kg and g
groups including decimals)
P5 Describe the main features of a democracy
WALT: understand how we make decisions in a
democracy
N-P1 Assembly - understand the school values
WALT: explain how we can be kind to others
P6/7 Committee Training – take part effectively in a
committee
WALT: understand what a good agenda, minute and
plan looks like and reason for each
9.00 Learning Activities
10.55
Learning Activities
12.35
Lunch
3.15
Hall
P5 Democracy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/as/
citizenship/
Work through section 1.
1.35 CC
Out
P6/7 Committees
Introduce agenda, minute and plan
Make a mock one for birthday party plan
P5-7 Assembly (odd)
Complete posters
Autumn Equinox
Hall
ASN meeting
11am P5/6 monitoring
Learning Activities
N-P1 Assembly (odd)
Welcome song
Autumn equinox
Out
F
1
9
8.30 NC mmeeting
9.15 IW meeting
Protected Development Time
P6/7 Maths
Weight M2.3b
Kg/g groups – problem solving activities
Lb/oz groups – revise changing g to kg and g (no decimals) –
TJC p168-170
Kg/g group – revise mg/g/kg in 3 forms (eg g/ kg and g / kg
only) – SHM6 p85 1,2 and p86 3,4
Plenary – what weighs the same as a bag of sugar?
Out
HT meeting all day
Out
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Out
11.30 AL
12.00 P5/6 – Mrs K to see Mrs I
1.35
P5 French
Revise numbers - Song Nous allons
compter (A)
Introduce Quel âge as-tu? All say ages
and write sentence in first page of
jotter.
Introduce numbers 13-20.
Numbers worksheet
Out
ASN meeting
Out
M
1
5
10.40
P4/5 and P5 Birthday Party - contribute to the life of
the school by preparing the school building and
grounds for the birthday party
WALT: contribute to keeping our school grounds tidy
P4/5 and P5 Birthday Party
Continue gardening
If wet – start making bunting.
2.45
Celebration
Assembly
Our Learning Outcomes
Maths:
WALT: count on and back in sequence without missing any
numbers.
WALT: count on and back in odd/even sequence.
WALT: Describe 2D shapes including using the words: face
and sides. MTH 1-16A
HWB:
WALT: share experiences that have happened to us
and talk about how they made us feel. HWB 1-01a, 102a.
PE:
WALT: to play games in small groups.
WALT: to follow instructions to complete an activity
Language
WALT: to spell our common words. Lit 1-21a
WALT: write about our opinion.
WALT: write clearly so other people can read what we
write.Lit 1-24a
Space Context:
WALT: discuss and decide what we need to make a
community function. Soc 1-20a
Committees:
WALT: We are learning to create a piece of art inspired
by our decade.
M
9.00-9.50 Learning Activities 9.50-10.40
10.55 -11.45 Learning Activities 11.45-12.35
1.35-2.25 Learning Activities 2.25-3.15
Classroom Helpers
Music with DL.
Newsround
Reading 915-935
CT :Koalas and Grizzlys
T
W
Reading 915-935
Kiwis and Pandas
Reading 915-935
Koalas and Grizzlys
All p3’s to JW.
950-1025 SK Numicon
with AK, AC, MW.
Maths: Before and
after. Whole class wb
questioning.
Circles: up to 10, one
before/after,
Diamonds: up to 30
Rectangles: up to 20
Pentagons: up to 100
2/5/10 before or after
with number
lines/squares.
1145-1235 SK –
Handwriting with BM,
AK, AC, MW.
Mission Explore:
WALT:
PE – group relay race.
Context - complete our buildings
for our planet community.
Independent Activities
Art & Craft
Wallpaper roll with colour pens.
Chalk and black paper
*recap how to use
handwriting jotters*
Handwriting. We are
going to the beach.
F, g, h, i
950-1025 SK – Syllables
game with AC
Writing - write up
explanations of why
their building for our
planet is necessary
1055-1145 SK - Numicon
with AK, AC, MW.
Maths: whole class has a
number card, stand in
order. Who is two
numbers before x?
Circles
Diamonds
Rectangles
Pentagons
PE with SC.
950-1025 SK – Word
spider with AC
Active Spelling
Maths: odd/even TBC
Circles
Diamonds
Rectangles
Pentagons
Context – continue with
rules and responsibilities
from yesterday.
Newsround
Context - complete our buildings for our planet community.
OR Rules and responsibilities – there has been a crime on planet Zap.
What do we do? Who decides? Create a code of conduct for Zap.
Newsround
Bounce Back
Committees
Role Play
Space – make
space suits.
Tinfoil, boxes
Small World
Build a space craft
Language
Alphabetical order space sheets,
Handwriting practice sheets
(laminated), spelling resources –
pasta, necklace letters etc.