Medium Term Planning – Autumn 2015
LKS2 ‘Roald Dahl’
Please refer to the Literacy Phases
(see individual learning ladders for
skills).
LITERACY
Pupils will be taught to:
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Please refer to the Numeracy Phases
(see individual learning ladders for
skills).
Explore a range of writing styles to create recounts
including detailed descriptions of characters and settings
(Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), letters (Matilda) and
diary entries (the BFG).
Correctly form letters by positioning ascenders and
descenders correctly on the line during daily handwriting
tasks.
Form interesting sentences by using a range of exciting
word groups (Phase 3 + 4) linked to the Fantastic Mr Fox.
Use past and present tense and show this using the
correct verbs (Phase 3 + 4).
Use nouns and pronouns (Phase 4).
Read out loud and say what is good about their Roald Dahl
piece of writing and how it can be improved (Phase 3 + 4).
Plot a story and use inverted commas (Phase 3)
incorporated in their Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
stories.
Use prepositions and adverbs at the start of a sentence
(Phase 3).
Use persuasive sentence starters to get people to come to
New York with James and the Giant Peach.
Use headings and sub-headings in instructions (Phase 4) to
create new potions linked to George’s Marvellous
Medicine.
NUMERACY
Pupils will be taught to:
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Become confident with place value recognising hundreds,
tens and ones (Phase 3) and thousands (Phase 4) linked to
the Fantastic Mr Fox e.g. counting Bunce’s chickens.
Add and subtract up to 3 digits (Phase 3) and 4 digits
(Phase 4) linked to Matilda’s classroom.
Recall 3, 4 and 8 times tables and count in multiples of 50
and 100 (Phase 3) and up to 12 times table (Phase 4) linked
to the BFG’s dream jars.
Read time to the nearest minute and compare time (Phase
3) and convert analogue to digital (Phase 4) linked to
James and the Giant Peach’s time zones.
Draw, make and describe 2D and 3D shapes (Phase 3)
using Charlie and the Chocolate Factory pictures and
compare and classify geometric shapes (Phase 4) creating
instructions for identifying different shapes linked to
George’s Marvellous Medicine.
Please refer to the National
Curriculum and Chris Quigley Scheme
of Work (Sceince) Milestone 2.
SCIENCE
Pupils will be taught to:
Understand plants, linked to the Fantastic Mr Fox’s habitats, by –
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Identifying and describing the functions of
different parts of flowering plants: roots, stems, leaves
and flowers.
Explore the requirements of plants for life and growth
(air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow)
and how they vary from plant to plant.
Investigate the way in which water is transported within
plants.
Explore the role of flowers in the life cycle of flowering
plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed
dispersal.
Recognise that environments are constantly changing and
that this can sometimes pose dangers to specific habitats.
Investigate materials, linked to George’s Marvellous Medicine and
his potions, by –
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Comparing and grouping materials together according to
whether they are solids, liquids or gases.
Observe that some materials change state when they are
heated or cooled, and measure the temperature at which
this happens in degrees Celsius (°C), building on their
teaching in mathematics.
Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation
in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation
with temperature.
HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
Please refer to Chris Quiqley Scheme Pupils will be taught to:
of Work (History) Milestone 2.
• Describe changes that have happened in the locality of
Ludgershall Castle Primary School throughout history.
• Describe the characteristic features of the
past, including ideas, beliefs, attitudes and experiences of
men, women and children.
• Use dates and terms to describe events linked to Roald
Dahl’s life and travels.
Please refer to Chris Quiqley Scheme
of Work (Geography) Milestone 2.
Pupils will be taught to:
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Use fieldwork to observe and record the human and
physical features in the local area using a range of
methods including maps, plans and graphs and digital
technologies.
Use a range of resources to identify the key physical and
human features of a location and describe how the locality
of the school has changed over time.
Describe the water cycle linked to the weather in James
and the Giant Peach.
ART AND DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
Please refer to Chris Quiqley Scheme Pupils will be taught to:
of Work (Art and Design) Milestone
2.
• Collect information, sketches and resources to create
pieces of art that shows their favourite Roald Dahl
characters.
• Mix colours effectively.
• Experiment with creating mood with colour.
• Select and arrange materials for a striking effect.
• Use different hardness of pencils to show line, tone and
texture.
• Sketch lightly (no need to use a rubber to correct
mistakes).
• Use hatching and cross hatching to show tone and
texture.
• Use layers of 2 or more colours, linked to watercolour
paintings of Roald Dahl.
Please refer to Chris Quiqley Scheme
of Work (Design and Technology)
Milestone 2.
Pupils will be taught to:
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Please refer to Chris Quiqley Scheme
of Work (P.E.) Milestone 2.
Design with purpose a new Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory sweet wrapper.
Refine work and techniques as work progresses,
continually evaluating the product design.
Improve upon existing designs and give reasons for
choices.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
In dance, pupils will be taught to:
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Plan, perform and repeat sequences.
Move in a clear, fluent and expressive manner.
Refine movements into sequences.
Create dances and movements that convey a definite idea.
Change speed and levels within a performance.
Develop physical strength and suppleness by practising
moves and stretching, linked to Roald Dahl stories and
selected scenes.
In gymnastics, pupils will be taught to:
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Plan, perform and repeat sequences.
Move in a clear, fluent and expressive manner.
Refine movements into sequences and show changes of
direction, speed and level during a performance.
Travel in a variety of ways, including flight, by
transferring weight to generate power in movements.
Show a kinaesthetic sense in order to improve the
placement and alignment of body parts (e.g. in balances
experiment to find out how to get the centre of
gravity successfully over base and organise body parts to
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Please refer to Discovery RE.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Pupils will be taught to:
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Please refer to Castle Primary
Computing scheme of work.
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Autumn 1 (Our Happy School)
Autumn 2 (Out and About).
Please refer to the Music Express
Scheme of Work
Discuss the relationship Jews have with God and the promises
they make to each other.
Identify the most significant part of the Nativity story for
Christians today.
COMPUTING
Pupils will be taught to:
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Please refer to Learn4Life
Understand what an algorithm is.
Understand the need for rules to keep safe online.
Understand that an adult needs to know what they are doing
online.
Recognise the need to organise information in different ways.
Recognise that they can use ICT to develop and organise
ideas.
Recognise that there are different search engines.
PSHE
Pupils will be taught to:
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Consider how to manage difficult situations.
Re-establish class rules.
Solve problems and mange anger.
Stay safe during the darker nights.
Investigate bullying issues.
MUSIC
Pupils will be taught to:
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Please refer to Chris Quigley Scheme
of Work (French) Milestone 2.
create an interesting body shape).
Swing and hang from equipment safely (using hands).
Explore how music is created using musical vocabulary.
Develop their singing voices through a variety of songs
and harmonies.
Preform, listen to and evaluate different styles of music.
Classify instruments and perform musical conversations on
different lengths of tubes.
FRENCH
Pupils will be taught to:
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Read short texts independently. Use a translation
dictionary or glossary to look up new words.
Understand the main points from spoken passages.
Demonstrate a growing vocabulary. Describe with some
interesting details some aspects of countries or
communities where the language is spoken. These skills will
be linked to basic language (colours, numbers), animals,
food and school.