Year
Learning Projects 2014-2015
Spring Term
Title: We’ll Meet Again
Duration: 6 weeks
Title: We’ll Meet Again
Duration: 5 weeks
English
The Boy in the striped pyjamas
Writing in role
English
The Power of Imagery: The Yellow Star: The
Legend of King Christian
Poetry
Recounts
Journalistic writing- Newspaper articles- WW2
I evaluate and edit my texts to enhance and clarify by proposing
changes to vocabulary, grammar and punctuation
I plan my writing by making notes and then developing
my initial ideas by reading and researching other texts
and thoughts.
I plan my writing by making notes and then developing my initial
ideas by reading and researching other texts and thoughts.
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I draft and write by selecting appropriate grammar and
vocabulary, understanding how such choices can change and
enhance meaning.
The Silver Sword- Refugees- WW2
SPAG- Active and passive
Prefixes/ suffixes
Synonyms/ antonyms
Recap- word classes/ punctuation uses
I read aloud my own work so the meaning is clear, fluent and
flows correctly.
Evacuation letters home
SPAG- Simple, compound, complex sentences
Apostrophes
Direct and indirect speech
Recap- word classes/ punctuation uses
Maths
Maths
Shape:
Statistics/ Data handling
I accurately draw 2-D shapes using given dimensions and
angles.
I can use and construct pie charts and line graphs and
use these to solve problems.
I can recognise, describe and build 3-D shapes, including
making nets.
I can calculate the mean as an average.
I can classify geometric shapes based on their properties and
sizes and find unknown angles in any triangles, quadrilaterals,
and regular polygons.
I know the parts of circles, including radius, diameter and
circumference and know that the diameter is twice the radius.
I can work with angles where they meet at a point, are on a
straight line, or are vertically opposite, and find missing angles.
Position, rotation, translation:
Algebra:
I know how to use simple formulae such as n - 10 = 2.
I can create a sequence of numbers that follow a rule.
I can use a letter (such as n or x) to show a missing
number - such as 10 - x = 5.
I can find pairs of numbers that satisfy an equation
with two unknowns.
I can list possible answers to missing numbers such
as listing the possible answers of a and b in a + 6 = b
- 10.
Ratio:
I can solve problems about relative sizes
I can use the four quadrants in a coordinate grid
I can draw and translate shapes using coordinates or reflect a
shape on the grid.
Recap on any other areas of difficulty highlighted
by children or practice tests.
Recap on any other areas of difficulty highlighted by
children or practice tests.
Science
Sound and hearing (pitch and volume)
I can find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features
of the object that produced it.
I can find patterns between the volume of a sound and the
strength of the vibrations that produced it.
Science
Light and seeing
I understand that light appears to travel in straight
lines
I can use the idea that light travels in straight lines to
explain that objects are seen because they give out
or reflect light into the eyes
I can use the idea that light travels in straight lines to
explain why shadows have the same shape as the
Year
Learning Projects 2014-2015
Spring Term
objects that create them, and to predict the size of
shadows when the position of the light source
changes.
RE
Beliefs during WW2
RE
Beliefs during WW2
I can explain the significance of religion in the local, national
and global communities.
I can explain the significance of religion in the local,
national and global communities.
I can reflect on sources of inspiration in people’s lives
I can reflect on sources of inspiration in people’s
lives
PE
PE
Indoor- Gymnastics – synchronisation and canon
I can perform fluently and with control.
I can vary direction, level and pathways
Indoor- Dance
I can explore dance and movement ideas
imaginatively, including actions, dynamics, space
and relationship.
Outdoor- Games – invasion (basketball) –
developing dribbling, passing & shooting skills
I can combine and perform skills with control and
speed.
I use attacking and defending skills appropriately in
games
Art and Design
Skyline Blitz pictures – watercolour
I can create a colour palette based upon colours observed in
the natural or built world.
I can use the qualities of watercolour paints to create visually
interesting pieces,
I can develop a personal style of painting drawing upon ideas
from other artists.
Outdoor- Fitness and healthy lifestyles
activities – developing leadership skills
I understand how playing games can contribute to a
healthy lifestyle and know how to access
opportunities beyond my P.E lesson.
I can recognise and describe the best points in an
individual/ team performance.
I can suggest areas of improvement in a coaching
role.
Art and Design
Propaganda posters
I can choose a style of drawing suitable for the work
I can use a variety of techniques to add interesting
effects
Protective structures
I can use the quality of materials to enhance ideas
I can spot potential in unexpected results as work progresses
Rationing recipes- ratio measurement maths link
I can measure accurately and calculate ratios of
ingredients to scale up or down from a recipe.
I can demonstrate a range of baking and cooking
techniques.
Geography
Geography
Identifying countries involved in WW2.
I can name and locate some of the countries and cities of the
World
Study of a region in the UK- London- Blitz work
(compare to places that children were evacuated to)
I can identify and describe how the physical features affect the
human activity within a location.
Study of a region in the UK- London- Blitz
work (compare to places that children were
evacuated to)
I can identify and describe how the physical features
affect the human activity within a location.
PSHE
PSHE
Year
Learning Projects 2014-2015
Spring Term
Being a responsible citizen: Democracy and Government
Social: Me and my place in the world.
I have a basic knowledge of the UK democratic system of
Government
I can think about future people I will meet and how I
will respond to them
I understand how individuals and communities contribute to
the democratic system of Government
I am confident about asking for help in different
situations,
History
WW2
History
WW2
Build up to WW2- causes
Phoney war
Evacuation
Dunkirk
Blitz
Propaganda
Women’s roles/ the home front
Rationing
D-Day
Battle of the Bulge
End of the war – VE day
I can describe the characteristic features of the past, including
ideas, beliefs, attitudes and experiences of men, women and
children.
I can describe the characteristic features of the past,
including ideas, beliefs, attitudes and experiences of
men, women and children.
I can use dates and terms accurately when describing events
I can use sources of evidence to deduce information about the
past
I can use dates and terms accurately when
describing events
I show an awareness of the concept of propaganda
and how historians must understand the social
context of evidence studied.
Computing
Computing
We are market researchers
We are interface designers