Fiction:
Non-Fiction:
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Poetry:
Facts about Meerkats.
Research using the internet or
books the different meerkats and
their habitats, what they eat and
how they live.
Complete a booklet explaining
about the different meerkats or
choose one and write a booklet –
non chronological report about it.
Choose an animal that you are
interested in and write a fact sheet
about it.
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Similie poem about Sunny’s
character each line starting with
Like a …
Acrostic poem about Meerkats
using the letters of the word.
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Art/Design:
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http://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=UirF-Qe3jAs
Jason Swain Painting of
Meerkats
 Design a poster advertising
meerkats in a zoo or the
documentary Meerkat
Manor (persuasive text)
 http://animal.discovery.com
/fansites/meerkat/movie/m
ovie.html this is an advert
for the film Meerkat Manor.
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If you could go anywhere, where would you go??
Children to write a list of possible destinations with
reasons.
Lists of words to describe the environments Sunny
visits
Create a timeline for Sunny – where is he on each day
of the week?
Complete a role on the wall for Sunny, physical
attributes in the centre of the outline, emotions and
feelings around the outside.
Compare why families are important to us and to
meerkats - compile a family tree for the meerkats
Compile a role on the wall for one of the other
characters.
Write the story from the point of view of the Jackal,
how was the journey for him? What was he trying to
achieve?
Research what each country is like- habitat, climate,
food, language and each member of the group choose
one of the destinations and write a diary entry /
narrative of what happened there.
Year 3
Autumn 2
Geography:
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Music/Film:
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Watch an episode of
Meerkat Manor
Storm in Africa- Enya
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Locate and name countries in Europe
Locate and name some countries in the
Northern and Southern hemispheres
Use maps, atlases and digital resources to
learn about volcanoes, earthquakes,
extreme weather