GEOGRAPHY
Can I compare the Arctic tundra and the Arizona desert
using geographical vocabulary?
Can I ask geographical questions about these localities?
Do I understand how people have adapted these areas to
make them habitable?
Can I explain the physical geography of these locations,
including where appropriate, the topography of the
landscape?
Do I know what these places are like to live in, work in etc?
ART
Can I create a totem pole design using
ideas taken from Native American
culture?
Can I use art to tell a story about another
culture?
Am I able to make a printing block and use
this to create a design similar to those
seen in the Native American culture?
HISTORY
Do I understand why Native American people chose to
settle in the Arctic or in Arizona?
Can I recognise that the past is interpreted in different
ways by different people?
Can I explain my understanding of how useful a piece of
historical evidence is?
Am I able to explain the differences between the Inuit
tribe and the Navajo tribe and why they differed?
Can I ask historical questions?
Arizona to the Arctic
ENGLISH
Can I write narratives loosely based on traditional Native
American tales?
Can I use totem pole imagery to create poetry?
Can I write in a grammatically correct way?
Can I listen to stories from another culture and understand the
messages within them?
Class reader: The Boy Who Flew With Eagles by Ben Woodward.
Class 5
RE
Does a beautiful world mean there is a
wonderful God?
Can I use creation stories from the Bible
and Native American culture to answer
questions about God?
Can I compare stories and share my own
thoughts, opinions and beliefs about God?
Can I ask challenging questions that make
others think about their beliefs?
SCIENCE
Can I explain how different animals have adapted to suit
their environment, focusing on the Arctic and the desert?
Am I able to explain the life cycle of a variety of animals
and how this is affected by their habitats?
Do I know the life cycle of a human and how it is
similar/different to the life cycles of animals?
Can I explain how plants reproduce and adapt to their
environment?
MUSIC
Can I explore timbre using my voice and tuned instruments?
Can I listen to the vocal music of Native American tribes and
explain how it makes me feel?
Can I mimic Native American work to create my own music that
generates the same emotions?
Can I sing as a whole group, in parts and in canon with others?
Can I explore the rhythm of Native American music in history>
FRENCH
Can I count to twenty in French?
Can I count further than twenty using my
knowledge of how French numbers are
constructed?
Am I able to use simple adjectives to
improve my basic French conversation?
PE
Swimming: Children will be in ability groups and will continue
to follow the challenging programme of study.
Games: Hockey
Can I control the ball using the correct hand holds on my
hockey stick?
Can I play simple games of hockey?
Can I work with others to create our own games using our
knowledge of fielding and striking games?
Arizona to the Arctic
COMPUTING
Can I search for images and information online, understanding
that I need to ignore advertising pop ups and realising that
school’s systems filter my results?
Can I make a multimedia presentation about my topic?
Can I combine text and graphics to produce an information
booklet or poster?
Class 5
SEAL
NEW BEGINNINGS
Do I remember the calming down strategies
I have been taught?
Can I explain the peaceful problem solving
strategy to someone else?
Can I set myself targets for the year to
help direct my learning?
Can I contribute to our classroom
agreement and to our class rules?
DT
Can I use simple stitching technique to make a small stuffed
animal?
Can I plan my design carefully?
Can I use a pattern to cut out the pieces for my stuffed
animals?
Can I finish off my design to make it marketable?
Do I know what went wrong (if anything) and what I could do
differently if I were to repeat the task?