What do we want to learn more of about the HISTORY of Nottingham?
 The Caves
 Wartime Nottingham
 Myths and legends from Nottingham
 The history of our sports teams and their grounds
 Factories - what did Nottingham make?
 Lace Market and industry in Nottingham
 The mechanics of Goose Fair
 Architectural inspiration
 The intricacy of lace
 The taste of Nottingham
How can we use COMPUTING to record and develop what we learn about Nottingham?
 Sound recording ebooks
 Internet research
 PowerPoint
What do we want to find out about the BUILDINGS,
LANDMARKS and ARCHITECTURE?
 Famous landmarks and buildings in Nottingham
 Market Square
 Famous Halls and manors,
 Theatres and entertainment
 Town Hall
 The age of buildings and their influence (Roman Numerals maths link)
Where is the ART in Nottingham?
How can we find out about the Geography of Nottingham?
 Study and creation of maps – old and new comparison.
What’s changed? What’s stayed the same?
 Where are the key landmarks/features - Coordinates and features (Link to maths: Geometry)
 Why was Nottingham built where it was? Location & significance of the River Trent
 How does the coal industry link to Nottingham?
 Have there been any natural disasters?
Which famous PEOPLE are associated with
Nottingham?
 Famous sportsmen and women e.g. Brian Clough,
Carl Froch
 Musicians e.g. Jake Bugg
 Robin Hood
 Businessmen and women from Nottingham
How about CRIME and PUNISHMENT?
 Robin Hood: Good or evil?
 Punishment past and present
 Visit to the Galleries of Justice
What’s important to the people of
Nottingham?
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Worship including Christianity
Morals and ethics
Famous local leaders
A fair society
How do we keep fit and healthy?
 Outdoor games & sports
 Cycling
 Multi-skills

Literacy
Main Units:
Narrative – story
To incorporate:
 Reading of myths and legends
 Descriptive writing – settings & character
 Writer’s tool kits
 Structure and organisation
 Direct speech
 Sophisticated punctuation
 Powerful verbs/adverbs
 Writing and editing
Recount: Newspaper reports
To incorporate:
 Reading of newspapers
 Features and articles
 Structure and organisation
 Direct speech/reported speech
 Sophisticated punctuation
 Writing and publishing
Additional application within topic context:
 Persuasive language
 Comparison writing (non-fiction)
 Kenning poetry
 Information writing
Science
Evolution and Inheritance:
 Fossils and change over time
 Adaptation; Skeleton changes over time
 Offspring and parental characteristics
Animals, including humans:
 Development and puberty
Maths
Number and Place Value:
 Problem solving and practical application
 Negative numbers in context
Number – Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication & Division:
 Using efficient methods in all four rules to calculate and solve related problems
 Use of rounding and estimation to support calculation
 Prime & composite numbers; square & cubed numbers
 Mental agility and fluency
Number – Fractions, decimals and percentages
 Addition, subtraction & simple multiplication (whole number by fraction)
 Proper & improper fractions, equivalence & relationships (FDP)
 Decimal notation
 Problem solving in context
Measurement:
 Time and problem solving
 Volume and capacity
 Metric conversions and problem solving
Geometry:
 Drawing, measuring & calculating angles
Statistics:
 Collection, interpretation and presenting of data