Autumn 2
Have a look below to see what we will be learning about this term and keep an eye on Seesaw for extra information and to keep up to date with what we are all up to in school.
The Great Fire of London
We will learn how The Great Fire of London changed London. We will learn about how the fire was caused and how they tried to prevent it reoccurring. As part of this learning we will also learn about the plague. In Art we will create a landscape to visualise the fire of London using tissue paper and sketching. We will also look at types of materials in Science to help us understand how the fire spread and the properties of different materials.
Key vocabulary
Ash, damage, destroy, gunpowder, landscape, plague, natural disaster, possession, record, rubble, spread, valuable
Maths
We will focus on Place Value, Addition and Subtraction. The children will explore tens and ones, and adding or subtracting using two digit numbers. Due to the recent events, we anticipate that the children may still have some gaps in their learning so this will be a big focus. We will continue weekly practise of Number and Lightning to develop children's arithmetic skills.
Key vocabulary
Numbers, place value, biggest, smallest, more, less, addition, subtraction, tens, ones, digit
English
We will write a character description for our own dragon based on the story ‘Tell me a dragon’. This will involve work on adjectives and expanded noun phrases to support our writing. We will also write instructions in D&T for a Christmas card.
Key vocabulary
Adjective, noun, noun phrase, character, character description, instructions
Science – Use of everyday materials
We will learn about wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard as materials, their uses and their suitability for different tasks. We will find out how some solid objects can be changed shape by squashing, bending, twisting or stretching based on what material they are made from.
Key vocabulary
Wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper, cardboard, properties, materials, uses, squash, bend, twist, stretch,
Art – Creating a fire of London landscape
We will use tissue paper to create a ‘firey’ collage background to our landscape. We will then add planes as silhouettes and sketch houses to add to our landscape.
Key vocabulary
Landscape, collage, sketch, tissue paper, silhouettes
Geography – United Kingdom locations
We will locate London on a map and look at the four countries and capital cities of the UK. We will use a combination of world maps, atlases and globes to help us.
Key vocabulary
Map, United Kingdom, locate, locations, countries, capital cities, atlases, England, Northern Island, Scotland, Wales, London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast
Computing – Programming – Algorithms and Debugging
We will learn what algorithms are, how to program them and how we can use loops to make our algorithm more efficient. We will do this using a combination of unplugged and plugged-in activities.
Key vocabulary
Abstraction, algorithm, artificial intellingence, bug, correct, data, debug, decompose, error, key features, loop, predict, unnecessary
Design and Technology - Sliders and levers
Children will investigate how sliders and levers work and products in the world that use sliders and levers. We will the design, make and evaluate a project. Our project is ‘To design, make and evaluate a card with sliders/levers for a family member for Christmas'.
Key Vocabulary:
Design criteria, design brief, design, make, evaluate, product, user, purpose, sliders, levers
History – The Great Fire of London - How London changed.
We will learn how The Great Fire of London changed London. We will learn about how the fire was caused and how they tried to prevent it reoccuring. As part of this learning we will also learn about the plague.
Key vocabulary
Ash, damage, destroy, gunpowder, landscape, plague, natural disaster, possession, record, rubble, spread, valuable
Music – Orchestral instruments
Children will learn about the instruments in an orchestra and practise identifying these when listening to music. We will learn how different characters are represented by ‘timbre’, how emotions can be represented by ‘pitch’ and how changes in ‘tempo’ can convey action.
Key Vocabulary
Orchestra, strings, woodwind, brass, percussion, dynamics, sound effects, tempo, timbre, vocals
PSHE – Health and Wellbeing
We will learn about the benefits of exercise and relaxation on physical health and wellbeing, learn strategies for managing emotions, set goals, develop a growth mindset and understand dental hygiene.
Key vocabulary:
Diet, emotions, exercise, growth mindset, healthy, physical activity, relaxation, skill, strengths
PE – Boccia and Team games (tag rugby)
Boccia – we will work as a team and think tactically about ball placement for this new game.
Tag rugby – we will work on use of space and using tactics to close each other down and begin to attack and defend.
Key Vocabulary
Attack, defend, tag, mark, tactics, positioning, aim, strength, power
Helpful websites:
https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/accounts/sign_in
https://play.numbots.com/#/intro
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zrssgk7 (Science - Materials)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks1-the-great-fire-of-london-home/zph4g7h (History - Great Fire of London)
Useful Dates:
15th November - 19th November Anti-Bullying Week
19th November - Children in Need
10th December - Christmas Jumper Day
15th December - Christmas Lunch