TOPIC: Vikings and Scandinavia & Roald Dahl celebration Autumn term 2016

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1 Hook to Learning: TOPIC: Vikings and Scandinavia & Roald Dahl celebration Autumn term 2016 How To Train Your Dragon History and Literacy foci Week 1 5 th Sept Week 2 12 th Sept Week 3 19 th Sept Week 4 26 th Sept Week 5 3 rd Oct Week 6 10 th Oct Week 7 17 th Oct Reflection/ Performance Viking myths and knowledge. What do we know about the Vikings? Vicious Vikings. Where did they come from? Where did they go? How do we know? Inside the dragon nursery Deadly Dragons Ch 3 Heroes or Exiles. Immigrants or invaders? Sea Shanties Viking Gods Chapter 10 Thor sday Thursday Can You Speak Dragonese? Viking Sagas Scandinavia: Where is it? Which countries does it include? What is it li (How long is a day? States of Matter after half term) Roald Dahl week Viking dance performance (date to be confirmed) HALF TERM Hook to Learning: TOPIC: Vikings and Scandinavia & Roald Dahl celebration Autumn term 2016 Patrick Moore Lights in the Sky Geography and Science foci Challenge/Week 8 31 st October Northern Lights

2 Week 9 7 th Nov: Week th Nov Week st Nov Week th Nov Week 13 5 th Dec Week th Dec Reflection/ Performance The land of the Midnight Sun (Iceland). Why is it dark for so long? Why can t I go to sleep? Can I make an igloo? Could I live in it? Would I be cold? Would it melt? Science week. The Moomins Are there only meatballs from Ikea? Traditional Scandinavian food Where is Lapland? Scandi Christmas decorations. Bead patterns Our learning will be linked to the festive season. To be confirmed Suggested Texts How To Train Your Dragon Fiction Vicious Vikings Non-fiction The Moomins (Comet in Moominland, Moominland Literacy Links (Inc S&L): N = Quest and Adventure stories. How to train your dragon / Hiccup the Seasick Viking. Dragon Stew NF = Persuasive leaflet Persuade to Invade P = Poems based on a model e.g. Haiku (Recite / perform poetry) Place names and meanings etymology spelling skill Outdoor Opportunities: Maths trails Cross-Curricular Maths Opportunities: Bi-weekly extended Maths Trips and Visitors: Tullie House Deadly Dragons (Saga and Lore visit)

3 SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES Explore Observation Fair Test Pattern Seeking Identification/Classif Research Physics Light (Northern Lights) Scientist Study: Patrick Moore Light Look at sources, seeing, reflections and shadows. Explain how light appears to travel in straight lines and how this affects seeing and shadows. Sound Look at sources, vibration, volume and pitch. Chemistry - Materials Changing/Ice (States of Matter) Look at solids, liquids and gases, changes of state, evaporation, condensation and the water cycle. History: Enterprise and Building Learning Power: Whole School: Reasoning (resourcefulness) Vikings- struggle for the Kingdom of England To investigate and interpret the past Use evidence to ask questions and find answers to questions about the past. Suggest suitable sources of evidence for historical enquiries. Use more than one source of evidence for historical enquiry in order to gain a more accurate understanding of history. Describe different accounts of a historical event, explaining some of the reasons why the accounts may differ. Suggest causes and consequences of some of the main events and changes in history. To understand chronology Place events, artefacts and historical figures on a time line using dates. Understand the concept of change over time, representing this, along with evidence, on a time line. Use dates and terms to describe events. Geography: Scandinavia Year 3: Imagine/Empathise and Listen To investigate places Ask and answer geographical questions about the physical and human characteristics of a location. Explain own views about locations, giving reasons. Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features. Use a range of resources to identify the key physical and human features of a location. Name and locate the countries of Europe and identify their main physical and human characteristics. Art and Design Islamic Art Use experiences, other subjects across the curriculum and ideas as inspiration for artwork. Develop ideas from starting points throughout the curriculum. Collect information, sketches and resources. Adapt and refine ideas as they progress. Explore ideas in a variety of ways. Comment on artworks using visual language. Music BBC Music Viking Saga Songs French: Year A Unit 1 Christmas in France Design and Technology Construction/Materials: Beads Computing and ICT Digital Literacy: understand the opportunities computer networks offer for communication Religious Education Do Muslims celebrate Christmas? Islamic Festivals Qu ran and Bible Physical Education Viking Dance Gymnastics Have an account using the school based system Send an to a member of the class

4 SMSC & British Values Opportunities School council and peer mentors Famous/Significant People, Places and Events: Roald Dahl Norwegian Patrick Moore astronomer Weekly Learning Hero Vote Rules of Law school rules/class rules Writing Immersion in the text type. Read/explore a variety of texts on the chosen text type. Make predictions. Responding to the text. Explore the text and consider likes and dislikes. Consider how the text is structured. What is the effect? Look at the sentences / language the writer has used. Capturing ideas. Role-play, planning, researching information, oral work, vocabulary exploration and development. Develop changes to character, setting and plot. Grammar teaching and developing a repertoire of skills. Identify the grammar needed for the outcome. Build a writers toolkit. Writing process. Modelled teacher models writing process and verbalises the decisions he/she makes. Shared collaborative composition with discussion and suggestions about to write and how to write it to create the intended effect (from the children as well as teacher). Guided small group sessions based on specific needs of specific groups of children. Independent writing. Reading Draw inferences from reading. Predict from details stated and implied. Recall and summarise main ideas. Discuss words and phrases that capture the imagination. Retrieve and record information from non-fiction, using titles, headings, sub-headings and indexes. Prepare poems and plays to read aloud with expression, volume, tone and intonation. Identify recurring themes and elements of different stories (e.g. good triumphant over evil). Recognise some different forms of poetry. Explain and discuss understanding of reading, maintaining focus on the topic. Ask questions to improve understanding of a text. Check that the text makes sense, discussing understanding and explaining the meaning of words in context. Ask questions to improve understanding of a text.

5 Draw inferences such as inferring characters feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence, Predict what might happen from details stated and implied. Identify main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph and summarise these. Identify how language, structure and presentation contribute top meaning. Use a dictionary to check the meaning of words they have read.