Topic Web Willow Class Terms 5 + 6 Topic- food

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SCIENCE – Materials • Describe different types of materials ie flexible, hard, transparent and absorbent • Investigations using the fair test method • Why are certain objects made of certain materials? – classify them. • Test and compare the absorbency of different materials, ie best blotting paper. • How stretchy is a material investigations. • Can children record their findings in a scientific way to demonstrate their learning. • Teeth and healthy eating • The importance of our teeth and how to look after them. • Investigate the different types of food on teeth ie sugary / starchy • Our pets teeth and their diets • Visit from the dentist / vet – teeth x rays • Where are our molars, canines and incisors? • Teeth and chewing gum! • Tooth decay…how can we prevent it! • The tooth Fairy visits! • ICT • Simulations – Creating a world, stage cast program • Understand simple computer simulations that represent imaginary of real situations • Create Willow Wonderers (characters) • Receive, reply, - emails attachments and address books • Use / Non abuse – The Trinity way! • Purple internet safety steps • The effects of cyber bullying • NUMERACY • Counting rapidly / instant recall of 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 times tables • Portioning numbers to add / divide / multiply and subtract • Understanding shape / reflective symmetry • Use of angles / comparing, drawing and recognise e.g. right angle • Solving wordy problems using written methods for money, measure and number • Use DECCA D – Decide E – estimate C – Calculate C – check and A – Answer • Finding simple fractions of given amounts i.e. halves and quarters • Maths investigations! – Identifying patterns and solving problems as mathematicians • Time Lords! – Solving wordy time problems i.e. – how long did the journey take in total if I left the house at 3.55pm, arriving at 6.30pm?. • Do you know what an inverse operation is? – 6x8 = 48 so 48 shared by 6 = ? • French • Favourite foods • Ordering foods in a restaurant • Visit the super Marché • French menus • French picnic • Simple greetings and phrases • Simple French songs • Music • Food songs • Pentatonic scales in music! • Composing simple tunes using P scale CDEGA • Perform together using a steady beat • Images and moods using music-Carnival/Faith • Musical art galleries! • Creating rhythmic and non rhythmic sounds • Physical education • Swimming – front crawl, back stroke, butterfly stroke, breast stroke • Non swimmers and distance swimmers group tasks • Treading water • Athletics – Short distances and long distance running • Hurdles, javelin, relay • Tennis - racket skills, forearm, backhand, overarm, volley, serving • Understanding points system and playing simple games (singles, doubles) Topic Web Willow Class Terms 5 + 6 Topic- food • HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY • History • Invaders and settlers to Britain from long ago / The Viking Raiders! • A day in the life of a Viking! • Invasion of the Vikings! • Viking Boats and how they travelled. • A Viking banquet. • Monasteries • The story of King Alfred • Geography • Passport to the world • Cuisine around the world! • Food stories from around the world • Traditions and cultures of festivals from around the world • Romania • RELIGIOUS EDUCATION • Christianity • The life and teaching of Jesus • What do we know about Jesus • Who was he? • Christian stories from the bible • What was special about Jesus’ birth and baptism • Jesus being tempted • The Story of Simon Peter / Walk on water (interpret through dance) • Jesus as a miracle worker – healing of the ten lepers • Hinduism • Recognise and compare symbols in Hinduism and Christianity • Hindu stories – Kaliya – How do we overcome our fears? • Hindu artefacts • The story of Krishna and the serpent • Jesus and Krishna – How can we help other people who are afraid or in need? • World aid • LITERACY • Myths / legends and traditional tales • Hot seating good / evil, wise / foolish characters • Create your own myth or legend • Planning a short / long story • Writing stories that are at least a page long and have a beginning, middle and end • Introduction into how to use paragraphs • Turning stories into plays and vice versa • Dramatic stage work / playing characters / • Book reviews • Letters to famous and local authors – Lynn Reid Banks and Steve Voake • Understand the use of and following instructions, ie cooking, games, directions to destination. • Information texts – persuasive / create own presentations using ICT • CHIPS challenge – C – Capitals H – handwriting, I – interest, P – Punctuation, S – Spelling • ART AND DESIGN • Printing crazy pattern work , block print / roller printing • Making Viking puppets • Painting – linked to Vikings / Food / Eid patterns • Viking art work / painting • Viking helmets and shields • Line drawings and paintings of Jesus • PHSE • Healthy life styles – Healthy minds and bodies! • Food choices that effect our health • Healthy Sandwich snacks • Balance of good health model, categorising food • 5 food groups • Surveys on exercises our class take part in • Exercise – having an effect on us physically and emotionally • Interactive games from British heart foundation • Planning a healthy meal • Global, what's in the news? Child appropriate / select an issue of their choice • Headline debates / become news readers for the day, reporting on topical issues