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Topic Title:Home and Away

Inspiration Day: Trip to Beacon Hill

End Product: Aboriginal Roadshow

Trip/Visitor: Beacon Hill and Cossington Meadow

We will be learning . . .During this topic children will be exploring two countries, looking in detail at the human and physical features and comparing the differences. As scientists, the children will be looking closely at the types of habitats found in both countries and investigating how a plant survives. Within English session, the children will explore aboriginal dream time stories and they’ll have the

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opportunity to create their own stories through their art work. And express themselves through music and dance.

We will be learning to . . .Science History and Geography Art Writing Links Maths Links

Observe changes across the four seasonsObserve and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies.Identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen treesIdentify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees.

The lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements. Some should be used to compare aspects of life in different periods.Name and locate the world’s seven continents and five oceans.Name, locate and identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom and its surrounding seas.Understand geographical similarities and differences through studying the human and physical geography of a small area of the United Kingdom, and of a small area in a contrasting non-European country.Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of hot and cold areas

To use a range of materials creatively to design and make productsTo use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imaginationTo develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and spaceAbout the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work.

Write sentences that have subordination ‘if’ ‘that’ ‘because’

Use phonics skills to write unfamiliar topic words.

Write high frequency words accurately in topic work.

Write a letter to a pen pal in Australia.

Write a weather report linked to the seasonal change in the countries.

Write Aboriginal dreamtime stories.

Read thermometers for temperature and compare and contrast between the two countries.

Use data to record temperature and weather in graphs.

Look at time differences between countries and how the season and time of day are opposite.

Solve reasoning problems linked to Australia.

Use 2D shapes to innovate with their art work.

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Equator and the North and South Poles.

I can support my child’s learning by . . . Practising writing sentences about England and Australia and extend their ideas by using subordination ‘if’,

‘that’ ‘because’ Reading my reading book at least three times each week. Use my phonic skills to decode unfamiliar Topic words. Recall addition, subtraction, multiplication and division methods to solve one-step problems Create an art or DT project about our area or another country to show the class.