Near and Far

Near and Far

1. Geography

   • Use atlases to label the 7 continents and 5 oceans on a world map
   • Identify and label the 4 countries that make up the UK
   • Investigate the human and physical features of Nairobi
   • Investigate the human and physical features of London
   • Compare Kelvin Grove to a rural UK primary school
   • Compare a school in Nairobi to a rural Kenyan school

2. Maths

   • Length and measure
     • measure in cm and m
     • Compare and order lengths
     • Problem solve with lengths
   • Mass, capacity and temperature
     • Measure and compare mass
     • Measure in ml and l
   • Position and direction
     • Describe position and movements

3. English

   • Lila and the Secret of the Rain
     • Writing to entertain
       • Make predictions about the text
       • Write a postcard with a setting desciption
       • Orally rehearse writing by saying happy things to the sky in the Horniman Gardens
       • Write their own version of the story
   • Writing to inform
     • Seeds of Change: the story of Wangari Maathai
       • Write a fact file on Wangari Maathai

4. Computing

   • Scratch Junior
     • Programming
     • Creating an animation
     • Algorithms

5. Art

   • Take One Artist
     • Yayoi Kusama
       • Sculpture
   • Kenyan Art
     • Making Masai a necklace
     • Looking at the work of Edward Tingatinga

6. PHSE

   • Changing Me
     • Changes in our bodies with age
     • The differences between girls and boys
     • Looking ahead to Y3

7. RE

   • Hinduism
     • Hindu temples and priests
     • Love and loyalty

8. PE

   • Throwing and catching
   • Athletics

9. Music

   • Band instruments
     • Ensemble