Autumn Term The World Around Us

Autumn Term The World Around Us

1. History

   • Changes within other countries- Greece
     • Ancient Vs Modern
       • Transport
       • Buildings
       • Artefacts
         • Make Greek vase
     • Greek empire
       • Main events/ effect on wider world
     • Religious beliefs
       • Gods/ myths
     • Writing system
       • Link to English

2. Geography

   • Locational Knowledge
     • Africa Vs Uk
       • What do we already know?
       • Research using secondary sources
       • Where do I live?
         • Map work
       • Human & physical features
       • Culture/religions
       • Recreation/ food/economy
       • Animals

3. RE

   • Creation stories
     • Chinese/ Christian/ Hindu
       • Aboriginal
   • Special Places
     • In religions
     • Pupils' special places

4. Computing

   • Everyday tech. 1a
     • Parts of a computer/ input & output
     • Computers in school/ at home
     • Uses of computers
   • Programming & Algorithms 4a/4d
     • Bee Bots
       • We control technology
         • Human robot/ simple instructions/ buttons

5. D&T

   • Mechanical systems
     • Levers & Linkages
       • Pop up cards (Christmas)
   • Structures
     • shell structures
       • link to Maths 3D shape/ nets/ packaging

6. Music

   • Instruments from other cultures
     • Loud/ quiet/ getting louder & quieter

7. PSHE

   • Relationships
     • Emotions: naming/ recognising/ showing/ communicating them/ responding to them
     • How behaviour effects others
     • Fair/ unfair
     • Secrets & surprises

8. Science

   • How light travels
     • How objects are seen/ shadows/ travelling in straight lines
     • white light & rainbows/ make pinhole camera
     • Vocab: light, reflection, refract, spectrum, rainbow, periscope, source, beam, shadow
   • Reflection
     • Investigate smooth/ crumpled shiny objects.
     • How we see light
     • Make a periscope

9. Art

   • Land art
     • shape, form, pattern
     • Andy Goldsworthy
     • • Land art with leaves, stones, sticks.
     • • Make patterns, sculptures, constructions and relief designs.
     • • Look at forest schools activities – making art with natural materials.
   • African masks

10. French

    • Short phrases