Gillespie Primary School Science Living Things & Year Their Habitats 4 Key Questions Spring 2018 What is a habitat? How do animals adapt to their habitat? How do food chains work? What comparisons can be made between urban & rural habitats? Why does the geography of the world determine where animals make their homes? How do changes in the environment pose dangers to living things? Starting Point Knowledge station! Asking questions for our question board Habitats Introduction /what makes a thing living? Investigation of red boxes when they arrive Children s contribution to planning Give children the opportunity of asking further questions that they would like to explore around and about the topic of habitats. Fortnightly feed into Learning Journey time Trips & Core Resources Local visit to Gillespie Park Ecology Centre Underwater Explorers Islington Red box resources Trips out Library Information Texts on Wildlife Outcomes for Learners To understand the correlation between environment, habitat & food chains and why animals live in particular habitats Class assembly presentation Ability to compare urban and rural habitats Understanding of key topographical features Begin to gain an understanding of the impact of changes in the world to animal life
English SMSC stories that raise issues and Core Cross Curricular Links to Topic Maths Foundation Humanities - Geography Comparing different habitats within the UK and also with European Science - Come Live in my Habitat brochure Science poem linked to habitat/animal Maths Reading recipes PHSE drugs/alcohol decimals in relation to dosages Cooking fractions in recipes, cost to buy ingredients Art Sketch the local environment Sketch a range of animals found in the local environment Science English - Create an animal diary English - Writing fact files on animals/habitats Maths time use average speeds of animals to determine how long they would take to travel to different places Spiritual Moral Social Cultural Science Moral fishing/logging/human interference with animal habitats RE Cultural exploring and understanding different religions and their celebrations Computing/ICT Create a questionnaire/flow chart that depicts different animal classifications research and produce on computers French Learn habitat and animal names in French
Computing National Curriculum Objectives (not topic linked) Design and collect information for a simple questionnaire Collect data and present in a variety of formats We are aware that our online content lasts forever (digital literacy) RE Describe the practice of prayer in the religions studied Make connections between what people believe about prayer and what they do when they pray Describe and comment on similarities and differences between how Christians, Muslims and Hindus pray Make connections between stories, symbols and beliefs with what happens in at least two festivals Explore and suggest ideas about what is worth celebrating and remembering in religious communities and in their own lives Suggest why some people see life as a journey and identify some of the key milestones on this journey Suggest reasons why marking the milestones of life are important to Christians, Hindus and/or Jewish people Geography Extend knowledge/ understanding beyond local area to include the UK (range of habitats) Art Locate the world s using maps - look at and major cities linked to habitats studied Look at the environmental regions of /what environment is like in different habitats, key physical and human characteristics, including key topographical features (rivers/mountains etc.) Use digital computer mapping to locate and features studied UK - Digimap DT/Cooking Still life drawings Scrambled Eggs & Fish Cakes SW project? Knife/cutting skills Focus on sketching skills shape, shading, light and dark, Heating enlargement and reduction Serving to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including Healthy eating drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials
Music Reading treble clef and learning about Bass clef Understanding pitch Understanding note duration Developing the singing voice through movement and games with focus on accurate pitching Developing awareness of pulse and rhythm through learning musical singing games Encouraging children to sing with expression posture + diction PE Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres Use a range of strokes effectively such as front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations. Net/wall games PHSE & Growth Mindset Objectives here (consult Steph) new scheme Scrambled eggs why people may eat or avoid certain foods (religious, moral, cultural or health reasons) about other factors that contribute to people s food choices (such as ethical farming, fair trade and seasonality) about the importance of getting enough sleep, that there are drugs (other than medicines) that are common in everyday life, and why people choose to use them about the effects and risks of drinking alcohol about different patterns of behaviour that are related to drug use French explore the patterns and sounds of language through songs and rhymes and link the spelling, sound and meaning of words speak in sentences, using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures describe people, places, things and actions orally and in writing
Termly Overview of Cross Curricular & Blocked units of Work Week 1 3/1 Week 2 8/1 Week 3 15/1 Week 4 22/1 Week 5 29/1 Week 6 5/2 SMSC stories that raise issues and English - Writing fact files on animals/habitats SMSC stories that raise issues and Learn habitat and animal names in French Cooking fractions in recipes, cost to buy ingredients Maths Reading recipes Science - Come Live in my Habitat brochure Science - Come Live in my Habitat brochure Science poem linked to habitat/animal Maths time use average speeds of animals to determine how long they would take to travel to different places Science poem linked to habitat/animal Week 7 19/2 Week 8 26/2 Week 9 5/3 Week 10 12/3 Week 11 19/3 Week 12 26/3 Comparing different habitats within the UK and also with European Comparing different habitats within the UK and also with European PHSE drugs/alcohol decimals in relation to dosages RE Cultural exploring and understanding different religions and their celebrations Science Moral fishing/logging/human interference with animal habitats Sketch the local environment Sketch a range of animals found in the local environment