Narrative: Viking Boy

Themes:

• Revenge

• Power and Dominance

• Ownership and Territory

Text Types Covered:

• Newspaper Report

• Instructions

• Adventure Story

Texts covered in Learning Journey

• Non Chronological Report - Vikings

• Narrative recount of Iceland

National Curriculum Subject Objectives:

History

• The Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the

Confessor which includes Viking raids and invasion.

Geography

• Study a region of Europe, name and locate human and physical features of the UK. Use 4 and 6

figure grid references on OS maps.

• Locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe

• Use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key (including

the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider

world.

Science

• Identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic,

glass, brick, rock and cardboard for particular uses.

• Compare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their properties, including their

hardness, solubility, transparency, conductivity (electrical and thermal), and response to magnets.

Art

• To create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas.

• To improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing to design Viking

figureheads.

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Narrative: Henry’s Freedom Box

Themes:

• Slavery

• Human Rights

• Bravery and Courage

Text Types Covered:

• Informal Letter

• Biography

• Persuasive Speech

Texts covered in Learning Journey

• Diary Entry as Henry on his journey

• Information Text (Fact file of an abolitionist e.g. William Wilberforce)

National Curriculum Subject Objectives:

History

• A study of a non-European society that provides contrasts with British History - Benin, West Africa.

Geography

• Study a region of Europe, name and locate human and physical features of the UK. Use 4 and 6

figure grid references on OS maps.

• Locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on North and South America concentrating on

their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries and major cities.

• Identify the position of the Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern hemisphere, The Tropic of

Cancer and Capricorn and Arctic and Antarctic Circle.

• Describe and understand key aspect of human geography including: types of settlement and land

use, economic activity including trade links and the distribution of natural resources.

Science

• Identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic,

glass, brick, rock and cardboard for particular uses.

• Describe the movement of the Earth and other planets relative to the sun in the solar system

• Describe the movement of the moon relative to the Earth

• Describe the sun, Earth and Moon as approximately spherical bodies.

• Use the idea of the Earth’s rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the sun

across the sky.

Art

• To create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas.

• To improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing to design Viking

figureheads.

• Art use sketchbooks to collect, record, review, revisit and evaluate ideas.

Improve mastery of techniques such as: drawing, painting and sculptures.

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Narrative: Room 13

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Texts covered in Learning Journey

• Information text (fact file on Captain Cook)

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National Curriculum Subject Objectives:

History

• A study of a non-European society that provides contrasts with British History - Benin, West Africa.

Geography

• Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features

studied.

• Use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local

area using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs and digital technologies.

• Name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their

identifying human and physical characteristics, key topographical features and land use patterns;

and understand how some of these aspects have changed overtime.

Geography

• To create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas.

• To improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture

with a range of materials.

• Learn about great artists, architects and designer in history - John Piper (Gothic Art)

Books Used

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Narrative: Perseus and Medusa

Themes:

• Archetype/Stereotype

• Duty

• Hero

Text Types Covered:

• Character Description

• Myths and Legends

• Recount

Texts covered in Learning Journey

• Non Chronological Report comparing ancient and modern day Olympics

• Newspaper Article on the Trojan War

• Information Texts (Fact file - Greek God/Goddess)

National Curriculum Subject Objectives:

History

• Ancient Greece - A study of Greek life and achievements and their influences on the western world

Geography

• Locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries and major cities.

Art

• To use sketchbooks to collect, record, review, revisit and evaluate ideas. Improve mastery of techniques such as: drawing, painting and sculptures.

Paper Mache masks.

Science

• Describe the changes as humans develop to old age

• Draw a timeline to indicate the stages in the growth and development of humans.

• Work scientifically by researching the gestation periods of other animals and comparing them with

humans; by finding out and recording the length and mass of a baby as it grows.

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Narrative: Dragon Machine

Themes:

• Archetype/Stereotype

• Duty

• Hero

Text Types Covered:

• Newspaper Report

• Non-Chronological Report

• Short Story

Texts covered in Learning Journey

• Instructions

• Explanation on how their Dragon Machine works.

National Curriculum Objectives

Science

• Known that some materials will dissolve in liquid to form a solution, and describe how to recover a

substance from a solution

• Demonstrate that dissolving, mixing and changes of state are reversible changes.

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• Design

o use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional,

appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals or groups

o generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, annotated

sketches, cross-sectional and exploded diagrams, prototypes, pattern pieces and computer-

aided design

• Make

o select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for

example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing], accurately

o select from and use a wider range of materials and components, including construction

materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their functional properties and aesthetic

qualities

• Evaluate

o investigate and analyse a range of existing products

o evaluate their ideas and products against their own design criteria and consider the views of

others to improve their work

o understand how key events and individuals in design and technology have helped shape the

world

• Technical knowledge

o apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex

structures

o understand and use mechanical systems in their products [for example, gears, pulleys,

cams, levers and linkages]

o understand and use electrical systems in their products [for example, series circuits

incorporating switches, bulbs, buzzers and motors]

Books Used

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Photos

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