Where my wellies take me. Literacy Using the book ‘Where my wellies take me’ by Michael and Clare Morpurgo as a stimulus Focus on developing character and setting within stories Write own stories based on a welly walk Animal poems Non-fiction writing about weather Weather reports Numeracy Discrete work using White Rose Hub Links with topic made where possible Geography Where could our wellies take us? Exploring maps – different types and features of Using co-ordinates Learn about keys Make our own maps of real and imagined places Explore land use and physical and human features Develop understanding features and use of the local environment Traffic survey and report Science Exploring the seasons Seasonal change Different sorts of weather Setting up a weather station Writing weather reports Where my wellies take me. Art Using illustrations from the Where my wellies take me book as a stimulus. Produce artwork of the natural world using Pencil, paint, collage, 3d modelling and clay Music Story through music Cinderella Carnival of the animals Performance of music using instruments Computing E-safety Developing programming skills Presentation skills Handling data WOW Days Life Education bus Visit from an author and illustrator Welly walks Picnic P.E Games Dance Outdoor Ed / Forest School activities RE Why are some places special?

Where my wellies take me Topic Drivers As learners interested in Geography we will:- Explore the purpose of maps Look at a range of different maps of real and imagined places Learn about the role of a key Use co-ordinates to describe position Name and describe human and physical features of the landscape Look at the land use and features of the local area Draw our own maps As learners interested in Science we will:- Learn about the different seasons and features of them Learn about seasonal change Learn about the different sorts of weather Set up our own weather station Take recordings of the effect of different weather e.g. rainfall As learners interested in Literacy we will:- Use the book Where my wellies take me as a stimulus for writing stories Develop understanding of character and setting through the book Write our own stories using the story and our own experience on a welly walk as a stimulus Look at the role of an author Learn about the work of an illustrator and look at how this supports the job of the author