Science Exploring habitats and the creatures that live there Adaptation Classification and identification Mini-beasts Food chains Nature detectives Individual research projects Conservation Moving and growing Investigating the school grounds Music & Drama Exploring animal descriptive sounds Carnival of Animals – Saint Saens Peter and the Wolf Composition Animal songs and rounds Tudor songs Tudor plays Literacy VCOP (vocabulary, connectives, openings, punctuation) Exploring and creating stories set in imaginary worlds Writing and performing play scripts Creature topic talks Creating animal information books Art Discovering colour within the animal kingdom Tudor portraits Drawing and painting from life Animal art and artist study DT Creating a 3-D habitat box Making animal purses PSHE New Beginnings Getting on and Falling Out Anti-bullying Safety Maths Estimation, sequences and patterns Reading and writing numbers Fractions Ordering and rounding Money and real life problems Length and perimeter Mental and written addition and subtraction Mental and written multiplication and division Time Handling data: bar graphs, pictograms ICT Writing for different audiences – desktop publishing Word processing Using internet search engines for individual research Typing skills using ‘Dance Mat’ RE Exploring the beliefs and practises of Judaism Light at Christmas PE, Dance & Games Outdoor games - Throwing and catching Carnival of Creatures dance Swimming – Weekly swimming lessons History – The Terrible Tudors When were the Tudors powerful? Map period on a timeline What was Henry VIII really like? What happened to his wives? Were the Tudors good explorers? What was life like for rich and poor? Did Tudors wash? How did people spend their free time?

Environment Using our outdoor environment for pond dipping, habitat studies, minibeast trails and environmental artwork. Considering the future of endangered species Making giant time lines and number lines on the playground. Trips Llancaiach Fawr Manor House in Wales Trip to Westonbirt Arboretum Culture and Community Inviting an audience from the school/ local community to come to our Tudor assembly Visitors in linked to RE. Animal charity visitor The Grand Finale Parents are invited to attend our Tudor assembly ELLI Dimensions Creativity: Using the power of the unicorn’s imagination to make herb bags, animal masks, drawings, music and dance inspired by the animal kingdom and creative writing. Learning relationships: Developing a bee’s ability to work effectively in groups through our carnival of creatures enrichment days, dance creations and maths investigations. Resilience: Using the tortoise’s ability to persevere and work towards a finished goal through animal research, investigative work and environmental problem solving. Curiosity: Doing habitat investigations, animal research, topic talks and drama to learn to be like the cat and ask interesting questions. Meaning making: Using a spider’s ability to link previous knowledge and new learning through composing music and presenting information using ICT. Thinking Skills and Philosophy Describing, annotating and creating creatures Imagining creatures that could never be Philosophy sessions inspired by the animal kingdom: Voices in the Park, Where the Wild Things are Endangered species Children’s Suggestions Build an animal home Pond dipping Drawing and painting animals and their patterns Sing animal songs Endangered animals and where they live Animal dancing Read and create poems and songs about animals Making animal sounds Animal food Learn what animals were used for in Tudor times Study fantasy creatures Make an animal book Bug hunt Identify animals Learn about insects Bird watch PowerPoint on favourite creatures Peter and the Wolf Look at the work of a famous artist who painted animals Draw animals from observation Wildlife trip Do something to help endangered animals