1. MATHS- Linked to our topic
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS
YEAR 5 and 6
SPRING 2017
ENGLISH
Write a letter of application to go on an archaeological dig
Create our own Egyptian Myths
Re-write the story of ‘Egyptian Cinderella’
MATHS- Linked to our topic
Measure area and perimeter for different types of pyramids
Sort Egyptian Gods into venn and carroll diagrams
Draw scaled diagrams of pyramids and investigate how the size relates to other famous monuments
SCIENCE
Life cycles.
Reversible and irreversible changes
Properties and changes of materials
HISTORY
Place Ancient Egypt on a timeline and look back at events in history
Independently research life during Ancient Egypt focussing on:
Rulers and people, language and writing, everyday life, farming and food, Gods and religion, death and the afterlife
GEOGRAPHY
Locate Egypt and its cities and major towns
Research the River Nile and discover why it is important
Examine the Egyptian landscape
Compare to the UK
PE/GAMES
Invasion Games – Hockey, Basketball and Netball
Gymnastics
Dance
ART/ DESIGN AND TECH
Create a pop-up book
Make an egyptian death mask
Sketch and colour an Egyptian God
Make a papyrus picture
RE/PSHE
To think about the concept of the spirit and the soul.
To explore the beliefs of different religions for life after death.
Plan random acts of kindness.
COMPUTING
Handling data
Multimedia
Programming
E-safety
L’OURAGAN
Storms and Shipwrecks
We follow seven year-old Henri as he sets out to sea with his intrepid botanist grandmother, in search of the elusive machaon butterfly and as he copes with the trials of a hurricane and shipwreck on a remote island in the Caribbean.
MUSIC
Appreciate and understand a wide range of high- quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians, linked to Ancient Egypt