1. Victorian Britain & the Industrial Revolution
Literacy: We will
undertake a book study
of ‘Street Child’ by Berlie Doherty.
We’ll also enjoy examining the key features
of biographies and study the
lives of Queen Victoria, Dr Barnardo
& Florence Nightingale.
After that, we’ll be looking to develop
our persuasive and debating skills by
examining child labour!
Art/D&T: We will be loking at the
life and work of William Morris and
LS Lowry. We will also be looking at the
Architectural wonders of Brunel
through a study of bridges.
Victorian Britain & the Industrial Revolution
Sports: Hockey
and Tag Rugby, as well
as the sports
enrichment lessons
Science
In this unit children will learn about how
light travels and how we see things.
Children will have the opportunity to
plan and carry out an investigation finding
a reflective material for children’s
clothing and use light sensors and data logging
equipment to measure and record
their observations.
Numeracy: This term, as well as
ensuring a mastery of the four
calculation areas, we will be ordering
and comparing 6 digit numbers. Also this
term we will be converting units of
mass, capacity and measure.
In our topic sessions, we’ll be studying the following
aspects of life during the reign of Victoria, comparing
the lifestyles of children and adults to today:
The British Empire, Inventions, Crimean War, Child Labour,
Workhouses (Oliver Twist), Industrial Revolution,
Schools/Education, Toys.