1. AUTUMN 1 :ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
ENGLISH
THE GREAT KAPOK TREE
- To retrieve information from non-fiction
- To design a ‘great tree’ setting
- To explore the structure of dilemma stories
- To punctuate direct speech correctly
- To use a range of speech verbs
- To use adverbs in dialogue (higher ability)
- To identify persuasive devices
- To use a dictionary to find definitions
- To write a persuasive letter
- To prepare a group performance
- To plan a dilemma story
- To write my own dilemma story
- To edit and evaluate my writing
- To use a thesaurus
To make choices about the presentation of my story
NON FICTION WRITING
- Non chronological report writing on a Mayan God
Diary writing of a Mayan Warrior
Newspaper report on Mayan archaeological dig
Instructions on how to play Pok-A-Tok
MATHS
COLLINS BUSY ANTS UNITS 1 & 2
Time Zones
Mayan Number System
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
- Mayan Clay Pots (Design, Make & Evaluate)
HISTORY
Mayan Symbols & Writing
Religious Festivals
Warriors
Mayan Artists
Gods & Goddesses
Archaeological Digs
Chocolate
Culture & food (Mayan Feast)
Benin Empire (How did it begin & why did it end?)
AUTUMN 1 :ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
SCIENCE
- States of Matter
ART
Benin & Mayan Masks (Sketching existing masks & designing and making own)
Rainforest Art (Drawing & Sketching)
Studying examples of Mayan Art
ICT
- Purple Mash/Espresso: Coding
GEOGRAPHY
-South America ( Mesoamerica)
Climate
Mountains
Amazon Rainforest (Inc Animals that live within it)
Trade
Comparing to other countries i.e. Mexico to the UK
Map & Atlas Skills
Chocolate PE
Swimming
Football
Pok A Tok
FRENCH
- Numbers 1-31