Teacher: Mrs Burns
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Morgan
Curriculum information
Class 3
Terms 1 & 2 2019-20
The topics that we will be covering during this term of
‘Ancient Egypt’ are;
| English | Adventure stories including “Beware of the Iron Man” by Pie Corbett
Instructions – how to embalm a mummy Poetry – exploring the use of imagery and visual effects Newspaper reports e.g the discovery of Tutankhamun Information texts Weekly spelling test on a Wednesday with a new list given on a Thursday for homework |
| Maths | Place value (extending and building on current place value knowledge including 3 and 4 digit numbers)Addition and subtraction including formal written methods using columns Use of inverse operations to check answers Solving addition and subtraction two-step problems Solving simple measure and money problems Multiplication and division including times tables up to 12 x 12. Practice using “Times Tables Rockstars” – computer program at school and home |
| Science | Animals including Humans – describing and understanding the human digestive system. Identifying the different parts of teeth in humans and their simple functions
Food chains identifying producers, predators and prey Properties of materials including experiments with dissolving, mixing and changes of state. Comparing materials for hardness, solubility and transparency |
| Computing
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Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly
Design, write and debug programs Use sequence, selection and repetition in programs particularly with the learn pads Use logical reasoning to explain how simple algorithms work e.g to detect and correct errors |
| History | Ancient Egypt – location using various maps
Investigating the importance of the river Nile Exploring Egyptian pharaohs Investigating Egyptian pyramids and mummification Finding out about Egyptian gods Investigating hieroglyphs and the Rosetta Stone Finding out about Howard Carter and the discovery of Tutankhamun KS2 visit to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford for ‘hands on’ Egyptian activities |
| Art / DT | Producing creative work, exploring ideas and recording experiences through drawing and making papier mache Egyptian canopic jars
Designing and making an Egyptian bookmark using sewing techniques on binca fabric. Investigating ideas e.g Egyptian cats or hieroglyphs and evaluating outcomes |
| PE
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Net and wall games – football, hockey and netball. Throwing and catching with increased control and accuracy.
Invasion games – working and playing as a team, using attacking and defensive strategies |
| RE | Exploring how Christians learn from the Creation story and what it is like for someone to follow God |
| Music
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Listening to “Zadok the Priest” by Handel and evaluating the anthem using musical vocabulary. Learning and singing simple songs leading to composing a melodic piece with percussion accompaniment. Practice and perform group compositions with tuned and untuned percussion |
| PSHCE | Identifying how to keep ourselves safe. Discussing places to be safe and talking about feelings. Learning about medicines and drugs including caffeine, alcohol and tobacco
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