Skills Students Will Be Developing

Key Stage 3

Autumn Term 2017

3E

Miss El- Habti

Subject: English

Topic: Shakespeare; Macbeth

Teacher: Ms. El

Skills students will be developing:

·  Interaction with others, negotiating plans and activities, taking turns in conversation.

·  The ability to contribute to a class discussion/ brainstorming activity.

·  Knowledge of famous writers like Shakespeare and his play Macbeth

·  To develop an awareness of vocabulary used in Shakespearean time and compare it to modern language.

·  To use drama and props to help the understanding of the Macbeth plot.

·  Enjoy listening to and using spoken and written language, readily use it in their play and learning.

·  Sustain attention by listening responding to what they have heard by using relevant comments, questions or actions.

·  Use their phonic knowledge to write simple regular words and make phonetically plausible attempts at more complex words.

·  Phonetic knowledge and its use.

·  Retell narratives in the correct sequence, drawing on language pattern of stories and plays.

·  Read a range of familiar and common words and simple sentences independently.

·  Show an understanding of the elements of plays, such as main characters, scenes, sequence of events, openings, how information can be found in non-fiction texts to answer questions about where, who, why and how.

·  Attempt writing for different purposes, using features of different forms such as lists, stories and scripts.

·  Be able to write their name as well as other things such as labels and captions.

·  Begin to form simple sentences using punctuation.

·  Reading of either symbols, high frequency words and/or graded reading books.

·  Pencil grip and other fine motor skills.

·  Sentence structure.

Brief Description of Activities:

·  Reading, listening to and roleplaying Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

·  Making props to accompany texts.

·  Acting out stories and scenes from the play using a range of props and puppets.

·  Sequencing events from the play.

·  Visiting the Globe theatre.

·  Read, shop for and prepare a range of Tudor recipes.

·  Considering key information about characters, including how they feel at different times during the play and the consequences of their actions.

·  Making predictions about how a text will end and developing their own endings.

·  Answering simple questions about the text using writing or symbols.

·  Reading at individual levels using the Oxford Reading Tree scheme and/or a range of other short stories.

·  A range of OT activities to improve pencil and fine motor skills.

Subject vocabulary:

·  Play, writer, theatre, Shakespeare, Tudor, long ago, first, next, last, what comes next, predict, author, title, capital letter, full stop, sentence, fear, greed, kill, murder, king, royal, old, modern, present, quill, strong, scared, angry, terrified, sad, lonely, fair, unfair, crazy, insane, witches.

Subject: Maths

Topic: Number, Problem Solving, Money, & Time

Teacher: Ms. El

Skills students will be developing:

·  An understanding of sequencing and individual number skills.

·  The use and purpose of a clock (analogue and digital)

·  The ability to develop awareness and use a range of time associated terms, including clock, hour, minute, second.

·  The ability to calculate and solve simple time associated word problems

·  Develop their mathematical ideas and methods to solve practical problems.

·  Talk about, identify, recognise and recreate simple patterns.

·  To develop our understanding of why we need and use money

·  To identify, match and sort coins

·  To begin to recognise different denominations/ notes and use these when out in the community

·  To use knowledge of numbers, time and fractions to identify 100%, 50% and 25%.

Brief Description of Activities:

·  Use a small analogue clock to show the time to the closest minute/ 15 minutes and begin to solve time associated word problems.

·  Comparing numbers (more and less), sequencing numbers to 30 and beyond, finding missing numbers in a sequence.

·  Through a range of practical and worksheet based activities, begin to add and subtract objects/ numbers and identify how many are left.

·  Make/match and continue simple repeat patterns e.g. threading coloured beads on string, creating and extending number patterns, shape patterns etc.

·  Use money in a variety of contexts.

Subject vocabulary:

·  Time, clock, analogue, digital, day, hour, minute, second, month, week, year, add, takeaway, more, less, matching, sort, pattern, colour, before, after, next, day, night, morning, afternoon, o’ clock, half past, fast, quarter past, slow, first, second, third last, money, pound, pence, coin, note, penny, more, less, problem solve, difference, fraction, percent.

Curriculum information

Subject: Computing

Topic: Multimedia Presentations or Mouse and Keyboard skills

Teacher: Mr Adrian Pascu

Class: 3E

Skills students will be developing:

·  Mouse skills using 2Simple draw, purple mash and help kidz learn.

·  Problem solving

·  Communication skills

·  Technical skills

Brief Description of Activities:

·  Learning about the basic computer system.

·  Researching about computer systems

·  With support, creating presentations about preferred electronic device.

·  Taking part in quizzes

·  Saving and storing work to the school network

Subject vocabulary:

·  Computer system, inputs, outputs, storage, save, safety, network, drag and drop, viruses.

Subject: Religious Education

Topic: Domestic Church, Myself & Families

Teacher: Ms. El

Skills students will be developing:

·  Their listening and confidence to try new activities, initiate ideas and speak in a familiar group about themselves and their families.

·  Their ability to respond to significant experiences showing a range of feelings when appropriate.

·  The awareness of their own needs, views and feelings and the ability to be sensitive to the needs, views and feelings of others.

·  To have a developing respect for their own cultures and beliefs and those of their peers.

·  The ability to work as part of a group or class, taking turns and sharing fairly, understanding that there needs to be agreed values and codes of behaviour for groups of people, including adults and children, to work together harmoniously.

·  To understand why churches and other religious buildings are important places and what they can be used for.

·  The ability to create a range of crafts representing and symbolising religious events and occasions.

·  Their role play and acting skills.

·  Their understanding of celebrations including, but not limited to Christmas and Advent.

·  Their ability to reflect on the entire thing they have been blessed with in life, including family, friends, teachers, love, a home, school, etc.

Brief Description of Activities:

·  Visit a local church

·  Use a range of toys and props to re-enact the story of Jesus’ birth, the story of the prodigal son, and others from the Bible.

·  Sort objects/ materials and resources into those we use during celebrations and those we do not.

·  Use clay, wax, scented oils and a range of other sensory materials to create a range of crafts and re-enact a baptism.

·  To take part in a class celebration, preparing cards, food and a range of other arrangements.

·  To create paper bag puppets and take part in a puppet show.

·  Purchase, wrap and present gifts to their friends.

·  Create advent wreaths, Christingles and Christmas cards using a range of materials.

·  Create an advent calendar using a range of materials.

·  Take part in the school Christmas production.

·  Dress up and explore different costumes used for different celebrations.

·  Take part in a prayer/reflection time at the end of each session.

Subject vocabulary:

·  God, love, Jesus, family, friends, Church, Altar, candle, pews, font, stained glass, baby, family, group, community, belong, light, water, priest, welcome, bless, robes, lectern, message, forgive, cleanse, forgive, new beginning, advent, Christmas, waiting, celebration, happy, community, presents, gift, patience, shepherds, star.

Subject: P.S.H.E./C

Topic: People Who Help Us, Mobility, Staying Safe At Home or Out & About

Teacher: Ms. El

Skills students will be developing:

·  To work as part of a group, taking turns and sharing fairly, understanding that there need to be agreed values and codes of behaviour for groups of people to work together harmoniously.

·  To develop an awareness of the different chores/tasks these individuals do.

·  To appreciate all of the help we receive on a daily basis from adults who assist us.

·  Develop confidence to try new activities, initiate ideas and communicate in familiar groups.

·  Maintain attention for short periods of time and contribute to small group and whole class discussions/activities.

·  To select and use resources with independence.

·  To develop an awareness of their own safety and gain a better understanding of how to keep themselves safe at home and when out and about.

·  To practise crossing the road safely using the green cross code.

·  To recognise vehicles and personnel from the emergency services.

·  To identify a range of professionals within the community, including nurses, doctor, firefighters, vets and develop an awareness of how they do their job.

·  To understand what the terms dangerous, safe and emergency mean.

·  To understand when the emergency services can help and how to call them.

·  To develop an understanding of basic dangers such as hot/ sharp objects, strangers etc.

Brief Description of Activities:

·  Interact with members of the community who help us, including a vet, police officer, firefighter and a librarian.

·  Visit the local post office, purchase stamps and mail a letter/postcard to a friend at Pield Heath.

·  Practice crossing the road on the school mobility track.

·  Use a range of toys and props to re-enact crossing the road safely.

·  Practise making an emergency call and learn how to keep themselves safe in the event of an emergency.

·  Refer to the green cross code when out on class trips and visits.

·  Explore the duties of various emergency service personnel and dress up/re-enact the different services.

·  Sort objects/activities into safe and dangerous and identify why some objects can be dangerous.

·  Sort people into those they know and strangers who may pose a danger.

Subject vocabulary:

·  Help, adult, community, doctor, nurse, hospital, ambulance, pain, dressing, bandage, dentist, fireman, fire engine, fire extinguisher, police officer, police car, puppet, safe, dangerous, emergency, gentle, kind, friends, sensible, traffic, road, highway code, pavement, road sign, stop, look both ways, wait, listen, bus stop, bus, paramedic, medicine, sharp, hot, burn, heavy, hospital, hurt, stranger, warning, sensible, responsible.

Subject: Science

Topic: Electricity, Energy Use & Safety

Teacher: Ms. El

Skills students will be developing:

·  Develop an understanding of what electricity is; a form of energy used to power everyday appliances

·  Identify sources of electricity

·  To develop an awareness of electrical dangers

·  Differentiate between appliances which are mains operated and those which are battery operated

·  Experience inserting and replacing batteries

·  Develop curiosity and ask questions about why things happen and how things work.

·  Knowledge and understanding of the different ways in which energy is produced.

·  Knowledge and understanding of how simple circuits are constructed and the purpose and use of batteries.

·  To communicate the need for help when electrical equipment is not working, and attempt to problem solve

Brief Description of Activities:

·  Go on ‘electrical appliance’ walks around the school and within the local community.

·  Visit the Science museum and explore the range of electrical activities available.

·  Experiment with making and changing circuits by selecting the tools and techniques they need to shape, assemble and connect materials.

·  Identify and sort electrical appliances which create heat, movement or sound

·  Work in small teams to create and alter circuits, experiment with inserting switches and potatoes to identify electrical conductors.

·  Investigate and experiment with different electronic ways of producing and changing light, movement and sound.

Subject vocabulary:

·  Electricity, power, energy, appliance, mains, socket, switch, battery, flow, travel, connect, circuit, bulb, buzzer, wire, battery, danger, safety, harm, hurt, fire, discuss explore, investigate, experiment, consider, alternative, change, function, sound, light, movement, heat

CURRICULUM INFORMATION

Subject: ART

Teacher: Mrs Nayyar

Class: 3E

Skills students will be developing:

·  To identify different colours in the environment.

·  To discover natural and man-made colours.

·  To identify colours used in works of art.

·  To analyse works of art.

·  To take part in classroom discussions.

·  Will contribute to class room routines by setting up and putting away materials.

·  To work both independently and collaboratively.

·  To mix secondary and tertiary colours using primary.

·  To understand the difference between warm and cool colours.

·  To discover the difference between colour and tones.

·  To learn to make light and dark shades.

·  To increase their proficiency in the handling of different materials.

·  To analyse and evaluate their own work, and that of others, in order to strengthen the visual impact or applications of their work.

Brief Description of Activities:

·  To observe primary colours in the environment.

·  To match, label, name different colours.

·  To analyse works of art- look at Picasso’s blue period and Van Gogh’s use of warm and cool colours.

·  To paint examples of secondary and tertiary colours using primary colours.

·  Will use water to make light shades of black.

·  To look at works of art and answer questions about the colours they can observe.