Medium Term Plan: Jupiter Term 1Cycle A 2015-2016
Subject / Week 1W/B 07.09 / Week 2
W/B 14.09 / Week 3
W/B 21.09 / Week 4
W/B 28.09
Literacy
Hamilton Trust
Humorous Poems (2 weeks)
Fables (3 weeks)
Instructions & Explanations (2 weeks) / Powerful verbs
Regular past tense –ed ending
Irregular adverbs (not –ly)
Rhyming couplets / Word play
Adverbial phrase
Rhyme schemes
Write own poem / Speech bubbles
Speech punctuation
Reporting clauses / Compound & complex sentences
Time/cause conjunctions
Debate using evidence
Numeracy
Hamilton Trust
Place Value and Number / A1-Compare and order numbers / A6-Addition and Subtraction / S1-Addition and Subtraction
Roman Numerals / Sp6-Multiplication and Division
Negative numbers
Science
Hamilton Trust
Yr 4: Animals & Humans-AL
Yr 5: Forces-AH / Yr 4: Digestion
Explain that digestion is the act of softening and changing food so that the body can absorb and use it for energy & growth. Find out which human organs are involved & begin a class model of the human digestive system.
Yr 5: Gravity
Difference between weight and mass as they develop their understanding of gravity and balanced forces. Begin to measure forces using force meters. / Yr 4: Digestive systems
Discuss further details of the digestive system including functions of the various organs involved. Find out what happens when we eat poisonous or bad food & how illnesses can be caused by poor diets.
Yr 5: Opposing forces
Find out more about Sir Isaac Newton after whom the unit of force is named and look more closely at balanced forces. Children use a range of PE equipment to investigate the balancing of forces. / Yr 4: Animal diets
Compare human digestive system to other animals’ particularly ruminants. Define carnivores, herbivores and omnivores, & investigate examples of each type of animal.
Yr 5: Friction
Set up an enquiry to investigate on which surface their sports shoe will perform best. Ensuring it is a fair test, children record measurements and report findings. / Yr 4: Teeth
Look at models of teeth or sets of teeth. Use mirrors to look at &count own teeth. Compare teeth of different animals. Learn about incisors, canines, (premolars) and molars. Find out what they are used for. Make a model of a human jaw with plasticine.
Yr 5: Air resistance
Travelling through air involves another drag force: air resistance. Repeat some enquiries that Galileo carried out in the 16th century. Carry out own enquiry into factors which affect the forces acting on paper spinners.
Topic
Hamilton Trust
The Vikings / A1-Who were the Vikings? / A2-Where did the Vikings come from? / A3-Why were the Vikings so successful? / C1/2-Viking life and homes
ICT
Planned & taught by AH / Photography / Photography / Photography / Photography
Art & DT
Art Skills / Texture & shading
Techniques using pencil and colour pencils. / Texture & shading
Sketch objects using techniques / Texture & shading
Sketch objects using techniques / Still life-fruit
R.E
Taught by JC
Inspirational People / What makes Jesus an inspiration to Christians / Desmond Tutu / Sister Frances Dominica / Rabbi Hugo Gryn
P.E
Sports coaching-English games
Medium Term Plan: Jupiter Term 1Cycle A 2015-2016
Subject / Week 5W/B 05.10 / Week 6
W/B 12.10 / Week 7
W/B 19.10
Literacy
Hamilton Trust
Humorous Poems (2 weeks)
Fables 1B (3 weeks)
Instructions & Explanations 1B (2 weeks) / Plan a fable
Self/peer assessment
Redraft & edit writing / Main features
Imperative verbs
Verbal instructions
Plan & organise instructions
Difference between instructions & explanations
Diagrams & captions / Function of pronouns
Note taking
Write questions for subtitles
Research, plan & write anexplanation
Numeracy
Hamilton Trust
Place Value and Number
Addition and Subtraction / Sp1-Multiplication and Division
Relate fractions to decimals / A2-Mental 2/3 digit numbers / A7-Mental near multiples, place value and number facts
Science
Hamilton Trust
Yr 4: Animals & Humans-AL
Yr 5: Forces-AH / Yr 4: Tooth decay
The importance of keeping your teeth healthy. Study tooth decay -draw a careful diagram of a tooth. Start an investigation to see which liquid does least damage to an eggshell. Start a poster about tooth care.
Yr 5: Water resistance
Water resistance (drag force) can slow objects passing through it. Carry out enquiries about the weight of objects in water, boat designs and the effect of different waters. / Yr 4: Producers, predators & prey
Investigate a number of feeding relationships and create food chains to show the transfer of food (energy) from the producer to the consumers.
Yr 5: Mechanical devices
Mechanical devices that we use in everyday life help us transfer forces or motion and make tasks easier. Children explore gears, levers and pulleys which are all simple machines, and elastic bands and springs. / Yr 4: Food webs
Understand more complex feeding relationships. Discover the impact that small changes can have on the whole web. Discuss the importance of plants to all life on Earth!
Yr 5: Design & make
Design and make an artefact that uses simple levers, pulleys, gears and/or springs and explore their effects.
Topic
Hamilton Trust
The Vikings / B1-Viking warriors / B2/3-Viking Longships / D1-Why and where did the Vikings trade?
ICT
Planned & taught by AH / Photography / Photography / Photography
Art DT
Art Skills / Still life-fruit / Still life-landscape/perspective / Two colour print
R.E
Taught by JC
Inspirational People / Yusuf Irfam / Aung San Suu Kyi / Bajjit Singh
P.E
Sports coaching; English games
Medium Term Plan: Jupiter Term 2Cycle B 2015-2016
Subject / Week 1W/B 02/11
Mon: INSET / Week 2
W/B 09/11
11th/12th Parents evenings / Week 3
W/B 16/11 / Week 4
W/B 23/11
Literacy
Hamilton Trust
Non-chronological reports 1A (yr 5-2 wks)
Poetry-power of imagery 1A (yr 5-2 wks)
Letter writing1A (yr4-2 wks) / Features
Punctuation marks-colons, semi-colons & bullet points
Active & passive verbs / Note taking
Paragraphing
Plan & write own report / Connectives
-ing words in joining clauses
Adding suffixes to words ending in –fer
Descriptive writing / Classic poetry
Powerful imagery words & phrases
Adverbials
Draft a poem
Numeracy
Hamilton Trust / Spr 7- Written multiples / Aut 3-Written methods
Compact method/FROG method / Aut 8-Written methods
Expanded decomposition / Spr 2-Written methods
Expanded & compact, money
Science
Yr 4: Hot & cold-AH
Yr 5: Gases-RH / Yr 4: Measuring temperature
Use everyday examples to explain that temperature is a measure of how hot or cold something is and that it increases or decreases due to heat being transferred to or away from the object.
Yr 5: Three states of matter
Solid, liquid or gas? Investigate the properties of the three states & sort some familiar & unfamiliar objects into them. / Yr 4: Using a thermometer
Look at a line graph of temperature changes in the classroom over 24 hours & explain why it goes up & down. Look at a range of temperatures of different places or objects.
Yr 5: Changing states
Investigate how water can exist in all three states & look for evidence of water as vapour, drawing diagrams to explain what is happening / Yr 4: Keeping hot
A hot flask of tea introduces the concept of thermal insulation. Plan & carry out an investigation on keeping water warm. Which wrapping is the best insulator?
Yr 5: Air is matter
We are surrounded by air but what is it made up of and how can we prove that it’s there? Find out about the gases that make up the Earth’s atmosphere before proving that it’s there & has weight! / Yr 4: Keeping cool
Find out which material is best for keeping ice cubes cold. What are they going to measure? An understanding of how insulators stop heat from being transferred from or to something is established.
Yr 5: Air pressure & resistance
Carry out further practical investigations to find out more about air pressure & resistance.
Topic
The Vikings
Hamilton Trust / C4-Viking jobs
Diary entry/daily timetable / C5-Viking fashion
Dress a Viking / E1-Viking Creation Story
Re-tell / E3-Viking Gods & Goddesses
ICT
Planned & taught by AH / Coding / Coding / Coding / Coding
Art DT
The Vikings / Firework Posters / Plan Viking money pouch
Experiment with different materials / Make Viking money pouch / Complete & evaluate Viking money pouch
R.E
War and suffering / Why are there wars? / Why is there suffering? / Responses to suffering / Responses to suffering
Medium Term Plan: Jupiter Term 2Cycle B 2015-2016
Subject / Week 5W/B 30/11 / Week 6
W/B 07/12 / Week 7
W/B 14/12
Thurs: Carol service 7pm
Literacy
Hamilton Trust
Non-chronological reports 1A (yr 5-2 wks)
Poetry-power of imagery 1A (yr 5-2 wks)
Letter writing 1A (yr4-2 wks) / Sequence a story
Using powerful verbs
Changing 3rd person into 1st person
Write a draft letter / Understanding past & present tense
Role play ideas
Write a letter to Father Christmas / Xmas Activities
Numeracy
Hamilton Trust / Spr 3-Written methods
Compact column / Spr 8-Written methods
Compact decomposition / Xmas Activities
Science
Yr 4: Hot & cold-AH
Yr 5: Gases-RH / Yr 4: Thermal insulators & conductors
The properties of materials relate to their use as everyday objects such as spoons. Test the insulating properties of various stirrers.
Yr 5: Uses of gases
Investigate the uses of gases in everyday life situations. / Yr 4: Dragon’s Den
Design a new product that they will present to the ‘Dragon’s Den’ in the hope of marketing it!
Yr 5: Fun with gases
Candles burn, water fizzes, paper swirls spin & chalk gets dropped in vinegar. Children then answer the call of the Fizzy Water company to find out if their water is fizzier ice cold! / Xmas Activities
Topic
The Vikings
Hamilton Trust / E6-Viking writing
Runes-write name & messages as foil tiles / E7-The Viking legacy
Design a poster / C3-Viking food-taste test!
ICT
Planned & taught by AH / Coding / Coding / Xmas Activities
Art DT
The Vikings / Design & make a Viking longboat / Complete & evaluate / Xmas Activities
R.E
War and suffering / Christmas Day truce / Christmas Day truce / Xmas Activities
Medium Term Plan: Jupiter Term 3 Cycle B2015-2016
Subject / Week 1W/B 04.01 / Week 2
W/B 11.01 / Week 3
W/B 18.01 / Week 4
W/B25.01
Literacy
Hamilton Trust
Biographies & autobiographies 1A (Yr5-3 wks)
Historical stories 1B (3 wks) / Analyse biographies & autobiographies
-cious/-tious endings
Narrative into dialogue
Complex sentences / Improvisation/role play
Noun phrases
Write short autobiographical story / Write a biography / Chapter summary
Simple, compound & complex sentences
Use of commas
Letter string-ough
Character description
Numeracy
Hamilton Trust / Yr 4:Mental & written subtraction (Sum 2)
Yr 5:Prime numbers/ division with chunking (Aut 7) / Yr 4: Mental or written method? Worded problems (Sum 3)
Yr 5: Multiples, factors & division strategies (Spr 5) / Yr 4: Double & halve, times tables (Aut 5)
Yr 5: Solving multiplication & division problems (Sum 6) / Yr 4: Times tables, factors (Spr 10)
Yr 5: Mixed calculations (Aut 11)
Science
Yr 4: Living things & their habitats-JC
Yr 5: Properties of materials-SV
Yr 6: Evolution & inheritance-AL / Yr 4: Habitats
Define a habitat and establish that animals and plants live in a particular habitat to meet their basic needs. Name living things in a range of habitats.
Yr 5: Properties
Revise features of states of matter: solid, liquid and gas. Rehearse properties of materials. Study hardness and carry out some enquiries related to other properties.
Yr 6: Changes over time (A) / Yr 4: Classification
Explain that there are about 9 million different living things on Earth and discuss why is it useful to classify them to aid identification. Awareness of the importance of careful observations of living things. Look at recently discovered species
Yr 5: Solubility
Introduce solubility as another property of materials. Carry out an enquiry to find out more about this property using salt and water.
Yr 6: Offspring (C) / Yr 4: Minibeasts
Organise a field trip. Observe and/or collect minibeasts and record them and any evidence (including plants) to show why the habitat is suitable for them. Use identification charts.
Yr 5: Separating mixtures
Use magnets, filtering, sieving and evaporating to separate a range of mixtures. Discuss everyday examples of separating mixtures by these methods and how these changes are reversible
Yr 6: Evolution (D) / Yr 4: Food chains and webs
Find out how food chains can be built into complex webs and weave one together. Discuss what happens if one link in the chain is removed.
Yr 5: Thermal conductivity
Look at yet another property of materials: thermal conductivity. Compare with electrical conductivity. Discuss what children wear in cold weather and relate to other common objects. Carry out enquiries with insulators for warm water and cold ice cream!
Yr 6: Darwin, Wallace & Mendel (E)
Topic
Hamilton Trust-World War Two / A1-Britain declares war
Map work-locate countries / C1-Hitler prepares to invade Britain / C2-White cliffs of Dover / A2-Gas masks & blackouts
ICT
Lesson links / Word process newspaper report / Word process newspaper report / Word process biography / Word process biography
Art DT
Blitz silhouette pictures / Investigate using different mediums-mood board / Create paint silhouette picture / Create oil pastel silhouette picture / Create pastel silhouette picture
R.E
Judaism-Taught by JC / Abram / Moses / Ten Commandments / The synagogue
PSHE
Assembly based-JC
French
Tout Le Monde-Unit 3 / Tout Le Monde
Family & hobbies / Tout Le Monde
Family & hobbies / Tout Le Monde
Family & hobbies / Tout Le Monde
Family & hobbies
Medium Term Plan: Jupiter Term 3 Cycle B 2015-2016
Subject / Week 5W/B 01.02 / Week 6
W/B 08.02
Literacy
Hamilton Trust
Biographies & autobiographies 1A (Yr5-3 wks)
Historical stories 1B (3 wks) / Historical terms glossary
Compare book, film & play
Play script features
Adapt narrative to play script / Dialogue punctuation
Speech verbs for ‘said’
Compare short stories
Write a book review
Numeracy
Hamilton Trust / Yr 4: Times tables, factors (Sum 7)
Yr 5: Multiplying & dividing money (Spr 2) / Yr 4: Partitioning, times tables (Spr 11)
Yr 5: Mental & written operations (Spr 11)
Science
Yr 4:Living things & their habitats-JC
Yr 5: Properties of materials-SV
Yr 6: Evolution & inheritance-AL / Yr 4: Effects of change
Discuss natural and human-led changes in environments. Research and report on a particular issue. Set up a litter enquiry.
Yr 5: Irreversible changes
Compare and contrast reversible and irreversible changes. Blow up a balloon using another reversible change caused by acid on bicarbonate of soda.
Yr 6: Plant & animal adaptations (F & G) / Yr 4: Management
Find out how habitats are managed Discuss what happens to unmanaged habitats. Study in depth a local habitat that is being managed. Finish litter enquiry. Write Estate Agent-style description for a minibeast habitat!
Yr 5: Heating & burning
Introduce another irreversible change – burning. Compare this with heating. Demonstrate the burning of many common materials and identify what is formed. Discuss fire safety.
Advantages & disadvantages (H)
Topic
Hamilton Trust-World War Two / A3-Bomb shelters & The Blitz / E1-Rationing
ICT
Lesson links / Word process biography / Word process biography
Art DT
Blitz silhouette pictures / Create silhouette collage / Finish collage-evaluate mediums
R.E
Judaism-Taught by JC / Festivals-Rosh / Hashanah/Yom Kippur
PSHE
Assembly based-JC
French
Tout Le Monde-JC-Unit 3 / Tout Le Monde
Family & hobbies / Tout Le Monde
Family & hobbies
Medium Term Plan: Jupiter Term 4 Cycle A 2015-2016
Subject / Week 1W/B 22/02 / Week 2
W/B 29/02
World Book Day-Thurs / Week 3
W/B 07/03
Parents eve-Mon & Weds / Week 4
W/B14/03
Science Week
Literacy
Hamilton Trust
Stories with flashbacks 3B (2wks-yr5)
Journalistic writing 4B (2 wks-yr5) / What are flashbacks & how are they used?
Suffixes-ent/-ant –ence/-ance –ency/-ancy
Relative clauses
Write about earliest memory / Plan & write a pensieve memory
Adverbials (use of comma) / Features of recounts & reports
Direct speech-including punctuation
Active & passive voice / Technical vocabulary
Dictionary skills-definitions
Oral reporting
Compare direct & reported speech
Numeracy
Hamilton Trust-NEW / Yr 4: Partitioning & times tables (Spr 11) / Yr 4: Factors & commutativity (Sum 11) / Yr 4: Grid method & chunking (Aut 10) / Yr 4: Remainders & fractions of amounts (Aut 11)
Science
Yr 4: Electricity-AL
Yr 5: Living things & their habitat-JC / Yr 4: Mains electricity vs batteries
Most widely used sources of electricity-electricity can be dangerous so care needs to be taken. Design a poster to highlight the potential dangers of electrical appliances at home/school.
Yr 5: Flowering plants Recap on life cycles of flowering plants. Plant some seeds to germinate. Explain that plants can also reproduce asexually. Plant bulbs, corms, tubers and cuttings of roots, stems & leaves to see if they can propagate new plants. / Yr 4: What is a circuit?
Make a simple circuit and recognise when/why a circuit will not work. Understand that a circuit needs a source of power. Use pictures to represent components of an electrical circuit in drawings.
Yr 5: Non-flowering plants Study the life cycles of some non-flowering plants, e.g. algae, mosses, liverworts, ferns and gymnosperms, i.e. conifers. Compare them to flowering plants. Make careful observational drawings of representative plants, enlarging some details. / Yr 4: Electrical conductors
Carry out an enquiry to find out which materials are good electrical conductors and which are good electrical insulators. Where might these materials be used? Discover what to do if someone has an electric shock.
Yr 5: Mammals Discuss the life cycle of humans. Compare &contrast with those of other mammals, e.g. kangaroos and dogs. Identify features of mammals. Explain that there are two unusual mammals that lay eggs. Watch videos of the live birth of humans and other mammals. / Yr 4: Cables and plugs
Relate the electrical conductivity of materials to their uses in wires and plugs and find out how to wire a plug successfully. Understand that wires are coloured to keep people who are colour blind safe. Study the phenomenon of static electricity.
Yr 5: Birds Recap on the structure of eggs (looked at in Year 2). Explain that migration is part of the life cycle of many birds. Draw a bird life cycle.
Topic
Hamilton Trust
World War Two / Events leading up to & arriving atDunkirk(B1/2) / Bringing home the soldiers (B3) / The beginning of the end (F1) / Surrender (F2)
ICT
PowerPoint-topic link / Winston Churchill, Hitler, Stalin…..research WWII leader / Design slides for PowerPoint / Continue work on PowerPoint / Continue work on PowerPoint
Art DT
Artist study-L.S Lowry / Life & works of Lowry-pencil sketch a building / Figure line drawing / Perspective-foreground, middle ground & background / Perspective-foreground middle ground & background
R.E
Neighbours
Journey of life and death / Neighbours
Who is my neighbour? / Neighbours
When I needed a neighbour / Neighbours
Whose neighbour are you? / Journeys
What do Christians believe?
P.E
American sports / American sports-basketball / American sports / American sports / American sports
French
Tout Le Monde-JC / Tout Le Monde / Tout Le Monde / Tout Le Monde / Tout Le Monde
Medium Term Plan: Jupiter Term 4 Cycle A 2015-2016