Autumn 2

Geography - Volcanoes

Science- Light and Shadows

DT-  Seasonal Food

Children will discuss what ‘seasonal food’ means. They will learn how the seasons differ in the Northern and Southern hemispheres. They will understand why some foods that are not in season in Britain are still available all year round in supermarkets and will  suggests some benefits/problems with this.  They will learn foods grown in Britain such as grains are available all year round and identify that lots of foods
we eat every day are made from grains.  Children will need to work hygienically and safely to cook fairy cakes using British ingredients (flour) available all year round. 

They will then learn about the fruits that are grown commercially in Britain and discuss the climate and weather conditions they need. Children will study a Food Calendar showing when different foods, fruits and veg are in season.  Following this, they will learn about modern processing methods for storing (including preserving) and ripening fruit at different times. Children will need to work hygienically and safely to cook fruit tarts using preserved fruit jam.

They will learn the difference between fruit and vegetables and how we categorise the plants we eat and some descriptions of the characteristics of vegetables. They will understand vegetables are important for keeping healthy and why.  They can be eaten raw or cooked, on their own or as ingredients in a meal. Children will need to work hygienically and safely to cook stuffed peppers.

The children will then learn how seasonally produced meat can form part of a healthy diet.  They will again study the food calendar to find out some meats are only in season in Britain at certain times of year. Chicken and pork are in season all year round. Children will need to work hygienically and safely to cook meatballs (a vegetarian alternative will be available).

The children will learn how fish are caught or reared, processed and used in healthy meals. They will find out where the fish we eat in Britain comes from.  They will learn about sea fishing around the UK as well as fish farms and fresh water line fishing. They will learn what to look for when buying fish as not all fishing is done in a way which is good for the fish stocks, the environment and us.  Children will need to work hygienically and safely to prepare tuna sandwiches (a vegetarian alternative will be available).

Finally, children will show what they have learnt about eating seasonal food as part of a healthy, varied diet. They will design a menu for a meal made using seasonal ingredients. They will use the Food Calendar and work done in previous lessons to help them.

 

French - Ma Famille

PSHE- Valuing difference

Children will learn: 

• Define the terms 'negotiation' and 'compromise'; 
• Understand the need to manage conflict or differences and suggest ways of doing this, through negotiation and compromise.
• List some of the ways that people are different to each other (including differences of race, gender, religion); 
• Recognise potential consequences of aggressive behaviour; 
• Suggest strategies for dealing with someone who is behaving aggressively.  
• Define the word respect and demonstrate ways of showing respect to others' differences.
• Understand and identify stereotypes, including those promoted in the media.
• Recognise that they have different types of relationships with people they know (e.g. close family, wider family, friends, acquaintances);
• Give examples of features of these different types of relationships, including how they influence what is shared.
• Understand that they have the right to protect their personal body space; 
• Recognise how others' non-verbal signals indicate how they feel when people are close to their body space; 
• Suggest people they can talk to if they feel uncomfortable with other people's actions towards them.

Music- Let your spirit fly

This is a six-week Unit of Work. All the learning in this unit is focused around one song: Let Your Spirit Fly - an R&B song for children.

They will listen and appraise the song Let Your Spirit Fly by Joanna Mangona and other songs: Colonel Bogey March by Kenneth Alford; Consider Yourself from the musical ‘Oliver!’ Ain’t No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye; You’re The First, The Last, My Everything by Barry White. Next, they will undertake several musical activities to learn and/or build on their knowledge and understanding of the music through:

• Warm Up Games (including vocal warm ups)
• Flexible Games (optional extension work)
• Learn to Sing the Song
• Play Instruments with the Song
• Improvise with the Song
• Compose with the Song

Finally, they will perform the song!

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