Fire Fire!
Our new topic for Autumn Term 2 is Fire Fire! Get your detective hats on and your magnifying glasses at the ready to explore and investigate this fascinating topic!
As Mathematicians we will be:
- Practising our addition and subtraction bonds to 10, 20 and 100
- Adding and subtracting ones
- Adding and subtracting tens
- Adding and subtracting 1 and 2 digit numbers
- Adding and subtracting two 2-digit numbers crossing ten
- Add three 1-digit numbers
- Recognising coins and notes
- Counting money in notes and coins
- Comparing money, finding totals and finding the difference
- Finding change and solving money problems
As Readers we will be:
- Using our phonics to segment and blend sounds until reading becomes fluent
- Reading words of 2 or more syllables
- Reading common exception words
- Reading books aloud
As Writers we will be:
- Practising the correct formation of upper and lower case letters
- Spelling by sounding out using our phonics
- Starting our sentences with a capital letter and ending with a punctuation mark
- Using finger spaces
- Creating our own sentences using say it, count it, write it, read it
- Using conjunctions (and, because) to add extra information in our sentences
- Planning, composing and writing recounts of real events using time words to sequence events
- Using adjectives to describe our own feelings during our recount
- Reading our writing aloud to check it makes sense
As Scientists we will be:
- Identifying the suitability of materials for a specific use
- Observing closely using simple equipment
- Using observations to suggest answers to questions
- Finding out how the shape of some solid objects can be changed by squashing, twisting, bending and stretching
- Performing simple tests
As Geographers we will be:
- Locating and naming the 4 countries of Great Britain and their capital cities
- Locating and naming the surrounding seas
- Locating London on a map and identifying a few landmarks
As Historians we will be:
- Asking and answering questions about the past using sources
- Using role play to understand the past
- Finding out about the past in different ways
- Comparing sources of evidence
- Recognising that our lives today are different from the lives of people in the past
As Computer Technicians we will be:
- Practising typing skills
- Searching for images using the internet
- Altering images using the paint programme
- Inserting our chosen image into a document
As learners of Religious Education we will be exploring these questions:
- Who is a Christian and what do they believe?
- What do Christians learn about God from the Bible?
As Artists we will be:
- Looking at a variety of textiles and patchwork quilts
- Exploring methods of joining materials, including stitching
- Designing and making our own house themed textile for a class patchwork quilt