India - Autumn Term

As writers within Literacy we will be:

- Exploring the classic Indian tale of the Jungle Book

- Reading and writing non-chronological reports about some famous Indian landmarks and people

- Creating shape poems focused on some amazing Indian themes

As Mathematicians we be be focusing on:

- Place value - partitioning tens and ones

- Ordering numbers 

- Comparing objects < > 

- Ordering objects and numbers

- Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s

As Scientists we will be:

- Observing the changes that occur across the seasons of the year

- Observing and describing how the weather changes across the season

- Observing and describing how the day length varies across the year

As Geographers we will be: 

- Comparing biomes across India

- Comparing the weather and climate between the UK and India

- Comparing the life of a child in Chembakolli and Timperley

- Creating a tourist guide for a specific area or landmark within India

As Design Technicians we will be:

- Looking at a specific design problem and creating a design brief for us to work towards

- Exploring a variety of healthy snacks and using some standard language to compare them

- Developing our skills of cutting, chopping, peeling and grating

- Designing our own healthy snack that children can bring to school

- Making and evaluating our own healthy snack that children can bring to school

As Computer Technicians we will be:

- Investigating how we can use technology to present information

- Using software to create a presentation about a specific subject

- Evaluating the success of our presentations and editing when and where necessary

As Musicians we will be:

- Listening to and appraising different types of music

- Learning a song and practising performing it together

- Playing some musical instruments to add to our singing

- Composing some of our own parts to add to our final performance

As Artists we will be:

- Comparing and contrasting the art work of William Morris with traditional Indian Rangoli patterns

- Exploring the use of printing to create art work

- Designing our own piece or art using the method of printing

- Making and evaluating our own piece of art using the method of printing