Mrs Hilton / Mrs Key Super Squirrels
Long Term Planning 23-24
Term - Spring 2
Topic - Magnificent Monarchs
What is a monarch? Who is our monarch now and what do they have to do? Let's go back in time and find out about a monarch called William the Conqueror. How did he become King? What kind of castles did he build? How much power did he have compared to monarchs now? Why don't we design and build a carriage for William the Conqueror or King Charles III with moving wheels and axles?
Maths - We will be developing our confidence and fluency when adding and subtracting two digit numbers using our understanding of partitioning tens and ones. We will learn the names of a range of 2d and 3d shapes and explore their properties.
English - We will be taking part in Derby Book Fest along with lots of other schools across Derby. We will get the chance to read and complete work about 3 new picture books and vote on our favourite.
We will be enjoying a variety of books in guided reading sessions each week.
We will have daily handwriting sessions to reinforce correct letter formation and sizing of both lower case and upper case letters.
Phonics - We will using the Essential Spelling Scheme to learn about spelling rules and how to spell common exception words.
Science - We will be focussing on living things and their habitats and investigating burrowing animals.
DT - We will explore wheels and axles and apply this knowledge to design, making and evaluating our own carriage with moving wheels.
History- We will find out what a monarch is and what King Charles III does. Then we will learn about William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings and the castles William had built to defend his power. We will make comparisons between a constitutional monarch and an absolute monarch.
Growing up Great - We will be learning all about growing up and find out about fire safety from the Fire Service.
Music - We will have lots of fun learning about different musical elements such as pitch and rhythm and develop our singing, improvisation and composition through musical stories.
PE - We will be developing our skills through invasion games- how to attack and defend in sport.
Computing - We will be finding out about presenting our ideas digitally alongside internet safety.
RE - We will be finding out how and why we celebrate special and sacred times.
Forest school - We will be learning how to light a fire safely and how to whittle.