ENGLISH MATHS THE GREAT KAPOK TREE To retrieve

ENGLISH MATHS THE GREAT KAPOK TREE - To retrieve information from - COLLINS BUSY ANTS UNITS 1 & 2 - Time Zones non-fiction - Mayan Number System - To design a ‘great tree’ setting - To explore the structure of dilemma stories - To punctuate direct speech HISTORY correctly - To use a range of speech verbs - Mayan Symbols & Writing - To use adverbs in dialogue - Religious Festivals (higher ability) - Warriors - To identify persuasive devices - Mayan Artists - To use a dictionary to find - Gods & Goddesses definitions - Archaeological Digs - To write a persuasive letter - Mayan Artists - To prepare a group - Chocolate performance - Culture & food (Mayan Feast) - To plan a dilemma story - Benin Empire (How did it begin & - To write my own dilemma story why did it end? ) - To edit and evaluate my writing - To use a thesaurus - To make choices about the presentation of my story - NON FICTION WRITING - - Non chronological report writing on a Mayan God - Diary writing of a Mayan Warrior - Newspaper report on Mayan archaeological dig - Instructions on how to play Pok-A-Tok DESIGN TECHNOLOGY - Mayan Clay Pots (Design, Make & Evaluate) AUTUMN 1 : ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS SCIENCE ART Benin & Mayan Masks (Sketching existing masks & designing and making own) Rainforest Art (Drawing & Sketching) Studying examples of Mayan Art GEOGRAPHY -South America ( Mesoamerica) - - States of Matter Climate Mountains Amazon Rainforest (Inc Animals that live within it) Trade Comparing to other countries i. e. Mexico to the UK Map & Atlas Skills Chocolate PE - Swimming - Football - Pok A Tok ICT - Purple Mash/Espresso: Coding FRENCH - Numbers 1 -31