English
English
1 speaking and listening:
describing
events and experiences, speaking and listening to different
people/adults, group discussion and interaction.
English
2 reading:
using non fiction and non literary texts.
English
3 writing:
communicating to others, organising and explaining information.
Literacy
Hour:
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recounting of events, activities and visits.
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persuasive writing, argue a point of view, write letters
to persuade, protest, support or criticise.
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make observational records, explanations and use of instructional
texts.
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biography, diary, journal, anecdotes and journalistic writing.
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interview people in their workplace.
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write a diary called "A day in the life of Farmer Giles"
and "A day in the life of Daisy the cow".
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present an argument for organic farming.
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write a letter of thanks following a visit.
Maths
Maths
2 number:
using
and applying numbers, calculations, mental and written maths,
use of calculators, money calculations, problem solving
and estimation of answers.
Maths
4 handling data:
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estimate the number of bales in a barn.
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calculate how much milk a cow produces and how much that
is worth to the farmer.
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compare prices - wholesale and retail.
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set up a farm shop.
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compare food prices - discount, branded products and organic
range.
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calculate how much land is needed to grow enough wheat to
make a loaf of bread.
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estimate animal weights and compare growth rates.
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cost out a vegetable patch or a herb garden - start a new
enterprise!
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set up a weather station, monitor the weather.
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record data when bug hunting.
Science
Science
2 life, processes and living things:
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how animals move, feed, grow, use their senses and reproduce.
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relate life processes to animals and plants found in the
local environment.
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how to treat animals with care and sensitivity.
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what green plants need to grow, recognise parts of plants
and their functions and that seeds grow into flowering plants.
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variation and classification, group living things according
to observable similarities and differences.
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make and use keys.
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identify and group locally occurring plants and animals.
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adaptation.
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food chains.
Science
3 materials and their properties:
recognise
and name common types of materials and why they are chosen
for their jobs.
Science
4 forces and motion:
pushes and pulls.
Breadth
of study:
Science
should be taught through:
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a range of domestic and environmental contexts.
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looking at the part science has played in the development
of many useful things.
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using first hand and secondary data to carry out a range
of scientific investigations.
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identifying national and local breeds of farm animals.
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identifying national and local agricultural and horticultural
crops.
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identifying national a local trees and hedgerow plants.
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what do crops, trees and animals need to live and grow?
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measuring growth rates (see maths).
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monitoring pollution in a stream and using indicator species.
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bug hunting and pond dipping - classification in action.
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buildings, ancient and modern, their materials and their
uses.
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farm machinery, identifying tasks, design for purpose -
pushing/pulling and driving.
Geography
Breadth
of study:
Study
of 2 localities and 3 themes:
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locality in the UK.
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water, including the physical features of a river.
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how settlements differ and change.
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changing environments and sustainable management.
Pupils
should:
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study at a range of scales.
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study a range of places.
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carry out field work investigations.
-map
use and orienteering.
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environmental change - a Farm Case Study:
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management in the past - a time line.
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management in the present - fill in a farm map - land
use.
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management in the future - convert the farm to GM or organic
River
study/survey
Recycling
on the farm - water/manure |