George’s Marvellous Medicine
Synopsis:
Children use Roald Dahl's book as a stimulus for writing a story of their own, using role play and drama. Children will also write a biography of Roald Dahl. In History the children will carry out a thematic study of medicines over time. In D&T they will design and make a 'marvellous' invention of their own.
History
Historical Concepts
Compare different eras
considering similarities
and differencesOrder key dates on a
timeline to
demonstrate
chronology of British
and world history
Stories & Sources
Begin to understand
how knowledge of the
past is constructed
from a range of sourcesDevelop understanding
of how and why the
past is represented in
different waysSelect key information
from a range of sources
to answer a historical
question
Historical Questions
Understand what types
of question are
historically valid and
identify how to find the
answer
Historical Vocabulary
Develop a range of
historical vocabulary eg
artefact, chronology,
invade, settle
Geography
D&T
Design
Communicate ideas using
different strategies eg
discussion, sketchUse research to inform
designTake risks to become
innovative and resourceful
Evaluate
Evaluate own ideas and
designs against given
design criteria and
consider the views of
others to improve their
work
Investigate a range of
existing products that
address real / relevant
problems, in a range of
relevant contexts eg
home, leisure, school
Art
Computing
Music
PE
Science
Writing
Language & Vocabulary
Use similar writing
to identify and
understand
vocabulary and
language (“magpie”
words and phrases
to use in own
writing)
Create characters,
setting and plot
Use varied and rich
vocabulary
including: adjectives,
expanded noun
phrases, adverbs,
preposition phrases,
collective nouns,
similes and
alliterationVary sentences
openers for effect eg
adverbs, preposition
phrases and
subordinate clausesDiscuss words and
features of texts
that capture the
reader’s interest
Plan, Draft, Edit & Evaluate
Draw on examples
of writing (structure,
vocabulary and
grammar) when
planning their own
workDiscuss and record
ideasCompose and
practise sentences
orally using an
increasingly wide
range of vocabulary
and sentence
structure
Assess own and
others’ writing,
suggesting
improvements
Suggest changes to
grammar and
vocabulary
AProof
-read work for
spelling and
punctuation errors
Grammar & Punctuation
Use wider range of
subordinating
conjunctions
(before, after, while,
when, if, because,
although)
Express time, place
and cause using: conjunctions -
(when,
before,
after, while,
because), adverbs -
(then, next,
soon,
therefore)
- prepositions
(before after,
during, in,
because of)
Text Structure & Features
Build on KS1 wide
range of stories,
poetry, plays, myths,
legends, non
-fiction
and reference booksRetell stories orallyRecognise themes
eg good over evil,
use of magical
devicesIdentify how
language, structure,
vocabulary,
grammar and
presentation
contribute to
meaning
Build cohesion
within a paragraph
Link ideas across
paragraphs using
adverbials of time,
place and number or
by varying tense