Sonar Curriculum - Oh the Places You’ll Go!

Oh the Places You’ll Go!

Synopsis:

Synopsis:

Children become holiday makers and find out all about the different destinations that people visit on holiday. They write about a destination for a holiday brochure applying a range of skills eg noun phrases and write simple intructions for a recipe. In Science, children explore the different animals found in different countries. In Geography, children compare UK to a non-European holiday destination eg Kalahari Desert. In D&T, children will begin to find out about where food comes from and what they might eat on holiday.

Geography

Locational Knowledge Know names of 7 continents and 5 oceans Name four countries of the UK and their capital cities

Human & Physical Geography Begin to use basic geographical vocabulary eg town, city, beach, forest, sea, mountain Find hot and cold areas in world using atlases

Skills & Fieldwork Start to use world maps, atlases and globes

Place Knowledge Talk about similarities and differences between area of UK and nonEuropean area

D&T

Make Use a range of materials and components eg construction, textiles and ingredients Use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks eg cut, shape, join and finish

Food Technology Begin to understand where food comes from Prepare simple dishes using knowledge of healthy food

Science

Make Observations Start to observe closely

Ask Questions Start to ask and suggest answers to simple scientific questions Use first-hand practical experiences to find answers

Gather Data Begin to gather and record data simply using pictures and words

Writing

Language & Vocabulary Understand how language can be used in narrative and non-fiction (eg to build surprise/present facts)

Plan, Draft, Edit & Evaluate Say out loud what they are going to write about Compose sentences orally before writing Re -read what they have written to check it makes sense Discuss what they have written with teacher/pupils

Grammar & Punctuation Leave spaces between words Use punctuation for sentences using capital letter, full stop, question mark and exclamation mark Use “and” to join words and clauses Use capital letter for names of people, places, days of the week and pronoun I

Text Structure & Features Recognise and join in predictable phrases and use these in their writing

Transcription Spell words containing the 40+ phonemes, common exception words and days of the week Use –ing, -ed, - er and –est where root word remains unchanged Write from memory simple sentences dictated by the teacher Sit correctly at table holding pencil correctly Begin to form correctly - oriented lower - case letters, capital letters and digits 0 - 9

Maths