Foundation Subjects

Foundation Subjects - Summer 2

Please see the Long Term Plan for details of what will be covered this term in more detail, including objectives to be covered in each subject. Below, you will find links to websites which will be useful in supporting your child at home to further develop their learning and understanding. 

History

Early Islamic Civilization

Prior Learn: What ideas have ‘old’ civilizations left us with? (Legacy, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans)

The children will: 

Use a timeline to show when the first civilisations appeared

Use a map to show where the first civilisations occurred

Describe key differences between life in Baghdad AD 900 and life in Britain at that time Identify sources for our knowledge about early Islamic civilisation

Ask valid questions about the significance of key events—why did knowledge spread?

Investigate what has been their influence and impact on the world?

Post Learn: What achievement from this period of early Islam was important?

 

RE

Christianity Church 

Focus Question: How do people decide what to believe?

 

Computing

Canva Project - Create a presentation for another class. 

 

Spanish

Sports

(Revisit sports from Year 3 and consolidate giving opinions)

Introduce the vocabulary for sports.

Learn how to decode and breakdown language by looking out for cognates (words that are similar in Spanish and English).

Introduce ten Spanish nouns (and their article) for sports.

Creating longer sentences, giving opinions about which sports you like and don’t like to practice, using opinion phrases + infinitives (me gusta jugar / practicar… no me gusta jugar/practicar…)

 

Music

Sing and Play in Different Styles

In this unit, students explore singing and playing in different musical styles and learn about tempo, the speed of the beat, as they perform pieces from around the world. Through listening, singing, playing, improvising, and composing with a range of notes, children experience how tempo and style shape music. Lessons include performance opportunities and reflection on the social question “How does music connect us with our past?”, helping students develop musical skills while understanding the cultural and historical significance of music. 

D.T.

Craft & Design:

Architecture

Children will: 

-Use basic shapes to place key features and form the composition, measuring to work out proportions.

-Select a section of their drawing that creates an interesting composition, with a variety of patterns, lines and texture.

-Follow steps to create a print with clear lines, with some smudging.

-Purposefully evaluate their work, demonstrating what went well and what could be improved.

-Create a building design based on a theme or set purpose.

-Draw a plan view or front elevation of their building, annotating the key features.

-Discuss Hundertwasser’s work and recognise his style.

-Create a factual presentation about Hundertwasser in a visually pleasing way.

-Show understanding of what a monument is for by designing a monument that symbolises a person or event.

-Describe their monument and explain their choices.

-Give constructive feedback to others about their monument designs.