Spring Term 2020
Cornerstones Topics: 'Carnival' and 'Pop-Up'
Carnival
This project has an Expressive Arts focus and teaches children about carnival art from cultures around the world.
Throughout this project, children will learn:
• About a range of carnivals and celebrations around the world;
• How to design and construct masks and headdresses;
• How colour, decoration and pattern is used in different cultures;
• About different cultures around the world;
• How to re-tell and write a range of stories from different cultures;
• How to make patterns using 2D and 3D shapes;
• How to work together and perform collectively.
| Health and Well-being |
Rights Respecting Pupil voice Look at recipes eaten at celebrations from around the world Dancing |
| Language, Literacy and Communication |
Read Write Inc. Letter formations and entry joins Welsh vocabulary and songs Studying stories from other cultures |
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Mathematics and Numeracy |
Creating patterns |
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Expressive Arts |
Music and singing Listening to celebration songs |
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Science and technology |
Using ICT to sources to study celebrations from around the world |
| Humanities |
Learning about other countries and their cultures Easter Chinese New Year |
Pop-Up
This project has a Science and Technology focus and teaches children how to make cards and books using simple mechanisms and a range of different materials.
Throughout this project, children will learn:
• How to choose appropriate materials for a task;
• How to make joins, moving parts and mechanisms;
• How to design a product which is appropriate for the user;
• How to write a formal invitation;
• How to re-tell and sequence a traditional fairy tale;
• How to upload a digital photograph and use email.
| Health and Well-being |
Rights Respecting Pupil voice Gymnastics |
| Language, Literacy and Communication |
Read Write Inc. Letter formations and entry joins Welsh vocabulary and songs Studying traditional fairy-tales |
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Mathematics and Numeracy |
Looking at shapes Measuring Sequencing |
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Expressive Arts |
Music and singing Creating cards, books and invitations |
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Science and technology |
Creating shadow puppets Creating moving mechanisms |
| Humanities |
Easter Chinese New Year |