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| 28th Sept | Over view of Judaism – How did the religion start, where, when, What is celebrated. Key figures. What is the holy book like and where does worship take place. | Link to work Link to work |
| 5th Oct | Over view of Christianity – How did the religion start, where, when, What is celebrated. Key figures. What is the holy book like and where does worship take place. | Link to work Link to work |
| 12th Oct | Over view of Islam – How did the religion start, where, when, What is celebrated. Who are the key figures. | Link to work |
| 19th Oct | Over view of Islam –What is the holy book like and where does worship take place. | Link to work |
| Date | Lesson Focus | Resources |
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| 28th Sept | Observational drawing of everyday objects. | Link to work |
| 5th Oct | A variety of drawing techniques and approaches to recording what is seen | Link to work |
| 12th Oct | Drawing an object using direct observation skills. | Link to work |
| 19th Oct | Exploring collage techniques from a chosen image. | Link to work |
| Date | Lesson Focus | Resources |
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| 28th Sept | What is a Dramatic Pause? Working out why and when a Dramatic Pause is used. | Link to work |
| 5th Oct | What are Split focus scenes? Developing your understanding of how to use this staging technique. | Link to work |
| 12th Oct | Stage design Developing your understanding of different stage designs in the theatre. | Link to work |
| 19th Oct | Set design Design your own set [scenery] for a scene where a boat is shipwrecked. | Link to work |
| Date | Lesson Focus | Resources |
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| 28th Sept | The origins of story telling. Explore examples from around the world of Myths and Folktales | Link to work Link to work |
| 5th Oct | Creative writing: What makes a good short story? How to create a narrative structure. | Link to work Link to work |
| 12th Oct | How can I develop a convincing character? How can I use figurative language in my creative writing? | Link to work Link to work |
| 19th Oct | Reading for meaning ‘The Story of an Hour’. Exploring language, structure and form in the short story. Write a personal response to the story. | Link to work Link to work Link to work Link to work |
| Date | Lesson Focus | Resources |
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| 28th Sept | Saying what you have | Link to work |
| 5th Oct | Nouns and gender | Link to work |
| 12th Oct | The alphabet | Link to work |
| 19th Oct | French pronunciation | Link to work |
| Date | Lesson Focus | Resources |
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| 28th Sept | Locational knowledge of the world. In this lesson you will learning how we can locate places in the world using lines of latitude and longitude. You will learn how the world is divided into hemispheres and become familiar with the world’s major oceans. | Link to work |
| 5th Oct | What are OS maps? In this lesson you will look at OS maps and learn about map symbols. | Link to work |
| 12th Oct | What are grid references? In this lesson you will learn how to locate specific areas on OS maps and practice the skill of reading four and six-figure grid references. Carry out worked examples throughout the video and stop at about 17:15 minutes. | Link to work |
| 19th Oct | Reading direction on a map. In this lesson you will discover how to read directions on a map by studying the four and eight point compass. You will practice the map skills you have learn and use an OS map. | Link to work |
| Date | Lesson Focus | Resources |
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| 28th Sept | Who deserved the throne in 1066? | Link to work |
| 5th Oct | Cunning or Cruel? How differently did William I behave in the Battle of Hastings and the Harrying of the North? | Link to work |
| 12th Oct | How did feudalism affect the people of Wakefield? | Link to work |
| 19th Oct | Why were castles built? | Link to work |
| Date | Lesson Focus | Resources |
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| 28th Sept | e-Safety Watch the videos and complete the worksheets on the link | Link to work |
| 5th Oct | e-Safety | Link to work |
| 12th Oct | e-Safety | Link to work |
| 19th Oct | e-Safety | Link to work |
| Date | Lesson Focus | Resources |
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| 28th Sept | Negative numbers in content. Addition and subtraction involving negative numbers. | Link to work Link to work Link to work |
| 5th Oct | Rounding and estimating numbers to given accuracy. | Link to work Link to work Link to work |
| 12th Oct | Rounding with calculations. | Link to work Link to work Link to work |
| 19th Oct | Area and perimeter. | Link to work Link to work Link to work Link to work |
| Date | Lesson Focus | Resources |
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| 28th Sept | Performing pulse and rhythms in a structure. | Link to work |
| 5th Oct | Exploring basic beatboxing sonorities: Performing a structured piece. | Link to work |
| 12th Oct | To explore the ability of the voice. | Link to work |
| 19th Oct | To understand how to communicate the meaning of a song effectively. | Link to work |
| Date | Lesson Focus | Resources |
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| 28th Sept | To take part in a 4 week exercise programme. At each stop on the underground, you must perform the relevant exercise for the tube to be able to move on to the next station. | Link to work |
| 5th Oct | You have arrived at the Eiffel tower and have been challenged to climb as high as possible. In order to do so you must start working through the 20 exercises from the bottom, working your way up. The more exercises you do, the higher you go! | Link to work |
| 12th Oct | Pyramid Workout: You have made it to the Pyramids of Giza in Cairo. Your task is to choose ONE of the three pyramids and complete the relevant workout. You must ascend and descend the pyramid meaning you will do each exercise twice. | Link to work |
| 19th Oct | You have arrived at the Great Wall of China and have a massive 13,000 miles to travel! Luckily for you, we have simplified things slightly. The following distances equate to the amount of miles covered on the Great Wall of China. | Link to work |
| Date | Lesson Focus | Resources |
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| 28th Sept | In Science you will study multiple topics throughout. For each week there will be multiple topic linked. Choose the topic you have been studying in class. For each topic start at the first lesson and work through them in sequence. NB: All students will study all subjects eventually. Topic 1 – Biology – Cells and Organisation Topic 2 – Chemistry – Atoms, Elements and the Periodic Table | Biology Link to work Chemistry Link to work |
| 5th Oct | Topic 1 – Biology – Cells and Organisation Topic 2 – Chemistry – Atoms, Elements and the Periodic Table | Biology Link to work Chemistry Link to work |
| 12th Oct | Topic 1 – Biology – Cells and Organisation Topic 2 – Chemistry – Atoms, Elements and the Periodic Table | Biology Link to work Chemistry Link to work |
| 19th Oct | Topic 1 – Biology – Cells and Organisation Topic 2 – Chemistry – Atoms, Elements and the Periodic Table | Biology Link to work Chemistry Link to work |
| Date | Lesson Focus | Resources |
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| 28th Sept | Health & Safety | Link to work Link to work Link to work |
| 5th Oct | Specialist tools & equipment | Link to work Link to work Link to work |
| 12th Oct | Materials | Link to work |
| 19th Oct | Materials | Link to work Link to work |
| Date | Lesson Focus | Resources |
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| 28th Sept | What is citizenship? How to be an informed and active citizen, the importance of looking at different sorts of information critically as we read the news and learn about the world. | Link to work |
| 5th Oct | What is an active citizen? Including the skills and attributes of an active citizen | Link to work |
| 12th Oct | Why do we need rules? What are rules and laws and why are they needed to help us live together? | Link to work |
| 19th Oct | What does fairness mean? For example fairness within a school | Link to work |
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