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HolaMexico!

Music

FrozenKingdom

Geography

Blood Heart

Science

A Child'sWar

History

GalleryRebels

Art and design

Darwin'sDelights

Science

Texts Holes – LouisSachar

The Call of theWild – JackLondon

Pig Heart Boy –Malorie Blackman

Goodnight MisterTom – MichelleMagorian; TheSilver Sword – IanSerraillier

Framed – FrankCottrell Boyce

Sky Hawk – GillLewis

Memorableexperience

Mexican musicalperformance

Investigate ice Sheep's heartdissection

Evacuees Visit a gallery Animal specimenobservation

Innovate challenge Festival procession Polar rescuemission

Heart charityfundraiser

Street party Create galleryexhibits

Morphinganimation

Geography Maps; Human andphysical geographyof Mexico

Features of thepolar regions

Human geography;Cities of the UK

Locationalknowledge

Maps;Geographicalsimilarities anddifferences; Islandsof the world

HolaMexico!

Music

FrozenKingdom

Geography

Blood Heart

Science

A Child'sWar

History

GalleryRebels

Art and design

Darwin'sDelights

Science

Computing Online research;Presentations

Collecting,evaluating andpresenting data

Websites; Flowdiagrams

Searchtechnologies;Presentations

Collecting,evaluating andpresenting data

Online research;Morphinganimations;Computernetworks

Art and design Sculpture; Mayaart; Carving

Photography;Painting; Blockprinting

Modelling andsculpture; Abstractart

Great artists of the19th and 20thcenturies

Creatingsketchbooks;Observationaldrawing

Design andtechnology

Food of Mexico;Evaluating andmakinginstruments

Structures Tools andequipment;Recipes;Packaging;Working models

Recipes;Structures

Tools andmaterials

History Ancient Mayacivilisation

Emigration andexploration in theearly 1900s

Second World War Significantindividuals –Charles Darwin,Mary Anning

Music Mexican music;Musical notation

Soundscapes Pulse; Raps Listening,performing and

Listening,improvising and

HolaMexico!

Music

FrozenKingdom

Geography

Blood Heart

Science

A Child'sWar

History

GalleryRebels

Art and design

Darwin'sDelights

Science

composing composing

Personal, socialand healtheducation

Care of theenvironment

Harmfulsubstances; Caringabout others

Empathising withpeople in differenttimes

Emotions Takingresponsibility

Science Light and shadows Living things andtheir habitats

Circulatorysystem; Measuringheart rate;Lifestyle effects;Workingscientifically

Light Evolution andinheritance; Livingthings and theirhabitats; Workingscientifically

Linkedinvestigations (LTI)

How can we makered? What colouris a shadow?

How do animalsstay warm? Canwe slow coolingdown?

How does bloodflow? What’s inblood? What canyour heart rate tellyou?

How can you senda coded message?

Is green reallygreen?

How have eyesevolved? Howmany worms areunderground?Where do wildplants grow best?Why do birds havedifferent beaks?Why is hollyprickly?