The Language Investigator: Integrating the Approach

Integrating the Approach

Key Stage 2 Curriculum Map

Autumn Term
Spring Term
Summer Term

Autumn Term

Literacy

F: stories with familiar settings: Read familiar stories in another language.
Plays, poems based on observations and the senses, shapes poems.
NF: information books. Non-chronological reports, thesauruses, dictionaries: Use an on-line dictionary to look up the meanings of words and to translate words into another language.

PSHE

Taking responsibility.
Feelings and relationships: Read a story about relocation. What would it be like to arrive in a country not speaking the language? Choose a language that the class don't speak and create a multisensory experience.

Numeracy

As Strategy

ICT

Teeth and Eating
Rocks and soils

Music

Animal magic: exploring descriptive sounds: Investigate the sounds of the world's animals.
Painting with sound: exploring sound colours

History

Victorians

RE

Beliefs and teachings: beginning to examine, develop and express their beliefs and values. What do signs and symbols mean in religions?
Hindu festivals. Diwali (assembly): Investigate the languages of India.
Christmas (Victorian): Investigate Christmas around the world.

Art

Victorians – Morris and the Art and Craft movement. Textiles and printmaking

Design Technology

Food technology: dairy products: Find out how to say different foods in another language using Travlang

PE

Athletics: Unit 1 Dance: Unit 3
Invasion Games: Unit 1 Dance: Unit 3

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Spring Term

Literacy

F: myths, legends, fables, parables; traditional stories with related themes: oral and performance poetry from different cultures: Look at the story of The Tower of Babel or explore Mama Lisa's world of children's songs and rhymes.
NF: instructions, dictionaries without illustrations, thesauruses.

PSHE

Growing and changing
Healthy Lifestyle

Numeracy

As Strategy

ICT

Introduction to databases
Exploring simulations

Music

Exploring singing games: In the multilingual classroom children could share their singing games/ rhymes or, alternatively, an overseas adult visitor could provide an example.
Exploring rhythmic patterns: Investigate the rhythm of sentences in foreign languages. Get a native speaker to chant a poem. Pupils follow the written transcription and then chant along. Pupils perform the poem.

History

Egyptians: Investigate hyroglyphics

RE

Hindu worship (Holi)Christian worshipVisit religious buildings (mandir)
Parables (lit). Easter (NOT in depth): Find out how to say Happy Easter in other languages

Art

Egyptian Art; Drawing and painting: Investigate hyroglyphics

Design Technology

Pneumatics

PE

Invasion Games: Unit 1. Dance Unit 3
Net/wall games Unit 1. Gymnastics: Unit 3

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Summer Term

Literacy

F: adventure and mystery stories: stories by the same author: humorous poetry, poetry that plays with language, word puzzles, puns, riddles: Investigate codes

PSHE

Keeping Safe
Drugs and medicines

Numeracy

As Strategy

Science

Helping plants grow well
Light and shadows

ICT

Internet and email: Pupils send messages to each other in codes and in other languages using on-line translation.

Music

Pentatonic scales
Class orchestra

Geography

Locality in the UK: Explore the languages of the multi-lingual classroom.

RE

Hindu beliefs and teachings
God in the lives of people (Christian)

Art

Sculpture

Design Technology

Puppets: Pupils make up dialogues in different languages between the puppets. (Use Travlang to help)
Photo frames

PE

Net/wall games: Unit 1Gymnastics: Unit 3
Athletics: Unit 1Gymnastics: Unit 3

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	Home Languages:The Big Picture Identifying Languages Comparing Languages Languages as Codes How Languages Work Performing Languages Learning Languages Links and Encounters In context Integrating the approach Further Links	Integrating the Approach Key Stage 2 Curriculum Map Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term Autumn Term Literacy F: stories with familiar settings: Read familiar stories in another language. Plays, poems based on observations and the senses, shapes poems. NF: information books. Non-chronological reports, thesauruses, dictionaries: Use an on-line dictionary to look up the meanings of words and to translate words into another language. PSHE Taking responsibility. Feelings and relationships: Read a story about relocation. What would it be like to arrive in a country not speaking the language? Choose a language that the class don't speak and create a multisensory experience. Numeracy As Strategy ICT Teeth and Eating Rocks and soils Music Animal magic: exploring descriptive sounds: Investigate the sounds of the world's animals. Painting with sound: exploring sound colours History Victorians RE Beliefs and teachings: beginning to examine, develop and express their beliefs and values. What do signs and symbols mean in religions? Hindu festivals. Diwali (assembly): Investigate the languages of India. Christmas (Victorian): Investigate Christmas around the world. Art Victorians – Morris and the Art and Craft movement. Textiles and printmaking Design Technology Food technology: dairy products: Find out how to say different foods in another language using Travlang PE Athletics: Unit 1 Dance: Unit 3 Invasion Games: Unit 1 Dance: Unit 3 Return to top Spring Term Literacy F: myths, legends, fables, parables; traditional stories with related themes: oral and performance poetry from different cultures: Look at the story of The Tower of Babel or explore Mama Lisa's world of children's songs and rhymes. NF: instructions, dictionaries without illustrations, thesauruses. PSHE Growing and changing Healthy Lifestyle Numeracy As Strategy ICT Introduction to databases Exploring simulations Music Exploring singing games: In the multilingual classroom children could share their singing games/ rhymes or, alternatively, an overseas adult visitor could provide an example. Exploring rhythmic patterns: Investigate the rhythm of sentences in foreign languages. Get a native speaker to chant a poem. Pupils follow the written transcription and then chant along. Pupils perform the poem. History Egyptians: Investigate hyroglyphics RE Hindu worship (Holi)Christian worshipVisit religious buildings (mandir) Parables (lit). Easter (NOT in depth): Find out how to say Happy Easter in other languages Art Egyptian Art; Drawing and painting: Investigate hyroglyphics Design Technology Pneumatics PE Invasion Games: Unit 1. Dance Unit 3 Net/wall games Unit 1. Gymnastics: Unit 3 Return to top Summer Term Literacy F: adventure and mystery stories: stories by the same author: humorous poetry, poetry that plays with language, word puzzles, puns, riddles: Investigate codes PSHE Keeping Safe Drugs and medicines Numeracy As Strategy Science Helping plants grow well Light and shadows ICT Internet and email: Pupils send messages to each other in codes and in other languages using on-line translation. Music Pentatonic scales Class orchestra Geography Locality in the UK: Explore the languages of the multi-lingual classroom. RE Hindu beliefs and teachings God in the lives of people (Christian) Art Sculpture Design Technology Puppets: Pupils make up dialogues in different languages between the puppets. (Use Travlang to help) Photo frames PE Net/wall games: Unit 1Gymnastics: Unit 3 Athletics: Unit 1Gymnastics: Unit 3 Return to top
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