English Curriculum Links Year 4 4.1.5 Give shrt descriptins f characters, scenes, bjects and pictures Describing scenery, seasnal changes, plants and animals. Teachers shuld be encuraged t take up the initiative and d this activity during site visits. 4.3.1 Knw that plants and animals in a habitat depend upn each ther Picture it On reserve 4.2.2 With supprt, demnstrate ability t access infrmatin frm a range f surces Gathering infrmatin frm varius infrmatin bards arund the reserve Gathering infrmatin abut different species f flra and fauna frm field-teacher, Gathering infrmatin frm RSPB and BLM s website (kids sectin) Smething fishy (film clips) Out f Africa (text fr migratin game) Trees are cl (infrmatin n the benefits f trees and the threats that endanger them) 4.3.7 Use drawing and writing t cmplement and supprt each ther Fllw-up activity t a site-visit: sentence writing using pictures prvided by teacher, BLM website r taken by the students themselves
4.1.1 Knw the basic needs f animals Flwer detectives Fur friends 4.3.8 Participate in shared teacher/pupil/s writing Writing sentences r paragraphs n habitats, experiences and different species f flra and fauna with teacher s/field teacher s help r n their wn. The wall Minibeast magic 4.3.9 With supprt, write fr an audience and with a purpse As a fllw-up activity, students can write: Emails t invite family and friends t visit the reserves n a weekend Invitatin cards with same purpse as abve Identity kits fr particular bird species they had bserved and learnt abut during the visit Advertisements aimed at a particular audience, t encurage them t visit the reserve r t spread a psitive envirnmental message Students can als fill in tables related t particular grups f plants and/r animals during the visit Junir jurnalist Dinja Waħda rangers (ntice bard)
4.3.11 With supprt, create and write wn bk/s experimenting with different genres An ideal way t preserve the infrmatin and experiences gathered frm the site visits. Students shuld be encuraged t use phts taken by themselves during the visits. On reserve Junir jurnalist Out f Africa 4.3.15 Write answers t literal and inferential questins n picture, tpic, stry and pem This learning utcme prvides anther pssible use fr the pictures taken during the site-visit. Pictures frm BLM and ther websites can als be used. 4.1.1 Knw the basic needs f animals Vanishing hmes Year 5 5.1.5 Give descriptins f characters, scenes, bjects and pictures As 4.1.5 abve
5.1.2 Grup animals accrding t cmmn features 5.2.1 Grup plants accrding t cmmn features As 4.1.5 abve 5.1.6 Use apprpriate and grammatically crrect language t cmmunicate meaningfully with a purpse During site-visits r as a fllw-up activity, the teacher can ask the students t give their pinin abut the visit, r create a shrt discussin abut particular tpics, such as: Shuld visitrs be allwed t pick wild flwers frm the reserve? Visitrs are nt allwed t picnic inside the reserve. D yu knw why and d yu agree with this rule? During ur visit, we were nly allwed t walk alng the nature trail. If yu were the reserve s teacher, wuld yu let children walk n the grass? Observe that habitats change and that these changes affect plants and animals Vanishing hmes
5.1.8 Explain the different steps f a simple prcedure using clear and precise instructins During the visit, students learn hw t: Handle and fcus the binculars t bserve birds Use a magnifying glass t bserve small insects and flwers Use a simple bird guide t identify a particular bird species Whilst n site r in the classrm, the students can explain the different steps invlved t use the abve items crrectly. 5.1.9 Participate in situatins fr acting ut a simple event Varius pprtunities fr rle play can be acted ut nsite r in the classrm e.g. t bring ut differences between plants and animals, r different plants r animals, seed dispersal and animal behaviur. 5.4.1 Knw that the weather has an effect n the lives f peple and ther living things Vanishing hmes (game) Junir jurnalist 5.1.10 With supprt, initiate discussin, and cntribute t cnversatin Class teachers can cntribute t the visit by asking questins frm the students abut infrmatin they had received frm the field-teacher, and t clarify what they had learnt.
Greentalk 5.2.2 Demnstrate ability t access infrmatin frm a range f surces As 4.2.2 abve 5.3.7 Use drawing and writing t cmplement and supprt each ther As 4.3.7 abve 5.1.2 Grup animals accrding t cmmn features 5.2.2 Grup plants accrding t cmmn features 5.3.8 Participate in shared teacher/pupil/s writing As 4.3.8 abve 5.3.9 With supprt write fr an audience and with a purpse As 4.3.9 abve
5.3.11 With supprt create and write wn bk/s and experiment with different genres As 4.3.11 abve 5.3.15 Write answers t questins n picture, tpic, stry and pem As 4.3.15 abve 5.2.1 Knw that plants have a life cycle