The Caribbean

Autumn 2014
- planning includes ideas/
questions from Class 4
History
Curriculum focus = history of interest
to pupils
Any Caribbean links with the World
Wars? (link with WW commemoration/
remembrance)
What was life like in the Caribbean
during the 70s (link with St. Lucias
School 40th)
Issues of discrimination?
How far back does the history of the
Caribbean go?
Who were the first people to inhabit
the Caribbean?
Any links with pirates/boats/ships?
Geography
Curriculum focus = using maps, atlases
etc, describe/understand climates,
natural resources/physical features
Flags from the Caribbean islands and
their significance
What is the climate, terrain etc like?
Mapworkcoordinates (link with
maths) - treasure maps
What crops grow in the Caribbean (link
with science)
Where does our food come from?
What can we find out about volcanoes?
Maths
(linked with the Caribbean)
Caribbean numerals/counting
Coordinates (link with geog)
Measurements (e.g. height of moun-
tains, length of rivers etclink with
geog)
Data handling (e.g. climatelink with
geog)
Real life problem solving with a Carib-
bean themewrite own problems
Travellingdistance from UKroutes
Art
Curriculum focus = use other
subjects as inspiration for art
Fruitobservational drawing,
sculpture, printing etc
CollagesCaribbean carnival
Fruitobservational theme
Make decorations for Caribbean
drink glasses (link with DT)
Explore the work of Caribbean
artists
D.T.
Curriculum focus = cooking and
nutritionbread/biscuits
Use Caribbean ingredients in
bread making (link with maths)
Create drinks using Caribbean
fruit (link with PSHE)
Make masks/costumes (link
with PSHE)
Science
Curriculum focus = Humans and keep-
ing healthy
Animals/plants in Caribbean habitat
(link with geog)
Food/fruit (link with geog/DT)
Make a volcano!
The five senses
Healthy living (link with DT/PSHE/PE)
Class 4 had some fantastic ideas and they
are all recorded on this planning sheet.
However, it will not be possible to explore
all their ideas during this half term!
R.E. and PSHE
Curriculum focus = New begin-
nings/getting on and falling out/
where in the world is the church?
Harvest Festival
Caribbean Carnival as a fundrais-
er?
Patience
Our church
Caribbean religionhow/where
do people worship?
Music
Curriculum focus = appreciate mu-
sic from different cultural tradi-
tions
What is Caribbean music like?
Compose Carnival music (link with
art/PSHE/PE/DT)
P.E/Outdoor Learning
Curriculum focus = play competi-
tive games, perform dance
Find out about, create Caribbean
dances
Play sports which are popular in
the Caribbean
Year 5 Cycling Proficiency (link
with PSHE, science)
Forest School (link with science,
geog, DT, PSHE)
Literacy
(linked with the Caribbean)
Rehearse and perform Caribbean
poems/Role playing
Stories from other cultures
Lettersinformal/formal
Biography of St. Lucia
Descriptions, adventures, tradi-
tional tales
Note making/research (IT link)
IT
Internet research e.g. pirates, sport
Can we email a child of our own age in
St. Lucia?
Posters/PowerPoints
MFL
Frenchall about me
Languages spoken in the Caribbean?