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National Curriculum Programmes of study
KS1

English

En1 Speaking and listening

Group discussion and interaction

To join in as members of a group, pupils should be taught to: (3a) take turns in speaking, (3c) take different views into account.

Drama

To participate in a range of drama activities, pupils should be taught to: (4b) create and sustain roles individually and when working with others.

Both POS 3 and 4 can be achieved through the 'Letters Home' activity and a hot seating session.

Breadth of study

Listening. The pupils will be given opportunities to listen to each other through the activities in 'Impressions of War'. (9)

 

En2 Knowledge, skills and understanding

Literature

To develop their understanding of fiction, poetry and drama, pupils should be taught to: (3a) identify and describe characters, events and settings, (3f) respond imaginatively in different ways to what they read.

The pupils can achieve this through exploring the adverts and letters that are in activities; 'what would you send him?' and 'Impressions of war'.

 

En3 Writing - Knowledge, skills and understanding

Composition

Composition (f) use the texts they read as models for their own writing.

The advert activities are activities that will encourage this objective.

Breadth of study

The range of purposes for writing should include (9a) communicatng to others, (9c) to explore experience.

 

Information and communication technology

Breadth of study

Pupils will explore through using the Children's Zone (5b) a variety of ICT tools.

 

History

Knowledge skills and understanding

Historical interpretation (3). Pupils should be taught to identify different ways in which the past is presented.

All of the images and resources provided in this theme will help to encourage the children to achieve this objective.

Breadth of study

Pupils will look at the lives of people who lived in Britain (6b, 6c) by looking at the adverts and letters and discussing their content. Then assess how these people lived and what they were interested in.