Using a skills based curriculum, here is an example of some of this terms lessons.

To research...
...the type of dwelling they live in and its history
...types of dwellings across the world
...how climate affects housing
...how some people live (shanty towns)
...where their family might have lived before
...materials used to build houses
...how houses have changed over time
...materials and their properities
...a visit to a museum
...knock, knock jokes
...using a camera and a video

To Talk...
...about their own experiences
...show empathy and understanding of the way other children live
...find out about the houses their family have lived in
...share humour
...to plan, develop and evaluate their work

To read and write...
...knock, knock jokes
...a letter to a child in another part of the world, elling them about where they live
...know how materials have changed and why
...recount the story of the gingerbread house
...know why building a house from wood is not a good idea
...an autobiography of themselves
...a list of instructions to build a house
...report what they have found out about houses
...make a list of different houses

To calculate...
...number problems based on houses
...patterns and shapes in buildings
...properties of 2D and 3D shapes
...data handling

To make / produce...
...a role play area based on a Victorian home
...a class biography to send to another school
...a photo montage of their house with key features identified
...a graph showing most common house in class
...a gingerbread house made from cake!
...a model of a gingerbread house
...using construction to build a variety of homes

To perform...
...a video diary of classwork
...a historical re-enactment on how and why dwellings have changed over time
...re-enact familiar stories with puppets
...share knock knock jokes
...as a team member in a variety of games

WOW!!!!! What a lot to look forward to.