This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to practise composing a selection of discussion texts to debate issues surrounding environmental concerns and protections. The class can select and use examples of persuasive language and modal verbs when arguing a point of view about an issue.

Tidal Power

Model how to write a discussion text to outline arguments for and against an environmental issue about using the power of the tide to provide a source of energy

Traffic Pollution

Identify and argue points of view to use in a class debate about some of the dangers that have been caused by traffic pollution in the local community

Global Warming

Practise writing a speech to identify and describe some of the different ways of solving problems in the world that are being caused by global warming

Recycling Debate

Plan and compose a discussion text to illustrate and present some of the arguments that are in support of recycling different forms of household waste

Climate Change

write and present a speech using discursive language with modal verbs to outline some of the consequences and problems caused by a changing climate

  • Number Rounding

    Number Rounding

    Practise comparing and rounding numbers to six digits to their nearest ten, hundred and thousand by utilising the place value of their digits

  • Number Lines Rules

    Number Lines Rules

    Identify and record how to complete a selection of number sequences for five and six digit numbers when counting in steps of different powers of ten

  • Rounding Number Changes

    Rounding Number Changes

    Explain and model how to round a range of different six digit numbers to the nearest ten, hundred and thousand by the place values of their numerical digits

  • Rounding Thousands

    Rounding Thousands

    Investigate how to compare a selection of different six digit numbers by rounding them to the nearest thousand using the values of their listed numerical digits