Family Issues
This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to practise structuring and formatting a range of discussion texts to present arguments for or against issues that are important to a family. The class can identify special vocabulary and sentence structures that can be used when presenting viewpoints.
Chocolate Debate
Prepare and hold a class debate to identify and explain the benefits and disadvantages of eating chocolate for family snacks and meals
Circus Animals
Compose and present a discussion text to outline some of the different arguments that are for and against families visiting a circus with performing animals
Pet Ownership
Research and present a range of arguments for and against the issue of pet ownership to publish in a magazine article for families to decide whether they wish to keep a pet
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Rounding Hundreds
Explain and model how to round some different numbers to the nearest hundred based on the place values of the digits in each number
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Rounding Tens
Identify and record how to round some different numbers to the nearest ten based on the place values of the digits in each number
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Classic Animal Stories
Investigate the structure and content of classic works of fiction by significant authors with animals as the main characters
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Cities, Towns and Villages
Research and present the history of a range of different buildings and people that are part of the local community using a school exhibition