Environment Debates

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
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French Schools
Learn and practise speaking and writing French vocabulary and word phrases to describe some of the special things that can happen and are used in a school
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French Sports
Practise speaking and writing French vocabulary words and phrases to describe some different sports and games
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Roman Settlement
Explore and record what happened when the Romans settled in Ancient Britain and how it impacted the population and made changes to ways of life
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3D Shape Labels
Identify and record how to label models and illustrations of some different 3D shapes to indicate their special properties