Beachcombers Part 2

Term 2 Overview

We're all going on a summer holiday! In this topic we will be exploring how seaside resorts have changed over time and how that has affected how we holiday today. We will be travelling back in time to discover how the Victorians first began to take trips to coastal resorts for their believed health benefits, before holiday was introduced for workers and the masses could travel to the coast. We take a local case study of Margate, exploring how it started from a humble fishing village to the prime resort destination for the Victorians. We look at local landmarks such as Dreamland and the pier. We also explore how travel has affected holidays and how this has also changed over time.

Maths

This term we will be continuing our learning around Addition and Subtraction and starting a new topic of Geometry - where will be looking at 2D and 3D shapes.

English

This term we will be reading two books; Traction Man by Mini Grey and The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. W will be exploring both books and their characters before writing our own Traction Man adventure and then a diary entry from the point of view of the Boy from the Polar Express.

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