Parent/Teacher Guidance

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Making a list of wildflower names using a dictionary and websites.
Writing a gardener's blog on creating a wildflower corner.
Chatting with a gardener/farmer/beekeeper.
Researching websites about beekeepers' work and reading information on the Wales Honey Cluster https://www.tastewales.com/zones/clusters/honey/

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Creating hexagonal patterns.
Calculating thousands by multiplying and dividing.
Researching straight line shapes that tessellate.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Researching wildflower habitats and mountain sites.
Researching the life of a honeybee.
Attempting the 'Magic hexagon puzzle'.
Discussing, viewing and comparing insects and their purpose in their habitat.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Cutting out 20 hexagon shapes and creating a tessellated pattern.
Using different lenses to photograph the natural world.
Listening to classical music that promotes a quiet mind.
Designing pencil pictures of pollinators.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Creating a wild garden or planting wildflower seeds.
Taking a walk to identify flowers in your local habitat.
Listening to classical music to calm the mind.
Reading poems.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching and reading about the peatland habitats of Wales.
Mapping national park areas and conservation areas in a particular part of Wales.
Researching the suitability of habitats to grow particular types of plants/flowers, e.g. mountain and sea.
Asking yourself how you can live a 'greener' lifestyle.
Designing a 'Take Your Rubbish Home' poster.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Making a list of wildflower names and habitats with information about the time of year they bloom.
Writing a honeybee blog!
Inviting a beekeeper to come and talk in school.
Researching websites about beekeepers' work and reading information on the Wales Honey Cluster https://www.tastewales.com/zones/clusters/honey/
Researching and reading about the methods used by the National Botanical Garden of Wales to create a variety of gardens https://botanicgarden.wales/.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Developing building methods – building a strong hive.
Creating hexagonal patterns.
Calculating thousands by multiplying and dividing.
Researching straight line shapes that tessellate.
Developing information on weather data affecting flower growth.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Designing and creating a sunflower life cycle.
Researching wildflower habitats.
Researching the life of a honeybee.
Comparing various insects living in the soil.
Creating a homemade wormery.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Cutting out 20 hexagon shapes and creating a tessellated pattern.
Using different lenses to photograph the natural world.
Listening to classical music that promotes a quiet mind.
Designing pencil pictures of pollinators.
Composing the dance of the bees.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a wild garden in the school grounds or planting a wildflower seed box/corner.
Taking a walk to identify flowers/birds in your local habitat.
Listening to classical music that conveys growth.
Reading a variety of poems e.g. Clychau’r gog, Ti friallen fach ar lawr, Daffodil.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching and reading about the peatland habitats of Wales.
Mapping the conservation areas in particular parts of Wales.
Researching the suitability of habitats to grow particular types of pollinator plants/flowers e.g. mountain and sea.
Researching what type of people the Celts were.
Asking yourself how you can live a 'greener' lifestyle.
Designing a 'Sell Honey' poster for a shop.

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Composing a poem about a faithful dog.
Writing a description of a dog rescuing or finding treasure.
Creating a poster to advertise a dog show.
Discussing dangerous dogs.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Gathering information on the size of different dogs.
Estimating a dog's food costs for a year.
Gathering data on the number of dogs in your area.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Researching dogs’ bones and bodies.
Why some dogs are good at smelling – looking at the dog's senses.
What does pedigree mean?
A study of dogs’ teeth and digestive system.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating a pencil picture/sketch of a dog of your choice.
Looking at pictures of dogs by the artist Kyffin Williams and comparing with some other artists.
Looking at how various animals move.
Reading a newspaper story about a dog carrying out a rescue.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Interviewing a person who lives alone with a dog.
Reading the story of a 'Dog’s Trust' dog – inviting a person to school to chat about dog care.
Discussing some people’s fear of dogs.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Reading about various types of dogs from different countries of the world
Researching in books and websites for police dog stories.
Which other animals are heroes in history?

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing a poem in praise of a faithful dog.
Composing a play about Floss the sheepdog.
A conversation between a dog and his master.
Reading the history of Dragon the dog in France.
Gathering information on guide dog practice methods.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Gathering data on numbers of families at the school who keep a dog.
Weighing bags of dogfood and estimating the costs of keeping a dog today.
Researching the speed of racing greyhounds in Ireland.
Gathering data on the costs of dog equipment e.g. basket, lead.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching dogs’ bones and bodies.
Why some dogs are good at smelling – looking at the dog's senses.
What does pedigree mean?

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a hard clay model of a dog.
Looking at Kyffin Willams's pictures of dogs and comparing with some other artists.
Gymnastics and moving like hunting animals.
Performing a play based on a rescue dog on the mountain.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the impact of a dog’s companionship on people.
Interviewing a person who lives alone with a dog.
Reading the story of a 'Dog’s Trust' dog – inviting a person to school to chat about dog care.
Discussing some people’s fear of dogs.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Identifying different types of dogs from the various countries of the world.
Researching in books and websites for police dog stories.
Which other animals are heroes in history?

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Creating a verse for a card to celebrate a special event.
Writing a diary following a birthday celebration.
Creating a verse for a Saint Dwynwen card.
Discussing the importance of the year's various celebrations in various cultures.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Creating a family quiz based on annual calendar, dates, hours and years.
Creating a funding spreadsheet for a specific celebration with the family.
Calculating the costs of holding a celebration at home.
Solving problems based on catering for a specific celebration.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Creating a card to celebrate an event using digital components to light up the card.
Researching the use of lighting in professional energetic performances.
Discussing how science and technology play a huge role in professional performance.
Researching engineering methods of creating a national stadium that gives customers the best experiences.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Working with others on a performance to celebrate an event in society.
Designing a card of thanks following a special celebration.
Creating energetic music to support a celebration in the family.
Creating a slide show to support a family celebration.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being. By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the importance of celebrating important dates with the family.
Discussing how events and celebrations make you feel.
Preparing health and wellbeing activities to celebrate a special event.
Discussing how religious celebrations have turned into commercial events.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching historical events and family celebrations.
Discussing historical events in their lifetime with older family members.
Researching the historical background of celebrations where family and society are both involved.
Researching various celebrations and how they have evolved over time.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Authoring a new carol to celebrate Christmas.
Contributing to the school's Plygain service.
Writing a verse to a sweetheart on St Dwynwen's day.
Writing a monologue to celebrate the Chinese new year.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the Gregorian and Julian calendars and calculating the difference in days.
Creating a timetable and calculating the various times for items for a celebration or concert.
Calculating the number of seconds, hours, days in the different months of the year.
Predicting dates and days from the calendar for celebrations over a 5 year period.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the history of the development of the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
Developing a dramatic light show to support an event or celebration.
Creating a greeting card using illuminated digital components.
Researching how to combine digital lighting for a digital production.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Designing an invitation for a grand school concert.
Creating an art installation to support a particular celebration.
Developing a dance and creative presentation to celebrate an annual event.
Creating a film or animation to support a special celebration.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being. By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing the importance of celebrations and their impact on health and wellbeing.
Discussing the importance of respecting the celebrations of different beliefs.
Preparing well-being activities to support a particular celebration.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the history of celebrating the Mari Lwyd.
Tracing the history of the Plygain in Wales.
Researching the various traditions of different faiths.
Creating a class presentation on a specific celebration.

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Writing a list of Welsh historical heroes in chronological order.
Searching for information on Welsh athletes and producing a slide show.
Devising an Athletics board game containing instructions and commands.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Calculating and estimating distances and journey times to the different countries where the Olympic games have been held since 1988.
Practising map work, identifying the towns and villages where various celebrities were born.
Creating subtraction sums using the equal sign for your answers.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Looking at the NASA website and making a fact file on their work.
Using books and digital media to learn facts about the moon and planets.
Searching for information on inventions such as the microphone, radar and hearing aids.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Writing 'Top Trump’ cards on famous Welsh singers.
Making a short film about the history of Betsi Cadwaladr.
Painting a portrait of Owain Glyndŵr.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the challenges that some Welsh Giants have faced before succeeding in their sports.
Discussing the feelings of Betsi Cadwaladr when trying to heal soldiers' injuries.
Discussing the importance of Wales and the Welsh language to you.
Discussing your feelings when seeing your Welsh hero competing or performing on the national stage.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Visiting the BBC's Welsh history website and discussing the celebrities you have learned about.
Researching the history of the translation of the Bible into Welsh.
Researching the history of the Rebecca Rioters.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Producing an interview with a Welsh celebrity by playing the role of that character.
Reading the stories of T. Llew Jones.
Writing a monologue for Owain Glyndŵr after he occupied Harlech Castle.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Studying the work of Robert Recorde and completing equations in arithmetic.
Discussing the mathematics involved in designing housing and castles.
Estimating varying distances and the time needed to reach planets in the universe.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the work of different Welsh scientists.
Researching the work of the scientists behind the Apollo missions of the 1960s.
Discussing the work of Welsh inventors.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Studying the work of Kyffin Williams and experimenting with his painting techniques.
Holding an Oscars competition in class. Ask each group to submit a film clip of them acting and give various awards.
Composing and performing a piece of creative music to convey the revolt of Owain Glyndŵr and his attempt to capture Conwy Castle.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing the resilience needed to become a gold medal athlete.
Discussing Betsi Cadwaladr's nursing methods and what impact she had on the well-being of soldiers in the Crimean War.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Making a portfolio of Welsh Giants and making your own video. Which giants will be included in your collection and what were their sports?
Showing the location of the homes of some Welsh celebrities on a map of Wales.
Discussing how our understanding of space and the moon has changed as a result of the discoveries made by famous Welsh people.

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Writing a diary recording happy events.
Creating a list of questions for a musician and creating a profile.
Reading the history of climbing Everest.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Offering money-spending experiences when shopping for clothes.
Measuring and reasoning the length of time needed to go into space or to one of the planets.
Creating a local walking / cycling / motoring trail.
Gaining experience of using facts to promote fluency and robust memorisation methods.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Comparing the world's longest river journey and reservoirs.
Comparing the impact of climate on the economy of various countries.
Making design decisions, using information about existing materials and products to create a peaceful area in your village/town.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating a poster to advertise prominent Welsh musicians.
Designing a quiet and peaceful garden.
Composing tunes suitable for meditation.
Designing and creating a picture of produce from the soil.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the perspective of poverty and anxiety since Covid-19.
Discussing successful fitness methods.
Organising a local history trail in connection with a local history specialist.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching the history of some of your area’s large/popular buildings.
Making a fact file about the world's strongest and most prosperous countries.
Creating the imaginary diary of a person who has been a victim of bullying.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Identifying idioms associated with Tackling Anxiety.
Writing a letter to the author of children's novels.
Creating a blog for a busy person (artist, musician, film designer) in the creative world.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Handling money, looking at and comparing supermarket profits during 2021.
Measuring the mileage and time spent in hours travelling by air to exotic places in the world.
Creating a suitable local trail for a disabled person in a wheelchair, measuring time and length.
Measuring area and researching to create a meditation / quiet corner in school.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Studying the source of foods on the school menu.
Experiment: A study of the area's climate in 2021.
Looking at the impact of climate change on growing British produce.
Researching sounds travelling through space.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Acting out a scene of a family setting off on holiday.
Researching music and rhythms in world dances.
Creating an animated film of a person who has no confidence growing in confidence.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Inviting a modern music band to chat about their work.
Holding a daily 15 minute keep fit event.
Discussing differences between opinion and fact and why it is important to listen to different views.
Creating a profile of a local person who is prominent in an outdoor sport or event.
Organising and holding an online conversation with a religious person.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Planning and holding an assembly to give thanks for health.
Researching the living patterns of people in warm countries.
Discussing the concerns of other less fortunate people.
Studying the solar system in a year.
Discussing the differences between life in 2018 and 2022.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Researching the Urdd's history on the website www.urdd.cymru
Creating a factfile about Sir Ifan ab Owen Edwards.
Writing the diary of an imaginary camper.
Writing an imaginary conversation between two children meeting for the first time.
Reading the story of the Cymru’r Plant magazines from the website.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Creating a weekly timetable of your favourite activities at Llangrannog / Glan-llyn / Cardiff.
Calculating the height of the climbing wall (Glan-llyn) and collecting data on how many metres you would climb if you climbed it ten times.
Collecting data on the cost of ten families' entry to the Urdd Eisteddfod 2022 and comparing with the cost in 2002.
Calculating the mileage between the three camps in Wales and the camp in Hungary.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Measuring the speed of a 50g weight dropped from of particular height.
Collecting information on healthy foods for a packed lunch for the eisteddfod.
Creating a healthy menu for Glan-llyn campers.
Researching the pitch and sound of percussion instruments.
Looking at types of canoes and sailing boards and safety equipment that would be suitable for your child's use on water.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating a family dance using the Mr Urdd song as inspiration.
Creating a watercolour painting of a sporting activity.
Design a cartoon of Mr Urdd conveying 'play and competition'.
Creating a video in your local environment.
Holding a local tree / flower identification competition for the family.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing how an outdoor family holiday can have a positive impact on you.
Researching the benefits of horse riding.
Planning a walk close to home, about 5K, for family or friends.
Writing a letter to local residents advertising a well-being trail.
Investigating the risk assessment for creating a walk.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Writing a letter to a child from another European country.
Creating a link with the Cardiff Centre regarding the welfare of the Refugees who stayed there in 2021.
Reading the Goodwill Message for any year.
Viewing the Urdd timeline on the website www.urdd.cymru
Reading Sir Ifan's story on the website in the 'About us' section.
Calculating the mileage from your school to the Urdd camps.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching Welsh celebrities who have expressed gratitude to the Urdd for their early experiences. Creating a fact file about one person.
Writing a camper’s diary at Glan-llyn in 2022.
Writing a conversation between two children from different areas of Wales when becoming friends.
Writing a letter to the camp director complaining about the safety standard of particular equipment.
Reading the story of Sir Ifan ab Owen Edwards on the www.urdd.cymru website

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a weekly time sheet for the instructor of the go-karting track and ski slope at Llangrannog.
Calculating the height of the climbing wall (Glan-llyn) and collecting data on how many metres climbed by 45 children climbing halfway for one day.
Collecting data on the cost of one week’s food per camp if hiring space for 100 persons.
Collecting data on the number of schools that would be likely to use the camp at Glan Llyn for a year.
Creating an orienteering trail through the woods / school garden.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Measuring the speed of a 1kg weight dropped from a particular height.
Collecting data on types of healthy foods for horses at the Llangrannog camp.
Creating a healthy menu for Glan-llyn campers.
Drawing up a programme of technology competition subjects for an eisteddfod.
Researching the buoyancy of canoes and sailing boards of different sizes.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a dance using the Mr Urdd song as inspiration.
Creating an animation of any of the Urdd’s activities.
Design a Mr Urdd cartoon conveying 'sport'.
Planning a new camp for the Pentre Ifan 'Green' centre.
Hold a pop group competition at school.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing how outdoor holidays can have a positive impact on children and young people.
Researching the welfare of horses that trek daily for a season in the camp.
Planning a walk for the school's parents.
Writing a letter asking one particular coach about their responsibility for safety.
Discussion in class of a new item to be presented as entertainment for 14-21 year-olds at the Urdd Eisteddfod.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing a letter to an Irish child who was involved in the art song composed in 2021.
Class to deliver a Goodwill Message to the rest of the school.
Viewing the Urdd timeline on the website www.urdd.cymru
Reading Sir Ifan's story on the website in the 'About us' section.
Calculating the mileage from your school to one of the camps.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Reading poetry / songs written by a range of pop artists and genres.
Reviewing a Welsh musical programme featured on TV.
Writing a profile of a favourite Welsh singer or performer.
Creating an entertaining game for a primary school child: matching songs to artists.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Creating a list of venues to visit a variety of artists' performances.
Collecting data on cost for various concerts to include travel and accommodation.
Investigating a variety of transportation timetables in order to reach performance venue.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Explaining and investigating into sounds and echos.
Investigating the way pitch describes how high or low a sound is and that high and low sounds can be loud or soft.
Designing and producing various musical instruments.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Composing repetition melodies for a specific audience.
Writing and performing a rap.
Designing a record sleeve/CD cover to advertise a performer of choice.
Designing a poster advertising a musical concert/performance.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Expressing opinions on dislikes and likes of Welsh music genres.
Motivating your family using various Welsh calming melodies.
Investigating into the effects of wellbeing that are linked to music.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching famous Welsh composers.
Listening to various modern Welsh music.
Investigating the history and popularity of Welsh voice choirs from the 18th and 19th Century in Wales.
Researching into the relationship between music and our culture in Wales over the ages.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Composing poetry for a variety of tunes.
Writing an article to support and advertise a group on tour.
Writing a newspaper report on a pop music concert.
Writing a profile of a favourite Welsh singer.
Inviting a local musician for an interview/talk/performance in the classroom.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a list of venues to visit a chosen performer. Compare travel costs.
Planning costs of attending a concert to include travel, tickets and accommodation.
Planning a tour for a popular music group.
Exploring train timetables in order to reach a concert of your choice.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a range of musical instruments.
Exploring how sound travels through water and wind.
Investigating how pitch defines high or low sounds.
Investigating the wavelengths of sounds and acoustics of performance halls.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Composing a range of melodies for nursery rhymes.
Composing a rap rhythm to advertise your school.
Designing a record sleeve/CD cover to advertise a chosen performer.
Designing a pop-art profile of a well-known singer - in the style of Andy Warhol.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Debating dislikes or likes of different Welsh music genres.
Arranging a disco/dance to raise money for a charity.
Choreographing a creative dance using Welsh melodies.
Investigating the relationship between well-being and listening to music.
Practising Welsh clog dancing steps using traditional Welsh folk music.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching famous Welsh composers such as William Mathias.
Listening to and debating differences between Jewish chants and church or gospel hymn singing.
Writing about 19th Century men’s choirs rising from work – areas such as coalpits and quarries.

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Discussing energy consumption at home and methods of saving energy and costs.
Researching into the benefits of the ‘Ogwen Community Project’ Could it be developed in your community?
Creating a list of actions we can take to on a local and international level to reach zero net carbon production.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Recording daily meter readings of your electricity consumption for a week and analyse data. Present data in graphical form.
Calculating the cost of producing electricity using units such as KWh.
Discussing the monthly electricity bill in terms of KWh, standing charges and value in sterling.
Visiting a local or regional energy project to discover the benefits from such a venture.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Drawing a circuit diagram using the appropriate electricity symbols.
Discovering examples of how forces cause objects to speed up. Experiment with air and water.
Constructing your own windmill for the garden.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating a 3D model of a windfarm or hydroelectricity power station.
Using recyclable materials to create musical instruments to replicate the sound of wind and water.
Listening to a range of music that was inspired by wind and water.
Creating a music score to replicate the power of force of energy.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing how the power of energy is influencing new methods of travel.
Creating a forum or blog in favour or against for the construction of a nuclear energy power station at Wylfa, Anglesey.
Discussing which form of energy product you would prefer if you had a choice.
Researching into community enterprises across Wales and beyond that have been empowered to create their own energy power units.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Asking an older member of the family to discuss their experiences of electricity during their childhood.
Explaining how the North Wales wind farm supplies electricity to consumers across the north.
Discussing how power generation has evolved during the last century. How has it made our lives more comfortable?
Exploring the use of solar energy in European countries and how they are influenced by their choices.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing the effect of using electricity in your school.
Writing a review of the short video on YouTube of ‘Ogwen’s Community Project’.
Reading about the actions of countries based on the COP 26 Glasgow conference.
Writing a list of actions our country can take to reach zero net carbon production.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Recording daily meter readings of the electricity use in different areas of school.
Converting energy units and costs in terms of units used in Kwh.
Calculating the cost of producing electricity for a specific period of time.
Calculating volume of water required within a hydro electric power scheme to produce electricity for the local community.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Drawing a circuit diagram using electricity symbols for rooms in school.
Experimenting and creating your own mini hydro power unit.
Visiting the CAT site and discuss the Use of alternative technology.
Researching into how forces cause objects to speed up. Experiment with air and water.
Designing a small working windmill to include movement and the generation of light.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a 3D model of a working wind farm.
Experimenting with iron filings and magnetic fields to create an electrical artistic composition.
Listening to the composer Fredric Handel’s “Water music”.
Using music software to create a music score based on the theme ‘The force of energy’.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Drawing a chart portraying how different energy producers could support one another.
Creating a forum for and against opening a new nuclear energy plant at Wylfa, Anglesey.
Discussing which type of energy product you would prefer if you had a choice.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing the environmental impact of windfarms located along the North Wales coast.
Discussing how the consumption of energy has increased considerably from previous generations.
Exploring the positive use of solar on a local and international scale.
Identifying topographical areas within your local community that may be considered for its green energy potential.
Researching into the advantages and disadvantages of various methods of energy generation and its impact on the environment.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Producing a poster to advertise a new appliance to help the sixties housewife.
Reading about the history of mine closures in South Wales.
Writing the diary of a sixties housewife.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Looking for old coins/pound notes – ask a family if they have some somewhere in the house.
Comparing car prices in the sixties and today.
Looking at train times for a particular station.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Researching the housewife's appliances in the sixties.
Comparing television advertisements of the 60s with today's goods.
Making a timeline of televisions/radios/music equipment.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating a playlist of Dafydd Iwan's songs from the sixties.
Using apps to create Pop Art in the style of Andy Warhol.
Looking at 60s fashion and creating patterns similar to those on Laura Ashley's clothes.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing safety at home when handling appliances.
Researching a major road safety campaign for children in the sixties.
The role of schools with children's health in the sixties.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching the history of the development of cars/fashion/housing in the sixties.
Looking at a map of Wales to map the locations of the main industries of the period.
Discussing the impact of the Severn Bridge and rail closures on the Welsh economy.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing a letter to the local Council expressing concern that another colliery/railway is closing.
Writing an article for the local paper telling the story of the protest on Trefechan Bridge, Aberystwyth.
Reading about the history of creating new appliances to help the housewife.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the 1961 census and comparing it with the 2011 census in terms of Welsh speakers, the country's population and housing information in the sixties.
Comparing commodity prices past and present.
Comparing imperial measurements with metric measurements.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the housewife's appliances in the sixties.
Comparing television advertisements of the sixties with today's goods.
A branched database based on cars in the sixties.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a playlist of protest songs of the sixties.
Composing a tune on Garageband in the style of the sixties.
Looking at the clothing patterns of Laura Ashley and the designs of Mary Quant.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing road safety.
Researching a major road safety campaign for children in the sixties.
The role of schools with children's health in the sixties.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the history of the development of cars/fashion/housing in the sixties.
Looking at a map of Wales to map the locations of the main industries of the period.
Discussing the impact of the Severn Bridge and rail closures on the Welsh economy.
Comparing the holiday traditions of workers in the sixties with our holidays in today's society.
Researching the history of the Sunday school trip of the sixties.

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Reciting the legends of Llys Helyg/Branwen/Cantre’r Gwaelod/Nant Gwrtheyrn Marriage.
Explaining the legend to someone.
Discussing marriage practices past and present.
Finding out what Welsh legends there are within your local area.
Writing an invitation to a marriage at Nant Gwrtheyrn today.
Writing a menu for the Nant Gwrtheyrn visitor café placing the items in alphabetical order.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Choosing a recipe for cawl for 4 people. Change the recipe to make enough for a feast for 20 people.
Searching the web for the ingredients and working out how much you will need and the cost.
Finding out how long it would take you to travel by car from your house to visit the various legendary locations of Wales. Use Google Maps to calculate the mileage back and forth.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Making a vegetable soup for the giant Bendigeidfran. What would the ingredients be?
Using Google Earth to view Dublin today and experimenting with a 3D setting and Google Street to go for a walk around the city.
Weather at sea – studying the Beaufort Scale. Visit the Met Office website to look for weather forecasts for fishermen and vessels around the UK coast. Special names have been created so that sailors can listen to the specific weather forecasts for the regions. https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/specialist-forecasts/coast-and-sea/shipping-forecast

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating puppets of the characters in the legends.
Creating a background for each scene.
Creating artefacts and models for events within the legends. https://read.bookcreator.com/oacDMMMQp8N0oQF7lKCxO9c1ZVw2/jQtdMJz2Q-ajvhPWCzkEng

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the emotions in the legend of Branwen e.g. hatred, brotherhood, envy, cruelty etc
Finding emojis to describe Branwen's emotions.
Drawing emojis to describe what Efnisien was like e.g. nasty, envious, cruel.
Discussing why Branwen feels hiraeth for Wales. What makes you feel hiraeth? E.g. unable to see friends/grandparents during Covid 19 lockdown.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Discussing with the children the difference between local history and legend.
Looking at the geographical features of an area such as the Llŷn Peninsula. Finding Llithfaen and the village of Nant Gwrtheyrn. Looking at the map you can learn why the village was built in this location.
Looking at the areas of Fairbourne and Borth and Ynys-las near Aberystwyth. Try to answer the question why this area is at risk of flooding as a result of global warming.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing a newspaper article about flooding on Aberystwyth prom and coastal erosion in the areas of Dinas Dinlle, Tywyn near Abergele, Fairbourne and Barmouth.
Reading the Legends of Wales on the Peniarth website and making short notes about what makes a good legend and what kind of characters are needed.

https://adnoddau.canolfanpeniarth.org/legends-wales/index_en.html

Looking for Irish words using vocabulary from the story of Branwen e.g. cauldron, castle, giant. Is there any similarity between these words in Welsh and in Irish.
Should walls continue to be built to withstand the sea or should we let nature win the day? Make a case to support your position.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Weather data work e.g. measuring, recording, organising, interpreting in graphs and tables.
Modelling weather patterns by discovering a link between temperature, pressure, rainfall and wind direction.
Measuring the distance to Ireland from different parts of Wales. Comparing the sailing timetables of the ports of Fishguard and Holyhead. Discussing the cost for 4 people by car and comparing Liverpool, Fishguard and Holyhead.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Looking at weather bulletins and environmental programmes such as Her yr Hinsawdd to discover the link between rising ground temperatures from pollution, warming and extreme weather across the world.
Watching Sir David Attenborough's special environmental programmes "Our Planet." Discussing their content taking into account the implications of not implementing the recommendations of COP26.
Downloading the following free apps e.g. Meteo Earth, Met Office, BBC Weather and using them for weather study work.
Using Weathermap Netatmo to compare weather and temperature around the world.

https://weathermap.netatmo.com/

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Using Garageband to experiment and discover sounds that convey emotions e.g. major and minor chords.
Using YouTube to listen to Irish music and trying to recreate the rhythms and sounds with Garageband

https://youtu.be/kJCxTgrbB6c

Experimenting with animation tricks to show Bendigeidfran walking through the sea and men coming to life in the cauldron of rebirth.
Performing one of the legends using the artwork and music to enrich your performance. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2U05RQvkGGCpVYc2H9mVCt5B7sm1oQTr

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing the emotions in the legend of Branwen e.g. hatred, brotherhood, envy, cruelty.
Finding emojis to describe Branwen's emotions.
Drawing emojis to describe what Efnisien was like e.g. nasty, envious, cruel.
Discussing why Branwen feels hiraeth for Wales. What makes you feel hiraeth? E.g. unable to see friends/grandparents during Covid 19 lockdown.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing with the children the difference between local history and legend.
Looking at the geographical features of an area such as the Llŷn Peninsula and using OS maps and Google Earth to find Llithfaen and the village of Nant Gwrtheyrn. Looking at the map you can learn why the village was built in this location.
Searching for historic features e.g. forts, traces of industrial period quarries e.g. Trefor and Llithfaen.
Using Google maps to look at the areas of Fairbourne and Borth and Ynys-las near Aberystwyth, Dinas Dinlle near Caernarfon and noting signs of coastal erosion. Try to answer the question why this area is at risk of flooding as a result of global warming.

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Searching for information about migratory birds on various websites and producing a booklet of interesting facts.
Using a mobile phone to photograph birds you see that have returned to Wales or are about to go to another country over winter and writing a descriptive paragraph to accompany each picture.
Discussing which 5 treasures you as a family would have to take with you if you moved.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Calculating the distance between Wales and various other countries around the world.
Noting the time on the clock in various countries when it is midnight in Wales.
Measuring the area of your current home.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Researching how ships in the past were built and powered, compared to the present.
Using a variety of apps to find out what it is like in various countries at present.
Investigating how early aircraft were powered.
How has technology improved travel and migration today.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Drawing various winter migratory birds with watercolours or pencils.
Making a list of folk songs about people migrating.
Making a short file about the history of people or birds migrating.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the possible feelings of those who made the choice to emigrate during the 19th century.
Thinking about the positive and negative impact of migration.
Discussing the emotions and feelings of those who have to flee their country for various reasons.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Reading the history of migration to Patagonia and America during the 19th century.
Researching farming in Patagonia, America and New Zealand and comparing them to Welsh farming.
Researching the habitats of the Red Kite in Wales and why they are returning today.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching which birds migrate to Wales using websites such as the RSPB and writing an information pamphlet to be placed in your local nature reserve.
Planning a debate for and against emigration to America in the 19th century.
Writing a child's monologue on the boat to Patagonia.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the distance and time of journeys from Britain to Australia and America during the 19th century.
Discussing the impact of migration on the Welsh language using census data.
Comparing the size/weight and travel time of ships past and present.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the speed of journeys on water. What shape, material and conditions affect the speed of the journey.
Discussing which habitats/foods are suitable for various birds.
Using i-book software to make an e-book on the habitats of migratory birds.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating bird sounds with various instruments.
Planning a theatrical performance of the story of Michael D Jones and the history of emigration to Patagonia and/or the History of emigration to America in the 17th century.
Looking for illustrations of ships by local Welsh artists.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing emotions felt when moving to live in a different area/country.
Discussing the impact of migration on families.
Living conditions and the effects of the journey to Patagonia/America on the health of the passengers during the 19th century

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the reasons why people migrate.
Comparing the temperature and landscape of Patagonian/American/Australian farms with the landscape and temperature of Wales.
Looking for Welsh influence on place names in Patagonia and America.

Parents

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Writing instructions on how to make a Christmas decoration.
Reading about the history of Christmas traditions in different countries on the web.
Explaining orally how you decorated the Christmas tree this year.
Writing a programme of activities to entertain the family on Christmas eve.
Writing a list of possible gifts to put in the Operation Christmas Child shoebox.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Setting a Christmas gift expenditure budget and looking for suitable gifts on the web within the budget.
Weighing and measuring various Christmas parcels.
Researching Christmas dinner price data in a variety of restaurants.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Creating wall shadows using your hands and battery torches.
Measuring shadows and seeing how they change.
Researching solar light sources.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Making pictures with shadows.
Experimenting with silhouettes to create pictures of heads.
Making Christmas decorations.
Creating playlists of Christmas music.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Writing a kind message to put in a Christmas card.
Discussing the contents of and collecting useful gifts for the Operation Christmas Child shoebox.
Reading the story of charities offering support to others at Christmas.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching the history of the carol 'Silent Night’.
Making a Factfile on Christmas traditions in other countries.
Writing a Welsh family’s Christmas journal

Teachers

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing a "Christmas in Wales" pamphlet for tourists visiting Wales.
Writing a blog about Christmas music.
Writing a review of any game for the whole family.
Creating and performing a monologue "Christmas morning in our house."

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Handling money, setting shopping tasks for Christmas with different budgets.
Creating graphs to show hours of daylight over a two month period.
Working out percentages with the price of goods in shops during Sale season.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating different toys using an electric circuit.
Investigating shadows.
Creating a shadow puppet theatre.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a shadow puppet show with script and background music.
Acting out the story of Rama and Sita.
Creating a film animation of the Festival of Lights celebrations.
Experimenting with light and tone when drawing.
Researching and creating Rangoli patterns.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing feelings at Christmas e.g. happiness, loneliness.
Writing a homeless person’s monologue on Christmas morning.
Presenting an argument for or against – Is it better to receive or to give gifts?

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Planning a show on the theme of Light.
Researching the history of the carol Silent Night.
Comparing weather and temperature at Christmas in various countries.
Researching the history of Christmas in Victorian times and what traditions continue to the present day.

Parents

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Writing a recipe that uses products from the soil.
Creating a list of questions for a farmer about their work in the Autumn.
Reading the history of farming in poor countries.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Offering money-spending experiences while shopping for food.
Measuring and reasoning when creating and cooking a recipe.
Calculating the miles travelled by different products.
Developing experience of using facts to promote fluency and sound methods of remembering.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Cooking products from the soil
Comparing the impact of climate on growing crops in various countries
Making design decisions, using information on existing materials and products.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating a poster to advertise the need for donations to a food bank.
Designing farm and horticultural machinery and equipment.
Researching suitable music for a dance, "Growing".
Designing and creating a picture of products from the soil.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the position of buying fresh food and products packed in plastic.
Discussing a nutritious food plate.
Discussing the position of farmers and trade today following Brexit.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching the early farming history of the Celtic era.
Making a Factfile on foreign crop-growing countries.
Creating an imaginery farmer's diary for 2025.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Finding information independently.
Identifying idioms connected with growing and farming.
Writing a letter to a farmer to thank them for their produce.
Creating a poster advertising a need for donations to a Food Bank.
Researching vegetable farming methods from other countries.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Handling money, looking at and comparing the price of vegetables in different shops.
Weights and measures: Weighing ingredients for soup or chutney recipes.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Studying vegetable growth in the school garden.
Experimenting with growing potatoes in different soils.
Looking at the impact of climate change on the growth of British produce.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Acting out a scene of a farmer selling vegetable produce at the Autumn fair.
Researching dance music on the theme of "growing a sunflower".
Creating an animated film of a growing plant.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Inviting someone from the Food bank to speak about their voluntary work.
Discussing the difference between opinion and fact and why it is important to listen to different views.
Growing foods in the school garden.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the weather patterns of productive countries.
Discussing the importance of others who are less fortunate.
Locating a variety of produce intended for the plate on a map of the world.
Discussing the difference between farming past and present.

Parents

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Researching famous Welsh inventors and showing the information in a suitable way.
Writing a parody of the National Anthem.
Researching place-names around the world with Welsh origins.
Reading information about a range of famous people from Wales.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Looking at distance – estimating and measuring a variety of distances around the local area.
Calculating the financial cost of going on holiday to the Caribbean.
Researching the history of Robert Recorde and learning about his contribution to the world of Mathematics.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Doing space research – why not visit Techiquest in Cardiff to learn more?
Creating a poster advertising/encouraging people to emigrate to Patagonia in 1865.
Creating a digital menu for a Bob Evans Diner.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Designing their own modern Welsh girl.
Reading the poem Llongau Madog and creating a picture to accompany the poem.
Composing a piece of music representing the journey from Wales to Patagonia in 1865.
Composing a 'jingle' for a Bob Evans Diner.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Learning how to play tennis.
Considering how we can have a positive influence on the lives of others.
Listening to old Welsh tunes and considering how they make people feel.
Considering the impact of hiraeth on people moving from Wales

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching the history of tennis and creating a timeline of the most important events.
Researching the history of Robert Recorde and learning about his contribution to the world of Mathematics.
Researching the history of influential people in your local area.

Teachers

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing a report about a famous Welsh inventor whose work can be found across the world.
Writing an e-mail from the class to a class of the same age in Patagonia.
Reading about the legend of Madog.
Writing a script between a family considering moving to Patagonia.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Distance – introducing a variety of distance measurement units and learning how to convert from one to another.
Money – learning about different countries’ currencies and answering verbal problems.
Creating their own numeracy questions about tennis tournament scores (tennis score information required)
Estimating and calculating the financial cost of going on holiday to Patagonia.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a digital advertisement on the theme 'Hiraeth'.
Creating a website for a Bob Evans Diner.
Recording and mixing a 'jingle' for a Bob Evans Diner.
Space: Studying a variety of aspects of space focusing on how people can travel into space.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Performing a speech persuading people to emigrate to Patagonia.
Composing a modern musical piece taking inspiration from modern Welsh women.
Composing a 'jingle' for a Bob Evans' Diner.
Performing the script from the perspective of a family considering moving to Patagonia.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating an adventure tour of the local area.
Holding a tennis championship.
Considering and discussing why people would emigrate.
Discussing how we as Welsh people can have a positive influence on the lives of others.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the history of Welsh inventions.
Researching the history of migration from Wales to Patagonia – why not show the information in a suitable way e.g. in creative form e.g. diary or factual form e.g. report.
Map Work – plotting the locations of the adventure tour on a map of Wales.
Investigate the legend of Madog’s Ships.

Parents

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Creating a shape poem about the lifeboat crew.
Designing a poster to advertise an open day at a local Fire Station.
Writing a poem in memory of Captain Tom.
Writing a set of instructions about water hazards.
Visiting your local fire station and discussing your experiences.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Creating a timeline of the events in Captain Tom's life.
Calculating the costs of running the RNLI charity nationally.
Playing a game of Battleships on squared paper.
Finding treasure in a chest and identifying the value of 6-digit numbers and placing them in order from lowest to highest.
Researching the length of ladder extensions of various types of fire engines.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Baking cakes to sell at school to raise money for a charity of your choice.
Exploring a website about how boats have developed down the centuries.
Creating a model of an aircraft out of cardboard or balsa wood to investigate wings and their effectiveness.
Holding a water race with various types of vessels and investigating speed and their effectiveness under different forces.
Studying how light reaches your eye.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Designing a dedicated new banner for the RNLI.
Holding a discussion on your favourite female musical artist from Wales.
Creating a chalk picture of Louis Braille.
Taking a series of photographs on the Welsh coast.
Designing a new logo for the Wales Air Ambulance.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Creating a water safety passport for the RNLI.
Investigating the effects of poverty in third world countries.
Discussing the personal emotions of sight loss.
Discussing the emotional effects of being in a shipwreck during the 19th century
Discussing family emotions in losing a family member in a marine disaster.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Studying the story of Louis Braille and the Braille system in action today.
Researching the most advanced third world countries over time.
Researching the history of piracy in Wales.
Researching how speactacles have influenced the appearance of human nature.
Researching how police uniforms have changed and developed since the 19th century.

Teachers

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Completing the life story of Louis Braille by converting Braille words into text.
Writing a letter of thanks to the Wales Air Ambulance for rescuing you following a recent accident.
Writing an evaluation or translation of the number 1 song by Captain Tom and Michael Ball 'You'll Never Walk Alone'
Inviting local members of the RNLI into school to talk about their work.
Writing a new scene for the Fireman Sam series.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Producing a graph based on RNLI rescue data across the counties of Wales.
Completing a series of mathematical problems set by Captain Henry Morgan.
Plotting a series of grid coordinates on squared paper to create a picture of a boat.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching how boats have changed and developed over time.
Creating a boat from sticks and holding a race on water.
Studying the new technology found in a fire engine.
Designing a new model of aircraft for the Wales Air Ambulance.
Studying parts of the eye within the human body.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Designing a happy birthday card for Captain Tom at the age of 100.
Composing an original song on the subject of the Rainbow.
Creating a banner of thanks to NHS staff for their hard work during Covid-19.
Using clay characters to re-enact a scene using stop start animation.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Holding an event at school to raise money for a local charity.
Inviting an inspirational person from the local area who works in the care sector to talk to the children.
Discussing and evaluating all the various charities that assist third world countries.
Presenting a digital presentation about the life of Captain Tom and his contribution to fundraising for the NHS.
Learning about beach safety banners and when it's safe to go into the water.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the story of Grace Darling and her efforts to save people following the Forfarshire wreck in 1838.
Studying the history of the founding of the RNLI in 1824.
Researching the history of the establishment of the police by Sir Robert Peel in 1829.
Researching the work of a British Army Officer during the second world war.
Researching the locations of poor third world countries.

Parents

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Writing a blog 'a day in the life of the Dyfi ospreys' after viewing the Dyfi Osprey Project website live stream.
Writing a letter to your local RSPCA centre asking for information about their work in the area.
Writing a poem entitled 'The World of Nature'.
Discussing the benefits of the work of a rural Police Officer
Drawing up a table of the pros and cons of being a farmer.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Creating a frequency table of garden animals.
Researching the costs of purchasing various pets.
Studying an animal shop website and working out the costs of buying a guinea pig and all the necessary equipment.
Researching the costs of feeding animals over a period of time.
Analysing data and presenting charts and graphs based on the Dyfi Osprey Project egg laying data.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Designing and building a bird house.
Researching all other animals protected by the Cors Dyfi Reserve.
Producing a database on ospreys in terms of breeding and hatching of chicks.
Designing and building a bug hotel.
Researching the nutrition required in pet foods.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Taking a variety of photographs of animals in their habitat.
Creating a digital collage based on bird migration in Wales.
Studying a bird in detail and recreating it in pen and ink.
Composing music that reflects the flight of a bird/birds.
Creating a short film following a visit to an animal protection centre.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the pros and cons of having a pet.
Visiting the RSPCA centre in your area.
Researching pet care and how to keep them happy
Discussing animal abuse.
Considering voluntary work with local animal agencies.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching the history of creating and establishing a Nature Reserve in your area.
Discussing the habitats of different animals.
Researching the impact of climate change on animal habitats.
Studying a map of the world and tracking different birds’ migration journeys.
Investigating the history of the origins of the RSPCA.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing a newspaper article reporting the Cors Dyfi Nature Reserve vandalism incident.
Creating an information pamphlet on the benefits of reading dogs for schoolchildren.
Inviting a local farmer into school to discuss their work and the farming season.
Writing about how to look after your favourite pet.
Interviewing your School Police Officer about animal cruelty in the local area.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a graph/chart based on the wingspan of various garden birds.
Looking at a map of a local farmer's land and estimating the area and perimeter of the various fields.
Constructing a frequency table based on RSPB garden bird data.
Researching migration travel distance and bird migration.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching factual information on the ospreys and creating a database.
Studying the work of the RSPB in your local area.
Studying the Dyfi Osprey Project website and compiling a set of relevant data
Designing and creating a new pet home.
Studying and comparing the diet of various pets.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Composing a piece of music suitable for use when a child reads with you.
Creating a complete artistic composition based on natural material.
Creating a dance based on the life of the osprey.
Creating a collection of photographs of animals in their habitat.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Examining the benefits of a reading dog for schoolchildren.
Discussing feelings of anxiety and techniques to overcome them.
Discussing your personal feelings of caring for a pet.
Discussing the dangers of living on a farm.
Examining the benefits of having a dog as a pet.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching national sheepdog trials.
Discussing the farming season and the implications for the farmer.
Researching the origins of the RSPCA in Wales
Comparing farming life in the old days and today and the development of agricultural machinery over the years.
Discussing and researching how farmers diversify in order to survive.

Parents

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Using news websites (such as the BBC website) to research and read speed-related articles.
Researching facts related to speed and recording these facts in a suitable way.
Creating a fact file on their favorite athlete.
Researching champions in your local area and thinking about questions to ask them.
Writing a letter to wish a local champion the best of luck.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Time - Looking at running times in different races at the Olympics and converting the times into seconds, minutes and hours.
Estimating how long it would take to run 100m and then comparing this with the real time.
Researching numerical facts related to speed.
Using different resources to measure time.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Using a formula to measure speed.
Investigating the impact of exercise on the heart.
Using suitable software to create something to promote the school sports.
Planning and creating posters to be shared in the community to encourage people to keep to the speed limits on the road.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Listening to a variety of national anthems.
Creating a model of the world's fastest zip line.
Looking at different techniques for how to make a digital picture look as if the object is moving quickly (allowing more light into the camera / changing the background to be unclear).
Planning and designing medals for sports day.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Considering why there are speed limits on our roads. How does this keep everyone safer?
Discussing how athletes can be inspirational.
Researching exercises that help improve speed.
Creating a fitness circuit.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Visiting Pendine and noting why the site is perfect for going fast in a vehicle.
Researching the story of local champions.
Researching local tracks and locating them on a map.
Choosing one sport at the Olympics and researching the history of that sport.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing a persuasive letter to the relevant authority to request a speed camera in the village.
Writing a factual report about an athlete who has broken the world record in his or her sport.
Writing a story on the title 'The Race'.
Oral task: commentating on any race whether on-screen or live at the sports.
Writing someone's monologue on a night before their attempt to break the world record.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Making a graph to show times - consider which graph would be most suitable.
Solving verbal problems relating to speed.
Introducing time measurement units and using these to record and arrange times
Presenting an average - using a list of times to find mode, median, range and mean

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Friction - investigating how friction has an impact on speed.
Researching space - comparing how quickly planets orbit the sun or rotate on an axis.
Creating a short film about the importance of keeping to the speed limit.
Creating a database of the class children's running times.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a short film about the importance of keeping to the speed limit.
Creating an anthem for the school.
Re-creating Usain Bolt's famous race in the form of creative dance.
Pupils to re-create scenes from a race while lying on the floor and taking pictures from a height.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing which situations it is advantageous to be quick in and which situations you need to be more cautious in.
Discussing the moral of the story of the tortoise and the hare.
Holding races in PE lessons.
Investigating exercises that help improve speed.
Creating a fitness circuit.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching why a geographical site such as Pendine is perfect for going fast. Can you find somewhere else in the world that would also be suitable?
Choosing one sport at the Olympics and researching the history of that sport. Where and when were all world records broken?
Researching the story of local champions - why not write the information up in a suitable way (as a spider diagram or report)
Why not invite a local champion to the school to talk about the history of the sport?

Parents

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Researching the history of the Welsh Colony in Patagonia.
Holding a discussion on your child's favourite musical artist.
Reading some of the poems of T. Llew Jones.
Retelling the legend of the Red Dragon and the White Dragon.
Writing a fact file on your favourite author.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Making a graph of mountain heights in Wales.
Creating a timeline of Welsh writers throughout the last century.
Drawing the Dinorwig Quarry Water Wheel to scale.
Calculating the costs of supplying slate for the roof of the house.
Drawing a new symmetrical flag for Wales.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Cooking your favourite Bara Brith recipe.
Exploring a website about how the Water Wheel powered all the machines at Dinorwig Quarry.
Investigating the history of the engineer Thomas Telford
Studying factual information on the ship Mimosa.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Finding out which other countries have a picture of an animal on their flag.
Designing a new dedicated flag for Wales in the twenty-first century.
Holding a discussion on your favourite Welsh musical artist.
Drawing a quarryman in action on the gallery.
Discovering some of the other sites around the world that have won UNESCO world heritage status.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Listening to and evaluating the music of Georgia Ruth.
Looking at the impact of silicosis on quarrymen.
Looking at the meals a quarryman would eat in the nineteenth century.
Discussing the emotional effects of the Penrhyn Strike.
Discussing family emotions after losing a father in the quarry and efforts to survive financially.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Looking at the location of Dinorwig Quarry and the history of the slate industry.
Visiting a tourist attraction from an old quarry industry in Wales in the past.
Discussing the success and popularity of Dinorwig Quarry and Penrhyn Quarry in supplying slate across the world.
Discussing the environmental impact that the slate industry has created on the landscape and tourism.
Discuss the social life of the quarry community in terms of their customs and traditions.

Teachers

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Holding a discussion about the life of the quarryman and the conversation within the cabin.
Writing a review of one of T. Llew Jones's stories.
Writing a recipe for Bara brith to include a different ingredient.
Writing a list of T. Llew Jones's novels and placing them in alphabetical order.
Presenting the story of the red dragon and the white dragon in PowerPoint form.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Looking at and interpreting statistics on mountains in Wales and presenting an information spreadsheet.
Calculating the distance from school to Ysgol T. Llew Jones in Ceredigion and studying a train/bus timetable to get there.
Creating a line graph of the height of mountains in Wales.
Studying quarrymen's wages and converting into today’s money.
Looking at the dimensions of the Water Wheel at Dinorwig Quarry and recreating a picture to scale.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching all quarry machinery and creating an information poster.
Researching the history of the Dinorwig railway and how it developed over the years.
Presenting a PowerPoint on how the water wheel powered all the Dinorwig Quarry machines.
Researching a website on how the Snowdon mountain railway was created.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Designing a suitable shield to be presented to the Gwynedd slate landscape for gaining UNESCO world heritage site status.
Writing an email to a favourite Welsh artist saying why you admire their work.
Drawing a quarryman in action on the gallery.
Creating a collage of the Welsh flag.
Creating a dramatic presentation based on the story of Red Dragon and White Dragon.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Designing an 'inspiration site' in the classroom or on the school grounds after reading the poem 'Cwm Alltcafan' by T. Llew Jones.
Inviting an inspirational writer from the local area to speak to the children.
Comparing a Welsh language and English language composition by Georgia Ruth.
Discussing all the various illnesses that the Quarrymen suffered.
Presenting a PowerPoint on the life of the Dinorwig quarry hospital.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching and comparing the various slate areas in Wales.
Studying the slate area of Gwynedd, looking at the human and natural features and using appropriate language to describe the place.
Looking at and studying the history of inspirational writers for children over the last decade.
Investigating the historical events of Dinorwig Quarry and creating an oral presentation.
Mapping the different routes to climb Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon.

Parents

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Writing a message to put in a bottle.
Writing a diary of a day at the seaside.
Watching a David Attenborough documentary on wildlife under the sea.
Reading to research a variety of sea creatures.
Investigating how to make sculptures out of concrete and writing instructions.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Learning vocabulary relating to capacity.
Showing nearby beach tide times on a clock.
Creating top trump cards about marine animals.
Estimating distance between a variety of lakes around Wales.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Researching into and learning about sinking and floating.
Investigating seafood chains.
Looking at different processes for separating materials from water e.g. separating water and sand, separating water and salt etc.
Using a technological medium to create a short film to show the hazards of water – why not share the film with the community to raise awareness?

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Looking at a Welsh artist who depicts the sea and imitate the work by depicting a local body of water.
Taking a trip to visit bodies of water in the local area and then taking photographs of them to use to create a piece of art.
Making a model of one of the boats at the bottom of the sea in the city of Heracleion.
Listening to a variety of songs relating to the sea. Why not create a playlist of all the songs?

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing how to be careful around water.
Going for swimming lessons.
Discussing possible feelings about the feelings of the residents of Cwm Celyn during the months leading up to the drowning of the valley.
Creating a potential new game using water.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching the local river. Why not learn where it originates and where it joins the sea?
Taking a walk along the local river (in suitable places) or to a nearby lake. You will have to remember to discuss water hazards.
Plotting the great lakes of Wales on a map. Why not estimate the distance between them before discovering the real distance?
Reading a map to reach a nearby body of water.

Teachers

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing a monologue for one of the characters of Cantre’r Gwaelod.
Researching and writing up information on an animal in the form of a spider diagram, fact file or report.
Writing an explanation of water’s journey to the sea.
Performing a speech to try to persuade Liverpool not to drown Cwm Celyn.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Reading a variety of scales relating to capacity.
Solving verbal problems relating to capacity.
Learning about ratios - why not look at the ratio of water, cement and sand for making concrete?
Reading a table showing tide times. Answering verbal problems relating to the table.
Creating top trump cards about marine animals.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Learning about the water cycle.
Investigating ecosystems that exist underwater.
Researching seafood chains - why not show the information in a suitable way?
Looking at different processes for separating materials from water e.g. separating water and sand, separating water and salt etc.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Listening to a song about the sea and learning about the different musical elements. What elements can the children hear in the piece?
Performing a speech to try to persuade Liverpool not to drown Cwm Celyn
Composing a piece of music to accompany the story of Cantre’r Gwaelod.
Creating a 3D model of one of the statues that make up Molinere Sculpture Park.
Making a short film of one scene from the story of Cantre’r Gwaelod. Each group to do a different scene and combine them into one film of the whole story.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing the hazards of water.
Discussing water sports - what are the advantages and disadvantages of sport for a person's physical and mental wellbeing.
Creating a creative dance that tells one of Wales's water-based legends.
Learning how to play hockey on land and then comparing the game with what they have learned about underwater hockey.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching and looking at the human and natural characteristics of a nearby beach.
Researching the history of Cwm Celyn.
Locating Welsh water-based legends on a map.
Researching the history of underwater entertainment locations across the world.

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Creating a poster to advertise holidays on the island.
Producing a pamphlet about the island.
Writing a postcard.
Discussing what would be different between going to Bardsey on holiday compared with the holidays the child has already been on.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Researching numerical facts about the island.
Learning about an area by looking at different things on the island (lighthouse/houses/fields etc.)
Learning about distance by walking – walking a length that matches distance around Bardsey Island.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Water – looking at and learning about the properties of water.
Creating a website to advertise the island.
Growing your own apple tree.
Learning about ebbs and tides and the role of the moon.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Using photographic equipment to emulate Ben Porter's work. Why not go looking for animals in the outside area?
Learning the song Ceidwad y Goleudy by heart.
Writing and composing a song of their own about the sea.
Drawing pictures of the island. Why not use the style of your favourite artist and create a picture of Bardsey using this style?

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the children's feelings about religion.
Discussing the pros and cons of taking a break somewhere remote. Would the children have any concerns about this?
Investigating a monk’s diet. Even if they eat healthily, is the diet a balanced diet?
Bardsey Island is a National Nature Reserve – what we can do as citizens to help protect places like this?

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching different traditions on Bardsey Island.
Researching different island sites around Wales.
Looking at the history of monks on Bardsey.
Considering the differences between your life and the life of a monk.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing a diary from the point of view of a monk.
Researching information about the island and writing a factual report.
Reading the history of Bardsey Island and presenting the information in a suitable way.
Writing a monologue of someone sitting at St Mary’s Well looking across to Bardsey.
Discussing the pros and cons of going to an island such as Bardesy on holiday.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Grid reference work – plotting sites on Bardsey Island on the grid.
Calculating a budget for going on holiday to the island.
Reading times and solving problems about ebbs and tides.
Solving verbal problems e.g. How many miles does the boat travel in a week if it carries people twice a day and one journey is 1.9 miles?
Re-creating the Bardsey island vegetable garden on paper. Set definite rules e.g. 10cm2 of carrots are required but the carrots cannot be within 2cm2 of the potatoes.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Lighthouse Making Project – Create a model lighthouse / circuit to provide light.
Energy – what kind of renewable energy would be possible on Bardsey Island?
Studying the life cycle – can you create a life cycle using nature around Bardsey Island?
Why not grow a vegetable garden or apple tree in your school?

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a sketch about pilgrims on their journey to Bardsey Island.
Using photographic equipment to emulate Ben Porter's work.
Researching artists who have depicted the island and emulating their work.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing the children's feelings about religion.
Discussing the pros and cons of taking a break somewhere remote. Would the children have any concerns about this?
Investigating a monk’s diet. Even if they eat healthily, is the diet a balanced diet?
Bardsey Island is a National Nature Reserve – Is this important? What is the role of citizens to ensure that this continues?

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Plotting the islands of Wales on a map.
Researching the history of Bardsey Island.
Looking at a map and planning a monks’ journey from a particular place in Wales to Bardsey Island.
Investigating different beliefs and comparing how these differ from the beliefs of monks.
How is being a monk different from being another Christian?

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Reading a range of informative historical texts and genre based on a variety of locations in Wales.
Writing a diary of events during a holiday in Wales.
Discussing feelings and emotions in relations to locations visited within Wales.
Investigating into local myths and legends. Present the story in an informative way to an international audience.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Calculating financial costs of family holiday in Wales. Identify location and create an itinerary for the week.
Creating a topographical statistical chart based on a family walk outlining areas of difficulties and variations in altitude.
Calculating and estimating distances and time travelled for a proposed family walk.
Calculating statistical data in relation to speed, time walked, elevation and heart beat per minute during a family walk.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Creating an informative digital production based on a recent visit to a location within Wales.
Designing a concise information pack to support a family visit to a particular location.
Investigating food consumed by historical figures located along the pathways of Wales. E.g. Iron Age settlement, Carningli, Pembrokeshire. Create own menu.
Investigating a range of structures and materials used/sources for iconic buildings of Wales.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Photographing areas and locations of interest during family walks and holidays in Wales.
Creating an artistic composition of a favourite landscape using a range of artistic media.
Composing a musical track to support a marketing campaign for Visit.Wales
Researching into local myths and legends. Recreate legend using digital media.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Walking one of the three Wales Way routes. The Costal Way, The Cambrian Way, The North Wales Way.
Discussing the origins and meaning of the word ‘hiraeth’. The deep longing for something, especially one’s home.
Researching and listening to a range of contemporary Welsh folk music and discussing how it makes you feel.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching an aspect of Welsh history within your local area.
Visiting historical monuments, buildings, museums and trails to develop your understanding of the Welsh heritage and history.
Researching myths and legends within your local area.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Authoring a song, poetry or creative writing in response to a national competition e.g. Urdd Eisteddfod.
Writing a diary reflecting on the experiences gained from a visit to a festival or fair.
Creating an informative tourism pack to support the Welsh economy.
Researching into key individuals and their influences associated with locations along the Wales Way Path.
Researching into place names and their historical origins.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Calculating the costs of a holiday or visiting a festival for a week.
Calculating the costs of hosting a festival in your school or local community as a entrepreneurship project within the school.
Researching and calculating distances, time travelled, costs of stay for one of the Wales Way routes.
Produce a statistical pack to inform tourist of the topological changes in landscapes along various routes and paths of Wales.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching into lighting systems linked to sounds and movement during a stage performance
Using computer technology to design a lighting sequence in support of a live music set at a festival.
Designing an open-air stage to support a festival or holiday activity.
Creating an essential survival pack for walkers along the pathways of Wales.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Composing a contemporary popular music song for Maes B.
Composing a re-mix of a melody of music for the dance stage at a music festival.
Creating an album cover.
Creating a dance composition for the Urdd Eisteddfod.
Competing at a number of local and national Eisteddfod e.g. Urdd

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Evaluating a range of musical genres and sharing with others your feelings based on the songs.
Listening to a range of musical compositions to understand the composer’s main message within the piece.
Discussing how music is an integral part of our lives and how listening to music makes us feel.
Discussing the origins and meaning of the word ‘hiraeth’.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching into the history of festivals. E.g. National Eisteddfod.
Researching into a range of historical locations and monuments along the wales Way routes.
Investigating local myths and legends associated with locations along the Wales Coast Path.
Investigating local saints and churches along key locations within the local area.

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Discussing the importance of online safety and cyber security.
Researching BBC news website to identify cyber-crimes and their outcomes.
Discussing with grandparents the importance of online safety.
Creating a video presentation to members of the family informing them of illegal scamming tactics.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Discussing local police crime statistics and present data in the form of graphs and charts.
Researching into data on cyber-crime based on the population age distribution.
Investigating the route taken by the Royal Charter. Estimate distances and time taken compared with alternative transport today.
Calculating weight of precious metals and their conversions in relation to fluctuating daily market prices.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Discussing the advances in technologies to stay safe online. E.g. antivirus software.
Designing a digital presentation to a vulnerable member of the family informing them of the importance of staying safe online.
Creating an online safety scamming checklist for an elderly member of the family or community.
Researching into crime prevention and protecting your home from scammers.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating a poster to inform others of online safety.
Creating a poster to inform others of scamming tactics to include online, telephone and text messaging.
Authoring a rap or song to remind others of keeping safe online.
Creating a pictorial representation to a storm at sea using a variety of media.
Authoring a short play outlining key messages to consider when using digital chat forums or social media platforms.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the importance of staying safe online.
Discussing online behaviour and the disclosure of personal information.
Sharing information with other members of the family in relation to criminal scammers online, in person or over the phone.
Discussing the impact of technology on our everyday lives.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching into the history of the computer and communication.
Researching the history of the world wide web.
Discussing the historical background to the gold rush and migration of miners from Wales across the world.
Discussing the environmental impact of mining on the landscape.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Thinking about something that seems wonderful at first glance but that is dangerous or harmful – something suitable to show that all that glitters is not gold.
Writing a diary of events during the Royal Charter shipwreck of 1859.
Create a digital presentation based on online safety and staying safe online.
Creating a digital animation informing the elderly of the variety of techniques used by scammers.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Analysing local police crime statistics within a specified location or area.
Presenting crime statistics analysed in the form of a charts and graphs in order to inform the local community.
Investigating into the route taken by the Royal Charter from Liverpool to Australia. Calculate distances and time compared to other transport methods past and present.
Calculating value of precious metals in weight past and present.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the technological developments in cyber security.
Researching into scientific technological developments and their impact on catching criminals.
Inviting a forensic scientist from the police to discuss their work in catching cyber criminals.
Designing a cyber security guide for the elderly.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating an infographic poster on the importance of online safety.
Producing a digital animation and video warning the community of online scammers.
Authoring a short play based on scammers, online safety, or your digital footprint.
Creating a short rap warning others to be vigilant with their online profile.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussion on the importance of keeping your identity private online.
Discussion on emotional feelings relating to social media and online profile of celebrities an others.
Inviting an online safety officer from your local police into the school to discuss the importance of online safety.
Discussing then impact of technology on your everyday lives. E.g. daily screen time

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating the origins of the gold rush in Australia in relation to individuals and communities in Wales.
Researching into the environmental effect of gold mining past and present.
Researching into the history of the world wide web.
Investigating into the history of computing and its impact on our everyday lives.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Researching famous Welsh singers and recording the information in a suitable way.
Writing words to a well-known Welsh tune.
Listening to a DJ set and writing a review.
Holding a discussion – What makes a good song? Do all family members agree?
Creating a poster to advertise a musical event in the area.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Learning about repeat patterns using musical notes
Calculating a budget for going for a day to a music festival.
Creating numeracy questions themselves using musical vocabulary.
Creating numeracy questions using hymn numbers.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Creating a programme for a musical concert using a technological programme of their choice
Experimenting with making sounds with their bodies and voice.
Introducing the idea of 'pitch’ and investigating using rulers and the edge of the table.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating a musical instrument using items around the house.
Learning a song by heart.
Joining a community choir for children.
Competing in a musical item at the Eisteddfod.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Using PE equipment to create a piece of music e.g. bouncing balls.
Creating a dance to accompany a Welsh song.
Discussing how music can have a positive impact on people's lives.
Visiting a local music festival.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching the history of the Eisteddfod and showing the information in a suitable way.
Discussing the importance of the Eisteddfod in building talent and confidence in young people.
Discussing the impact of travelling musical festivals annually on the local economy.
Researching the differences between past eisteddfodau and the recent eisteddfodau T.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing a portrait of a Welsh musician.
Writing a parody of a well-known Welsh song
Researching a Welsh musician and writing a fact file using relevant information.
Writing a speech: “All sports teams in Wales should have a Welsh language song as their official anthem”.
Writing a newspaper article about noise pollution due to a nearby gig.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Looking at the prices of going to different gigs and comparing costs.
Calculating a budget for going to Tafwyl.
Learning about fractions by looking at beats in a bar of music.
Investigating the relationship between music and the Fibonacci sequence.
Solving algebra problems involving musical notes.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Experimenting with making sounds with their bodies and voice.
Experimenting with how sound travels – can noise travel through water?
Introducing the idea of 'pitch’ and investigating using rulers on the edge of the table.
Creating a musical piece using a technological program.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a piece of art using a song as inspiration.
Creating a piece of art using a musical score.
Creating a video for a pop song.
Holding a musical competition in school.
Having the opportunity to play a variety of instruments and comment on the differences between the sounds.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Using PE equipment to create a piece of music e.g. bouncing balls.
Creating a dance to accompany a Welsh song.
Discussing how music can have a positive impact on people's lives.
Listening to classical music when doing work in class.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Reading information about the history of music in Wales and using the information to write.
Plotting outdoor gig venues around Wales e.g. Tafwyl.
Investigating the history of music festivals in Wales (including festivals that no longer exist e.g. The Cnapan.
Looking at and analysing words in hymns

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Researching and reading about famous athletes and writing up the information in a form of their choice.
Creating an advert for a home gym.
Discussing the pros and cons of being a professional champion.
Writing a new verse for the national anthem.
Investigating a new sport and summarising the information to explain the sport to a family member.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Gathering heartbeat data. Measuring the pulse at different times during the day and showing the information in a suitable form.
Weighing ingredients to create a healthy meal suitable for an athlete.
Creating a budget for weekly food shopping to buy food suitable for a champion.
Researching and comparing membership prices for local fitness clubs.
Creating different shapes by making a variety of fitness positions.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Creating a poster to advertise a home gym.
Using a spreadsheet to create a weekly food shopping budget to buy food suitable for champions.
Investigating the impact of exercise on the heart.
Investigating parts of the body – what the role of the parts is in the context of fitness. A model of the body can be created to illustrate these functions.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating a poster to advertise a home gym.
Designing a garment for a particular sport.
Creating a choir song for a particular sport.
Recreating the shapes/movements of a champion.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the social implications of people living longer because of increased fitness levels.
Keeping a weekly food diary.
Taking part in local fitness classes for children.
Discussing the positive effects of fitness on mental health

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Looking at the sporting history of your local area.
Investigating the old ways of keeping fit during particular periods in our history.
Reading a map and visiting sites that promote fitness in the local area.
Creating a map (using an appropriate scale) of a fitness circuit in the garden or park.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Reading and understanding the poem 'Yn y Gampfa’ from the Gweiddi.org website.
Writing a diary about competition day from a champion's point of view.
Writing a formal letter inviting a local champion to the school to talk about their sport.
Recalling school sports day.
Writing a thematic story or monologue.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Collecting heartbeat data and recording the data in a variety of forms.
Holding a Glorious Games – creating a fitness circuit that develops numeracy skills such as measuring long jumps, counting balls, measuring distance for races.
Arranging a budget for new sports equipment for the school – investigating different companies and comparing cost.
Looking at a variety of jumps and fitness movements and measuring the angles of the arms and legs.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a poster to advertise the school sports club.
Experiment: Can long legs jump further?
Investigating the impact of exercise on the heart.
Investigating what makes a good bike – a variety of features such as weight, materials, friction etc will need to be considered.
Looking at the functions of a variety of body parts. Looking particularly at muscles and how they work.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Looking at different sports from the Olympics and re-creating a scene in drama form.
Performing an athlete's monologue before taking part in a competition.
Designing a garment for a particular sport.
Recreating a scene by creating a large collage outdoors – fitness equipment can be used to create the big picture.
Designing medals using a variety of different media.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Looking at the initial article and deciding on suitable activities to develop all elements of fitness.
Discussing the pros and cons of being a professional champion.
Holding a Glorious Games.
It is possible to walk more in a day. Are there problems/hazards or benefits to walking further on a daily basis? Are there different times where you are forced to walk e.g. when it snows?
Participating in the school's sports clubs.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the history of the Olympic Games and creating a number line showing Olympic Games venues.
Holding an international week studying a range of countries involved in the Olympic Games.
Researching the history of sport in Wales.
Investigating the origins of fitness traditions.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Investigating other famous Welsh bakers.
Writing a poem about their favourite food.
Writing instructions on how to bake a cake after making and eating the cake of course!
Writing a food review of a local restaurant – why not send them the review?

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Learning tables and playing thematic games about baking.
Using weighing scales at home to learn about weighing and units of measurement – why not weigh ingredients before baking a cake? If the weight would make 12 small cakes, how much of each ingredient will be needed for 120 cakes?
Estimating the cost of baking a cake. Why not go to the shop to buy the ingredients to see if the estimate was correct?

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Designing a logo for a new baking business.
Designing and creating a box for the taste of a new cake.
Creating a video to explain a method in a recipe.
Investigating the science behind how the ingredients react during the baking process.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Making live pictures of bread or cakes.
Making collages using baking-related items.
Using baking equipment e.g. bowl, spoons etc. to create a musical piece.
Baking bread and experimenting with colour and shape.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Holding a discussion on the importance of healthy eating – considering implications for both body and mind.
Looking at ingredients and whether we can use healthier products instead of those in a recipe that would give a similar product at the end.
Discussing the advantages and disadvantages of eating different foods.
Investigating the possibility of volunteering at a local food bank.
Researching and practising for competing in the Urdd competition ‘Cogurdd’.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Investigating where the ingredients for baking come from? Do you need specific weather or storage environment for different types of ingredients?
Looking at how baking equipment has developed over the years – why not ask older family members what they used?
Investigating where food festivals are held around Wales.
Investigating the origin and history of bread baking.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing a food review of school lunches or sandwiches.
Writing a monologue from a chef's point of view on seeing people taking selfies of their food every day.
Writing a formal letter to a local bakery asking if the class could visit to learn more about baking.
Holding a class discussion - "Food festivals are for people who have plenty of money to spend".
Listening to Jamie Oliver's views and then discussing the pros and cons of school lunches.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Learning tables – calculating the cost of an item e.g. bread, and then calculating the cost of baking 2 or 7 of the items etc.
Calculating the cost of cooking a variety of recipes.
Learning about weight by reading a weighing scale and taking part in practical activities.
Learning about profit and loss.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Using computer programs to design a logo for a new baking business.
Designing and creating a box for new products.
Using spreadsheets to record profit and loss.
Taking food selfies from the dining hall over a period of time and using them in a variety of ways.
Taking a trip to a local bakery to see the baking process.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Looking at and emulating the work of Tom Hovey.
Creating a TV advert for a new type of cake.
Composing a new jingle to accompany the advert.
Creating a collage of a cake using a variety of materials.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Looking at a balanced diet and what the ideal plate of food would look like.
Holding a discussion on the Scottish policy "Better Eating Better Learning".
Holding a cooking competition in school
Competing in the Urdd competition ‘Cogurdd’.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching and recording how people baked at different periods in time – looking specifically at ingredients and equipment.
Investigating cake packaging over the years.
Investigating baking companies around Wales and locating them on a map.
Investigating the economic and social benefits of holding food festivals.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Writing a recall piece about a special journey the child has been on.
Writing a postcard from a special place in their life.
Reading about and researching a variety of religions around the world.
Discussing how and why pilgrimage differs from any common journey.
Thinking of suitable questions and asking them to a minister from the local area.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Number work using hymn numbers.
Calculating distance between popular sites for pilgrimages in Wales.
Creating a budget for a day trip to somewhere sacred in Wales.
Looking at shapes within stained glass windows and designing their own window using 2D shapes.
Reading the piece on 'Pilgrimage by Numbers' and presenting the information in an interesting way.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Looking at the potential impacts of pilgrimages on carbon footprint.
Creating a technological model of a sacred site.
Using statistics on religion to create an infographic using a suitable technological program.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating a collage of a view of a popular sacred site.
Creating a piece of artwork to accompany the hymn 'One small step'.
Creating a model of a sacred site (considering scales).
Creating a hymn themselves using 'pilgrimage' as inspiration.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the children's position on religion.
Taking a trip to sacred places in the local area.
Thinking about the positive and negative impact of pilgrimages on pilgrims.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Looking for pilgrimage sites on the web and viewing live webcams there.
Making a visit to a local sacred site.
Observing rituals performed at pilgrimage sites and before, during and after pilgrimage; finding out how those actions link to faith beliefs.
Presenting the world's pilgrimage sites on a map, estimating the distance and considering how to get there.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching pilgrimage sites for three different world faiths.
Researching in detail what happens during the pilgrimage of a particular faith.
Sending a postcard from their visit to a pilgrimage site as a pilgrim; encouraging pupils to talk about their senses.
Creating a pamphlet about one of the sites of pilgrimage around the world; the significance of that site must be understood.
Imagining life as a pilgrim; making a diary of events and thoughts.
Making an oral presentation as a group: Are pilgrims different from tourists?

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Number work using hymn numbers.
Calculating distance between popular pilgrimage sites around the world.
Creating a budget for going on a pilgrimage.
Looking at statistics for religions around the world and creating an infographic using the information.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Looking at the potential impacts of pilgrimages on carbon footprint. Is there a greater impact in some countries compared to others?
Creating a technological model of a sacred site.
Creating a visual advertisement to advertise a sacred journey.
Using statistics on religion to create an infographic using a suitable technological program.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Doing research into art about pilgrimages and emulating that artist's work.
Creating a piece of artwork to accompany the hymn 'One small step'.
Creating a model of a sacred site (taking into account scale).
Doing research on one pilgrimage, for example the Hajj, and taking inspiration to act in a scene.
Creating a hymn themselves using 'pilgrimage' as inspiration.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Considering what pilgrimage means to a believer? What is the lasting impact on their life?
Suggesting reasons why some people think of life as a pilgrimage or journey; talking about how this fits with pupils' understanding.
Reflecting on feelings experienced by pilgrims and the impact of pilgrimage on their life.
Considering and discussing the children's feelings about religion.
Discussing the fact that the children of the world believe in different faiths but that every single child is important.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Identifying places around the world that are special to people and considering what makes these places so special.
Presenting the world's pilgrimage sites on a map, estimating the distance and considering how to get there.
Making a virtual or real visit to a local sacred site and/or talking to someone who has been on a pilgrimage.
Identifying artefacts used by pilgrims and considering their purpose and meaning.
Lookig at the history of sounds in Wales. Are the names of Llansaint, Llanddeusant, Llantrisant and Llanpumsaint significant?

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Discussing how Wales have helped the displacement of people from all over the world to integrate within our communities.
Writing a diary whilst away on holiday reflecting on their experiences whilst missing home.
Writing a poem of gratitude to a favourite friend or relative.
Visiting an iconic building of interest

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Discussing the estimated numbers of displaced people in countries across the world. Convert estimates into percentages and ratios.
Measuring various rooms in their homes to quantify current and potential energy ratings.
Calculating energy consumption at home and ways to improve efficiency.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Investigating a range of futuristic buildings discussing their main features linked to zero carbon living.
Designing their own home taking into consideration green energy potential.
Investigating into the variety of building materials used past and present with Wales.
Researching into famous architects from Wales and their influence on the international stage.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Listening to music that captures the feeling of belonging and being home.
Creating an artistic composition expressing their favourite landscape in Wales.
Creating a piece of artwork that represents Wales as a gift to a friend or relative.
Filming and editing a short clip based on their favourite place in the locality.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the quality of our lives and considering ways of helping each other.
Discussing our feelings of being safe at home and in our community.
Visiting a variety of places locally and further afield to appreciate the wonder of the landscapes of Wales.
Discussing how a range of landscapes can calm the mind and encourage a positive attitude to life.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Discussing the displacement of families across the world due to civil war at home.
Visiting a range of past and present iconic buildings, houses and homes around Wales.
Researching countries of the world where displacement of people is increasing.
Visiting Sain Ffagans National Museum of History.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing a letter to the local Member of the Senedd inviting them to discuss the humanitarian aid policy of the Welsh Government.
Writing a soliloquy expressing their sense of belonging to their country of birth.
Creating a visual presentation to welcome refugees to their community.
Creating a detailed description and marketing brochure to sell a home or building.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Calculating and measuring floor areas and other dimensions in preparation to sell a property.
Investigating and analysing the displacement of people from different countries and representing data using charts and graphs.
Researching into quantities of raw materials extracted from Wales to support the construction industry.
Inviting a quantity surveyor to discuss their work and how mathematics plays a critical role in their work.
Researching into green energy storage and calculating costs of installation and delivery against the burning of traditional fossil fuels.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching into Frank Lloyd Wright and his international influence on architecture.
Inviting a local architect or construction company to the classroom to explain the building process.
Designing and planning a building based on the organic architecture principles adopted by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Investigating into a range of materials and their properties linked to construction.
Plan and build a structure similar to tŷ unnos as an outdoor space within the school.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a short clip to welcome people back to Wales.
Composing a piece of music that capture the feeling of belonging and home.
Creating and artistic representation expressing their feelings of living in Wales.
Authoring a short play linked to landscapes and well-being.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Comparing the quality of our lives with others and collectively working together for the benefit of all.
Considering the benefits of health and well-being in relation to living in an eco-home.
Inviting a personal trainer from the local area to discuss how we can use the outdoor environment to develop a range of exercise routines for the family.
Discussing what effects our local environment has on our health and Well-being. Invite local councillor to discuss their community policy.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching displacement of people across the world and how people of Wales are helping families to re-settle.
Investigating how the United Nations and charities are supporting countries around the world.
Researching into building materials used historically in Welsh homes linked to the locality.
Researching into the materials used to build a ‘tŷ unnos’ taking into consideration the locality of the resource required.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Investigating interesting facts about insects and recording the 10 most interesting facts for them to read.
Creating a fact file on a variety of insects.
Playing a Who Am I game? One of you will need to choose an insect and the other asks questions to try to guess which insect was chosen.
Discussing whether insects have a purpose – what makes insects important to us as people.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Going on a bug hunt and then collecting and recording data from the hunt.
Making pictures of insects using 2D shapes.
Collecting data on a variety of insects, creating 'top trumps' cards.
Learning about symmetry by looking at butterfly wings.
Using measuring skills by measuring elements to create a bug hotel.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Looking at documentary films about insects.
Going on a bug hunt. Have different insects been observed in different habitats? Look at the different habitats in the local area.
Gathering information and grouping species of insects.
Discussing food chains.
Discussing habitat protection in order to protect insects.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Planning and designing their own imaginary insect, taking into account ideal size, colour, features and great powers.
Creating a poster to encourage the protection of insects.
Building a bug hotel.
Using finger printing to create a scene including insects.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing what we as people can do to protect insects.
Discussing how insects play an important part in people's lives.
Discussing children's feelings about insects – How do they feel?
Discussing how to look after the world to make it an ideal place for everyone and everything.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Considering important and remarkable things within nature.
Going for walks and looking at habitats in the local area.
Investigating entomology. (National History Museum)

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing a dialogue between two insects.
Holding a verbal discussion about what insects do in a day and writing an imaginary diary.
Reading and gathering information about insects and using the information to create a fact file or make an oral presentation.
Holding a class debate on whether or not we should protect bees.
Using comparative adjectives to compare insects.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Collecting data on a number of insects on a bug hunt and encouraging pupils to show this data in a variety of ways, e.g. tally chart, bar graph.
Creating an infographic using numerical facts about insects.
Making pictures of insects using 2D shapes and then considering what shapes would be needed to create a 3D model.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Learning about how insects adapt to their environment.
Discussing how to protect habitats to safeguard creatures.
Creating a flowchart using information on a variety of insects.
Looking at food chains. Considering how insects plays a vital role in these chains.
Creating habitats in class using a tank or box.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating insects using different media.
Writing and performing a sketch on the day of two or three insects.
Building a bug hotel – consideration must be given to size, materials and space to install it.
Using musical instruments to recreate a scene involving a variety of insects.
Dance – creating dances inspired by insect movements.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing how to care for insects.
Investigating how insects play an important part in people's lives.
Discussing children's feelings on insects - a number of themes can be touched upon here, for example, love, fears or care.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Comparing suitable habitats for a variety of insects.
Comparing insects living in Wales with insects from different countries. Which countries are most similar/different to Wales? Why could this be?
Investigating entomology. (National History Museum)

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Holding a discussion on who inspires the children.
Writing a persuasive letter to persuade a teacher to hold Parkour lessons.
Writing an article for a local paper encouraging people to speak Welsh.
Writing a fact file on someone who inspires the child.
Teaching a non-Welsh speaking family member/friend to speak Welsh.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Creating a timeline using the dates of birth of people who inspire the child.
Looking at the costs of a day in the life of a football team supporter – you must consider travel, ticket, clothing etc.
Constructing a tour of the local area, calculating distance from one place to another and estimating the time taken.
Investigating famous mathematicians who have inspired others.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Examining the difference between opinion and bias and creating their own statements.
Investigating how people are inspired to eat healthily.
Investigating famous scientists who have inspired others.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating a portrait of an inspirational person using any medium.
Examining and imitating the work of Ani-bendod.
Photography – creating a collage of pictures from a particular area in Wales.
Writing a short sketch linked to the theme.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing ideas on how to inspire others to learn/speak Welsh.
Discussing how we can inspire others in our everyday life.
Discussing the qualities of people who inspire others.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Looking at the locations of the Euros and examining the history of the competition.
Investigate the history of the Euros.
Looking at the history of a specific sport and how it has changed over the years.
Going for a walk in the local area and creating a map referring to important places to inspire others to go for walks to learn more about the area.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Holding a discussion about who inspires the pupils.
Writing an article for a local paper to inspire young people to volunteer.
Watching a parkour video on the web and writing a commentary.
Writing a portrait of someone who inspires the pupil.
Collecting inspirational vocabulary and using it to create a poem to inspire the Welsh team in the Euros.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Examining and interpreting statistics on numbers of Welsh speakers in Wales.
Calculating distances from home to locations from the Visit Wales website and comparing the distances and time taken to get there.
Creating a timeline using the dates of birth of people who have inspired in the past.
Research on and comparison of the capacity of football stadiums.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating healthy eating and creating a poster to inspire healthy eating.
Investigating and comparing a range of habitats around Wales.
Investigating famous scientists who have inspired others.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating medals or shields for 'Class Inspiration Awards'.
Looking at famous dances and using some aspects to inspire their own dance.
Creating a portrait of an inspirational person using any medium.
The Hot Seat – a member of class answering questions pretending to be the inspirational famous person.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Planning a special day to celebrate international happiness day
You are the manager of a football team – write 5 commands to inspire fans to behave well.
Discussing ideas on how to encourage pupils to speak more Welsh in school.
Planning and holding 'inspirational awards' in class, where pupils have the opportunity to nominate and vote.
Inviting an inspirational person from the local area to talk to the pupils.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Choosing a place from the Visit Wales website and examining the human and natural features, using this language to describe the place.
Examining and studying the story of inspirational people over the decades.
Looking at historical events that have inspired people and creating a class oral presentation.
Looking at the history of Gwynfor Evans and the history of the development of the Welsh language in the period.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Writing a diary of events following a visit to a local reservoir or dam.
Discussing the importance of water conservation around the home.
Choosing a favourite Roald Dahl title to read together. Compare film with published version.
Watching film footage of the ‘Sea Empress’ and discussing the environmental impact on the wildlife and eco system.
Authoring inspirational chants to support the Welsh football team during Euro 2021.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Researching into volumes of water held in reservoir and dams across Wales. Daily consumption needs of Wales.
Calculating distances, time an elevation of an exercise route within a familiar location.
Calculating Euro 2021 football scores and results in chart format.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Discussing the importance of appropriate clothing for exercise taking into consideration design, weight and waterproofing qualities.
Discussing the importance of water conservation around the world and technologies associated with clean drinking water.
Discussing how ecosystems recover after environmental disasters at sea or on land.
Design the Wales football team shirt for Euro 2021.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating an artist impression of a Roald Dahl character using different media.
Developing a portfolio of digital images following a visit to a local reservoir/dam.
Creating an inspirational song to wich the Welsh team well during Euro 2021.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Visiting a reservoir in the local vicinity to enjoy the outdoor activities it has to offer.
Watching the International Snowdon Race on TV/S4C and discuss the characteristics of an endurance runner.
Planning a family race route in the local park or seaside.
Creating a healthy eating menu for the home.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Visiting a local reservoir and gaining an understanding of its historical background and current function.
Investigating the reference made to ‘Tryweryn’ in the poem. What is the significance of ‘Tryweryn’ to Wales?
Researching into the historical background of the school. Interviewing older alumni of the school.
Researching historical facts of the cities where Wales will play during Euro 2021

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching into the life of Roald Dahl, his publications, films and inspiration behind his lifetime’s work.
Creating an informative profile of Roald Dahl to inform others of his achievements.
Write a piece for the diary of Roald Dahl for the day when he went with the mouse to Mrs. Pratchett sweets shop.
Watching or listening to the Radio/TV coverage of the International Snowdon Race and write a newspaper article to cover the event.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Mapping the International Snowdon Race in terms of distance, elevation and running times achieved.
Calculating the volume requirements of the nation’s daily water supply.
Calculating and analysing household consumption and water bill on a daily, weekly and annual basis.
Calculating distances to travel for the Wales team during Euro 2021.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating into technologies and innovations that secure global water needs.
Researching into design and performance required in running shoes.
Investigating the properties or waterproofing materials for the sports industry.
Investigating how super tankers and bulk carriers are built and how they float on the open seas.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Performing a favourite scene from Roald Dahl’s extensive publications.
Creating a marketing video to promote the International Snowdon Race.
Creating an infographic poster to promote an exercise routine.
Designing a new uniform for the school.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the dietary requirement of an endurance runner.
Researching the dietary requirements of a Wales football team member.
Creating an endurance obstacle race within the school grounds.
Researching and planning a range of healthy eating menus.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching into the reservoirs of Wales, their location, historical background and function.
Mapping the International Snowdon Race route and terrain from Llanberis to the summit.
Researching into the historical background of the school in order to create a welcome pack.
Investigating past and present docks and transportation routes of goods from Wales around the world.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Writing a fact file about the famous buildings of Wales and London.
Discussing the pros/cons of living in the town/countryside.
Imagining the children wanted to start a Quidditch team and creating poster to encourage participation.
Writing a portrait of a famous Welsh person now living in London.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Examining and comparing statistics on London and Wales (population, area etc).
Looking at a video from the streets of London and collecting data e.g. how many cars pass, how many people walk down the street and collecting and comparing similar data in their local area.
Creating nets to create 3D shapes and using the shapes to recreate London's iconic buildings.
Comparing living costs in London and Wales.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Discussing the impact of pollution in cities on the environment. How could this damage be undone?
Looking at different materials around the house and what features they have that are suitable for their purpose.
Writing a newspaper article about pollution in London.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Sketching the most famous attractions inf London or Wales using any medium.
Creating model buildings using regular 3D shapes.
Learning a West End song by someone from Wales and performing it to family members.
Creating a dance to accompany a West End song by someone from Wales.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Walking the distance of the London Marathon over a period of a month.
Discussing homelessness and creating a packed lunch and donating it to the local food bank.
Discussing and expressing views on whether they like living in their local area.
Creating a training plan to run 3 miles around their local area.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Planning a walk on a map of their local area that passes the main attractions of the town/village.
Creating a hunt for a friend to accompany the local walk – remember to include clues!
Visiting the local chapel/church.
Investigating the history of your town/village.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing a letter to a friend describing London. Pupils to imagine that the friend has never heard of London.
Writing a newspaper article about Welsh milk in London.
Producing a persuasive pamphlet persuading people to visit Wales or London.
Reading the poem Dawns 100 and creating a poem about Wales using musical vocabulary.
Writing an email to a School in London asking questions about a child's life there.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Pupils to think about a research question and then conduct an investigation and present their findings in a suitable manner e.g. If you travelled at a speed of 60km per hour, how long would it take you to go through the Ffestiniog Tunnel and the Northern Line Tunnel?
Looking at the train timetable from Cardiff to London and thinking of questions to go with the timetables.
Investigating how best to travel from one place to another in London taking into account cost, distance and time.
Answering various oral problems about life in London and Wales.
Looking at video from the streets of London and collecting data e.g. how many cars pass, how many people walk down the street and analysing the data by looking at mean, median, frequency and average.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Materials – looking at the properties of a variety of materials and deciding which materials would be most suitable to build Big Ben or to create a sculpture.
Investigating the history of Westminster bridge and then designing and creating a bridge able to bear weight.
Investigating how the old underground trains worked (steam) and how they work today (electricity) taking into account factors such as cost, environmental and economic impact.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a musical composition to accompany the poem Dawns 100.
As a group, creating and filming an advertisement to encourage people to come on holiday to Wales.
Using any medium to create models of famous buildings from Wales or London.
Re-creating the story of Bendigeidfran, Iolo Morganwg or Llywelyn the Last in the form of a sketch.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Looking at the pros and cons of the different modes of travel in London.
Investigating the impact of pollution on the body.
Investigating the history of the London Marathon and looking at the positive impact of the race in terms of its contribution to charities.
Discussing the problems of homelessness and which charities support homeless people.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the history of London.
Comparing an old and a current map of London. How has the city changed over the years?
Plotting London's popular attractions on a map.
Looking at Wales' longest river in comparison with the river in London.
Looking at similarities and differences between the smallest Cathedral in Wales and the largest Cathedral in London.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Authoring a Welsh anthem for the 21st century.
Researching celebrities that have learnt Welsh.
Creating a video clip to support Shwmae / Su’mae day.
Creating a family quiz on facts related to Wales.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Using a map plan and calculate distances and times for your family walk along the National Coastal Path of Wales.
Calculating costs of family and single tickets to a variety of attractions in Wales.
Researching into waste recycling statistics of Wales compared to other nations.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Researching into environmental technologies and innovations developed in Wales.
Investigating prominent scientist of Wales.
Discussing and investigating how sustainable is Wales.
Designing a safe litter picking device for use during daily walks.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating a collage of personal images that defines Wales.
Listening to music artist from Wales.
Composing a song to celebrate Wales.
Creating an infographic based on Welsh language facts.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

• Discussion on what it means to be Welsh in the 21st century.
• Promoting fitness and health by walking along footpaths in the locality.
• Discussion on the importance of language and respecting each other’s cultures and traditions.
• Designing a walking treasure hunt for the family.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Visiting tourist attractions with previous links to Welsh heritage and economic growth.
Discussing the evolution of the Welsh language with older members of the family.
Identifying and locating familiar and unfamiliar Welsh castles on a map of Wales.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a video to promote the benefits of the Welsh language.
Interviewing a celebrity asking how the Welsh language benefits their work.
Writing coded text messages to a friend using Welsh abbreviations.
Researching similarities of words amongst the Celtic languages.
Classroom debate based on the target of 1,000,000 Welsh speakers by 2050.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching a range of statistics based on the population of Wales. statswales.gov.wales
Presenting an informative talk to parents on the daily use of the Welsh language.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating language technologies that promotes the Welsh Language.
Designing a marketing campaign to promote the Welsh language to foreign visitors.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating an infographic promoting the use of the Welsh language.
Authoring a sketch based on learning Welsh.
Composing a song to support Welsh Music Day.
Creating a collage of images promoting the Welsh language.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussion based on the importance of culture and a feeling of belonging.
Creating a poster based on your feelings of being Welsh.
Creating a presentation on how Welsh do you feel.
Developing a short film or animation promoting the outdoors of Wales linked to fitness and health.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

• Researching into the origin of the Welsh and Celtic Languages.
• Creating a historical timeline of key events relating to the Welsh language.
• Researching into the history of the Welsh National Anthem.
• Investigation into famous and influential famous Welsh people.

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

'The age of the letter has come to an end' – expressing an opinion and views on this orally.
Creating words/sentences using Braille.
Conducting an interview with the local postman – questions will need to be prepared in advance.
Explaining email to aliens.
Investigating video clips showing how farmers communicate with sheepdogs.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Researching and creating an infographic for a range of figures relating to Royal Mail.
Keeping a record of how many letters/emails arrive in the household over a period of time and creating graphs in order to display the data.
Investigating the monthly costs of running mobile phones and comparing with home phone costs.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Creating a cup and string walkie-talkie and investigating how sound can travel along the string.
Investigating how materials affect sound by conducting simple experiments around the house, for example, by hitting spoons under water.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating posters for protesting over a subject close to their heart.
Creating a mental map of all the different ways of communicating.
Designing a new mobile phone.
Creating music to convey different emotions.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing web safety issues.
Discussing the harmful impact of not communicating when something is worrying you.
Discussing the advantages and disadvantages of using mobile phones.
Creating a mental map of all the people you can communicate with if you are worried about anything.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Discussing the change in communication in Wales with an older family member e.g. remembering the first telephone.
Searching for examples of postcards on the web and then locate them on a map.
Looking at where the ideal places to locate masts are, taking into account the landscape of their local area.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

'The age of the letter has come to an end' – writing a speech on the subject.
Making a PowerPoint of the advantages and disadvantages of using modern technology to communicate.
Persuasion – writing a letter to the Royal Mail persuading them to create more mailboxes.
Creating a news bulletin.
Creating a script/advertisement for a mobile phone.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating the cost of sending letters/parcels, taking into account different weights.
Creating nets and turn them into 3D shapes and calculate the cost of sending parcels of that size.
Looking at a variety of Chinese symbols and measure angles within the shapes.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating how sound travels from one place to another.
Investigating how sound travels through different materials.
Investigating how an echo works.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a weather bulletin.
Creating a sketch of a postman's working day.
Re-creating a famous protest – discussing ideas and creating script/posters/costumes.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing differences between disabilities and how the disabilities affect everyday life.
Creating a PowerPoint of the advantages and disadvantages of using mobile phones.
Creating a web-based safety poster.
Creating a mental map of all the people you can communicate with if you are worried about anything.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a timeline of important communications events in Wales.
Looking at the history of translating the Bible into Welsh.
Investigating Welsh presses and locate them on a map of Wales.

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Listening to a range of weather forecasts and explain unfamiliar metrological terminology.
Discussing daily weather and how it impacts the activity of a variety of professions and their decision-making process.
Creating a weather diary and record events over period of time.
Writing a letter to your County Council requesting details on their zero-carbon policy.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Discussing how meteorologists analyse a range of data to model and predict the weather patterns.
Analyse a range of weather data from personal weather station.
Analysing data from airborne particles investigation in the home.
Discussing how mathematics plays an integral role in climate change modelling to influence policy.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Researching rainbow formations and create experiment to re-create.
Discussing the importance of air quality and how it is measured. Investigate UK Daily Air Quality Index.
Creating a weather station and recording the data.
Discussing how weather patterns are linked to seasons.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Using digital photography to edit a range of landscapes during the seasons.
Listening to a range of musical genre influenced by the climate and weather.
Researching into popular songs lyrics related to the weather.
Choreographing a dance and performance to reflect a dramatic weather event.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the importance air quality in relation to air pollution and health.
Discussing extreme weather around the world and its impact on the environment.
Researching into areas of the world that are vulnerable to the impacts of severe weather.
Discussing the importance of charity organisations and the role they play in helping others following a natural climate disaster.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching climate zones linked to locations across the world.
Discussing a range of weather-related terminology during recreational activities.
Visiting the Weather Observation Website to observe weather conditions locally.
Explaining how hailstones are formed and why they vary in size.
Discussing a range of historical weather events that had devastating effects on communities.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Authoring a weather forecast for the radio, television or online.
Author a detailed weather diary based on your local area.
Persuasive presentation based on extreme weather patterns and the impact of climate change.
Researching into recent local, national or international weather events. Produce a newspaper article.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Recording weather station data using spreadsheets.
Interpretating and analysing statistical weather data gathered from Met Office historical database.
Analysing historical weather data in order to inform others of global warming.
Converting a range of temperature data from Celsius °C to Fahrenheit °F.
Understanding how meteorologist use a range of statistical data to predict the weather.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating how meteorologist predict weather forecasts through the use of technology and super computers.
Investigating the properties of light associated with the formation of rainbows.
Investigating the cause of thunder and lighting.
Understanding how the barometer is important in observing and forecasting the weather.
Investigating technology and innovation in weather using coding and supercomputing.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching a range of famous landscape paintings and identifying cloud types.
Composing and performing an original piece of music based on the weather.
Developing and designing 2D or 3D weather graphics for real-time forecasts.
Using a digital camera and editing software create a dramatic montage to reflect a particular mood based on the weather.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing the impact of climate change on poorer communities.
Researching into historical weather events and its destruction for families and communities.
Discussing how humans have adapted to living in extreme weather environments.
Investigating into clothing design and appropriate protection for a range of weather conditions.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigation into cloud formation at low, medium and high level of the atmosphere.
Understanding the water cycle and the continuous movement of water within the earth and atmosphere.
Researching into past weather events using historical data from Met Office website.
Identifying simple classification and climate zones of the world based on the Köppen system.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Discussing the difference between the life of a Fairtrade farmer and an ordinary farmer.
Writing a pledge to explain how they are going to support Fairtrade.
Writing a recipe using Fairtrade products.
Writing questions for a Fairtrade farmer about their life.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Offering the experience of using money by going to the shop to buy Fairtrade products.
Learning about adding fractions by cutting/sharing food.
Mathematical Research: Investigating the difference between Fairtrade and ordinary product prices.
Collecting data on family members’ favourite food and presenting the data in a suitable way.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Taste test: Using the five senses to describe and compare Fairtrade foods.
Comparing the climate of different countries growing Fairtrade products.
Cooking a meal using Fairtrade products.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Filming a video clip thanking a Fairtrade farmer for their hard work.
Creating a poster to promote the use of Fairtrade products.
Creating a collage of the process of growing bananas.
Creating a picture using Fairtrade foods.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the children's position on buying Fairtrade products.
Discussing the work of charities such as those promoting Fairtrade.
Discussing the difference between the potential feelings of a farmer before Fairtrade and a farmer who is now receiving a fair wage.
Discussing the ideal nutritious food plate.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching the history of Fairtrade.
Investigating the traditions of countries involved in Fairtrade.
Making a Fact File about a country that grows Fairtrade products.
Investigating interesting facts about countries that grow Fairtrade products.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing a letter of thanks to a farmer for his produce.
Writing a monologue from a farmer's point of view.
Holding an oral debate on the advantages and disadvantages of Fair Trade.
Creating an information pamphlet about the importance of Fair Trade.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Using distance measurement units looking at the distance between the farms and Britain.
Collecting data on Fairtrade products and presenting the data in a variety of ways e.g. tables, pictograms and graphs. These can be made on paper or electronically.
Money: looking at the difference between the pay of Fairtrade farmers and ordinary farmers.
Weights: Using weight to measure ingredients for Fairtrade recipes.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Looking at nutrition in Fairtrade foods – how much nutrition is there in bananas, rice, honey, chocolate etc?
Looking at how plants grow.
Experiment: Which environment is best for growing cress?
Research question: Why are bananas not grown in Wales?
Looking at the impact of climate change on the growth of produce.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating an artwork that shows the process of growing cocoa.
Acting out a scene from a Fairtrade farmer's day.
Planning and creating a lesson for younger pupils in school to teach them about the importance of Fairtrade.
Using Fairtrade products to create large art showing a suitable view.
Filming a video clip persuading a local cafe to use Fairtrade products.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating the work done by a range of charities to support Fairtrade, for example, Christian Aid or Cafod.
Inviting a volunteer from the charities to talk to the pupils.
Discussing the importance of helping others who are less fortunate.
Discussing the difference between Opinion and Fact and why it is important to listen to different views.
Planning and holding a class/whole school assembly on Fairtrade.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Locating where Fairtrade products grow on a map.
Investigating the weather patterns of countries growing Fairtrade products.
Investigating the history of the Fairtrade logo.
Creating a timeline of the most important events in the history of Fairtrade.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Writing a letter of thanks to the health service for their care.
Creating fact file based on the role of various medical practitioners.
Writing a healthy eating recipe.
Discussing the role of your GP and the services available to the community.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Discussing recommended dose of tablets in relation amount required by age during various times of the day.
Investigating the costs of various everyday medicine over the counter. E.g. is it cheaper to buy a pack of 12, 24 etc.
Create a fitness and health timetable to include a range of exercises and analyse performance.
Develop a heart rate chart and monitor pulse during various activities within a period of time.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Sharing first aid techniques and tips with family members.
Researching ingredients of medicines linked to plants.
Creating medical fact file based on everyday symptoms and remedies.
Develop a simple branching database based on everyday symptoms and possible remedies.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating a poster to thank the health service for their care during pandemic.
Listening to a range of relaxing musical compositions across the genres.
Creating a soothing calming musical composition.
Creating a short film in support of NHS hero’s during the pandemic.
Developing an artwork that expresses hope for the future.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the importance of personal hygiene in relation to healthcare.
Discussing the need for immunisation during various stages of life.
Explaining the need to store medicine safely at home.
Discussing the content of the first aid box at home.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching into famous Welsh scientists and their medical discoveries.
Investigating the history of the National Health Service.
Discussing the importance of the NHS and compare health services of other countries.
Discussing historical remedies and health care available with older members of the family.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Research into the legend of Llyn y Fan and links with the Physicians of Myddfai. Re-write the story in your own words.
Inviting a local medical practitioner to discuss their work. Prepare questions and interview format.
Writing a persuasive article in favour of the MMR Vaccine.
Creating an information poster or campaign in support of the Covid 19 vaccine to the Welsh population.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Collating data based on a health care in Wales. Access data from NHS website and StatsWales.
Creating health survey questionnaire and analyse data.
Presenting data from health survey supported by conclusions and recommendations.
Investigating nutritional values of foods and snacks linked to dietary requirements.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating how past medicines and practices have evolved and its impact on society today.
Researching advances in medicine and links to practitioners in Wales.
Researching into a range of plants and their properties linked to herbal medicines.
Forging links with STEM universities in Wales and inviting scientist to discuss their work linked to medicine.
Science experiment: Heart rate during exercising, eating and relaxing. Compare results and present conclusions.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Listening and studying a range of musical compositions that calms body and mind.
Composing a relaxing composition to sooth and calm mind prior to a visit to a medical clinician.
Creating a dynamic piece of art to thank the medical practitioners during the recent Covid 19 pandemic.
Creating an informative film/animation for children based on good personal daily hygiene habits.
Authoring a short drama based on an associated health related topic/key public health message.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing the importance of keeping our bodies and minds healthy. Daily mental and practical exercises.
Discussing the role of the health service to support our medical needs.
Sharing worries and anxiety about visiting a doctor or medical practitioner. Invite practitioner to discuss methods to alleviate concerns.
Using official medical websites such as NHS 111 online encyclopaedia as a reference point to identify a variety of common health related issues.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the medical remedies of the Physicians of Myddfai.
Investigating into the history of the National Health Service and its benefits to society.
Researching into past medical remedies in comparison to clinical requirements today.
Investigating into key medical breakthrough e.g. Penicillin.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Composing a number of diary entries based on a visit to a tourist attraction e.g. mine.
Playing a game considering a range of adjectives to describe precious metals.
Writing a soliloquy based on a miner’s experience of being confined underground.
Authoring a poem based on the landscape within your local area.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Weighing precious metals available in the household and calculating costs based on the international stock markets prices for precious metals.
Explaining how to calculate volume of objects such as precious metals, coal or slate.
Experiment with speed of objects dropped from various heights. Discuss how miners travelled to the bottom of mines.
Calculate costs of fuel required to heat the home during specific times of the year. Discuss units of fossil fuels in terms of volume and weight linked to own fuel bill.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Discussing how the mining industry used a range of transportation methods to export produce all over the world.
Watching engineering footage of the mining industry and methods of extracting minerals from the ground.
Investigating how electricity can be produced from a lemon to light a bulb.
Discussing the harmful effects of fossil fuels on the atmosphere.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating markings and paintings using pigments from coal.
Designing a range of jewellery based on the natural forms of minerals.
Examining mineral formations looking for patterns and texture to create own clothing design.
Editing a range of digital images related to the theme in order to create a particular mood or feeling.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the importance of personal care and hygiene before and after meals.
Researching into meals that miners eat in the 19th century.
Create new recipe or consider a nutritious meal required for strength and energy.
Discussing emotions and feelings of miners trapped in a confined space. How would they feel?
Explaining why people go on strike and why unions can support a workforce.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Visiting a tourist attraction from past a mining industry in Wales.
Discussing with family members or friends that had worked in the mining industry.
Discussing the environmental impact of primary industries on the landscape.
Discussing business and regeneration opportunities that have been identified from past mining locations.
Comparing holiday traditions of miners to our holidays in today’s society.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing an official letter of concern to the Coal Board expressing your fears in relation to location of coal tips to homes.
The Queen visited Aberfan in 1966 and 2012. Consider her feelings and emotions during both contrasting visits and present in the form of a diary.
Composing a poem to reflect the feelings of returning to work following a 3-year strike at the Penrhyn quarry.
Creating marketing materials to promote the Dolau Cothi or Clogau gold mines.
Researching into a local mine and produce a presentation pack for a specified audience.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating into the angle of inclines calculating speeds over distances of wagons from mine to port.
Researching into mining data pertaining to coal and slate mines in Wales during the 18/19th century.
Researching into the price of precious metals in relation to weight over a specific period on the international market.
Calculating weights of precious metals and conversions into ounce, grams and troy ounces.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating properties of materials mined in Wales from gold to silver, copper, lead and coal.
Investigating the methods of mining for natural minerals and resources in Wales past and present.
Researching into transportation methods of delivering minerals such as coal or slate from mine to port.
Investigating into how mines were ventilated.
Investigating into the development of the miners’ lamp and safety at mines.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching into Swedish designer Jesper-Eriksson and his use of coal within his designs.
Researching into Welsh jewellery designers that use precious metals from Wales for their products.
Creating a new range of contemporary jewellery designs based on traditional Celtic patterns.
Writing a play or short drama based on the day of the miner.
Creating a short film to recall past mines and mining traditions of Wales.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing feelings and emotions of the trapped miners at the Copiapó mine, Chile.
Discussing safety features related to the mining industry.
Researching into methods of keeping healthy in relation to manual work.
Investigating into the meals that miners eat linked to personal care and hygiene.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching into the mining heritage of Wales from early Roman times to present day.
Researching into the environmental impact of mines in relation to pollution and landscape of Wales.
Investigating into the working conditions and pay of miners for their labour in the coal or slate industry during the 19th century.
Investigating into traditions of the miner communities and its effect on Welsh heritage and culture. E.g., Miners’ Fortnight

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Writing a short message to be included in a ‘message in a bottle’.
Watching tv and online content that celebrates the sea and its creatures along the shores of Wales.
Downloading the coastal path Wales app to explore a variety of locations using the text, images and augmented reality features.
Writing a diary of events based on a visit to the seaside, coastal path walks or seaside holiday with the family.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Calculating distances, average speed, estimated time of arrival along a variety of coastal path routes in Wales.
Researching fish native to Wales. Create a fact file to include weight, size, speed, area.
Investigating ferry timetables and sailings from Wales to a variety of locations. Plan a potential visit.
Researching into tide timetables, high and low tide times with sunrise and sunset times.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Investigating into the variety of sea creatures that are along the coastline of Wales.
Creating a fact file of sea life native to Wales.
Discussing the importance of design linked to appropriate footwear and clothing during walks or visits to the beach.
Researching into surfboards designs and materials used in construction.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Using a digital camera to create memories of your walk along the coastal path.
Creating a sea collage based a visit to a beach.
Creating an artistic 3D sculpture from a beach combing exercise.
Creating a musical composition based on the sound of the sea and its creatures.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

2021 is the Year of the outdoors. Celebrate by walking areas along the Wales Coastal Path.
Discussing the importance of safety whilst along the coastline.
Discussing beach safety tips and advice.
Visiting a local RNLI lifeboat station and discuss experiences of the crew.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Investigating and planning walks along the Wales Coastal Path.
Explaining how to read the OS map in preparation for a walk along the coastal path.
Discussing employment opportunities that the sea offers to individuals and communities in Wales.
Research into significant historic shipwrecks along the coast of Wales.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing a message in a bottle to an unknown person across the sea.
Developing an advertising campaign to promote the coastline of Wales.
Researching and creating a fact file based on sea creatures of Wales.
Researching into the ‘The kingdom of Maes Gwyddno’ as mentioned in the Black Book of Carmarthen.
Writing a diary based on a holiday by the sea or sea based activity.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the Coastal Path of Wales and estimating lengths of routes, time taken to walk talking into consideration elevation and terrain.
Analyse and prepare a graphical report based on sea fisheries statistics for Wales.
Introducing four quadrant coordinate planes to create a range of sea creatures.
Undertaking a beach cleaning exercise counting, collating and weighing items collected. Analyse date and create a statistical/data report.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating the properties of materials linked to sea-based industries.
Researching into power generating schemes along the shoreline of Wales.
Investigating how industries and universities are researching into microplastic pollution found on Welsh beaches.
Investigating environmental impact of the Sea Empress oil disaster on the environment and shoreline of Pembrokeshire.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a 2D/3D sculpture based on items collected from a beach combing exercise.
Listening to a variety of music inspired by the sea. Create own composition to reflect mood and feelings.
Creating a digital video based on beach safety.
Using digital images and designs based on the beach/sea to create a repeating pattern design.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Visiting or inviting a member of the RNLI to discuss their work.
Researching into the importance of beach safety. Understanding beach flags and signs.
Planning a coastal path walk taking into consideration group requirements, clothing, footwear and terrain.
Discussing the importance of exercising in the outdoors – beach/costal path linked to wellbeing and mental health.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Visiting a local beach and participating in a beach cleaning event. Record items collected and consider the consequences of plastics on sea life.
Researching into a wide variety of pollution disasters that has impacted on sea life in Wales.
Researching historical maps to identify significant shipwrecks, their cargo and effect on sea life.
Researching into the lighthouses of Wales and their geographical locations.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Writing a diary to include weather observations.
Listening to news reports on adverse weather conditions across the world.
Watching a variety of science-based programmes and discussing content in relation to human impact.
Designing a poster to inform family members on the importance of applying sun cream to protect from the sun.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Developing a range of everyday problem-solving activities based on the analogue and digital clock.
Analysing data from a home weather station over a specific period of time.
Calculating distances of countries from the equator linked to weather climates and patterns.
Discussing data in relation to UVA and SPF factor on your sun cream bottle and what you need to know about protection.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Explaining the importance of the sun and moon in relation to life on Earth.
Investigating local tide timetables in relation to events within a calendar month.
Growing a range of flowers/vegetables to understand the photosynthesis process.
Discussing the types of clothing required for a variety of climates.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Editing a range of images of landscapes during night and day. Explore a range of light filters for effect.
Creating artwork based on days out at the seaside.
Choreographing a sun dance based on mood and feelings.
Listening to music that has a positive impact on mood. Discuss reasons why.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Planning a range of healthy exercise activities within a weekly timetable.
Discussing the importance of using sun creams for skin protection.
Discussing the vitamins requirement of the body. e.g. Vitamin D is absorbed into your body from the sun.
Discussion on how the sun has a positive and negative effect on human life across the world.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Discussing local, regional and global weather patterns.
Watching weather reports on TV and explaining forecast in relation to predicted weather patterns, temperature, wind direction and atmospheric pressure.
Explaining why there are 4 seasons within a calendar year.
Discussing the effect of drought on human survival across the world.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching into a favourite athlete and create profile based on their achievements and fitness routine.
Investigating the importance of using sun creams to protect the body. Create an infographic poster to promote the importance of using sun creams.
Writing a weather diary and comparing weather forecasts around the world.
Creating visual presentation on extreme weather climates from around the world.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Problem solving activities based on time zones, hours, days, months, digital/analogue clock.
Analysing regional and national weather data and statistics. Present data in graphical form.
Collating data from school weather station. Analyse and present patterns, trends and results in graphical form.
Calculating and converting a range of temperature units in relation to the climate of the country.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discovering how green plants absorb light in their leaves and convert it to energy by photosynthesis.
Investigating tides - rise and fall of sea levels by the combined effects of the sun and the moon.
Researching into how technology and innnovation influence weather forecasting, climate prediction, and how they're communicated.
Researching methods of insulating and construction of buildings in a variety of climates.
Creating a survival pack to survive in adverse weather conditions across the world.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching into the solar system and creating artwork to represent an element of space.
Investigating the role of light within photography and use digital filters to distort images.
Creating a short video clip or radio advert to promote sun creams to protect the skin from harmful sun rays.
Listening to a variety of music by artists inspired by the sun, moon and earth. Create own composition to reflect moods/feelings.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a health and fitness timetable and routine structure for a week.
Discussing and investigating the importance of sun creams. Research a range of products and identify good practices and protection against the sun.
Discussing how the weather/seasons can impact on moods and emotions.
Researching into physical health and survival practices of humans in a variety of climates/situations.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating the differences in climate around the world.
Researching into meteorology weather forecasting in different parts of the world.
Researching into how humans have adapted to their environment and climate around the world.
Researching how human activity has impacted on climate change.
Building a weather station for the school.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Researching and discussing influential scientist of Wales using familiar online search engines.
Watching TV or video clips on the internet associated with scientific inventions and discoveries.
Discussing and recalling a range of scientific events with a family member of all ages.
Discussing what they would wish to invent or develop if they were a scientist.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Investigating patterns within nature e.g. spiral, symmetry, tessellation.
Discussing the methods for collecting and interrogating scientific data within databases.
Investigating and calculating planetary data in relation to the sun, moon and earth.
Creating a range of logic problem solving activities linked to science.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Investigating why the primary colours of the artist and scientist are different.
Creating a lava lamp from everyday kitchen ingredients.
Experimenting with water, sugar and a range of food colouring to create a rainbow in a glass.
Discussing how scientific and technological developments impacts our everyday life.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating colour samples and mixing colours based on the artist colour wheel.
Creating a short video presentation following a visit to a scientific attraction/museum.
Choose a favourite scientist and represent their work through the medium of art.
Investigating the use of light/exposure on a camera and experiment with lens speed and aperture.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the role of science in our everyday lives.
Discussing the ethical considerations linked to some aspects of science.
Investigating and discussing links between science and performance in sport.
Discussing scientific achievements and reports in newspapers articles or on television.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Visiting scientific tourist attractions in Wales. Visitwales.com.
Researching and discussing scientists and scientific discoveries attributed to their local area.
Discussing historical events with family members related to Wales and the world of science.
Investigating a range of historical structures in Wales linked to the development of science.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing an official letter to a Welsh scientist inviting them to share their current research activities with the class.
Researching into an influential Welsh scientist to create a scientific profile of their achievements.
Inviting a prominent Welsh scientist from a local university to visit the school. Structure questions you wish to ask during the interview.
Investigating a scientific discovery of interest. Create classroom presentation and share their scientific contribution with others.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching into recent pandemic statistical data for Wales and represent through the medium of charts and graphs.
Inviting a scientist from the National Botanic Gardens to discuss their DNA database and analyse data.
Investigating a variety of patterns in nature that can be modelled mathematically.
Investigating and interrogating scientific databases and branching databases.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating the difference between the primary colours of the artist and scientist.
Investigating how scientists from Wales have played a role in changing society for the better.
Identifying scientific discoveries developed by living Welsh researchers and share results with others.
Investigating links between science, nutrition, conditioning and performance in athletes.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating an artist colour wheel and mix colours to create the spectrum of colours.
Creating a musical and dance composition to reflect stars, space and galaxies.
Developing a short film documentary celebrating the scientific achievements of a Welsh scientist.
Investigate the development in digital technology and reflect in an artwork or musical composition.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing the importance of science and exploration to the human mind.
Discussing the advantages and disadvantages of drones in society.
Investigating why colours are attributed to different emotions. Discuss personal emotions linked to colours and moods.
Discussing the value of sharing vaccines with poorer countries.
Investigating a range of Welsh scientist that have been in the forefront of research into mental health.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating into influential scientists from Wales and their contribution to science.
Researching how Wales is playing an important role scientifically in tackling climate change.
Researching the blue plaques of Wales and individuals celebrated for their contribution to science.
Interviewing family members that recall important scientific events and how they influenced their everyday life.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Writing a diary of daily use of water over a period of time.
Discussing the importance of community and resilience during times of adversity.
Creating a poster to promote smart use of water at home and in the garden.
Considering pros and cons of changing the local landscape and environment in favour of a reservoir development.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Calculating personal daily use of water consumed by the family.
Estimating the amount of weekly water used for bathing by the family.
Creating graphs and charts to represent the use of water within the household.
Developing a range of real-life problem-solving scenarios based on family consumption of water.
Sharing quarterly water bill and calculating methods of saving water.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Discussing the climate we experience and its effects on water during dry and wet seasons.
Explaining the water cycle and how water reserves are captured.
Investigating how water is stored, heated and distributed around the household.
Discussing and creating a rainwater harvesting scheme for the home.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating an imaginative artwork based on the textures and colours of the riverbed.
Visiting a local tourist attraction and create short film of your day out.
Listening to the sounds of water in nature. Create a composition based on the sounds.
Creating a dance composition to reflect the movement of water in a variety of environments.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Visiting a local reservoir to enjoy the recreational facilities it has to offer.
Explain the importance of drinking water at regular intervals during the day.
Discussing the feelings of communities that were evicted from their homes to supply water to others.
Comparing images of Capel Celyn before and after building the reservoir. Discuss feelings.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching and visiting a local reservoir or lake near to home to discover more about its historical background and use.
Explaining the need for water in our everyday life and opportunities to save water at home.
Creating an audit of daily water use and possible conservation strategies in and outside the home.
Discussing how communities and societies in Wales were affected by the demand for water.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a digital campaign to promote the work of Welsh Water.
Creating a poster to promote the importance of conserving water at home.
Writing a persuasive speech to inform government officials why their local area should not be flooded.
Writing a diary of events based on the Cwm Celyn resident’s eviction.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Introduction into various units of volume.
Calculating and estimating volume of water within a range of vessels.
Calculating the volume of water used in everyday life on a daily, weekly and annual basis.
Solving a range of real world problems based on every day consumption of water.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating the water cycle linked to processing of water for house and business use.
Investigating the hydroelectricity process in relation to power stations in Wales.
Researching into civil engineering techniques linked to tunnelling.
Investigating the importance of water within the human body.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating an infographic representation outlining the dangers of swimming in reservoirs.
Filming and editing a short clip to inform others on the importance of saving water.
Composing a musical composition to reflect the sounds of water in nature.
Investigating rock formations, colours and texture. Create own artistic 2D or 3D representation.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing the importance of outdoor spaces and environments for health, fitness and recreation.
Discussing the water treatment process linked to personal hygiene and cleanliness.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching the journey of a local river from source to the sea.
Researching the history of the battle to flood Cwm Celyn and Llangyndeyrn in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s.
Investigating the demand (past and present) for clean water within households and businesses.
Investigating how Water companies utilises their assets for recreation and water sports activities.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Listening to the experience of the Morgan brothers that discovered Dan y Ogof caves in 1912.
Discussing the feelings of adventure by cave explorers orienteering into the unknown.
Researching into the life of an explorer and their influence in their field of exploration.
Creating a visual presentation to promote one of the natural phenomena of Wales.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Calculating the lengths and depth of the cave systems at Dan yr Ogof.
Researching tidal times of beaches in Wales calculating differences in tide heights.
Calculating swimming speeds against a range of distances in the local swimming pool.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Investigating the causes of tidal waves such as the Severn Bore.
Researching Welsh scientist and their influence within their field of discovery.
Researching the appropriate clothing required for exploration in a variety of challenging environments around world.
Visiting a cave and cavern structure to gain an understanding of its characteristics and evolution.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Listening to the sounds of nature and create own relaxing music compilation.
Creating inspirational artwork based on the characteristics of rock formation from the Dan yr Ogof caves.
Listening to the sound of the waves and choreograph a dance composition.
Watching a video clip of the ‘Door to hell’ to create a dramatic music composition based on the inferno.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Sharing experiences of the unknown linked to anxiety and fear.
Visiting a local beach and observing the tidal times ensuring safety at all times.
Creating a balance healthy packed lunch for day out at an attraction.
Attending local swimming pool to improve skills and build up confidence in the water.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching natural phenomena in your area and planning a visit.
Discovering the historical background into a phenomenon of interest.
Investigating a range of geographical locations around the world to gain further understanding of the phenomena an its key characteristics.
Developing an understanding of the cave formation in Dan yr Ogof and its historical relevance in geographical terms.
Discovering the geological timeline of natural phenomena researched.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Designing a marketing campaign to promote a natural phenomenon attraction in Wales.
Imagining and writing a diary of events based on the Morgan brothers’ discovery in 1912.
Writing a soliloquy based on surfing the Severn Bore or as an explorer plumbing to the depth of ‘The door to hell’.
Exploring the meaning of geological and historical terminology linked to a variety of world languages.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Calculating the speed, distances and height of water against tide timetables along the coast of Wales.
Calculating the energy, nutritional and dietary values of food linked to an explorer’s requirement.
Researching into the length, depth, area of the cave systems within Dan yr Ogof.
Calculating the speed of waves and distance travelled along the Severn Bore from start to finish.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating the life and times of an influential explorer native to Wales.
Interviewing an explorer such as a climber focusing specifically on clothes and equipment technology.
Investigating the properties of materials required for a cave explorer
Researching into surfboard designs and production. Develop own design based on knowledge gathered.
Investigating the animals that dwell in caves and their evolution to their dark surroundings.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Composing a relaxing musical composition based on the sounds of the sea.
Creating a digital film presentation based on a natural phenomenon to share with others.
Investigating the texture, patterns and composition of cave rocks and sediment. Create own composition to reflect colours, tone and texture.
Writing a drama based on the Morgan brothers’ famous exploration.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Building confidence whilst developing a dance composition based on the movement of the sea.
Discussing feelings and fears based on unfamiliar experiences.
Exploring and developing strategies and resilience to overcome anxieties or fears.
Investigating the dietary requirements of explorers during an exploration.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating into the geological and historical facts relating to Dan yr Ogof caves.
Researching and investigating the natural phenomenon of bioluminescence.
Investigating how humans inhabited caves in Wales during the prehistoric age..
Inviting a historical or geographical society to the school to discuss a phenomena native to Wales.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

• Discussing the importance of safe cycling and bike maintenance.
• Writing a letter of thanks following receiving a voucher for a surfing lesson.
• Evaluating the work of living, contemporary Welsh artists.
• Discussing the benefits of outdoor sports, fitness and health for children of all ages and abilities.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

• Calculating the distance from home to your nearest surf school facility.
• Calculating the total distance in miles of all the cycle tracks in Brechfa Forest.
• Calculating the total distance of a bike ride undertaken within your local community.
• Planning the costs of a surf party to celebrate your birthday!

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

• Designing and creating a new bike saddle bag.
• Creating a new logo for a local cycling club.
• Investigating the power of advertising to promote Techniquest in Cardiff Bay.
• Designing a new product for the Techniquest centre.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

• Designing and creating your own surfboard design.
• Composing a piece of music to express your emotions whilst surfing on the waves.
• Composing a work of art based on the work of Luned Rhys Parri.
• Creating a video diary of your day cycling.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

• Discussing with your child the meaning of a healthy body, healthy mind.
• Considering opportunities to volunteer in the local community.
• Discussing with their child feelings and emotions linked to the work of Luned Rhys Parri.
• Discussing how your local community could inspire you to design a local mural.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

• Discussing with your child the various outdoor cycling tracks available across Wales.
• Discussing the history and evolution of the bicycle as a mode of transport.
• Researching when surfing was introduced to Wales.
• Discussing how recreational outdoor sports and the natural landscape can work in harmony.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

• Comparing and contrasting the pieces of work within the Luned Rhys Parri collection.
• Writing a letter to invite a local cycling association member to come and discuss their work.
• Writing a soliloquy or diary entry of your day out on a mountain bike cycling trail.
• Investigating and presenting information on the artist Luned Rhys Parri.
• Presenting an argument for the benefits of electric assisted bikes.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

• Calculating the total distance of the coast of Wales in miles and kilometres.
• Calculate the radius of wheels of different sized bikes linked to distance and speed.
• Calculate the distance of the Tour de France route.
• Consider creating your own surf shop. Plan all costs – profit and loss spreadsheets.

Science and Technology
Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

• Designing and creating a work of art replicating the techniques used by Luned Rhys Parri.
• Creating a poster to advertise a special event at the Caswell Bay surf school.
• Designing a new exhibit for the Science Discovery Centre.
• Investigating the properties of waterproof materials.

Expressive Arts
The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

• Creating a digital marketing campaign for the Llangennith family run surf school in Gower Peninsula.
• Creating a composition of music which reflects your day out on the mountain bike trail in Brechfa Forest.
• Creating a video diary of your day surfing.
• Creating a short film on the benefits of outdoor recreation within the landscape of Wales.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

• Discussing emotions linked with DIY SOS The Big Build Surfability project in Caswell Bay.
• Discussing why is it important for outdoor sports to cater for the needs of all abilities and ages.
• Discussing the importance of healthy body / healthy mind linked to the natural landscape of Wales.
• Inviting a charitable organisation to the school and working with them on a local project linked to your community.

Humanities
The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

• Discussing Techniquest’s mission, history and how they are funded.
• Investigating the history behind the work of the artist Luned Rhys Parri.
• Investigating the needs of communities linked to requirements. i.e., ‘Surf Snowdonia’
• Investigating how landscapes, locations and past industries plays a pivotal role for attracting tourists to Wales.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Discussing important information relating to allergies and information sharing on food packaging.
Discussing into different foods that have eggs as part of the ingredients.
Exploring and creating your own new recipe based on the traditional omelette.
Creating a traditional egg hunt in your garden with a set of questions for locating each egg.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Measuring and weighing accurately the amount of ingredients required for a specific recipe.
Converting measurements of weight and volume to scale a recipe based on number of servings.
Creating a symmetrical design on an egg based on the Ukrainian pysanky.
Calculating water temperature and the amount of time required for a perfect boiled egg.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Watching video clips of Bryn Williams in the kitchen. Create your own egg recipe based on your favourite savoury or sweet dish.
Investigating the properties of the eggshell. Devise a number of experiments.
Designing a vehicle to transport an egg safely.
Comparing two different omelettes made with two different types of eggs.
Creating a design for an Easter egg packaging.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Recreating a Paul Cézanne artwork – still life with bread and eggs 1865.
Investigating egg painting techniques replicating traditional methods and designs.
Creating an egg dance in which eggs are laid on the floor and the goal is to dance among them damaging as few as possible.
Designing a new brand of Easter egg to include a special ingredient.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Creating an egg mind map based on the uses of eggs.
Researching the British Nutrition Foundation website listing all the health benefits of eating eggs.
Researching into the nutritional values of various eggs.
Creating an appealing and tasty healthy snack using eggs.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching the history of Easter eggs.
Researching the origin of using eggs in daily diets.
Researching the influence of eggs in art history.
Researching into the history of eggs in relation to cuisine across the world.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing the ingredients and method for cooking an omelette.
Writing a set of instructions on how to care for chickens.
Inviting the school nurse to discuss the importance of food allergies and self-care.
Writing a profile on Bryn Dwyfor Williams.
Investigating and presenting information on the different breeds of chickens.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Measuring the ingredients required for cooking an omelette for one in comparison to the whole class.
Measuring the circumference of different eggs and finding the average.
Calculating the number of establishments within your local area with the different food ratings.
Calculating the difference in cost between various makes of eggs, e.g. free range

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating and cooking a range of healthy omelette recipes.
Investigating the life cycle of a chicken.
Investigating the difference in calories between different types of omelettes.
Designing a range of packaging for a new Easter egg promotion.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating the 10 most fascinating historical past and present artworks incorporating eggs.
Investigating the Ukrainian and Polish pysanky egg painting tradition.
Designing and creating a new brand of Easter egg.
Creating a promotional film to support an Easter egg marketing campaign.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating what are the advantages of eating eggs.
Investigating egg nutrition truths and myths – are eggs good for your eyes?
Investigating food allergies and intolerances.
Investigating symptoms and treatments for food allergies.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating who first discovered eating eggs.
Investigating where do chickens originally come from.
Investigating the tradition of sharing Easter eggs.
Discussing the origin of Easter in relation to religious beliefs.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Writing a diary to include record of events, feelings and emotions.
Discussing various foods tastes and flavours following a visit to a local or national festival.
Listening to a favourite radio DJ set. Authoring own radio set to include track list and broadcasting script.
Authoring and entering literary competitions for a local or national Eisteddfod.
Writing a poem following a visit to a Welsh festival.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Calculating distances travelled against time taken to reach festival destination.
Considering modes of transport to reach a festival taking into account travel costs and preferred time of entry.
Researching into travel timetables taking alternative routes into consideration to reach the festival or recreational destination.
Calculating entry costs, considering concessions to family, senior citizens or early bird bookings.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Discussing food nutrition, diet and creating a weekly menu for the family during a camping event at a festival.
Discussing the waterproofing properties for protective clothing and camping equipment.
Entering a science or technology competition e.g. Urdd or National Eisteddfod.
Visiting science and technology exhibitions during a visit to a festival or attraction.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Using photography to record sports events and editing images using a variety of software filters.
Creating a video diary / blog of a visit to a festival or event.
Visiting a number of cultural attractions during a festival or event.
Listening to musical sets and discussing their experiences of the event.
Create an inspirational craft study to recall memories from festival or event.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Visiting local sports centre to enquire about the range of fun activities or weekly clubs they offer.
Supporting local sport teams on match day.
Explaining the importance of keeping healthy and participating in team activities.
Participating in competitive team sports for the school or community. E.g. Urdd

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Discussing historical facts linked to the location of the festival or attraction.
Discussing the importance of the Eisteddfod as a key cultural event in the Welsh calendar.
Exploring the history of folk dancing in Wales.
Visiting historical attraction, festival or event. Discuss experiences during and after the visit.
Discussing past and present clothing linked to a specific festival or event.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing a diary of events to recording emotions and feelings over a period of time.
Scripting for a radio or TV programme broadcasting from a festival or other event. e.g. sporting event.
Authoring a marketing campaign to support a local/national festival or attraction.
Critiquing a selection of food and analysing the quality of tastes and flavours for a festival or event.
Designing a digital poster to advertise a local festival or event.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Calculating distances and routes of travel to reach a particular festival or event.
Understanding complex timetables and planning route to a chosen festival or event.
Calculating cost of tickets (single, family and concessions) to a variety of events during a festival.
Calculating daily costs of subsistence required during a visit to an event.
Planning and costing an event to support a community or school celebration.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Planning a packed lunch for a class or school year based on budgetary constraints and high nutritional values.
Designing merchandise to support a festival or sporting attraction.
Investigating waterproofing qualities of materials relating to camping and keeping dry during a festival.
Researching into a range of camping equipment and evaluating its effectiveness against purpose.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating and editing a video blog to support a festival marketing campaign.
Creating a range of dynamic artwork to promote a festival or event.
Visiting a cultural event and discussing experiences reflecting upon disciplines observed.
Using the expressive arts disciplines to recall visit to a festival, attraction or event.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Explaining the importance of keeping healthy and participating in team activities.
Planning and preparing basic nutritious meals for a festival or event.
Setting appropriate goals and engage confidently in regular physical activity
Discussing the importance of engaging in personal, community or team events in order to promote positive mental health and emotional well-being.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching and investigating historical facts linked to the location of a particular festival or attraction.
Developing a visual presentation following a visit to a historical location or event.
Researching into the background of the Eisteddfod as a key cultural event in Wales.
Considering environmental impact on a location before, during and after a festival or event.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Discussing a recent visit to a place of interest. Introduce a range of new vocabulary to describe location.
Writing a diary entry based on a recent holiday or visit to a particular place of interest.
Discussing feelings and emotions following a recent visit e.g. historical location, museum visit or holiday destination.
Listening and co reading a range of literature linked to the stimuli within issue 18 to includes, stories, nonfiction, newspaper articles, tv and radio programmes.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Discussing a variety of units of distances to include conversions from miles to km during various journeys.
Investigating and converting standards of unit of time analogue/digital in relation to a SpaceX launch.
Discussing how graphical representation is an effective method used to communicate data to a specific audience.
Calculating various units of speed, time and distances and their relation to arriving at a particular destination.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Discussing space exploration and the human need to discover and visit other planets.
Investigating how space exploration and technological developments has impacted our daily life.
Designing a self-propelled vehicle or rocket using recyclable materials. Calculate distance travelled linked to time.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Experimenting with different media to create own representation of the SpaceX launch.
Listening to a variety of musical composition linked to emotions, feelings and experiences.
Discussing feelings linked to an unknow experience and represent feelings in an artistic presentation. E.g. artwork, dance animation.
Creating a short film or animation based on a visit to a place of interest.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the importance of using sunscreen protection in hot weather. E.g. Matmata can be 50 ° in the summer.
Discussing how astronauts keep fit and healthy in space. Opportunity to discuss own fitness and training exercises.
Discuss feelings and emotions of being away from the family for a period of time linked to the SpaceX stimuli.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Discussing the climate of various countries around the world and their position in relation to the equator.
Comparing the life of the Matmata people in a hot climate in comparison to Wales.
Visiting a variety of historical sites and gain an understanding of its importance linked to our culture in Wales.
Discussing the impact of various mode of transport linked to international travel and world pollution.
Discussing and investigating what efforts are being made for a greener planet linked to international travel.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing an imaginative fictional piece of work based on a journey to the International Space Station.
Creating an informative presentation to a specific audience based on a visit to Malmala, Tunisia.
Authoring a monologue based on feelings of excitement or fear of riding the Zip wire at Penrhyn quarry.
Expressing feelings and experiment with language to create own poem based on the ‘By the seaside’ stimuli.
Authoring a ghost story following a visit to a historical building such as Llancaiach Fawr.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Calculating units of distance and conversions from miles to kilometres based on travel routes within the stimuli provided.
Converting standard units of time analogue/digital in relation to countries identified within the stimuli.
Representing data in different forms such as frequency tables, bar graphs and line graphs in order to represent data based on the launch of the SpaceX Falcon rocket.
Calculating distances travelled, time and velocity in relation to the Penrhyn Quarry zip wire.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Developing suitable methods of enquiry to calculate how changes in angle of travel can impact on distances and time.
Exploring how the motion of objects can be affected by applying specific forces.
Investigating what kind of force is required to accelerate the motion of an object in relation to space technology.
Designing a propelled vehicle based on a range of simple components and materials relating to their understanding of forces.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a musical composition based on the explosive launch to the International Space Station.
Reflecting upon how artists have achieved effects or communicated moods, emotions and ideas in their work in relation to the stimuli.
Exploring and experimenting with a range of creative materials and processes in order to create a representation of the SpaceX Falcon rocket launch.
Producing a short film documentary on the life of the troglodytes in Matmata, Tunisia.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing feelings and anxiety in relation to unknown experiences and empathise with others. E.g. riding the Penrhyn Quarry zip wire.
Developing an understanding on how to self-regulate emotions in a healthy way using a variety of personal strategies.
Discussing the ability to identify and assess risks and consider appropriate steps to reduce them.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Using personal experiences and knowledge to frame enquiries around the life of the troglodytes in Matmata, Tunisia.
Researching into the history of space exploration and links to scientists from Wales. E.g. Tecwyn Roberts.
Investigating into the tourism industry within the 20 century in Wales. Present findings drawing on conclusions based on the evidence used.
Investigating into the impact of human actions and the desire to travel on the natural world in the past and present.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Recalling facts on the anatomy of the heart.
Listening to facts on radio/television linked to human anatomy and summarise points.
Researching facts about the heart. Create a fact file.
Investigating medical words and their origins based on the anatomy of the heart.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Analysing and recording heart rate before and after exercise.
Plotting analysed data and present findings using tables and charts.
Recognising patterns in data. Evaluate performance based on data analysis.
Converting standard units and applying an understanding of unis within a familiar context.
Investigating and discussion on performance data of a favourite athlete. E.g., personal best.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Discussing function of the heart as a key organ within the human body.
Creating a simple 2D heart animation with moving parts.
Designing a healthy eating diet – create own recipe.
Discussing the importance of organ donation. Investigate first heart transplant.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating a positive image based on past experience or event.
Viewing public health film – create simple film to promote a healthy heart.
Creating a visual presentation to promote a healthy heart. E.g., dance routine.
Creating own design for a love spoon based on traditional values and beliefs.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the importance of exercising, healthy lifestyle and a balanced diet.
Designing a number of exercises at home and monitoring heart rate and progress over a period of time.
Planning and preparing nutritious meals together.
Discussing events and experiences linked to feelings and thoughts.
Discussing types of relationships and that relationships change over time.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching the historical tale of St Dwynwen, the Welsh saint of lovers.
Discussing the role and importance of the National Health Service within society.
Discussing how medicine has evolved through history and key milestones e.g., transplants
Investigating the history of the love spoon. Visit museum, craft shop or gallery.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing an imaginary paragraph e.g., Soliloquy by Maelon Dafodrill when he decided to cut his engagement with Dwynwen.
Creating an informative presentation based on the importance of a healthy heart.
Preparing a set of questions to interview a guest speaker e.g., British Heart Foundation, Sport Wales.
Reading traditional Welsh poems based on love. Write a poem to a loved one e.g, family member or friend.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Presenting data using tally charts, frequency tables and graph to represent heart rate during exercise/rest.
Analysing heart rate and identify patterns in data during exercising/resting.
Design a questionnaire based on class fitness. Create database and analyse results.
Investigating nutritional values relating to a healthy diet. Convert values of units.
Calculating nutritional values of produce linked to healthy and unhealthy foods.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating the anatomy of the heart and its function within the human body.
Creating a series of fitness experiments linked to heart rate.
Investigating the importance of a balanced diet and nutrition.
Designing and creating a healthy eating meal.
Inviting a practising clinician to the school to discuss their work linked to the topic.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Developing a series of personal designs based on the traditional love spoon.
Designing a promotional video or podcast to promote a healthy heart.
Authoring a short drama based on a visit to the doctors or hospital. Discuss feelings, emotions and thoughts.
Composing a motivating or calming piece of music during or following an exercise routine.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Designing a series of health exercises linked to fitness.
Discussing personal events and experiences sensitively linked to feelings and thoughts.
Discussion on types of relationships and that relationships change over time.
Researching into a favourite athlete or sport personality.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating historic Welsh tales based on love and emotion.
Researching and investigating historical data linked to health and poverty in Wales.
Investigating the history and tradition of carving love spoons in Wales.
Researching the evolution of medicine in Wales. E.g., Physicians from Wales, Meddygon Myddfai.

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Designing a poster to promote recycling at home or in the local community.
Reading a variety of Welsh legends and tales.
Writing an imaginative story based on an amazing event.
Creating their own legend with a powerful moral message.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Calculating weekly, monthly and annual recycling weight of items from the home.
Using a stopwatch to compare fitness performance. Discuss times in hours, minutes and seconds.
Calculating weights and amounts of ingredients to cook a favourite cake.
Creating own recipe calculating weight of ingredients, cook time and number of servings required.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Discussing the properties of biodegradable items used at home.
Designing a useful household item using of recyclable materials.
Discussing everyday materials and items that have been created from recyclable materials.
Discussing energy used at home and a range of solutions available to produce clean energy for the future.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating a visual representation of their favourite legend in Wales.
Creating an artwork of an alien from another world.
Photographing an event following a visit to a particular location.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the importance of healthy eating linked to fitness.
Attending a weekly sport class or club in your local area.
Designing a sport activity in the garden or local park.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Discussing opportunities to recycle materials at home.
Recording weekly recycling performance at home. Set future targets.
Visiting local recycling centre and discussing the importance of recycling.
Visiting a range of locations in Wales based on a particular legend.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Designing an infographic poster to promote recycling activities within the school, home or local area.
Investigating news reports relating to UFO’s in Wales. Create a class presentation based on information gathered.
Writing a story based on traveling along Highway 375 or similar place close to home.
Writing a set of rules for the International Pillow Fight Day.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Calculating the amount of ingredients, weights and units required to achieve the latest Guinness Book of Records biggest Welsh Cake.
Calculating costs of all ingredients and quantities required to produce a world record beating cake.
Estimate recipe amounts in accordance with the number of servings.
Calculating the daily amount of recycling within the classroom, dinner hall and school.
Calculating distance and time travelled by aliens from various planets taking time zones into consideration.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating biodegradable materials.
Investigating how the human digestive system works.
Researching into ergonomics of the body linked to foot and sportwear.
Designing a suitable footwear to support a specific sport discipline.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Performing a short drama following the tale of Taliesin.
Creating a musical composition to support the tale of Taliesin.
Using film, sound and animation rein act a famous legend or tale from Wales.
Creating wall art based on a favourite legend from around the world.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing the importance of healthy eating linked to fitness.
Devising a series of physical challenges linked to performance over a specific time scale.
Inviting a local club or sports person to discuss health and fitness strategies.
Creating a weekly fitness plan and record achievements over a period of time.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigation into recycling opportunities at home and in in the local community.
Inviting a member of the county council to visit the school to discuss their recycling projects and commitments.
Researching into the myths and legend of Wales linked to the local area.
Researching into a range of recent and historic world records and sporting achievements in Wales.

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Writing a letter to a friend or family member sharing their good wishes for Christmas.
Writing a Christmas poem to a special friend.
Create an advent calendar with short messages of good wishes.
Writing a song to perform on Christmas day.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Discussing costs of gifts in relation to budget.
Budgeting for Christmas day. Consider cost of food required for the celebrations.
Calculating amount of wrapping paper required to cover a variety of gifts.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Designing and making a simple Christmas gift for a friend or family member.
Designing a Christmas card with moving parts for a special friend.
Designing and making a Christmas cracker for Christmas day.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Designing wrapping paper and personalised message tag for a friend or family member.
Creating a personalised video message to a friend or family member.
Composing and recording a piece of music to celebrate the Christmas celebrations.
Designing a Christmas wreath for the home.
Designing a Christingle for the festive season.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing contributing or volunteering towards Christmas appeals such as Mr X.
Discussing personal feelings and the importance of giving as well as receiving gifts.
Visiting an elderly neighbour or member of community over the Christmas period.
Discussing the meaning of Christmas linked to Christianity.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Discussing how Christmas is celebrated in other countries.
Discussing the history of the Christmas tree.
Discussing traditional Christmas celebrations in Wales.
Following Santa’s trail across the globe identifying countries along the way.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Re-writing the story of Christmas in their own words. Develop a visual presentation to support their response.
Composing a classroom carol. Researching the history linked to the Christmas carol.
Researching into Christmas marketing campaigns for a variety of products. Author own campaign to sell or promote a Christmas product.
Writing a soliloquy based on main characters from the first Christmas over 2000 years ago.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Identifying business opportunities relating to the selling of gifts, cards for the Christmas fair. Develop a business plan taking into consideration costs, income and overheads.
Modelling the business plan and using a spreadsheet to identify possible profit and loss within the enterprise.
Calculating the consumption of calories in food consumed over the festive period.
Calculating and estimating amount of wrapping paper required to wrap Christmas gifts.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigate the history of the Christmas Cracker. Design and make cracker.
Investigate the history of the Christmas card. Design and make card to include moving parts and electronic components.
Creating a Christmas tree buzzer game. Develop an understanding of electric circuits.
Creating their own snow!

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Authoring a class message/presentation of hope to the community in the form of a film/sound production.
Create a visual representation of your Christmas incorporating a range of art media.
Investigating a range artwork relating to the theme. Consider techniques and apply into own construction.
Composing a piece of music to accompany theme for a presentation, play or classroom performance.
Creating a short drama based on supporting others linked to Operation Christmas child.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Visiting local care home, community centre, shopping centre to share good wishes over the festive season.
Researching into various Christmas appeals and charities. How do they support others?
Inviting a volunteer for a local or national charity to discuss their work over the festive period. e.g. Shelter Cymru.
Planning the Christmas lunch taking into account calories and nutrition of food consumed.
Planning and designing a fitness routine during the Christmas holidays.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching and investigating into old traditions relating to Christmas in Wales e.g. Plygain
Researching into past weather patterns over Christmas period in your area. Prepare a weather forecast for the festive season.
Investigating sustainability and the environmental impact of gift wrapping, packaging, postage, delivery courier during Christmas.
Researching into historical traditions of other countries during Christmas.
Following Santa’s journey from country to country. Quiz based on key facts of each country.

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Researching into chocolate recipes and writing a personal chocolate recipe with favourite toppings and ingredients.
Creating a set of instructions to follow in order to produce recipe successfully.
Watching and listening to advertisements of chocolate products. Discuss vocabulary used in order to entice the customer.
Writing a diary entry after a visit to a local chocolate factory or shop.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Investigating the quantities of ingredients within various chocolate bars. Discuss units e.g. grams and % of ingredients.
Calculating quantities and weight relating to cooking a favourite chocolate recipe.
Discussing the scale of quantities required in a recipe based on number of servings.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Investigating the properties of chocolate, melting point from solid to liquid.
Cooking a favourite chocolate recipe and designing own toppings/fillings.
Designing a variety of packaging to support Fair Trade chocolate.
Designing and creating a packaging for own chocolate gift to a friend or family member.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating a collage or piece of art using a variety of chocolate and sweet paper wrapping.
Composing a soundtrack to express mood of happiness whilst eating chocolate.
Creating a short film to promote your personal chocolate bar.
Designing and decorating chocolate cake or cupcakes.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the importance of a balanced diet in relation to sweet products e.g., chocolate.
Discussing the ingredients within a variety of chocolate products linked to energy and fitness.
Discussing the emotional attachment to chocolate and feelings. Why do we share chocolate with others on special occasions or celebrations?

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Discussing the origin of chocolate.
Discussing the importance of Fair-Trade goods in relation to chocolate.
Investigating countries of the world that grow coco and how it is exported around the globe.
Discussing the importance of sustainability in relation to the chocolate industry.
Investigating ethical values in relation to the chocolate industry. E.g. child labour, poverty.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching and interviewing a Welsh chocolate company. Prepare a range of questions prior to interview across the 6 areas of learning.
Writing a new chocolate recipe and prepare a detailed set of instructions on how to produce successfully.
Watching a TV advert for a chocolate product. Investigation into marketing techniques. Author own advert to promote a chocolate product.
Writing a letter to a local or national chocolate company with reference to their Fair Trade responsibilities.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Developing a business plan to support a small business. E.g., chocolate products for a school fair or community event.
Calculating quantities in order to scale a chocolate recipe - number of servings required.
Weighing ingredients correctly using units to include grams, kilograms, litres.
Investigation into temperature variations linked to tempering of chocolate.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing and experimenting with the properties of chocolate from solid to liquid.
Investigating best temperature and results in order to temper chocolate successfully.
Designing a personal chocolate bar to include recipe, quantities of ingredients and flavour.
Designing a desirable packaging for a chocolate company.
Creating a short film to advertise a chocolate product for a company or local business.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Composing a musical theme to accompany a chocolate TV advertisement.
Creating an artwork to advertise a chocolate product using a variety of media.
Developing a promotional digital media campaign to support a chocolate product.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing the properties of chocolate in relation to healthy diet and nutrition.
Investigating the use of chocolate and similar energy items linked to fitness.
Discussion on emotional attachment to chocolate and the sharing of gifts.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating the origin and history of chocolate.
Researching into the values of Fair Trade and their support to small chocolate producers around the world.
Researching into a Welsh chocolate company and their sustainability values within the business.
Investigating and researching into manufacturing process, distribution and export of chocolate products around the globe.

Parents

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Writing a letter of thanks to a friend or family member for a gift received on a special occasion.
Investigating various multicultural festivals and discussing viewpoints with friends, members of the family or community.
Discussing their heroes and creating a short presentation based on their qualities and values.
Attending celebrations events. Record details of event in the form of a written diary or video diary.
Composing a poem to celebrate an important event.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Discussing the quantities and volume of food required for a party or celebration.
Planning an event or celebration giving consideration to costs and budgets.
Calculating costs linked to family visit or celebration.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Investigating an individual that has made a positive scientific or technological discovery linked to innovation. How are they celebrated?
Designing a greeting card with moving parts, electronics and sound to celebrate a special occasion or event.
Identifying a favourite item or artifact and discuss the design qualities linked to form and function.
Baking a cake to a special family member or friend.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating a greeting card to celebrate a friend’s birthday or other special event.
Creating a collage of historical memories using photographs and artifacts of importance to celebrate a special occasion.
Composing a simple soundtrack or song for a special occasion.
Creating a digital message using video/sound/images to celebrate a special occasion.
Creating a range of artifacts to decorate an area linked to family celebrations.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing why we celebrate various events throughout the year and their importance to the family and community.
Discussing the meaning of a variety of religious celebrations on a local, national and international platform.
Discussing and respecting other religious festivals within the community.
Discussing the values of receiving and sending gifts. Importance of caring for others.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Visiting various events and discussing their importance from an economical and cultural perspective.
Discussing past and present festivals or events and their importance to society.
Discussing how a variety of historical events or individuals have impacted on society and why they are celebrated today.
Participating in local events within the calendar year.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Writing a letter of thanks to a friend or family member for a gift received on a special occasion.
Investigating various multicultural festivals and discussing viewpoints with friends, members of the family or community.
Discussing their heroes and creating a short presentation based on their qualities and values.
Attending celebrations events. Record details of event in the form of a written diary or video diary.
Composing a poem to celebrate an important event.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Discussing the quantities and volume of food required for a party or celebration.
Planning an event or celebration giving consideration to costs and budgets.
Calculating costs linked to family visit or celebration.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Investigating an individual that has made a positive scientific or technological discovery linked to innovation. How are they celebrated?
Designing a greeting card with moving parts, electronics and sound to celebrate a special occasion or event.
Identifying a favourite item or artifact and discuss the design qualities linked to form and function.
Baking a cake to a special family member or friend.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating a greeting card to celebrate a friend’s birthday or other special event.
Creating a collage of historical memories using photographs and artifacts of importance to celebrate a special occasion.
Composing a simple soundtrack or song for a special occasion.
Creating a digital message using video/sound/images to celebrate a special occasion.
Creating a range of artifacts to decorate an area linked to family celebrations.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing why we celebrate various events throughout the year and their importance to the family and community.
Discussing the meaning of a variety of religious celebrations on a local, national and international platform.
Discussing and respecting other religious festivals within the community.
Discussing the values of receiving and sending gifts. Importance of caring for others.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Visiting various events and discussing their importance from an economical and cultural perspective.
Discussing past and present festivals or events and their importance to society.
Discussing how a variety of historical events or individuals have impacted on society and why they are celebrated today.
Participating in local events within the calendar year.

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Listening to tv or radio reports based on daily travel news. Discuss content of report.
Watching tv programmes linked to pollution and environmental impact of vehicles on the road. Discuss highlight of programme.
Writing a short blog based on your feelings linked to road pollution and its long-term environmental impact.
Discussing UK speed limits restrictions around school or local area.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Observing the number of vehicles that passes the house. Create a chart based on results.
Observing distances whilst traveling to various destinations. Discuss short, long and most economical routes.
Discussing options when buying a new or second-hand vehicle. Research statistics based on fuel economy, range of distances, costs and efficiency.
Discuss speeds and distances of various vehicles whilst traveling to include, cars, buses, trains and aeroplanes. Convert distances into various units.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Discussing a variety of vehicle models based on properties such as form and function.
Discussing past and present traveling methods.
Viewing clips on the web and sharing information on various vehicles and their environmental properties.
Designing your own vehicle of the future taking into consideration the aerodynamics of the vehicle.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating a marketing video clip featuring your family car.
Creating your vision of a futuristic car using different media.
Shaping and moulding a futuristic vehicle using clay or a mouldable material.
Create a collage of travel exploration over time.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the benefits of walking over other methods of transport.
Converting units of measurements against distance travelled by foot / vehicles.
Discussing the health and well-being of others linked to vehicle pollution.
Investigating into government statistical data online linked to pollution and well-being.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Discussing the evolution of mode of travel grandparents to present.
Discussing the evolution of transport past and present.
Discussing the economic advantages of green vehicles against traditional fossil fuel powered cars.
Researching into future sustainability arguments linked to powering vehicles by fossil fuels.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Debating the advantages and disadvantages of green energy within transportation.
Writing a newspaper column in response to decreasing the speed limit by the school or park.
Expressing viewpoints such as the benefits of sharing a lift to school/work.
Authoring and marketing a vehicle highlighting its green benefits.
Investigating into issues such as road traffic accidents in the UK linked to excessive speeds.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching and investigating traffic flow in your local area. Create report to include charts and graphs based on your observations.
Creating a database on traveling habits to schools linked to distances, time and necessity.
Investigate various modes of transport. Convert units of travel, distances and speed in comparison to modes of transport.
Using maps and transportation data calculate the most effective and efficient way of transporting goods around the country linked to cost, distance and time.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Research into bridge building techniques. Create a challenge based on a scenario linked to structural
properties of a bridge.
Designing and building a futuristic car model. Class competition.
Researching into properties of electricity and its properties linked to transportation.
Investigating the evolution of car design. Choose a particular vehicle and research background and designer.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Developing a short film to emphasise the importance of green energy in transportation for future generations.
Authoring a short play with conflicting views on green energy within transportation.
Composing a piece of music to support a marketing campaign for a car.
Animating a short scene linked to road safety.
Creating a collage of transportation methods past and present.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussion on how modes of travel have had an impact on the environment. How can we make a difference?
Discussing personal travel arrangements? How can we consider alternatives in order to sustain physical health?

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching into historical developments within the theme of transportation.
Comparing transportation methods past and present.
Discussing issues relating to sustainability and pollution linked to travel methods past and present.
Investigating travel methods within local area. Consider alternatives.
Invite local council member to discuss planning and transportation alternatives in the local area for the future.

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Visiting outdoor activities centre. Record events in a diary, blog or post.
Creating a video diary following a visit to a sporting event.
Creating a profile of a favourite athlete.
Discussing your favourite athlete and how they have inspired your child.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Walking outdoors – time regular walks and calculate averages, stages and distances.
Watching sporting events and discussing times and personal bests. Convert times into hours, minutes and seconds.
Developing a sporting chart – timetable linked to weekly activities.
Investigating and calculating nutrition in weekly dietary intake. Analyse data.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Discussing the technological evolution of a sport of interest specifically linked to improvements in times and performance.
Looking at personal sport clothing and their properties. e.g. weight of training shoes, clothing.
Discussing why they like a personal sporting clothing or footwear. Why choose a particular clothing or footwear over others in the market?
Discuss marketing campaigns linked to the advertising of clothes. e.g. packaging, design features etc.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Creating a folder of music to aid motivation during fitness activity.
Creating a musical composition as a backing track to a sporting event.
Creating a piece of creative artwork using a variety of media.
Creating and editing a film as a memory of participation in a sporting event.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the importance of keeping healthy.
Discussing athlete that have prevailed due to their mental strength and determination.
Discussing the importance of dignity in losing as well as congratulating others.
Discussing the importance of team sports and working for each other.
Keeping healthy as a family. Participation in sports within the local area.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Visiting historical settings linked to sporting events.
Investigating historical evolution of cities linked to sporting events such as the Olympics.
Discussing the cultural differences in cities where sporting events have been held in various countries across the world.
Discussing the positive and negative of sporting event being held in a particular country/city. What are the financial and environmental impacts before and after the event?

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Researching into coasteering in Wales. Create an advertising campaign, letter or interview with coasteering company.
Researching into famous athletes in Wales past and present. Present facts in the form of a fact file.
Choosing a favourite sport or individual. Create a visual presentation on how they have inspired others.
Developing a diary reflecting on personal fitness and sporting activities.
Writing a soliloquy based on a famous sporting achievement by your favourite sports person.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating into dietary and nutritional values of food.
Investigating healthy diets and it impact on fitness. Create charts and tables to track daily sporting activities and food intake.
Calculating personal dietary requirements – track progress.
Calculating personal fitness and track times linked to performance.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigation into the properties of materials specifically related to sporting clothing.
Investigations into sporting footwear with consideration to materials, weight, shape and form.
Investigation into sporting clothing linked to keeping warm, dry in water-based sports.
Devising a new sporting activity or team game for a specific audience and age range.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Developing sport related artwork to advertise an event.
Using digital software to develop soundtracks to support fitness-based activities.
Creating an advertising campaign using digital technology to support a sporting event.
Authoring a short monologue with focus on the athlete’s thoughts prior to a sporting competition.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

Opportunities within the theme include:

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a healthy diet for the family.
Developing an understanding of the human body, nutritional requirements and keeping healthy.
Investigating the relationship between a healthy body and healthy mind.
Developing a range of fitness plans to support your home environment.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating the history of the Olympic games. Locations of games. Compare past and present.
Investigating historical Welsh athletes and how their sport impacted society on a local and national level.
Historical investigation of various sports and their links to Wales.
Investigation into sporting achievements, world records and the evolution of sports over time.

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Discussing the content of the poem within the theme and its true meaning.
Writing a letter, email or message of thanks following receiving a gift.
Discussing how your relations or friends all over the world celebrate various events during the year.
Discussing the value of a gift – importance of giving as well as receiving.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Calculating the amount of wrapping paper required to wrap a present.
Calculating the costs of gifts in relation to budget.
Converting currency from various countries to £ sterling.
Considering a monthly donation to a charitable organisation. Calculate weekly, monthly and annual costs of donations.
Planning the costs of a party to celebrate your birthday! Consider cost of gifts, location, food etc.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Designing and creating your own wrapping paper for a special occasion.
Creating your own gift to a family member or friend on a special occasion.
Investigating at the power of advertising to promote a product.
Baking your own personal cake based on a recipe of your choice.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Designing a card to celebrate a special occasion.
Composing a piece of music to complement a special event or gift.
Composing a special message to celebrate an important occasion.
Creating a video clip with a special message to a member of the family or friend.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussion with your child based on homelessness. How can we help?
Considering opportunities to volunteer in the local community or involvement in charitable events.
Discussing with their child feelings and emotions linked to receiving and the giving of gifts.
Discussing how communities come together to share gifts such as for a food bank or raise money for international appeals.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Discussing with your child the opportunities to support a greener planet at home. Gift of life.
Discussing the work of charities such as Oxfam. How can our gift or donation make a difference?
Discussing the needs of communities linked to requirements. i.e. daily water requirements of a developing country village or settlement.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussion with the children on the true meaning of the poem. Write a letter of concern to the local council questioning their strategy to support the homeless community.
Inviting an educational representative from Shelter Cymru to the school to discuss their work and the support given to homeless people.
Investigating the power of marketing through TV and digital platforms. Develop a marketing campaign for a specific commodity aimed at a particular audience.
Investigation into the traditions of other countries linked to giving and receiving gifts. Create a group presentation to share your findings.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Planning a party! Consider all costings and alternatives within a given budget.
Calculating the amount of wrapping paper required to cover presents of various sizes.
Currency conversion. Monetary value of gifts from various countries around the world.
Consider creating your own gift shop. Plan all costs – profit and loss spreadsheets.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Designing and creating and environmentally friendly wrapping paper.
Creating an art-based gift e.g. in clay, paper or a combination of recyclable materials.
Creating your own recipe and cook the food for a party.
Investigating a variety of greeting cards. Create your own using a variety of media.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a digital marketing campaign to include a video and sound podcast to sell, your gift/products.
Creating a composition of music in celebration of an event or occasion.
Creating a special message using sound and video in order to celebrate your friend’s birthday.
Co-authoring a short play based on the importance of giving as well as receiving.
Co-authoring a short animation based on the gift of helping others.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing emotions linked to receiving gifts during special occasions. How does it make you feel?
Discussing why is it important to give as well as receive.
Discussing the importance of charitable donations. How does a donation evolve in a gift for others?
Inviting a charitable organisation to the school and working with them on a local project linked to the charity.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing with the children opportunities to support a greener planet at home. Gift of life.
Investigating to the work of charities such as Oxfam. How does a gift/donation help others?
Investigating the needs of communities linked to requirements. i.e. daily water requirements of a developing country village or settlement.

Parents

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Discussing the election structure of Wales and importance of democracy and free speech.
Explaining how we use elections to vote for members of the Senedd.
Researching who is your local Senedd Member and how they have supported your area.
Writing a letter to your local Senedd Member requesting help or support with a project in the area.
Visit the Senedd building in Cardiff to view a live session from the ‘Oriel’.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Researching into how many votes your local member of the Senedd received in the election.
Visit official government website to view percentages of votes received by Senedd Members and political parties in Wales.
Explaining the voting procedure in relation to number of votes received and proportional representation.
Encouraging engagement with local council, councillors, voting processes and results.
Investigating how the media represents data from elections in graphical format to include a variety of charts and tables.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Watching tv programmes relating to the election. How do media broadcasters use CGI to enhance the presentation on election night?
Investigating into technological methods political parties use to deliver effective and meaningful campaigns.
Design marketing campaigns to include posters and digital presentations to share key messages based on a topic close to their heart.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Researching into communication posters and marketing materials used by politicians to share key messages during election campaign.
Designing a poster or graphical infographic to share key information with electorate.
Creating a musical composition to support an election campaign in your local area.
Creating a promotional film at home to support a particular topic or need.
Debating a topic close to their heart in the form of a simple play.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Discussing the importance of promises and keeping to your word.
Discussing the need for compassion and listen to other points of view.
Authoring a short presentation on the importance of helping others in need.
Discussing the main issues of the day and society’s responsibility to support the vulnerable.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching into the various constituencies in Wales.
Investigating the demographic of Wales linked to number of votes and population.
Discussion on first past the post and proportional representation linked to democracy in Wales.
Researching the political party promises based on the environment and sustainability. Who would represent Wales the best?

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Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Writing a persuasive letter to their local Senedd Member highlighting a particular need or concern.
Writing a media report based on a recent election giving a specific viewpoint supported by background facts and research.
Producing a marketing campaign to support a particular need in your school. Present to school governors or a specific audience linked to need.
Debating a particular issue or topic. Research into key facts and produce a slick 10-minute presentation.
Using technology prepare a 2 minute inspirational video explaining why you should be voted on the school council.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Analysing results from a school vote e.g. School council, eco council or another committee.
Representing results in graphical form to include charts, graphs, and infographics.
Investigating into different voting techniques and methods of calculating to include 1st past the post and proportional representation in Wales.
Administrating a classroom election or questionnaire linked to specific points of view or topic. Develop different methods of representing data.
Discussing how data is represented graphically by organisations in order to communicate findings most effectively to a wider audience.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating how the media uses technology effectively during broadcasts on election nights.
Developing a marketing strategy and campaign to support an election process in school.
Producing a short video to include graphics introducing a candidate for an election in school.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a musical composition to support an election campaign in your class or school
Authoring a short drama where beliefs, compassion and listening to others is prevalent in the final scene.
Producing a short film highlighting a particular topic that you feel strongly about and that others would support.
Producing a video in support of your election campaign.
Creating a collage that outlines a positive decision made by Senedd Members e.g. organ donation, establishing a youth parliament for Wales.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing the importance of personal values and thinking for yourself.
Discussing the importance of listening to others as well as sharing your viewpoints fairly during a debate.
Presentation on who you are, your beliefs and ambitions.
Researching into a famous person that you admire. What are their beliefs and why you consider them to be valuable member of the society?

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigation into the demographic of Wales linked to constituencies and elected Members of the Senedd.
Identifying the political map of Wales and how it changes from one election to another.
Investigating the election processes in other countries across the world. Are there comparisons with Wales?
Researching into the historical politics of Wales.
Researching into a particular politician in Wales and their positive contribution to society.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Discussing the main arguments for and against moving the hour twice a year.
Using the BBC news website research into articles relating to time and horology.
Write a diary or blog to a friend that lives in a different time zone.
Presenting facts to a sibling or friend based on the world’s most unusual clock. E.g. Giant water clock, Indianapolis.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Choosing a favourite sport personality and converting their personal best using various units of time.
Creating a general knowledge quiz using and converting a range of units of time.
Researching the time estimated to reach a particular destination on a daytrip or holiday.
Using a local bus or train timetable choose a specific route and convert into appropriate units of time.
Introducing digital and analogue measurement of time linked to every day schedules.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Researching into local horologists and their contribution to society.
Visiting a local museum to gain further insight to historical and technological developments relating to time.
Visiting the official Greenwich Mean Time to gain an insight into world time zones.
Creating their own timekeeping device based on the principle of the sundial.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Listening to the sound of clocks and alarms. Create your own alarm using a variety of freeware software e.g. Audacity
Listening to mood music for day to night time. Compose personal mood music to relax.
Creating a collage using prints of important moments in time.
Creating art or sculpture on the beach and observing composition as it dissolves into the landscape.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Using a stopwatch to calculate length of time used to complete a race or track created at home.
Observing the time taken to swim a particular distance using the swimming pool clock. Convert to units of 50, 100, and 200 metres to estimate time of completion.
Calculate heart rate and convert into unit of time e.g. 1 minute, average in a day before and after exercise.
Discussing time, concentration and motivation linked to effectiveness of work and relaxation

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Researching on the web for historical background into the clock and watch makers in your local area.
Visiting historic buildings around Wales to find more about the clock towers and their value to the community.
Using a range of timetables to calculate distances against time of arrival to destinations of their own choice.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Presenting a formal argument to a specific audience explaining the advantages and disadvantages of moving the hour twice a year.
Writing a diary of events with specific time schedules linked to events.
Writing a blog based on a Welsh athlete of their choice with detailed reference to their achievements in terms of personal bests and world records.
Writing an instructional piece of work explaining varied world time zones.
Prepare a 15 minute TV or radio programme with detailed reference to timings. Precise timings required for broadcast.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Introducing various units of time to include the analogue and digital clock.
Introducing various units of time and investigate shortest and longest times to reach a chosen destination from land, air to sea.
Analysing a variety of timetables linked to a schedule of a working day, week, year.
Analysing the annual calendr and quiz on the units of time from minute to hour, days, weeks and year.
Calculations based on world time zones.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigation into units of time to include time zones calculation and seasons.
Investigation into night and day, 24 hour rotation of the earth.
Investigation into sounds, pitch and their link to alarms and mood sounds.
Investigations relating to time travelled and distances.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating sounds. Compose your own sound alarm using freeware software such as Audacity.
Compose a mood music composition using appropriate score linked to sounds.
Creating a collage of events linked to personal moments in time.
Author a short sketch with emphasis on time. E.g. preparing for an interview, exam or important event.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Time tracking based on physical activity.
Calculate heart rate monitoring during fitness activity and rest.
Discussion on effective study time and rest. Efficient ways of study for a healthy body and mind.
Investigation into dietary requirements linked to fitness and time.
Identify famous athlete, review fitness and training program linked to time, effort and success.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigate sustainability and global warming in relation to time.
Historically analyse data relating to global warming to include significant events linked to time e.g. storms, drought and erosion.
Investigate time zones of the world, seasons and plantation linked to food production and sustainability.
Investigate the principal of a sun dial linked to history. Create a school time piece using the principles of the sundial.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Discussing what they know about their capital city? Discuss how Cardiff has developed in recent times.
Discuss what is means to be Welsh?
Considering visiting Cardiff.
Devising a commentary tour for a location in Cardiff?
Devising a quiz on capital cities of the world.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Considering the costs of the open bus tour, what would it cost for a whole family? Compare various bus companies to find the best solution for a range of scenarios.
Discussion population of Cardiff compared to your town or village. Has it increased over the years? Why?
Calculating best route from your home to Cardiff. Consider all costs and options.
Researching to find the best hotel deal for your stay.
Researching to find the best places to eat and compare prices.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Visiting various museums to include Techniquest.
Visiting Cardiff Barrage to gain an insight into its function and why it was built.
Visiting the National Museum of History, Sain Ffagan’s. Compare the street of houses to your house.
Visiting the National museum of Wales Cardiff to view exhibits specifically relating to Cardiff.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Researching iconic buildings of Cardiff. Create an artwork using a variety of art materials and media.
Investigating Cardiff based artist and their artwork. Choose a favourite artist and create an information profile card.
Researching music artist born in Cardiff.
Create a sound track to support an advertising campaign for the city.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Visiting a variety of parks? What physical activities are available?
Creating a healthy walk based on visiting various historic monuments and buildings within the city centre.
Visiting various tourist attractions using the city’s cycle paths.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Choosing a favourite building or location in Cardiff. Produce a short audio presentation highlighting its main features.
Choosing historic image of Cardiff. Identify the period when the photo was taken from the clues within the picture.
Discussing why they consider Cardiff was chosen as a capital city.
Discussing if Cardiff is a green city in their opinion? Investigate an aspect of the city that is making a positive contribution to conservation or the environment.
Discuss the rise of the docklands area and its importance to the development of the city during the industrial revolution.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussion of how Cardiff has grown from a small town to be the busy place that it is today. Develop a timeline of events based on thorough research.
Discussion on what does it mean to be Welsh?
Writing a diary page imagining the writer has gone back to 1907 and has watched the Queen Alexandra Dock being opened by the King and Queen.
Composing an advert to use in a newspaper or in a poster promoting an aspect of Cardiff.
Devising a commentary for a tour around your own locality?

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Considering the costs of the open bus tour, what would it cost for a whole family? Compare various bus companies to find the best solution for a range of scenarios.
Investigation into statistical population of Cardiff. Comparisons with other cities. statswales.gov.wales
Prediction on future populations simulations using spreadsheet-based software.
Using various travel websites research into cost of traveling to the city from your local area on bus/train or any other available travel option.
Looking at various short breaks websites and calculate how much it may cost Sofia and Mum if they decided to stay in the City overnight. Compare weekday prices with weekends.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Digital representation of data in the form text, images graphs and charts to produce a report for a defined audience. e.g. Presentation on population increase since the 1800’s. Comparison of hotel prices for short stay breaks.
Digital representation in the form of i.e. diary, blog, video or podcast to provide listeners or viewers with a presentation on a chosen aspect of the city to research.
Investigation into the background to the Cardiff Canal system.
Devising suitable methods of inquiry to investigate how coal was formed and used during the industrial revolution.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Exploring sounds linked to theme and represent through a musical performance.
Representing the theme through visual creative interpretation using a variety of artistic media.
Identifying and author short radio news report based on an event linked to the articles within the issue.
Authoring a short sketch on a specific historical fact included within the issue.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussion based on personal feelings or experience of being rehoused when regeneration plans involve compulsory purchase orders by the government.
Watching or listening to news reports and media programmes linked to the theme and share feelings and thoughts.
Discussing the health advantages of being rehoused away from a city centre of an industrial area?
Devising a safe physical activity plan within public areas fort the city to include, parks, waterfront and dockland area.
Investigating the possibility of developing cycle tracks across the city. Create a proposal for council members.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Overlaying maps from different historic period to identify the main structural changes to the city.
Choosing a range of historic images from Cardiff. Identify the period when the photo was taken from the clues within the picture.
Choosing a capital city for a country. Why choose Cardiff as a capital city? Present the case for other cities in Wales to be considered as a capital city.
Researching into influential and important people associated with Cardiff.
Investigating an aspect of the city that is making a positive contribution to conservation or the environment.
Researching into the rise of the docklands area and its importance to the development of the city over a specific period of time.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Researching into their local leisure attractions and designing an advert to attract tourists using images, video and sound.
Writing a newspaper report or a diary in which they took a walk “over the sea” at a pier of their choice.
Writing a blog that shares information on a destination in Wales that they enjoyed.
Discussing the words in the song “We’ll keep a welcome” and how they can relate to the words. What makes home special to them?
Discussing what “Hiraeth” what it means and how you would explain the word to foreign visitor.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Researching into various tourism attractions and calculating the best method of travel taking into consideration distance, travel time and costs. List alternatives and advantages/disadvantages of the various travel options.
Calculate all cost relating to a weekend break in a destination of their choice to include all travel, stay and eating out.
Look at a range of travel attractions. What would be the best deal for the family in terms of costs and added value of a day out?
Planning a complete day out for a club or group of friends? Calculate all costs to include travel, entrance tickets (if applicable) and food required for the day.
Investigating your local train station or bus station timetable. Select a range of options to include price and times of travel to reach a specific tourist attraction of their choice.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Investigate the advantages and properties of various materials used to build piers around Wales.
Design your own pier taking into account building techniques to include triangulation to ensure strength of overall design.
Investigating the stresses relating to a zip wire construction.
Looking closely at materials used to build various tourist attractions across Wales. Did they use locally sourced materials? What are the advantages of using locally sourced materials in the construction process?
Discussion of the environmental impact and welfare of communities in Wales linked to tourism, travel and pollution.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Create a musical composition to support and advertising campaign for a tourist attraction of your choice.
Create a short video production to promote a particular tourist attraction
Listen to a variety of mood music that relate to specific locations. How has the composer used music to represent the sounds identified?
Create a collage of a tourist attraction using materials such as images from magazines, recycled materials and natural materials.
Create a sculpture in clay to represent an aspect of a tourism attraction that is close to your heart.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Choose a tourist attraction of your choice and discuss its potential as a method of exercising whilst on the visit.
Discuss why we choose to go on holidays or visit particular attractions. How do they make you feel? Why?
Discuss the importance leisure time and sharing memories with family and friends.
Create a tourist attraction of your choice. Discuss how would you maximise the physical health of tourists during the visit.
Look at your local park? Discuss ways of enhancing the potential to develop a range of physical activities for visitors. Consider physical activities for all ages of the community.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Discuss the importance of tourism for Wales. How does it support the economy?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of tourism to an area of your choice?
Does the development of leisure attractions in Wales make an area wealthier? What does wealth mean to you?
Look at your local area. Does tourism play an important role in your local economy? How could it be enhanced to suit all ages?
Design your own holiday destination/attraction. Consider the environmental impact of your development and how they could be addressed positively.

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Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Devising an advertising campaign for Wales to include all promotion materials i.e. posters, videos, scripts for TV and radio promotion.
Writing a diary of events based on a holiday of their choice.
Writing a blog that shares information on a destination in Wales.
Discussing the words in the song “We’ll keep a welcome” and how they can relate to the words. In groups create a set of lyrics to invite tourist’s to Wales. Record performance.
Devising a series of promotion and marketing materials for an attraction in Wales.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Calculating the best method of travel to a chosen destination taking into consideration distance, travel time and costs. List alternatives and advantages/disadvantages of the various travel options.
Calculating all costs relating to a holiday destination of their choice to include all travel, stay entertainment.
Researching into a range of travel attractions in Wales. What would be the best deal for a class/school trip in terms of costs?
Planning a complete day out to celebrate a birthday for a circle of friends? Calculate all costs to include travel, entrance tickets (if applicable) and food required for the day.
Investigating your local train station or bus station timetable. Select a range of options to include price and times of travel to reach a specific tourist attraction of their choice.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigating the advantages and properties of various materials used to build piers around Wales.
Designing your own holiday attraction. Create a model to represent the attraction. Consider relevant building material suitable for the location.
Investigating the stresses relating to a zip wire construction.
Looking closely at materials used to build various tourist attractions across Wales. Did they use locally sourced materials? What are the advantages of using locally sourced materials in the construction process? How did the materials reach its destination?
Discussing the environmental impact and welfare of communities in Wales linked to tourism, travel and pollution.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Composing a musical composition to support and advertising campaign for a tourist attraction.
Creating a short video production to promote a particular tourist attraction.
Listening to a variety of mood music that relate to specific locations. How has the composer used music to represent the sounds identified?
Creating a collage of a tourist attraction using materials such as images from magazines, recycled materials and natural materials.
Creating a business logo for an attraction of their choice.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Designing a healthy programme of activities to a specific tourist attraction that they enjoy.
Discussion on why holidays are important to us. Discuss personal feelings and enjoyment linked to a particular attraction.
Discussion on the importance of leisure time and sharing memories with family and friends.
Researching into their local park or tourist attraction? Discuss ways of enhancing the potential to develop a range of physical activities for visitors. Consider physical activities for all ages of the community.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussion on the importance of tourism for Wales. How does it support the economy? Look at various statistical data on Welsh Government websites.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of tourism for Wales? Develop a classroom debate and invite a local councillor or business to participate in the discussion.
Consideration of leisure attractions in Wales and linked to greater wealth for an area? What does wealth mean to you?
Looking at your local area. Does tourism play an important role in your local economy? How could it be enhanced to suit all ages?
Designing a holiday destination/attraction. Consider the environmental impact of such development.

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Considering together whether it was right for the dolphinarium in Wales to be closed. Why do they think they have not been shut down in parts of America and in certain European countries? What are the advantages to having such places?
Discussing matters relating to the killing of dolphins that get into the nets of tuna fishermen could be explored. Should there be legal restrictions on such killing? What might happen if the dolphins were returned to the sea?
Writing an imaginary diary for a dolphin spotting trip.
Encouraging your child to respond to what they have learned by writing a top ten facts list or similar.
Creating a set of top trump cards relating to various species of dolphins.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Develop units of measurement linked to marine animal’s top trump cards as well as considering some of the other numerical data.
Units of measurement could also be considered when looking at the map of Wales as well as how far would a dolphin spotting boat be able to travel for a day activity. What elements of numeracy would a volunteer need to use if reporting on a spotting trip?
In the main article there is mention of the depth to which dolphins can dive, this is expressed as the equivalent of the height of ten houses. Are there other “units” we can use to try and understand distance?
There are many other opportunities to discuss the relative size of the marine animals and compare with humans and other mammals.
The link to the Dolphinarium and the discussion of a possible visit could generate numeracy investigation in terms of how much it would cost to visit such a place and to swim alongside dolphins your child might want to investigate this further and work out how long it would take to save money for such a visit.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Support your child by:

Develop chart/graph related to the topic.
Discussion of the importance of conservation of habitats and taking an ethical approach to life.
Discussing such things as food chains and food webs.
Consider the grouping of species and potential for developing a branching database of marine life.
Sonar (echo location) and radar, nonverbal communication and their connection with modern technology and communication.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Exploring sounds linked to theme using whale and dolphin recordings and represent these through a musical performance.
Representing the theme through visual creative interpretation using a variety of artistic media; perhaps water colour seascapes and then overlay a dorsal fin in black ink.
Authoring together a short sketch based on an event linked to the theme.
Use technologies creatively to record and publish content developed based on event relating to theme.
At one point Sofia decides to produce an “awesomeness poster” or smaller graphic based on a fact or facts relating to cetaceans – you may wish to encourage your child to do the same.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by

Discussion based on personal feelings or experience of thinking about positives in difficult times.
Watching or listening together to news reports and media programmes linked to the theme and share feelings and thoughts.
Creating a presentation on the theme of looking after others and the world around us and how caring for others and the environment and cultivating “awe and wonder” can be helpful to our own mental health.
Discussion as to whether Sofia should swim with dolphins especially as she would really like to do this; links to facts on animals used in therapy and to support mental health and well being.
Discussion on how animals are used to support mental health of primary and secondary school, children e.g. reading dogs.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Discussion of environmental issues as a central theme relating to this particular topic.
Discussion on the history of keeping marine animals in captivity and how attitudes of society has changed in recent years.
Considering simple geographical knowledge of Wales and some of the counties and places.
Discussion relating to whether people are becoming more environmentally aware through time.
Further research which could be carried out to determine different places that marine life in the wild has been seen.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussion in groups or a class debate relating to whether it was right for the dolphinaria in Wales to be closed. Why do the learners think they have not been shut down in parts of America and in certain European countries?
What are the advantages to having places that keep animals like dolphins in captivity?
Discussion relating to the killing of dolphins that get into the nets of tuna fishermen could be encouraged. Should there be legal restrictions on such killing? What might happen if the dolphins were returned to the sea?
In one section there is a prompt to encourage learners to write an imaginary diary for a dolphin spotting trip. Higher ability pupils might be able to include reference to their personal feelings.
There are aside mentions that could be developed further i.e. people who respond to internet discussion with “false facts”. Is it this ethical?

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Whilst not mentioned explicitly there is potential to discuss units of measure in the Marine Animals Cards resource as well as considering some of the other numerical data. Teachers may wish to discuss the importance of such things as tallying moving on to constructing pictograms and bar charts.
Distance could also be considered when looking at the map of Wales as well as how far would a dolphin spotting boat be able to travel for a day activity. What elements of numeracy would a volunteer need to use if reporting on a spotting trip?
In the main article there is mention of the depth to which dolphins can dive, this is expressed as the equivalent of the height of ten houses. Are there other “units” we can use to try and understand distance?
There are many other opportunities here to discuss the relative size of the marine animals and compare this with humans and other mammals.
The link to the Dolphinarium and the discussion of a possible visit could generate numeracy investigation in terms of how much it would cost to visit such a place and to swim alongside dolphins.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

As mentioned within the topic there is opportunity here to develop chart making skills.
The importance of conservation of habitats and an ethical approach can be further discussed
Potential to consider food chains and food webs linked to the topic
Grouping of species and potential for developing a branching database of marine life
Sonar (echo location) and radar, nonverbal communication and their connection with modern technology and communication

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Explore sounds linked to theme using whale and dolphin recordings and represent these through a musical performance.
Represent the theme through visual creative interpretation using a variety of artistic media; perhaps water colour seascapes and then overlay a dorsal fin in black ink.
Author a short sketch based on an event linked to the theme.
Use technologies creatively to record and publish content developed based on event relating to theme
Sofia decides to produce an “awesomeness poster” or smaller graphic based on a fact or facts relating to cetaceans. Pupils could be encouraged to so the same in the form of an infographic representation.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussion based on personal feelings or experience of thinking about positives in difficult times.
Watch or listen to news reports and media programmes linked to the theme and share feelings and thoughts.
In pairs or groups create a presentation on the theme of ‘looking after others and the world around us’ and how caring for others and the environment and cultivating “awe and wonder” can be helpful to our own mental health.
Discuss if it is a good idea for Sofia to swim with dolphins especially as she would really like to do this? Is it fair or cruel?
Investigate and research how animals are used to support mental health and well-being of children and young people.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussion of environmental issues is a central theme relating to this particular topic; discussion and further research can take an important place to extend engagement.
Discussion on the history of keeping marine animals in captivity. How has associations such as the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) played a role in informing the public on the importance of conservation within the animal kingdom.
Use maps to develop geographical knowledge of Wales and some of the counties and places included within the theme.
Discussion relating to whether we are becoming more environmentally aware through time, campaigns and our own experiences and practices relating to conservation.
Investigate further into the spotting of unusual wildlife around the coast of Wales/UK.

Parent

This issue tries to convey a “love of learning” in terms of a young person finding facts out for themselves. Parents could encourage children to do the same rather than “teaching” directly.

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Support your child by:

Discussing the purpose keeping a diary, a personal letter, a “blog” from Sofia and a newspaper article.
Encouraging your child to write a reply to the emails, the letters and the blog.
Following hyperlinks in pages to give an opportunity for learners to find out even more about the history of communication etc.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Support your child by:

Looking at the costs of using various mobile networks and perhaps compare purchasing a new mobile with either buying a used one or also taking out a longer term agreement with a company.
In the email there is a link to a chart which illustrates the rise in the use of mobiles in the UK by household. This could be used to discuss charts further.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities in this issue include:

Curiosity about science and technology leads us to ask questions. As ethically informed citizens of Wales learners will need to consider the impact of our actions and asking questions such as “Just because we can, does that mean that we should?”
A consideration of the way that things have changed over time and how scientific discovery and invention has influenced change.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Support your child by:

Writing together scripts for performance which might consider the importance of “learning for oneself”, the relationship between Sofia, her Mum and her Tadcu.
Listening together to musical pieces which consider change in technology over time for example “Video killed the Radio Star” by “The Buggles” and how electronics have been used in pieces by BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Support your child by:

Exploration of potential issues relating to the over use of technology and also the safeguarding issues. involved here as well as the importance of electrical safety when considering poles and cabinets.
Discussion on “At what age should a child be allowed to own a mobile”?
Questioning together whether children be given a “locked down mobile” or a fully “open” one?
Discussion of the concept of “Does the benefit outweigh the risk”.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Support your child by:

Discussion of perceived and actual dangers in using technology.
Consideration of the location of some of the places they are aware of with such things as Post Offices, telegraph poles as well as places mentioned in the texts.
Considering further controversy over the disturbance of sea graves and whether diving to recover artefacts can have a positive outcome rather than just to make money for a museum.
Do some religious groups discourage use of technology e.g. Amish communities?

Teacher

Teachers might introduce the scenario of Sofia owning her own enquiry as she finds out more for herself about radio communication, its history and its drawbacks as a positive example of a young person in Wales wanting to find out more and more and possessing a “love of learning” with a sense of awe at the past and the present.

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within this issue include:

Explore idea of audience and purpose of a diary entry, a personal letter, a “blog” from Sofia and a newspaper article.
Learners could be encouraged to model these examples of different texts for their own responses, to reply to the emails, the letters and the blog in a similar format.
Diary extracts, letters and emails are written in the “first person” to give learners a sense of immediacy and conversational language which should be accessible to today’s learners.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within this issue include:

Pupils could look up the costs of using various mobile networks and perhaps compare purchasing a new mobile with either buying a used one and also taking out a longer term agreement with a company.
In the email there is a link to a chart which illustrates the rise in the use of mobiles in the UK by household. This could be used to discuss charts further.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within this issue include:

Curiosity about science and technology leads us to ask questions. As ethically informed citizens of Wales learners will need to consider the impact of our actions asking questions such as “Just because we can does that mean that we should?”
A consideration of the way that things have changed over time and how scientific discovery and invention has influenced change.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within this issue include:

short dramatic sketches in small groups which might consider the importance of “learning for oneself”, the relationship between Sofia, her Mum and her Tadcu.
Consideration of musical pieces which consider change in technology over time for example “Video killed the Radio Star” by “The Buggles” and how electronics have been used in pieces by BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.
By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the issue include:

Further emphasise the potential issues relating to the over use of technology and also the safeguarding issues involved here as well as the importance of electrical safety when considering poles and cabinets.
Discussion on “At what age should a child be allowed to own a mobile”?
Should children be given a “locked down mobile” which only enables them to access certain functions and reach certain people that a parent has pre-programmed. This is likely to be an emotive area for discussion by children and by parents!
The idea of “Does the benefit outweigh the risk”.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within this issue include:

Historical skills in terms of putting together a simple timeline.
The progress made in technology since the first radio telegraphy. The more recent trend by young people to use text to communicate rather than voice.
Perceived and actual dangers in using technology (For more able groups consideration of the idea of “false news” and “conspiracy theory” in relation to 5g masts etc).
controversy over the disturbance of sea grave and whether diving to recover artefacts can have a positive outcome rather than just to make money for a museum.
Do some religious groups discourage use of technology e.g. Amish communities?

Parent

Again much of the content in this Issue is written in a way to stimulate learners to consider the content from a first person point of view. This document outlines just some ideas parents may wish to use this as somewhere to start in terms of using this issue of the magazine.

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Support your child to use the stimuli to discuss and model different styles of communication considering the information given.
Consider with your child their deeper learning such as understanding how society and its language and views on technology have changed.
Discuss with your learner whether it would be ethical to bring up the Marconi equipment from the wreck of the Titanic.
Consider the question of radiation dangers with radio communication listing both positives and drawbacks.
Basic literacy skills like letter writing could be practiced (along with handwriting) in reply to a letter or a blog.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy, the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Encourage your child to complete the examples of practical numeracy activities in some of the content blocks.
Support your child to look further at real world situations connected with the costs of hotels, guest houses and holiday parks.
Visit Wales, booking,com and other web resources have online room pricing data that could be used to check costs and your child could be guided to discover and discuss how and why such charges vary by season.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

The whole of the story of the development of radio and radio telegraphy from its initial discovery by Marconi to the modern mobile networks is a prime example of how such developments have changed society and its acceptance of such change.
Raise questions with your child such as what might have been different if Marconi had not developed such systems.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Support your child to Illustrate the historic developments through visual creative interpretation using a variety of artistic media.
Support your child to use digital technologies creatively to record and publish a “radio programme” modelled on the Phil Carradice four-minute audio feature on Waunfawr.
Consider the type of music Marconi might have heard played at the hotel in Caernarfon in his time and how this would differ to music that could be heard in the hotel during Sofia’s stay.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Supportive discussion based on the personal feelings of Sofia. Is she right to take ownership of her learning? How could your own child do more of this?
Has she gone “too far” and become fixated over her own mobile phone?
Discuss emotional dangers of becoming too connected to technology.
Consider with your child how radio has become essential for rescue and medical services – could we manage today without such technology.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

There is an amount of information in this Issue that has very close links with Humanities, especially considering the geography of Wales and of the coast of south Wales and north Wales and this could lead to discussion on the lack of fast road and rail connections between the two as well as comparison in Welsh language between north and south.
Discuss together the economic issues relating to the cost of luxury hotels and the correct balance between conservation and tourism could be discussed here.
Your child could carry out research relating to the importance of wireless communication.

Teacher

Again much of the content in this Issue is written in a way to stimulate pupils to consider the content from a first person perspective. This document outlines just some ideas – teachers will think of many more and will tailor planning and coverage to suit their own cohort of learners.

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Opportunities for teachers to use the stimuli to discuss and model different styles of communication considering the styles and audience that the different content blocks model.
Discussion using higher level inferential skills such as how society and its language and views on technology have changed.
Teachers could promote debate on as to whether it would be ethical to bring up the Marconi equipment from the wreck of the Titanic.
Further debate could be encouraged relating to the question of radiation dangers with radio communication – perhaps listing both positives and drawbacks and where things may develop further.
Basic literacy skills like letter writing could be practiced (along with handwriting) in reply to a letter or a blog on behalf of the fictional reader.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

There are some examples of practical numeracy activities in some of the content blocks.
Such activities could be taken further and discussion over calculation methods could take place.
Pupils encouraged to look further at real world situations connected with the costs of hotels, guest houses and holiday parks.
Visit Wales, booking,com and other web resources have online room pricing data that could be used to check costs and children could discover how and why such charges vary by season.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

The whole of the story of the development of radio and radio telegraphy from its initial discovery by Marconi to the modern mobile networks is a prime example of how such developments have changed society and its acceptance of such change.
Raising questions such as what if Marconi had not developed such systems.
Consideration of the sea change that came about in more recent times due to more mobile technology can be considered.
Could Marconi have moved anything forward without steam power, electricity.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Consideration of the historic developments through visual creative interpretation using a variety of artistic media.
Discuss and author short plays based on an event linked to the theme.
Use digital technologies creatively to record and publish a “radio programme” modelled on the Phil Carradice four minute audio feature on Waunfawr.
Consideration of the type of music Marconi might have heard played at the hotel in Caernarfon in his time and how this would differ to music that could be heard in the hotel during Sofia’s stay.
Discussion of the incidental music to the Inspector Morse series by Barrington Pheloung.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussion based on personal feelings of Sofia. Is she right to take ownership of her learning?
Has she gone “too far” and become fixated over her own mobile phone?
The emotional dangers of becoming too connected to technology.
In pairs or groups create discuss how radio has become essential for rescue and medical services – could we manage today without such technology.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

There is an amount of information in this Issue that has very close links with Humanities, especially considering the geography of Wales and of the coast of South Wales and North Wales and this could lead to discussion on the lack of fast road and rail connections between the two as well as comparison in Welsh language between north and south.
Pupils could investigate the route taken by Sofia and mum from Lavernock in the South to Caernarfon in the North.
The economic issues relating to the cost of luxury hotels and the correct balance between conservation and tourism could be discussed here.
In terms of history further work could take place relating to the importance of wireless communication.

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Record weekly pocket money earnings in a diary.
Look at advertising campaigns linked to banks/building society in the local press, post, tv and radio.
Discuss the benefits of saving money for the future.
Visit local bank and discuss possible savings packages offered.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Work with your child on developing a long term income / expenditure spreadsheet.
Use income /expenditure spreadsheet to calculate interest.
Use income / expenditure spreadsheet or paper based record to forecast future savings over medium and long term.
Understand that different countries have different currencies and calculate value of £ against the currency of your annual holiday destination.
Open a bank account – discuss best options relating to deals offered by Highstreet banks.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Visit the Royal Mint or download educational supporting packs available on website.
Go with parent and demonstrate how to use an ATM?
How do banks use technology to avoid counterfeit money and fraud? View video clips online.
Investigated what materials are used to create coins and bank notes.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discuss currency designs of coins within the UK and beyond.
Design your own currency. Use a variety of artistic techniques to design a coin e.g design and bake your coin in dough.
Author a song and record using freeware software e.g. Audacity.
Develop a musical score around a financial event. e.g. winning local prize.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discuss issues relating to income and poverty.
Visit Shelter Cymru website and view digital clips.
Visit local bank or financial advisor to discuss issues relating to money.
Discussions on matters such as can we live without money. Does money bring happiness?
Listen to national TV news report relating to a range of financial stories.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigate the history of money. When did civilisation start to use money?
Look in your wallet or purse. Who is the individual on the bank note or coin? Why are they famous?
Visit to Royal Mint.
Archaeological coin discovery sites? Are there any locally? Visit local museum to discover more.

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Diary of events relating to pocket money, work undertaken and remuneration amount for services.
Develop an advertising campaign to explain the benefits of pocket money linked to bank savings account for young people.
Written advert offering goods and services in exchange for pocket money.
Persuasive writing based on the advantages of saving for the future.
Interview with local bank/post office and services provide for young people.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Weekly spreadsheets based on income received and expenditure over a determined period of time.
Spreadsheets linked to scenarios on interest rates increase/decrease & saving accounts.
Currencies of the world, exchange rates comparisons in readiness for annual holiday.
Forecasting future pocket money earnings against list of desired objects e.g. computer games, clothes.
Introduction to personal bank account and services provide to young people, parents and businesses.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigation into the history of money across civilisation.
How do ATM’s work?
Currency design and engineering. Research into procedures of printing money in the UK and around the world. Properties of coins and paper money.
How do you make currency secure?
How do banks use technology to avoid counterfeit money and fraud?

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigate the various currency of the world looking at designs of coins and paper money.
Using a variety of art techniques design a coin to celebrate an important national event.
Paper money competition – design and print an example of your design.
Author a play relating to financial constraints/poverty set within a specific scenario.
Develop a musical score celebrating a windfall win on the lottery!

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigate issues relating to income and poverty.
Invite public bodies e.g. Shelter Cymru to the school to discuss money in relation to poverty.
Invite local bank or financial advisor to discuss issues relating to money.
Class or group discussions on subjects e.g. Wealth or health.
Research into recent newspaper reports linked to financial hardship and mental health.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Investigation into the history of money.
History of the Royal Mint.
History of coins and currency in Wales.
Research into individuals celebrated on coins and paper money and their influence in their field of expertise.
Evolution of money – value and comparisons of commodities past and present.

Parent

Languages, Literacy and Communication (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing the weather and weather patterns in Wales, seasonal changes and possible links with global warming.
Encourage the children to write a diary and record daily weather as part of the record.
Read letters authored by local individua’s in the newspaper and encourage the children to consider writing a letter on a subject they feel passionate about.
Use their digital technology e.g. phone to record weather and create a mini presentation using technology available at home.
Visit spaces within local area to observe weather patterns to include beaches, rivers and towns. Look for clues of possible flood defence structures within the local area.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Create your very own weather station at home using recyclable materials. Record rainfall, wind speed and daily weather patterns.
Use data from weather station to predict weather pattern over following days.
Analyse your local data at home and compare with regional or national weather forecast.
Visit BBC weather or Met office website. Observe weather patterns at home and around the world.

Science and Technology (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Record data from weather station using spreadsheet-based software. All children in Wales has access to Office 365 on their school HWB account.
Create graphs and charts based on data from personal weather station.
Encourage your child to create a digital presentation i.e. diary, blog, video or podcast to recall events relating to the theme.
Investigation of flood defences in the local area.

Expressive Arts (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Creating a musical performance based on the weather.
Listen to dramatic music that may depict various weather patterns.
Represent the theme through visual creative interpretation using a variety of artistic media.
Use technologies creatively to record and publish digital art in a variety of forms.

Health and Well-being (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussion based on personal feelings or experience of being re-hosed due to floods.
Watch or listen to news reports and media programmes linked to the theme and share feelings and thoughts.
In pairs or groups create a presentation that deals with the after care and emotional support needed for flood victims.

Humanities (Curriculum statement based on statutory area of learning)

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussing recent flood events on a local, national or international scale.
Discuss feelings and emotions linked to own flooding or imagine if they were in a similar situation.
How would they feel? How would they cope with the situation?
Talk to various members of the family. Do they recall any local or national events that had an effect on their lives when they were growing up?

Teacher

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Languages connect us with people, places and communities. Clear and effective communication through spoken and written language is an important life skill. It calls for the ability to use and adapt language in a range of roles, genres, forms, media and styles. Learners should be given opportunities to speak and write in order to be effective as they interact, explore ideas, express viewpoints, knowledge and understanding and build relationships.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussion on the weather in Wales, seasonal changes and possible links with global warming.
Written response to floods in the form of a diary. Expression of feelings during floods.
Author official letter to local council or Natural Resources Wales regarding flood defence strategies/policy in your local area.
Newspaper, tv or radio report based on a flood event on a local, national or international scale.
Presentation of a balanced argument supported by data e.g. rainfall, river levels linked to current weather reports.

Mathematics and Numeracy

The development of mathematics has always gone hand in hand with the development of civilisation itself. A truly international discipline, it surrounds us and underpins so many aspects of our daily lives, such as architecture, art, music, money and engineering.

What is more, numeracy – the application of mathematics to solve problems in real-world contexts – plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Local weather station recording within school/home.
Create graphical representation of data from agencies such as Natural Resources Wales, Met Office.
Analysis of data in the form of charts, graphs and reports.
Develop an understanding of the process of reasoning with statistics and probability linked to seasonal weather events.

Science and Technology

Developments in science and technology areas have always been drivers of change in society, underpinning innovation and impacting on everyone’s lives economically, culturally and environmentally.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Digital representation of data in the form text, images graphs and charts to produce a report for a defined audience.
Weather modelling using spreadsheet-based software over a specific time period.
Digital representation in the form of i.e. diary, blog, video or podcast to recall events relating to theme of floods.
Investigation of flood defences structures to include designs on a local, national and international level.
Devise suitable methods of inquiry to investigate scientific questions identified.

Expressive Arts

The dynamic nature of the expressive arts can engage, motivate and encourage learners to develop their creative, artistic and performance skills to the full.

Expressive Arts spans five disciplines: art, dance, drama, film and digital media and music. Although each discipline has its own discrete body of knowledge and skills, it is recognised that together they share the creative process.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Explore sounds linked to theme and represent through a musical performance.
Represent the theme through visual creative interpretation using a variety of artistic media.
Identify and author short play based on an event linked to the theme.
Use technologies creatively to record and publish content developed based on event relating to theme.

Health and Well-being

The fundamental components of Health and Well-being are physical health and development, mental health, and emotional and social well-being.

By developing learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities, they can be supported to become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Discussion based on personal feelings or experience of being re-hosed due to floods.
Watch or listen to news reports and media programmes linked to the theme and share feelings and thoughts.
In pairs or groups create a presentation that deals with the after care and emotional support needed for flood victims.

Humanities

The Humanities curriculum seeks to awaken a sense of wonder, fire the imagination and inspire learners to grow in knowledge, understanding and wisdom. This Area encourages learners to engage with the most important issues facing humanity, including sustainability and social change, and help to develop the skills necessary to interpret and articulate the past and the present.

Opportunities within the theme include:

Research past and present flood effects on a local area. Use historical data and map to plot past present and future flooding patterns based on data and images.
Explore social policy linked to flood plains and prepare a report for building on brown waste land in order to conserve local environment and beauty spot.
Explore historically why flood plains are fruitful areas for habitation.
Prepare a for/against class discussion. Use statistical data to inform judgements.
Investigate aspects of global warming. Research weather patterns and identify links with flooding and destruction of land on local, regional and international level.