Oak class’ topic this term is 'Discovering China'. We will use our geographical skills to locate the country and find out more about its resources. We will research the daily life of children of China and learn a little about the political organisation which is in power. To begin with, our main historical focus will be to learn more about the Shang dynasty, which began in around 1600BC and is the first dynasty for which there is archaeological and written evidence.

Our Literacy work will be linked to our topic work and we will write stories, diaries, persuasive information leaflets, discursive texts and - hopefully - recipes for delicious Chinese food, which we aim to cook and sample! In Art, we will continue the theme with bamboo pictures, cherry blossom fans, Chinese calligraphy and work based on dragons. We will also link our topic work to our Science work by considering the Chinese contribution to the exploration of Space.