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Year 5 Autumn 1 Topic


Wild At Heart

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Read...

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Look out for these books in your classroom, the Imagination Room or at Brierfield Library!  

Key vocabulary...

chrysalis
Developed Countries
Developing Countries
equator
latitude
life cycle
longitude
metamorphosis
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere

Fascinating facts...

  • The longest river in the world is the River Nile which is 6,695 km (4,160 miles) long.

  • The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest which is 8,850 meters (29,035 feet) high.

  • Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free standing mountain in the world at ‎5,895 m (19,341 ft).

  • Butterflies are on of a few insects that go through complete metamorphosis.

  • The first thing a caterpillar eats after it hatches from its cocoon is usually the shell of the cocoon itself.

  • A group of butterflies is known as a flutter.

Explore...

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Click on the picture to go to the DK Find Out! website to find out more about the continent of Africa.
Listen to this story called 'From Africa with Love, on the BBC Sounds website.
*An adult may need to sign into the BBC website for you to access all of this content.
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Check out this travel website that contains lots of interesting facts about Africa.
Click on the picture to visit a website with loads of Africa learning games and quizzes.
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Visit...

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International Slavery Museum - Liverpool
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World Museum - Liverpool

Do...

  • Design an African-style necklace using a decorated paper plate.

  • ​Patterns are an important part of African design.  Create your own African pattern and colour it brightly.
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In school...

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Class Novel - The Last Wild, Piers Torday
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