Your child already started unit 2 of their Science
coursebook. The topic of this unit is Our body. In this unit, your child will
·learn to
recognise how our bodies change as we grow
·learn to
identify some characteristics of the different stages of life
·learn to
identify the parts of the circulatory system and how it works
·learn to
identify the parts of the respiratory system and how it works
·learn to
differentiate between and identify the male and female reproductive organs and
how they work
·learn to
recognise the stages of development of a human baby in the uterus and
childbirth
·learn to
listen to, read and understand a story about twins
·learn to
write a simple text about growing up
Additionally in this unit, your child will investigate how
the heart works and how we breathe. Look at the Picture dictionary on pages 152
and 153 of the Pupil’s Book together.
The protagonists of our book, Emily, Jack and Sam are going to be time travelers and each unit will lead us to a different era. In the first unit traveling to the time of the Vikings.
The Vikings were sailors and soldiers.
They lived in the north of Europe.
The Vikings were tall, fair and strong.
They used helmets, shields and swords.
They used long, wooden boats with square sails.
In the 9th century the Vikings started to look for new land.
They were the first people from Europe to discover America.