The Big Picture

During this topic - ‘Global Explorers’, the children will be finding out about various countries around the World and the Global issues that affect them. In this humanities based topic, learners will become ethical, informed citizens of Wales and the world by demonstrating an understanding of how humans affect the planet and what we can do in order to have a positive impact on the World, thus protecting our planet for future generations. Pupils will investigate sustainable practices around the World, identifying and comparing how different countries tackle World problems e.g. climate change and Global warming, tourism and Industry and transport, linked to our carbon footprint. Pupils will also learn about cultural diversity within Wales and the wider world in order to gain a sense of community, identity and belonging and understand and accept similarities and differences wi thin cultures. This will also allow pupils to become healthy and confident individuals as they begin to make relevant decisions that have an impact on them and the world around them, and discover their heritage through their exploration of the locality. Through these experiences, pupils will become ambitious, capable learners by demonstrating independence and resilience. They will be given opportunities to ask questions and solve problems related to the topic, using research to help them formulate their own views and opinions on World problems. Thus becoming enterprising and creative contributors who are ready to play a full part in life and work. 

The end product for this topic will be a virtual Tour around the World using various media, including, short film, vlogs, blogs, voice overs  etc. This will allow children to use various digital technologies creatively to communicate, find, analyse and reflect on information.

Support learning at home. 

Children can enjoy this topic at home by exploring the world in simple, meaningful ways — looking at maps or globes together, talking about different countries and how people live, and watching short videos about places, animals and environments. Families can chat about how everyday actions like recycling, saving energy or walking instead of driving help protect the planet, and compare how different countries try to look after the Earth. Trying foods, music or stories from other cultures can help children understand and celebrate differences, while exploring local places, landmarks or family traditions helps them feel connected to their own community. Parents can encourage children to ask big questions about global problems, look up answers together and share their ideas, and they can support creative digital skills by letting children take photos, record short videos or make simple voice notes as part of their own “world tour” project.

Children can practise maths at home by exploring numbers in fun, everyday ways — counting toys or snacks to compare which group has more or fewer, making quick mental‑maths challenges during daily routines, and having a go at estimating amounts before checking together. They can round numbers when looking at prices in shops, use simple addition and subtraction in real-life situations, and build numbers with tens and ones using household objects or homemade place‑value cards. Looking at thermometers or number lines helps children understand positive and negative numbers, and chatting about how numbers change when we add or take away supports their confidence with the four rules of number.