Why were the Romans so powerful?
Could we live without electricity? / Main learning Challenges
Who were the early law makers?
What happens to different materials when they are heated and cooled? / Main learning Challenges
How do we hear sound? / Main learning Challenges
Why were Norman castles not bouncy? / Main learning Challenges
What is a habitat and why are they special?
What happens to the food we eat? / Main learning Challenges
Where would you build your house?
Literacy / Book Focus – ‘The Dragon Sitter’ –
Newspapers,
Instructions,
Narrative / Book Focus – ‘ The Day the Crayons Quit’ –
Persuasive writing,
Letters / Book focus – ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ – Fantasy writing / Poetry –
Alliteration, Limericks, Haiku
Science / Electricity and circuits / Changing materials / Sound / Digestion
Teeth / Habitats and food chains
Geography / Romans / Where Normans came from
British Isles and invasion / Settlements
Local area studies
History / Who were the Romans?
Boudicca / Magna Carta
How laws changed over time / Old fashioned music players
Telephones / Normans
Development of the light bulb
Inventors / How Leeds has developed through time
Computing / Computer Science – Amazing Adventures using Powerpoint / Computer Science – Conversations using Scratch / E-safety
Emails
Blogging / Spreadsheets / Multi-media books
Art / Mosaics / Sketching buildings – detail , perspective
Painting window art / Sound waves
Weaving / Monet’s Garden / Shoebox habitat
Weaving
Observational drawing of mini beasts / Buildings - architecture
Using a view finder to draw
DT / No cook meal / Block printing / Tapestry / Tapestry
Castle building / Bird boxes / Electrical bridges
RE / Which faiths make up our community? / How do festivals use light? / What words of wisdom guide us? / Who can inspire us?
Archie Bishop / Cont…
SEAL / Drug, alcohol and tobacco education / Democracy / Physical health and wellbeing / Keeping safe / Growing up and changing
PE / Swimming
Orienteering / Swimming
Invasion games / Swimming
Gymnastics / Swimming
Gymnastics / Swimming
Dance / Swimming
Striking and fielding (Rounders)
Music / Roman marching songs / chants
Rhythm and pulse / Looking at dramatic music
Composition / Sound and how we can change sound, sound effects, combinations of sound and volume…
Pitch, frequency
Junior Jam music production / Singing / performing / Where the Wild Things Are – composition and performance / Rhythm and pulse
MfL / Colours
Numbers / Weather, Christmas
Animals / Nursery rhymes / songs
Parts of the body / Out and About
Easter / Around school
Hobbies / Family
Year 4 Visits
Romans – Portals to the Past (Visitor to school) approx. £5.00
Habitats – Yorkshire Wildlife Park approx. £25.00 (will attend Summer term 1 2018)
Sound – Junior Jam DJ / Music production approx. £3.50