Year 4 Year 4 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 Topic Entry Point Greeks Would you want to be an Ancient Greek? Children will immerse themselves into Ancient Greek life, comparing modern day and ancient times in various ways. Olympics Romans Romans the period between Roman victory over the Corinthians at the Battle of Corinth in 146 BC Romans Cunning or Cruel? Making Roman Shields/Mosaics Rainforests/ Bear Grylls How does a Bear survive in a rainforest? Bear Grylls Survival video Mystery box Photos of artifacts/greece Role Play Greek Acropolis Roman amphitheatre/ shields display army camp Education Visit English Greek experience in school in school visit Greek (wordsmith) Information text Greece (comparative then and now) Pompeii Chester Roman walk Historical settings Narrative (F) Non chronological report (NF) Rainforest/Survival area Roman amphitheatre/ shields display army camp Rent-a-Beast in Chester Zoo school visit Letter writing to Bear Grylls Cross curricular writing Persuasive writing new Olympic event Diary entry Pompeii (NF) Narrative - Letter as a Roman Narrative - Own Roman Myth Information texts using historical facts (NF) Computing email communication - e mail Bear Recount of visit to Chester Zoo (NF)
SPAG Stories (NF) Retell/compare Myth or Legend (F) Non Chronological Report on the Olympic Games I use apostrophes for contractions and possession. I use tenses accurately in my writing: present tense, perfect form and past tense stories set in imaginary worlds (F) Olympus (F) Greek Myth retell of King Midas Newspaper Report on The Battle of Marathon I can generate new words from root words: Anti- Inter- Super- Auto- I use first and third person consistently. Day in life as Roman soldier/diary I can use apostrophes for contraction and omission. I use commas after fronted adverbials or prepositional fronted clauses. I use a range of sentence structures to support the purpose of the writing for the reader. I demarcate dialogue correctly by: Using a comma after the reporting clause Ending punctuation with inverted commas Using adverbs for emphasis Grylls/Steve Backshall I use commas to demarcate clauses and a range of sentence structures. I can spell words with suffix -ous. I can spell words with the prefixes: Re- Super- Inter- I use commas to demarcate clauses and a range of sentence structures. Research and presentation skills Linked to computing unit new Olympic event. Research Perform a Greek myth Perform own limerick/haiku Our Roman Day Research animals for visit/trip
Author Study Class Text Class Poem Maths origins of Olympics. Aesop s Fables Rick Riodan Julia Jarman/ Selection of Roman Legends and Aesop s fables Odysseus Turning Aesop s Fables into verse Percy Jackson and the Lightning thief The myth of the minotaur Paul Perro Timelines of ancient Greece Comparing the area of ancient Greece with modern day Greece Measure out material for Spartans to use in their army The Secrets of Vesuvius Escape from Pompeii The time travelling cat and the Roman eagle Julia Jarman/ Selection of Roman The Secrets of Vesuvius Escape from Pompeii Lynne Cherry The Great Kapok Tree The Shaman's Apprentice Jon Bratton poem Roman Poem Senses poetry Time - Roman Numerals Time Roman Amphitheatre showing times Distance link to inventing roads The Rainforest Grew All Around The Vanishing Rainforest Science States of Matter Sound Electricity Animals including humans History Timeline Religion gods and goddesses Olympics comparison Ancient Greece Here we learn about the Greek democracy, compare and contrast the Olympic games and also learn Roman Britain Timelines Invasions, roads How past events have shaped modern Britain Class systems Childhood then and now Culture food, weaponry Living Things and their habitats
Geography Cities in the UK land use patterns D&T Art and design about the Greek Gods Invasions Employment Culture food, weaponry Children will compare and contrast the ideals and political structure of modern day Greece with ancient Greece. Design and make modroc Greek theatre masks To design a mythological creature and sculpt using clay Painting Greek theatre masks Map work identifying mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes Designing and making shields Roman shields. Roman Foods Textiles roman purse Mosaics, mythical paintings, artifacts. Explore a range of Roman mosaics including where they could be found and the history behind them and make their own Roman style mosaic Computing Mad About Ads new Olympic event Writing for different audiences (link to Romans) P.E Rugby Table tennis Swimming Gymnastics R.E Belonging Peace Lifestyles/ Hindu Dance South American country study Map and globe work Sketching Communicating online email thank you/questions to Rent a Beast Outdoor adventures pursuit courses? Lent Water Journeys with a Purpose Rainforest study deforestation, endangered animals Food - Pestaurant Experimenting with different styles of art in their compositions Program writing to create shapes Turtle Academy Athletics Features and Patterns of Worship
Advent and Christmas Music Mamma Mia Five Gold Rings Glockenspiel Stage 3 MFL Encore! Quelle heure est-il? Exit point Children will use their knowledge of democracy to debate on the fairness of the Greek communities Greek Battle British Values Democracy Ostracon. Voting for which new Olympic event to have Benjamin Britten Cuckoo! Lean On Me Change Les Fêtes Oú vas-tu? On Mange! Le Cirque Dress up as a Roman for the day The rule of law ongoing school rules. Individual Liberty Mutual respect and tolerance. Reflect, Rewind and Replay Individual liberty - caring for our environment the effects of deforestation. Other Parent morning Greek theatre masks (Modroc)