Year 4 Miss Cliffe & Mr Sellers Cross-Curricular Planning Year 2018/19 Curriculum Links Autumn 1 Ruthless Romans Autumn 2 Potions Spring 1 Eco-Heroes Spring 2 Amazon Adventures Summer 1 I spy the Saxons Summer 2 Time to spare! Science ( Escape from Rome) Measuring and constructing moving parts Looking at Roman Chariots and how they worked Observe movement in wheels and make predictions based on what you know (The lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) States of matter: sorting solids, liquids and gases Changing states Evaporation and condensation Making a potion by heating, cooling, mixing, The steamy potion The water cycle (Rubbish Town Hero) Electricity: Identify appliances Circuits Series or parallel Switches Conductors and insulators Searching the dump to reveal appliances. Making something from nothing a recycled musical instrument Sorting the rubbish for the ECO monsters that visit the dump (link to enterprise) Moving parts on ECO bot (Running Wild) Living things: Classifying and naming Changing environments Food chains Looking at food chains including humans as the consumer. Mexico hot climates and animals native to Mexico. Rainfall in the Amazon Sweden as the northern cold climates. Disasters and the effect on animals. Deforestation debate (Beowulf) Animals including humans: Function of teeth Digestive system Looking at Saxon diets Saxon Poo The journey of an apple All about our bodies booklets (Robin Hood) Sound How sounds are made Pitch and volume Disco sound and mufflers for the loud concert. Looking at how instruments change pitch Playing an instrument through the ages. History Roman Empire and its impact on Britain -Romulus and Remus -Celtic life in Britain - Roman Invasion -Boudicca -Evidence in Britain today Look at how medicine has evolved through time Research a famous scientist Fall of the Roman Empire -Anglo Saxon invasion Saxon village life Art and culture Christian conversion A study over time tracing how several aspects of national history are reflected in the locality Medieval Nottingham - games First computers Lord Byron daughter was first pioneer
research Old cinema * Victorians Houses Famous people Nottingham Geography Roman Empire looking at why it was difficult to remain in control Archaeology Lindow Man The impact of landfill on the environment Landfill in Nottinghamshire - Growing Hucknall means more rubbish what can we do? Local alternatives South America identifying The Amazon and surrounding countries Lifestyle in Brazil Look at the Peak District and animals on the farms. Sweden particularly the northern part which forms part of the artic circle. Connect to global warming. The 7 kingdoms (GB) Old maps of Britain and how the Saxons divided the country. Looking at Saxon place names Designing a park following research into the existing ones and questioners to gather ideas. Sketch map the park and plan of the leisure centre Look at usage and conduct a survey over time ICT understand computer networks including the internet; how they can provide multiple services, such as the world-wide web; and the opportunities they offer for communication and collaboration Computing Models, simulations, control and programming Communicating Producing, editing and sharing information and media Finding out Collecting, analysing and evaluating data Computing Models, simulations, control and programming Communicating Producing, editing and sharing information and media Computing Models, simulations, control and programming Finding out Collecting, analysing and evaluating data Research the Roman Empire, make top trumps and send 2go and logo purple mash. Make a sequence to move the Make a powerpoint presentation about rubbish created in our Beebots along a map Scratch: inputting a sequence of instructions Capture photo images of the children in battle against the Survey of the use of the leisure centre facilities and show
emails about favorite Gladiators gods to each other. car. Logo sequence to more an object. Making a potions poem recorded using the flips and imported then adding sound effects. school and the steps we need to take to be more ECO friendly. Included text music and video. to make scratch move, turn and wave. Collecting data about the weather around the world and presenting comparisons. Travel agents database and currency converter Romans edit using phot technology putting the children against a Saxon background results. 2graph and 2investigate. Use the ASA swimming database. Development of remote controlled cars and toys. Editing sound using audacity Design Make Evaluate DT Chariot racing (wheels/joining) Shields/weapons Roman flat-bread Smoothie creation Making a liquid potion. prepare and cook a variety of predominantly savoury dishes using a range of cooking techniques Celtic brooches understand and use electrical systems in their products [for example, series circuits incorporating switches, bulbs, buzzers and motors] Making a rubbish monster to save the world with a working part. Art Painting Sculpture and 3d design prepare and cook a variety of predominantly savoury dishes using a range of cooking techniques Entertaining at a restaurant or café. Brazilian café Rousseau shoe-boxes Artificial digestive system Saxon runes jewellery Living from the land making a meal from food grown in the allotment Bubble and squeak making something from nothing Planting the seeds in the allotment ready for the Saxon food understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures World s largest buildings and the longest span for a bridge. Challenge to make their own structures and how to strengthen them Drawing and painting Textiles Printing
to create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay] Roman mosaics Sculpture - Roman bust Sculpture - Plan, create and evaluate a sculpture. Recap sculpture 1 and incorporate some of what has been covered. Experimenting with wax resist and mixing oil and water based. Look at the work of Andy Warhol. Potions that change peoples colour. Paintings of ingredients or potion bottle like the Campbell s soup. Making a 3d monster from rubbish items. 3 d sculpture from rubbish using joining techniques Look at the work of Picasso. Printing stamps from around the world. Peruvian art and design. Well dressing and printing with things found in the environment Weaving Saxon style. Drawing and sketching from the local environment. Visit from local artist Hedley Carrington. about great artists, architects and designers in history. PE play competitive games, modified where appropriate [for example, badminton, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, netball, rounders and tennis], and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance [for example, through athletics and gymnastics] compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best. swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke] perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations. perform dances using a range of movement patterns use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best. play competitive games, modified where appropriate [for example, badminton, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, netball, rounders and tennis], and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending Football Netball Gymnastics Dance Athletics Cricket
Music Invasion games: netball Develop an understanding of the history of music. Exploring sound colours Hockey Listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory. Descriptive sounds Invasion games: football Swimming Swimming Swimming Play and perform in ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression Rhythmic patterns and arrangements. Appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians Develop an understanding of the history of music. Develop an understanding of the history of music. Exploring signals Appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians Melodies and scales Look at the traditional instruments played and the role of music in the lifestyle. Sound poems to describe the potions being made Make musical instruments from rubbish. Look at the group Stomp. Make our own rhythmic arrangement to perform. Melodies and scales Looking at music through the ages: Tudor, Victorian, rock and roll, disco fever. Investigate the work of Eric Cotes Looking at Saxon music, instruments etc Peruvian pan pipes, Sweden s Abba and the cardigans. PSHE SEAL Materials SEAL Materials SEAL Materials SEAL Materials SEAL Materials SEAL Materials New Beginnings Getting on and falling out Say no to bullying Good to be me Going for Goals Relationships People who help us Changes Animals and Us RE Religion, family and community Hinduism Spiritual expression Christianity, music and worship Symbols and religious expression pilgrimages Spiritual expression Christianity, music and worship The journey of life and death The journey of life and death MFL listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding explore the patterns and sounds of language through songs and rhymes and link the spelling, sound develop accurate pronunciation and intonation so that others understand when they are reading broaden their vocabulary and develop their ability to understand new words that are introduced into describe people, places, things and actions orally* and in writing read carefully and show understanding of words, phrases and simple writing
and meaning of words aloud or using familiar words and phrases familiar written material, including through using a dictionary * Rigolo 1 Unit 1 Bonjour Rigolo 1 Unit 2 En Classe Rigolo 1 Unit 3 Mon Corps Rigolo 1 Unit 4 Les Animaux Rigolo 1 Unit 5 En Famille Rigolo 1 Unit 6 Bon Anniversaire Enterprise Global awareness Applying for the job of a Roman Soldier Making own potion boxes and pricing Advertising. Make our school more ECO friendly in one way. Monster to save the world Responsibility to look after the planet. Every little bit helps! An international café for the day. Country of their choice. Invite parents to sample. Include ambience, advertising, costing and shopping Job description Hero needed The settlers over timenot a recent phenomenon. A leaflet to inform children what activities are available in Hucknall. Children to research and make telephone enquiries Understanding and appreciating other cultures.