Year 4 Cross Curricular Plan
Term
Geography
Locate USA on world map, identifying equator, southern
hemisphere, northern hemisphere and the tropics.
Find and identify all 50 American states and their capitals.
Research some famous physical features such as Mississippi river,
Grand Canyon, Everglades National Park, Old Faithful Geyser,
Lake Superior, Monument Valley and Hudson River.
Look at maps of where Native American tribes live.
Half term research project
List as many American presidents as possible.
Write a biography about 1 of them.
Share during jig-sawing activity.
History
Who were the Native Americans? (Food,
farming, hunting, clothes, home,
warfare, customs, languages, beliefs,
recreation, arts and crafts)
Who are the most famous American
Presidents?
What are they famous for?
Who was Pocahontas?
Numeracy
Taught separately from Topic
ICT
Summer
Teacher
Mrs Moodie
Literacy
Reading- gain information about America through reading text
books, holiday brochures, online reports.
Selection of non-fiction books looking at presidents and famous
places across America.
Native American legends.
Topic: Road Trip USA!
Wow Factor: Native American Day
Display: Map of USA showing states/cities/key places
Class Novel: The Indian in the Cupboard
Enterprise:
Effective internet
research of New York.
Use algorithms to plan a
trip around New York.
Use algorithms to travel
along route 66
Use internet research to
find out if statements
about Native Americans
are true or false.
RE
Come and See
New Life
Building Bridges
God’s people
DT/Art
DT- Cooking US dishes.
Totem pole design
Make model Longhouse (Using outdoor
materials)
Art- Design, create and embellish and
Native American Dream catcher
Create woven design using wool,
material strips or outdoor material
such as grass and twigs.
Literacy
Writing- Write a postcard from America
Proof read for spelling, grammar and punctuation
errors
Write an e mail to a hotel asking appropriate
questions about a booking
Write an itinerary for a trip to a specific stateincluding key information.
Choose a character from ‘The Indian in the
cupboard’ write a character profile.
Write a diary entry as a character
Write a legend based upon Native Americans
Science
Electricity- link to Times Square and a New York
hotel room.
Sound- taught discreetly
Music/Outdoor learning
MusicInvestigate Native American music, thinking
about the types of instruments.
Outdoor Learning
Make model Longhouse (using outdoor materials)
Native American day
Wow Factor: Native American Day
Dress up as Native Americans
Build Tee-pee
Create dream catcher
Make head dress
Build totem pole
Fire side food and stories.