HISTORY The study of the Ancient Egyptian civilisations

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YEAR 4 2014/2015 CURRICULUM OVERVIEW FOR TERMS 1 & 2
ENGLISH
 Non-Fiction – Information Texts and Newspaper Recounts
 Poetry – Michael Rosen performance poetry
 Book Power: We are reading ‘The Ice Palace’ by Robert Swindells
which is a quest story set in another time and place. Ivan, the main
character goes in search of his brother taken
by the mysterious ‘Starjik’.
 Linked to this book, we are studying a variety of genres of writing such
as narrative endings; list poetry; non-chronological reports.
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MATHEMATICS
Mental Maths consists of multiplication tables and their
related division facts. Also fact families such as 3x4=12
30x4=120 and 30x40=1200
The Number System & Place Value, including decimals
Calculations with whole numbers
Shape, measurements and telling the time
Fractions, including equivalent fractions and simplifying
fractions
SCIENCE
 States of Matter
- Comparing and grouping
materials according to whether
they are solids, liquids or gases.
- Observe that some materials
change state when they are heated
or cooled
- The water cycle
 Animals including Humans
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COMPUTING
We are Programmers
The children will be using the
Scratch programme to design
and programme an educational
game.
They will learn to write
algorithms and debug programs
ART & DESIGN
 Still life – Shading and tone
 Egyptian Art – Papyrus
Pictures
DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
 Making an Egyptian Shaduaf
 Egyptian Food – Preparing and
cooking authentic Egyptian
dishes
HISTORY
GEOGRAPHY
 The study of the Ancient
 The physical and human
Egyptian civilisations
features of Egypt
 Comparison of Ancient Egypt  Naming and locating
and Modern Egypt
countries in Europe and
their capital cities
MODERN
LANGUAGES MUSIC
 French:
 Performing Ostinato
- Numbers to 20
Accompaniments
- Pets
 Exploring rhythm
- Conversations – asking and  Christmas Carol Service
answering questions
PHYSICAL
EDUCATION RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION
 Gymnastics – balances and
 The Christian Church
counter balances
Calendar
 Invasion Games: Netball and  The Journey through life
Bench ball
and Death – including
christening, baptism,
 Dance marriage and burial
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