“Where Living Is Learning”
Red Oak Primary School – Medium Term Planning
Spring 1 2016
Year 4: Greece and The Olympic Games
Sparkling start
Children are to create Ancient Greek plates.
As Readers we will read information books
about Ancient Greece and the Olympic Games.
We will read and study Ancient Greek myths.
As Writers we will write information texts,
stories and reports about the Ancient Greeks
and the Olympic Games.
Big Ideas
As Mathematicians we will continue to develop
our maths skills through Maths Makes Sense.
As Scientists we will be learning about the
human body. We will be looking at different
muscles and organs and explaining how they
work. We will learn about the digestive system,
different types of teeth and the importance of
a healthy diet.
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As Geographers we will locate Greece on a
map. We will look at famous mountains and
volcanoes in and around Greece. We will study
the principle features of Greece (where the
Olympics began) and Brazil (the host country of
the 2016 Olympic Games). We will describe the
features of both Greece and Brazil.
Readers
Fabulous Finish
Mini class Olympic Games and
Greece Day.
As Historians we will find out
about the Ancient Greeks, we
will describe their
achievements, society and
everyday life. We will learn
about how the Ancient Greeks
have influenced the western
world. We will learn about the
history of the Olympic Games
and look at famous athletes
through time.
As Artists we will create
Ancient Greek sculptures.
As Designers we will design our
own Olympic Game medals.
We will create Greek paintings.
We will make Greek food.
As Linguists we will develop our
French skills.
As Sports stars we will be
playing sports from the
Olympic Games. We will also
have our own mini Olympic
Games during our Greek Day.
In PSHE we will be looking at
the importance of the Olympic
Games and how the games
represent peace and friendship
between nations. We will be
learning about the importance
of having an active and healthy
lifestyle.
We will read stories about Ancient Greeks. We will read
newspaper reports about famous Olympians.
Writers
Communication
Mathematician
Knowledge of the
world
Learning
Attitudes
Curriculum Drivers
We will find out
Greece and Brazil.
We will learn
about famous
Olympians and
look t the
countries that they
represented.
We will write our own Greek myths and legends. We will
write newspaper reports about famous Olympians.
We will have class debates about who the greatest
Olympian of all time is.
We will continue to deepen our understandings of the four
operations as well as looking at geometry, data and
measuring.
Possibilities/Aspirations
Community
We will look at famous
Olympic heroes, eg. Jesse
Owens, Kelly Homes, Mo
Farrah, Chris Hoy, Jessica
Ennis, Usain Bolt, Michael
Johnson, Andy Murray,
Mohammad Ali.
We will talk about the
importance of the Olympic
Games and how it brings
communities together and
portrays international peace
and friendship.
We will focus on our five school learning behaviours:
Perseverance, Enthusiasm, Resilience, Independence and Engagement