Spring 1 – MTP - Year 3/4
Title: It’s ancient history……..
Timescale: 04/01/16 – 12/02/16 6wks
Rationale:
This half term we are investigating Ancient Egypt. We will investigate who were the Ancient Egyptians and what was life like for them. The children will
look at mummification and the process along with discovering the tomb of Tutankhamun. Furthermore we will compare and contrast the powers of
Egyptian Gods. The children will have the opportunity to discover facts about the Egyptian pyramids. To complete are topic the children will explore ancient
Egyptian writing and the sacred animals. To conclude our topic the children will visit the Isle of Wight Zoo to compare the animals.
The Big Questions:
Where was ancient Egypt?
What were the sacred animals?
What was the Egyptians favourite animals?
Hook: The children will have the opportunity to visit the Isle of Wight Zoo, which will conclude and link to our topic.
Animals played an important part in the
ancient Egyptian belief system, with sacred creatures and even pets being preserved for eternity.
Take-Away Task: The homework this half term will be based on the individual needs of the children. Where possible it will link to our History topic and/or Science
topic.
Educational Visits/Global/Cultural Link: IOW ZOO
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Main Subjects Covered: History linked with Literacy and Science.
RE Topic for the Half Term: Muhammad & the Qu’ran.
Science Topic for the Half Term: Electricity, Light & sound:
PSHE/SMSC Link: Focus on feelings and emotions along with keeping healthy.
Link to the Value: Respect, focussing on supporting others.
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Numeracy
WEEK 1
WEEK 2
WEEK 3
WEEK 4
WEEK 5
WEEK 6
04/01/16
11/01/16
18/01/16
25/01/16
01/02/16
08/02/16
Multiplication and
Addition &
Division.
subtraction.
Roman numerals.
Fractions: recognise &
Fractions: recognise,
write.
use & count in
Including money
Literacy
Assessment week.
tenths.
Non-Fiction: Diary
Non-Fiction:
Poetry: Traditional
Poetry: Traditional
Fiction:
writing.
Instructions.
poems.
poems.
Legends.
Myths and
Fiction:
Myths and
Legends.
Assessment week.
SPAG
Y3- To spot noun
Y3 – To spot
Y3 – To spot
Y3 – To use
phrases in sentences.
statements and
Commands &
conjunctions to join two
questions.
Exclamations
clauses.
Y4 – To spot noun
phrases in sentence.
Y4 – To use
Y4 – To use
Y4- To use conjunctions
adverbial phrases in
adverbial phrases in
a sentence.
a sentence as an
to join two clauses.
To use conjunctions
Y3 – To use
to join main clause
prepositions correctly
and subordinate
in my sentences.
clause.
Y4 – To use
prepositions correctly
in my sentences
introduction.
Word Level
Year 3:
Year 3:
Year 3:
Year 3:
Year 3:
Year 3:
To spell further
Adding suffixes
The /i/ sound spelt
The ou sound
To use the first two
To write from
homophones and
beginning with
y elsewhere than at
or three letters of a
memory simple
words that are often
vowel letters to
the end of words
word to check its
misspelt
words with more
spelling in the
than 1 syllable
dictionary
sentences, dictated
by the teacher, that
include words and
punctuation taught
so far.
Word Level
Year 4: To spell
Year 4: To write
further homophones
from memory simple
WEEK 7
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Phonics
Year 3
and words that are
Year 4: Words with
Year 4: To spell
Year 4: To use the first
Year 4: To know the
sentences, dictated
often misspelt
the /k/ sound spelt
words that are often
two or three letters of
grammatical
by the teacher, that
ch
misspelt
a word to check its
difference between
include words and
spelling in the
plural and possessive
punctuation taught
dictionary.
–s
so far.
Suffixes:
Suffixes:
The ‘I’ sound spelt
To use further
Adding suffixes
Adding suffixes
with a ‘Y’.
prefixes and suffixes
beginning with vowel
beginning with vowel
letters to words of
letters to words of
more than one
more than one syllable.
To spell further
To spell further
homophones and
homophones and
words that are often
words that are
misspelt
often misspelt
and understand how
to add them.
syllable.
Phonics
Year 4
To spell further
To spell further
homophones and
homophones and
words that are often
words that are
misspelt
often misspelt
Suffixes:
Suffixes:
Adding suffixes
Adding suffixes
beginning with vowel
beginning with vowel
letters to words of
letters to words of
more than one
more than one syllable.
The ‘I’ sound spelt
To use further
with a ‘Y’.
prefixes and suffixes
and understand how
to add them.
syllable.
Science
Computing
Simple circuits and
Simple circuits and
Simple circuits and
Shadows and
Shadows and
conductors:
conductors:
conductors:
reflections:
reflections:
vibrations:
Collect and present
Collect and present
Collect and present
Collect and present
Collect and present
Collect and present
data: Word
data: Word
data: Word
data: Word
data: Word
data: Word
.
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RE
Muhammad & the
Muhammad & the
Qu’ran.
Qu’ran.
Enquire: What does
Contextualise: What
interpretation
does interpretation
mean?
mean in the birth
narratives?
Muhammad & the
Qu’ran.
Evaluate: What is
the value of the
different
Muhammad & the
Muhammad & the
Muhammad & the
Qu’ran.
Qu’ran.
Qu’ran.
Communicate: What
Apply: On what
does interpretation
occasions and in
mean to me?
what situations is
interpretations to
interpretation
Christians? What
significant?
do I think?
History
Ancient Egypt:
Ancient Egypt:
Ancient Egypt:
Ancient Egypt:
Ancient Egypt:
Ancient Egypt::
Geography
Pop Art:
Pop Art:
Pop Art:
Pop Art:
Pop Art:
Pop Art:
Past, here and now
Past, here and now
Past, here and now
Past, here and now
Past, here and now
Past, here and now
Music
See planning by FN
See planning by FN
See planning by FN
See planning by FN
See planning by FN
See planning by FN
Language
See planning by NB
See planning by NB
See planning by NB
See planning by NB
See planning by NB
See planning by NB
Multi-skills and
Multi-skills and
Multi-skills and
Multi-skills and Games
Multi-skills and
Multi-skills and
Games
Games
Games
Games
Games
Focus on feelings
Focus on feelings
Focus on feelings
Keeping healthy
Keeping healthy
Art and Design
Design and
Technology
PE
PSHE/SMSC
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/story/main.html
Keeping healthy
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