The Wild West
‘We believe our curriculum should inspire dreams and aspirations by the help of God, rooted
in access to him through Jesus and in the Holy Spirit and encouraged by every achievement
that He will grant.
Overview:
This topic is focusing on geographical skills such as using maps to locate information and
plotting routes. We will also be looking at the history of America and how the early pioneers
moved west as well as their relations with the Native American Indians.
Year: 3 and 4 Term: Autumn 2
Subject focus:
English, Maths, Science, Topic
Enrichment:
Native American Workshop 12th January – Lead be Native Indians children will experience
the culture of the indigenous people of the Americas.
Celebration day 6th February – Parents /Carers are welcome to join us in the afternoon for
the children to share with them their learning journey this term.
Key questions:
Where is America? What did it look like in the ‘Wild West’? How has it changed? What are the
most important events associated with the Wild West? Why did the Americans move west?
Who lived in America before the settlers? What happened when settlers met the Native
American Indians? What was their relationship like?
Programmes of study
Year 4 Maths:
Year 3 Maths:
Measurement
Measurement
Convert between different units of measure.
Measure, compare, add and subtract:
Find the area of rectilinear shapes by counting
lengths, mass and volume
squares
Add and subtract amounts of money to give
Solve problems involving converting from hours to
change
minutes; minutes to seconds; years to months,
Measure the perimeter of simple 2D shapes
weeks to days.
Geometry
To draw 2d shapes and make 3d shapes
Geometry
To recognise angles as a property of a shape,
To compare and classify geometric shapes
including right angles.
To recognize obtuse and acute angles
To recognise angles as a measure of turn
To identify lines of symmetry
Year 3 Grammar, punctuation and spelling:
Conjunctions – when, before, while, so
Adverbs
Sentence openers
Inverted commas to punctuate speech
Adding a range of suffixes
English:
Narrative – Stories from other cultures
Non-Fiction – Debates
Poetry – Native American Poems e.g
Hiawatha
Year 4 Grammar, punctuation and spelling:
To use a comma after fronted adverbials
Noun phrases
Using other punctuation in speech
Adding a range of suffixes
Paragraphs
Science:
Our topic this term is ‘Sound’ we will be
looking at what makes sound and how the
human ear works.
Geography/History:
Children will learn about finding America using
an Atlas and how the map of America changed as
the Pioneers moved west in the 19th century. We
will explore what life was like both for the pioneers
and the natives in America at the time.
RE:
This term in Religious Education we will be looking
at the theme of Journeys – children will be looking
at what the word ‘journeys’ means for them and
some famous journeys that happened in the Bible.
Art
Music
P4C
We will be focusing on the
skill of painting the work of
Monet as a stimulus.
Singing songs from the wild
west e.g She’ll be coming
round the mountains. Native
American chants.
Children will ask
philosophical questions and
explore ‘big’ concepts.
How can you help at home:
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Read with your child for 10 minutes each night.
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Help with homework including spellings and multiplication facts.
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Ensure your child has their reading book and PE kit in school each day.