Teaching – Lesson Content
Year Group
4 Koala
Scientific Enquiry
Forces will be the main focus in
science over the coming terms.
Pupils will conduct practical
investigations into how force effect
everyday objects in the form of
pushes, pulls and friction.
Pupils will be encouraged to use
their understanding of the world to
make informed predictions that they
will compare with their final results
and findings.
Start date
Term 2
They will then work to design their
own chocolate bar wrappers and a
promotional poster to help launch
their new chocolate bar.
Term 3
ICT
History
Using the netbooks pupils will be
able to complete an independent
research project into a range of
chocolate related areas including its
history and the many different types.
Koala class will look at the history of
chocolate from its Aztec origins to its
present well loved form. They will
how it transformed from drink to the
solid bar we enjoy today.
Pupils will use maps and computer
based programs to identify were
chocolate originated and is
produced, including where the raw
ingredients are grown.
They will also work to improve and
refine their understanding of
Publisher, working to design
wrappers and promotional material
for their new chocolate bars.
Linking in with the Aztecs the class
will learn about the Spanish invasion
as led by Hernan Cortes and the
subsequent downfall of the Aztec
empire.
They will look at the specific regional
attributes that contribute towards
being able to grow cocoa.
Art & Design
Pupils will look at a range of
chocolate bar wrappers and
advertising posters to see how
manufacturers try to promote their
products. Pupils will compare the
different colours and fonts used to
try to entice customers.
End date
Geography
There will also be the opportunity to
look at chocolate from different
countries and how it differs to ours.
Design Technology
THEME
Chocolate
The chocolate topic will provide pupils with an
interesting look at the history of chocolate, where it
originated and how it is produced. They will have the
opportunity to draft ideas for a new type of chocolate
bar before working to produce and launch it.
Having looked at the manufacturing
process for chocolate, pupils will
work to design moulds for their own
chocolate bars. They will use plaster
to help create casts of their mock
bars.
There will also be taste testing of
different types of chocolate with
pupils identifying different tastes and
textures.
From this Koala will work to create
their own dream chocolate bar.
Music
PE
MFL
Koala class will continue to
participate in the Dartford Choral
Outreach program having very much
their involvement during terms 1 and
2.
Specialist coaches will provide
coaching in multi-skills as pupils
work to develop their general fitness
and confidence on sporting
activities.
As with the previous terms the class
will continue to learn a range of
voice and singing techniques
through fun games and activities,
again building towards a show
performance.
Gymnastics will also be a focus of
PE sessions with pupils working
individually and in small groups to
produce short floor and apparatus
based routines.
Pupils will continue practice basic
French phrases building their
confidence in their ability to give
simple personal details.
They will also look at the French
number system and parts of the
body helping to build their all round
understanding of the language.
Links will be made between food
intake and energy used during
exercise.
Teaching Skills Content
PSHE & Citizenship
Koala class will continue to explore
the area of bullying, working to
understand the different forms it can
take and the affects it can have. This
will be linked to our Rights
Respecting Schools charter.
The Going for goals theme will
provide opportunities for pupils to
reflect on themselves as individuals,
particularly their strengths as
learners and how they learn most
effectively.