Literacy:
In Literacy we will be creating our own factual book
explain aspects of ancient Egypt in the style of the
Junior Genius Guides by Ken Jennings. We will be
learning how to successfully enhance our book by
using fact boxes and humour to attract the
Art:
Within art we will be considering how we
have learned about the ancient Egyptians
In Maths this half term we will be doubling and
through ancient Art. We will be creating
halving 3 digit numbers by partitioning. We will
some of our own papyrus and writing
be extending our knowledge of using grid method
messages on it using hieroglyphics.
multiplication to include multiplying 3 digit
numbers. We will also be working on fractions by
reader’s attention. In addition to this we will be
finding equivalent fractions, reducing a fraction
writing our own museum descriptions for different
Egyptian artefacts. In grammar the focus will be
on using pronouns to avoid repetition, punctuating
speech and using apostrophes correctly.
Maths:
to its simplest form, counting in fractions and
Computing:
finding fractions of an amount. Finally, we will be
During computing we will be continuing
learning about place value in decimals and learning
with our Code programme.
about the relationship between tenths and
decimals.
Humanities:
PSHE:
PSHE will be taught throughout the curriculum
however, during class assembly times we will be
continuing to learn how to be a successful learner
We will be using map skills to locate Egypt
Ancient Egypt
and we will focus on how to be resourceful. This
will interlink with our previous learning of being
Year 4
resilient as we will consider how being resourceful
after which, we will look at the landscape
and the human geography of modern day
Egypt. We will consider where Ancient
Egypt lies on an historical timeline and
then we will be learning about the history
of hieroglyphics, pharaohs, Egyptian Gods
will also help us to be more resilient.
and the pyramids. We will be learning
about mummification and at the end of the
half term we are lucky enough to have
Partake Theatre Company coming into the
PE:
We will still be going swimming every Tuesday
afternoon up until Tuesday 8th December. We
will continue to have the sports coaches coming
into school from Next Level Sports and they will
be teaching the children invasion games on a
Monday afternoon.
Design and Technology:
To bring all our learning together this half term, we will
be creating our own non-fiction book that will be in the
shape of a 3-dimensional pyramid. The children will be
creating these pyramids which will contain their own book
that they have written for children their own age.
school for the day where the children will
be able to recreate some embalming salts,
handle Egyptian artefacts related to
mummification and take part in a drama of
an Egyptian burial ceremony.