Year 4: Autumn 1- Land of Hope and Glory English texts/video stimulus: Alice in Wonderland Videos of flooding etc in the UK. Newsreports from weather disasters in the UK English Writing Opportunities: Learn classic poems from Europe. Report writing based on landmark English Authors: Lewis Carroll, David Walliams, J.Wilson, Enid Blyton Letters/diaries Newspaper reports e.g. great fire of London/Devon flooding/Boscastle Social, Moral, Spiritual and cultural links: Local area, Why do some people think Jesus is inspirational? Visit a church Community links e.g. taking the grown veg to food banks Art and Design: British artists (Laury V’s Constable) Model of a famous landmark e.g. Buckingham Palace/Big Ben Design and Technology: Cooking-British food Stitching Year 4: Autumn 1- Land of Hope and Glory Science: Inventions from British History. Abraham Darby Thomas Telford Electricity topic Charles Darwin Mathematics: Statistics/population Measures (road networks train etc) Train/London underground timetables Costings -plan a trip to London Computing: Garage band to compose a ‘British Anthem’. Music: Land of Hope and Glory, Rule Britannia, God Save the Queen. Singing performing and describing Famous People: Thomas Telford Edward Elgar (Composer of Land of Hope and Glory The Queen Visits: River Severn Warwick Castle Blists Hill Geography: Map work Wold map, where is Europe? Europe map. UK countries counties and cities. Famous landmarks-Stonehenge, London tourist attractions Local rivers Different landscapes e.g. Ben Nevis/Snowdon Coastlines Cities History: Changes over time Industrial past Railway networks Coal industry Castles e.g. Warwick, Chirk Monarchy How our cities have changed e.g. London, Birmingham, Telford PE: Field work in outdoor learning. Ordinance Survey Languages: French week