From Misty Mountains to Raging Rivers Literacy Hook Talk for Write The Raft by Jim LaMarche- descriptive writing, diary writing, write a growing up/ learning a new skill story. Hook Model raft building- trip to local river to float them Knowledge and Understanding of the world Science- Animals, Plants & Habitats Classifying plants & animals How do the seasons affect habitats? Identify the effects humans have on habitats How are animals adapted to their environments? Persuasive writing- Pollution Note taking to write an information text. Instructions- how to make a raft Geography Use an atlas to identify physical and human geographical features Learn the features of a river Learn how mountains are made & why we have earthquakes & volcanoes Learn about the water cycle and how it affects our weather- balloons with notes- how far do they travel? Maths Problem solving using multiplication, division, addition and subtraction Area & perimeter Properties of shapes Fractions of numbers Decimals From Misty Mountains to Raging Rivers Physical development Summer 1: skipping, running, relay, long jump, javelin Summer 2: throwing & catching skills- cricket & rounders Personal, Social and Emotional Development Sun awareness Going for goals- how can we achieve our goals? Year 4 Summer 1 2017