‘M AND Ms: Mayans, maps and materials’ ENGLISH Non-Fiction (Who were the Mayan?) Well-loved Narratives (Just so Stories) Persuasive letter (Tourist Information) Poetry (Weather Theme – Personification) Punctuation, Spelling and Grammar Guided Reading, Independent Reading and Reading Comprehension MATHS Solve addition and subtraction two-step problems in contexts, Recall multiplication and division facts for multiplication tables up to 12 × 12. Recognise and show, using diagrams, families of common equivalent fractions SCIENCE Solids, liquids and gases Changing materials Chocolate The water cycle – evaporation and condensation Designing, planning and carrying out experiments Using ICT for research ART & DT Mayan art Thumb pots and headdresses Linkages and levers Designing, building, testing and evaluating bridges MUSIC, PE & FRENCH listen with attention to detail and recall sound understand staff and other musical notations Football and netball write French phrases from memory, and adapt these to create new sentences, to express ideas clearly ‘M AND Ms: Mayans, maps and materials’ Year 4 Terms 3 & 4 2015-16 HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY The Mayans The countries and physical features of Europe, North America and South America Comparing regions in the UK, Europe and America COMPUTING E-safety Use search technologies effectively, appreciate how results are selected and ranked, and be discerning in evaluating digital content. Coding to achieve outcomes, e.g. Scratch project RE How should believers live? What do religions say? Easter: Sorrow and joy