1. 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