1. 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