1. Ancient Egyptians History Focus English
Text Focus: Biography linking to topic looking at biography of Tutankhamun before writing biography of Howard Carter
Spelling focus: prefixes in- im- il- ir-; homophones and near homophones; augh/au spelling of aw sound; -sion endings of words ending se, de or d
Grammar focus – review of key term and techniques from Year 3 statutory grammar.
Reading comprehension focus – utilising the text and text marking to support finding answers
Maths
Place Value including: 4 digit numbers; 1000s, 100s, 10s, 1s; roman numerals; rounding to 10, 100 and 1000; counting in 1000s and 25s; comparing and ordering numbers; negative numbers;
Addition and Subtraction: adding and subtracting 1s, 10s, 100s, 1000s; adding two 4 digit numbers with and without exchanging; subtracting two 4 digit numbers with and without exchanging; estimation and inverse operations
Perimeter: using grids; of a rectangle, of rectilinear shapes.
Learning times tables up to 12x12
Computing
Continued focus on esafety including searching safely and wisely to decide if information is reliable; coding; work processing
History
Describe similarities and differences between different historical artefacts
Use different sources including photographs and written accounts to find out about the past
Communicate ideas from the past through writing, role-play and art
Specific subject content – life in ancient Egypt and comparing to today, Tutankhamun, mummification process, hieroglyphics
Geography
Using atlases to identify the location of Egypt
Using information to identify the geographical features of Egypt including, the River Nile, desert landscape, key cities, time zones and climate.
Art and DT
Creating cartouches to represent names out of clay
Landscape pictures
Map creation
Music
Clarinet lessons from external teacher that will continue until June 2019.
Science
States of matter RE
Creation – being stewards of creation and looking after the world that God gave us
Judaism PE
Learning movements to support different games using FUNS scheme
PSHE
Growth Mindset including the ability to learn from mistakes
Jigsaw being me in my world – being part of a team and working together to make decisions.
Outdoor Learning
Using the outdoor space to build physical examples of the climate and season to compare to the climate and season of Egypt