Years 4 Topic Overview 2017-2018

Autumn / Spring / Summer
Topic title / Egyptians / Extreme Earth / Lights, Camera, Action! (Arooj)
Main focus of topic work / Focus on geography and history
Compare modern Egypt and Ancient Egypt. Study the continent of Africa / Focus on geography and science / Focus on drama, theatre around the world, adventure stories around the world.
Trips - Topic / Visit to Leeds Museum
Museum artefacts / Magna / Visit to Roundhay Park (film on set)
Visitors – Theatre workshop
Trips - Places of Worship / Gudwara (date TBC)
Big bang starter / Classes move around to find out different aspects about Egypt / Make own water cycle / Theatre/film workshop
End of topic celebration / School museum / Volcano eruption / Cinema of own films
Topic summary / An inspirational topic that compares Ancient and modern Egypt. We love finding out about the Ancient Egyptians especially the gory bits! The children design and make artefacts for our own museum. / An exciting geography/science based topic which helps the children to understand weather phenomenon and natural disasters! / A topic with storytelling as a focus. The children learn and retell tales and are inspired by other cultures.
The children are invited to a sleepover at school where they can tell stories in tents!
Links to core subjects for cross curricular skills- maths and English / English- Myths and legends, adventure and mystery
Maths- measures / English- diary of a Pompeii villager.
Maths- data handling/statistics linked to science and ICT / English link to play scripts, stories from other cultures, explanations
Maths- symmetry/ shape/geometry
English Outcomes /
  • Description of historical setting
  • Persuasive leaflet (Come to Egypt!)
  • Contrasting Character profiles (pupils write two – goody and baddy)
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  • Story with familiar setting (focus on adverbials after speech)
  • Explanation Text (how the water cycle works)
  • iBook (features of non-chronological report)
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  • Adventure Story (multicultural)
  • Newspaper Report
  • Playscript (children write a play script to be acted out to create their own films)

British Values / Look at Egyptian social standing compared to British law. / Multi faith festival celebration foods. Mutual respect for all faiths.
History/ geography/ DT skills and coverage / DT Design and make a shaduf( a device used of moving and lifting water)
Geography-use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied / History – major eruptions/earthquakes/tsunamis inc. Pompeii.
Geography – tectonic plates, weather, /
Computing – Create a trailer to advertise their movies
Art/DT – create moving puppets for a puppet theatre.
Science / Human impact
Solids, Liquids, Gases / Where does all that food go?
Vibrations / Switched On
Who am I?
ICT across the curriculum / Research skills
Animation / Data-handling
Models e-mails and e-safety
ART/DT / African drawings and patterns. Printing to create an African landscape painting. / Make a 3d model of a volcano
Structures – earthquake proof / DT – lights/staging
Art – props/ puppets/poster
PE units / Games/Dance
Swimming for part of the year / Gymnastics/Dance
Swimming all year / Games/OAA/Athletics
Swimming for part of the year
RE / Words of wisdom / Important events/ceremonies / Creation Stories.
Which faiths make up our communities?
PSHCE / Physical health and wellbeing:
What is important to me?
Keeping safe and managing risk:
Playing safe / Identity, society and equality:
Democracy
Drug, alcohol and tobacco education:
Making choices / Sex and relationship education:
Growing up and changing