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Flowerton Museum:

Ancient Greeks

 

Year 4 Term 2A

CONTEXT

Curators

BROADENING EXPERIENCE

No visit

CLASS READER

Mr Nobody’s Eyes

Oracy Development Opportunities

ENGLISH

Focus Narrative:

Myths and Legends

Key Text/Stimulus:

Greek Myths and Legends  

Focus Non-Narrative:

Imagery Poems

Key Text/Stimulus:

Greek Gods

Curriculum support genres:

Explanation Texts

Diary

Drama - acting out scenes

Hot-seating different Gods

ART

Artist:

Greek pottery

Medium:

3D work (clay)

Digital Art

Feedback, sharing ideas

RE

Northumberland Agreed Syllabus

Unit L2.8 What does it mean to be Hindu in Britain today?

HISTORY

National Curriculum:

Ancient Greece – a study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world

 

Planning Link

Sharing information, hot-seating as Gods, discussions

Content:

  • Who were the Ancient Greeks?
  • Alexander the Great
  • Daily Life in Ancient Greece
  • Athens and Sparta
  • Discovering the Ancient Greek Olympics
  • The Olympic Games then and now

 

GEOGRAPHY

National Curriculum:

use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied

 

 

describe and understand key aspects of the water cycle

 

discussions, sharing observations,

Planning Link

Content:

locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe (Greece) concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities

 

 

Content:

  • Changing state
  • The Water Cycle
  • Making Clouds and Rain
  • Treating Water
  • Flooding
  • Water Pollution

PE

Real PE Unit:

Unit 3

Cog Focus

  • Cognitive Skills

Fundamental Movement Skills

  • Dynamic Balance: On a Line
  • Coordination: Ball Skills

Sport:

Gymnastics

Dance

Feedback, sharing ideas, coaching

Planning Link

DT

National Curriculum:

Focus objectives:

COOKING & NUTRITION OBJECTIVES

Focus skills:

  • rubbing in
  • measuring
  • kneading

Recipes:

Koulourakia (Greek Cookies)
 

 

Instructions, discussion, feedback

SCIENCE

National Curriculum:

States of Matter.

identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature - Linked to Geography

 

Discussing predictions, sharing ideas, giving explanations

WOW! Practical Introduction

Where does rain come from?

Set up water cycle bags on the classroom windows. Children to observe changes to the water in the bag over time.

Content:

  • Good Vibrations
  • Hearing Sound
  • Higher and Lower
  • String Telephone
  • Sound Proofing
  • Making Music

 

Investigations:

TBC

 

Planning Link

COMPUTING

National Curriculum:

Information Tech

Effective Search (PM Unit 4.7)

Presenting details of Flowerton Museum as a poster or webpage

 

Planning Link

Digital Literacy

Beware Malware (PM Unit 4.2 L2)

Planning Link

Debate, discussions, sharing views

MUSIC

No Focus

 

Performing/singing/evaluations

SPANISH

Language Angels Unit

Core Vocabulary & Phonetics:

  • Recap Previous Vocabulary

 

Intermediate Language Unit (6 Lessons):

  • Las Olimpiadas (The Olympics)

 

 

Planning Link

Planning Link

Speaking aloud