BedlingtonStation PrimarySchool
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Station Studios:
Portal
Year 4 Term 3A
BedlingtonStation PrimarySchool
Year 4 Term 3A
CONTEXT
Hello! Olive Stein here. Station Studios needs you! It's time for a new episode of Portal! My team have been looking at ideas for the next blockbuster episode and we decided the focus should be The Ancient Egyptians! Once we had the idea I knew there was only one team of TV Producers for the job! That's right, you! I can't wait to see what you produce! Work hard, work fast, work now!
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BROADENING EXPERIENCE
Festival of the Arts
CLASS READER
Anthony and Cleopatra
JIGSAW PSHE
'Relationships'.
We will learning about; Jealousy, Love and loss, Memories of loved ones, Getting On and Falling Out, Girlfriends and Boyfriends, Showing appreciation to people and animals
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Curriculum Overview
Oracy Development Opportunities
ENGLISH
Focus Narrative:
Saga (200 words)
Key Text/Stimulus:
Skellig
Focus Non-Narrative:
Script writing
Key Text/Stimulus:
Science - Crankpot TV
Curriculum support genres:
Script writing
Hot-seating, debate around issues
Perform scripts
ART
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Medium:
Sketchbooks
Feedback, sharing ideas
Artist:
Various - Sketch book development
RE
Jigsaw RE
Do people need to go to church to show they are Christians?
Northumberland Agreed Syllabus - Unit L2.1 What do Christians learn from the Creation story?
Discussions, sharing ideas/views
What is Baptism? Baptism is generally a rite for babies although adults can choose to be baptised later in life. It confers the name of the person and their part in God’s family.
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How do Churches help remind Christians of their beliefs?Churches frequently have art or symbols which may remind Christians of their beliefs or the life of Jesus or other figures from the Bible or later saints. These can help the Christian focus when in church which they may find more difficult e.g. at home where there are more distractions.
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Baptism – A special Christian ceremony using water to welcome someone into God’s family.
Symbol – An object, picture, or sign that stands for something important, like a belief or story in Christianity.
Church – A place where Christians gather to worship God, pray, and learn about their faith.
HISTORY
Role Play as Egyptian
Hot-Seat/Freeze-frame
National Curriculum:
the achievements of the earliest civilizations – an overview of where and when the first civilizations appeared and a depth study Ancient Egypt
What was the role of the pharaoh and how was Ancient Egyptian society organised?
The pharaoh was the ruler of Ancient Egypt and was believed to be both a god and a human.
Pharaohs made the laws, owned all the land, and collected taxes from their subjects.
Ancient Egypt had a strict hierarchy: the pharaoh was at the top, followed by nobles, scribes, craftsmen, and farmers, with servants and slaves at the bottom.
Egypt's history is divided into three main periods: the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom.
What were hieroglyphics and why were they important?
Hieroglyphics were a picture-based writing system used by the Ancient Egyptians.
Scribes used hieroglyphics to record laws, religious texts, and what the pharaohs said or did.
There were over 1,000 symbols, but simpler writing was used over time for everyday purposes.
The Rosetta Stone helped archaeologists translate hieroglyphics using Greek writing.
What did the Ancient Egyptians believe about gods and religion?
The Ancient Egyptians believed in many gods, each with different powers and roles.
Anubis was the god who guided souls to the afterlife.
Religion influenced everything in life, from laws to daily routines and burial practices.
They believed that pleasing the gods was the key to a good life and a safe journey to the afterlife.
What did the Ancient Egyptians believe happened after death?
Egyptians believed in an afterlife, where the soul (called the ba) lived on after the body died.
They thought the soul returned to the body each night, so it had to be preserved through mummification.
The body was embalmed, wrapped in linen, and the organs were stored in canopic jars.
Pharaohs were given grand burials, often in pyramids or hidden tombs, filled with treasures, food, and items they would need in the afterlife.
These tombs showed the pharaoh’s wealth and power, and were meant to help them live forever with the gods.
Pharaoh – The ruler of Ancient Egypt, believed to be both a king and a god.
Hieroglyphics – A writing system made of picture symbols used by the Ancient Egyptians.
Mummification – The process of preserving a body after death so the soul could live on in the afterlife.
Afterlife – What Ancient Egyptians believed happened after death—a new life where the soul continued to exist.
Canopic jars – Special containers used to store and protect the organs removed during mummification.
GEOGRAPHY
National Curriculum:
No focus
PE
Real PE Unit:
Unit 5
Cog Focus
Fundamental Movement Skills
Sport:
Tennis
Dance
Feedback, sharing ideas, coaching
DT
National Curriculum:
Focus objectives:
DESIGN OBJECTIVES
MAKE OBJECTIVES
apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures
Content:
Sets and props related to science for Crankpot TV
discussions, giving instructions, feedback
SCIENCE
National Curriculum:
Sound
identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating
recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear
find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it
find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it
recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases
Discussion - predictions. Exploring voice, sharing ideas
WOW! Wonder Launch
How is sound created?
Gather a selection of instruments for the children to make sounds with (For example: Drum with paper clips on, tuning fork and water, Xylophone etc). Children to make observations when sound is made compared to when the instruments are silent. Do they notice any movements?
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Investigations:
String TelephoneSound vibrations - louder and quieterSound insulating
How are sounds made? Sounds are made when objects vibrate, and these vibrations create sound waves that travel to our ears.
How do vibrations from sounds travel to the ear?Vibrations travel through a medium, like air, water, or solids, as sound waves until they reach the ear, where they are interpreted as sound.
What is the relationship between the pitch of a sound and the object that produced it?The pitch of a sound depends on the size, shape, and tension of the vibrating object; for example, shorter or tighter objects create higher-pitched sounds, while longer or looser objects create lower-pitched sounds.
How does the volume of a sound relate to its vibrations?The volume of a sound is determined by the strength of the vibrations; stronger vibrations create louder sounds, while weaker vibrations create softer sounds.
Why do sounds become fainter as you move further away from the source?Sounds become fainter with distance because the sound waves lose energy as they spread out and travel through the air.
Vibration – A rapid back-and-forth movement that produces sound.
Sound wave – The movement of vibrations through air, water, or solids that allows us to hear sound.
Pitch – How high or low a sound is, depending on how fast something vibrates.
Volume – How loud or quiet a sound is, based on the strength of the vibrations.
Source – The object or material that starts the vibration and creates the sound.
COMPUTING
National Curriculum:
Computer Science
Logo (PM Unit 4.5)
Information Tech
Making Music (PM Unit 4.9)
iMovie - recording episodes of Portal
Recording music/voice over, discussions, explanations
MUSIC
Steel Pans