BedlingtonStation PrimarySchool
BedlingtonStation PrimarySchool
The TIME Institute:
The Roman Empire
Year 4 Term 1A
CONTEXT
Time Agents
BROADENING EXPERIENCE
Vindolanda
CLASS READER
The Thieves of Ostia
Oracy Development Opportunities
ENGLISH
Focus Narrative:
Historical Stories
Key Text/Stimulus:
The Thieves of Ostia
Focus Non-Narrative:
Recounts
Key Text/Stimulus:
History (Day in the life)
Curriculum support genres:
Informal Letter Writing
Instructions (pizza)
Hot-seating characters
Verbal instructions
ART
Artist:
Roman Art
Medium:
Mosaics
Ceramics
Feedback, sharing ideas
RE
Northumberland Agreed Syllabus
Unit L2.3 What is the 'Trinity' and why is it important for Christians
GEOGRAPHY
National Curriculum:
describe and understand key aspects of:physical geography, including: volcanoes and earthquakes
Content:
locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe (Italy) concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities
Link to Pompeii - History
DT
National Curriculum:
Focus objectives:
COOKING & NUTRITION OBJECTIVES
Focus skills:
Recipes:
Pizza (homemade base)
Feedback, sharing ideas, verbal instructions, explanations
SCIENCE
National Curriculum:
States of Matter
compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases
observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C)
identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature
Describing movement of matter, take on roles.
WOW! Practical IntroductionGather a selection of materials/objects for the children to look at (Brick, sponge, oil, apple, washing up liquid etc). Before starting this unit they must predict if the objects are solid, liquid or gas. Include a cup of ice.At the end of the session discuss how the ice has changed, would they like to change their prediction?Revisit these predictions at the end of the unit. Would they change any of their answers?
MUSIC
No Focus