Download Curriculum overview Autumn 2009-2010

West Town Primary Academy Curriculum Overview Autumn Year 4
Topic
Enquiry
Question
week
Understanding
English
communication
and languages
Egypt
What was life like in Egyptian times?
1
Myths
Identify the
features of a
myth
2
What makes
a successful
myth, e.g.
mythical
characters
3
Read a
selection of
Egyptian
myths.
4
Mini write: A
letter in role
as key
character:
The prince in
the prince
and the
sphinx
What is the
River Nile
like?
The River
Nile
5
Plan own
myth, set in
Ancient Egypt
using
structure of a
well-known
myth.
6
Writing myth
Edit/ improve
and create
final version
for our
Egyptian
museum.
Historical,
geographical and
social
understanding
What do we
already
know about
Ancient
Egypt?
Where is
Egypt?
Timeline
What is the
strange
writing in
the tombs?
Hieroglyphs
What can
we learn
from
looking at
objects?
Artefact
Study
How did the
Egyptians
grow food?
Farming
How can we
look after
our teeth
Where does
our food go
inside our
body
What would
an embalmer
have seen
inside the
body?
How was
society
organised in
ancient
Egypt?
TASC –
compare
modern
British law
and Egyptian
law and
Egyptian class
system
Transport
Jobs and
ruling class
How is food
broken down
Look at the
location of
organs inside
the body
(heart, lungs,
kidney,
stomach, liver,
etc.)
Scientific and
technological
understanding
Where does
all that food
go?
What do we
know about
food
Why do we
have
different
types of
teeth
What sort
of teeth do
we have
Understanding
the Arts: Music
Art and drama
Making a Cartouche
- What was a cartouche and what was it used for?
- Using modelling clay to make a cartouche
- Translating names to hieroglyphics to engrave on cartouches
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8
9
Explanation text – Mummify a Pharaoh.
Create a fact file/ multimedia/ power point
presentation of Egypt as a country
(Use of ICT)
10
Journey down
the Nile
Creative writing,
diary of journey
11
12
TASK
Visual text
The snow man.
Who were
the
pharaohs
and why
were they
important?
Pharaohs
Where did
they live?
Houses –
Clothing Jewellery
What are
pyramids
and what
were they
used for?
Pyramids
What would a
holiday to Egypt
be like?
Inventions and
Achievements
Who
were the
ancient
Egyptian
gods and
goddesse
s?
Valley of
the Kings
How can we
model the
digestive
system
What are
the
functions of
the organs?
What do
animals
eat
What do
animals teeth
tell us?
-How good is
toothpaste?
Can we
make a
good
toothpast
e
What is
modern
Egypt
like?
Making a papyrus picture
- What was papyrus and how did the Egyptians make it?
- Studying examples of ancient Egyptian art on papyrus
- Making papyrus pictures and cards, decorating in the style of Egyptian art and selling at Eid or
1
Understanding
physical
development,
health and well
being
Mathematical
understanding
RE/ PSHE
Making Egyptian necklaces
- Studying examples of ancient Egyptian necklaces
- Making a basic necklace from a paper plate and eagle
template
- Finding different ways of decorating and embellishing their
basic necklaces
Physical literacy Skills + Confidence = Fun = Active for life
Christmas
Drama: Role play, hot seating, acting out parts of myths read in Literacy, freeze frame. Write
version of own myth to be acted out and filmed.
Make and play own traditional Egyptian instruments.
Gymnastics
Swimming
Place Value
Mental
Addition
Properties
of shape
Multiplication
Swimming
Fractions
Position and
Direction
PSHE: They learn about making a class charter and what this means.
RE: Focus on religious stories (creation) places of worship and Ancient Egyptian religious
beliefs, customs etc compared to modern Egypt Explore bible stories set in Egypt (link to
stories/ myths in Literacy), e.g. Moses and Joseph’s story. Why is Egypt such a significant place
historically for Christians and Jews?
Addition
and
Subtraction
Number
and
Place
Value
PSHE: The wider community and local democracy, rights and responsibilities linked to TASC,
compared against ancient Egyptian society
The Star
bearer
The Egyptian
Cinderella
Who build
the
pyramids?
The Cat
Mummy
Makewaves links
Embedded PSHE black
Creation
myths
Stories
from
different
cultures
Myths and
Fables from
around the
world
Tales told in
tents
Hidden tails
Upload a
plan a
healthy
menu and
compare it
to the diet of
the ancient
Egyptians
Embedded ICT turquoise
Measurement
(Mass)
Multiplication
and Division
Measureme
nt (Time)
RE: Look at and compare creation stories from different religions.
Look at religious beliefs in Ancient Egypt- The gods and goddesses worshipped.
Visits influences
Key Book
Decimals
How did the
Egyptians
mummify a
pharaoh
Egyptian
theme day
Visit to
Fitzwilliam
museum
Cambridg
e (Aut
2016)
Diaries : a day in a
life of an
Egyptian
farmer
Trip to travel
agents
The Snowman
Children act
out/retell
their myth.
Film it
Photos
and film of
the day –
interviews
with the
children
Travel
adverts and
brochures
Travel jingles
Makewaves links orange
Visits and influences pink
Blog about
travel to Egypt
TASC and enterprise dark orange
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