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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 7 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 2