Download Cycle 2 – Summer Term Year 3/4

Cycle 2 – Summer Term
Year 3/4 Raiders of the UK
History/Geography
National
Curriculum
objectives
and
coverage
History
Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots
This could include:
Roman withdrawal from Britain in c. AD 410 and the fall of the western
Roman Empire
Scots invasions from Ireland to north Britain (now Scotland)
Anglo-Saxon invasions, settlements and kingdoms: place names and village
life
Anglo-Saxon art and culture
Christian conversion – Canterbury, Iona and Lindisfarne)
The Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of
Edward the Confessor
This could include:
Viking raids and invasion
resistance by Alfred the Great and Athelstan, first king of England
further Viking invasions and Danegeld
Anglo-Saxon laws and justice
Edward the Confessor and his death in 1066)
Suggested resources
Rising Stars History Voyagers Upper Key Stage 2;
Unit 1: What impact did the Anglo-Saxons have?
Unit 2: Would the Vikings do anything for money?
Science
Electricity (Year 4)
identify common appliances that
run on electricity
-construct a simple series electrical
circuit, identifying and naming its
basic parts, including cells, wires,
bulbs, switches and buzzers
identify whether or not a lamp will
light in a simple series circuit, based
on whether or not the lamp is part
of a complete loop with a battery
recognise that a switch opens and
closes a circuit and associate this
with whether or not a lamp lights in
a simple series circuit
recognise some common
conductors and insulators, and
associate metals with being good
conductors.
Art/DT
Art
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Celtic designs (patterns) tie in with Victor
Vasarely (oil pastels)
Viking shields – design and make (materials)
Viking boats using layering paint, texture, collage
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Construction – Viking long boats
DT
Year 5/6 Rampaging Romans
History/Geography
National
Curriculum
objectives
and
coverage
History
The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain
This could include:
Julius Caesar’s attempted invasion in 55-54 BC
the Roman Empire by AD 42 and the power of its army
successful invasion by Claudius and conquest, including Hadrian’s Wall
British resistance, for example, Boudica
‘Romanisation’ of Britain: sites such as Caerwent and the impact of
technology, culture and beliefs, including early Christianity)
Suggested resources
Rising Stars History Voyagers Lower Key Stage 2;
Unit 4: What happened when the Romans came?
Science
Animals including humans (Year 5)
Describe the changes as humans
develop into old age.
Art/DT
Art
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Michelangelo – focus on sculpture. Look at
Roman statues (focus on sketching) children to
design and make a miniature statue (clay).
Mosaics – study mosaics and then create own
DT
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Woodwork – making an aqueduct. Using a saw,
practicing wood joins using glue guns with close
supervision, evaluating strength (set task with it
having to hold a certain mass.