Sawtry Junior Academy – Sawtry Junior Academy



Year 4 Creative Curriculum Overview 2020-217753350-45021500Autumn term TopicRomans, Saxons and VikingsEnquiry QuestionWhy did the Romans, Saxons and Vikings invade Britain and what was the impact?Key BookOdd and The Frost Giants – Neil GaimanHow to Train Your Dragon – Cressida CowellWeek12345678910111213English communication and languagesInstructionsHow to build a Roman shieldHow to build a Roman roadNon-Chronological ReportsDragons Explanation textHow to catch a Frost GiantNewspaper ReportsReports on Roman, Saxon or Viking invasionsCharacter and Setting DescriptionDescriptive writing based on Roman, Saxon and Viking images Play ScriptsPlay scripts with a historical settingPoetryChristmas poemsRetrievalClarifyingQuestioningMaking ConnectionsInferencePredictionEvaluatingHistorical, geographical and social understandingWho were the Romans and why did they invade Britain?How and why did the Romans defeat Britain?Who was Boudicca? Boudicca’s revolt What did the Romans bring to Britain? Why did the Anglo-Saxons come to Britain? What was life like in Anglo-Saxon Britain?What was life like in Anglo-Saxon Britain?What can archaeological sites tell historians about Anglo-Saxons? Sutton HooWho were the Vikings?Why was Alfred the Great considered ‘Great’?What was Viking life like?What ended the Anglo-Saxon and Viking rule?A Merry Viking Christmas - YuleScientific and technological understandingIdentify and locate the main organs of the human digestive system.Explain how the human digestive system works.Identify the different types of human teeth and explain their functions. Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions.Set up simple practical enquiries, comparative and fair tests.Create a food chain and explain what it shows.Explore how we hear things.Investigating the effectiveness of sound insulation.Investigating the pitch of sound.Making a string instrument.Exploring the pitch and volume.Investigating the effect of distance on sound and puting: Using computers (word processing, data handling, music) Note: Coding and E-safety to be taught over a week. (IT week).Understanding the Arts: Music, Art and DramaArt: Celtic Knots, Roman Mosaics, WeavingDT: Roman ShieldsFood: Apple juice using the apple pressArt: Anglo-Saxon Brooches, Viking Runes, Drawing Viking designsDT: Anglo-Saxon HousesMusic: Performing skills, singing in unison and in parts (Christmas production)Physical development, health and well beingDance: The Haka Performing in unisonWorking together as a groupGames: Health and FitnessBuilding running stamina Mathematical understandingReasoning with 4 digit numbers(2 weeks)Addition and subtraction(3 weeks)Multiplication and Division(3 weeks)Interpreting and presenting data(2 weeks)Assessment WeekConsolidation as required PREChristianity stories of Jesus and their messages to ChristiansHarvestAnti-BullyingChristmas productionAnti-bullying ................
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