Year 4 Curriculum Map Who were the Mayans and what have we learnt from them?

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1 Question s How would it feel to be homeless? What are charities? How do we support charities? How did Edward get from A to B? What are the lessons from Edwards journey? What colour are your feelings? How does music effect mood and feeling? Separate planning - MLK - why is MLK significant to Americans? Who is Jr? What is the Civil Rights Movement? How would you like to be remembered? How would you meet the Iron Man's needs. Why don't we get a shock when we turn on the TV? Could I live without electricity? Can I light up the iron man? How could I stop the Iron Man? What evidence do we have that they were an advanced civilization? Who were the mayans and where did they live? What links Mayans and Birmingham? How did the Mayans please their Gods? What can we learn from the way they built their pyramids Taught 2 weeks before Easter. What is Christianity? Can I write an Easter Play script? How is God described in the Bible? What is a church? What are the 10 commandments? What can we make from nature? Why do we have Easter holidays? Teeth and the Digestive system - see separate health week planning Can I explain how to make my teeth last longer? Can I find ways to stay healthy by eating? Is there art in my Which animals have made their home within 1km of our school? How can we classify the animals in our local How have animals adapted as our local area has changed? Are all Roman Roads Straight? How did the Romans keep clean? Would you prefer to be a gladiator or a premiership footballer? What did the Romans leave behind? Length of Topic 6 weeks 1 week 6 weeks 9 weeks 2 weeks 1 week 4 weeks 8 weeks Visit/Exp erience Outcome Visit CentrePoint Use book creator on ipads to write own stories - these to include sound clips, films and pictures - to be ongoing through the project Watching own speech. Power point about Jr. Mad Science Workshop - Watts Up? Cadbury world? Church visit Local walks Junk modelling with Parents Imovie documentary / blogs Write and present own Easter play. Art gallery 'Animals in Spring Park' Museum of London Hold a Roman day - games, food, costume, artefacts 1/2 day Roman experience.

2 Parental Involvem ent Outdoor Learning Rights Respectin g Literacy Texts Create and curate a museum of childhood Build and test shelters Article 29 - your right to become the best you can be See Pos for coverage The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tullane by Kate DiCamillo Protest march about civil rights. Article 14 - freedom of thought, belief and religion. I have a dream: the story of Martin Luther King SPaG Numerac y See NumCo See NumCo Junk modelling with Parents and display of iron man models. What would the Iron Man do at Forest Academy / Outdoor maths Article 19 - the right to be safe The Iron Man by Ted Hughes Electric Storm by Anne Capeci See NumCo Film night / Mayan biscuit stall Pyramid building with real bricks outdoors Article 5 - Learn to use your rights as you grow up See PoS to ensure coverage Mayan civilization by Elizabeth Scholl / Mayan Civilisation and moments in history by Shirley Jordon / Chocolate Tree by Linda Lowery / The Boy that wouldn't obey by Anne Rockwell See See NumCo Watch pupils' Easter Play. Where do things come from - make own composition from natural found objects. Article 15 - freedom of association. Children's Bible World Faiths: Christianity by Trevor Barnes See NumCo Article 24 - health and health services. Article 6 - survival and development. Burger Boy by Alan Durant See NumCo Art gallery 'Animals in Spring Park' Local walks Article 6 - The right to life and be healthy. Fox by Margaret Wild Forest Animals by Francine Galko See Numco Roman instrument making and workshop. Burial mound - archaeological dig Article 12 - Your right to be listened to. The Captive Celt - Terry Dreary / Roman Invasion - My Story - Jim Eldridge

3 ICT Science History Geograph y We are programmers - Use scratch to programme a conversation between characters in the story - this should be included in Ibook. Use scratch, ibook, Explain everything - Programming Sounds for music How they are made. Sources of sound Loud soft What was it like for a child at that time? Compare wealthy and rich Distances and travel times from A to B in the story Power point about Jr. American Civil Rights Movement We are robotic scientists - Use Lego WeDo to create and control an Iron Man model - or element of the Iron Man - use scratch to control the model. Can you make the model interact with the Use the Lego Wedo and extension kit. Pupils may want to film their models. Computational thinking Conductors and Insulators. We are co-authors - use J2 Bloggy tools to create collaborative wiki on chocolate and Mayans - pupils should now be confident in using range of tools on ipad to present and create. Use J2Bloggy. Creativity Materials, changing states and matter. Sound - how are sounds made? Pitch volume etc. See learning outcome notes Non-European country - focus on Mexico Parts and functions of the digestive system Different types of Teeth We are geographers - use google maps to capture and map what has been discovered in local environment. Outcome will interactive map. E-safety - trusting the internet and how valid is information? Productivity Living things and their habitats Local environment Create a website on the Romans - use the website to build an interactive timeline of life in Roman Britain and to show where it fits in our history. Use html to create webpages. Understanding networks Continue Sound materials that affect pitch How sound travels to the ear. Romans

4 DT Art Music RE PE PSHE MFL linking colour to mood - using water colours illustrate Slideshow to present artwork Composition - mood Dance How can we work as a team Making protest banners. Equal rights for all. Make a model of the Ironman. Composition - use electronic instruments/ garage band to compose Iron Man - requiem produce and record digital music using musical apps on the Ipads. Pyramid building Textiles 3-D form What did the Mayans believe? Invasion Games Tag Rugby Netball OAA Robert Smithson Land Art - composition - natural objects Visit a church. Write an Easter play. Christians believe? 10 commandments. Make a model of a tooth. Make a model of the digestive system. Print - Animal pictures Sketching Athletics running, throwing and jumping. instrument making and planning Mosaics clay Drawing texture Roman art period Make Roman instruments Net Games - tennis

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