Year 3/4 Curriculum Jigsaw—Summer 1 English
Computing
Newspapers (3 weeks) Children will be able to identify that information is presented via a news report. Children will be able to write a newspaper report with: appropriate pronouns and noun phrases. Poetry (2 weeks) Children will be able to read and discuss key vocabulary in a poem. Children will be able to collect words and phrases and investigate meanings. Children will be able to learn a poem by heart in preparation for performance to an audience Drama and Playscripts (3 weeks) Using drama to act out scenes from The Great Plague. Recap features of a playscript, create a playscript and perform to an audience.
Create frequency diagrams and graphs to answer questions. Create and use a branching database to organise and analyse information to answer questions. Begin to identify what data should be collected to answer a specific question. Collect data and enter it into a database under appropriate field headings. Religious Education Key Question: How should we live our lives? Religion: Christianity: Jesus What are we prepared to sacrifice/ never sacrifice? Does love mean giving things up for others?
Mathematics Morning Maths – Recap over previous learning, fluency and reasoning. Statistics: Create frequency diagrams and graphs to answer questions. Create and use a branching database to organise and analyse information to answer questions. Begin to identify what data should be collected to answer a specific question. Collect data and enter it into a database under appropriate field headings. Use a database to answer straightforward questions by searching, matching and ordering the c tents of a single field. Measure
History Making some links between and across periods, such as the differences between clothes, food, buildings or transport. Understanding some significant aspects of history, e.g. how the Great Plague of 1665 affected London and beyond. Understand some of the methods of historical enquiry, and how evidence is used sources to make detailed observations, finding answers to questions about the past.
Science My Amazing Body: How it works? Keeping it healthy and what happens when we are poorly.
What are we prepared to sacrifice/ never sacrifice? Does love mean giving things up for others?
Geography Name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom (relevant to your location and to this theme). Use a wider range of maps (including digital), and atlases to locate features studied Use maps and diagrams from a range of publications e.g. recycling/waste site maps and plans from the local Council website. Use maps at more than one scale.
PSHE and SMSC Self Esteem – Its ok to be me. Look at ourselves and like who we are. Recognise that we are different to others and celebrate our differences. Kidsafe programme.
Art Explore the roles and purposes of artists, craftspeople and designers working in different times and cultures. Question and make thoughtful observations about starting points and select ideas to use in their work.
Design and Technology The clothing worn by Plague Doctors was intended to protect them from airborne diseases. Design and make a mask the Plague Doctor would have worn.
Modern Foreign Languages
Physical Education
French: Les nombres 1-12 (Numbers 1-12) Quel âge as-tu? (How old are you?) Les mois de l’année (The months of the year)
Athletics Striking and fielding
Les nombres 13-31 Numbers 13 -31