Year+4

Literacy Above is a link to the Improving Writing wikispace, where there are details of Y4 literacy units. Will endeavour to get some planning on there soon! :)

__(jog_on) My three main topic areas are:__

India  Anglo Saxons

(Gentleben) I've uploaded some Saxon resources a lot of which are based on the excellent materials on the [|Nuffield History Site] , the reminder is from [|Primary Resources] . Hopefully these are self-explanatory but I will clarify if requested.

Vikings [|A list of weblinks]  added to the TES resource bank by Gentleben. - A useful powerpoint examining many aspects of Viking Life. - a free Scholastic resource useful for writing about or drawing longships.  Longships notebook info - Furrycat

I've taken these websites from Topic Box http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?search=ss&sText=henry+viii&LinkID=mp02145 Portraits of Henry VIII http://tudorhistory.org/files/galleryindex.html More portraits http://www.channel4learning.net/apps26/learning/microsites/E/essentials/history/units/henry_bi.shtml/ http://www.objectlessons.org/index.php?mod=PageMod.introCategory&section_id=2&category_id=7 Pictures of Tudor objects http://www.swgfl.org.uk/Wiltshistoryquest/timezones/tudors/index.html http://www.swgfl.org.uk/Wiltshistoryquest/timezones/tudors/index.html Idenitfying objects http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/kids/blakesley/blakesley.htmhttp://www.icteachers.co.uk/children/cyberhunts/tudors/tudorhunt.htmhttp://www.ict.oxon-lea.gov.uk/best_practice/unit8_inventories/index_main.htmlhttp://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/eng/ks2/history/tudors/tudors_tenby_juniors/index_the_tudors.htmhttp://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/index/default1500.htmhttp://www.channel4learning.net/apps26/learning/microsites/E/essentials/history/units/tudor_bi.shtml</ <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/launch_gms_victorian_dress.shtml</ <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">http://www.3dhistory.co.uk/tudorHouse.html</<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">| http://www.thegrid.org.uk/learning/history/ks1-2/resources/units/documents/Tudorhouses.ppt#264,1,Slide1 Houses <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">http://www.tre.ngfl.gov.uk/server.php?request=cmVzb3VyY2UuZnVsbHZpZXc=&resourceId=10203 Inventories <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">http://www.cleo.net.uk/content/_files/The_inventory_of_Alexander_Bolton.doc</ Inventories
 * __Tudors__**

So these are my ideas for the first part of the topic: I then want to move onto more about Tudor soceity and lives of rich and poor.Please add stuff to it! Smileystar
 * What do we already know about the Tudors - Spiderdiagram in books/mindmap on large paper - one way of doing this is by giving each group a few post-it notes and get them to write something they already know about the Tudors on there...looks good when you put them altogether on a display!
 * What do we want to find out about the Tudors - questions that can be answered as part of extension activities
 * Timeline activity - was thinking about something on the playground, giving them cards with dates and asking them to organise themselves, thinking about the space between each other. Could begin with time periods e.g. Romans, Saxons etc. then onto specific dates in the period. Maybe take photo and stick into book?
 * How did the Tudors come about? Battle of Bosworth - Was thinking a brief look at Henry VII, linking with his marriage to Elizabeth of York, fitting in my work on making a clay Tudor Rose.
 * Family Tree - links between wives and children, also showing where Mary Queen of Scots and James I fit in.
 * Drawing/Labelling picture of one of Henry's wives - independent research which will lead to a display
 * Role of the King -
 * Descriptions of Henry VIII
 * Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn
 * Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves
 * Catherine Howard and Katherine Parr
 * Why did Henry VIII marry 6 times?

Other Areas that I will link to this Art - collage a picture of Henry VIII after studying a range of portraits - draw a portrait of one of Henry VIII's wives to create display 'Henry VIII's Good Wife Guide' - 3D (take a seat) create a throne for Henry VIII DT - clay, make a Tudor Rose English - Historical Stories

One way of tackling Tudor houses is by getting them to make an estate agent's booklet describing the house and what you get with it. Could be quite fun as well...you could get them to make the houses and then have an auction...perhaps this could be the end of the topic and parents could be invited (they could do a Tudor dance too). Ooh I really like that idea, usually just make the front of a Tudor house out of card, but think making one out of a cereal box in a group could be really good - it could open up and show the different rooms maybe? (Smileystar)

I am also doing Tudors and India so will be able to help brainstorm/plan or whatever during the Summer, taught both for a couple of years but just been given the go ahead to be 'more creative' and move away from QCA - about time!! Looking forward to coming up with some new ideas - smileystar x <span style="COLOR: rgb(150,19,19)">Sounds like a plan!!! Jog_onOk...thought I'd start with India (seeing as though that is going to be my first topic area next year). We are doing a slightly cross-curricular approach, but as we're in SM, don't want too much work. We are putting art in with India and doing batik and rangoli. RE in the second half of Autumn term is "Hinduism - Inspirational People", so that should tie in quite well.India is based on Chembakolli, but not solely.**Objectives** - think we should relate them directly to NC, rather than QCA, don't you?**Activities** - as cross-curricular as possible. Might like to Information Texts (if possible). <span style="COLOR: #bf1818; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> - physical features of India - furrycat - comparing homes - Britain and India - furrycat - learn anywhere

I agree for NC objectives and am looking forward to ditching QCA! In the past I've taught India During Spring Term and Tudors during Autumn Term but having a complete rethink once I've finished all my reports. I think I've thought about linking it to Stories from other cultures and possibly explanation texts (explain how your hometown is different to Chembakolli?). With art you could also link it to printing, I think there's a bit on the Chembakolli video showing them doing printing with blocks? I do Hinduism too so want to link that aswell.

What is everyone else starting with for science? We're doing Moving and Growing!

Display labels and info - moving and growing - furrycat

<span style="COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">I start with Friction first but this is being taught as my PPA    <span style="COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">