The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Kate DiCamillo
Unit Title
Farm Frenzy
Mighty Me
Engage/Hook
Debate using first part of the book.
Dress up/Mirror experience
Rabbit tea party/ toys
Additional Experiences
Cannon Hall Farm
Doncaster Museum?
Outcomes
(including published
work)
Landscapes in different media,
paint, fabric.
Working scientifically to answer
enquiry questions.
Geographical and seasonal farming.
Using atlases and have an
understanding of continents, countries, cities, towns and villages.
Use knowledge of seasonal fruit and
healthy eating to design, create and evaluate a fruit salad.
Spoken Language
Drama
Reading
Fluency
Vocabulary
Prediction
Inferences
Retrieval
Writing
Fiction
Setting
Character description
Finding and Losing Story
Non-Fiction
Persuasive Letter.
Diary entry.
Non-chronological report.
Mathematics
Maths Mastery
Reasoning with 4 digit numbers
Addition and subtraction
Multiplication and Division
Times tables
Science
Living things and their habitats
Classification of living things
Environmental living things
Animals including humans
Food chains
Teeth and eating
Digestion
States of Matter
Looking
at states.
Sound
What’s that sound?
Pitch
Vibrations
Electricity
Power it up
Circuits
Art & Design
Painting
Creating colours.
Texture.
Textiles
Sewing skills.
Knowledge
David Hockney styles.
Greater Depth
Critique their own and others’ work.
Experiment with different materials.
Drawing figures
Human body
Clay
Oil lamps – design Roman mosaics
Collage
Roman mosaics
Printing
Sketching
Clocks
Digital art
Melting clocks
Computing
Digital Literacy
Research using search engines.
Creating fact files manipulating text.
Greater Depth
Design and create content on a computer in
response to a given goal.
Presentation
E-Safety
Databases
Sound
Algorithms and programming Coding
Animation
DT
Bread
Design
A product with a detailed plan.
Make
Using equipment and tools accurately.
Evaluate
Self-assessment. Next steps and
improvements.
Cooking and nutrition
Hygiene and safety.
Presentation.
Mouldable materials
Roman Oil Lamps
Electrical and components
Lighthouse.
Geography
Geographical Enquiry
Features of cities and villages.
Using atlas and globes.
Physical Geography
Physical features of cities and villages.
Human Geography
Explain why people live in cities and
villages.
Geographical Knowledge
Countries in the EU.
UK cities.
Local study identify a local issue and
suggest ways to improve a locality.
Atlases and
globes- America.
History
Knowledge an interpretation
Explain how events from the past have helped
shaped our lives.
Technology in farming has changed by
developments and inventions.
Plot recent history on a timeline.
Local study- Romans and Doncaster
Differences
between the lives of wealthy people and poor people.
Compare
different view points.
Foreign Language
Greetings
Farm animals
Weather
Food
Christmas
Who am I?
Likes and dislikes
Where you live
School subjects
Feelings
Numbers 1-60
Routines
Sports
Music
Study Danny Elfman – music writer for film.
Score study –
introduction to language of music, theory and composition. Learning basic
instrumental skills by playing tunes in varying styles.
-(Charanga
sp 1)
-Music
Express – Y4 Unit 6 animal magic.
Reading notes
and playing: Recorder Playing
Recognise
different sound sources, explore and respond to different sound sources,
focused listening, exploring and controlling instruments. Developing empathy
in music – identify songs/ lyrics that show empathy and understanding. Billy
Elliott. Explore different songs – Expressing yourself. Theatre exploration –
pantomime vs theatre. Male roles vs. female roles.
Composition:
Song writing linked to express yourself and this is me.
Production:
Beauty and the Beast
Exploring the boom whackers and hand chimes to build the
children’s music knowledge using a range of instruments.
Explore
music of famous America composers. Compare and contrast to British composers.
Explore
America music festivals – create our music festival.
Composition:
Music for festival
Playing
and performance: Festival
Term 3b –
Performance showcase to families.
Physical Education
Dodgeball
Netball
Football
Basketball
Swimming
Athletics
Rounders
Athletics
Cricket
Dance
Dance taken from Billy Elliott.
Festival
dancing.
PSHE
Being Me in My World
Celebrating Differences
Dreams and
Goals
Healthy Me
Relationships
Changing Me
Religious Education
Believing
Why is Jesus inspiring others?
Expressing/Celebrations
Festivals e.g. Diwali, Christmas.
Living
What does it mean to be a ---- today in
Britain?
Living
What can we learn from religions about
deciding what is right and wrong?
Expressing
Why do some people say life is a journey and
what significant events mark it?
Global Citizenship
Empathy
Commitment to social justice and equity
Sustainable development
Concern for the environment and commitment
to sustainable development
