Literacy:
Engage: Fact Files and Explanatory Texts
We will look at the text ‘Chewy gooey rumble plop’ and
find the meaning of a range of new dental vocabulary.
We will make a glossary and research further
information before creating a fact file and explanatory
text with the information we have researched.
Develop: Fantasy Narrative
We will research how the digestive system works and
Memorable Experiences:
Teeth cleaning demonstration – Week 1
Dentist/Doctor visit to school – Date
TBC
Learning Together - Giganta-gut!
Creating a working model of the
digestive system- Week 5 (wb 22/5/17)
Summer Term 1 Year 4
create a flowchart explaining the different processes
that take place. We will then write a story from the
viewpoint of a piece of food travelling down the
digestive system. We will use Austin’s Butterfly to
improve our stories with a learning partner.
Innovate:
We will be working together to create a large scale
working model of the human digestive system that
Title: Burps, Bottoms
and Bile
Other Learning Opportunities:
PE and Games: Athletics
Maths:
We will use shapes to investigate symmetry,
tessellations and translations of shapes within a
grid. We will tie in the measurement unit of
work with our topic as we measure for
ingredients.
We will explore further problem solving
activities and continue to prove our answers
using written justifications and show our
answers using a range of representations.
We will continue to work on our times table
facts for multiplication and division and continue
to multiply two- and three-digit numbers by a
one-digit number. We will continue to develop
our mental maths skills in a range of contexts
and use problem solving to apply our skills.
How can you help?
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demonstrates how it works and the different steps and
systems.
RE: Tree as a symbol
Express: Persuasive Texts
We will be researching some of the health problems
that face society and explain what could be done to
help. We will use newspapers and other sources to find
our information before writing a persuasive text to
encourage others to be healthy.
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PSHE/SMSC: Healthy Bodies
/Keeping safe outside of school
Art and Design: Textiles; Working
Model designs
Science:
We will be identifying different teeth types and their
Music: Composing and performing
simple function alongside learning about tooth decay and
lyrics
hygiene. We will be able to describe the simple
functions of the digestive system in humans and use
scientific evidence to record findings of investigations.
Computing: Digital Images;
Algorithms
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Please listen to your child read and
encourage them to learn their spellings
using taught strategies and practise
their times tables every week.
Your child will also receive topic based
homework with a choice of creative
outcomes.
In addition maths and literacy work will
be sent home to compliment the learning
in the classroom.
Design Technology:
We will be researching and preparing a range
of healthy foods across the course of our
topic whilst looking at how to have a varied
diet. We will also be exploring textiles and
how to match materials to purpose. We will
work together to create a working model of
the digestive system.