Topic Planner – Upper School – Autumn Term 2015
Unit 1 – Where is Egypt?
Geography: Where in the world is Egypt?
What do we already know about Egypt?
What would we like to find out? What
continent is it in? What are its
neighbouring countries? What
comparisons can you make with Britain?
E.g. Climate, Size. Coast, Rivers etc
What type of land uses are there in
Egypt? How is it different to that of the
England? What is a desert? What
conditions does a desert have? Where
are the deserts in Egypt? What would life
be like if we lived in a desert? Where
does a river start and end? What is the
main river in Egypt? Can we trace where
the river Nile is in Egypt? Why is the river
Nile so important to the people of Egypt?
Unit 2 – What is Egypt like today?
Unit 3 – What was Egypt like in the past?
Geography: What are the imports and exports of Egypt? What is daily life like? What
are the customs and traditions? What are the major cities, places of interest to
tourists?
Marvellous Midpoint: Archaeological dig
Literacy: What do you think people would like to know about Egypt today? How will
we find our information? How will we gather our information? What type of writing
will we need to use? How will you make it sound professional? What writing
techniques will we use? How will you present your information in an interesting way?
Computing: What is the climate like in Egypt? How does it compare to the UK? When
are the best times to visit each country if you were a tourist? When would be the
worst times to visit? What does the climate data tell us about some of the land uses?
What software could we use to present our work? How do we use data from a
spreadsheet to produce graphs? How do we add animations to our PowerPoint?
Music
ICT
Basic skills –
E-mail/Sumdog/MyMaths
Communication –
Power Point and Excel
Blogging
E-safety
PE
Outdoor adventure
Dance
Gymnastics
Science
Forces
‘Cyclic Patterns’ – Exploring
rhythm and pulse through
African drumming.
Mathematics
Mental Maths strategies
Times Tables
Number skills
Place value, ordering numbers
Data handling
Addition and subtraction
Multiplication and division
Time and measures
Shape and space
Problem Solving
Fractions, decimals and
percentages
Key Texts: The World of Infographics: Countries.
History: What is an archaeologist? What skills do we need
to acquire to become an archaeologist? How do
archaeologists sort what they have found? How do they
know where they have explored?
Who is Howard Carter? Where was he from? What was
he famous for? What did he find? What understanding
can we gather from his discoveries?
Is it right for us to have artefacts from different countries
displayed in our museums? What do you think the
Egyptians feel about this situation?
Should all spoils of colonisation be returned? How far
back do we go if so?
What roles / jobs were there in the times of ancient
Egyptians? What seasons were there in Ancient Egypt?
What was farming like in that time? How does the /Nile
affect the farming?
Art : What Art did the Egyptians create? How could we
create our own tomb painting using printing and
painting?
Awesome
Egyptians!
PSHCE
Class council
Circle time
Emotional well being
Making good choices
Road safety
Drugs and their uses
Other English focuses
Spelling strategies, rules and
patterns
Handwriting
Guided Reading
Grammar focus – linked to text
work.
Literacy: How would we write a formal letter? How can
you use these skills to apply for a job with Howard
Carter? What do you think the tomb was like when he
discovered it? (Descriptive writing) How would you
record your findings as an archaeologist? (Journal entries)
How would you describe the job of an ancient Egyptian?
(explanation text/ instructional texts – linked to
mummification)
DT: What is a Shaduf? What were they used for? How
does it work? What mechanisms does it have? How could
we create one? What resources/tools /skills would we
need?
RE
Faith through the arts
Christmas: The story in the
different Gospels.
French
Numbers
Daily life