FRIZINGTON COMMUNITY PRIMARY MEDIUM TERM PLANNING
TOPIC – Romans
Week 1:
W/B 11th Apr
Week 2:
W/B 18th Apr
Week 3:
W/B 25th Apr
Week 4:
W/B 2nd May
Week 5:
W/B 9th May
Week 6:
W/B 16th May
Topic: History/Geography– Introduction: How did the Roman Empire begin?
English - Escape from Pompeii: To write a descriptive recount
DT – Begin to make Roman Shields
Music - Time and Tune – Signals! (pitch and melody)
Topic: History - Rise and Conquer: How did the Roman army help the Roman Empire to expand?
English - Escape from Pompeii: To write a narrative
Science - compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple
physical properties
Music - Time and Tune – Is that a fact? (storytelling in song)
Topic: History/Geography – Invading Britannia: How did Britain become part of the Roman Empire?
English – Escape from Pompeii:
Science - describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within
rock.
Topic: History – Boudicca: Who was she and how did she rebel against the Romans?
Music - Time and Tune - Boudicca
4th – 6th Residential
Topic: History – Building up Britain: What did the Romans build after they settled in Britain
English – Explanation texts: How were Roman roads built?
Science – recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter.
Music – Time and Tune – Oh, the strata of society.
Topic: History – Hadrian’s Wall: Who was Emperor Hadrian and why did he build a wall?
D.T – sculpture of Hadrian’s Wall
English – Explanation texts: How were Roman roads built?
Music – Time and Tune – Spin that coin
20th open morning: bread making and Roman shield/marching
Week 7:
W/B 23rd May
SRE week
W/B 30th May
Half Term
Week 8:
W/B 6th June
Week 9:
W/B 13th June
Topic: R.E/History – Gods and Goddesses: What did the Romans believe in and who did they worship?
English: Myths and Legends:
Science: identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating
Music – Time and Tune – Roman Gods and Goddesses
Topic: History – Time to relax: What did people do for leisure in Roman Britain?
Art/DT – Mosaics
English: Myths and Legends:
Science: recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear
Music – Time and Tune – Into the arena
Week 10:
W/B 20th June
Art/DT – Mosaics
English: Myths and Legends:
Science: find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it
Music – Time and Tune - Make a Mosaic
Week 11:
W/B 27th June
Topic: History - What did the Romans do for us?
English Science: find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it
Music – Time and Tune – Rehearsal and performance A
Week 12:
W/B 4th July
Topic: History - Summary
English Science: recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases.
Music – Time and Tune – Rehearsal and performance B
Red Books
Week 13:
W/B 11th July
Week 14:
W/B 18th July
Topic Week – Rio
18th/19th – Sports Day
FRIZINGTON COMMUNITY PRIMARY MEDIUM TERM PLANNING
English Links Including Speaking and Listening
Mathematics
Cross Curricular Opportunities
Suggested Texts
 Escape to
Pompeii
 Romulus and
Remus
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Enterprise and Building Learning
Power:
Outdoor Opportunities / Trips and
Visitors
Vindolanda
Ambleside roman fort
Ravenglass roman bath house
Reciprocity:
Resourcefulness:
Resilience:
Reciprocity:
Birdoswald roman fort
Hadrian’s wall
Roman army museum
Spiritual, Moral, Social, Cultural inc.
British Values Opportunities
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Roman Numerals
Measurements –
miles/km
Relationships
Famous/Significant People Places
and Events
Boudicca
Romulus and Remus
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Roman Gods
Science Opportunities
Explore
Pattern Seeking
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Observation
Identification
Physics - Rocks
N.C Rocks (Y3)
Pupils should be taught to:
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compare and group together different kinds of rocks
on the basis of their appearance and simple physical
properties
describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when
things that have lived are trapped within rock
recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic
matter.
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Fair Test
Research
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Physics – Sound
N.C Sound (Y4)
Pupils should be taught to:
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identify how sounds are made, associating some of
them with something vibrating
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recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a
medium to the ear
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find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features
of the object that produced it
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find patterns between the volume of a sound and the
strength of the vibrations that produced it
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recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from
the sound source increases.
FRIZINGTON COMMUNITY PRIMARY MEDIUM TERM PLANNING
History
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The Roman Empire and its Impact on Great Britain
Roman Medicine – Galen
Boudicca
Roman Leisure
Gods and Goddesses
Geography
Local Study – Bath House Maryport/Ravenglass
NC:
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locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe (including the location of Russia) and
North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human
characteristics, countries, and major cities
human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade
links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water.
Art and Design
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to create sketch books to record their observations and use
them to review and revisit ideas
to improve their mastery of art and design techniques,
including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of
materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay
learn about great artists, architects and designers in history.
Sculpture:
• Create and combine shapes to create recognisable forms (e.g. shapes made from nets or solid
materials).
• Include texture that conveys feelings, expression or movement.
• Use clay and other mouldable materials.
• Add materials to provide interesting detail.
Mosaic:
• Select and arrange materials for a striking effect.
• Ensure work is precise.
• Use coiling, overlapping, tessellation, mosaic and montage
Music
Time and Tune (Romans)
Design Technology
When designing and making, pupils should be taught to:
 Design
 Make
 Evaluate
 Technical knowledge
Cooking:
 understand and apply the principles of a healthy and varied diet
 cook a repertoire of predominantly savoury dishes so that they are able to feed
themselves and others a healthy and varied diet
 become competent in a range of cooking techniques [for example, selecting and
preparing ingredients; using utensils and electrical equipment; applying heat in
different ways; using awareness of taste, texture and smell to decide how to
season dishes and combine ingredients; adapting and using their own recipes]
 understand the source, seasonality and characteristics of a broad range of
ingredients
Computing and ICT
E-Safety
Information Technology
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Use variety of software to accomplish given goals.
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Select, use and combine internet services
Use word, paint, scratch/scratch Jr, espresso, power point and digital
Search the network/documents to find a file. Use Windows explorer
to retrieve lost folders/ files/documents.
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Insert and image (either from the internet or own digital camera/iPad) into
Power Point/cut and paste text into own document.
Religious Education
Why do people make pilgrimages? Rome and the Roman Catholic Faith
FRIZINGTON COMMUNITY PRIMARY MEDIUM TERM PLANNING
Physical Education
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Multiskills - Cricket
Rounders
Athletics
Outdoor Ed
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use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation
and in combination
play competitive games, modified where appropriate,
and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and
defending
take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges
both individually and within a team
compare their performances with previous ones and
demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.