Year 4-Term 2
Where does my food go?
Through this topic the children will learn the
following:
Science
Describe the route of food and how it travels through the human
body.
Identify what each of the principal organs in the digestive system do.
Describe the function of each type of tooth in the human skull.
Plan and carry out a scientific enquiry to find out the effect of acid or
sugary drinks on teeth.
Use a food chain to represent predator prey relationships.
Explain the difference between omnivore, herbivore and carnivore.
Recognise animal features.
Formulate and construct classification keys for plants and animals.
Geography
History
Music
Animal MagicRecognise how musical elements are used and combined to describe
different animals.
Combine narrations, sounds and movement to describe a chosen
animal.
Create descriptive music in pairs or small groups.
Art and design
Find out about the work of Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
See that complex forms can be created using simple items.
Develop their own human head and faces made up of vegetables,
plants, fruits and sea creatures.
Design and technology
Computing
We are the artists. TessellationsDevelop an appreciation of the links between geometry and art and
show knowledge of some artists work in this area
To create a tessellating pattern using a computer programme
To refine and develop work
Evaluate and receive feedback from peers
Religious Education
To understand the symbolism in the Christmas story and think about
what the different parts means to Christians today
PSHE
Celebrating DifferenceI can tell you a time when my first impression of someone changed as
I got to know them.
I can explain why it is goof to accept people for who they are.
French
The structure ‘there is’ to practise prior learning of animals.
Learn new farmyard animals through a well-known song.
Increase awareness of the cultural traditions of a French-speaking
country.