Theme: Discovering Ancient Worlds
Teaching Phase: Lower Key Stage 2
Teachers:Mrs Jenkins, Mr Baxter-Smallwood, Mr
Openshaw, Mrs Nelson and Mrs Fox
Date:Autumn Term 1 2016
Key Problem:
Whilst people in Britain were living in caves,
what was happening in the rest of the world?
Enquiry Questions: Have people all over the world always lived differently?
How do we know ancient civilisations existed?
Why should we find out more about one of the dynasties?
Why did the Egyptians build pyramids at Giza and not in the desert?
Why was the River Nile so important to the Egyptians?
When the river Nile flooded the Egyptians had more water than they could use. How could they save this water for use in the
rest of the year?
We have decided that we will work together to solve our problem and answer our questions by using the skills below.
As Communicators, Writers
and Readers we are learning
to…
 Find and retrieve information
from a variety of texts
 Show understanding of the
texts we are reading through
discussion
 Write clear instructions for
others to follow (Year 3)
 Write persuasive
arguments(Year 4)
 To read and write our own
Egyptian versions of the
Cinderella story.
 Use word processing packages on
the computer to communicate
our ideas in different ways.
As Explorers and Investigators
we are learning to…
 Investigate the Shang Dynasty,
Indus, Mesopotamia and Ancient
Egypt.
 Examine a range of historical
sources.
 Identify the strengths and
weaknesses of the different
civilisations.
 Locate countries of the world on
a map
 To describe the features of
different landscapes
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As Mathematicians we are
learning to…
Break down three and four digit
numbers in different ways eg.
Hundreds, tens and units
To order three and four digit
numbers from smallest to
largest and vice versa
To explain what each digit in a
number represents
Using a number line to count
back through zero into negative
numbers (Year 4)
Add and subtract two and three
digit numbers (Year 3)
Add and subtract whole numbers
to 4 digits (Year 4)
Add and subtract numbers with
one decimal place (Year 4)
As Artists, Designers and
Musicians we are learning to…
 Play brass instruments as part
of a group, with a teacher from
the Stockport Music Service.
(Year 4)
 Investigate how the Egyptians
coped when the River Nile
flooded and design and make our
own Shaduf.
Events for parents in school…
This term we would like to share
our Egyptian literacy work with you
13.10.16 Year 3 parents 9.00-9.30
10.10.16 Year 4 Parents 9.00 – 9.30
Special events for children…
26.10.16 Ancient Egyptian Wow day
W/C 26.9.16 Readathon week – which
class can gain the most reading
minutes in a week?
As Active and Healthy learners
we are learning to…
 Swim over a distance of at least 25m
(Year 3)
 Develop a range of gymnastic skills
(Year 4)
 Apply skills learnt in a variety of
game situations.
Year 3 PE is on Wednesday &
Swimming on Friday. Year 4 PE is on
Thursday
As a Family of learners we are
learning…
 To work as part of a team in our
new classes and set ourselves
goals for the new school year.
 Why some people think that life
is a journey and what significant
experiences mark this.