English
Fiction: Adventure stories &
Traditional poetry.
Non- Fiction- Study
information texts, finding
facts about Egypt. Then
write own information
texts.
Newspaper Reportschildren will be looking at
the features of newspapers
and writing a report about
the discovery of King Tut’s
tomb.
Persuasion –TV and
magazine – bring the
Egyptian’s right up-to-date
with an advertising
campaign.
DT – use a range of
materials
Building King Tut’s death
mask.
Making Egyptian
jewellery.
Generate ideas for an
Egyptian menu and
prepare foods for an ancient
Egyptian meal.
Maths
National Framework Summer.
Science
1)Materials linked to DT- Plan
and carry out investigations
looking at the properties. Select
appropriate materials for purposes
and explain why.
2) Forces- How did the Egyptians
build the pyramids? What forces
were at play?
Music with Miss
Saunders
Exploring Sound – Musical
notation and learning
school songs for
performance
ICT
Using Excel to make
graphs about weather
patterns in Egypt.
Using websites to find
information about Ancient
Egypt.
Ancient Egypt
Books used this term:

RE
Christianity
Fiction books by the following
authors:
Terry Deary, Julia Jarman, Jeremy
Strong.
 Non Fiction Texts and guided
reading books about Egypt.
History
Ancient Egyptians – study the
way of life of people in Ancient
Egypt (food, jobs, clothes,
housing).
Researching famous Pharaohs.
The development of the
pyramids.
Mummification.
Understand the importance of
the Shaduf.
PE
780 coaching
Egyptian dancing
Gymnastics
Art
Geography
Maps – Identify key places in Ancient
Egypt. Use atlases and map work.
Exploring the question: Why was the
Nile River so important? Looking at the
Geographical location of the Nile River
and why it was so important to everyday
life.
Sketching and colouring
techniques using a range
of medium.
Draw and paint
Tutankhamun’s mask.
Design and make own
patterns for an Egyptian
coffin.
Year 3&4 Summer 2014