Entry point:
Autumn
Year 3 & 4 Curriculum Newsletter
2016
During the week beginning Monday 31st October, children will be introduced to our
new topic, The Terrible Tudors!
For our Entry Point Day, Treehouse Theatre (a local children’s theatre company)
will lead pupils through a ‘Play-in-a-Day’. The day will be filled with an array of
drama activities in which children learn about the key events of the Tudor period,
ending with the children performing the play to their peers. The play is fun, fastpaced and full of executions, marriages, battles and … well, more executions!
Further details can be found on the accompanying letter.
Project overview:
The Terrible Tudors gives the children the opportunity to learn about life in Tudor
times. Children will learn about how the Tudor reign began as a result of the
outcome of the Battle of Bosworth Field, the final battle in the Wars of the Roses.
They will then prepare for a re-enactment of this key battle, discussing tactics and
making their own armour. Pupils will learn to locate the Tudors within the context of
the history of Britain and learn about the life of King Henry VIII and why he had six
wives. Children will also look at the differences in lifestyles and housing compared
to the present day.
English
History and Art
Activities/Learning:
Activities/Learning:
This term, children will study a fiction
and non-fiction text. Children will be
writing a narrative based on Nail Soup
(Year 3) and Hamelin (Year 4).
Children will also be learning about
non-chronological reports, linked to
the Terrible Tudors topic.
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Home Learning
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To support and extend the learning
children will be doing in class, a selection
of home learning activities can be found
overleaf. These are varied in nature and
allow children both to be creative and to
work alongside parents, etc. enabling their
learning to become a shared, family
experience. Home learning is an
expectation of all pupils, and must be
handed in by Monday 5th December.
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Know how, and when, the Tudor
dynasty took the throne
Understand which battle began the
reign of the Tudors
Learn about the Wars of the Roses
and make a Tudor Rose
Locate the Tudors within the
context of the history of Britain
Learn about Henry VIII - who was
he?
Explain why Henry VIII had six
wives
Understand the key differences
between life in Tudor times and life
in the modern day
Create a picture in the style of a
Tudor artist
Draw a portrait of Henry VIII in the
style of Hans Holbein
Footprints from the Past
Year 3 & 4
Home Learning Challenge
Choose one activity below ...
Find out about Tudor football ...
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Watch the Horrible Histories video
about Tudor football (series 2, episode
8) and read about Tudor sports and
pastimes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/shows/horriblehistories
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/tudor_
sports_and_pastimes.htm
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Create a table or draw a picture that
shows the differences between
football today and in Tudor times.
or
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Would you want to play Tudor
football? Try designing a Tudor
football kit.
Henry VIII’s wives...
Invent...
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Make a booklet about Henry VIII’s
six wives.
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Draw a sketch of each of their
portraits. Can you find out why
Henry kept marrying?
Invent a board game to teach other
children about Tudor times.
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Use all the information you have
learned.
How many people can play?
http://primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/tudors
/kings/wives.html
Henry VIII...
Design a castle for Henry VIII.
You could draw one or create a 3D version!