Roman museum - St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School

English:
 Poetry
 Story with an issue or a dilemma
 Information texts.
 Roman diary entry
 Roman myths and legends
 Recounts
 Spelling, punctuation and Grammar.
History:
 Ordering British History along a
timeline
 Roman villas
 Roman food
 Roman living conditions- hygiene
and cleanliness
 Roman soldier clothes, armour and
weapons.
 Roman Empire
 Roman Invasion of Britain
 Queen Boudicca
 Hadrian’s wall
 Roman Gods
YEAR 4: Autumn Term
Topic: The Rotten Romans
Role Play: Roman museum
Religious Education:
 Creation- Using a bible. Stories from the Book of
Genesis (Abraham to Joseph). Human beings made in
the image and likeness of God.
 Old Testament Moses-King David- stories about Moses
and God’s relationship with the people of Israel. The
life of King David. Images of God. Prayer and vocation.
 Jesus teaches us how to pray- the prayer life of
Jesus as he grew up in the Jewish faith. Prayers from
the Old Testament. The importance of Jesus attached
to prayer. Our Father and the prayer of the Rosary.
 Advent- The ancestors of Jesus and that he was
descended from the House of David. Place the story
of the first coming of Jesus into an historical context.
Maths:
 Read and write numbers.
 Pairs to 100.
 Place value, comparing and ordering
numbers.
 Mental addition and subtraction.
 Times tables and divisions.
 Fractions.
 Time
 Written addition and subtraction.
 Roman numerals.
 Problem solving.
 Doubling and halving.
 Place value in decimals.
 Weight. Capacity. Reading scales.
 Estimating.
 Bar charts.
 Rounding.
 Division with remainders.
 Mental and written multiplication
and division.
PSHCE:
 New Beginnings/Rules Right and
Wrong- Kindness. Fairness. Sharing,
Rights and responsibilities in school.
Welcoming somebody to a group.
Belonging to a community. Calming
down.
 Getting on and falling out/Me and
others- Friendships. Seeing things
from another point of view. Managing
feelings. Working together.
Resolving conflict.
PHSYICAL ACTIVITY:
 Dance
 Gymnastics
 Games and Ball skills.
MUSIC:
 Rhythm, beat and pulse.
 Different types of sound.
 Different ways that sounds are
organised,
GEOGRAPHY:
 Key physical and human
characteristics.
 Recognise that evidence of the
Roman Empire remains today in our
towns, cities & as part of our roads
and name and locate these areas on
a map of the United Kingdom.
 Map of the Roman Empire. Journey
of the Romans.
YEAR 4: Autumn Term
Topic: The Rotten Romans
Role Play: Roman museum
Science:
 Electricity- Insulators and Conductors.
Dangers of electricity. Types of
electricity and sources. Circuits.
 Sound- Sounds around school. How
sounds are made. Sound as vibrations.
How sound travels. Distance and sound.
Pitcn and volume of sound.
ICT:
 E-safety and digital literacy: The
Key to keywords.
 Multimedia presentation using
Power point- children creating a
power point about the Romans.
 E-safety and digital literacy: Rings
of responsibility.
 Writing for different audiences
ART/DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY:
 Roman Arty facts-Roman swords.
Goblets. Jewellery. Fashion.
Mosaics.
 Roman lanterns-Electricity circuits
and switches.