The amazing Amazon
Year 4 Spring Term
As Geographers we will be discovering where the Amazon rainforest is located, along with other rainforests around the
world, around the equator and its tropics. Moreover, we will trace the origins of the great Amazon River and follow its
journey through the rainforest, and 9 countries until it reaches the ocean. Also we will be discussing the impact of
deforestation and humans on the Amazon Rainforest.
As Scientists, we will study living things and their habitats, this will include how to categories living things into groups
and food chains. Finally we will consider the impact of a broken food chain on the animals and surrounding habitat.
Northlands Primary School and Nursery 2015-2016
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Autumn Curriculum Overview Year 4
Topic
 The Amazing Amazon (The Amazon Rainforest)
Key Trips Tropical Wings sanctuary
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Visitors
History
The impact of humans (deforestation) on the Amazon Rainforest
Geography
 Where are Rainforests located around the globe?
 What is the climate of a rainforest?
 Where is the Amazon rainforest located?
 Where is the source of the Amazon river?
 Where is the mouth of the Amazon river?
 What are the 4 layers of the Rainforest?
 Who/what lives in the Amazon Rainforest?
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RE
 See Re curriculum map
PE
Gymnastics- rolling and travelling
 How can I travel?
 How do I roll safely?
Swimming
CILT swim 25 metres?
CILT swim using a variety of strokes?
Net/court/wall games
CILT throw a ball with accuracy?
CILT control a ball using a racket?
Music
Languages
Art/ DT
Computing
PSHE
CILT throw an object in space?
CILT keep a rally going?
CILT apply my skills to a larger ball?
CILT work with my teammates?
 Chiranga Autumn term 1& 2
 Can I use my voice and some instruments with some accuracy, control and expression
 Listen with attention to detail
 Appreciate a wide range of live and recorded music.
French – my family and pets
 Do I have any pets?
 The names of different animals
 My brothers and sisters
 The rooms in my house
 My room – the things in my room/ how I would decorate my room
 Use sketchbooks to collect, record, review, revisit & evaluate ideas
 Improve mastery of techniques such as drawing, painting and sculpture with varied materials
 Learn about great artists, architects & designers
Create a website using HTML coding
 What is a URL?
 What is HTML?
 How do I write HTML?
 How do create a heading and paragraph my writing in HTML?
 How do I embed a picture using HTML?
 How do I create a hyperlink using HTML?
 How do I publish my HTML?
My emotions
What is special about me and other people?
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Science
How can I communicate my emotions?
How do I cope with difficult emotions?
How can I deal with fears and worries?
How do my actions and emotions effect how I and others feel?
How do I care for other people’s feelings?
Who can I talk to about the way I feel?
How Can I disagree without being disagreeable?
Living things and their Habitats
 How do I categorise different living things?
 What are the 7 categories for living things?
 What is a vertebrate and an Invertebrate?
 What is a food chain?
 What is a producer, primary consumer and a secondary consumer?
 What is a habitat?
 How is a habitat suited to an animal?
Maths, Literacy and Reading are planned for so that they link with the topics where possible.
Key SMSC/ British Value links are underlined