In Term 4, our unit of inquiry is ‘How We Organise Ourselves”. The central idea for our Unit of Inquiry is ‘Cities display commonalities but are also unique.’ The children will be following different lines of inquiry to help discover:
- What are the similarities and differences between where we live, cities near us and other cities?
- How do cities change and develop over times and what structures and systems do they need to work effectively?
- How do people and animals adapt to their habitats?
Our unit of inquiry work will lead us to investigating different cities both in this country and in other countries. We will consider how cities develop and change over time by linking it with the development of the local estate around our school. We will also be looking at our capital city, London, and how that has changed over the centuries. To further our inquiry, we will look at the different systems and structures that are common to all cities and how some of them are developed and designed. This may include the construction of bridges and towers and finding out what design features make a stronger structure.
Our science focus this term is ‘living things and their habitats.’ We will use our knowledge of where we live and what we need to inform our learning about where animals live and what they need. This will include looking more closely at different invertebrates in the school grounds and surrounding areas and how changes in the local environment can affect them.
Our science focus this term is ‘living things and their habitats.’ We will use our knowledge of where we live and what we need to inform our learning about where animals live and what they need. This will include looking more closely at different invertebrates in the school grounds and surrounding areas and how changes in the local environment can affect them.
In English, we will be using two core texts ‘Iron Man’ by Ted Hughes and the wordless text ‘Belonging’ by Jeannie Baker. As well as analysing these texts and the techniques used by the authors, we will be using them to inspire our own writing. This term our focus is persuasive writing so we may be creating advertisements, posters and persuasive letters or speeches. The techniques we will be using may include the use of imperative verbs, rhetorical questions and how to use adjectives to creative a positive image. Will you be drawn in by our fantastic and amazing persuasive writing? Wait and see!
In maths, we will be learning about fractions. Building on our previous learning, we will look at adding and subtracting fractions and then using this knowledge to solve fraction problems. We will also spend time consolidating our understanding of equivalent fractions. Further into the term, we will link this knowledge to decimals and what they represent, building on our Year 3 learning about tenths but also extending this to look at hundredths.
You might like to join in our learning by…
In maths, we will be learning about fractions. Building on our previous learning, we will look at adding and subtracting fractions and then using this knowledge to solve fraction problems. We will also spend time consolidating our understanding of equivalent fractions. Further into the term, we will link this knowledge to decimals and what they represent, building on our Year 3 learning about tenths but also extending this to look at hundredths.
You might like to join in our learning by…
- Comparing maps of our local area and a city.
- Locating cities in the UK.
- Accurately mapping models of cities.
- Finding out about living things and their habitats.
- Investigating how to strengthen structures.
- Finding out about architects and what they designed.
- Investigating sculptures and how they were created.
- Finding ways to effectively search on computers.
- Learning about religious buildings, their purpose and structure and where they are positioned in cities.
- Reading ‘Iron Man’ by Ted Hughes.
