Texts: Flotsam David Weisner LEARNING LINKS: What will be at explored, achieved, discussed and learned in our class this term? SCIENCE AND ICT HUMANITIES (History, Geography, RE) PE AND PSHE Science: What is sound? How does it travel? What effects sound? How can we alter the pitch and volume of different instruments? What happens to the sound waves when we change the pitch and volume? What happens to sound in a vacuum? Can sound pass through solids, liquids and air? Can we hear sound over long distances? How is sound measured?   ICT: Can we read and follow instructions in kudo? How can we input our own instructions to achieve different tasks? How can we edit and debug? How can we sequence instructions together to perform an action? Can we repeat instructions? PSHE: What is resilience? How can we show it? How is it demonstrated in the Sikh faith? Dance: Can we hear and count the beat, move to the beat of the music, move differently to different pieces of music? Can you link movements together? Can you use balance/freeze frame in a sequence? How can you develop your performance?   Hockey: Why is warming up important? Work effectively as a team, I control the ball, hold the hockey stick properly, change the direction of the ball, pass the ball with control. Learn the rules. Where do most Sikhs live? What is life like as a Sikh? Where do Sikhs pray? What do Sikhs celebrate? What do Sikhs wear? Do Sikhs have significant religious objects? How is Sikhism similar /different to Christianity? How old is the Sikh religion? Where does it originate from? How did Sikhism start? Who is Guru Nanak? How do Sikhs show commitment to their faith? What religious stories do Sikhs have? What is special about the golden temple? Where is Punjab?   Research Sikhism. Create a top 10 facts list. Find out about the Punjab. How is it different from the Charfield   Listen to different types of music and dance along! Can you create your own dance routine by yourself or with others? Try and join a sports club. Or go and watch a new sport.   Try making your own instruments at home. How do they produce sound? How can you vary the pitch and volume?   YEAR 4 TERM 2: My Life as a Sikh Texts: Flotsam David Weisner LITERACY MATHS Stories from other cultures: What clues can we find that the story is written in another culture/country? How can we develop character in our writing? Use interesting word choices and figurative language to create a setting description Punctuate and use speech effectively. Use paragraph our stories? Can we vary our sentences in different ways? Non-chronological report: How can we present information that we have learnt about Sikhism—by using paragraphs to group information, headings and subheadings? How can use diagrams and labels? Can we use clauses and connectives to add additional information?   Time: What is the difference between analogue and digital time? How do you tell the time using both? What do we mean by the 24 hour clock? How do you read the 24 hour clock? How can we measure elapsed time? Can you read a bus or train timetable? Measure: What do kg, g, mm, m, cm stand for? Do they have anything in common? Can we accurately measure using a range of equipment? Can we read scales carefully? Can we convert and compare measures? Multiplication and division: How can our times tables help us with division and fractions? What written and mental methods can we use to help us? Can we solve word problems using and combining these skills?   CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT (Art, Music, Design technology) Art: What is Diwali? How is it celebrated through artwork? Use pencils to draw the Golden Temple Music: What is Sikh music like? What instruments do they use? Why is music important to Sikhs? French: can we begin to pronounce some words in French?  Look at different Sikh stories. What morals do they tell? What language do Sikhs speak? Are the letters the same as in our language? Can you try drawing some of the symbols? What do they mean?   Paint/draw/make a picture of the golden temple at night during Diwali. What materials have you selected? Why? Research the types of instruments used in Sikh music.   Make sure that you can read the time. Learn your timetables facts to 12 - sing them, write them, get an adult to test you, teach someone else, make a rap about them etc.