Science: Friction – Parachutes Ahoy! Circuits and Conductors – Lighting up the Taj Mahal Music: Ukulele lessons Exploring rhythmic patterns of India) Bhangra music English and Drama: Poetry Stories from other cultures VCOP Explanation texts Indian stories and poems Story telling/dramatization of Rama and Sita Art & DT: Designing and making: Prints and patterns Silk painting Rangoli and Mehndi (henna) patterns Computer generated patterns PSHME: Relationships Changes Sex education Maths: Fractions and decimals Place value, ordering and rounding Number sequences Area Measure Shape Multiplication and division Addition and subtraction Problem solving Online games and puzzles ICT: Touch tying skills Repeated patterns Research skills RE: Beliefs and Practices of Sikhism PE & Games: Gymnastics Indian/Bollywood dance Traditional Indian games Athletics Striking and fielding/invasion games Geography: What languages do people in India speak? What are the main religions? What traditional games do they play there? Why was the Taj Mahal built? What are the differences between village and city life? When did the British Empire end? What are the most popular foods in India? Year 4 – A Taste of India Other: Trip to Indian restaurant Indian dance performance Indian art enrichment days

Thinking and philosophy Mr Barber philosophy sessions Meditation Voices in the park philosophy Indian stories The Grand Finale Children will showcase their silk paintings, Rangoli patterns and computer generated patterns during the celebration evening on Thursday July 1st. In addition, they will perform an Indian dance for parents at the celebration evening and during the afternoon of 1 st July. Environment Use our outdoor environment for story telling, drama, inspiration for artwork, science investigations and poetry. Children’s Questions What languages do people in India speak? What are the main religions? What traditional games do they play there? Why was the Taj Mahal built? What are the differences between village and city life? When did the British Empire end? What are the most popular foods in India? ELLI Dimensions Creativity: Use the unicorn’s imagination to create beautiful Indian patterns, dances, ICT designs, silk paintings and dramatics interpretations of Indian stories. Learning Relationships: Continue to work effectively in groups of differing sizes through our Indian dance performance, art compositions, story telling sessions and research. Curiosity: Respond to questions about life in Southern India, formulate own questions to explore, use the cat’s powers of enquiry to investigate friction and aim to become more of an active learner. Meaning Making: Use the spider’s ability to link previous knowledge in all subjects to unfamiliar areas of learning and develop new skills. Changing and Growing: Like the chameleon, be aware of how learning has changed and grown by creating ‘What we have learnt’ power points. Children’s Suggestions Make Indian patterns using potato prints. Study the different landscapes of India. Retell Indian stories. Learn how to dance in an Indian style and perform to parents. Find out what food Indian people enjoy and taste traditional food. Research India using laptops. Make Mehndi patterns and draw them on our hands. Use maps to locate India and Chembakolli. Draw Indian style pictures. Learn about the history of India. Learn more about Indian spices. Draw or make a Taj Mahal model Play Indian music on the ukuleles. Learn how to say some words in one of the languages of India. Learn about places in India and see if we can make links. Find out about one of the religions. Indian cookery. Yoga and meditation. Plan a journey to India. Year 4 A Taste of India Subject focus Geography