Welcome to Year 4.
Anglo Saxons and Vikings
This unit looks at the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings and their achievements from 410 CE to 1066 CE. The first lessons explore life in England after the fall of the Roman Empire and the reasons why the Anglo-Saxons travelled to England’s shores and decided to settle. This moves on to finding out how England was ruled during the settlement of the Anglo-Saxons and how they kept control of the 7 different kingdoms across the land. It finishes with a look at who the Vikings were, why they carried out raids in England and how their arrival impacted the political and social hierarchy of the time.
Knowledge Organiser Anglo Saxon
Italy
In this unit, children will learn about the world and how it is represented on maps. Children will discover the different countries and capital cities of Europe as well as recapping the countries and cities of the UK. Children will specifically focus on Italy and will learn the key human and physical features of the country before focusing on the region of Campania.
Children will learn about plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes and will complete two Campania case studies. Children will then use their knowledge to compare their own region in England with Campania and establish similarities and differences between the two.
Ancient Egypt
In this unit, children learn about how early civilisation started within Egypt. They shall discover how the upper and lower kingdoms joined together to create the Ancient Egypt of the Old Kingdom. The children will compare the Egyptian time period to Neolithic in Britain, to find out what was happening at the same time and how these two civilisations compared. The children will then discover all about the Egyptian gods, what Ancient Egyptians believed about the afterlife, how the pyramids were built and who the greatest pharaoh was in all of Egypt’s history.
Weather and Climate
In this unit, children will review their knowledge of weather and climate differences. Children will learn about the six main climate zones and the weather conditions in each. For instance, they will understand that the UK falls under the temperate climate zone, while other countries may have different climate zones. To understand weather forecasts, children will learn about the symbols used to display weather conditions. They will also be introduced to various weather instruments such as anemometers, rain gauges, and thermometers, and their uses in measuring wind speed, rainfall, and temperature respectively. Children will be encouraged to make informed choices to decide which weather phenomena they want to observe and measure. They will collect and record weather data from the school grounds using these instruments. Children will make sensible predictions based on weather trends and patterns. They will analyse the collected data and identify weather trends and patterns. Children will evaluate the fieldwork they have carried out.
Significant People- Martin Luther King
Welcome to Walsall
In this unit, children will learn about their local large settlement and how it is represented on maps. Children will use Digimap for Schools to find out where the settlement is located in the UK. They will use a key to find out about human features and land use in the settlement. They will view maps at different scales and use four-figure grid references to locate places. They will learn how to plot a route and draw a simple sketch map. They will use cardinal (N, S, E, W) and ordinal (NE, NW, SE, SW) directions.