During the Autumn term, we learn about the stone age and stone age people and how they lived.  This coincides with our art topic where we learn prehistoric art and paint in the style of cave artists. In geography, we learn about volcanoes and the different layers of the earth. In science, we complete a range of experiments which involve fair testing and observing to see what changes would happen; such as creating a solar oven and deciding which material enhances chocolate melting, how different ingredients affect the cooking process.  We also learn about animals including humans where we look at skeletons and decide if they were vertebrates or invertebrates.  We also learn about food nutrition and what is necessary for a balanced diet which includes looking at the nutritional content on different food packages. 

In the Spring term, we learn about the Romans in particular Verulamium (St Albans) where we go on a trip. In geography, we learn about Antarctica and the different features it has.  In science, we learn about different rocks and where they are found and how they are formed as well as forces and magnets and which forces are contact ones and which ones are non-contact. We learn about different drawing techniques including sketching and shading and how to hold a pencil when sketching.  In French, we learn about fruit and could talk about what fruit we like/don’t like. 

In the summer term, we learn about the Ancient Egyptians and will also be doing some Egyptian art.  Our science topics for the summer are plants and light.  In geography, we will be looking at maps and learning about different cities, where they are and if all settlements are the same.