Cross-curricular topics: Autumn term
Year 4: Lights, Camera, Action!
As writers, we will be unpicking films and picture books and will represent our own ideas of the stories they tell.
As readers, we will explore a range of different texts and will discover how writing holds hidden truths. We will research how film was first used and how it has developed over the years.
As scientists, we will be learning about the development of technology linked to sound and light to communicate, i.e. telephones, electricity. We will also be creating our own animations.
As historians, the topic will lead us to explore the development of early film and find out about the key inventors.
As geographers, we will be exploring some of the different film locations across the world and how and why they are used.
As artists and designers we will recreating early animation techniques, such as flip books and zoetropes.
As musicians we will be exploring music used in films, particularly Bollywood.
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How parents can support learning at home
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Words we will use (key vocabulary)
animation, graphics, media, zoetrope, flipbooks, camera, frame, director, shot, panning, stop motion, editing, pioneer, genre, magic lanterns, recording, Hollywood, Bollywood, vibration, pitch, volume, medium, electricity, circuit, switch, conductor.
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Memorable Experiences
We will consider how different materials could be recycled and promote energy saving ideas for home and school.
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Learning Skills
We will understand how, as film and technology develop, so do our expectations of it.
We need to consume media critically.
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Christian Values
How and why moral messages are communicated through multimedia.
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Global Learning
How other cultures and countries make and use films e.g. Bollywood.