Engage 

USA Roadtrip

Year 4 conducted a trip around America, working together to find 14 out of the 50 American states including the names of the indigenous tribes who originated there. They then matched the states they had found to a map of America.

Playlist 

Year 4 started off their learning listening to an orchestra playing some of the famous Disney songs that they are familiar with. They looked at the instruments that they could hear, anything specific they could notice about what they heard and how the music made them feel.

Innovate 

USA Roadtrip

Year 4’s task was to create an illuminated map with electrical components to plan and show a 14-state road trip around America. They firstly had to learn how to make a working circuit and then they worked in small groups to make put their map onto cardboard and then create their illuminated map.  

Playlist

Year 4’s task was to compose a piece of music that they made using music notation during their music lesson. They created a whole class piece using a variety of percussion instruments. They then looked at how they could edit their song in their computing lesson using editing software on the iPads.

Express

USA Roadtrip 

Once they had completed their maps, each group presented their road trip to the rest of the class to show the states they had chosen and how their illuminated circuits worked.

Playlist 

To express all the amazing learning that Year 4 did, they held a music showcase for their parents in the school hall. During this, they played four songs on the guitar using musical notation that they had been learning in their music lessons and they played their composed piece of music using percussion instruments.