Art Knowledge Organiser: Frida Kahlo / Portraits—Year 4

Who was Frida Kahlo?

Frida Kahlo (1907-54) was a

Mexican artist who is remembered

for her self-portraits and her use

of bright and dramatic colours

which showed her Mexican cul-

Frida suffered from the illness polio when she was

young and was involved in a near fatal bus

accident when she fractured s everal bones,

including her spine. She is remembered for making

links to her personal and painful experiences in life

in her art.

Frida Kahlo included motifs in the backgrounds of her artwork to show her Mexican

heritage and to show contrast against the portraits for dramatic effect.

Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace

and Hummingbird The Two Fridas Self-Portrait as a Tehuana

Art Knowledge Organiser: Frida Kahlo / Portraits

Frida Kahlo Mexican, female artist.

portrait painting, drawing, photograph or engraving of a

person, especially one that only shows the face or

head and shoulders.

self-portrait picture an artist creates of themselves.

naïve art that is made by someone who has had no

formal training in an art school or academy.

primitive art that is ancestral (from the past) and

has cultural forms that link to beliefs.

impactful art that affects the viewer and is eye-catching or

powerful.

striking art that is unusual and/or extreme.

dramatic art that is striking and eye-catching

scale relationship of one whole to another. Eg. A child

should be smaller than a tree.

proportion relationship of one part of a whole to other parts

in the whole. Eg. A person’s arms should not be

longer than the length of their whole body.

ratio comparison of size.

motif decorative image or design, especially a repeating

one forming a pattern.

Drawing a portrait

Measure the lines of the face to make

sure you have the correct prop ortion

and position of facial features.

History Knowledge Organiser: Ancient Greece Year 4

Ancient Greek Society

Ancient Greece was split into many different

states, each one was ruled in its own way

with its own laws, government and money but

they did share the same language

The two most important city states

were Athens and Sparta. They often fought

each another however, sometimes they joined

About 2,500 years ago, Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world.

The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists, architects and poli-

ticians. The Greeks called themselves Hellenes and their land was Hellas. They lived in

mainland Greece and the Greek islands, but also in areas scattered around the Mediterranean

Sea. They sailed the sea to trade and find new lands. The Greeks took their ideas with them

and they started a way of life that is similar to the one we have today.

Olympic Games

The Greeks loved sport and the Olympic Games were

the biggest sporting event in the ancient calendar

They began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia

The ancient games were a religious festival, held in honour

of Zeus

There were no medals. Winners were given a wreath of

leaves and a hero's welcome back home.

History Knowledge Organiser: Ancient Greece Year 4

Polis community in Ancient Greece who agreed on certain rules. They

usually included a small town and an army

society people who live together in a community

democracy type of government where the people can take part in the

decisions that affect the way their community is run

politics the way that people living in groups make decisions

citizenship being a member of and supporting one's community and country

warrior brave or experienced fighter or soldier

Hoplite heavily armed foot soldier of Ancient Greece

invade enter or take over a place, normally in large numbers

Marathon town in Ancient Greece where the Battle of Marathon (490 BC)

took place

Thermopile place in Ancient Greece where the Persian wars took place

philosophy way of thinking about the world, the universe, and society

Hellenistic

period

period in Greek history which lasted from 321-31 BC, followed by the

Roman Empire

Archaic period period in Greek history which lasted from 700-480 BC in which

Ancient Greece was organised into Polis

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great was

only 20 years old when

he became King of

Macedon. He then took

over all of Greece, and

conquered Persia and

Egypt.

Socrates

Socarates, the philosopher,

questioned everything but

he was different to other

philosophers because he

questioned and studied

how people should live.

Pythagoras

Pythagoras found ways

to measure and describe

shapes that we still use

in maths today.

Computing Knowledge Organiser: We are musicians

tempo the speed at which music is played.

rhythm a strong, regular repeated pattern of

movement or sound.

beat a main accent or rhythmic unit in music

or poetry

volume the degree of loudness or the intensity of

a sound

password a string of characters that allows you

access to a computer

safety being protected from harm or risk

Audio out

port

links the computer's sound hardware

with your speakers, microphone, head-

sets or other audio equipment.

Headphones a pair of earphones joined by a band

placed over the head, for listening to

audio signals such as music or speech.

Headphones

Audio out port

Science Knowledge Organiser: Living things and their habitats—Year 4

grass

have hair or fur

give birth to live young

mothers feed their young milk

have lungs and breathe air

land mammals have four limbs

warm blooded

live in water

cold blooded

lay many eggs

have scales and fins

breathe underwater using gils

lay eggs

have 2 legs

have feathers and wings

ear holes instead of ears

warm blooded

cold blooded

have dry skin

usually lay eggs

have scales not fur

4 legs or no legs

ear holes instead of ears

webbed feet

cold blooded

lay many eggs

4 legs or no legs

moist smooth skin

live on land and water

breathe with lungs and gils

These animals are

all vertebrates.

This means that

their skeletons all

have a backbone.

These-

animals are all invertebrates.

This means that they do

Classification is the word scientists use to group all living organisms. Classification keys are

used to identify living things in the environment around us by how they look and things they

do. If the environment changes, the animals and plants will be affected.

pine tree

fern

daisy

cherry tree

classification the sorting of all living things into groups

living organism the scientific name given to all living things

environment this can mean the area around us or types of

areas such as a desert

habitat the place for a living organism that can sup-

ply its needs for food and shelter

negative impact harmful to the environment and to all of the

living organisms in that environment

positive impact changes can help the environment and the

living organisms in that environment

key a diagram that can be used to sort and

identify pants or animals by asking yes or no

questions

adaptation changes that happen to living things over

millions of years that allow them to survive in

their habitat

vertebrate an animal that has a backbone and an

internal (on the inside) skeleton

invertebrate an animal that has no back bone and a body

supported by an external (on the outside)

skeleton.

Science Knowledge Organiser: Living things and their habitats—Year 4

Does it have wings?

Classification keys are used to

help scientists identify different living organisms. By asking

yes or no questions.

Habitats can change. They can

be destroyed or changed by nature or people in a variety of

ways:

droughts

floods

lightning

fires

Storms: hurricanes and

tsunamis

habitats cleared to make

way for building or to

get materials for making

other things e.g. minerals

or wood

Pollution: land, air and

water

These changes can have a negative impact on the organisms

living in these habitats as many of them may no longer be

suited to the new environment. Some changes such as the

building of a nature reserve or a garden pond can have a

positive impact on the number of organisms.

dog

NO YES

Does it live in water? Does it have feathers?

YES

jellyfish

NO YES NO

bat lark