Year 4
HistoryAutumn | Aztecs |
Spring | Anglo Saxons A study of the Middle Ages |
Summer | 4M Vikings 4S Aztecs |
English
Autumn | Short story planning and writing Characterisation Newspaper reports Poetry |
Spring | Story writing Poetry Making notes Stig of the Dump / Charlottes’ Web / The Demon Headmaster Comprehension, grammar and spelling |
Summer | Non-chronological writing Story endings Conversational poems Points of view Key ideas, apostrophes, and letters |
Mathematics
Autumn | Place value 2 and 3 digit addition/ subtraction Measures Fractions, time |
Spring | Continued number work – addition, subtraction, time, mass, area Problem solving Direction and simple angles Multiplication, division and simple fractions and decimals Coordinates, bar charts |
Summer | Revisiting and extending work on place value, measures, angles, fractions and time in line with Numeracy Scheme |
Science
Autumn | Moving & growth Friction |
Spring | Keeping warm (a study of heat and temperature etc) Electrical circuits and conductors |
Summer | Solids and liquids Habitats |
PE & Games
Autumn | Boys: Rugby Girls: hockey 4S: swimming 4H: ball skills, team games |
Spring | Boys: soccer Girls: netball 4S: swimming / gymnastics 4H: gymnastics/ swimming |
Summer | Cricket; rounders; athletics 4D: ball skills and team games 4H: swimming |
IT
Autumn | Writing for different audiences Repeating patterns |
Spring | Using paint, word processing and spreadsheets Junior pinpoint |
Summer | Control technology (logo) Multimedia Powerpoint-using descriptive sounds and images |
Music
Autumn | Building up sounds Recorder work |
Spring | Recorders Pentatonic scales Exploring sound colours |
Summer | Singing games Exploring descriptive sounds |
Religious Education
Autumn | People of faith Abraham Isaac and Rebecca Esau and Jacob Joseph |
Spring | The life of Moses Judaism |
Summer | A study of Islam |
Geography
Autumn | Tropical rain forests Map work |
Spring | Natural disasters Map work skills |
Summer | Farming Map skills The Sahara Desert |
Design Technology
Autumn | Cubism and Picasso Story boxes |
Spring | Environmentally friendly houses |
Summer | Siege weapons Clocks Henry Moore and Lowry 2D + 3D work |
Art
Autumn | Cubism and Picasso Story boxes |
Spring | Portraits Architectural painting |
Summer | Siege weapons Clocks Henry Moore and Lowry 2D + 3D work |
PSE
Autumn | Getting to know yourself Getting to know others Feelings Family, friends Rules and promises |
Spring | Rules Road safety |
Summer | Communication Working together Decisions Animals The police |