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Year 4

AUTUMN TERM IN YEAR 4

This term we will cover the following units of work:

Numeracy

  • Number, place value, addition and subtraction;
  • Area;
  • Multiplication and division.

Literacy

  • Portal story;
  • Information text.

Science

  • States of matter;
  • Circuits and conductors.

Geography

  • Countries of the world.

History

  • Indus Valley.

DT

  • Mechanical systems: Making a sling shot car;
  • Electrical systems: Torches.

Art & Design

  • Drawing: Power Prints;
  • Painting and Mixed Media: Light and Dark.

Computing

  • Online Safety and effective searching;
  • Coding.

RE

  • Buddha’s teachings;
  • Christmas.

PSHE

  • Being me in my world;
  • Celebrating difference.

PE

  • Tag rugby and orienteering;
  • Football and dodgeball.

SPAG

  • Sentence length, commas, adverbials, verb forms, prepositions;
  • Co-ordinating and subordinating conjunctions, conditionals, expanded noun phrases.

Music

  • Interesting Time Signatures;
  • Combining Elements to Make Music.
Spanish
  • Presenting myself;
  • Family.

For more information on objectives covered in these topics please download the curriculum document below.

Autumn Topic Knowledge Organisers

SPRING TERM IN YEAR 4

This term we will cover the following units of work:

Numeracy

  • Multiplication and division;
  • Length and perimeter; 
  • Decimals and fractions.

Literacy

  • Journey story;
  • Newspaper report.

Science

  • Living in environments;
  • Eating and digestion.

Geography

  • Volcanoes.

History

  • Anglo-Saxons, Picts and Scots.

DT

  • Textiles: Fastenings;
  • Food: Adapting a recipe.

Art & Design

  • Sculpture & 3D: Manga Materials;
  • Craft and Design: Fabric of Nature.

Computing

  • Spreadsheets;
  • Writing for different audiences.

RE

  • Buddhism: The 8 fold path;
  • Christianity: Easter.

PSHE

  • Dreams and goals;
  • Healthy me.

PE

  • Fitness and gymnastics;
  • Dance and hockey.

SPAG

  • Sentence of 3 for action, apostrophe for possession, speech;
  • ‘Ed’ and ‘ing’ clauses as starters, ‘ly’ phrases as starters, drop in ‘ing’ clause.

Music

  • Developing Pulse and Groove;
  • Creating Simple Melodies Together.
Spanish 
  • The Weather;
  • My Home.

For more information on objectives covered in these topics please download the curriculum document below.

Spring Topic Knowledge Organisers

SUMMER TERM IN YEAR 4

This term we will cover the following units of work:

Numeracy

  • Shape, statistics, position and direction;
  • Decimals, time and money.

Literacy

  • Suspense story;
  • Persuasive writing.

Science

  • Sound – changing sound.

Geography

  • Earning a living.

History

  • Mayan civilisation.

DT

  • Structures: Pavillions;
  • Digital world: Mindful moments.

Art & Design

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Computing

  • Spreadsheets;
  • Writing for different audiences.

RE

  • The 8 fold path;
  • Christian prayer and worship.

PSHE

  • Relationships;
  • Changing me.

PE

  • Athletics and tennis;
  • Swimming and rounders.

SPAG

  • Start with a simile, comparative and superlative adjectives, difference between plural and possessive-s;
  • Repetition for persuading, pronoun, possessive pronoun, prefixes, suffixes

Music

  • Connecting Notes and Feelings;
  • In The Cafe.
Spanish
  • The Classroom;
  • In The Cafe

For more information on objectives covered in these topics please download the curriculum document below.

Summer Topic Knowledge Organisers

End of Year Expectations