Year 4
Autumn Term
Invasion
History
This project teaches children about life in Britain after the Roman withdrawal. Children will learn about Anglo-Saxon and Viking invasions up to the Norman conquest.
Art
Drawing - Turning 3D, Painting
PE
Maths
Place Value, Addition and Subtraction, Measurement, Multiplication and Division
Reading
A World full of Animal Stories, The Train to Impossible Places
Focus - retrieval, clarify vocabulary, infer, summarise, prediction.
English Writing
Gorillia by Anthony Browne - Outcome - Narrative
Leon and the Place Between by Graham Baker-Smith - Outcome: Recount/diary
RE
Beliefs and Practices - Judaism
Understanding Christianity - People of God Christmas
Science - Food and Digestive System
This project teaches children about the human digestive system. They explore the main parts, starting with the mouth and teeth, identifying teeth types and their functions. They link this learning to animals' diets and construct food chains to show the flow of energy.
Animals and Digestive System Knowledge Organiser
Science - Sound
This project teaches children about sound, how sound is made and how sound travels as vibrations through a medium to the ear. They learn about pitch and volume and find out how both can be changed.
PSHE
Being Me, Celebrating Diversity
Spanish
La fonética (Phonics & Pronunciation)
Las estaciones (Seasons)
DT - Fresh Food/Good Food
This project teaches children about food decay and preservation. They discover key inventions in food preservation and packaging, then make examples. The children prepare, package and evaluate a healthy snack.
Fresh Food/Good Food Knowledge Organiser
Music
Charanga SOW - Heather Ward Recorders
Geography - Interconnected World
This essential skills and knowledge project teaches children about compass points and four and six-figure grid references. They learn about the tropics and the countries, climates and culture of North and South America. Children identify physical features in the United Kingdom and learn about the National Rail and canal networks. They conduct an enquiry to prove a hypothesis, gathering data from maps and surveys before drawing conclusions.
Interconnected World knowledge organiser
White Rose Homework Autumn
Reflex Maths
Reading Plus
Spelling Shed
Spring Term
Misty Mountain, Winding River
Geography
This project teaches children about the characteristics and features of rivers and mountain ranges around the world, including a detailed exploration of the ecosystems and processes that shape them and the land around them.
Art
Sculpture and Painting revisited - Easter cards
PE
Gymnastics Knowledge Organiser
Maths
Multiplication and Division, Measurement - length and perimeter, Fractions, Decimals
Reading
DK Find Out! Volcanoes by Maria Gill
Ariki and the Island of Wonders by Nicola Davies G
English Writing
Escape From Pompeii by Christina Balit - Outcome: historical narrative
Amazing Islands by Sabrina Weiss and Kerry Hyndman and Koji’s Island by ‘The Literacy Company’ - Outcome: Fiction: adventure story
RE
Incarnation - The Trinity
Salvation - Easter
Science - States of Matter
This project teaches children about solids, liquids and gases and their characteristic properties. They observe how materials change state as they are heated and cooled, and learn key terminology associated with these processes.
States of Matter Knowledge Orgainser
Science - Grouping and Classifying
This project teaches children about grouping living things, known as classification. They study the animal and plant kingdoms and use and create classification keys to identify living things.
Grouping and Classifying Knowledge Orgainser
PSHE
Dreams and Goals
Healthy Me
Music
Charanga SOW
Heather Ward Recorders
Spanish
My Family
Lesson 1 to 6
In the classroom
Lesson 1 to 6
Ancient Civilisations
Summer Term
Maths
Decimals, Money, Time, Shape, Statistics, Position and Direction
Reading
Fantastically Great Women who Saved the Planet by Kate Pankhurst
Plastic Pollution by ‘The Literacy Company’
A Myth Hunter’s Travel Guide by ‘The Literacy Company’
English - Writing
The Jungle Explorer by ‘The Literacy Company’ and Where the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker - Outcome: Information board for a rainforest exhibition
Blue John by Berlie Doherty - Outcome: Letters/Explanation about cave formation
History - Ancient Civilisations
This project teaches children about the history of three of the world’s first ancient civilisations: ancient Sumer, ancient Egypt and the Indus Valley civilisation. Children will learn about the rise, life, achievements and eventual end of each civilisation.
Ancient Civilisation Knowledge Organiser
Art
Father's Day Portrait, Focus: Exploring colour contrasts and form.
Artist: Georgia O’Keeffe
Design and Technology
This project teaches children about simple machines, including wheels, axles, inclined planes, pulleys and levers, exploring how they helped ancient builders to lift and move heavy loads.
PE
Basketball
Rounders
RE
Rites of Passage - Judaism and Understanding Christianity - Penecost
Science - Electrical Circuits
This project teaches children about electrical appliances and safety. They construct simple series circuits and name their parts and functions, including switches, wires and cells. They investigate electrical conductors and insulators and identify common features of conductors. It also teaches children about programmable devices. They combine their learning to design and make a nightlight.
Electrical circuits Knowledge Organiser
PSHE
Relationships and Changing Me
Spanish
My Family
In the classroom
Music
Charanga SOW - Recorders